Obituaries

Oct 7, 2017

Michael T. Garrison II

Age 22, of Minerva died Sat. Oct. 7, 2017 in Aultman Hospital from injuries sustained in an auto accident. He was born March 27, 1995 in Canton to Michael and Tina (Fox) Garrison of Malvern. He was a self-employed Cable Contractor. He graduated from Malvern High School and the R.G. Drage...

Oct 2, 2017

Ronald E. Colosimo

Age 56, of Carrollton, died Monday, October 2, 2017. He was born November 9, 1960 in Pittsburgh to Fayanne (Belansky) Colosimo of Pitttsburgh and the late Frank Colosimo. He worked for Greg McGhee in sales at City Scapes.

In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Samantha...

Sep 25, 2017

Beverly J. Henson

Age 87, of Minerva, died Monday, Sept. 25, 2017 in Minerva Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center. She was born Jan. 13, 1930 in Alliance to Wayne and Thelma (Hoffman) Watson. She retired from McDonalds and was a bus driver for Minerva Local Schools.

She is preceded in death by her husband,...

Sep 25, 2017

Marvin R. Graybill II

Our beloved son, Marvin R. Graybill II, age 36, passed away unexpectedly Monday, Sept. 25, 2017 from a heart attack due to a recent medical condition that runs in the family. He was a wonderful son, father, fiancé, brother, uncle, cousin and nephew. He favorite activities were riding his motorcycles, spending...

Sep 22, 2017

Marie A. Kehl

Age 94, of Norman Park, GA and formerly East Rochester, OH, died Friday, Sept. 22, 2017 in her home. She was born Jan. 26, 1923 in Elba, OH to Dorus and Estella (Miller) Decker. She was a housewife.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Lester Kehl who died...

Sep 18, 2017

Myrtle A. (Suder) Marteney

Age 92, of Minerva, passed away Monday, September 18, 2017 in Arbors at Minerva following a 2-month decline in health. She was born December 14, 1924 in Hall, WV., to Alva and Ethel (Williams) Suder and Stepmother, Virginia Suder. She was a stay at home mother, except for a period of...

Sep 12, 2017

Maggie Base

Maggie Koehn Base was born to Edward and Ida Schmidt Koehn on July 18, 1927 in Isabella, OK. She passed away on September 12, 2017 at the age of 90, at Danbury Senior Living, Alliance, Ohio. At the age of 3 months Maggie together with her parents and family, moved by train to...

Sep 12, 2017

John (Jack) Harsh

Age 83, died Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017 in Minerva Eldercare. He was born Dec. 30, 1933 in Carrollton, to Karl "Nick" and Goldie (Gotschall) Harsh. He lived in the historic log cabin in Minerva, the birthplace of Minerva Ann Taylor since 1991. He worked for the New York Central, Penn Central and Conrail RR...

Sep 12, 2017

Sharon L. Schaefer Age 60, died Sept. 12, 2017, in the Crandall Medical Center in Sebring. She was born November 11, 1956 in Canton, Ohio to Carl Haubert. She was a member of the Minerva First Christian Church. She was Scheduler for the Lab in Mercy Medical Center. She is also a 1975 graduate of Minerva High...

Sep 11, 2017

Gary Fielding Fry , 78 of Minerva, passed away Monday, September 11, after a three-and-a-half-year illness following a stroke.

He was one of the founders of Great Trail Golf Course, which he was instrumental in building from the ground up. Over more than 30 years, he worked tirelessly to maintain and improve the course and...

Sep 10, 2017

Sara L. Wolf

Age 84, of Malvern, died Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017 in Green Meadows in Louisville. She was born Oct. 16, 1932 in Hanoverton to Walter and Edith (Pelley) Loudon. She worked for Contini Insurance in Malvern for 25 years. She is a member of the Malvern First Christian Church, Carroll Chapter Order of...

Sep 4, 2017

Letha K. Cogan

Age 97, of Minerva, died Monday, Sept. 4, 2017 in the Arbors of Minerva. She was born Aug. 24, 1920 in Bayard to Arthur and Laura (Roby) Hoopes. She was a housewife and a former employee of Baxter's Tube in Minerva. She is a member of the Mt. Zion United Methodist Church,...

Sep 3, 2017

Charlotte M. Lambert

Age 72, of Alliance and formerly Malvern, died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017 in the Alliance Community Hospital. She was born Aug. 31, 1945 in Canton to Clifford and Luella May (Walters) Marteney. She worked in several area nursing Homes and Massillon Core and Tube. She is a member of Robertsville Christ Memorial...

Sep 2, 2017

Alice J. Burtnett

Age 89, of Alliance, died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017 in Minerva Eldercare. She was born March 20, 1928 in Limaville to Carl and Theresa (Bansburg) Reynolds. She retired from Blackhawk Industries in Salem and Alliance Manufacturing. She is a member of the Sebring American Legion Aux.

She is survived by...

Aug 30, 2017

Marge E. Haynam

Age 82, of Beach City, Formerly of Minerva, died Wednesday, August 30, 2017 in her home in Beach City. She was born, November 21, 1934 to Fred and Bessie (Stalter) Wright. She graduated from McKinley High school and was the co-owner of Haynam's Garage for 60 years.

She is preceded...

Aug 29, 2017

Donald E. Miller

Age 73, of Minerva, died Tuesday, August 29, 2017 in Oakhill Manor in Louisville. He was born September 8, 1943 to Orin and Nellie (Willard) Miller. He retired from PCC after 30 years. He was a member of the Minerva Eagles Aerie #2199. He loved golfing, mowing, spending time with his grandkids...

Aug 27, 2017

Tyler A. Wadding

Age 22, Malvern, died Sunday, August 27, 2017 in Cleveland Metro Heath. He was born November 2, 1994 in Canton. He worked in Fast Food and landscaping. He was a member of Young Life in North Canton.

He is survived by his mother, Melissa (Wendling) Swogger of Minerva, father and...

Aug 27, 2017

Kasey J. Mikes

Age 11 of Kensington died Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017 in her home surrounded by her family following a one year battle with DIPG, a rare childhood cancer.  She was born Dec. 30, 2005 in Canton. She is a 6 th grader at Minerva Middle School. She was always a 4.0 student and...

Aug 25, 2017

Ronald G. Biller

Age 79, of Minerva, died Friday, August 25, 2017 in Aultman's Compassionate Care Center. He was born May 11, 1938 in Robertsville to Glenn and Mary (Worley) Biller. He retired from AEP where he was a lineman for 41 years. He is a 1957 graduate of Minerva High School, member of the...

Aug 24, 2017

Charlene "Sis" Ruff

Age 85, of Minerva, died Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017 in the Arbors of Minerva. She was born Nov. 6, 1931 in Canton to Ira and June Large. She had worked for Thermodevices in Minerva and was a crossing guard for Minerva Local Schools.

She is preceded in death by her...