Obituaries

Mar 9, 2021

Mildred Ruth Masich

Age 91 of Minerva, died Tuesday, March 9, 2021 in Minerva Healthcare Center. She was born September 12, 1929 in Cambridge, Ohio to Samuel and Bertha (Spencer) Monk. She was a dispatcher for the Minerva Police Dept., worked at Kishman's IGA was a member of Minerva Eagles #2199 And the VFW Ladies...

Mar 8, 2021

Age 73 of Robertsville, died Monday, March 8, 2021 in her home following an extended illness. She was born July 16, 1947 in Canton, Ohio to Gerald and Addie (Schoonover) Hashman. She was a Nurses Aid for 45 years and attended Pleasant Hill Baptist Church.

She is preceded in death by her husband Darrell Lawson who died...

Mar 7, 2021

Terry L. Hoyt

Age 77, of East Rochester, died Sunday, March 7, 2021, at Arbors of Minerva. He was born May 7, 1943 in Carrollton to Roy and Mildred (Griffith) Hoyt. He retired from General Motors - Lordstown after 33 years of service, is a 1961 graduate of Minerva High School, a US Army Veteran...

Mar 2, 2021

Kim A. Zambolla

Age 64, of Minerva, died Tuesday, March 2, 2021. She was born Nov. 27, 1956 in Council Bluffs, Iowa to Charles and Donna (Limpach) Bentz. She was a Special Education Teacher at Linden High School in NJ.  She received her Bachelor's in Education from Kean University in Union, NJ. She was a...

Feb 25, 2021

Gary A. Hart

Age 64, of Malvern, died Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. He was born April 9, 1956 in West Union, WV to Shirley (Leggett) (Hart) Ross of Malvern and the late Robert E. Hart. He worked for several years at Mapleton Development in Pekin. He is a member of the Waynesburg Free Will Baptist...

Feb 23, 2021

Lyle G. Cobb

Age 66, of Minerva, died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 in his home surrounded by his family. He was born Nov. 28, 1954 in Greene County, PA to Charles and Betty (Donley) Cobb. He was an oil field worker and mechanic having worked for Summit Well Services. He is a US Marine Veteran....

Feb 22, 2021

Glenn J. Clark

age 73, of Malvern, died Monday, Feb. 22, 2021 in Aultman Hospital. He was born Dec. 9, 1947 in Malvern to Frank and Gladys (Snyder) Clark. He retired from Colfor in Malvern, is a 1967 graduate of Malvern High School, and is a US Army Veteran of the Vietnam War. He is...

Feb 20, 2021

Wilma Jean King

Age 87, of Minerva, died Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. She was born July 9, 1933 in New Martinsville, WV to Charles and Cora (Prunty) Ullom. She retired from PCC Airfoils in Minerva where she had worked for 33 ½ years. She is a former member of the Minerva Eagles Aerie #2199.

Feb 16, 2021

Dennis M. Amelung

Age 69, of Malvern, died Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. He was born Feb. 13, 1952 in Alliance, to Leonard and Dorothy (Wallace) Amelung. He was the owner and operator of Denny's Auto Body for many years and had also worked for AWP Area Wide Protection. He is a member of the Malvern...

Feb 14, 2021

Elizabeth "Beth" Berger

Age 55, of Minerva, died Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021 in the Cleveland Clinic. She was born Nov. 1, 1965 in Alliance to the late Wade and Patricia (Reed) Rittenhouse. She was a housewife and a homemaker and she dearly loved spending time with her grandchildren and family.  Beth loved cooking, baking, finding...

Feb 13, 2021

Jack R. Osborne

Age 66, of Minerva, died Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021 in Rose Lane Care Center. He was born June 27, 1954 in Canton to Elmer and Betty (Swegheimer) Osborne. He was a handyman for Rollando's Restaurant for many years in Canton. He is a US Air Force Veteran and a member of the...

Feb 13, 2021

Raymond Wilks Jr.

Age 70, of Alliance, died Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021 in Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital in Canton. He was...

Feb 13, 2021

Betty Jean Buck

Age 66, of Minerva, died Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021 in Aultman Hospital. She was born March 4, 1954 in Alliance to the late Floyd and Eileen (Long) Buck. She was a homemaker and has worked for the Stark County T.W.I. Workshop for over 40 years.

She is survived by her...

Feb 9, 2021

Yvonne G. Bobey

Age 89, of Minerva, died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021 in Oakhill Manor. She was born Jan. 12, 1932 in Minerva to John and Effie (Stewart) Severn. She was a homemaker and enjoyed crafting.

She is preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Ernest Bobey whom she married Feb....

Feb 3, 2021

Charles A. Binkley

Age 75, of Minerva, died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021 in Mercy Medical Center. He was born Oct. 9, 1945 in Akron to Alvin and Ruth Ann Binkley. He was an accountant for Goodyear, Wingfoot and Huntsman in Carrollton and retired from Mercy Medical Center in Canton where he worked in the Emergency...

Jan 29, 2021

Betty L. Frantum

Age 82, of East Rochester, died Friday, Jan. 29, 2021 in Aultman Hospital. She was born April 8, 1938 in Pekin to Howard and Mabel (Buxton) McCoy.  She was a housewife and a Mom to everyone that came in the door.  She had worked for the Minerva Dairy in her early years....

Jan 25, 2021

Joan Dietrich

87, of Minerva, OH passed away Monday, January 25, 2021, following a period of declining health.  Born in Millport, Ohio on February 12, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Walter S. and Grace M. (Crumbley) Brown.  Joan was a 1951 graduate of Minerva High School and attended Kent State University and...

Jan 22, 2021

Mary E. Mayle

age 88, of Massillon, died Friday, Jan. 22, 2021 in the Laurels of Massillon. She was born Sept. 26, 1932 in Canton to Lloyd and Cora (Kinsinger) Orendorf. She worked for the Hoover Company and was a chain stitch machine operator for Stahlheber's in Canton. She loved playing cards with her friends...

Jan 22, 2021

Donald L. Lozier

Age 77, of Minerva, died Friday, Jan. 22, 2021 in Aultman Compassionate Care. He was born Dec. 4, 1943 in Augusta to Russell and Ruby (Noling) Lozier. He was the owner/operator of D&C Sales and Tri-County Implement and his last endeavor was DL Barns. He is a member of Mt. Zion United...

Jan 22, 2021

Margaret Wasik

Age 87, of Columbus and formerly Robertsville, died Friday, January 22, 2021 in Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. She was born March 12, 1933 in Canton to Frank and Mary (Mialki) Silva. She retired from the United States Postal Service where she was an operations supervisor.  She graduated from Timken High School and...