Obituaries
Ralph Eugene Frase
Dec 26, 2013
Ralph E. Frase Age 66, of Malvern, died Thurs. Dec. 26, 2013 at home surrounded by his family. He was born Sept. 11, 1947 in Gnadenhutten to Charles and Inez (Baker) Frase. He worked as an Auto Repair Bodyman for Yoder's Collision Depot for almost 20 of his 44 years in the business. He was well-known by his peers and...
Albert D. Speelman
Dec 24, 2013
Albert D. Speelman Age 90, of Minerva and formerly Newton Falls, died Tues., Dec. 24, 2013 in the Great Trail Care Center. He was born March 8, 1923 in New Lexington to John and Nellie (Wilson) Speelman. He was owner of Falls Pump Service in Newton Falls for many years and member of the Newton Falls Church of Christ. For...
Patti Reed
Dec 19, 2013
Patti L. Reed, age 59, of Minerva, died Thursday, December 19, 2013 in Great Trail Care Center in Minerva. She was born May 21, 1954 in Cleveland to the late Warren and Patricia (Stark) Brocklehurst. She is survived by a daughter, Stephanie (Robert) Farmer of Carrollton; a son, William (Jessica) Reed of Minerva; a sister, Polly (Scott) Jones of Willoughby...
Harris Jake Tarbet
Dec 19, 2013
Harris "Jake" Tarbet, Jr., age 86, of Minerva, died Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013 in Aultman's Compassionate Care. He was born March 28, 1927 in Bayard to Harris and Philbaretta "Peg" (Adams) Tarbet, Sr. He started his career at Liber's Meats in Alliance, then spent several years at Denny's Market in Minerva and retired as an Asst. Manager at Kishman's IGA...
Robert Nubs Fankhauser
Dec 18, 2013
Robert "Nubs" Fankhauser, age 66, of Minerva, died Wednesday, December 18, 2013 in Canterbury Villa in Alliance. He was born Aug. 13, 1947 in Pekin, OH to Arthur and Isabelle (Steves) Fankhauser. He was a machinist for Kennametal Machine Co. in Solon. He was a US Army Veteran and member of the VFW post #4120 in Minerva and the American...
Joseph E. Miller
Dec 8, 2013
Joseph E. Miller Age 77, of Minerva, passed away in his home on December 8, 2013 following a 16 month battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born May 18, 1936 and raised in Carrollton, Ohio, graduated from CHS in 1954 and was a veteran of US Air Force, He attended Riggs Lemar Barber College in Akron on the GI Bill...
Ralph Arthur Coss
Dec 6, 2013
Ralph A. Coss Age 76, of Minerva died Friday, Dec. 6, 2013 in Minerva Eldercare. He was born Nov. 1, 1937 in Monroe County to Harvey and Elizabeth (Mobberly) Coss. He retired from the Timken Co. where he was a millwright and had been a farmer. He graduated from East Canton High School in 1957 and is a member of...
Ethel Ruth Irwin
Dec 3, 2013
Ethel R. Irwin Age 93, of East Rochester and formerly Robertsville died Tuesday Dec. 3rd in Oakhill Manor. She was born May 29, 1920 in Robertsville to Arthur and Lela (Monk) Starkey. She was a homemaker and had worked for TRW in Minerva. She was a member of the Christ Memorial Church in Robertsville and had attended the New Franklin...
Douglas Merle Harbour
Dec 1, 2013
Douglas M. Harbour Age 72, of Canton, died Sunday Dec. 1st in Minerva Eldercare Center. He was born Aug. 12, 1941 in Columbus to Charles and Dorothy (Hughes) Harbour. He received a Bachelor's Degree in accounting and worked until he retired at AEP in Columbus and Canton. He is a US Air Force Veteran. He is survived by a brother,...
Rodney Wayne Cheuvront Sr.
Nov 22, 2013
Rodney Cheuvront Sr. Age 70, of Minerva died Friday Nov. 22, 2013 in Mercy Medical Center. He was born May 22, 1943 in Jewett to Jesse and Violet (Starcher) Cheuvront. He worked as a mechanic and in the auto industry and as a truck driver. He was a former member of the Lighthouse Tabernacle, member of the AARP and the...
Peggy Wiley
Nov 21, 2013
Peggy Wiley Age 89, of Minerva, died Thursday, November 21, 2013 in her home surrounded by her family. She was born May 23, 1924 in Huthwaite, England to Sam and Eva (Wyss) Scotherhen. She was a housewife, a former member of Esther Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star in Minerva and loved dancing, especially ballroom and square dancing. She is...
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...
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