Obituaries

Paul Oscar Morckel

Paul Oscar Morckel

Sep 2, 2015

Paul O. Morckel, Age 93, of Robertsville, died Wednesday, September 2, 2015 in the Schoenbrunn Healthcare. He was born March 13, 1922 in Minerva to Harry and Maggie (Whitten) Morckel. He retired from Union Metal where he was a machinist for 27 years. He graduated from Minerva High School in 1941 and is a US Army Veteran of WWII, member...

Martha Jean Cogan

Martha Jean Cogan

Aug 27, 2015

Martha Jean Cogan Age 95, of Minerva, died Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015 in the Alliance Community Hospital. She was born in Canton to Charles and Blanche Waefler. She and her husband owned the Maple Drive Dairy Farm near East Rochester. She was a 9 year employee of the former Fair Store and managed, then owned Hill's Shoe Store in Minerva...

Kenneth Lowell Smith

Kenneth Lowell Smith

Aug 27, 2015

Kenneth L. Smith, Age 61, of Minerva, died Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015 in the Cleveland Clinic. He was born March 14, 1954 in Canton to Marjorie (Heim) Smith of Minerva and the late Lowell Smith. He was the owner of Maple View Dairy Farm. He is a member of the Middle Sandy Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Homeworth, Greely Grange, State...

Marilyn Frances Nehus

Marilyn Frances Nehus

Aug 16, 2015

Marilyn F. Nehus, Age 78, of Minerva, died Sunday August 16, 2015 in Green Meadows Health and Wellness Center. She was born April 15, 1937 in Pittsburgh to August and Frances (Olejar) Miller. She was a housewife and former employee of Central Trust Bank. She was a member of St. Gabriel Catholic Church and the Catholic Women's Club. She Graduated...

Jay Harple

Jay Harple

Aug 11, 2015

Jay Harple, Age 68, of Malvern, Ohio, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015 in the Aultman Compassionate Care Center in Canton, Ohio after a long battle with illness. He was born May 5, 1947 to the late James and Eva (Loutzenhiser) Harple of Malvern. Jay was the owner of Harple Oil Company, where...

Steve Houghtell

Steve Houghtell

Aug 10, 2015

Steve Houghtell, born November 30th, 1949, passed away in his Minerva home, Monday, August 10th, 2015. He was one of four children born in Toledo, Ohio to the late Charles and Anne (Seis) Houghtell. After graduating high school, Steve proudly joined the US Army and served in Vietnam (SP5). After receiving an honorable discharge, he returned to Toledo where he...

Charles Neff

Charles Neff

Aug 7, 2015

Charles Neff Age 72, of Minerva, died Friday, Aug. 7, 2015 in Aultman Compassionate Care. He was born July 27, 1943 in Elksfork, WV to Frederick and Zelma (Rice) Neff. He retired from TRW in Minerva and had worked for American Steel in Alliance. He is a US Army Veteran of the Vietnam War and member of the Minerva American...

Barbara Ann Nichols

Barbara Ann Nichols

Jul 28, 2015

Barbara A. Nichols, age 71, of Robertsville, died Tuesday, July 28, 2015 in Aultman Hospital. She was born March 2, 1944 in Canton to Kenneth and Helen (Arbogast) Jones. She was a housewife and retired from Aultman Hospital where she was a Pharmacy Tech. for 37 years. She is a member of Mt. Tabor United Methodist Church in East Canton...

Blanche Elizabeth Prendergast

Blanche Elizabeth Prendergast

Jul 28, 2015

Blanche Prendergast, age 90, of Minerva, died Tuesday, July 28, 2015 in Aultman Hospital. She was born March 1, 1925 in Littleton, WV to John and Mary (Anderson) Stahl. She was a housewife and retired from PCC in Minerva where she had worked for 15 years. She is preceded in death by her husband, James Prendergast who died in 2005;...

Beverly Ann Zeidrich

Beverly Ann Zeidrich

Jul 26, 2015

Beverly Zeidrich, age 65, of Minerva, died Sunday, July 26, 2015 in Aultman's Compassionate Care. She was born May 1, 1950 in Canton to Bernard and Donna (Hand) Manderine. She was a housewife and loyal member of St. Gabriel Catholic Church. She graduated from Minerva High School and is a member of the Red Hat Society. Her husband, Joseph Zeidrich,...

Vi Cunningham

Vi Cunningham

Jul 25, 2015

Vi Cunningham, of Minerva, passed away Saturday, July 25, 2015 in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Bowerston to the late John and Blanche (Ritchie) Nign. She retired from TRW in Minerva after 30 years of service. Vi is survived by her husband, Warren Ray Cunningham; 2 sons, Jerry (Susan) Hawk of Malvern and William...

Eileen Marie Barstow

Eileen Marie Barstow

Jul 19, 2015

Eileen M. Barstow, age 92, of Carrollton, went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, July 19, 2015 in Minerva Eldercare. She was born Nov. 25, 1922 in Malvern to William and Sarah (Burwell) Buck. She was a certified Nurse's Assistant at Bel Air Care Center in Alliance for 25 years. She attended the Trinity Gospel Temple and was a...

Samuel D. Jackson

Samuel D. Jackson

Jul 17, 2015

Samuel D. Jackson Age 74, of Alliance, died Friday, July 17, 2015 in his home. He was born Jan. 26, 1941 in Kenova, WV to Samuel M. and Dove (Dean) Jackson. He was the owner of the Youngstown Collection Bureau. He was a US Navy Veteran and member of the Alliance American Legion Post #166 and former member of the...

Mark H. Lutz

Mark H. Lutz

Jul 16, 2015

Mark H. Lutz Age 91, of Minerva, died Thursday, July 16, 2015 in Canterbury Villa in Alliance. He was born in Canton to Earnest and Dallas (Cobb) Lutz. He was a mechanical engineer for Diebold and former owner of Mark's Dairy Bar in Minerva. He is a US Navy and Merchant Marine Veteran, past president of the Minerva Athletic Booster...

Gordon "Gordy" C. Gillard

Gordon "Gordy" C. Gillard

Jul 13, 2015

Gordon "Gordy" Gillard, Age 67, of Minerva, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, July 13, 2015 unexpectedly following an accident at home. He was born Dec. 12, 1947 in Olney, IL to Wilma (Hedrick) Gillard of Canton and the late Grant Gillard. He retired from the East Ohio Gas Co. in 2002 and had worked...

Donna Hafer

Donna Hafer

Jul 10, 2015

Donna Hafer Age 72, of Minerva, died Friday, July 10, 2015 in the Alliance Community Hospital. She was born Dec. 11, 1942 in Stromsburg, NE to Carroll and Virginia (Moore) Flodman. She retired from Consumers National Bank in Minerva where she worked for 32 years as a loan officer and compliance officer and had formerly worked in the Capital Building...

Larry Ron Burchett

Larry Ron Burchett

Jul 5, 2015

Larry "Ron" Burchett Age 73, of Minerva, died Sunday, July 5, 2015 in Aultman Hospital. He was born Sept. 2, 1941 in Betsy Layne, KY to Lacy and Euka (Blackburn) Burchett. He retired from the Timken Company where he had worked for 36 years. He had also worked for Nelson Tree Co. and Rodgers Mining and was a car enthusiast....

Russell R. Brown

Russell R. Brown

Jul 3, 2015

Russell R. Brown Age 75, of Carrollton, died Friday, July 3, 2015 in the Community Hospice House of New Philadelphia. He was born Aug. 12, 1939 in Uhrichsville to Alfred and Grace (Brown) Brown. He retired from LTV Steel where he was a rigger for 33 years. He was also a farmer, US Army Veteran and member of the Minerva...

Carey Lynn Long

Carey Lynn Long

Jun 29, 2015

Carey Lynn Long, age 32, of Kensington, went home to be with the Lord, June 29, 2015 in Alliance Community Hospital. She was born July 9, 1982, in Alliance, OH, to the most loving parents, Homer and Shirley (Manning) Long of Kensington. She was born with a very rare heart defect. On November 2, 1982, she had open heart surgery...

Zella Irene Worley

Zella Irene Worley

Jun 29, 2015

Zella I. Worley Age 85, of Malvern, died Monday, June 29, 2015 in Mercy Medical Center. She was born Feb. 14, 1930 in Berlin Center to Wesley and Anna (England) Edwards. She was a housewife. She is preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Worley Jr. who died in 2014 and 5 brothers and sisters. She is survived by 2...