Obituaries

Nov 15, 2016

Dr. Edward C. Libbey, age 73, known in Minerva as a gentle dentist, lost his battle with cancer on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016. He was born Jan. 15, 1943 in Akron to Edward N. and Jean (Krause) Libbey. He practiced dentistry in Minerva for 36 years with Dr. John Snively and Dr. Ronald Gade. He graduated from Ellet High School...

Nov 15, 2016

Bette Lue Wendling Age 91, of Minerva, died Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016 in the Arbors of Minerva. She was born July 11, 1925 in Center County, PA to William and Ometta (Cuppels) Treasure. She retired from the Internal Revenue Service where she was office manager in the Akron/Canton office. She is survived by many nieces and nephews including Laurie Womer...

Nov 13, 2016

Charlet R. Hole

Age 83, of Minerva, died Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016 in Aultman Compassionate Care. She was born Nov. 8, 1933 in Canton to Charles and Ethel (Gruber) Jury. She graduated from Minerva High School in 1951 and had been a cook and waitress for many years at many local restaurants including, the Southern...

Nov 12, 2016

Larry P. Bankert Age 78, of Minerva, died Sat., Nov. 12, 2016 in Aultman Compassionate Care Center. He was born March 26, 1938 in Canton to the late Jack and Florence (Gill) Bankert. He is a police officer having worked for the Columbus Police Dept., Detective, Homicide Detective and K-9 unit officer for the Miami Police in Miami, FL, Chief...

Nov 10, 2016

Alvin E. Reed Age 97, a lifelong resident of Malvern, died Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016 in Aultman Compassionate Care. He was born May 8, 1919 in Malvern to Fred and Eva (Logan) Reed. He retired from TRW in Minerva and had worked for Metropolitan Brick. Alvin was a decorated US Army Veteran of WWII, serving in the European Theater of...

Oct 28, 2016

Patricia A. Jordan Age 78, of Minerva, died Friday, Oct. 28, 2016 in St. Lukes Lutheran Community in Minerva. She was born Dec. 23, 1937 in Minerva to Clarence and Sara (Eshbaugh) Paxton. She retired from the Hoover Company where she worked for 20 years. She graduated from Minerva High School and is a member of Grace Chapel. She is...

Oct 27, 2016

Evelyn R. Craft Age 84, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016 in the Arbors of Minerva. She was born Dec. 31, 1931 in Dunham, Quebec to Walter and Rita (Knight) Paul. She was a schoolteacher having taught for the Minerva Local and Southern Local Schools and retired as the manager for the Quik Shop in Dover. She received...

Oct 25, 2016

Rick R. Mills Age 58, of Augusta, died Tuesday, October 25, 2016 in the Aultman Hospital. He was born June 27, 1958 to Robert and Barbara (Baker) Mills. He attended Carrollton High School and had worked for General Color in Minerva, construction in Wyoming and was a local handyman. He loved to raise dogs and is a member of the...

Oct 24, 2016

Sandra F. Stanford, age 66, of Canton, died Monday, October 24, 2016 in McCrea Manor Nursing Home. She was born November 2, 1949 in Nashville, TN to Jim and Juanita (Gillam) Dever. She worked as a waitress at Napoli's in Canton and enjoyed cooking and caring for her family. She is preceded in death by her husband, Robert who died...

Oct 22, 2016

Ada R. Davis Age 92, of Minerva, died Sat., Oct. 22, 2016 in the Arbors of Minerva. She was born June 10, 1924 in Minerva to Hershel and Mildred (Hewitt) Spore. She was a housewife and co-owner of Tri-County Storage. She is a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in New Franklin. She is preceded in death by her husband,...

Oct 21, 2016

Kenneth W. Peters Age 53, of Minerva, died Friday, October 21, 2016. He was born June 4, 1963 in Canton, Ohio, to Russell Peters and Arlene Zucher. He was contractor and a US army veteran. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his stepmother, Mary (Hines) Peters of Minerva; a daughter Toni; 3 brothers, Brad Peters, Martin Peters...

Oct 18, 2016

Dale E. Benner, age 94, of East Rochester, died October 18, 2016 at Aultman Compassionate Care in Canton. He was born July 29, 1922 in Kensington, Ohio, to Elmer and Pearl (Sanor) Benner. He was a lifetime owner and operator of Benner Dairy Farms from 1950 to 2011 and was a member of the Columbiana County Farm Bureau. He is...

Oct 16, 2016

Peter Clear Jr. Age 87, of Minerva, died Sunday October 16, 2016 at Mercy Medical Center in Canton. He was born May 14, 1929 in Neffs, Ohio, to Peter and Anna (Godsy) Clear. He retired from the Ford Motor Company after 34 years where he was a straightener/press operator. He was a trustee at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church and...

Oct 15, 2016

Craig Fielding Fry Age 51, of Minerva, passed away unexpectedly at his home, Saturday, October 15, 2016. He was born April 1, 1965 in Alliance to Gary and Linda (Reed) Fry of Minerva. He was a Firefighter, Paramedic and Fire Inspector for 21 years, working for the City of Green Fire Department. He graduated from Minerva High School in 1983...

Oct 11, 2016

Harley W. Hillyer Age 76, of Minerva, died Tuesday, October 11, 2016 in Alliance Community Hospital following a long period of declining health. He was born February 28, 1940 in Lynchburg, to Floyd (Connie) and Sarah (Waugh) Hillyer and graduated from Augusta High School in 1958. He was a well respected insurance agent celebrating 50s years with Bankers Life &...

Oct 1, 2016

Edward Lee Maurer, age 62, of Minerva, died Saturday, October 1, 2016 in Mercy Medical center. He was born July 11, 1954 in Canton, OH to the late Clayton Maurer and Lucille (Martin) Maurer. He was an assembler and welder at Morgan Engineering and was also a truck driver. He also attended St. Gabriel Catholic Church in Minerva. In addition...

Sep 27, 2016

Charles "Chuck" Unkefer, age 79, of Minerva, passed peacefully in the arms of his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016 in Aultman Hospital. He was born April 3, 1937 in Minerva to Orin and Goldie (Myers) Unkefer. He retired from PCC Airfoils in Minerva where he had worked for 37 years. He is a member of the Minerva...

Sep 27, 2016

Earl Lee Frazier, age 75, of Minerva, passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2016 in the Arbors of Minerva surrounded by his family. He was born Jan. 16, 1941 in Alpharetta, KY to Sam and Helen (Smith) Frazier. He retired from PCC Airfoils where he was a Furnace Operator for 44 years and was a 1959 graduate of Carrollton High School....

Sep 25, 2016

Bob Hanson, age 83, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 25, 2016 at the Sunnybrook Assisted Living Facility in Hendersonville, NC. He was born on January 20, 1933 in Pittsburgh, PA to the late Algers Rae "Ray" Hanson and Beatrice (Mulvihill) Hanson. Bob served as a Sergeant in the United States Army during the Korean Era and held life memberships...

Sep 25, 2016

Sydney A. (Johnson) Walton, 73, of Salem, went home to the Lord on Sunday, September 25th at Auburn Skilled Nursing in Damascus after courageous year-long battle with cancer. She was born January 24, 1943 to the late Albert F. and Flora I. (Hanna) Johnson. A 1961 graduate of Salem High School, she received her BS in Home Economics in 1965...