Obituaries

Mar 23, 2011

Randy L. Petros Age 53 of Minerva died Wed. March 23, 2011 following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born Oct. 26, 1957 in Canton to Anne (Recchio) Petros of Minerva and the late Dominic Petros. He was a cement contractor for R. L. Petros Cement in Minerva, a 1976 graduate of Minerva High School and member of St....

Mar 23, 2011

Harold Lee Kump

Harold Lee Kump, age 85, of Minerva, died Wed., March 23, 2011 in the Sterling House of Alliance. He was born April 27, 1925 in Atwater to Harold and Helen (Stewart) Kump. He retired in 1981 from Babcock and Wilcox in Alliance. After retirement,...

Mar 23, 2011

Mildred "Mid" Wartluft Age 79 of Minerva died Wed. March 23, 2011 in Aultman Hospital. She was born April 28, 1931 in Carroll County to Harold and Elizabeth (Schory) Shields. She retired as an Executive Secretary for James River Corp. formerly Minerva Wax Paper Co. and had also worked for Henri's Cloud Nine Bridal Shoppe. She graduated from Minerva High...

Mar 21, 2011

John W. Temme Age 74 of East Rochester died Monday March 21, 2011 in his home. He was born Oct. 11, 1936 in Steubenville to August and Jennie (Simpson) Temme. He retired from J&L Steel in Louisville after 30 years of service. He is a US Navy Veteran and an active member of the Hanoverton Presbyterian Church where he was...

Mar 19, 2011

Wanda Stout Age 92 of Minerva died Sat. March 19, 2011 in Aultman Hospital. She was born Aug. 15, 1918 in Clendennin, WV to Thomas and Mamie (Norris) Morris. She was a housewife and member of the Minerva Church of Christ. She is preceded in death by her husband Everett "Chuck" Stout who died in 2000. She is survived by...

Mar 10, 2011

Marilyn A. Haynam, age 73 of Alliance and formerly Malvern and East Rochester died Thursday March 10, 2011 in Roselawn Terrace in Alliance.  She was born Feb. 5, 1938 in Damascas to Arlan "Bud" and Evelyn (Schoeni) Hoopes.  She was an apartment manager in Malvern and Calcutta.  She is a member of the Bayard United Methodist Church, a graduate of...

Mar 9, 2011

Lonnie Ray Soliday, age 57 of Minerva died Wed. March 9, 2011 in the Great Trail Care Center. He was born July 28, 1953 in Canton to the late William and Bertha (McClincy) Soliday. He was a Truck Driver and Scrap Business Operator. He is survived by three sons; Brian (Mindy) Soliday of Massillon, Bradley (Christy) Soliday of Minerva and...

Mar 8, 2011

Hazel Clapper

Hazel Clapper, age 97 of North Canton and formerly Minerva died Tuesday March 8, 2011 in her home. She was born June 29, 1913 in Minerva to Arthur and Grace (Wallace) Kail. She retired from the Timken Co. where she was a secretary and was...

Mar 8, 2011

Charles Robert "Bob" McCloskey, age 72 of Minerva, died March 8, 2011 in his home among his family after surviving a lung transplant for 4 years. He was born Sept. 15, 1938 in Wellsville, OH to the late Charles and Mary (Hunter) McCloskey. He was a retired Millwright having worked 38 years for TRW Metals and PCC Airfoils, co-owner of...

Mar 6, 2011

George E. Collins Age 86 of Robertsville and then East Rochester in his later years where he lived with his daughter until moving to Minerva Eldercare in 2009, went to be with the Lord on Sunday March 6, 2011. He was born May 25, 1924 in Litwar, WV to Arthur and May (Patrick) Collins. He is a Welder-fitter having retired...

Mar 5, 2011

Jerry "Pete" Hiner Age 75 of Canal Fulton and formerly Minerva died Sat. March 5, 2011 in Affinity Medical Center in Massillon. He was born Feb. 19, 1936 in Minerva to Arthur and Ethel (Roby) Hiner. He worked for the Cornerstone Day Habilitation Workshop for many years. He is preceded in death by his brothers, Jack, Gene, and Dale Hiner...

Mar 3, 2011

Mary Martha Roebuck Age 88 went peacefully home to the Lord Thursday March 3, 2011 at the Village of Westerville Retirement Center where she was a resident for the past 6 years. She was born Sept. 2, 1922 in Minerva to Charles and Edna (Perdue) Hines. Mary resided in Minerva until she married the love of her life, Army Air...

Mar 3, 2011

Ronald Malone Bentley Age 66 of Lynn Rd. Minerva (Pattersonville) passed away of an extended illness in Aultman Hospital Thursday March 3, 2011. He was born Sept. 8, 1944 in Landville, WV to the late Pat and Goldie (Dempsey) Bentley. He was a 37 year resident of Pattersonville where he raised four children. Ron worked as a Supervisor at The...

Feb 28, 2011

Jimmie W. Phillips

Jim Phillips, age 73, of Malvern, died Monday, February 28, 2011 in Aultman Hospital following an apparent heart attack. He was born May 30, 1937 in St. George, WV to Alva and Colleen (Sturms) Phillips. He retired from Cross Wholesale in Minerva where he...

Feb 27, 2011

Ira Baker

Ira Baker, age 85, of East Rochester, went home to be with the Lord on Feb. 27, 2011 in Aultman Hospital. He was born in Rogers, OH on Feb. 5, 1926.

Ira loved life, and enjoyed traveling and...

Feb 27, 2011

M. Jane Anthony

M. Jane Anthony, age 87, of Minerva went home to be with the Lord, Sun. Feb. 27, 2011 in the Alliance Community Hospital. She was born April 8, 1923 in Sebring to Joseph and Grace (Gillis) Campbell. She retired from TRW in Minerva in...

Feb 26, 2011

Pearl Thompson Pearl Thompson, age 92 of Waynesburg, died Sat. Feb. 26, 2011 in Aultman Hospital.  She was born April 7, 1918 in Canton to William and Rebecca (Buchanan) Hamberg. She was a housewife and an inspector at the Timken Co. She graduated from McKinley High School in 1938, was the Treasurer of Magnolia Grange #1698 where she was a...

Feb 24, 2011

Marion V. Kibler

age 98, of Minerva and Harlingen, TX, died Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011 in his daughter's home in New Franklin following an extended illness. He was born June 1, 1912 in Egypt, OH to Art and Lillian (Behner) Kibler. He was the owner/operator of Kibler's Service Station...

Feb 22, 2011

Martha E. Gram age 94 of Paris died Tuesday Feb. 22, 2011 in Minerva Eldercare.  She was born Nov. 26, 1916 in Paris to Samuel and Carrie (Maurer) Mercer.  She was a homemaker and member of the Paris Israel Church, Robertsville Grange, Pamona Grange, Minerva AARP #1808 and a lifetime member of the Ohio Wagon Train. She is preceded in...

Feb 20, 2011

Terry Dickson Sr. age 60 of Minerva died Sunday Feb. 20, 2011 in Aultman Hospital. He was born Oct. 27, 1950 in Canton to the late Omar and Maxine (Garrett) Dickson. He was a truck driver for 39 years having been owner of T.G. Trucking and drove for Kenny Rogers Trucking. He is survived by his former wife, Sandy Dickson...