Obituaries

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...

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...