Obituaries

Nov 19, 2024

Lee Corwin Wyatt

Age 85, of Minerva passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2024 in St. Luke's Lutheran Community in Minerva.  He was born Dec. 28, 1938 in Bayard to Eldon and Ruth (Ray) Wyatt. He worked for General Telephone Company in Minerva for 25 years.  He is a member of the Minerva Methodist Church. He graduated from...

Nov 18, 2024

Daniel L. Ackerman

Age 72, of Minerva, passed away Monday, Nov. 18, 2024 in his home surrounded by his family.  He was born April 23, 1952 in Canton to Andrew and Agnes (Crowl) Ackerman. He had worked in the Oil Fields for many years and also the East Canton Brickyard and for West Twp.  He...

Nov 18, 2024

Vanessa R. Chester

age 37, of East Rochester passed away Monday, November 18, 2024.  She was born Feb. 10, 1987 in Fort Worth, TX to Kelli (Yeager) Chester and the late Kenneth Chester.  She was an air traffic controller for the FAA at the Youngstown Airport and formerly for Department of Defense at the Pentagon.  ...

Nov 17, 2024

Teddy (William) Goebeler

Age 63, of Minerva, passed away, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024 in the Aultman Compassionate Care Center.  He was born Aug. 2, 1961 in Canton to the late William and Jeannette (Tritt) Goebeler. He worked for 20 years at Colfor in Minerva and Malvern.  He graduated from Dalton High School in 1980 and...

Nov 15, 2024

Arthur W. McGraw

age 77, of Dover, passed away, November 15, 2024 in Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital in Canton. He was born Jan. 14, 1947 in Dover to Arthur and Wilma McGraw. He was a police officer in Whitehall, OH and had worked for AT&T in Columbus.

He is preceded in death by...

Nov 15, 2024

In Memory of

Karen "Kay" (McArtor) Russell

July 11, 1936-November 15, 2024

Hudsonville, Michigan

Surrounded by her family, on Friday, November 15, 2024, Karen "Kay" Russell, 88, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, after a short battle with...

Nov 9, 2024

Donald L. Shields

Age 91, of Minerva, passed away Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024 in the Minerva Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.  He was born Feb. 18, 1933 in Canton to Harold and Elizabeth (Shory) Shields.  He retired from Miller Refuse Co. and had worked as a fuel truck driver for Sohio.  He is a member of...

Nov 7, 2024

Norman Lee Summer

Age 82, of Minerva, passed away Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024 in the Carroll Healthcare Center. He was born March 27, 1942 in Bayard, OH to Karl and Catherine (Marlow) Summer. He graduated from Minerva High school in 1959, received a Bachelor of Arts degree with a music major from Mount Union College in 1965....

Nov 7, 2024

Alfred Campbell Brown IV

Age 70, Malvern passed away Thursday, November 7, 2024 in Aultman Compassionate Care. He was born June 23, 1954, in Canton to Alfred and Rose (Caporali) Brown. He retired from Detroit Diesel in Canton and was a carpet installer for many years.

He is preceded in death by his wife Debra...

Nov 6, 2024

Evelyn Kay Rine

loving wife and mother of seven children, passed away at the age of 79 on Wednesday, November 6, 2024.

Kay was born on July 5, 1945, in Woodsfield, Ohio to Delbert (Doc) and Mary Alice Crawford. She was one of six children. On June 7, 1963, Kay married Kermit Rine...

Nov 3, 2024

"Together again"

Kaaren S. Tinlin

Age 77 of Minerva passed away Sunday, Nov.3, 2024 in the University Hospital in Cleveland.  She was born March 24, 1947 in Louisa, KY to Otis and Irene (George) Johnson.  She retired from Ohio Drill and Tool Co. in Homeworth where she was a manager.  She...

Nov 1, 2024

"Together again"

Terry L. Lautzenheiser

age 77, of Alliance passed away Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.  He was born September 20, 1947 in Canton to Durworth and Mary Jane (Grant) Lautzenheiser. He was a cell tower installer for Motorolla for many years.  He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1965 and is...

Nov 1, 2024

Harriet L. McClosky

Age 88, of Minerva, passed away Friday, Nov. 1, 2024 in the Minerva Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. She was born May 5, 1936 in Canton to Thomas Charles "Chuck" and Eva (Adkins) Helman. She retired from PCC Airfoils in Minerva after over 40 years of service.  She was an avid camper.

Oct 30, 2024

Marjorie Joan (Crawford) Ellyson, age 86, of East Rochester, passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2024 in her home surrounded by her family. She was born on October 2, 1938 in Minerva, Ohio to Priscilla and Dean Crawford. She worked at TRW, in Minerva, for a number of years before becoming a full-time home maker. As a member of the...

Oct 26, 2024

Pauline Phyllis Borland

Age 87, of East Rochester passed away peacefully Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024 in her home surrounded by her loving family.  She was born Oct. 7, 1937 in Unionport to Hoy and Gayle (Kennedy) Whipkey Sr.  She worked at Minerva Eldercare Center for 12 years and Green Line Trucking.  She graduated from Carrollton...

Oct 21, 2024

Leslie "Les" Willison

Age 73, of Minerva passed away Monday, Oct. 21, 2024 in Aultman Hospital.  He was born Aug. 9, 1951 in Canton to the late Leo and June (Creager) Willison. He worked for many years for PCC Airfoils in Minerva and had also drove a cement truck for Petros' Brothers Cement in Minerva.  ...

Oct 20, 2024

Ricky A. Lautzenheiser Sr.

Age 71, of Minerva passed away, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024 in Aultman Hospital.  He was born June 12, 1953 in Canton to Clyde and Yvette (Draher) Lautzenheiser. He retired from the Electrician's Local #540 in Canton where he had worked for almost 50 years.  He graduated from Minerva High School in...

Oct 18, 2024

Richard L. Wickersham

Age 87, of Minerva passed away Friday, Oct. 18, 2024 in the Louisville Gardens.  He was born Feb. 17, 1937 in East Rochester to Robert and Kathryn (Slates) Wickersham.  He was a draftsman for Morgan Engineering in Alliance for 22 years and had worked for Union Metal.  He also worked for Promway...

Oct 14, 2024

Dale Edward Glavan

Age 66, of Canton passed away October 14, 2024, in Aultman Hospital. He was born in Alliance to William and Marilyn (Walker) Glavan. He graduated from Minerva Highschool in 1976 and continued to then graduate from Stark Tech. with an associate's degree in accounting. Dale worked at Summitville tile for 47 years....

Oct 8, 2024

Bernard W. Leach

Age 87, of East Canton, passed away Tuesday, Oct. .8th, 2024 in his home surrounded by his family.  He was born March 26, 1937, in Boliver to Samuel and Margaret (Wingerter) Leach.  He was a truck driver for Buck Hill Concrete in Canton for 35 years and was the owner of Leach Farms.