Obituaries

Dec 25, 2023

John "Jack" Shaffer

John "Jack" H. Shaffer, 86, of Orangeburg, SC, passed away on Monday, December 25, 2023, with his loving wife by his side.

The family will hold a service of remembrance at a later date in Ohio.

Mr. Shaffer was born on February 16, 1937, in Imperial, PA.  He...

Dec 19, 2023

John F. Oyer

Age 72, of Robertsville, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023 in the Arbors of Minerva. He was born July 13, 1951 in Canton to Clarence and Evelyn (Baxter) Oyer. He retired from The East Canton Brickyard where he worked security for many years.  He is a Minerva High School graduate and a published author...

Dec 15, 2023

Gregory B. Draper

Age 61, of Minerva, passed away Friday, Dec. 15, 2023 at Aultman Hospital.  He was born March 2, 1962 in Alliance to the late John "Jack" and Alice "Gabby" (Phillips) Draper.  He retired from American Standard in Salem where he had been a welder for 28 years.  A passionate bass fisherman, he...

Dec 11, 2023

Debbie J. Rupp

age 48, of East Liverpool, passed away Monday, Dec. 11, 2023 in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh.  She was born Nov. 25, 1975 in Alliance to the late Lee Mansfield and Bernice (Percy) (Mansfield) Yeager. She graduated from Alliance High School.  She loved horror movies and watching WWE Wrestling, tattoos and country music.

Dec 11, 2023

Dorothy E. Cole

age 102, passed away Monday, Dec. 11, 2023 in the Centreville Village in Carrollton.  She was born Aug. 4, 1921 in East Twp., Carroll County to Lawrence and Pearl (Lee) Hawkins.  She was a homemaker and member of the Carrollton Baptist Temple. She is a 7th degree member of the Pleasant Valley Grange and...

Dec 11, 2023

JoAnn L. Kohl

Age 82, of Minerva, passed away Monday, Dec. 11, 2023 in the Arbors of Minerva. She was born Nov. 15, 1941 in Canton to Carl and Ellen (Lutz) Miller. She is a member of the Minerva First Presbyterian Church.  She loved to collect angels, was an avid crafter and loved to cross-stitch, knit and...

Dec 10, 2023

Elden J. Sluss

Age 89, of Paris, passed away, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. He was born July 3, 1934 in East Canton to William and Gladys (Ake) Sluss.  He retired from Sears and Roebuck after 38 years of service and was a farmer and loved tending to the garden on the farm with his wife.  ...

Dec 9, 2023

Katherine Austin

Age 71, of Barberton, passed away Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023 in the Summa Health Barberton Hospital. She was born Dec. 20, 1951 in Toronto, OH to Marvin and Arretta (Morrow) Bell.  She was an administrative assistant for Babcock and Wilcox.  She graduated from Kenmore High School and received an associate's degree from Start State.

Nov 30, 2023

Todd A. Reed

Age 57, of Malvern, passed away Thursday, Nov. 30th in the Aultman Hospital.  He was born May 2, 1966 in Canton. Todd worked for over 35 years as a journalist, sports writer and photographer. He spent most of his career at The Malvern Community News and The News Leader until its closing....

Nov 28, 2023

Mark A. Shoemaker

Age 63, of Minerva passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2023 in the Aultman Compassionate Care. He was born Sept. 21, 1960 in Youngstown, to Clarence and Charlotte (Jones) Shoemaker. He graduated from Salem High School and was a member of the US Army, 82nd Airborne where he served in Panama and Croatia. He had...

Nov 18, 2023

Bruce Robertson

Age 74, of Alliance, passed away Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023 in his home.  He was born on July 5, 1949 in Canton to Donald and Miriam (Werstler) Robertson.

In years past, he attended Cohen-Joliet Workshop and currently attended Creative Learning Workshop. Bruce loved going to work and never wanted to miss...

Nov 11, 2023

Sharon A. Shotwell

Age 70 of Minerva went back to be with her Lord on Saturday, November 11, 2023 in the Minerva Healthcare and Rehab center. She was born in Alliance, Ohio to the late Vincent and Margaret (McGuire) Scuro on April 14,1953. She is a graduate of St. Edward High School in Malvern, Ohio and is...

Nov 10, 2023

JoAnn Kohmann

Age 86, of Minerva, passed away Friday, Nov. 10, 2023 in McCrea Manor.  She was born October 7, 1937 in Massillon to Leonard and Ruth (Marr) Lewis. She was a home maker and worked with her husband, John, as the title clerk of Kohmann AMC and Kohmann Ford.  She is a 1955 graduate...

Nov 1, 2023

Ernesto Luciano Palleschi

age 76, passed away on November 1, 2023 at his home in Dellroy, Ohio. He was born on December 13, 1946 in Sora, Italy to Domenico and Celeste (DiPede) Palleschi. He emigrated with his parents and brothers to the United States in 1956, settling in Malvern, Ohio. He graduated from Malvern High...

Oct 28, 2023

Jack J. Litten

Age 85, of Carrollton, passed away, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023 in Aultman Hospital. He was born April 17, 1938 in Flushing, OH to Orville and (Rogers) Litten.  He retired from PCC Airfoils in Minerva where he had worked for 32 years. He was a singer for the band, Lloyd Hamilton and the...

Oct 27, 2023

Beloved and adored family patriarch, Everett Cluster Eagle, Jr., was called to join his Heavenly Father, wife, and parents on Friday, October 27, 2023. Everett ("Buddie" to some) was born to Evelyn "Ruth" Hardway and Everett C. Eagle, Sr. on August 4, 1953, in Roane County, West Virginia, and spent most of his life in Canton and then Minerva,...

Oct 20, 2023

Rosalie F. Unruh

Age 90, of Minerva, passed away Friday, Oct. 20, 2023 in her home surrounded by her family.  She was born March 24, 1933 in Galva, Kansas to Noah and Nina (Schmidt) Unruh.  She was a homemaker and member of the Church of God in Christ Mennonite Church in Homeworth.

She is preceded...

Oct 19, 2023

June E. Hardy

Age 91, of Minerva, passed away Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023 in the Carroll Golden Age Retreat.  She was born Jan. 8, 1932 in Beaver Falls, PA to Fred and Pearl (Reisinger) Dourm. She was a housewife and member of the Augusta Christian Church.

She is preceded in death by her husband, William...

Oct 19, 2023

Russell A. Walker

Age 65, of East Rochester, passed away Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023 in his home surrounded by his family.  He was born Nov. 1, 1957 in Canton to Olen Walker of Paris and the late Lois (Smith) Walker. He retired from Regal Metal in Minerva where he had worked for 46 years.  He graduated from...

Oct 18, 2023

Tammy M. Snider

Age 55, of Minerva, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023 in the Aultman Compassionate Care Center.  She was born Oct. 27, 1967 in Buckhannon, WV to the late Darrell and Hazel (Pugh) Tanner. She had worked for Alpha Enterprise in East Canton and is a member of the VFW Aux. #4120 in Minerva.