Lummie L. Hastings
Jul 27, 2006
Lummie L. Hastings age 83 of Massillon passed away Thursday July 27, 2006 at Meadow Winds. Lummie was born Sept. 13, 1923 in Murphysboro, IL to the late Clarence & Rosetta Gilmore. She lived most of her life in Massillon and retired from Republic Steel. In addition to her parents, her husband Arthur Hastings died in 1974. Lummie memory...
Cynthia Dewald
Jul 27, 2006
Cynthia M. Dewald, age 58 of Massillon, died Thursday, July 27, 2006 at her home. She was born on January 29, 1948 in Pontiac, MI and was the daughter of the late Norbert and Mary (Wilhelm) Scherger. She grew up in Hamilton, OH where she graduated from high school and then earned her Bachelor’s Degree from Ohio University in...
Jean Giltz Whaley
Jul 26, 2006
In loving and happy recall; Jean Wood Giltz Whaley, former writer and honored Stark County teacher has died at age 94. The mother of four children; grandmother to 15, great-grandmother to 8 and true friend to many led a wonderful, active life; learning, educating, traveling, and playing golf until her stroke in 2002. She was born November 28, 1911,...
Margaret Peggy Sypolt
Jul 25, 2006
Margaret A. Peggy Sypolt, age 85 of Canton, died Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at the Landings in Canton. She was born on March 2, 1921 in New Castle, PA and was the daughter of the late Jefferson & Pearl (Day) Craig. She was an area resident for most of her life. Peggy was a member of Central Presbyterian Church,...
Ken Ford
Jul 23, 2006
Ken Ford, age 61 of Massillon, passed away Sunday evening at his home after a long, courageous battle with cancer. He was born on February 19, 1945 in Aurora, WV and was the son of the late Fred and Kathleen (Harsh) Ford. He was a graduate of Springfield High School and served in the U.S. Army from 1967-1970. Ken...
William B. Ridgeway
Jul 23, 2006
William B. Ridgeway age 75 of Tuscarawas Twp. passed away July 23, 2006 at Massillon Community Hospital following a lengthy illness. Bill was born May 27, 1931 in Greenup, KY to the late Edward & Eva (Hewlett) Ridgeway and lived most of his life in the Massillon area. He served in the Navy for two years and four years...
Deborah J. Smith
Jul 20, 2006
Deborah J. Smith age 52 of Massillon went home to be with the Lord Thursday July 20, 2006 at Aultman Hospital in Canton. Deborah was born October 17, 1953 in Massillon to the late Sylvester & Irene (Jones) Smith. Debbie was a 1972 graduate of Washington High School. She was employed for 24 years at Applecreek Developmental Center. She...
Thomas R. Zeller
Jul 18, 2006
Thomas “Tom” R. Zeller, age 72 formerly of Massillon, unexpectedly passed away Tuesday evening at Akron General Medical Center. Tom was born on August 23, 1933 in Massillon to the late Elmer J. and Elizabeth (Skehan) Zeller. He was a 1951 Washington High School graduate who played football under Coach Mather and a 1958 graduate of Valparaiso Technical College....
Esther Madaffer
Jul 18, 2006
Esther Madaffer, age 92 of Massillon, passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2006, at the Country Lawn Nursing Home in Harmon, Ohio. She was born on April 30, 1914 in Harmon to Clayton & Alice (Gerber) Fair. Esther was a life long resident of Stark County and a 1932 graduate of Brewster High School. She loved to cook and bake...
Walter N. Speicher
Jul 15, 2006
Walter Norman “Spike” Speicher, age 80 of Brewster, passed away Saturday morning at his residence. He was born in Brewster on July 3, 1926 to the late Charles and Marietta Speicher. Walter was a U.S. Army WWII veteran. He had worked on Tom Dutton’s farms for 40 yrs. Walter was a member of the Church of Christ in Massillon....
Mary Stallman
Jul 13, 2006
Mary A. Stallman, age 66 of Jackson Township, died Thursday, July 13, 2006 at her home. She was born on December 29, 1939 in Canton, Ohio and was the daughter of the late Lee Charles & Mary E. (Fowler) Doerschuk. She was a Jackson Township resident since 1967. She was a retired candy maker and currently was a homemaker....
Richard D. Maylor
Jul 10, 2006
Richard D. Maylor, Sr., age 55, of Massillon, passed away Monday at the Massillon Community Hospital. He was born in Massillon on December 29, 1950 to the late John and Anna (Kulisek) Maylor. Dick graduated from Washington High School in 1968 and later joined the National Guard in which he had 23 years of service. In 1972 Dick married...
Viola Whitfield
Jul 8, 2006
Viola Whitfield age 91 of Massillon passed away July 8, 2006 at the Western Reserve Hospice Center in Cleveland. Viola was born February 22, 1915 in Thomasville, GA to the late Washington & Rose (Mitchell) Jackson. Viola has lived 60 plus years in Massillon and was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was...
David M. Hatheway
Jul 7, 2006
David M. Hatheway age 41 of South Bend, IN passed away July 7, 2006. He was born April 8, 1965 in Massillon to David ‘Sam’ & Vicki (Bucksbarg) Hatheway. David was a 1983 graduate of Central Catholic High School and had attended Kent State University. After school he served in the US Navy and was employed by Roadway Trucking....
John R. Crable
Jul 6, 2006
John R. Crable age 50 of Massillon passed away Thursday at Mercy Medical Center. He was born July 29, 1955 in Massillon to the late Richard & Ruth (Colopy) Crable. He was a life resident of Massillon and was employed by Heinz Foods for the past 24 years. His main interest in life was his family, nieces and nephew....
Michael Pyrka
Jul 4, 2006
Michael Pyrka, Sr., age 52 of Canton, died unexpectedly Tuesday, July 4, 2006 at Massillon Community Hospital. He was born on September 6, 1953 in Cleveland, Ohio and was a Massillon resident since 1995. He was employed as a manager at McDonald’s Restaurant in Massillon and had worked at many McDonald’s throughout northeastern Ohio. He was preceded in death...
Makayla P. Heter
Jul 4, 2006
Makayla P. Heter, infant daughter of Michael Heter and Deann Overholt, passed away at birth on Tuesday, July 4, 2006 at Aultman Hospital. In addition to her parents, she is survived by; her brother Kyle Overholt and sisters; Jasmine Heter and Kristy Smith, maternal grandmother and step grandfather Debbie and Raymond Meyers, maternal grandfather, Paul Overholt, aunts and uncle...
Lucille Wiener
Jul 4, 2006
Lucille Wiener age 86 of Perry Hts. passed away July 4, 2006 at Amherst Meadows in Massillon. Lucille was born January 1, 1920 in Massillon to the late Lester & Barbara (Reichel) Fichter. Lucille has lived all of her life in the Canton-Massillon area and was a member of St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church. In addition to her...
Kenneth Brown
Jul 1, 2006
Kenneth W. Brown, age 80 of Massillon, died Saturday, July 1, 2006 at Massillon Community Hospital. He was born on June 21, 1926 in Wellsburg, WV and was the son of the late Floyd and Velera (Calindine) Brown. He was a Navy veteran serving in the Pacific Theater during WWII. He retired from Norfolk and Southern Railroad where he...
Darrell Hinkle
Jun 29, 2006
Darrell L. Hinkle age 53 of Jackson Twp. passed away Thursday June 29, 2006 at VNS Hospice of Copley. He was born August 3, 1952 in Buchannon, WV to William D. & Mable (Heckert) Hinkle and raised in Ravenna. In 1970 he graduated from Rootstown High School and served in the US Military. Darrell was a paramedic in Cleveland...
