Obituaries

James Irvin Wallace

James Irvin Wallace

Nov 3, 2014

James I. Wallace Age 78, of Malvern, died Monday, Nov. 3, 2014 in Mercy Medical Center. He was born Oct. 11, 1936 in Magnolia to the late Lloyd and Margaret (Locker) Wallace. He retired from AKRO in Canton where he had worked for 27 years. He is a member of the Trinity Gospel Temple in Canton. He is a US...

Wilbur Grant Moser

Wilbur Grant Moser

Nov 3, 2014

Wilbur Moser, 88, died peacefully on November 3, 2014, following several illnesses. Wilbur was born June 29, 1926 in Minerva, Ohio to Corwin Moser and Nora Yost Moser. He served his country honorably for 25 years as an Army infantry rifleman in Japan, a Navy crewman and maintenance man in anti-submarine helicopters, and 19 years in the Air Force in...

Linda Sue Hanlon

Linda Sue Hanlon

Oct 31, 2014

Linda Hanlon, age 66, of Northfield, died Friday, Oct. 31, 2014 in the Cleveland Clinic of Twinsburg. She was born Aug. 1, 1948 in Alliance to the late Joseph and Ora (Wilt) Thomas. She is a credit analyst for Saint-Gobain performance plastics in Aurora. She graduated from Marlboro High School and attended Kent State University and is a member of...

Geraldine Miller

Geraldine Miller

Oct 28, 2014

Geraldine D. Miller Age 86, of Minerva, died Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014 in Alliance Community Hospital. She was born April 29, 1928 in Minerva, Ohio. She worked at Kippert's Variety Store in Minerva for 29 years, graduated from Minerva High School, was a member of the Minerva VFW Ladies Aux., the Malvern American Legion Aux. #375 and had been a...

Tina Marie Elson

Tina Marie Elson

Oct 26, 2014

Tina (Jordan) Elson, age 52, of Minerva, died Sunday, October 26, 2014 in the Great Trail Care Center following a 2 ½ year courageous battle with cancer. She was born March 25, 1962 in Canton. She was a custodian for the Minerva First Presbyterian Church where she was a member. She graduated from Minerva High School in 1981 and had...

Harry Howard Beaber

Harry Howard Beaber

Oct 24, 2014

Harry Beaber Age 79, of Paris, died Friday, Oct. 24, 2014 in Mercy Medical Center. He was born Dec. 31, 1934 in Paris to Harry and Pearl (McQueen) Beaber. He established Beaber Farms Seed and Supply in 1977 and was a longtime dairy and grain farmer. He graduated from Louisville High School in 1977, was an avid hunter and lifetime...

Patricia May Snyder

Patricia May Snyder

Oct 19, 2014

Patricia M. Snyder, age 84, of Minerva, died Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014 in Aultman Compassionate Care. She was born May 18, 1930 in Piney Fork to Jay and Alice (Flitcraft) Ricketts. She had worked for Good Roads in Minerva, American Electric Switch and Hart Drug in Minerva. She graduated from Minerva High School 1949. She is preceded in death by...

Carl Ardell Hannen

Carl Ardell Hannen

Oct 14, 2014

Carl Ardell Hannen, age 88, of Minerva, went home to be with his wife Juanita and the Lord Tuesday October 14, 2014 in Dublin Ohio. Mr. Hannen was born on February 5, 1926 to the late Guy and Opal Hannen. Carl served our country as a Sgt. in the Army during the Korean War. After that he worked at the...

Trevor Alan Grindstaff

Trevor Alan Grindstaff

Oct 14, 2014

Trevor Alan Grindstaff, was born on April 19, 2010 at 6:50 p.m. at Aultman Hospital. He moved to his new home on October 14, 2014 at 4:45 p.m., surrounded by his loving family and his hospice family in New Philadelphia, after his fight for life here dwindled away. Two children were born to the union of Troy Adam and Charity...

David Sherman Yeagley

David Sherman Yeagley

Oct 13, 2014

David S. Yeagley, age 57, of Minerva, died Monday, Oct. 13, 2014 in Aultman Compassionate Care. He was born July 26, 1957 in Alliance to the late Ralph and Ellen (Brown) Yeagley. He graduated from Hanoverton United High School in 1975 and then became a proud member of the International Brotherhood of Laborers Union in 1977. He retired from Ashtabula...

Eli Gideon Detweiler

Eli Gideon Detweiler

Oct 11, 2014

Eli G. Detweiler, age 90, of Carrollton, died Saturday, October 11, 2014. He was a farmer. He is preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth (Miller) Detweiler who died in 1992; 6 sisters, Nannie Hershberger, Mary Yoder, Fannie Yoder, Anna Weaver, Mattie Detweiler, Katie Byler; 4 brothers, Gideon, Dan, John, and Jacob Detweiler. He is survived by 8 children, Emma...

Eleanor Louise Lutes

Eleanor Louise Lutes

Oct 10, 2014

Eleanor L. Lutes, age 84, of Minerva, died Friday, Oct. 10, 2014. She was born Feb. 20, 1930 in Alliance to Howard and Hilda (Spall) Stratton. She retired from PCC in Minerva where she worked for many years. She graduated from Alliance High School in 1948. She is survived by 5 children, Sharon Longfellow of Canton, Thomas (Faye) Lutes of...

Greg V. Mills

Greg V. Mills

Oct 8, 2014

Greg V. Mills, age 58, of Minerva, died Wed., Oct. 8, 2014 in the Cleveland Clinic. He was born March 12, 1956 in Canton to Jane (DeWalt) Mills of Minerva and the late Earl Mills. He worked in material control at the Timken Co. for 34 years. He graduated from Minerva High School in 1974 and attended Kent State University....

Marla P. Patterson

Marla P. Patterson

Oct 7, 2014

Marla P. Patterson, age 40, of Akron, died Tuesday, October 7, 2014 in her home. She was born Oct. 16, 1973 in Canton to Thomas and Patricia (Rider) Mick. She is survived by her husband, Scott Patterson whom she married 09/29/1990; a daughter, Kaila Patterson of the home; a son, Devin Patterson of the home; 2 sisters, Dutchess Freeman of...

Doris Troescher

Doris Troescher

Oct 6, 2014

Doris A. Troescher, age 76, of Robertsville, died Monday, Oct. 6, 2014 in the Great Trail Care Center. She was born May 10, 1938 in Hempstead, NY to Albert and Johanna (Schulz) Gordon. She was a homemaker and member of the Wildwood Chapel. She loved her birds and could often be found tending her flowers. She is preceded in death...

Dorothy Louise Butler

Dorothy Louise Butler

Oct 2, 2014

Dorothy (Wood) Butler, age 92, of Lisbon, died Thurs., Oct. 2, 2014. She was born Feb. 7, 1922 in Canton to Herbert and Freda (Hager) Burleson. She was raised by her parents Harry and Freda Simmons. She was a machine operator at Good Roads in Minerva and a janitor and switchboard operator at the Columbiana County Court House. She had...

Harold Hanson Gray

Harold Hanson Gray

Sep 30, 2014

Harold Hanson Gray, age 80, of Minerva, passed away on Tues., Sept. 30, 2014 from a brief illness. Formerly of East Canton and Waynesburg areas, he was born July 14, 1934 to the late Russell Boone and Bessie (Hahn) Gray. Harold graduated from East Canton High School in 1952 and attended the University of Toledo before being drafted. He served...

Karen Lynn Howell

Karen Lynn Howell

Sep 30, 2014

Karen Lynn Howell, age 73, of Minerva, died Tuesday, September 30, 2014 in Aultman Hospital. She was born April 29, 1941 in Martin's Ferry to Kenneth and Mary (Adams) Simpson. She is preceded in death by her husband, Sheldon Howell. She is survived by a son, Sheldon Howell, Jr.; a sister, Sandra Hostetler of Mt. Pleasant; 2 brothers, Kenneth "Bob"...

Mary Kathryn Treep

Mary Kathryn Treep

Sep 29, 2014

Mary Kathryn Treep, age 91, passed away Monday, Sept. 29, 2014 in the Hanover House of Massillon where she has resided for the past 11 years. She was born Jan. 5, 1923 in Uhrichsville to the late William and Bessie (Hess) Epley. She was a member of the East Rochester United Methodist Church and sang in the choir. She was...

Dorothy Irene Hawk

Dorothy Irene Hawk

Sep 29, 2014

Dorothy I. Hawk, age 71, of Carrollton, died Mon., Sept. 29, 2014 in Aultman Hospital. She was born Oct. 31, 1942 in Minerva to Letha (Hoopes) Cogan and the late Ronald Cogan. She retired from Fusion Ceramics in Carrollton where she was the office manager for 35 years. She is a member of the Mt. Zion United Methodist Church and...