Obituaries

Sep 13, 2022

Robert C. Crouse

(Minerva)

Robert C. Crouse, age 82, of Minerva, died Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022 in Aultman Hospital. He was born March 9, 1940 in Carrollton to Robert W. and Irene (Sweeney) Crouse. He retired from PCC Airfoils in Minerva where he worked for 40 years and then after retirement...

Sep 13, 2022

Barbara A. Underwood

Age 84, of Kensington, died Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022 in the Salem Regional Medical Center. She was born April 28, 1938 in Kensington to Floyd "Connie" and Sarah (Waugh) Hillyer. She sold real estate for the Stafford Realty and Bob Newell Realty and had worked at Summitville Tile.  She was also a...

Sep 12, 2022

Arthur L. Fessler

Age 86, of Minerva, died Monday, Sept. 12, 2022 in Akron General Hospital. He was born Nov. 21, 1935 in Minerva to Delbert and Ida (Fry) Fessler.  He was the owner of Lake Valley Farm and had worked at Regal Metal and Tropic Air Stoker in Minerva.

He is preceded...

Sep 11, 2022

Larry Bender Sr.

Age 82, of Minerva, died Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022 in Aultman Alliance Hospital.  He was born Aug. 3, 1940 in Waynesburg, to Norman and Bernice (Stalder) Bender. After 48 years of service at PCC Airfoils in Minerva, Larry retired from the Quality Control Department and was also formerly General Foreman over Manufacturing. ...

Sep 8, 2022

May Ella Boyd

Age 83, of Minerva, died Thursday, Sept.8, 2022 in Aultman Compassionate Care Center. She was born Jan. 30, 1939 in Minerva to Earl and Mabel (Stonehill) Haynam. She graduated from Minerva High School in 1957 and then National Beauty College in Canton.  She was a beautician for 62 years having operated May's...

Sep 7, 2022

Freda M. Thompson Age 85, passed away peacefully Wednesday, September 7, 2022, after a long illness. Born in Waynesburg, Ohio to Clarence D. and Pauline Gibson Cooper, Freda was the fourth born of eight children. She enjoyed her life growing up on the farm in Mechanicstown, Ohio and was especially proud to be her Daddy's helper out in...

Sep 7, 2022

Tim Hertel

age 56, of Minerva passed away on September 7, 2022 at home surrounded by his family and friends after a two-year battle with cancer. He was born May 5, 1966 in Canton, the son of the late Sue (Russell) and Carl Hertel. He lived his entire life in Minerva having graduated from Minerva...

Sep 5, 2022

Pasquale "Pat" Donofrio

Age 70, of Minerva, died Monday, Sept. 5, 2022 in Aultman Hospital. He was born Nov. 4, 1951 in Salem to Dario Donofrio and Ona Mae (Carter) (Donofrio) Yingst. He was the owner of All-Star Ice Cream.  He attended Minerva High School.

He is survived by 6 sisters, Lori (Wayne)...

Sep 5, 2022

Jerrett "Jerry" Hayhurst

Age 73, of Homeworth, died Monday, Sept. 5, 2022 in Aultman Alliance Hospital. He was born Sept. 20, 1948 in Elyria to Harold and Dorothy (Colvin) Hayhurst. He served two 3-year tours in the US Army. First tour was May 10, 1971, to May 3, 1973 (In Vietnam, Oct. 1970 to May...

Sep 2, 2022

Lennie Milano

Age 69, of Minerva, passed away September 2, 2022. He was born September 10, 1952, in Canton, Ohio to Leonard and Carol (Uhrich) Milano, Lennie was the first of four children. He attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School, where he met Bertha Kiko. The two married Feb. 5, 1972. Early in his career,...

Sep 1, 2022

Mary L. Bucher

Age 78, formerly of Minerva, died Thursday, September 1, 2022 in her Tennessee home surrounded by family. She was born June 28, 1944 in Orrville, OH to Forest and Vivian (Frye) Gardner. She graduated from East Canton High School in 1962. While raising her family, she worked for several companies retiring from the Bonnot...

Aug 31, 2022

Betty Jane Casper

Age 95, of Minerva, died Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022 in Altercare of Louisville. She was born Jan. 26, 1927 in Waynesburg to Clem and Marie (Gotschall) Casper. She retired from Mercy Hospital in Canton where she had worked in Labor and Delivery for 42 years.  She graduated from Malvern High School and...

Aug 30, 2022

Samuel Plott

Age 77, of Minerva, died Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022 in Aultman Hospital. He was born May 3, 1945 in East Rochester to Paul and K. Nadene (Brenner) Plott.  He retired from General Motors in Lordstown after 40 years of service.  He is a US Army Veteran of Vietnam.  He is a member of...

Aug 30, 2022

Nancy S. Clawson

Age 67, of Massillon, died Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022 in Aultman Hospital. She was born July 25, 1955 in Canton to Dewey and Thelma (Barrick) Truax.  She worked for Canton Healthcare for over 17 years.

She is survived by a daughter, Tracy Smith (John Lee) of Massillon, son, James Fisk...

Aug 28, 2022

Blaine W. Collins

Age 78, of Carrollton and formerly Minerva, died Sunday, Aug 28, 2022 in his home surrounded by his family. He was born Dec. 14, 1943 in Beckley, WV to Joseph and Mary Edna (Wilding) Collins. He retired as a foreman from PCC Airfoils in Minerva where he had worked for over 40...

Aug 26, 2022

Jack "David" Amos

Age 74, of North Canton, died Friday, Aug. 26, 2022 in his home surrounded by his family.  He was born Aug. 31, 1947 in Canton to Jack and Nan (English) Amos. He recently retired as a college professor where he had taught for 41 years at Lorain County Community College.  He also...

Aug 20, 2022

Karen S. Lebel

Age 78, of Canton, died Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022 in the Green View Senior Assisted Living Center. She was born Jan. 21, 1944 in Cincinnati to Paul and Kathleen Beard. She was a homemaker and a graduate of McKinley High School.

She is survived by her husband, Mark Lebel who...

Aug 19, 2022

Helen M. Perkins

Age 93, of Minerva, died Friday, Aug. 19 th 2022 in her home surrounded by her family. She was born Sept. 25, 1928 in Sistersville, WV to Charles and Effie (Richeson) Christian. She worked for many years for Doctor Robert Hines and Doctor Sam Weir in Minerva and the Gotschall-Hutchison Funeral Home...

Aug 18, 2022

Robert S. Steffen

"And think of him as living

in the hearts of those he touched.

Because nothing loved is ever lost

and he was loved so much"

Age 91, of Louisville, died surrounded by family Thursday, Aug. 18,...

Aug 15, 2022

"Together again"

Mary B. Mick

Mary passed away peacefully, Monday, Aug. 15 th , 2022 in the Maplewood Nursing Home in Medina. She was born March 20, 1932 in Jellico, KY to David and Elva (Moore) Thomas. He family moved to the Akron area in the 1940's. In June of 1950,...