Obituaries

Feb 2, 2019

Carl E. Moore

Age 83, of Minerva and formerly of St. Clairesville, OH. He was born June 13, 1935 in Belmont County. He graduated from St. Clairesville High School.

Carl served in the United States Army from 1958-1962 He retired from the Minerva Local Schools where he was transportation supervisor from 1979-2009. ....

Jan 29, 2019

Oscar L. Marteney

Age 78, of Minerva, died Tuesday, January 29, 2019 in Mercy Medical Center. He was born October 2, 1940 in Minerva to French and Leona (LeBeau) Marteney. He graduated from Augusta High School in 1960.  He retired from Metaldyne in 2005 and had worked as a foreman at Minerva Wax Paper. He...

Jan 28, 2019

Travis C. Burick, Sr.

Age 47, of Minerva, died January 28, 2019 unexpectedly from heart failure. He was born February 24, 1971 in Canton, to David and Dale (Collins) Burick of Dellroy. He graduated from Carrollton High school in 1989 and was self-employed.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by his...

Jan 25, 2019

Rickie J. Lambert

Age 59, of Dellroy, died Friday, Jan. 25, 2019 in his home surrounded by his family. He was born April 4, 1959 in Canton to the late Dewitt and Sarah (Campbell) Lambert. He was a factory worker and an avid woodworker and loved being with his children and grandchildren. He loved fishing...

Jan 24, 2019

Peter J. Giannone

Age 80, of Malvern, died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019 in the Arbors of Minerva. He was born July 16, 1938 in Philadelphia to Peter and Helen (Rukart) Giannone. He retired from PCC Airfoils in Minerva after 41 years of service. He is a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Salineville. He...

Jan 23, 2019

Wilbur "Bubba" Clapper

Age 84, of Malvern, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019 in Mercy Medical Center. He was born July 11, 1934 in Paris to Carl and Vedna (Tresler) Clapper. He retired from Sugardale after 25 years and had formerly worked for Pioneer Meats.  He is a member of...

Jan 22, 2019

Richard Wade Calhoun, 80, of Minerva, Ohio, passed away, Tuesday, Jan 22, 2019 at his home surrounded by close family and friends.

A celebration of Life Memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm on June 14, 2019 at Canton Baptist Temple 515 Whipple Ave. N.W. Canton, Ohio 44708.

Richard was born down home on...

Jan 21, 2019

Dominic M. Petros Jr.

Age 66, of Minerva and Malvern, died Monday, Jan. 21, 2019 in the Arbors of Minerva. He was born Nov. 11, 1952 in Canton to Anne (Recchio) Petros of Minerva and the late Dominic Petros. He was owner of Petros Brothers Cement Co. and a member of the St. Gabriel Catholic...

Jan 20, 2019

Shirley A. Martin

Age 71, of Minerva, died Sunday, January 20, 2019. She was born December 15, 1947, in Canton to Alonzo and Anna (Harig) Rehard. She graduated from Lincoln High School and was a Homemaker. She was a member of the VFW Aux #4120 and a volunteer of Local Hope in Minerva.

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Jan 19, 2019

Ronald M. Nightingale

Age 79, of Minerva, died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019. He was born May 20, 1939 in Irondale to Walter" Jim" and Helen (McNatch) Nightingale. He retired as the Vice-President of Minerva Banking after 25 years of service and then worked for R. C. Miller Refuse, Rhomick Motors and Loudon Motors in Minerva....

Jan 19, 2019

Marilyn M. Rine

Age 74, of Minerva, died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019. She was born Oct. 23, 1944 in Canton to the late Homer "Pete" and Esther (Speakman) Totten. She retired from PCC Airfoils in Minerva where she had worked for over 45 years. She graduated from Minerva High School in 1962. She is a...

Jan 19, 2019

Thomas W. Hawkins, Jr.

Age 62, of Carrollton, died Saturday, January 19, 2019. He was born September 1, 1956 in Canton to the late Thomas W. Hawkins, Sr. and Gladys (Hogan) Hawkins. He was a graduate of Carrollton High School and is an Air Force veteran.  He worked for Belden Brick for 20 years where...

Jan 14, 2019

Shirley Alberta Hart

Age 95, of Salem, died Jan. 14, 2019 in Grace Woods Senior Center in Salem. She was born June 5, 1923 in Salineville to Clarence and Mildred (George) Lintner. She was a resident of Salineville most of her life, a graduate of Salineville High School in 1941. She was a housewife and...

Jan 13, 2019

George C. Shaw

Age 89, of East Rochester, died Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. He was born April 28, 1929 in East Rochester to Arther and Mildred (Kline) Shaw. He retired from the Railroad having worked for Penn Central and ConRail. He is a US Army Veteran of the Korean War and is a member of...

Jan 13, 2019

Jim Johnston, Jr.

Age 46, of Canton, died peacefully surrounded by his family after fighting a yearlong battle with melanoma. He is survived by his wife of 24 years, Laura, and son James, his parents, Jim and Shelda Johnston, and brother Jason Johnston.

Jim was a chemical engineer and graduated from the University...

Jan 11, 2019

Kenneth D. Walker

Age 79, of Minerva, died Friday, Jan. 11, 2019 in Aultman Hospital. He was born May 4, 1939 in the family farm house to Harry and Coral (Bates) Walker. He was a Dairy Farmer and member of Milk Marketing Inc. He is a member of the New Franklin United Methodist Church and...

Jan 8, 2019

Nancy D. Caster

Age 73, of Minerva, died Tuesday, January 8, 2019 in Aultman Hospital. She was born October 8, 1945 in Alliance, OH to the late Harry and June (Steffey) Waseman. She was a housewife and a social member of the Minerva VFW. Nancy was a very talented artist and loved to read.

She...

Jan 4, 2019

Peggy Cole

Age 78, of Mathis, Texas, passed away January 4, 2018 in Doctors Regional Hospital in Corpus Christi TX. She was born November 23, 1940 in Andrews, NC to the late Marshall & Nina (Mae) Lambert. She is preceded in death by her husband, Frank Cole, in December 2011. Frank and her owned &...

Dec 28, 2018

Paul D. Wood

Age 84, of Minerva, died Friday, Dec. 28, 2018 in Aultman Hospital. He was born Nov. 18, 1934 in North Georgetown to Willis and Pearl (Ruff) Wood. He was a product engineer for PCC for 41 years and President of the TRW employees Association for several years and was one of the...

Dec 28, 2018

Charles G. Hassler

Age 92, of Kensington, died Friday, Dec. 28, 2018 in the Arbors of Minerva. He was born June 27, 1926 in Hanoverton to Emmit and Sarah (Clapsaddle) Hassler. He retired from the Minerva Local Schools where he was a custodian at Hazen Jr. High. He was also the owner of the A&W...