Obituaries
Janet (Hanson) Witherspoon
Oct 17, 2026
Janet (Hanson) Witherspoon
Age 87, of Minerva, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2026 in the Aultman-Alliance Hospital. She was born April 26, 1939 in Bayard to John and Kathryn “Katie” (Morris) Mease. She founded Electronic Service with her first husband, Dick Hanson and then worked many years for Colfor in Malvern as an Inventory Production Controller. She graduated from Minerva High...
Marian "Toots" Stiffler
Oct 14, 2026
Marian “Toots” Stiffler
Age 93, of Carrollton, passed away Wednesday, October 14th 2026 in Aultman Hospital. Born October 21st 1932 in Cherry Tree, PA to Myrtus and Ada (McMasters) Stiffler. She graduated from Timken High School in 1955 and was a secretary with the Ashland Oil and Refining Company for 42 years. Toots was a devoted member of the Ashland Retirees...
Nadine Anita Ellwood
Oct 10, 2026
Nadine A. Ellwood
Age 90, of Malvern, passed away Saturday, October 10, 2026 in Aultman Hospital. She was born September 26, 1936 in Decatur, IN to Darwin and Dorothy (Sitcler) Wagner. She was a custom cabinet maker and finisher. She loved to play cards and spend time with her family. And always loved a good game of bingo.
She is survived by...
Linda Mae Archer
Oct 8, 2026
Linda M. Archer
Age 75, of Malvern, entered her hard-earned Heavenly rest on Thursday, October 8, 2026. She was born June 29, 1951 in Salem, the youngest child of farming entrepreneurs Carl and Hazel (John) Herron.
Linda graduated from United Local High School and quickly found her passion in nursing, completing her R.N. degree at the Akron City School of Nursing. Her...
Shawn Renee Underwood
Oct 1, 2026
Shawn R. Underwood
Age 61, of Alliance, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 1, 2026. She was born October 6, 1964, in Pensacola, Florida, to Larry Hayden and Mary Lou (Beech) Weick. She was a 1983 graduate of West Branch High School and devoted 26 years to serving as a teacher’s aide at both West Branch and...
Dwight David (Simms) Karlen II
Sep 25, 2026
Dwight David (Simms) Karlen II
Age 49, of Minerva, passed away Friday, September 25, 2026 in Aultman Hospital following a sudden illness. He was born January 13, 1977 in Canton. He graduated from McKinley High School. He loved golf and was the Superintendent of Edgewater Golf Course for many years.
He is survived by his mother, Diane (Williams) Simms of Minerva, sister,...
Thomas "Bubba" Draher
Sep 24, 2026
Gone Golfing
If the round should start without me
because I have passed away
Cherish the swings that we once made
and please continue to play
For I’ll be watching from a gallery
with a magnificent view
With friends and family from the past
all cheering with pride for you
May each tricky putt find the hole
your drives fly far and straight
And when you’ve taken your final shot
let’s meet...
Jeffery Wise
Sep 22, 2026
Jeffery Wise
Age 62, of Minerva, passed away on September 22,2026 surrounded by his family and loved ones. He was born in Canton to Edward Wise and the late June Ann (Baguars) Wise on November 23,1963. He worked for Sheckler Excavating Inc. for many years. He loved the outdoors, spending his free time fishing, camping with friends and family and tinkering...
Dawn Ann Carosielli
Sep 21, 2026
Dawn Ann Carosielli
86, of Waynesburg, passed away peacefully Monday, September 21, 2026 surrounded by the love of her family.
Dawn was a woman whose heart seemed to have room for everyone. She loved deeply, gave freely, and never needed a reason to call someone family. She was the kind of grandmother who would gladly adopt anyone who came into her life,...
John Mark Sommers
Sep 20, 2026
John M. Sommers
Age 70, of East Rochester, passed away Sunday, September 20, 2026. He was born December 22, 1955 in Canton to the late Raymond and M. Kathryn (King) Sommers. He was a carpenter.
He is survived by a son, Jonathon Castellucci of Malvern, 3 sisters, Karen Detweiler of Sarasota, FL, Margaret (Dennis) Miller of Louisville, Dorothy Bender of Leetonia, brother,...
Linda Ann Burns
Sep 20, 2026
Linda A. Burns
Age 88, of Minerva, passed away Sunday, September 20, 2026 in her home surrounded by her family. She was born December 19, 1937 in Canton to Lemoine and Pauline (Miller) Preston. She graduated from Minerva High School. She loved to bring beauty to others and that showed through her many years of dedication at several area businesses including,...
Winnifred (Willis) Betz
Sep 18, 2026
Winnifred M. Betz
Age 102, of Louisville, passed away Friday, September 18, 2026. Winnifred, known as “Winnie”, was the daughter of the late James Earl and Elizabeth Katherine (Worm) Willis. She was born on August 1, 1924 in Minerva, the fifth of thirteen children.
Winnie graduated from Minerva High School in 1942 and worked various jobs, one of them being a Rosie...
Grant Lee Hale
Sep 10, 2026
Grant Lee Hale
age 17, of Minerva passed away on Thursday afternoon, September 10, 2026, from injuries sustained from an automobile accident. He was born on November 24, 2008, in Canton, the son of Roger Lee and Lindsay (nee Peddicord) Hale. Grant was a senior at Minerva High School and attended R.G. Drage, receiving advanced training as a machinist. Since the...
Robert L Ackerman Sr.
Sep 7, 2026
Robert L. Ackerman Sr.
Age 79, of East Canton, passed away Monday, September 7, 2026. He was born June 2, 1947 in Canton to Andrew and Agnes (Crowl) Ackerman. He was an engineer with ConRail Railroad for many years and then became a Bail Bondsman in 1995. A man of deep faith, he is a member of the Augusta Lodge #504...
David E Srock
Sep 7, 2026
David E. Srock
David E. Srock, 64, passed away peacefully on September 7, 2026, surrounded by his loving family following an unexpected medical issue.
David was born on December 26, 1961, to the late Eugene and Arlene Srock, of Wadsworth, Oh.
David was an independent business owner who took great pride in his work designing, building, and installing packaging equipment for major companies...
Stella Jane Dourm
Sep 4, 2026
Stella J. Dourm
Age 79, of Minerva, passed away Friday, September 4, 2026 in the Aultman Compassionate Care Center. She was born September 14, 1946 in Grampian, PA to William and Bertha Soliday. She is an active member of the Bayard Community Church for 40 years where she worked on the food committee, was a Sunday School Teacher for 25 years....
Elizabeth R Foster
Sep 3, 2026
Elizabeth R. Foster
Age 87, of Minerva, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2026 in the Orchards of Alliance. She was born January 16, 1939 in Petersburg to Ronald and Evelyn (Suthern) Hofmeister. She had worked at Off the Beaten Path in Minerva, Cambridge Mills in Malvern and Kiddie Korner in Minerva. She graduated from Springfield High School.
She is preceded in death...
Randy D. Rodgers
Sep 1, 2026
Randy D. Rodgers
Age 76, of Carrollton, passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2026 in the Aultman Compassionate Care Center. He was born November 22, 1949 in Canton to Charles and Twyla (Willis) Rodgers. He worked for many years at the Carroll Hills Workshop and St. John’s Villa Workshop. He is a member of the Malvern First Christian Church. He was a...
Brian K Madden
Aug 31, 2026
Brian K. Madden
Age 59, of Minerva, passed away Monday, August 31, 2026 in the Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital in Canton. He was born September 7, 1966 in East Liverpool to Margaret (Bartholow) and James Madden. He worked in various places around Canton and Minerva including PCC Airfoils in Minerva.
He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Margaret and Tom Gardner...
Lutrisa Mae Rose
Aug 29, 2026
Lutrisa M. Rose
Age 69, of Kensington, passed away Saturday, August 29, 2026. She was born October 24, 1956 in Orrville to Noah and Manetta (Bray) Rose. She was a homemaker.
She is survived by 2 daughters, Trish (Terry) Bucey of Kensington, Krista Carr of Akron, life partner and special friend Jack Wirth of Kensington, sister, Tammy Bray of Oregon, 4 grandchildren;...
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