Waldon F. Younker
Apr 16, 2005
Waldon F. Younker, age 71 of Massillon, passed away Saturday afternoon. He was born in Portsmith, Ohio to the late Frank & Florence (Marlowe) Younker on January 23, 1934. After High School Waldon entered the Air Force & married the love of his life, Maryann, his wife of the last 50 yrs. Waldon then returned to Massillon as a...
Thomas K. 'Pokey' Converse
Apr 15, 2005
Thomas K. ‘Pokey' Converse age 71 of Massillon passed away Friday at Aultman Hospital after a short illness. His strong faith carried him to a peaceful and graceful death. Tom was born June 28, 1933 in Massillon to the late Paul & Teresa (McGinnis) Converse. He was a 1952 graduate of Central Catholic High School, attended Kent State University...
Rebecca ' Becki' Balizet
Apr 15, 2005
Rebecca Bell Balizet, age 49 of Massillon, passed away Friday evening following a brief illness. She was born in Massillon on May 1, 1955 to the late Everal Ray Jr. & Vivian (McConnal) Buckland. Rebecca graduated from WHS in 1973. Becki met her husband Tom in the 9th grade and they were married in 1973. On September 1st they...
Ronald L. Selogy
Apr 12, 2005
Ronald L. Selogy, age 63 of Massillon, went home to meet his maker & Lord Tuesday morning. “He fought the good fight, he finished his race, and he has remained faithful and his prize awaited him.” He was born in Massillon to the late John & Virginia (Riley) Selogy on December 22, 1941. He went to WHS before entering...
Helen Stahl
Apr 11, 2005
Helen L. Stahl, age 94 of Massillon, died Monday, April 11, 2005 at Massillon Community Hospital. She was born on July 2, 1910 in Mt. Eaton, Ohio and was the daughter of the late Christ & Grace (Itskin) Graber. She was a lifelong area resident. She was a homemaker and a member of Grace United Church of Christ. Other...
Jeffrey L. Johnson
Apr 11, 2005
Jeffrey L. Johnson, 40, of Massillon, passed away Monday in Cambridge, Ohio. He was born on September 2, 1964 in Massillon. He coached little league flag football for the Boys and Girls Club in Massillon and was a member of the Peoples Baptist Church in Canton. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Rev. Eddie Arrington. He is...
Edward E.A. Galey
Apr 10, 2005
Edward A. “E.A.” Galey, age 75, of Massillon died Sunday afternoon at Aultman Hospital. He was born in Massillon, May 14, 1929, and was the son of the late Otto and Rose (Kupfer) Galey. He was a lifelong area resident. He had been employed at Tyson Roller Bearing where he worked in heat treat. He was a veteran of...
Selma Doering
Apr 6, 2005
Selma Doering of Massillon passed away Wednesday at the Massillon Hospital after a period of declining health. She was born in Wattenscheid, Germany to Wilhelm and Auguste Golz. She graduated from Kaufmann Business School in Germany and was employed as an airport controller, during World War II, in Holland. She came to Massillon in 1950 and worked initially at...
Rita Frances Martin
Apr 5, 2005
Rita Frances Martin, age 78, of Massillon passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2005 at Massillon Community Hospital following a period of failing health. She was born April 14, 1926 to Frank and Gertrude Martin in Providence, RI. Rita, formerly of North Canton, retired from Charter One Bank in 1996. She most recently resided at The Hospitality House in Massillon,...
Walter 'Bama' Webb Jr.
Apr 4, 2005
Walter 'Bama' Webb Jr. age 58 of Massillon died Monday. He was born Feb. 5, 1947 in Chester, GA and lived in Massillon since 1966. He had been employed at Case Farms. He is survived by his companion of 28 years Mary Keys, her children: Venus, Pierre, Val, & Stephanie Keys; sister Ernestine Webb of Montgomery, AL & brother...
Ivan Wilhelm
Apr 3, 2005
Ivan J. Wilhelm, age 87 of Massillon, passed away Sunday morning. He was born in Massillon on June 2nd, 1917 to the late Albert & Caroline (Koehn) Wilhelm. He worked for Republic Steel Corp., Enduro Division. He was a loyal employee of Republic Steel where he retired after 40 yrs. He went to the Army & served 4 yrs....
Christopher Bryce
Mar 28, 2005
Christopher M. Bryce, age 22 of Massillon passed away Sunday evening. He was born in Massillon to Michael Bryce & Lynnette S. Russ on January 22, 1983. He attended & graduated from Perry High School. Chris was an employee of Fisher Foods for the last 6 years. He enjoyed Japanese animation & video games. He was preceded in death...
Rodney K. Stutler
Feb 9, 1958
Rodney K. 'Rod' Stutler, 55, of Perry Township, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 14, 2013 at his residence. Rod was born on February 9, 1958 in Canton the son of Roger K. (Sonia) Stutler and Joanne (Beitler) Stutler. Rod was a lifelong resident of the area and a 1976 graduate of Lehman High School. Upon graduating from high...
Dennis Allen Babb
Dec 28, 1943
Dennis Allen Babb, 79, of Massillon, passed away on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Dennis was born on December 28, 1943 in Massillon, the son of the late Frank and Margaret Babb. Dennis was a proud United States Army veteran. He was a lifelong resident of Massillon. Dennis retired from EB Wiring. Dennis enjoyed riding his motorcycle, and fishing. He...
Frederick William Nickels
Jul 14, 1938
Frederick William Nickels, 80 of Massillon, passed on Friday, July 20, 2018. Fred was born on July 14, 1938 in Canton, Ohio the son of the late Edgar and Vera (Linhart) Nickels. He was a lifelong resident of the area. Fred was a truck driver and worked for Superior Meats. He later retired as an owner operator. Along with...
Donald M. Hallett
Apr 12, 1931
Donald M. Hallett, age 77 of Massillon died on Sunday, April 12, 2009 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on May 4, 1931 in Medford, MA and was the son of the late William D. & Clara E. (Munro) Hallett. He was a Massillon resident for most of his life. Following his graduation from Canal...
Esther Jane Moffett
Jan 30, 1925
Esther J. Moffett, 89, passed away on January 1, 2015, following an extended illness. She was born in Salem on January 30, 1925 to the late John & Celeste (Christopher) Bartchy. Esther retired from West Branch Local Schools. She is survived by her daughter, Penny Smith of Perry Twp. and a grandson. She was preceded in death by her...
Tony Butch Samsa
Apr 12, 1921
Tony “Butch” Samsa, age 88 0f Massillon, died on Monday, April 12, 2010 at the Hospitality House in Perry Township. He was born to the late Joseph and Marija (Viront) Samsa in Brewster, Ohio on June 13, 1921. He was a lifelong area resident. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in the China-Burma-India Theater during World...
Andrew S. Pelger
Feb 8, 1919
Andrew S. Pelger, of Massillon, husband, father, and grandfather passed away just four days before his 92nd birthday. Andrew was born on February 12, 1919 in Canton the son of the late John and Regina (Maurer) Pelger. Andrew lived in the area his entire life. He was a United States Marine Corps veteran serving during WWII in the South...
Harold D. Derr, Sr.
Jan 1, 1900
Harold D. Derr, age 82 of Massillon, died on Monday, September 22, 2008 at Hanover House. He was born on May 29, 1926 in North Lawrence, Ohio and was the son of the late William and Geneva (Powell) Derr. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Air Force. In 1978 he retired from...
