Obituaries

Ruth M. Betz

Ruth M. Betz

Apr 10, 2015

Ruth M. Betz Age 98, of Minerva, died Friday, April 10, 2015 in St. Lukes Lutheran Community in Minerva. She was born June 6, 1916 in Akron to Henry and Lena (Amstutz) Gustavel. She was a housewife and retired from TRW in Minerva where she had worked for 19 years. She is a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in...

Joanne Nancy (Danner) Carman

Joanne Nancy (Danner) Carman

Apr 4, 2015

Joanne Nancy (Danner) Carman, Age 78, of East Rochester, died Sat., April 4, 2015 in Aultman Compassionate Care. She was born Nov. 29, 1936 in Canton to John and Irene (Hall) Danner and grew up in Plain Twp. She was a homemaker and member of the Louisville Eagles Aerie #2374. She is survived by a daughter, Kelly Daugherty of Robertsville,...

June E. Hardy

June E. Hardy

Apr 3, 2015

June E. Hardy Age 77, of East Canton, died Friday, April 3, 2015 in Aultman Hospital. She was born June 10, 1937 in Elba to Herschel and Goldia (Clark) Stack. She was a homemaker and member of the Malvern First Christian Church. She graduated from Malvern High School in 1955 and she loved to bowl and play bingo. She is...

Ray A. Baker

Ray A. Baker

Mar 30, 2015

Ray A. Baker Age 55, Minerva, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, March 30, 2015 in the Great Trail Care Center in Minerva after a long battle with cancer. He was born Feb. 14, 1960 in Canton to Shirley (Bracken) (Baker) Gerren of FL and the late Keith Baker who died in 1987. He loved his children and...

Herbert "Herbie" Clapper

Herbert "Herbie" Clapper

Mar 29, 2015

Herbert "Herbie" Clapper, Age 83, of Malvern, died Sunday, March 29, 2015 in Aultman Hospital following a long illness. He was born June 15, 1931 in Paris to Carl and Venda (Tressler) Clapper. He retired from Stark Ceramics where he had worked for 44 years. He is a US Army veteran of the Korean War, loved sports and country music...

Christine D. Wolf

Christine D. Wolf

Mar 27, 2015

Christine D. Wolf Age 69, of Minerva, died Friday, March 27, 2015. She was born Nov. 21, 1945 in Canton to Andrew and Alice (Hart) Olen. She was a housewife and member of the Minerva United Methodist Church, the D.A.R. and had been a cook for the Minerva Community Meals. She is preceded in death by her husband, Lee Wolf...

John Rock

John Rock

Mar 27, 2015

John Rock Age 85, of Malvern, passed away Friday, March 27, 2015 in the Cleveland Clinic surrounded by his family. He was born Dec. 27, 1929 in Malvern to Salvatore "Sam" and Mary (Covate) Raco. He retired from Timken Steel. He is a member of the Malvern United Methodist Church, was a graduate of McKinley High School and a US...

John P. Cinson

John P. Cinson

Mar 27, 2015

John P. Cinson Age 87, of Malvern, died Friday, March 27, 2015 in Aultman Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born Sept. 23, 1927 in Malvern to Joseph and Dolorata (Caruso) Cinson. He is retired as the former owner of A&J Cinson Construction. He is a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, the Men's Club and the...

Charles L Harsh

Charles L Harsh

Mar 24, 2015

Charles L. Harsh, age 82, of Malvern, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2015 in the Brewster Park Senior Living Center. He was born May 31, 1932 in Malvern to Charles and Mabel (Stackhouse) Harsh. He is a retired truck driver from North Canton Transfer and had worked for several years for Furey Motors in Malvern after retirement and is a...

Dennis Lee Smith

Dennis Lee Smith

Mar 22, 2015

Dennis L. Smith, age 68, of Homeworth, died Sunday March 22, 2015 in Aultman Hospital. He was born Dec. 5, 1946 in Massillon, Ohio to Mildred (Compon) Smith and the late John Smith. He retired from Smith and Nephew as a maintenance supervisor where he had worked for 26 years, had worked in maintenance at the Great Trail Care Center...

Betty Karlen

Betty Karlen

Mar 22, 2015

Betty (Bjorkman) Karlen, age 89, of Minerva, passed away Sunday, March 22, 2015 in the Alliance Community Hospital. She was born Sept. 22, 1925 in Louisville to Henry and Cora (Brunner) Bjorkman. Betty worked on the farm where she resided for 75 years. She was also the owner of Granny's Back Porch of Houseplants. Betty married Oscar on January 1,...

Mary Lou Jarosz

Mary Lou Jarosz

Mar 20, 2015

Mary Lou Jarosz, age 64 of Minerva, died Friday, March 20, 2015 in Aultman Hospital following an extended illness. She was born August 2, 1950 in Salem, OH to Gardis and Mildred (Stelts) Pitts. She was a packaging crew leader for Graphic Solutions Plus in Green, and was a 1968 graduate of United High School. She is survived by a...

Lavonne Lillian Vasilliu

Lavonne Lillian Vasilliu

Mar 19, 2015

Lavonne L. Vasilliu Age 79, of Minerva, died Thursday, March 19, 2015 in Mercy Medical Center. She was born Nov. 20, 1935 in Bayard to Orlen "Pete" and Gladys (Livelsberger) Harsh. She was an employee of the Village of Minerva and a deli cook for Cap's Grocery in Minerva. She is survived by her husband, Thomas Vasilliu Sr. whom she...

Stephanie Keen

Stephanie Keen

Mar 18, 2015

Stephanie Keen, age 66, of Minerva, died Wednesday, March 18, 2015 in Aultman Woodlawn Compassionate Care Center in Canton, surrounded by her family, following a courageous battle with Cancer. She was born March 28, 1948 in Oberlahnstein, Germany to Walter and Anna (Dorocz) Babiczuk. She was a housewife, a 1966 graduate of Minerva High School, and had attended the Minerva...

Arlo D. Sanor

Arlo D. Sanor

Mar 16, 2015

Arlo D. Sanor, age 90, of Minerva, died Monday, March 16, 2015 in the Minerva Eldercare Center. He was born Sept. 12, 1924 in East Rochester to Myron and Velma (Glass) Sanor. He retired from the Minerva Wax Paper. He is preceded in death by his wife, Ruby (Kibler) Sanor; sister, Dorothy Krabill; and a brother, Robert Sanor. He is...

Barbara H Baum

Barbara H Baum

Mar 15, 2015

Barbara H. Baum, age 75, of Lake Mohawk, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2015 in the Great Trail Care Center. She was born August 8, 1939 in Minneapolis, MN to Charles and Betty (Curtis) Utton. Her husband's US Army career moved them across the country where she taught school on several Army bases. Barb graduated from Miami University with a...

Nancy Jean Krajcik

Nancy Jean Krajcik

Mar 14, 2015

Nancy Jean Krajcik, age 64, of Minerva, died Saturday, March 14, 2015 at the Aultman Hospital Woodlawn Compassionate Care Center. She was born on September 29, 1950 in Elgin, Illinois to George and Effie (Simpson) Holm currently of Sebring, Ohio Nancy graduated from Elgin High School in 1968, and Elgin Community College in business. She later attended Arizona State College....

Glenda R. Rummell

Glenda R. Rummell

Mar 12, 2015

Glenda R. Rummell, age 78, of Paris, died Thursday, March 12, 2015 in her home surrounded by her loving husband and family. She was born Jan. 8, 1937 in Salem, OH to the late Raymond and Hazel (Barnes) Grimes. She was a school bus driver for Marlington Schools where she worked for 24 years, a member of the Stark County...

Florence "Tillie" Shaver

Florence "Tillie" Shaver

Feb 25, 2015

Florence "Tillie" Shaver, age 83, of Mechanicstown, died Wed. Feb 25, 2015 in Mercy Medical Center following a long illness. She was born in Seminole, WV to Oakey and Margaret (Lindsey) Quinn. She retired as a nurse's aide from the Golden Age Retreat in Carrollton and had worked at the Minerva Convalescent Center. She is preceded in death by her...

Steven John Hafner

Steven John Hafner

Feb 24, 2015

Steven J. Hafner, age 62, of Minerva, died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015. He was born Aug. 20, 1952 in Canton to John and Dorothy (Kistner) Hafner. He retired as a dock worker from PCC Airfoils after 26 years of service, was a graduate of Minerva High School and received a BS degree in Business from Walsh College. He also attended...