Obituaries
Larry D. Fairchild
Nov 19, 2013
Larry D. Fairchild, age 63, of Minerva, died Tuesday, November 19, 2013 in Aultman Hospital following an extended illness. He was born Feb. 24, 1950 in Allen, KY to Den Fairchild and Rena (Boto) Polen. He had been a welder at Structural Stoneware in Minerva and American Steel in Alliance. He is survived by his wife Loretta (Pugh) Fairchild whom...
James L. Morckel
Nov 17, 2013
James L. Morckel, age 78, of Minerva died Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013. He was born July 16, 1935 in Minerva to Jack Morckel and Emma (Morrow) (Morckel) Reed. He retired from Masco Tech. in Minerva where he was a supervisor for over 30 years. He is a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Minerva. The light of his life...
Linda Lee Brown
Nov 13, 2013
Linda L. Brown, age 70, of Alliance, died Wed., Nov. 13, 2013 in Alliance Community Care Center. She was born March 2, 1943 in Canton to the late Albert and Norma (Hummel) Whitacre, Jr. She was a homemaker, had worked as a Nurses Aid for Minerva Eldercare and had worked as a baker in Canfield and Minerva. She was a...
George Lloyd Smith
Nov 13, 2013
George L. Smith, age 87, of Robertsville, died Wed., Nov. 13, in his home surrounded by his family. He was born March 5, 1926 in Youngstown to George and Olive (Wright) Smith. He retired from Campbell Oil Co. in Massillon where he was a furnace technician. He had also worked at Glen-Gery in East Canton. He is a member of...
Aaron Joshua Metzger
Nov 13, 2013
Aaron J. Metzger, age 23, of Minerva, passed away Wed., Nov. 13, 2013 in Aultman Hospital. He was born March 10, 1990 in Canton, OH. He was a 2008 graduate of Minerva High School and R.G. Drage Career Center where he was in the metal fabrication class. He was top welder in his senior class and received an award of...
Joseph Knight, Jr.
Nov 5, 2013
Joseph Knight Jr., age 86, of Minerva, died Tues., Nov. 5, 2013 in his home surrounded by his family. He was born Dec. 29, 1926 in Toronto to Joseph and Ennid (Wright) Knight. He retired in 1985 from Babcock and Wilcox in Alliance where he had been a Maintenance Supervisor for 26 years. He is a member of the Minerva...
Donzell Edward Messenger
Nov 5, 2013
Donzell E. Messenger, age 71, of Malvern, died Tues., Nov. 5, 2013. He was born Feb. 12, 1942 in Jane Lew, WV to Russell and Elizabeth (Matthew) Messenger. He was a farmer and retired truck driver and graduate of Unitas High School. He was a fireman for the Augusta Fire Dept. for 21 years and an avid hunter. He is...
Jon Alan Mccully
Nov 3, 2013
Jon A. McCully, age 59, of Louisville, died Sunday, November 3, 2013 suddenly at his home. He was born April 19, 1954 in Canton, Ohio to Ralph "Scoo" McCully of Minerva and the late Patricia (Haines) McClure. He was a teacher and a tutor for Minerva Local Schools and was the 7th grade girls' basketball coach for Louisville City Schools...
Katherine Louise Hiller
Nov 3, 2013
Katherine L. Hiller Age 56, of Brookville, PA, died Sunday, November 3, 2013 in Allegheny General Hospital. She was born Feb. 4, 1957 in Camp Lejeune, NC to Bill and LoEtta (Guthrie) Bruner. She worked at the Hineman Saw Co. in Canton, was a quality control inspector for DLH Industries in Canton, union steward for United Steel #5439, member of...
Vivian Jean Vosi
Oct 31, 2013
Vivian J. Vosi, age 79, of Minerva died Thurs., Oct. 31, 2013 in Aultman's Compassionate Care Center. She was born June 23, 1934 in Minerva to Wilbur and Dorothy (Shaw) Pearson. She was a homemaker and member of the Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church. She graduated from Minerva High School in 1953, is a member of the Brown Frame Community...
Albert Joseph Spada
Oct 26, 2013
Albert J. Spada Age 91, of Alliance, died Sat. Oct. 26, 2013 in the Alliance Community Hospital. He was born Oct. 24, 1922 in Alliance to Joseph and Mary (Zaina) Spada. He retired from Alliance Machine where he had worked for 42 years. He was a US Army Veteran of WWII and a member of the North Canton Eagles Aerie...
Mabel Ann Lilley
Oct 23, 2013
Mabel A. Lilley, age 82, of Minerva, died Wed., Oct. 23, 2013 in the Alliance Community Hospital. She was born Dec. 26, 1930 in Moundsville, WV to Floyd and Alma (Dunlap) McCoy. She had worked for Violet Ray Cleaners in Alliance for 20 years and Peacock Cleaners. She is survived by 3 daughters, Linda (Tony) Confalone of Canton, Barbara (Randall)...
Garry Dean Stone
Oct 19, 2013
Garry D. Stone Age 72, of Minerva, died Saturday Oct. 19, 2013 in the Great Trail Care Center. He was born Feb. 27, 1941 in Amsterdam to Harry and Margaret (Brown) Stone. He had worked for Franklin Furniture in Columbiana for 15 years and Winters Industry in Alliance for 10 years. He is a US Navy Veteran of Vietnam and...
Frank Graham Henry
Oct 14, 2013
Frank Henry, age 74, passed away at home in Massillon Oct. 14, 2013. He was born in Carrollton the son of the late William Henry and Gertrude (Leyda) Kapp. Frank held many jobs in his life from carnival worker to restaurant manager, factory worker to security guard, craftsman to business owner. Frank was a proud Mason and will be fondly...
Thomas James Lutz
Oct 8, 2013
Tom J. Lutz, age 57, of Minerva, died Oct. 8, 2013. He was born Dec. 5, 1955 in Canton to Mark H. Lutz of Minerva and the late Grace "Betty" (Colopy) Lutz. He had been an equipment operator for National Lime and Stone and an employee of R.C. Miller Refuse. He was extremely patriotic and loved being the Masterblaster at...
Gerald Lee Vandegrift
Oct 5, 2013
Jerry L. Vandegrift, age 61, of Malvern, died Sat., Oct. 5, 2013. He was born Jan. 28, 1952 in Canton to the late Melvin and Norma (Doak) Vandegrift. He worked maintenance for the Carroll County District Library for the last 10 years and had worked at Vandegrift Excavating for 34 years. He is a member of the Minerva Church of...
William J. Severn
Oct 4, 2013
William J. Severn Age 92, of Minerva, died Friday, Oct. 4, 2013 in Minerva Eldercare. He was born June 24, 1921 in Coshocton to William and Agnes (Stewart) Severn. He retired from the Minerva Wax Paper where he was an electrician for over 30 years. He is a US Army Air Corp. Veteran of WWII, past commander of Minerva VFW...
Delmer E. Little
Oct 2, 2013
Delmer E. Little Age 84, of East Rochester, died Wed. Oct. 2, 2013 in Webster, Wisconsin. He was born July 14, 1929 at home in Wild Duck Hollow to Clyde and Mildred (Hahlen) Little. He was retired as the owner of Wild Duck Hollow Farms which has been in his family for 106 years. He also retired from PCC Airfoils...
Perry Pete Kireta
Oct 2, 2013
Perry "Pete" Kireta, age 90, of Louisville, died Wednesday, October 2, 2013 in the Auburn Skilled Nursing and Rehab Center in Damascus, OH. He was born July 25, 1923 in Millport, OH to Joseph and Eva (Garvich) Kireta. He retired in 1984 as a millwright for Morgan Engineering, was a US Army veteran of WWII, member of American Legion Post...
James Henry Brown
Oct 1, 2013
James H. Brown, age 61, of the Minerva Senior Center, died Tuesday, October 1, 2013. He was born June 6, 1952 in Dover, Ohio to the late John and Nellie (Bayer) Brown. He loved music and dancing and became known around town as "Jumping Jimmy". He was also a member of St. Gabriel Catholic Church. He is survived by a...
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