Obituaries

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,...

Aug 13, 2022

Esther K. Packard

Age 69, of Minerva, died Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022 in Aultman Compassionate Care. She was born Aug. 29, 1952 in Salem to Charles and Mary (Lopeus) Cox. She retired from PCC Airfoils in Minerva.  She graduated from Southern Local High School and loved to play cards.

She is preceded in...

Aug 13, 2022

MARY JANE (ARCHER) ROHR OBITUARY

Mary Jane (Archer) Rohr went to our heavenly home August 13, 2022 at Canterbury Villa in Alliance Ohio. She was born June 20, 1942, in Richville, Ohio to Dwight and Lucille (Gertz) Archer who preceded her in death.  She will be deeply missed by her daughter Julie (Rohr) Griffith, and son Todd...

Aug 7, 2022

John H. McLoney Age 97, of Carrollton, died Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022 in Centreville Village in Carrollton. He was born April 18, 1925 in Mechanicstown to Harry and Hazel (Johnson) McLoney. He was the owner of McLoney Construction and was a farmer. He was a member and Elder of First Presbyterian Church, Carrollton,  and former member of Corinth...

Aug 7, 2022

Timothy L. Law, Sergeant U.S. Army

Age 55, a veteran of Operation Shield/Storm and longtime resident of Minerva passed away Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. He was born April 21, 1967 in Cleveland to the late Roberta (Brandenburg) Law and attended Hickory High School in Sharon, PA.

He then enlisted in the US Army...

Aug 4, 2022

Galen L. Stertzbach

Age 73, of Minerva, passed peacefully surrounded by his family, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022.  He was born Jan. 24, 1949 in Canton to Kenneth Stertzbach and Helen (McCormick) (Stertzbach) Tucker. He retired from and worked for many years in Alliance at B&W, Alliance Tubular and PTC.  He graduated from Minerva High School...

Aug 1, 2022

Aryiah Nichole Wright

Infant daughter of Cheyanne King and Stephan Wright died, Monday, Aug. 1, 2022, in Akron City Hospital, shortly after birth.   In addition to her parents, she is survived by 2 brothers, Braylon and Ryker Wright; maternal grandparents, Bill King, Amy and Joe Dotson; paternal grandmother, Jody Daugherty; maternal great grandparents, Nancy and...

Jul 30, 2022

Sandra K. Lautzenheiser Age 70, of Alliance, died Saturday, July 30, 2022 in Aultman Alliance Hospital. She was born April 11, 1952 in Alliance to Bruce and Norma (Rinehart) Oberlin. She was a homemaker and member of the Paris Israel Lutheran Church.  She graduated from Minerva High School in 1971. She is survived by her husband, Terry Lautzenheiser...

Jul 28, 2022

Sandy M. Monter "Sandman"

Age 60, of Alliance, died Thursday, July 28, 2022. He was born January 18, 1962, in Canton, Ohio to James and Martha (Ridgeway) Monter, both deceased. He graduated from Minerva High School in 1980 where he was part of the wrestling team through his senior year. He was also a member...

Jul 23, 2022

Wayne R. Sparks

Age 77, of Minerva, died Saturday, July 23, 2022. He was born June 12, 1945 in Minerva to Clifford and Mary (Nolan) Sparks. He had worked for White Engines, American Steel and retired from PCC Airfoils in Minerva.  He graduated from Minerva High School.  He enjoyed golf and loved playing in the...