Obituaries

May 8, 2020

Charles "Bill" Gray

Age 84, of Kensington, died Friday, May 8, 2020. He was born June 15, 1935 in Kensington to Floyd and Edith (Bortsmith) Gray Sr. He retired from the Electric Furnace Company where he was a salesman. He graduated from Augusta High School.

He is preceded his wife, Shirley (Heppner) Gray...

May 1, 2020

Russell H. Peters Jr.

Age 81, of Minerva, died Friday, May 1, 2020 at Aultman Hospital in Canton. He was born July 22, 1938 in Salem to Russel and Mary (Weikart) Peters Sr. He retired from PCC Airfoils in Minerva where he had worked for over 40 years.

He is survived by his...

May 1, 2020

Melisa Ann Waller

Age 47, of Louisville, died Friday, May 1, 2020 in the Cleveland Clinic Akron General Justin Rogers Hospice Care Center in Fairlawn. She was born Sept. 7, 1972 in Alliance to David and Linda (Kaley) Ruth of Centerville. She worked for Invacare in the Healthcare Industry. She graduated from Alliance High School...

Apr 26, 2020

Diane M. Messenger

Age 67, of Malvern, died Sunday, April 26, 2020 in Aultman Hospital. She was born June 25, 1952 in Canton to Donald and Charlet (Jury) Hole. She works in the Deli Department at Wood's Grocery in Malvern and had been a cook at the Southern Inn in Minerva for many years. She...

Apr 25, 2020

Thomas A Eick Jr.

Age 67, of Minerva, died Saturday, April 25, 2020 in Aultman Hospital. He was born April 29, 1952 in Canton to the late Thomas and Jane (Schmidt) Eick. He retired from Sugardale where he had worked over 30 years. He graduated from Malvern High School in 1971.

He is...

Apr 24, 2020

Robert L. Kiko, Sr.

Age 55, of Lakewood, died Friday, April 24, 2020. He was born May 15, 1964 in Canton to Frederick Kiko and Karen (Wolfe) Lebel. He graduated from Lorraine Catholic School and earn his Bachelor's Degree in Accounting. He was an accountant for the Ohio Lottery and worked as a chef in...

Apr 24, 2020

Margaret I. (Jones) Burwell

94 of Malvern, passed away Friday, April 24, 2020, in Centreville Village in Carrollton.  She was born in Malvern, Ohio to Joseph and Annie (Masters) Jones on February 14, 1926. She was a 1944 graduate of Malvern High School. Upon graduation she joined the Cadet Nursing Corps during World War II...

Apr 20, 2020

Harvey E. Geiger, Jr.

Age 89, of Minerva, died with his family by his side on Monday, April 20, 2020 in Columbiana, Ohio. He was born November 8, 1930 in North Industry to Harvey and Wilma (Schnitzer) Geiger, Sr. He graduated from Malvern in 1949 and earned his Associated degree from Canton Actual Business College....

Apr 19, 2020

Lawrence A. Park

Age 84, of Minerva, died Sunday, April 19, 2020 in Canterbury Villa in Alliance. He was born April 17, 1936 in Pennsylvania to Glen and Wilma (Rhome) Park. He was a millwright for Transue and Williams in Alliance and was a member of the Mt. Zion Church of God in Minerva.

Apr 18, 2020

Matthew D. Cutlip

age 33, of Winter Haven, FL, unexpectedly passed away, Saturday, April 18, 2020 in FL. He was born Feb. 10, 1988. He was born and raised in Canton and went to Canton South High School. He spent six years in the US Army.

He is survived by his wife, Amanda...

Apr 13, 2020

Alfred "Chip" Brown, V

Age 36, of Canton, died Monday, April 13, 2020 in Mercy Medical Center. He was born October 16, 1983 in Oberlin, to Alfred and Debra (Bottomlee) Brown of Malvern. He graduated from Carrollton in 2002 where he was a member of the ROTC. He works at Sterilite of Massillon.

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Apr 12, 2020

Agnes "Belle" Schaefer

Age 86, of Minerva, died Sunday, April 12, 2020 in Crandall Medical Center. She was born January 22, 1934 in Spring Mountain, Ohio to John and Agnes (Kirkpatrick) Rohrer. She graduated from Bolivar High School. She worked as a Medical Assistant at North Canton Medical Group and the State Capital Building in...

Apr 10, 2020

Robert W. Cox , of Minerva, loving father and companion passed away on April 10, 2020, at age 65. Robert was born May 25, 1954, in Troy, PA to John and Delores Cox. He drove a water truck as a career and retired from Enervest last year. He raised one son, Jared Cox.

Robert loved...

Apr 8, 2020

Donald R. Slagle

Age 89, of Minerva, died Wednesday, April 8, 2020 in Aultman Hospital. He was born September 9, 1930 in Minerva to Harmon and Ruth (Zinninger) Slagle. He was a Roller Grinder at Timken Co. for 43 years, a brick layer for Crowl Lumber and a lifetime farmer. He graduated from Minerva High...

Apr 7, 2020

Jack F. Cunningham

Age 70, of Alliance, died Tuesday, April 7, 2020 in Aultman Hospital. He was born September 26, 1949 in Byesville to Roger Cunningham. He served in the US Army during Vietnam. He drove truck for R&L Trucking, Parker Hannifin and Wally Armour. He was a member of the VFW Post #6730 in...

Apr 7, 2020

Gerald H. Jones

Age 93, of Carrollton, died Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at his home. He was born January 22, 1927 in Amsterdam to George Jones and Bessie Eshbaugh. He worked at PCC and worked in woodworking and electrical for many years. He served as a US Marine during WWII and the Korean War. He...

Apr 6, 2020

David S. Donohue

Age 62, of Minerva, died Monday, April 6, 2020 in Aultman Hospital. He was born June 8, 1957 in Alliance to Walt and Judy (Campbell) Donohue. He was a self-employed Industrial Painter and Stone Restorer. He also worked at American Maintenance and Five Star Power Cleaning and Painting.

He is...

Apr 2, 2020

Sharon (Craner) Hartshorne

Age 52, of East Rochester, died Thursday, April 2, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born February 13, 1968 in Youngstown. She graduated from Southington High School and was a homemaker and owned a cleaning business.

She is survived by her husband, Daniel Hartshorne, whom she...

Apr 2, 2020

Naomi M. Walter

Age 87, of Alliance and formerly Minerva, died Thursday, April 2, 2020 in Altercare of Alliance. She was born May 21, 1932 in Canton to Wilbur and Dorothy (Dourm) Walter. She was a homemaker and caregiver. She is a member of the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Robertsville. She graduated from Minerva High...

Apr 1, 2020

Doris R. Chiurco   1931-2020

Our Mom, at the age of 88, of Malvern, Ohio passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2020 surrounded physically and spiritually by her loved ones. She was born May 2, 1931 in Canton, Ohio to the late John and Rosa (Hershey) Klotz. She graduated from Malvern High School in 1949. She was...