Obituaries

Mar 15, 2021

Linda L. Hetrick

age 77, of Minerva passed away Monday March 15, 2021 in Aultman Compassionate Care. Linda was born in Bedford to Clarence and Margaret (Campbell) Loesch.  At an early age, they moved to Boardman. She was a 1961 graduate of Boardman High School.  She met her future husband Jim at Kent State University...

Mar 15, 2021

Judith L. Slack

Age 80, of Minerva, died Monday, March 15, 2021 in the Carroll Healthcare Center. She was born Aug. 28, 1940 in Minerva to William and Landa (Fultz) Howell. She retired from PCC Airfoils in Minerva where she worked for 35 years. She graduated from Minerva High School in 1958 attended Grace Chapel...

Mar 15, 2021

Jeffrey E. Draher

Age 69, of Minerva, died Monday, March 15, 2021. He was born Feb. 6, 1952 in Canton to Donald and Margie (Beadle) Draher. He retired from Wallmart in Alliance where he had worked for 10 years.  He had also worked in Security and had been a Custodian.  He graduated from Minerva High...

Mar 13, 2021

Teresa L. Gaddis

Age 58, of Massillon, died Saturday, March 13, 2021 in Aultman-Massillon Hospital. She was born Aug. 5, 1962 in Richlands, VA to the late Emory and Nancy (Crouse) Pruitt. She was a homemaker and had a passion for crafts. The thing she loved most of all was spending time with her family,...

Mar 13, 2021

Christine D. Wireman

Age 67, of Minerva, died Saturday, March 13, 2021 in Minerva Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. She was born Aug. 8, 1953 in Canton to Lindley and Norma (Gross) Bailey. She was an LPN for Green Meadows Health and Wellness for 15 years. She graduated from Minerva High School in 1971 and received...

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...