Obituaries

Jun 5, 2011

Gloria C. Hepler Gloria C. Hepler, age 83, of Minerva, passed away Sun., June 5, 2011 in the Minerva Eldercare Center in Minerva. She was born Jan. 21, 1928 in Lisbon, OH to Howard and Mildred (Burgan) Pennell. She was a housewife. She is preceded in death by her husband, Milford Hepler, Jr. who died May 22, 2011. She is...

Jun 4, 2011

Albert Arkenburgh Jr. Age 73 of Minerva died Sat. June 4, 2011 in his home surrounded by his family. He was born May 31, 1938 in Youngstown to the late Albert and Sylvia (Smith) Arkenburgh. He retired from Passmore's Greenhouse where he had worked for 25 years. He had also worked for Cold Cast in Minerva, and the Stark Co....

Jun 3, 2011

James H. Lippincott Age 72 of Dellroy, died Friday June 3, 2011 in the Hennis Care Centre of Bolivar. He was born Feb. 22, 1939 in East Rochester to Harry and Luree (Yoder) Lippincott. He retired from Superior Dairy and had worked for Purity Dairy and Lippincott Dairy. He is survived by his wife Wilma (Waugh) Lippincott who he married...

Jun 1, 2011

Nina R. Summer Age 90 of Minerva and formerly Kensington died Wed. June 1, 2011 in Aultman Hospital. She was born March 5, 1921 in Carrollton to Lawrence and Lila (Allmon) Clark. She retired from Minerva Local Schools where she taught 4th Grade at M.I. Day Elementary for 28 years. She graduated from Augusta High School in 1939 and Kent...

May 30, 2011

William R. Mills Age 52 of Canton died Monday May 30, 2011 at the home of his mother and stepfather in Malvern after an extended illness.  He was born Sept. 4, 1958 in Canton to Rose (Kohl) Pierce of Malvern and the late William Mills. He retired from Barlow World in Greenville, SC.  He graduated from Louisville High School.  He...

May 30, 2011

Gilfred "Gil" S. Greggain

Gilfred "Gil" S. Greggain, age 86, of Minerva, died Monday, May 30, 2011 in his home surrounded by his family. He was born Oct. 30, 1924 in Wolfe, Saskatchewan, Canada to Gilfred D. and Mattie V. (Goddard) Greggain. He retired from Cornwell formerly Mac Tools in Vallejo, CA, was the...

May 22, 2011

Milford Hepler, Jr.

Milford Hepler, Jr., age 82, of Minerva, passed away Sun., May 22, 2011 in the Minerva Eldercare Center in Minerva. He was born Oct. 27, 1928 in Salem, OH to Milford and Elva (Sommers) Hepler, Sr. He retired from Aultman Hospital where...

May 20, 2011

Thomas J. Howell

Thomas J. Howell, age 61, of White Hall, Arkansas and formerly Tulsa, Oklahoma, died Friday, May 20, 2011 in the Princeton Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama. He was born Oct. 10, 1949 in Canton to Donna (Motts) (Howell) Graham of Canton and the...

May 19, 2011

Ralph "Jake" Martin Age 86 of Malvern died Thursday, May 19, 2011 in the Carroll Golden Age Retreat. He was born July 16, 1924 in Malvern to William and Florence (Wyville) Martin. He was a truck driver for Harple Oil, Campbell's Sohio, and Magnolia Mining Co. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII and member of the Malvern American...

May 19, 2011

Eileen M. Wood Age 74 of Malvern died Thursday May 19, 2011 in Aultman Hospital. She was born Nov. 29, 1936 in Canton to Corwin and Pearl (Manfull) Grimes. She worked as a Secretary for several places including the Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation for the State of Ohio. She is a member of the Minerva First Presbyterian Church where she...

May 16, 2011

Barbara A. Romano

Barb Romano, age 66, of Minerva, died Monday, May 16, 2011 in her home. She was born June 7, 1944 in Canton to the late Louis and Anna (Ostarchvic) Romano. She graduated from Malvern High School in 1962 and received her Bachelor's in Elementary...

May 15, 2011

Thelma M. Campbell Age 86 of Minerva died Sunday May 15, 2011 in the Hospice of North Central Ohio in Ashland. She was born June 6, 1924 in Salineville to William and Meda (Stevens) Gross. She worked at the Village Shoe Shoppe in Minerva for many years and is a member of the Minerva United Methodist Church. She is preceded...

May 6, 2011

JOHN DEMETER Age 88 of Davenport, Iowa, died Friday, May 6, 2011, in the Hope Creek Care Center in E. Moline, Il. He was born Feb. 2, 1923 in New Brighton, Penn., to Julius and Elizabeth Demeter. He graduated from Augusta High School and enlisted in the Marine Corps in June 1941, where he served for 25 1/2 years and...

May 4, 2011

Mary E. Guest, age 87 of Minerva, died Wed. May 4, 2011 in Minerva Eldercare. She was born Nov. 10, 1923 in Minerva to Harry and Bessie (Hostetter) George. She was the owner of Guest Cake Decorating for many years. She is a lifetime member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Minerva. A 1941 graduate of Minerva High School, member...

May 3, 2011

Loretta E. Hutto

Loretta E. Hutto, age 80 of Alliance, died Tuesday, May 3, 2011 in Mercy Medical Center. She was born July 30, 1930 in Augusta to Floyd and Helen (Mills) Senior. She was the owner and operator of Campus Floral in Alliance for many years....

Apr 26, 2011

James B. Beadnell

James B. Beadnell, age 63, of Minerva, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, April 26, 2011. He was born March 2, 1948 in Wellsville, OH to Blaine Beadnell and the late Marguerite (Roush) Beadnell. He was employed at PCC Airfoils and a...

Apr 25, 2011

James A. Henderson

James A. Henderson, age 59, of Malvern, passed away in his home, Monday, April 25, 2011. He was born Dec. 12, 1951 in Canton, OH to Richard Henderson, Jr. and the late Mary Louise (McDonald) Henderson. He was a truck driver and a member...

Apr 23, 2011

Elsie M. Driscoll Age 79 of Salineville died Sat. April 23, 2011 in Mercy Medical Center. She was born July 20, 1931 in Salineville to Lawson and Nellie (McVicker) Slack. She was a housewife and graduate of Minerva High School. She is preceded in death by her husband David A. Driscoll who died in 1980. She is survived by two...

Apr 22, 2011

Raymond J. Manley Age 86 of Minerva died Friday April 22, 2011 in his home surrounded by his family. He was born April 1, 1925 in Lisbon to Clyde and Stella (Gause) Manley. He retired from Summitville Tile. He is a founding member of St. Gabriel Catholic Church in Minerva and was a Third Degree Knight of the Minerva Knights...

Apr 18, 2011

Letha D. Betz Age 92 of Salem died Monday April 18, 2011 in Blossom Nursing Center in Salem. She was born May 26, 1918 in Paris to George and Maude (Siefert) Gill. She was a housewife and member of the Paris Israel Church. She is preceded in death by her husband Donald R. Betz who died in 1996, a son,...