Obituaries

Oct 23, 2019

Margaret J. Keppler

Age 88, of Minerva, died Wed., Oct. 23, 2019 in Minerva Eldercare. She was born April 28, 1931 in Willoughby, OH to Johnathon and Estella (Lowden) Adams. She worked at Mill-Rose in Painesville and the Baxter Tube in Minerva.

She is preceded in death by her husband, George Keppler who...

Oct 22, 2019

James L. First Age 70, of Minerva, died Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019 in his home surrounded by his family. He was born Aug. 16, 1949 in Bayard. He retired from Verizon. He is a US Marine Veteran of the Vietnam War and is a member of the Minerva VFW Post #4120, Sebring American Legion Post #76, and the...

Oct 21, 2019

Born July 22, 1922, Marjorie Jean Lowmiller Whiteleather, the smallest and only surviving triplet, lived, served, and loved for 97 years before concluding her earthly journey on October 21, 2019, surrounded by her family. Her shared birth siblings, Martha Jane and Marion Jay lived only a month. They were born to Elton and Rena Miller Lowmiller near Germano, Harrison...

Oct 19, 2019

Dwight D. Karlen

Age 66, of Minerva, died Sat., Oct. 19, 2019 in Aultman Hospital. He was born April 20, 1953 in Alliance to the late Oscar and Betty (Bjorkman) Karlen. He graduated from Minerva High School in 1971 and received his Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering from Kennedy Western University. He started working as an...

Oct 17, 2019

Gary L. Barley

Gary Lee Barley, age 71, of East Rochester, Ohio, died peacefully in his sleep following a valiant fight with cancer. He was born December 25, 1947 in Canton, Ohio to Elwood and Inez (Perkins) Barley. He was a meat cutter and a truck driver for most of his life, was a 1965...

Oct 16, 2019

Ruby (Long) Smith, aged 94, died peacefully on Wednesday, October 16, 2019, at Wesley Glen Retirement Community in Columbus.  Raised in Clarksburg, WV, Ruby moved to Ohio with her college sweetheart to start a family.  A devoted wife for nearly 70 years to Wendell who pre-deceased her in 2017, Ruby was equally devoted to her children Amy (Tim Caum),...

Oct 15, 2019

John "Jack" Jarvis

Age 79, died Tuesday, October 15, 2019 in Community Hospice in New Philadelphia. He was born September 26, 1940 in Salineville, OH to Sherman and Jean (Thomas) Jarvis. He retired from PCC after 40 years of service, graduated from Salineville High School and served in the US Army.  He was also an...

Oct 10, 2019

Thelma J. Waugh

Age 88, of Minerva, died Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019 in Aultman Hospital. She was born June 21, 1931 in Beallsville, OH to Chalmer Harper and Lilly (Crum) Harper. She was a bartender and waitress at Sparta Lounge and Gus' Pub for many years. She attended the Minerva First Christian Church and was...

Oct 9, 2019

Louie (Lewis) Brown

Age 66, of Minerva, died October 9, 2019 in at his home. He was born in Lynchburg on August 29, 1953 to Barbara (Fernandez) Merville of Louisville and the late Glenn Brown. He was a self-employed carpenter and worked in construction.  He was an avid hunter and a diehard Harley Rider. He...

Oct 5, 2019

Harley D. Rohrer Age 76, of Minerva, died October 5, 2019 in Altercare of Alliance. He was born in Canton, on March 7, 1943 to Edwin and Nettie (Twigg) Rohrer. He retired from Colfor as a tow motor driver after 36 years of service. He served in the US Army during Vietnam, and was a member of the...

Sep 30, 2019

Dan D. Draher

Age 67, of Erie, PA passed away Monday, September 30, 2019 at his residence.  Born June 20, 1952 in Canton, Ohio he was a son of the late Dwight and Margaret (Jobes) Draher.

Dan worked at General Partitions for 47 years retiring in 2017 as a Vice President of the...

Sep 30, 2019

Patty J. Rector

Age 84, of Canton and formerly Malvern, died Monday, September 30, 2019 in Aultman Compassionate Care. She was born August 12, 1935 in Jackson, WV to Clay Kelley Rowley and Georgia (Dillon) Scarberry. She graduated from Ravenswood High School in West Virginia. She was a member of the Minerva Church of Christ...

Sep 27, 2019

Arthur "Goot" Shaw

Age 92, of Minerva, died Friday, Sept. 27, 2019 in the Carroll Healthcare Center. He was born March 9, 1927 in East Rochester to Arthur and Mildred (Kline) Shaw. He retired from Mascotech where he was a press operator. He is a member of the East Rochester United Methodist Church. He served...

Sep 27, 2019

Alva M. Suder Jr.

93, of Minerva, died Friday, Sept. 27, 2019 in Minerva Eldercare Center. He was born July 22, 1926 in Hall, WV to A. M. "Doc" and Ethyl (Williams) Suder Sr. and raised by his stepmother, Virginia (Williams) Suder. He retired from James River Corp in Minerva where he had worked for...

Sep 27, 2019

Patricia L Davis

age 67, of Minerva, passed away peacefully Friday, Sept. 27, 2019 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born Aug. 24, 1952 in Salem to Joe and Helen (Shoemaker) Edwards. She was a devoted mother and wife who lovingly raised her four children. She also cared for...

Sep 24, 2019

Frank L. Trussel

Age 71, of Minerva, died Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019 in Aultman Hospital. He was born Nov. 10, 1947 in Oneida. He retired from Verizon where he worked for 29 ½ years. He graduated from Minerva High School in 1966. He is a US Army Veteran of the Vietnam War serving in the...

Sep 21, 2019

Ellen Donaldson

Age 91, of Minerva, died Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019 in St. Luke's Lutheran Community in Minerva. She was born June 9, 1928 in Minerva to Ervin and Estella (Taylor) Borland. She graduated from Augusta High School in 1947. She was a Rosie the Riveter at Taylor Craft in Alliance and retired from Affiliated Hospital Products...

Sep 20, 2019

Michael Louis "Whiff" Ray

Age 71, died Friday, September 20, 2019 in Community Hospice Truman House in New Philadelphia. He was born in Canton on November 5, 1947 to Richard and Shirley (Boehm) Ray. He graduated from Minerva in 1966 and then attended broadcasting school. He was a Vietnam Army Veteran, serving from 1967 to...

Sep 15, 2019

Marilyn J. Arnold

Age 86 of Anchorage, Alaska and formerly of Minerva died Sept. 15, 2019. She was born June 1, 1933 in Steubenville to Harry and Anna (Alban) Keller. She worked in the accounting office for W. T. Grant and is a member of the Minerva United Methodist Church where she taught 2 nd...

Sep 15, 2019

David E. Ferrell

Age 80, of Paris, OH, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Sunday, September 15, 2019 at Arbors in Minerva. He was born April 11, 1939 in Canton to Arthur and Kathryn (Slusser) Ferrell. He graduated from Marlboro High School in 1957 and Kent State University with an Associate's Degree in Education....