Obituaries

Jan 13, 2020

Larry G. Robertson

Age 67, of Alliance, died Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. He was born July 21, 1952 in Canton to Donald and Miriam (Werstler) Robertson. He worked at the Stark County Workshop and was currently attending Creative Learning Workshop. He is a member of the Paris Israel Lutheran Church. He had a love for...

Jan 12, 2020

Mary Alice (King, Ramsey) Thompson

Age 90, of Minerva, died Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020. She was born July 28, 1929 in Mechanicstown to Amos and Laura (Hardgrove) King. She worked for Good Roads Machinery in Minerva, the Timken Company in Canton, TRW in Minerva.

She is survived by a daughter, Linda Ickes of...

Jan 5, 2020

H. Wayne Sexton

Age 79, of Minerva, died Sunday, January 5, 2020 at Aultman Hospital. He was born February 6, 1940 in Fullerton, KY to Lerman and Rosetta (Ratliff) Sexton. He was a crane operator for Republic Steel for 30 years. He served in the US Navy and was a lifetime member of the Carrollton...

Jan 4, 2020

Helen Louise (Coldsnow) Mayle

Age 77, of Malvern, died Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020 in the Alliance Hospital. She was born Dec. 17, 1942 in Richwood, WV to Owen and Dorothy (Claypool) Pugh. She was a housewife and loved playing "Sorry" and other card games with her family.  She loved doing puzzle books and watching westerns....

Jan 4, 2020

Elwood "Duff" Unkefer

Age 79, of Minerva, gained his heavenly wings on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born Sept. 8, 1940 to Atlee and Jeanette (Betz) Unkefer.

Duff retired in 1998 from his job at Ashland Oil as a truck driver. He resided in Minerva nearly...

Dec 31, 2019

Benjamin D. Smith

Age 42, of Carrollton, died Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019 in Country View Manor in Carrollton. He was born March 8, 1977 in Canton Kenneth and Miranda (King) Smith of Alliance. He graduated from Carroll Hills High School and worked at the Carroll Hills Workshop.

In addition to his parents he...

Dec 30, 2019

Donald R (Donnie) Laubacher of Carrollton, born February 22, 1943, passed away suddenly in his home from an apparent heart attack on Monday morning, December 30, 2019. He was retired from Diebold in North Canton where he spent many years as a Field Support Technician and was currently a driver for Huebner's in Carrollton. Donnie was preceded in death...

Dec 29, 2019

Cecil R. Garner,  82, of Minerva, OH, died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019 in Mercy Medical Center in Ohio. He was born May 28, 1937 in Wayne City, IL to Fay and Leona (Mayberry) Garner. He worked in the Oil Fields for many years, having worked for PEP Drilling and J&M Water. He is a...

Dec 29, 2019

Mary G. Brigham

Age 55, of Minerva, died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019. She was born April 10, 1964 in Alliance to Robert Gallina of Minerva and the late Carol (Greiner) Gallina. She graduated from Minerva High School in 1982 and received a Medical Assistant Degree from the Akron Medical and Dental Institute in 1995 where...

Dec 28, 2019

Alma Jean Carpenter

Age 81, of Minerva, died Sat., Dec. 28, 2019 in Altercare of Alliance. She was born Dec. 14, 1938 in North Industry to Roy and Deloris (Streble) Robinson. She was a housewife.

She is preceded in death by her husband, C. Clifford Carpenter who died in 2013, a sister, Lilly...

Dec 27, 2019

Gary K. Lanning

Age 82, of Canton, died Friday, December 27, 2019 in Aultman Compassionate Care following a lengthy illness. He was born April 3, 1937 in Augusta to the late Aaron and Iris (Locke) Lanning. Gary attended Augusta Elementary School, graduated from Augusta High School, and attended Mount Union College from 1955-1960. He started...

Dec 25, 2019

Linda E. Amelung

Age 77, of Malvern, died Wed., December 25, 2019 in Aultman Compassionate Care. She was born December 12, 1942 in Augusta to Earl and Lucy (Fisher) Dinger.

She is survived by her children, Kevin (Lisa) Amelung of Dover, Tracy Amelung of Malvern, Matt (Trisha) Amelung of Hilton Head, SC; 3...

Dec 25, 2019

Val Wright

Age 62, of Malvern, passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2019 after a short illness. He was born July 24, 1957 in Canton to the late Harold and Helen (Flennigan) Wright. Val grew up in New Franklin and graduated from Minerva High School. After High School he spent most of his years in Daytona...

Dec 24, 2019

Joshua D. Hiles

Age 29, of Minerva, died Tuesday, December 24, 2019 from injuries sustained in an auto accident. He was born March 25, 1990 in Alliance. He graduated from Minerva High School in 2008.

He is survived by his mother, Erin Hiles of Salem, the amazing mother of his children, Courtney Carl...

Dec 24, 2019

Sandra S. Mayer

of Malvern, died Tuesday, December 24, 2019. She was born October 30th, in Canton to Wade E. and Nina J (Jones) Mayer. She was a housekeeper.

She leaves behind, a sister, Nancy Mayer of the home and a brother, Ron (Jodi) Mayer of Malvern.

Per her request, following...

Dec 23, 2019

Emerson G. Ludwig

Age 89, of Minerva, died Monday, Dec. 23, 2019. He was born April 19, 1930 in East Liverpool to Daniel and Delcie (Rhodes) Ludwig. He was a mail carrier for the US Post Office for over 30 years having delivered mail in East Liverpool, Beloit and East Rochester. He was also a...

Dec 18, 2019

Charles "Andy" Andrews

Age 76, of Canal Fulton and formerly Minerva, died Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019. He was born Nov. 7, 1943 in Canton to Raymond and Margaret (Lung) Andrews. He was an HCR Contractor for the US Postal Service and also worked for the Board of Elections for over 20 years. He is a...

Dec 18, 2019

STAHLER, Corwin, "Corky," of Minerva, Ohio passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2019. He had a great zest for life and a love of God, family, friends, adventure, travel, farming, and all things mechanical. He was blessed with a large circle of family and friends to enrich his life, and they were blessed with his fun-loving spirit.

He...

Dec 14, 2019

Roberta M. Chilson

Age 78, of Malvern, died Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019 in Oakhill Manor. She was born April 28, 1941 in East Rochester to Robert and Mary (Goppert) Young. She was a housewife and retired from PCC Airfoils in Minerva. She graduated from Minerva High School in 1959 and is a member of the...

Dec 13, 2019

Susan J. Shirley

Age 67, of Robertsville, died Friday, Dec. 13, 2019 in Green Meadows in Louisville. She was born Jan. 2, 1952 in Canton to Boyd and Evelyn (Burwell) Clapper. She was a shipping supervisor for DLH Industries  for over 25 years. She is a member of the Robertsville Christ Memorial Church and a...