Obituaries

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....

Dec 9, 2011

Pamela K. Manfull age 59 of Dover died Friday Dec. 9, 2011. She was born Oct. 15, 1952 in Canton to the late Earl and Alice (Kidder) Bender. She had worked for Lauren Manufacturing for several years and previously owned and operated a farm in Augusta with her husband. She is preceded in death by her husband Jerry Manfull who...

Dec 2, 2011

Debra L. Seaburn

Debra L. Seaburn, age 54, of Paris, died Friday, Dec. 2, 2011 in Aultman Hospital. She was born May 29, 1957 in Canton to Walt and Linnie (Ashby) Seaburn. She is a plant manager for DLH Industries. She graduated from Minerva High School in...

Nov 30, 2011

Betty F. VanMeter Age 82, of Minerva, died Wed., Nov. 30, 2011 in the Compassionate Care Center in Canton. She was born May 19, 1929 in Minerva to Walter and Helen Virginia (Kerr) Murphy. She was a housewife and worked in the office of Dr. Richard Boggs for several years. She is a member of St. Martin's Lutheran Church in...

Nov 26, 2011

Marilou (Scott) Escott Age 76 of Minerva died Sat. Nov. 26, 2011. She was born Feb. 25, 1935 in East Rochester to Edwin T. and Mary (Close) Scott. She worked for TRW in Minerva for 32 years and then worked for Eaton Corp. in Florida for several years. She is a member of the National AARP. She is preceded in...

Nov 24, 2011

Lois Shaffer Age 80 of Minerva died Thursday Nov. 24, 2011 in Aultman Hospital. She was born Sept. 29, 1931 in Canton to Jesse and Della (Parks) Davenport. She was a professional organist having played for many area churches. She was a founding member of the Minerva Grace Brethren Church. She graduated from Timken High School, is a Past Vice-President...

Nov 17, 2011

William R. Glavan Age 92 of Minerva died Thursday Nov. 17, 2011 in the Alliance Community Hospital. He was born Oct. 2, 1919 in Cleveland to Frank and Mary (Orazem) Glavan and had four brothers and sisters; Angie, Molly, Ed and Joey. He retired from the J.C. Baxter Company in Minerva and was a US Army Veteran of WWII. He...

Nov 13, 2011

Lois M. Walker Lois Walker, age 79, of Paris passed away Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011 in Mercy Medical Center. Lois was born May 16, 1932 in Pekin to the late George and Olive (Wright) Smith. She was a homemaker who loved crafts, having taught ceramics for many years. More recently, she made many beautiful award winning quilts and tote bags...