Obituaries

Jan 20, 2012

Rhonda K. Watts Age 45 of Minerva died Friday Jan. 20, 2012 in Aultman Hospital. She was born June 17, 1966 in Charleston, WV to Margaret (Jones) Gall of Canton and the late Charles E. Gall. She worked for JR Engineering in Barberton for 14 years. In addition to her mother, she is survived by fiancée, Glenn Nead of Minerva,...

Jan 20, 2012

"Picture" Robert J. Starkey Age 87 of Robertsville died Friday Jan. 20, 2012 in Aultman Hospital. He was born July 20, 1924 in Robertsville to Clarence and Pearl (Graber) Starkey. He is a retired famer and retired from TRW Metals in Minerva where he was a foreman. He is a member of the Robertsville Christ Memorial Church, a graduate of...

Jan 13, 2012

Thomas E. Watts Sr. Age 64 of Nesbit, Miss., died Jan. 13, 2012 in Memphis, TN. He was born April 1, 1947 in Canton to Charles Watts of Paris and the late Delores (Priesing) Watts. He was the owner of Southaven Auto Truck Service in Nesbit, Miss. In addition to his mother, he is survived by 2 daughters and a...

Jan 11, 2012

Kenneth "Pete" Grimes, age 90, of Minerva, died Wed., Jan. 11, 2012 in Minerva Eldercare. He was born Nov. 15, 1921 in Minerva to Kenneth and Edna (Morehead) Grimes. He retired from Republic Steel and worked for many years with Grimes Painting. He was a US Army Air Corp Veteran of WWII having served in Italy, a lifetime member of...

Jan 8, 2012

Arden R. Vance Age 76 of Minerva died Sun. Jan. 8, 2012 in Alliance Community Hospital. She was born Dec. 16, 1935 in Minerva to Joseph and Rose (Reeder) Edwards. She retired from PCC Airfoils in Minerva where she worked for over 40 years. She was also a big part of the Normandy Inn for many years. She is a...

Jan 2, 2012

Frances A. Yant

Frances A. Yant, age 86, of Tucson, AZ and formerly Minerva, died Monday, Jan. 2, 2012 in Tucson, AZ. She was born May 28, 1925 in Mechanicstown to Clarence and Iva (Tinlin) Ray. She was a housewife and had worked at the Liberty Bell...

Jan 2, 2012

Wanda E. Zaugg Wanda E. Zaugg, age 87, of East Rochester, died Mon., Jan. 2, 2012 at the home of her daughter in Minerva surrounded by her family. She was born Sept. 9, 1924 in Bayard to James and Edith (Grimes) Frazier. She had worked for Transue & Williams in Alliance and the Dillon Drug Store in Minerva. She is...

Dec 25, 2011

Richard E. Fogg Age 94 of Minerva died peacefully Sunday Dec.25, 2011 in his home unexpectedly. He was born March 14, 1917 in Winona, MN to Jess and Cora (Shear) Fogg. He was a self employed Dairy Equipment salesman for many years. He is a WWII US Army Air Corp. veteran where he served as a pilot. In 2008 he...

Dec 25, 2011

Walter E. Gross Jr.

Age 71, of Malvern, died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011 in his home. He was born March 9, 1940 in Salineville to Walter and Mildred (Slates) Gross Sr. He was an auto mechanic for several area dealerships and a full time grandfather. He graduated...

Dec 25, 2011

Shirley R. Ray

Age 88, of East Rochester, died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011 in the Alliance Community Hospital after a short illness. She was born July 17, 1923 in Salineville to George and Ruth (Lewis) Boehm. She worked for the Minerva Local School District where she was...

Dec 22, 2011

Ruth Elizabeth (Bauer) Csuti Age 91 of Anchorage, Alaska died Dec. 22, 2011 following a short illness. She was born June 26, 1920 in Dellroy to Adolph and Minnie (Kocher) Bauer. She was a hair stylist and beauty school instructor and licensed Vocational Nurse. She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Cumberland, WI, Cokesbury United Methodist Church...

Dec 21, 2011

Robert P. Carper age 69, of Minerva died Wed., December 21, 2011 in Aultman Hospital. He was born December 28, 1941 in Canton, OH to Warren and Margaret (Miller) Carper. He was a truck driver having worked for the Craft Dairy Group for 24 years before retiring from Carter Express. He is a US Navy Veteran and a member of...

Dec 20, 2011

Christopher Bernardi Age 29 of Malvern, passed away on Tuesday Dec. 20, 2011. He was born April 29, 1982 in Canton and was a 2000 graduate of Malvern High School. Chris had a big heart and was a very caring person. He will be deeply missed and never forgotten. He was preceded in death by his father, Gregory Bernardi Sr.,...

Dec 17, 2011

Frank Cole Age 93, of Minerva died Sat. Dec. 17, 2011 in Aultman Hospital. He was born Oct. 22, 1918 in Newland, NC to Ira and Nola (Pritchard) Cole. Frank spent several years living in WV, Idaho and Oregon. He retired from Babcock and Wilcox in Alliance and was the owner and manager of Cap's Grocery in Minerva for several...

Dec 15, 2011

Paul E. Wingert Jr. Age 56 of Minerva died Thursday Dec. 15, 2011 in Aultman Hospital. He was born Jan. 26, 1955 in Canton to Paul and Phyllis (Lanning) Wingert. He worked for B&H Machine in Minerva for many years. He graduated from Minerva High School and is a member of the Minerva United Methodist Church. He is survived by...

Dec 14, 2011

Sherry A. Stokes Sherry A. Stokes, age 58, of Minerva, died Wednesday, December 14, 2011 in her home following an extended illness. She was born Jan. 25, 1953 in Alliance, Ohio to William and Joyce (Jones) Williams. She was a 1971 graduate of Minerva High School and worked as a telemarketer for Infocision and Ameridial. She is survived by 2...

Dec 13, 2011

Josephine Faye. Elton Age 89 of Minerva died Tuesday Dec. 13, 2011 in the Alliance Community Hospital. She was born Aug. 12, 1922 in Canton to Lloyd and Elizabeth (Speicher) Carr. She was the manager of the Minerva Quik Shop for 22 years. She graduated from Minerva High School in 1940 and was a member of the Minerva VFW Aux....

Dec 13, 2011

Julie Faith Duncan

Infant daughter of Douglas and Sheryl (Robinson) Duncan of Minerva, was stillborn on Tuesday, December 13, 2011.

In addition to her parents she is survived by a sister, Kayley Duncan of the home; maternal grandmother, Linda Smith...

Dec 10, 2011

Fern "Viola" Trubee Age 100 of Millersburg died Sat. Dec. 10, 2011 in the Joel Pomerane Memorial Hospital in Millersburg. Known as Viola she was born May 18, 1911 in Brandt to Rollo Eldon and Fern Viola (Andrews) Harbaugh. She graduated from Bethel High School in Miami County in 1929 and from Cedarville College in 1933 with a Bachelor of...

Dec 10, 2011

Gilbert "Gib" Marteney Age 93 of Kidron died Sat. Dec. 10, 2011 in his home. He was born Nov. 25, 1918 in Malvern to Oscar and Nealie (Wagner) Marteney. He was a machinist having worked for the Timken Co., B&H Machine in Minerva and retired from Good Roads in Minerva. He is a member of the Minerva First Christian Church....