Anna M. Miller
Aug 24, 2007
Anna M. Miller age 83 of Massillon, passed away Friday morning at her residence. She was born on October 8, 1923 in Akron, Ohio to the late Elmer and Elizabeth Gjertsen. Anna started her nursing career at the age of 18 and received her L.P.N. degree a couple years later. She worked at Aultman Hospital, then for Massillon State...
Margaret Murdock
Aug 22, 2007
Margaret Murdock age 86 of Massillon passed away August 22, 2007 at Amherst Meadows. Margaret was born October 27, 1920 in Massillon to the late Lawrence & Terez (Gurdin) Kovats. She was a 1938 graduate of Washington High School. Marge was a devout Catholic, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She will be remembered by her family and...
Larry R. Kraus
Aug 22, 2007
Larry R. Kraus, age 53 of Massillon, passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2007 at his residence. He was born on May 7, 1954 in Massillon to the late John Kraus and Stella (Lint) Kraus. Larry was a 1972 graduate of Fairless High School. He was employed at the Timken Co. as a machine operator and had worked there for...
Mary Ellen Boyd
Aug 21, 2007
Mary Ellen Boyd age 88 of Massillon departed this life on August 21, 2007. Mary was a very devout women first and foremost to God and then to her family. Mary was born August 30, 1918 in Massillon to the late Arthur & Luella (Harris) Polk. She was a 1934 graduate of Washington High School. She was a cook...
Donald H. Kandle
Aug 21, 2007
Donald H. Kandle, age 75 of Massillon, died Tuesday, August 21, 2007 at Mercy Medical Center. He was born on July 22, 1932 in Massillon and was the son of the late Herman L. & Minnie O. (Weckesser) Kandle. Don was a lifelong area resident. He retired from Superior Brand Meats where he was a meat cutter. He was...
Dona L. 'Harding' Bacidore
Aug 21, 2007
Dona L. (Harding) Bacidore age 71 passed away in Massillon, OH. Dona was born December 30, 1935 and raised by her mother and step-father, the late Ernie & Ethel Nordberg. She is survived by three children and spouses: Lynn & Michael Cooley of Massillon, Mick & Val Harding of Knoxville, and Jay & Janeen Harding of Galesburg. There are...
Avis Grace Budrow
Aug 21, 2007
Avis Grace Budrow, age 89 of Massillon, passed away Tuesday evening at Smithville Western Nursing Home in Smithville. Avis had lived in the Massillon area most of her life. She was born on April 9, 1918 in Wayne Co. to the late Wilbur and Mabel Ross. Avis was married to Kenneth Jr. Budrow in June 1946. She had been...
Margaret A. Glick
Aug 20, 2007
Margaret A. Glick, age 75 of Massillon, died Monday, August 20, 2007 at Aultman Hospital. She was born on September 1, 1931 in Brewster, Ohio and was the daughter of the late Jack and Frances Kolich. She was a lifelong area resident. Along with her parents, Margaret was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph W. Glick, Jr., her...
Jerry Ray Harder
Aug 18, 2007
Jerry Ray Harder (JRH), age 61, of Canton passed away on August 18, 2007 at Mercy Medical Center with his family by his side after a short heroic battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born in Akron, Ohio on September 20, 1945. He was a graduate of Jackson High School who served 3 years in the U.S. Army. He...
Todd A. Blankenship
Aug 15, 2007
Todd A. Blankenship age 41 of Massillon passed away August 15, 2007 at Affinity Medical Center Doctors Campus. Todd was born February 3, 1966 in Massillon. He was a 1984 graduate of Jackson High School. For 10 years he was employed at Massillon Community Hospital and is currently on disability. For three years, he owned and operated the Happy...
Michael J. Nussbaumer
Aug 14, 2007
Michael J. Nussbaumer age 54 of Massillon died August 14, 2007. He was born March 10, 1953 in Massillon to Clarence Nussbaumer and the late Mary (Nikolis) Nussbaumer. He was a truck driver on disability. Mike belongs to FOE #190. He is survied by his father and step-mother, Clarence J. and Anna Nussbaumer of Massillon. In addition there are...
Laura B. Steffen
Aug 14, 2007
Laura B. Steffen, age 85 of Massillon, died Tuesday, August 14, 2007 at Affinity Medical Center- Doctor’s Campus. She was born in Canton, Ohio on February 19, 1922 and was the daughter of the late Vincent and Rhea (Morgan) Stockburger. She was a lifelong area resident. Laura was a 1940 graduate of Timken High School and worked at Hercules...
Donald D. 'Donnie' Stewart
Aug 14, 2007
Donald D. (Donnie) Stewart, age 50, of California, departed this life unexpectedly on Tuesday, August 14, 2007 at the University of California Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, CA. He was born in Massillon, OH on March 13,1957 and graduated from Washington High in 1975. He was a member of New Direction Christian Center of California and was a former...
Homer Spencer
Aug 12, 2007
Homer Spencer was born on April 21, 1928 in Booneville, Mississippi to the late Thomas and Zattie Spencer. Homer and family relocated to Massillon in the year 1952. He worked at Republic Steel and retired in 1991 after 33 years of service. Homer also did various jobs in the community. Many people were touched by his willingness to help...
Michael J. Fenton
Aug 11, 2007
Michael J. Fenton, age 44, of Massillon passed away Saturday, August 11, 2007 at the Affinity Medical Center Massillon Campus. He was born in Massillon on August 4, 1963 to Trini Fenton and his late father, John W. Fenton. Michael was a 1981 graduate of Jackson High School. In his spare time he enjoyed riding his Softail Harley Davidson....
Nicholas Rogich, Sr.
Aug 11, 2007
Nicholas Rogich, Sr. age 85 of Canton, died Saturday, August 11, 2007 in his home. He was born on December 13, 1921 in Duquesne, PA and was the son of the late Michael & Dmitra (Bomich) Rogich. He was an area resident for most of his life. Nick was a member of St. George Serbian Eastern Orthodox Church. Along...
Maryann 'Maylor' Beal
Aug 9, 2007
Maryann (Maylor) Beal age 70 of Navarre passed away Thursday August 9, 2007 at Doctors Campus of Affinity Medical Center. She was born January 10, 1937 in Massillon to the late John & Anna (Kulisck) Maylor. Maryann was a 1953 graduate of Washington High School. As a youth she was on the Lawrence Welk Show for dancing, both polka’s...
David Lee Jones
Aug 6, 2007
David Lee Jones age 77 of Massillon died Monday at his residence. Dave was born August 27, 1929 in Massillon to the late David L & Mildred (Croft) Jones. He was a 1947 graduate of Washington High School. Following school he served and received an honorable discharge from the Marines. In 1996 he retired from Astro Metallurgical in Wooster....
Mary Fierstos
Aug 6, 2007
Mary Sophia Fierstos, age 86 of Canton, passed away Monday evening, August 6, 2007 at The Landings of Canton. She was born on July 4, 1921 on the family farm at Southway and Hazelbrook in Perry Township and was the daughter of the late Charles & Gertrude Koehn) Fierstos. She was also preceded in death by her brother Elmer...
James W. Annen
Aug 4, 2007
James W. Annen age 82 of Massillon passed away August 4, 2007 at Aultman Hospital. Jim was born July 1, 1925 in Massillon to the late Howard & Geneva (Wiseman) Annen. After school Jim joined the Navy where he served our country in WWII. On September 10, 1945 Jim married the love of his life, Lee (Gessner) Annen. When...
