Obituaries

Stanley E. Shingleton

Stanley E. Shingleton

Jul 19, 2014

Stanley E. Shingleton, age 71, of Malvern, died Saturday, July 19, 2014 in Akron City Hospital. He was born Oct. 11, 1942 in Romney, WV to Carl and Avery (Shanholtz) Shingleton. He retired from Minerva Local Schools where he was the Athletic Director and taught occupational work experience. He taught 6 years for Malvern Local Schools and 5 years at...

Bill D. Coe

Bill D. Coe

Jul 19, 2014

Bill D. Coe Age 71, of Minerva, died Saturday, July 19, 2014 in Oakhill Manor. He was born Dec. 15, 1942 in Sutton, WV to Orris and Floda (Singleton) Coe. He was a truck driver for many years. He graduated from Massillon Washington High School and was a member of Tubal Lodge #551 F&AM, Scottish Rite, Valley of Canton and...

Lee Albert Elkins

Lee Albert Elkins

Jul 18, 2014

Lee Albert Elkins, age 75, of Carrollton, died Friday, July 18, 2014. He was born April 24, 1939 in Canton to Albert and Lelah Mae (Eick) Elkins. He retired from the State of Ohio, Department of Transportation where he was a road inspector. He graduated from Carrollton High School and is a member of the Carroll Lodge #124 F&AM, Scottish...

Bertha "Dee" Wright

Bertha "Dee" Wright

Jul 15, 2014

Bertha Marie "Dee" Wright Age 74, of Malvern, died Tuesday, July 15, 2014 in the Great Trail Care Center in Minerva. She was born Sept. 29, 1939 in Elba, OH to Herschel and Goldie (Clark) Stack. She was a housewife and co-owner of Forest Lanes in Kensington. She is a member of the Malvern First Christian Church and a 25...

Wilmer Davis

Wilmer Davis

Jul 13, 2014

Wilmer L. Davis Age 95, of Minerva, died Sunday, July 13, 2014 in the Community Hospice House in New Philadelphia. He was born Oct. 20, 1918 in Salineville to Chalmers and Bertha (Grimm) Davis. He was the owner of Davis Plumbing and Heating in Carrollton. He had also worked for Rinehart Construction in Carrollton and retired from Mallernee Oldsmobile in...

Sue Ann Wandle

Sue Ann Wandle

Jul 3, 2014

Sue A. Wandle Age 66, of Minerva, died Thursday, July 3, 2014 in her home. She was born Feb. 29, 1948 in Minerva to the late A.G. and Dorothy (Haines) Thompson. She had worked for the Family Medical Center in Alliance for 14 years, AVI Food Systems for 15 years and PCC Airfoils in Minerva. She graduated from Minerva High...

Brett Wade Douglas

Brett Wade Douglas

Jul 1, 2014

Brett W. Douglas Age 54, of East Rochester, died Tuesday, July 1, 2014 in Port Charlotte, FL. He was born July 27, 1959 in Akron to Eleanor (Cromis) Douglas of Uniontown and the late Donald Douglas. He retired from the Timken Company where he was a welder. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Christine (Porter)...

Louis Howard Stryffeler

Louis Howard Stryffeler

Jun 28, 2014

Louis H. Stryffeler Age 84, of Minerva, died Sat., June 28, 2014 in Aultman Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born March 20, 1930 in Alliance to Howard and Olive (Benner) Stryffeler. He retired from PCC Airfoils in Minerva where he had worked for 32 years. He is a member of the Minerva First Christian Church, was a US...

Gary L. Bennett

Gary L. Bennett

Jun 28, 2014

Gary L. Bennett, age 81, of Loudonville, died Sat., June 28, 2014 in the Hospice House of Ashland. He was born Aug. 31, 1932 in Huntingdon, PA to Harry and Julialee (Waltz) Bennett. He was a millwright for General Motors of Mansfield for 30 years and a member of the UAW. He graduated from Augusta High School in 1951 and...

Wilma June Waseman

Wilma June Waseman

Jun 26, 2014

Wilma June Waseman, age 88, of Minerva, died Thursday, June 26, 2014. She was born Jun 18, 1926 in Minerva to Theodore and Doris (Swank) Steffey. She was a housewife and attended the Minerva United Methodist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband, Harry Waseman who died in 2003; sister, Lila Steffey Waseman; and her stepfather, Samuel Harris....

Mitchell Paul Ramsey

Mitchell Paul Ramsey

Jun 25, 2014

Mitchell P. Ramsey, age 25, of Canton, died Wed., June 25, 2014 in Summersville, WV. He was born July 7, 1988 in Canton to Gary and Janese (Gotschall) Ramsey of Louisville. He was the General Manager of Grapes in a Glass in Canton. He graduated from Louisville High School in 2007 and received a Bachelor's in Horticulture from Kent State...

Dorothy Mae Kosko

Dorothy Mae Kosko

Jun 24, 2014

Dorothy M. Kosko Age 81, of Summitville, passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2014 in Canterbury Villa in Alliance. She was born Aug. 8, 1932 in Mingo Junction to John and Mary (Tokar) Ocel. She was co-owner of Kosko Farm Equipment for 36 years with her husband and had been a realtor for Stafford Realty in Minerva. She is a member...

Roy Junior Wilson

Roy Junior Wilson

Jun 13, 2014

Roy J. Wilson, age 79, of East Rochester, died Friday, June 13, 2014 in his home. He was born Jan. 17, 1935 in Belington, WV to Coontz and Evelyn Wilson. He graduated from Bergholz High School and had worked for American Switch in Minerva, Good Roads in Minerva, Wilkof Morris Steel Corp. in Canton and retired from Hendrickson Turner in...

William Joseph Wood

William Joseph Wood

Jun 13, 2014

William "Joe" Wood Age 82, of Minerva, died Friday, June 13, 2014 in Mercy Medical Center. He was born May 21, 1932 in Martin, TN to Kelly and Annie (True) Wood. He retired from Goodyear in Akron where he had worked for 38 years and was owner of Woodhaven Farm. He was a Corporal in the US Army serving in...

Evelyn Cloe Smith

Evelyn Cloe Smith

Jun 12, 2014

Evelyn C. Smith, age 87, of Minerva, died Thursday, June 12, 2014 in her home. She was born July 11, 1926 in Wick, WV to Oliver Ellsworth and Victoria Long. She was a housewife and member of the Wesleyan Methodist Church. She graduated from Minerva High School. She is preceded in death by her husband, Herman Smith who died in...

Georgia Margaret Skaggs

Georgia Margaret Skaggs

Jun 8, 2014

Georgia Margaret (Green) Skaggs, age 81, of Minerva died Sunday, June 8, 2014 in Minerva Eldercare Center. She is now in the arms of the Lord. She was born Jan. 31, 1933 in Paintsville, KY to Henry and Lou (Williams) Green. She was a housewife. She graduated from Sunbury High School and is a member of the Minerva First Christian...

Betty Jo Miller

Betty Jo Miller

Jun 5, 2014

Betty Miller Age 58, of Minerva, died Thursday, June 5, 2014 in her home. She was born July 3, 1955 in Canton to the late Ralph and Margaret (Cooper) Schott. She graduated from Louisville High School and worked at McDonald's. She is survived by a daughter, Peggy (Brian) Bissett of Ravenna, 2 sons, Robert Stonier of Minerva and Jason (Jennifer)...

Rita Mae Gween

Rita Mae Gween

May 31, 2014

Rita M. Gween Age 89, of Minerva, died Sat. May, 31, 2014 in the Carroll Healthcare Center. She was born March 14, 1925 in Flemington, WV to Harry and Minnie (Rentsch) Waseman. She retired from TRW Metals in Minerva where she had worked for 30 years, having started when they opened the doors as Kolcast in 1956, and was a...

Kelsey Mae Bezon

Kelsey Mae Bezon

May 28, 2014

Kelsey Mae Bezon, age 9 months, of Alliance, died Wednesday, May 28, 2014 in Akron Children's Hospital. She was born August 22, 2013 in Akron, Ohio to Bregan Hess and Dion Bezon of Alliance. In addition to her parents, she is survived by a brother, Xavier Hess of the home; maternal grandmother, Beth Hess of Dalton; paternal grandparents, Bruce Bezon...

George Martin Weekly

George Martin Weekly

May 27, 2014

George M. Weekly Age 74, of Minerva, died Tuesday, May 27, 2014 in Aultman's Compassionate Care Center. He was born May 1, 1940 in Elyria to the late William and Alice (Allen) Weekly. He had worked at the Minerva Dairy, in plumbing and heating, was a truck driver and an auto mechanic. He is a member of the Minerva First...