Obituaries

Aug 28, 2011

Dennis L. Hough

Dennis Leon Hough, age 76, of Paris, Ohio, died Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011, at home, due to complications of Parkinson's disease. He was born July 1, 1935, in Latour, Mo., to the late Veula Margeurite (Gregg) and Henry Ray Hough.

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Aug 27, 2011

Virginia Shulenberger Age 86 of Minerva died Sat. Aug. 27, 2011 at home surrounded by her family. She was born Oct. 19, 1924 in Paris to Wilbur and Emma (Tressler) Dourm. She graduated from Minerva High School in 1943 as the valedictorian. She was a homemaker and member of the Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women....

Aug 23, 2011

Donald Draher

Age 73 of Minerva, died Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011 in Mercy Medical Center. He was born April 6, 1938 in Minerva to Alvertin and Laura (Nichols) Draher. He retired from General Color and Chemical in Minerva where he was a lab tech. He also had...

Aug 19, 2011

Robert J. Blackburn Age 51 of Minerva died Fri. Aug. 19, 2011. He was born June 14, 1960 in Canton. He is the co-owner of EmbroidMe in Alliance. He graduated from Minerva High School in 1978 and is a member of Grace Chapel in Minerva, Vice-President of the Minerva Rotary and a board member of the Alliance Chamber of Commerce....

Aug 14, 2011

Betty Schandel Age 92 of Minerva, died Sunday Aug. 14, 2011 in the Carroll Health Care Center. She was born Oct. 29, 1918 in Minerva to Michael and Cora (Kelhofner) Schandel. She worked on the family farm. She is survived by a sister, Hattie Kolodziejski of VA, several nieces and nephews including Patricia (Larry) Evans of Malvern, Linda (David) Miller...

Aug 11, 2011

Jean Ann Grunder Jean Ann Grunder, age 79, of Salem, died Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011 in the Alliance Community Hospital.  She was born July 26, 1932 in Sebring to Harry and Alice (Sheen) (Marshall) Peterson.  She was a housewife and member of the Minerva United Methodist Church.  She was an avid dog show competitor having shown AKC German Shepherds as...

Aug 9, 2011

Bill C. Kinsey, age 87 of East Canton and formerly Minerva, died Tuesday Aug. 9, 2011. He was born June 1, 1924 in Augusta to Thomas and Emma (Hiner) Kinsey. He retired from ConRail where he was an engineer for 43 years. He had also worked for New York Central and Penn Central Railroad....

Aug 8, 2011

Lela V. Flanigan Age 100 of Minerva died Monday Aug. 8, 2011 in Alliance Community Hospital. She was born Feb. 19, 1911 in Hibbits to Harvey and Varilla (Johnson) Leyda. She was a homemaker, waitress, bartender and nanny. She is preceded in death by her husband, Earl Flanigan who died in 1981 and 4 brothers; Pete, Earl, Walter and John...

Aug 6, 2011

Van Lee Arnold, age 49 of Minerva and formerly Indianapolis, IN, died Sat. Aug. 6, 2011 in the Cleveland Clinic. He as born Feb. 6, 1962 in Canton to Ray and Marilyn (Keller) Arnold of Minerva. He worked for the Diamond Chain Company in Indianapolis, IN. He was a 1980 graduate of Minerva High School. He was the owner and...

Jul 30, 2011

Alva "Bucky" Amelung

Alva "Bucky" Amelung, age 85, of Minerva went home to be with the Lord, Sat. July 30, 2011 in Aultman Hospital. He was born Aug. 1, 1925 in Canton to John and Hilda (Harris) Amelung. He retired from B&W Tube in Alliance where he...

Jul 30, 2011

Cathy L. Ulman

Cathy L. Ulman, age 62, of Carrollton, died, Saturday, July 30, 2011 in her home. She was born Sept. 22, 1948 in Minerva, OH to Charles and Mary (Wright) LeBeau. She was the co-owner of Ulman's Bakery in Carrollton and a 1966 graduate of...

Jul 29, 2011

Alta C. Mick

Alta C. (Lippincott)Mick, age 101, of East Rochester, went home to be with the lord on Friday, July 29, 2011 in the Great Trail Care Center in Minerva. She was born March 17, 1910 in East Rochester, OH to Edmond and Ophelia (Barrick) Lippincott....

Jul 29, 2011

Richard E. Draher

Richard E. Draher, age 79, of Minerva, died Friday, July 29, 2011 in Mercy Medical Center in Canton. He was born Sept. 27, 1931 in Minerva to Kenneth and Hazel (Archibald) Draher. He retired from the Minerva Wax Paper where he was a guillotine...

Jul 28, 2011

Ed Haught

John "Ed" Haught, age 61, of Minerva, died Thursday, July 28, 2011 in Mercy Medical Center in Canton. He was born January 7, 1950 to the late Jack Haught and Phyllis (Daugherty) Haught of Malvern. He worked for 23 years at the Minerva...

Jul 28, 2011

Betty A. Fowler

Betty A. Fowler, age 81, of Amsterdam, died Thursday, July 28, 2011 in Aultman Hospital. She was born Feb. 2, 1930 in Brownfield, PA to Howard and Edna (Johnson) Cameron. She worked as a nurses aid for the East Carroll Nursing home and had...

Jul 26, 2011

Ralph "Dean" Granger

Ralph "Dean" Granger, age 77, of Minerva, died Tuesday, July 26, 2011 in Aultman Hospital. He was born November, 12, 1933 in Beaver County, PA to Ross and Opal (Kelley) Granger. He retired from Sugardale after 20 years of service, was an area farmer,...

Jul 26, 2011

John V. Wadsworth

John V. Wadsworth, age 89, of Minerva passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2011 quietly at home after a long battle with lung cancer. He was born February 14, 1922 in Malvern, OH to Louis and Sadie (Wilson) Wadsworth. He retired as a maintenance manager...

Jul 21, 2011

John Joseph Sommers Age 90, of Minerva, OH, passed on to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 21, 2011. He was born in Uniontown, OH on Jan. 7, 1921 to Henry and Clara (Schlabach) Sommers. On January 1, 1946 he married Katie Beachy, who survives. God granted them over 65 years of marriage. John was a member at Minerva...

Jul 13, 2011

Carl W. Gartner Age 84 of Minerva, died Wed. July 13, 2011 in St. Luke's Lutheran Home for the Aging in North Canton. He was born Nov. 14, 1926 in Salem to George and Crystal (Wilson) Gartner. He is retired president of General Color and Chemical Co. in Minerva. He graduated from Salem High in 1944, attended Ohio State University...

Jul 4, 2011

Gerald Burkhart

Age 70 of Malvern, died Monday July 4, 2011 in his home following a 21 year battle with cancer. He was born Jan. 15, 1941 in Canton to Wilma (Fulks) Burkhart of Malvern and the late Albert Burkhart. He was an engineer for American Axle...