Obituaries

Charles M Shandor

Charles M Shandor

May 30, 2012

Charles M. Shandor Age 72 of Minerva passed away Wed. May 30, 2012 in the Cleveland Clinic. He was born July 9, 1939 in Moultrie to the late Charles and Mildred (Enoch) Tohey. Charles worked at TRW in Minerva for 17 years and retired from the Timken Co. in 2001 after 25 years of service. He worked part time for...

George Masich

George Masich

May 28, 2012

George Masich, age 87, of Minerva, died Monday, May 28, 2012 in the Sterling House in Alliance. He was born Nov. 29, 1924 in Detroit, MI to Bogdan and Eva (Nichalish) Masich. He retired as a general foreman for Chrysler in Warren, MI. He was a US Army Veteran of WWII and received a purple heart, was a member of...

Hillard "H.K." Johnson

Hillard "H.K." Johnson

May 23, 2012

Hillard "H.K." Johnson Age 85 of Minerva died Wed. May 23, 2012 in his home. He was born Nov. 25, 1926 in Louisa, KY to Charles and Della (Hannah) Johnson. He retired from the Timken Co. after 30 years of service and was the owner of the Village Shoe Shoppe in Minerva. He is a member of the Great Trail...

Michael "Mikey" Carbenia

Michael "Mikey" Carbenia

May 19, 2012

Michael R. "Mikey" Carbenia Michael R. "Mikey" Carbenia, age 3 months, of Massillon, went home to be with the Lord, Sat., May 19, 2012 in Akron Children's Hospital. He was born Feb. 22, 2012 in Akron, OH to Richard and Tiffany (Billman) Carbenia of Massillon. In addition to his parents he is survived by 6 brothers and sisters, Bobby, Austin,...

Paul Willman

Paul Willman

May 13, 2012

Paul D. Willman, age 65, of Alliance, died Sunday, May 13, 2012 in Mercy Medical Center. He was born Dec. 22, 1946 in Hollywood, CA to the late George and Mildred (Duncklee) Willman. He worked for many years in the electronic circuit board industry and also for the Los Angeles Times and the Alliance Review. He is a member of...

Keith Allen Pyles

Keith Allen Pyles

May 13, 2012

Keith Allen Pyles, age 50, of Louisville, died Saturday, May 12, 2012 in Mercy Medical Center. He was born Aug. 16, 1961 in Canton to the late Jacob Jordan and Dorothy (Rinkes) Pyles. He graduated from Louisville High School in 1979 and is a graduate of Mercy Medical Center School of Radiology. He worked for Mercy Medical Center for 15...

Michael Ray Iden

Michael Ray Iden

May 11, 2012

Michael R. Iden, age 53, of Columbus, and formerly Minerva, died Friday, May 11, 2012. He was born June 11, 1958 in Alliance to Mary Elizabeth (Baldwin) Iden of Minerva and the late Lowell G. Iden Sr. He was a former janitor for the Minerva Local School District and currently a biomedical field service engineer for Excalibur Labs. He grew...

Billy "Ralph" Lyons

Billy "Ralph" Lyons

May 3, 2012

Billy "Ralph" Lyons Age 63 of Malvern died Thursday May 3, 2012 in Aultman Hospital. He was born March 18, 1949 in Fort Blackmore, VA to Jim and Hazel (Corder) Lyons. He is a retired Oil Driller having worked for EDCO Drilling for over 25 years. He is survived by his wife, Donna (Kiskadden) Lyons whom he married March 27,...

Leslie Guthrie

Leslie Guthrie

Apr 30, 2012

Leslie A. Guthrie, age 57, of Minerva, died Monday, April 30, 2012 in the Great Trail Care Center in Minerva. He was born Sept. 3, 1954 in Alliance to Harry and Wilma (Robbins) Guthrie of Minerva. He had worked for Transue and Williams, American Steel and Alliance Casting. He graduated from Marlington High School in 1973 and attended ITT Technical...

Edward Dickey, Sr.

Edward Dickey, Sr.

Apr 30, 2012

Edward M. Dickey, Sr., age 82, of Minerva, died Monday, April 30, 2012 in Mercy Hospital following injuries sustained in an auto accident. He was born December 17, 1929 in Salem, Ohio to James, Sr. and Ruth Dickey. He retired from the oil fields after 38 years of service having worked for PEP Drilling for 21 years, Sherman Drilling for...

Donna Miller

Donna Miller

Apr 29, 2012

Donna L. Miller, age 67, of Minerva, died Sunday, April 29, 2012 in Roselawn Terrace in Alliance. She was born April 29, 1945 in Pekin to Eldon and Mary (Siofletia) Bowman. She worked for Ohio Tool and Drill and attended the Minerva First Christian Church. She is survived by her spouse, Donald Miller of Minerva; daughter, Dawn Marie (Bruce) Bunch...

Sheldon Earl Clark

Sheldon Earl Clark

Apr 28, 2012

Sheldon Clark Age 84 of Doylestown and formerly Minerva died Sat. April 28, 2012 in the Apostolic Christian Home in Rittman. He was born May 8, 1927 in Minerva to Lawrence and Lila (Allmon) Clark. He retired from the Hoover Co. in North Canton where he was an engineer and had formerly worked for Monarch Products in Minerva. He is...

Dillard Caldwell, Sr.

Dillard Caldwell, Sr.

Apr 27, 2012

Dillard C. Caldwell, Sr., age 71, of Canton, died Friday, April 27, 2012. He was born Oct. 19, 1940 in Dekalb, TN to Isaac and Lilly Mae (Williams) Caldwell. He retired from the Timken Company where he had worked for over 30 years and was a member of the Canton Temple of Praise. He is preceded in death by his...

Dale Duffy

Dale Duffy

Apr 25, 2012

Dale D. Duffy, age 60, of Carrollton, died Wed., April 25, 2012 at his home. He was born Dec. 12, 1951 in Massillon to Donald and Helen (Cline) Duffy. He was a sandblaster for PEP Drilling and retired from East Manufacturing. He is survived by his ex-wife, Cindy Duffy of Malvern, daughter, Rachelle Sturms-Russ of Magnolia; son, Toby (Alicia) Duffy...

Muriel Reed

Muriel Reed

Apr 24, 2012

Muriel Reed Age 82 of Minerva died Tuesday April 24, 2012 in Minerva Eldercare. She was born Feb. 24, 1930 in Pattersonville to Charles and Grace (Davenport) Palmer. She retired from the Village of Minerva where she had worked for many years. She graduated from Augusta High School and is a member of the Minerva United Methodist Church, the United...

Raymond "Payday" Houyouse

Raymond "Payday" Houyouse

Apr 21, 2012

Raymond "Payday" Houyouse "picture" Age 71 of Minerva died Sat. April 21, 2012 in the Alliance Community Hospital. He was born Dec. 21, 1940 in Bergholz to the late Isadore and Pauline (Urdock) Houyouse. He retired from PCC in Minerva where he had worked in maintenance for over 40 years. He graduated from Carrollton High School and was an avid...

John Hafner Jr.

John Hafner Jr.

Apr 18, 2012

John Hafner Jr. Age 99 died Wed. April 18th, 2012 in the Country Club in Dover. He was born Dec. 6, 1912 in Dover to John and Mary (Peck) Hafner. He retired from Gateway Transportation in Canton where he was a truck driver. He is survived by his children; John (Sharon) Hafner of Canton, Ron Hafner of Carrollton, Carol (Dale)...

Mildred Blevins

Mildred Blevins

Apr 16, 2012

Mildred Blevins, age 91, died Monday, April 18, 2012 in Murrell's Inlet, SC. She was born in Ohio, the daughter of John and Hannah Hoopes. She was a longtime member of the East Rochester United Methodist Church, the WSCS Women's Society, a charter member of the East Rochester Garden Club, the Ohio Farm Bureau and involved for many years with...

Mary Wells

Mary Wells

Apr 14, 2012

Mary Ann Margaret Wells, age 75, of Sandy Springs Road, Minerva died, Saturday, April 14, 2012 in Autlman Hospital after an extended illness. She was born April 28, 1936 in Athens, OH to the late Ralph Stover and Faye (Barnhart) Stover. She worked as a Home Health Care Aid and was a member of the Army Navy Garrison in Waco....

Lillian (Mallernee) Williams

Lillian (Mallernee) Williams

Mar 28, 2012

Lillian (Mallernee) Williams, age 87, of Minerva died Wed., March 28, 2012 in Aultman Hospital. She was born Nov. 3, 1924 in Flushing to Anthony and Perrie (Dale) Leone. She worked for Minerva Local Schools as a secretary at Mary Irene Day Elementary for 25 years. She is a member of the Minerva United Methodist Church and a graduate of...