Obituaries

Sep 14, 2020

Paul Saling

Age 65, of East Rochester, died Monday, Sept. 14, 2020 in Nashville, TN. He was born Aug. 25, 1955 in Streetsboro to the late Bill and Elta (Turner) Saling. He was a heavy equipment operator for and life member of Local #18 in Akron. He graduated from Minerva High School in 1974 and...

Sep 13, 2020

Marjorie L. Smith

Age 90, of Minerva, died Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020 in Aultman Hospital. She was born May 11, 1930 in Minerva to Raymond and Helen (Roesti) Heim.  She was co-owner of the Maple View Dairy Farm with her husband. She graduated from Minerva High School in 1947 and is a member of the...

Sep 11, 2020

Carl Schmidt Jr.

Age 93, of Minerva, died Friday, Sept. 11, 2020 in the Arbors of Minerva. He was born July 14, 1927 in Paris to Carl and Evelyn (Bucher) Schmidt, Sr. He retired from the Plumbers Union, Local #94 in Canton. He is also a WWII US Army Veteran.

He is preceded...

Sep 10, 2020

Joe Johnson

Age 82 of Minerva, died Thursday, September 10, 2020 in Aultman Hospital.  He was born December 7, 1937 in Minerva to Raymond and Mary (Soles) Johnson.  He graduated from Minerva High School in 1955.  He was a hammerman for Alliance Drop Forge for over 20 years and worked for American Steel in Alliance. ...

Sep 3, 2020

John A. Mills

age 88, of Minerva, died Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020 in his home surrounded by his family. He was born Dec. 16, 1931 in Pattersonville to Frank and Mary (McConnell) Mills. He retired from the US Post Office where he had worked for 25 years as a supervisor at the Carrollton Post Office...

Sep 3, 2020

Richard L. Clark

age 91, of East Canton, died Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020 in the Allay SeniorCare Center in Canton. He was born April 15, 1929 in Minerva to Lawrence and Lila (Allmon) Clark. He retired from the Mathie Supply in North Canton where he had worked for 17 years, and had worked for Kopp...

Sep 3, 2020

Grace Eileen Morrison

age 84, of Minerva, died Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020 in Stone Creek Assisted Living in Alliance. She was born Feb. 27, 1936 in Helvetia, WV to Clay and Anna Belle (Karlen) Morrison. She graduated from Minerva High School in 1954. She was employed at Columbia Gas Company for 43 years. She was...

Aug 31, 2020

Margaret "Peg" (Severn) Jacoby

Age 89, of Minerva, died Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. She was born March 25, 1931 in Robertsville to Arthur Hasch and Ethel (Blackledge) (Hasch) Grim. She retired from PCC Airfoils in Minerva where she worked for 31 years, and is a member of the Minerva First Christian Church.

She...

Aug 28, 2020

Daniel Franklin Shankel

Age 79, of Mechanicstown, went home to Glory, Aug. 28, 2020 in Aultman Hospital. He was born May 10, 1941 in Canton to the late Wray and Alice (Franklin) Shankel. He graduated from East Canton High School in 1959. He worked at Republic Steel for 20 years as a millwright. Then he...

Aug 28, 2020

Shirley Walter

Age 91, of Louisville and formerly Minerva, died Friday, Aug. 28, 2020 in Altercare of Louisville. She was born Nov. 28, 1928 in Moultrie to David and Marie (Roesti) Anthony Sr. She worked in the cafeteria for Minerva Local Schools and had been a cashier for Kishman's IGA and Winn Dixie.  A member...

Aug 25, 2020

Raymond "Doc" Wilson

Age 63, of East Rochester, died Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. He was born March 24, 1957 in Steubenville to the late Roy and Helen (Griffith) Wilson.  He was a Machinist for many years. He graduated from Minerva High School in 1975.

He is survived by 3 brothers, Roy (Annette) Wilson...

Aug 24, 2020

Francis G. Hurst Jr.

Age 72, of Minerva, died Monday, Aug. 24, 2020 in his home surrounded by his family. He was born Sept. 11, 1947 in Fairmont, WV to Francis and Augusta (Weaver) Hurst Sr. He retired as Superintendent from the Hoover Company after 41 of years of service.  He is a US Army...

Aug 23, 2020

Troy "Big Bird" Saurer

Age 26, of Magnolia, died Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020 from injuries sustained in an accident. He was born Feb. 17, 1994 in Canton. He was a mechanic for Wright Repair and he graduated from Sandy Valley High School in 2013.

He is survived by his wife, Kaylynn (Clark) Saurer...

Aug 23, 2020

Carol Javorsky

It is with deep sadness that the family of Carol (Bush) Tucker Javorsky announces her passing. Carol, 78, of Lake Placid, Florida, passed away Sunday, August 23, 2020, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born March 3, 1942, in Paris, Ohio to William and Helen (Speakman) Bush.  She graduated from...

Aug 21, 2020

William "Bill" K. Arkenburgh

Age 54, of Malvern, died Friday, Aug. 21, 2020 in his home surrounded by his family. He was born Feb. 4, 1966, in Canton, to Alice Marie (Rogers) Arkenburgh of Bowerston and the late Eugene Arkenburgh. On occasion, he attended New Vine Baptist Church in Malvern. He loved fishing and hunting,...

Aug 20, 2020

Tonya Ann and Ellie Anne Beachy

Tonya, age 25, and her 6 month old daughter, Ellie of Homeworth, died from injuries sustained in an auto accident, on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. Tonya was born July 7, 1995 in Jefferson, MO to Jason and Carolyn (Yost) Koehn of Pipestone, MN. Ellie was born March 1, 2020...

Aug 20, 2020

Douglas E. Ramser

Age 63, of Minerva, died Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020 in Aultman Hospital. He was born Jan. 18, 1957 in Alliance to Norman and Harriet (Simmons) Ramser. He worked for many years at Summitville Tile in Minerva. He graduated from Minerva High School. He was loved by many and will be missed by...

Aug 14, 2020

Janet M. Colloredo

Age 89, of Minerva, passed away peacefully, Friday, Aug. 14, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born Feb. 23, 1931 in Massillon to Harley and Grace (Hardgrove) Pitz. She retired from the Minerva United Methodist Church where she was Secretary for 17 years. She had also worked as...

Aug 12, 2020

Larry R. Dramble

Age 73, of Minerva, died Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. He was born Nov. 13, 1946 in Alliance to George and Genevie (Fogel) Dramble. He retired from Alliance Machine Company where he worked for over 30 years. He is a US Marine of the Vietnam War. He is a member of St. Jospeh's Catholic Church...

Aug 10, 2020

Richard T. Russell

Age 42, of Minerva, went home to be with his dad, Paul Russell; brother, Jake Russell; daughter, Savannah Russell and uncle Sam Russell unexpectedly in Aultman Hospital on Aug. 10, 2020.

He was born May 13, 1978 in Canton to Denise (Stoffer) Russell of Minerva and the late Paul Russell....