Obituaries

Alice Louise Johnson

Alice Louise Johnson

Dec 24, 2012

Alice L. Johnson Age 93 of N. Benton died Monday December 24, 2012 in her home. She was born June 14, 1919 in Joy, OH to Sherman and Bertha (Stage) McNutt. She retired from TRW in Minerva and had worked for Good Roads Machinery in Minerva and Republic Steel in Canton. She is a member of the Pleasant Grove United...

Eleanor Louise Sheckler

Eleanor Louise Sheckler

Dec 24, 2012

Eleanor L. Sheckler Age 81, of Minerva, died Monday, Dec. 24, 2012 in her home. She was born April 8, 1931 in McConnelsville, Ohio to Carl Walker and Mary (Garrett) (Walker) Noland. She was a housewife and member of the Minerva First Christian Church and the 4-Square Sunday School Class. She graduated from Augusta High School in 1949. She is...

Raymond C Walter

Raymond C Walter

Dec 22, 2012

Raymond C. Walter Age 45 of Canton died Sat. Dec. 22, 2012 in his home following a short illness. He was born Jan. 31, 1967 in Canton. He graduated from Glenoak High School and worked for GE on the loading dock. He is survived by his mother, Georgia (Hoop) Walter with whom he resided, father, Clarence W. Walter of Malvern,...

Robert William Hepner

Robert William Hepner

Dec 20, 2012

Robert W. Hepner, age 61, of East Rochester, died Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012 following an apparent heart attack. He was born Dec. 2, 1951. He was a lift truck operator at Colfor in Malvern for the past 39 years and a member of St. Gabriel Catholic Church in Minerva. He is survived by his wife Theresa (King) Hepner whom he...

Thomas Edwin Brocklehurst

Thomas Edwin Brocklehurst

Dec 20, 2012

Thomas E. Brocklehurst Age 57 of Alliance and formerly Minerva died Thursday Dec. 20, 2012 in his home. He was born April 18, 1957 in Fort Benning, Georgia to the late Dr. Warren and Patricia (Stark) Brocklehurst. He worked for Colfor Manufacturing in Malvern for 24 years and was a member of the Minerva First Presbyterian Church. He graduated from...

Mary Ellen Knight

Mary Ellen Knight

Dec 18, 2012

Mary E. Knight, age 99, of Augusta, died Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012 in the Great Trail Care Center. She was born July 4, 1913 in Colliers, WV to Charles and Alta (Anderson) Newell. She was a housewife and co-owner of Knight's Fruit Farm in Augusta. She is preceded in death by her husband, George Knight who died in 1991; sister,...

Danny Ray Scarberry

Danny Ray Scarberry

Dec 13, 2012

Danny R. Scarberry Age 46 of Minerva died Thursday Dec. 13, 2012 in Mercy Medical Center. He was born Jan. 4, 1966 in Farmington, MI. He graduated from Minerva High School in 1984, was a self-employed dry wall hanger and had attended the Minerva First Christian Church. He is survived by his wife of 22 years, Joellen (Trussel) Scarberry, mother...

Donald Taylor

Donald Taylor

Dec 12, 2012

Donald E. Taylor, age 84, of Minerva, died Wed., Dec. 12, 2012 in McCrea Manor in Alliance. He was born May 25, 1928 in Esmond, IL to Ernest and Vida (Lipp) Taylor. He retired from GTE as an engineer where he had worked in Minerva and Marion for 35 years. A member of the Marion Fairpark Baptist Church, he is...

Janet Lenkey

Janet Lenkey

Dec 10, 2012

Janet E. Lenkey, age 65, of Malvern, died Monday, Dec. 10, 2012 in Aultman Hospital. She was born Nov. 16, 1947 in Martins Ferry to the late Harold and Marjorie (Hibinger) Mills. She graduated from Jewett High School in 1965 and received an associate degree of Social Work from Stark State. She had worked at Next Step Group Home in...

Bill Granger

Bill Granger

Dec 9, 2012

F.W. "Bill" Granger, age 77, of Homeworth, died Sunday, December 9, 2012 in his home surrounded by his family. He was born Nov. 22, 1935 in Hookstown, PA to Ross and Opal (Kelly) Granger. He retired as a journeyman electrician and superintendant for Morgan Engineering in Alliance, OH, was a 1953 graduate of Minerva High School, and loved motorcycles, playing...

Helen Martin

Helen Martin

Dec 8, 2012

Helen L. Martin, age 83, of Malvern, died Sat. Dec. 8, 2012 in Mercy Medical Center in Canton. She was born Aug. 25, 1929 in Malvern, Ohio to Willis and Anna (Hodge) Ludy. She was a 1947 graduate of Malvern High School and a member of the Malvern First Christian Church and Minerva Calvary Wesleyan Methodist Church. She is survived...

Terry Green

Terry Green

Dec 2, 2012

Terry J. Green, age 63, of Minerva died Sunday, December 2, 2012. He was born Aug. 30, 1949 in Minerva, to Earl and Donna (Morrow) Green. He owned and operated Green Tree Service for 25 years, was a truck driver for GreenLines Trucking and had worked for Colfor. He is survived by a very special friend, Jeanie Ecrement; a son,...

Hazel Priscilla Hill

Hazel Priscilla Hill

Dec 1, 2012

Hazel P. Hill Age 77 of E. Canton, died Saturday Dec. 1, 2012 in the Great Trail Care Center. She was born Feb. 4, 1935 in Jacobsburg, OH to Charles and Mary Jane (Gorby) McMasters. She was a housewife and attended the Sanctuary Church of God in East Canton. She is survived by 3 daughters, Donna (Bruce) Kandel of Malvern,...

Garth Rainey French

Garth Rainey French

Dec 1, 2012

Garth Rainey French, age 74, of East Rochester, died Sat., Dec. 1, 2012 in his home. He was born Jan. 21, 1938 in Kansas City, MO, the son of John and Mary (Axe) French. He retired from Republic Steel and is a member of the Steelworkers Union Local #1200 and the S.O.A.R. Chapter 27-1. He is a US Army Veteran,...

Sandra "Seamore" Smith

Sandra "Seamore" Smith

Nov 25, 2012

Sandra "Seamore" Smith Age 66 of Malvern died Sunday Nov. 25, 2012 in her home surrounded by her family. She was born June 8, 1946 in Canton to Bertha (Nape) Gotschall of Carrollton and the late Lester Gotschall. She was a loving mother, grandmother and homemaker. She was a member of the Carrollton Church of Christ (Disciples of Christ), graduated...

Sandra Jean Willman

Sandra Jean Willman

Nov 24, 2012

Sandra J. Willman Age 65 of Alliance died Sat. Nov. 24, 2012 in the Alliance Community Hospital. She was born April 21, 1947 in Los Angeles to Teresa (Harley) Plett of Bayfield, CO and the late Sandore Plett. She was employed by Lockheed Martin in Burbank, CA for 18 years and had worked for Equitable Life Insurance Co. in Van...

Richard Thomas Klitz

Richard Thomas Klitz

Nov 22, 2012

Richard T. Klitz Age 76 of Minerva died Thursday Nov. 22, 2012 in his home. He was born June 7, 1936 in Fargo, North Dakota to Dale and Laura (Ryan) Klitz. He was a quality control engineer for Babcock and Wilcox in Barberton. He was a US Army Veteran. He is survived by 2 sons, Todd Klitz and Steve (Andrea)...

Terry Lee Truex

Terry Lee Truex

Nov 19, 2012

Terry L. Truex Age 60 of Malvern, died Monday Nov. 19, 2012 in Mercy Medical Center. He was born March 1, 1952 in Canton to Doris (Parsons) Truex of Minerva and the late Clair Truex Jr. He retired in 2001 from Summitville Tile in Minerva where he had worked for 23 years. He is a US Army Veteran having served...

Judy Caroline Conaway

Judy Caroline Conaway

Nov 14, 2012

Judy C. Conaway Age 71, of Malvern, died Wednesday, November 14, 2012. She was born June 13, 1941 in Minerva, Ohio to Everett "Dink" and Grace (Hawkins) Moss. She worked at PCC Airfoils for 17 years. Judy enjoyed gardening, sewing, and baking, but most of all she devoted her life to her family and spending as much of her time...

Mary Wanda Sizemore

Mary Wanda Sizemore

Nov 11, 2012

Mary Wanda Sizemore Age 79 of Malvern died Sunday Nov. 11th, 2012 in Aultman's Compassionate Care Center. She was born Dec. 24, 1932 in Welch, WV to Lawrence and Martha Green. She had been an aid for a local group home. She is a member of the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Canton South. She is survived by a daughter,...