Obituaries

Dec 27, 2018

Roberta L. Rothert

Age 73, of Minerva, died Thursday, December 27, 2018 at the Alliance Community Hospital. She was born April 6, 1945 in Canton to Roscoe and Elsie (Hoopes) VanPelt. She graduated from Minerva High School and went to Nursing School. She was a housewife and dairy farmer.  She was the owner of the...

Dec 25, 2018

Anthony "Tony" Marinucci

Age 65, of Malvern, died Tuesday, December 25, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born October 12, 1953 in Canton to the late Ettore and Emma (Campomizzi) Marinucci. He was a steelworker at Republic Steel for 44 years. He was a member of Steelworkers Union Local #1200, an...

Dec 25, 2018

Betty B. Motz

Age 70, of Malvern, died Tuesday, December 25, 2018 at her home. She was born March 6, 1948 in Canton to Bernard and Virginia (Van Horn) Kerns. She was a homemaker.

She is survived by a husband, Robert Dean Motz, whom she married in 1981; 2 daughters, Louise Morris of...

Dec 22, 2018

Jane L. Gyugo

Age 95, formerly of Carrollton and Minerva, died Saturday, Dec. 22, 2108 in The Inn at Whitewood Village in North Canton. She was born July 5, 1923 in Point Marion, PA to Silvie and Anna (Fleckenstein) Crow. She was a Teacher's Aid for the Minerva Local School District and a COAD Foster...

Dec 21, 2018

Clair M (Marty) Binegar

Born May 7, 1960. Passed away Friday December 21, 2018 surrounded by family and friends.

He is survived by his wife of 37 years Kimberly; their children Lucas (Jamie) Binegar and Ruthie (Thomas) Busek; five granddaughters Cecelia, Sienna and Adalina Binegar, Ava and Adriana Grimm; one sister Stellie (Chad) Wollman and...

Dec 19, 2018

Robert J. Cinson 1956 - 2018

Robert J. Cinson, 62, a life-long resident of Malvern, passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2018 in Aultman Hospital following a long illness.

Bob was born on July 27, 1956 to Dominick and Louise (Navarra) Cinson.  He was a graduate of St. Edward's High School and a business...

Dec 19, 2018

Frances L. Montella

Age 93, of Louisville, died Wed., Dec. 19, 2018 in Aultman Hospital. She was born April 30, 1925 in Malvern to Phillip and Margie (Lauebender) Thomas. She was a clerk for Van's Boat Shop for 30 years. She is a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Malvern, the Mayola Club,...

Dec 15, 2018

On 12/15/18, Joseph J. Johnson Jr. "Joe" slipped the bonds of this world to be embraced in another.  He left his mark on so many; the void in our hearts can only be filled by the trove of happy and comical memories he gave us.  There are so many.  Heaven is now graced with his grin and his laugh....

Dec 10, 2018

Jane Tomlinson

Age 91, of Hartville, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, Dec. 10, 2018.  She was born Feb. 3, 1927 in Canton. She graduated from Massillon High School and attended Mt. Marie Academy. She was a bookkeeper for Ohio Merchants Trust Bank and the YWCA.  She is a member of St. John's...

Nov 30, 2018

Mary Louise Vance Age 69, of Carrollton, died peacefully, Friday, November 30, 2018 surrounded by her family. She was born September 19, 1949 in Marlinton, WV to Thomas and Genevieve (Ray) Nelson. She was a homemaker and graduated from McKinley High School.

She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Jimmy Vance whom she married February...

Nov 29, 2018

Michael J. Seevers

Age 45 of East Rochester, died Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018 in Aultman Hospital following an apparent heart attack. He was born Jan. 26, 1973 in Alliance to the late Johnnie and Jacqueline (Brown) Seevers. He was a truck driver for 25 years and active in the RC Pulling Club. He graduated from...

Nov 28, 2018

Pamela J. Rose

Age 72, of Minerva, died after a short illness on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 in Mercy Medical Center. She was born January 4, 1946 in Dayton, Ohio to Edward and Louise (Rohr) Warrick. She graduated from Clarion College with her Bachelor's Degree in Education and was a teacher in Delaware Schools. She...

Nov 27, 2018

Renee L. Smith

Age 70, of Minerva, died Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018 in Aultman Hospital. She was born Dec. 21, 1947 in Canton to the late H. Dale and Martha Jane (Temple) Forbes. She retired from Salem Hospital where she worked in the lab for 38 years. She graduated from Southern Local High School in...

Nov 27, 2018

Ruth Ann Betz

Age 87, of Minerva, died Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018 in Aultman Hospital. She was born March 17, 1931 in Canton to John R. and Marie (Scott) Englant. Ruth and her family moved to Minerva when she was nine and she has been a loyal fan of Minerva ever since.

A...

Nov 27, 2018

Helen Haynam Tritten

Age 91, of Salem, died Tuesday November 27, 2018 in the Crandall Medical Center in Sebring. She was born February 24, 1927 in Kensington to Harry and Nora (Kibler) Roach. She graduated from Augusta High School in 1944. She was a homemaker and will be remembered for her devotion to God and...

Nov 16, 2018

June Bessie Tilmant, age 91, died at her home in Kensington, OH on November 16, 2018. June was born November 6, 1927 in Sparrows Point, MD to Monroe and Bessie (Droneburg) Plott. She was the fifth of seven children. The family moved to Minerva while June was still a child. June attended Cleveland Bible College and on August 20,...

Nov 16, 2018

Joanne Lautzenheiser

Age 85, of Minerva, died Friday, November 16, 2018 in St. Luke Lutheran Community in Minerva. She was born August 12, 1933 in Canton to David and Elizabeth (Dryburgh) Robinson. She graduated East Canton in 1951, received her LPN from Timken Mercy School of Nursing and RN from Walsh College. She retired from...

Nov 15, 2018

Richard A. Hamilton

Age 69, of Minerva, died Thursday in Rose Lane Care Center in Massillon.  He was born Oct. 14, 1949 in Canton to Samuel and Bernice (Wilson) Hamilton.  He was an electrician for Land of Lakes Electrical in Cleveland. He is a US Marine Veteran, Past Master of Augusta Lodge #504, F&AM, member...

Nov 14, 2018

Donald E. Leasure Age 73, of Minerva, died Wed. Nov. 14, 2018 at Alliance Community Care Center following a long illness. Don was born Dec. 22, 1944 in Canton to Clarence and Sarah (Wayts) Leasure of Malvern. He was the operations manager at Fresh Mark for many years and also owned D&D Raceway in Malvern. Don was a...

Nov 11, 2018

M. Arlene Manfull

Age 90, of Dover and formerly Carrollton died Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018. She was born April 9, 1928 in Canton to Homer and Laura (Renzenbrink) Harsh. She retired from the Family Dairy Farm which she and her husband, Don owned for 24 years near Augusta, and had worked for Thomas Drug Store...