Obituaries
Raymond L. Leasure
Aug 24, 2012
Raymond L. Leasure Age 70 of Minerva died Friday August 24, 2012. He was born Sept. 14, 1941 in Salem to the late Raymond "Art" and Mary (Navojosky) Leasure. He was the owner of C&R Construction for over 20 years. He was a US Marine, an avid hunter, fisherman, outdoorsman, great cook, gardener, craftsman and woodworker. He is survived by...
Betty Thomas
Aug 23, 2012
Betty J. Thomas Age 85 of Wooster, died Thursday Aug. 23, 2012 in the Alliance Community Hospital. She was born Aug. 19, 1927 in Athens, PA to Carroll and Nina Salsman. She was a housewife and worked in delivery for the the Wooster Daily Record. She is preceded in death by her husband, Bruce Thomas who died in 2005 and...
Arlene Starkey
Aug 21, 2012
Arlene Starkey Age 77 of Minerva died Tuesday August 21, 2012 in Mercy Medical Center. She was born Aug. 8, 1935 in Prichard, WV to Millard and Nancy (Ellis) Stith. She graduated from Minerva High School and retired from World Omni Toyota in Florida. She is preceded in death by her husband, David Starkey who died in 1992, a daughter,...
Joseph Kapp
Aug 20, 2012
Joseph Kapp Age 94 of Mechanicstown died Monday August 20, 2012 in the Pines in Canton. He was born April 7, 1918 in Naomi, PA to Andrew and Anna (Machuzak) Cap. He retired from the Timken Company in 1970 and he and his wife Gertude owned and operated Kapp's Restaurant in Canton for 25 years. He is a US Army...
Geraldine Jane Betz
Aug 17, 2012
G. Jane Betz Age 90 of Minerva died Friday August 17, 2012 in Bel Air Nursing Home in Alliance. She was born July 31, 1922 in Hopedale to Harry and Mary Etta (Merryman) Marker. She retired from TRW in Minerva and is a member of the East Rochester United Methodist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband, Clifford...
Kathryn V Fischer
Aug 17, 2012
Kathryn Virginia Fischer (Nee: Connett) age 84 of Batesville and formerly of Greenville, Pennsylvania, Hudson, Ohio and Malvern, Ohio, went to be with the love of her life, her late husband Robert, on August 17, 2012. Born November 29, 1927 in Washington, D.C., she is the daughter of Isabelle (Nee: Abel) and Manning Connett. She married Robert Fischer May 22,...
George Edgar Coldsnow
Aug 16, 2012
George E. Coldsnow Age 69 of Minerva, died Thursday August 16, 2012 in his home. He was born Sept. 23, 1942 in Carroll Co., the son of Frank and Anna (Mardis) Coldsnow. He was a retired self-employed truck driver for many years and had worked 18 years for Dyneer Corporation in Canton. He is a member of Grace Chapel in...
Raymond Russell Seery
Aug 9, 2012
Raymond R. Seery, age 53, of Minerva, died Thursday, August 9, 2012 in the Cleveland Clinic. He was born Sept. 27, 1958 in Canton, Ohio to the late Russell and Hazel (Matheson) Seery. He worked for Union Metal in Canton and East Manufacturing in Randolf and was a member of the Minerva Eagles Aerie #2199 and the Fraternal Oder of...
Norma Kathleen Gross
Aug 7, 2012
Norma K. Gross Age 87 of Minerva died Tuesday Aug. 7, 2012 in Mercy Medical Center. She was born March 25, 1925 in Minerva to Herman Boyd and Marjorie (Weikert) Walker. She had worked for St. John's Villa in Carrollton and The Old King Cole Co. in Louisville. She is a member of the Minerva Church of the Nazarene and...
Victor Overholt
Aug 1, 2012
Victor Overholt, age 88, of Minerva, died Wed., Aug. 1, 2012 in Mercy Medical Center. He was born Sept. 23, 1923 in Hartville to Simon and Mary Magdalena (Stoll) Overholt. He was a farmer and brick mason and a member of the Minerva Christian Fellowship Church near East Rochester. He is survived by his wife, Judith (Miller) (Sommers) Overholt whom...
John Edward Earley, Jr.
Aug 1, 2012
John E. Earley, Jr., age 26, of Malvern, died Wed., Aug. 1, 2012 following injuries sustained in an auto accident. He was born April 23, 1986 in Canton. He graduated from Malvern High School, attended the Malvern First Christian Church and worked in the area oilfields. He is survived by his parents, John Earley, Sr. of Malvern and Dolores (Flanagan)...
Lisa Marie Crater
Jul 31, 2012
Lisa (Mitchell) Crater, age 45, of Minerva, died Tuesday, July 31st in her home surrounded by her friends and family following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born Dec. 3, 1966 in Alliance to Monte and Sigrid (Clark) Mitchell of Alliance. She graduated from Malvern High School in 1985 and had worked for R. S. Sewing in Canton. In...
Dorothy Jenkins
Jul 29, 2012
Dorothy Jenkins Age 93,formerly of Minerva, died Sunday, July 28, 2012 in Hanover House in Massillon. She was born Dec. 7, 1918 in Camden Co., NJ to Ernest and Mary (Summers) Sanor. She worked for the Minerva Public Library for 18 years, was a graduate of Goshen High School, a Cub Scout Leader and a member of St. Paul's Lutheran...
Helen Marie Yoder
Jul 28, 2012
H. Marie (Mullett) Yoder, age 80, of Homeworth, died at Compassionate Care Center Unit, Canton OH, after a brief illness with cancer. She peacefully fell asleep at 12:40 AM, Saturday, July 28, 2012. She was born to Henry B and Amanda Mullett on Dec. 15, 1931 near Hicksville, Ohio. She was a member of the Church of God in Christ,...
Earl Stump
Jul 27, 2012
Earl E. Stump, Sr., age 82, of Minerva, lost his battle with cancer July 27, 2012. He was born Dec. 11, 1929 in Homeworth, the son of Harry and Mamie (Powell) Stump. He was a 1948 graduate of Minerva High School, retired from Alliance Machine with 38 yrs. service, was a member of the Minerva First Christian Church, a US...
Alice L Weekly
Jul 27, 2012
Alice L. Weekly, age 96, of Minerva, formerly of AL and FL, died Fri., July 27, 2012 in the Alliance Community Hospital. She was born April 28, 1916 to George and Adella (Kinney) Allen. She was a homemaker, member of Minerva First Christian Church and loved knitting. She is preceded in death by her husband, William Weekly in 1979; a...
Paul G Mangus
Jul 26, 2012
Paul G. Mangus, age 79, of Lisbon, died Thursday July 26, 2012 in his home. He was born Nov. 9, 1932 in East Rochester to Guy and Bertha (Proctor) Mangus. He worked for the Ford Motor Co. He is survived by his companion, Tammy Cooper of the home; 3 daughters, Lori (George) Hantz of Angola, IN, Lisa (Dr. Ron) Linehand...
Carl "T-Bone" Morrison
Jul 24, 2012
Carl "T-Bone" Morrison II, age, 63 of North Canton, died Tuesday, July 24, 2012 in Mercy Medical Center. He was born May 2, 1949 in Fayetteville, WV. He is a retired Union Benefits Rep for the Ford Motor Company and a 1967 graduate of Minerva High School. He is survived by his mother, Frances (Efinger) Tessmer of Louisville; a son,...
Patricia Ann Mcclure
Jul 19, 2012
Patricia McClure, age 76, of Minerva, died Thursday, July 19, 2012 in Bellaire Nursing Home in Alliance following a short illness. She was born March 16, 1936 in Alliance to Robert and Edna (Lorey) Haines. She retired from the Minerva Wax Paper where she worked for 25 years. She is a member of the Minerva First Presbyterian Church. She is...
Edward "Sonny" Davison
Jul 18, 2012
Edward "Sonny" Davison, Jr., age 78, of Minerva, died Wed., July 18, 2012 in his home. He was born Dec. 22, 1933 in Canton to Edward and Grace (Rindchen) Davison, Sr. He retired from the Minerva Post Office where he had worked for 30 years. He graduated from Minerva High School in 1951, was a US Army Veteran of the...
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