Obituaries

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...

Kenneth Alfred Shine

Kenneth Alfred Shine

Mar 27, 2012

Kenneth A. Shine, age 77, of Waynesburg, passed away, Tuesday, March 27, 2012 in Minerva Eldercare. He was born April 13, 1934 in Waynesburg to Ora and Martha (Streit) Shine. He was a US Army Veteran and retired from Whitacre Greer where he had worked for 34 years. He loved flower gardening and raising German Shepherds. He was loved and...

Charles William Hutchison

Charles William Hutchison

Mar 25, 2012

Charles W. Hutchison, age 62, passed away peacefully at his home Sunday March 25, 2012. He was born Aug. 12, 1949 in Canton, OH to the late A.W. and Virginia (Morrow) Hutchison. He retired from Verizon (GTE) where he had worked for 30 years. He is a member of the Bergholz Church of Christ, a social member of the Minerva...

James Olen Guthrie

James Olen Guthrie

Mar 25, 2012

James O. Guthrie, age 91, of Carrollton died Sunday, March 25, 2012 in the Carroll Healthcare Center. He was born Aug. 31, 1920 in Carroll County to John and Alveda (Lang) Guthrie. He retired from Monarch Products in Minerva where he worked for over 25 years. He is a 1938 graduate of Augusta High School, and is a US Army...

Darla Marie Brunner

Darla Marie Brunner

Mar 25, 2012

Darla M. Brunner, age 52, of Minerva died Sunday, March 25, 2012 in her home. She was born Oct. 22, 1959 in Canton to Thomas and Edith (Campanizzi) Mick of Minerva. She was a nurse's aide and a member of St. Gabriel Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband, Robert Brunner whom she married March 28, 1980; 2 sons,...

Sandra Rae Shick

Sandra Rae Shick

Mar 20, 2012

Sandra R. Shick, age 71, of Paris, passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2012 in Aultman Hospital. She was born March 6, 1941 in Akron, Ohio to the late Elbert and Lennie (King) Hurd. She was retired from Bunker Hill Mobile Homes and Shick Manufactured Homes. She loved boating and fishing and especially attending her grandchildren's sporting events at the Minerva...

Mary Hafner

Mary Hafner

Mar 20, 2012

Mary Hafner Age 88 of Alliance and formerly Minerva died Tuesday March 20, 2012 in the Laurels of Canton. She was born Sept. 11, 1923 in East Springfield to Frank and Mary (Horvatz) McClosky. She worked for many years at the Southern Inn in Minerva. She was a member of New Life Ministries in Louisville. She is preceded in death...

Garry Sparow, Jr.

Garry Sparow, Jr.

Mar 17, 2012

Garry A. Sparow, Jr., age 38, of Amsterdam, died Sat. March 17, 2012 in Aultman Hospital. He was born Aug. 19, 1973 in Sturgis, MI to Garry Sparow, Sr. of Michigan and Terry Sue (Phelps) Sparow of Canton. He worked for Colfor Manufacturing in Malvern. He graduated from Edison High School and was a US Marine. He was a member...

Bonnie Ruth Somers

Bonnie Ruth Somers

Mar 15, 2012

Bonnie Ruth Somers, 85, of Alliance passed away Thursday, March 15 at Alliance Community Hospital. Bonnie had been battling several physical problems for a number of years and is now at rest. Bonnie Ruth Somers was born October 5, 1926 in Alliance to Parents Ray and Lela Shively. She leaves behind her husband of 66 years Charles William Somers; sons,...