Obituaries

Patsy Ann Anguish

Patsy Ann Anguish

Mar 8, 2016

Patsy A. Anguish, age 74, of Minerva, died Tuesday, March 8, 2016 in Aultman's Compassionate Care. She was born Feb. 5, 1942 in Wheeling, WV to Carl and Blanche (Brown) Earley. She was primarily raised by step father Nick Catich. She was a secretary for the Minerva Local School District, graduate of Minerva High School in 1961 and a member...

Clarence Elbert Ferguson

Clarence Elbert Ferguson

Mar 8, 2016

Clarence E. Ferguson, Age 79, of Malvern, died Tuesday, March 8, 2016 in Oakhill Manor. He was born Aug. 28, 1936 in Salineville, Ohio to Fernley "Cy" and Nellie (Lambert) Ferguson. He was a US Marine and retired after 15 years as a truck driver from Ohio Paper Tube. He was also a member of the Trinity Gospel Temple in...

William Joseph Zwick

William Joseph Zwick

Mar 6, 2016

William J. Zwick Jr. Age 86, of Minerva, died Sunday, March 6, 2016 in Aultman Hospital. He was born Nov. 20, 1929 in Louisville to William and Delores (Andes) Zwick. He retired from Sugardale and had been a meat cutter and butcher for 30 years. He is a member of St. Gabriel Catholic Church in Minerva and a US Army...

Mabel Molen

Mabel Molen

Mar 3, 2016

Mabel Molen Age 95, of Minerva, died Thursday, March 3, 2016 in the Arbors of Minerva. She was born Dec. 19, 1920 in Wampum, PA to Charles and Jane (Young) Hunston. She was a clerk at Garee-Scotts in Minerva. She is a member of the Minerva First Christian Church and attended Minerva High School. She is preceded in death by...

Robert Dale Rowe

Robert Dale Rowe

Feb 29, 2016

Robert Rowe (AKA Santa), Age 78, of Minerva died Monday, Feb. 29, 2016 in Minerva Eldercare. He was born Jan. 14, 1938 in Alliance to Robert and Beatrice (Davis) Rowe. He retired from Gradall Engineering in New Philadelphia where he was a senior design engineer. A former employee of Morgan Engineering in Alliance and East Ohio Machinery in Alliance. A...

Laberta Mae Shotwell

Laberta Mae Shotwell

Feb 27, 2016

Laberta M. Shotwell Age 93, of Minerva, passed away Sat., Feb. 27, 2016 peacefully in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born June 5, 1922 in Salineville to Eugene and Blanche (Raffle) Dallas. She was a housewife and had worked in the office at Cronin China. She is a member of the Minerva First Christian Church where...

Barbara Lee Carroll

Barbara Lee Carroll

Feb 24, 2016

Barbara L. Carroll, age 78, of Minerva, died Wed., Feb. 24, 2016 in Aultman Hospital. She was born Sept. 19, 1937 in Fond du Lac, WI to Ralph and Esther (Henning) Floyd. She was a waitress for the Brown Derby in Canton and had been an Avon Consultant in the Minerva area. She attended Alliance High School and was a...

Warren Prample

Warren Prample

Feb 19, 2016

Warren H. Prample, Age 86, of Minerva, OH, died Friday, February 19, 2016. He was born January 1, 1929 in Cleveland, OH, to George and Rose (Koenig) Prample. He was an Electrician for Spectro Equipment in North Royalton for 35 years and served in the Army. He is survived by his wife, Patricia A (Miller) Prample who he married February...

Wilmer Raymond Gorrell

Wilmer Raymond Gorrell

Feb 19, 2016

Wilmer R. Gorrell, Age 83, of Dover and formerly Carrollton and Minerva, died Friday, Feb. 19, 2016 in Dover Union Hospital. He was born Dec. 12, 1932 in Weirton, WV to Wilmer and Gladys (Pugh) Gorrell Sr. He retired from Good Roads in Minerva where he had worked for 20 years and had worked for American Roads in Minerva for...

Joseph Curtis Barrick

Joseph Curtis Barrick

Feb 18, 2016

Joseph C. Barrick, Age 92, of Minerva, died Thursday, February 18, 2016 at Aultman Hospital. He was born April 2, 1923 to Clyde and Irene (Mounford) Barrick. He retired from TRW after 22 years of service. He was a WWII U. S. Army veteran where he was awarded a purple heart and four bronze stars. He was member of the...

Helen Idella Crawford

Helen Idella Crawford

Feb 16, 2016

Helen I. Crawford, Age 89, of Minerva, died Tuesday February 16, 2016 at Arbors of Minerva. She was born November 30, 1926 in Canton to Mr. and Mrs. William Pappas. She retired as the office manager at Universal Cooperative in Alliance and had formally worked at TRW in Minerva. She graduated from McKinley High School where she played on the...

Bernard Devon Kerns Sr.

Bernard Devon Kerns Sr.

Feb 16, 2016

Bernard D. Kerns Sr., Age 72, of Malvern, died Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016 in Aultman Compassionate Care. He was born Dec. 27, 1943 in Malvern to the late Bernard and Virginia (Vanhorn) Kerns. He retired from PCC Airfoils in Minerva where he had worked for 18 years and had also worked in construction. He is a 1963 graduate of Malvern...

Wade Allen Rittenhouse

Wade Allen Rittenhouse

Feb 14, 2016

Wade A. Rittenhouse, Age 64, of Minerva, died Sunday, February 14, 2016 in Aultman Hospital. He was born August 17, 1951 in Salem to Charleen (Gorby) Rittenhouse of Minerva and the late Wade Rittenhouse. He retired from the Minerva Post Office after 29 years of service. He was US Army veteran and a former member of the VFW post #4120....

Anna Marie Sumner

Anna Marie Sumner

Feb 12, 2016

Anna M. Sumner Age 91, of East Rochester, passed away peacefully Friday, Feb. 12, 2016 at her home. She was born March 2, 1924 in Amsterdam to Edward and Mary (Kolasinska) Jurkiewicz. She was a housewife and member of St. Gabriel Catholic Church in Minerva. She enjoyed gardening, baking, crocheting, working outside in her yard and spending time with family...

Wilson Lee Buxton

Wilson Lee Buxton

Feb 11, 2016

Wilson Lee Buxton Age 74, formerly of Carrollton, died Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016 in Mercy Medical Center. He was born Oct. 7, 1941 in Summerville, OH to Elmer and Theisa (Morrow) Buxton. He was a beef farmer and had worked at Manfull Fruit Farm in Augusta and Sanor Farms in Homeworth. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved hunting and...

Charles Earl Wright Jr.

Charles Earl Wright Jr.

Feb 2, 2016

Charles E. Wright Jr., Age 78 of Minerva Ohio, passed away Tuesday February 2, 2016, from a brave short battle with cancer. He was born July 28, 1937 in Shinnston, West Virginia to Charles and Elsie (Higgins) Wright Sr. He retired from PCC in 2000 where he worked for 35 years. He is a past master of Augusta Lodge #504...

Katherine "Kathy" Price

Katherine "Kathy" Price

Jan 31, 2016

Katherine "Kathy" Price, age 65 of Minerva, died Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016 in Aultman Compassionate Care. She was born Sept. 23, 1950 in Canton to the late Ralph and Helen (Baughman) Martin. She graduated from Malvern High School in 1969 and worked for 23 years for Zerbe/Napa Auto Parts. She had also worked for Haynams Garage, Furey's and Kohmann's Auto...

Kirk Harlan Roush

Kirk Harlan Roush

Jan 24, 2016

Kirk H. Roush, Age 43, died Sunday, January 24, 2016. He was born February 27, 1972 in Canton to Patricia (Miller) (Roush) Dickerhoof of Paris and the late Raymond Roush. He worked at Timken Co. Harrison Plant (HRM) Roll shop for 15 years. He was a member of the Steelworks Union #1123 in Canton, attended Sandy Valley Baptist Temple and...

Alex Joseph Miller

Alex Joseph Miller

Jan 21, 2016

Alex Joseph Miller Age 13 of Minerva, passed away Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016 at Alliance Community Hospital. He was born Oct. 2, 2002 in Akron. He was a 7th grader at Minerva Middle School where he played on the football and baseball team and was #16 of the "Cowbell family". He was fun loving, loved to make people laugh and...

Remy Lee Simmons

Remy Lee Simmons

Jan 14, 2016

Remy L. Simmons, Infant son of Tyler Snoke and Brad Simmons of Minerva, died Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016 in Cincinnati Children's Hospital. In addition to his parents, he is survived by grandparents, Rose and Ricky Simmons of Malvern, Tom and Julie Walker of Minerva and Terry and Mary Snoke of Lancaster, 3 sisters, Laniha Dorsey, Diem Simmons and Camila Simmons....