Obituaries

Apr 7, 2017

Sheryl (Roberts) Tennant, age 55, of Minerva, went home to be with her Savior, Friday, April 7, 2017 in Canton, OH. She was born January 25, 1962 in Canton, OH to Arlajean (Burkhimer) Roberts of Minerva and the late Hap Roberts. She was a Ward Secretary for Alliance Community Hospital and had worked as an Administrative Executive...

Apr 7, 2017

Steve Campbell, age 59, of Malvern, passed away peacefully at his home in Malvern, OH, April 7, 2017 with his family by his side just as he had wished. He was born Feb. 3, 1958 to Virginia (Woodward) Campbell of Malvern and the late Wayne Campbell. He is a 1976 graduate of Malvern High School. Steve is...

Apr 4, 2017

Barbara K. Baker

Age 86, of Minerva, died Tuesday, April 4, 2017 in the Akron Select Specialty Hospital. She was born Sept. 3, 1930 in Canton to Herbert and Henrietta (Curtis) Alexander. She was a housewife and had formerly worked at Summitville Tile.  She graduated from Minerva High School in 1948 and is a member...

Apr 4, 2017

Roy Everett Dye, Ph.D.

Age 88, of Alliance, died Tuesday, April 4, 2017. He was born Oct. 27, 1928, in Adrian, MO to Robert Lee and Mary Francis (Titus) Dye. Roy is a member of the First Christian Church, Minerva.  Roy graduated in 1946 from Lawrence High School, KS and started his engineering at The...

Apr 2, 2017

Kenzi A. Blanchard

Age 33, of Minerva, lost her battle with addiction, Sunday, April 2, 2017. She was born June 16, 1983 in Canton to Kenneth and Nancy (Warden) Blanchard of Minerva. She graduated from Minerva High School in 2001 and attended the University of Akron.

In addition to her parents, she is...

Apr 1, 2017

Imogene "Ima" Brandenburg

Age 77, of Lisbon, died Saturday, April 1, 2017 in the St. Joseph's Care Center in Louisville. She was born Aug. 7, 1939 in Itmann, WV to Ora and Effie (Short) Sargent. She was a housewife and member of the Waynesburg Free Will Baptist Church. She graduated from Stoco High School in...

Apr 1, 2017

Michael E. Zwick

Age 57, of East Rochester, died Saturday, April 1, 2017. He was born March 1, 1960 in Alliance to Raymond and Martha (McDaniel) Zwick of East Rochester. He was a Farmer and also worked at Summitville Tile, was a 1978 graduate of Carrollton High School and Buckeye Career Center, was a member...

Mar 31, 2017

Nancy (Holderbaum) Amelung

Age 85, of Minerva, died Friday, March 31, 2017 in St. Luke Lutheran Community in Minerva. She was born Nov. 20, 1931 in Minerva to John and Helen (Markham) Dowling. She had worked at Colmach, Minerva Local Schools, Structural Stoneware and Fisher's Big Wheel all in Minerva. She is a member of...

Mar 29, 2017

Thomas A. Bolanz

Age 79, of East Rochester, died Wednesday, March 29, 2017 in Mercy Medical Center. He was born April 6, 1937 in Rootstown to Fred and Grace (Blubaugh) Bolanz. He retired from PCC Airfoils in Minerva where he had been a chemical laboratory technician for 42 years. He is a member of the...

Mar 28, 2017

Helen Marie Ziemer, 85 of Louisville, Ohio decided it was time to join her most precious Bill, March 28 th …She's joining a group of loved ones that were patiently waiting for her…Among them include her brother Bucky, her sisters Audrey, Clara, Dorothy, Edith and Ollie and her Mother and Daddy, Irene and David Lincicome and of...

Mar 25, 2017

Lindsay L. Knepp

Age 86, of Waynesburg, went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, March 25, 2017 in Mercy Medical Center. He was born April 13, 1930 in Clarksville, PA to Robert and Iola (Crow) Knepp. He retired from Conrail where he had worked for 41 years. He is a member of the New...

Mar 22, 2017

Donna (Dowling) Brown

Age 86, of Minerva, died Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at Arbors at Minerva. She was born June 7, 1930 in Minerva to Charles and Anna (Seatovic) Vujasinovic. She retired from B&H Cylinders in Minerva where she was the financial secretary. She was a member of the Minerva First Christian Church and the Red Hat...

Mar 21, 2017

Edith M. Murphy

Age 88, of Minerva, died Tuesday, March 21, 2017 in Canterbury Villa in Alliance. She was born Oct. 19, 1928 in Dennison to William and Agnes (Stewart) Severn. She retired from PCC Airfoils in Minerva where she was an X-Ray Technician for 34 years. She is a member of St. Paul's Lutheran...

Mar 19, 2017

Gerald Dean Waugh, age 67, of Kensington, passed away suddenly, Sunday, March 19, 2017, in Alliance Community Hospital. He was born July 9, 1949 in Lynchburg, Ohio to the late John and Flora (Baise) Waugh. He retired from the GM Lordstown Assembly Plant, was a Fireman and EMT for the Beloit Fire Dept., an officer and drum instructor for...

Mar 14, 2017

Iris M. Sparks Age 73, of Minerva and formerly Texas, died Tuesday, March 14, 2017. She was born Sept. 21, 1943 in Detroit, MI to Paul and Ethel (Gouze) Wardell. She worked in retail sales for many years.  She was an avid animal lover.

She is survived by her stepmother, June Stough of AZ, 7...

Mar 11, 2017

E. David Hank

Age 68 of Malvern, died Saturday, March 11, 2017. He was born Jan. 18, 1949 in Canton to the late Emil and Helen (Myers) Hank. He retired from American Road Machinery in Minerva where he was President and co-owner. He graduated from St. Edward High School in Malvern and received a Bachelor's in English from Walsh...

Mar 8, 2017

Gary Z. Cooper Age 78, of Minerva, died Wed., March 8, 2017 in Green Meadows Care Center in Louisville. He was born May 11, 1938 in Shady Springs, WV to the late Joseph and Lola (Farley) Cooper. He graduated from Canton South High School in 1956 and is a member of the Malvern First Christian Church. He...

Feb 27, 2017

Betty May Martin, age 86, of Parrish, FL and formerly Minerva, died Monday, February 27, 2017 in the Manatee Memorial Hospital in Bradenton, FL. She was born July 27, 1930 in Minerva to Homer and Louise (Kutz) Kistner. She had worked for PCC Airfoils in Minerva. She is a member of the Minerva First Christian Church.

Feb 26, 2017

Judy A. Young

Age 69, of Waynesburg, died Sunday, February 26, 2017 at Oakhill Manor in Louisville. She was born February 11, 1948 in Akron, to Stanley and Helen (Frolick) Games. She was a bartender at the China Gardens and Tally Ho. She was a hall monitor for Timken High school and was a member of the...

Feb 22, 2017

Edith L. Zwahlen

Age 75, of Minerva, died Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at Aultman Hospital. She was born February 5, 1942 in Canton, to Harry and Helen (Miller) Kibler. She retired from Bank 2000 in Minerva after 27 years. She began her work at the Minerva Banking Co. and Cox Lumber. She volunteered at Aultman Hospital, where...