Obituaries

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...

Robert Gene Geiselman

Robert Gene Geiselman

May 25, 2014

Robert G. Geiselman, age 85, of Minerva, died Sunday, May 25, 2014 in Aultman Hospital. He was born July 25, 1928 in Columbiana County to Howard and Eliza May (Evans) Geiselman. He was a farmer. He is preceded in death by his wife, Verna (Jays) Geiselman who died in 2011, 2 sisters, Doris Betz and Esther Geiselman, 2 brothers, Wayne...

Laquaita Jeffrey

Laquaita Jeffrey

May 24, 2014

Laquaita L. Jeffrey, age 77, of Dellroy, died Sat., May 24, 2014 in Akron General Medical Center. She was born August 30, 1936 in Ice, KY to George and Nannie (Hammond) Brown. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Herbert Jeffrey whom she married July 20, 1957, 2 daughters, Gerry (Tim) Wright of North Canton and Pamela...

Betty Mae Kistner

Betty Mae Kistner

May 19, 2014

Betty M. Kistner, age 85, of Malvern, died Monday, May 19, 2014 in the Great Trail Care Center in Minerva. She was born October 30, 1928 in Deerfield to Kenneth and Blanche (Burkey) Young. She was a housewife and was the manager of a mobile home park in CA for many years. She is preceded in death by her husband,...

Cecil Martin Grindstaff

Cecil Martin Grindstaff

May 17, 2014

Cecil M. Grindstaff, age 79, of Carrollton, died Sat. May 17, 2014 in Aultman Compassionate Care Center. He was born Sept. 16, 1934 in Rutherfordton, NC to Claude and Maggie Sue (Koon) Grindstaff. He was a press operator for Republic Steel and a member of the Sandy Valley Baptist Temple in Magnolia. He is survived by his wife of 59...

Ronald Martin Perrine

Ronald Martin Perrine

May 17, 2014

Ronald M. Perrine, age 60, of Minerva, died Sat., May 17, 2014 at home surrounded by his family. He was born Aug. 2, 1953 in Brownsville, PA to the late Calvin and Rosalie (Drews) Perrine. He was an oil rig operator having worked for Sherman Drilling for 21 years and recently with Tom Miller Construction. He attended the Methodist Church,...

Sadie Louella Marshall

Sadie Louella Marshall

May 9, 2014

Sadie L. Marshall Age 81, of Canton, died Friday, May 9, 2014 in Aultman Hospital. She was born Aug. 20, 1932 in Sugargrove, PA to Ray "Skinner" and Leatha (Hartley) Courtwright. She was a housewife and member of the Minerva Church of Christ. She is preceded in death by her husband, Robert G. Marshall who died in 2011, son, Mark...

Clark Hays Criss

Clark Hays Criss

May 8, 2014

Clark H. Criss Age 77, of Minerva, died Thursday, May 8, 2014 in his home. He was born June 26, 1936 in Kensington to Lloyd and Halcia (Locke) Criss. He retired from PCC Airfoils in Minerva where he worked as a quality engineer for 41 years. He attended the Minerva United Methodist Church. He was a US Army Veteran serving...

Mary M. Henning

Mary M. Henning

May 7, 2014

Mary M. Henning, age 87, of Minerva, died Wed., May 7, 2014 in Minerva Eldercare. She was born April 17, 1927 in Canton to Arthur and Minerva (Byerly) Blackburn. She retired from the family dairy farm, was a 1945 graduate of Timken High School, a member of the Stark County Farm Bureau and the Carroll County Beekeepers Club. Mary was...

James Boyd Koontz

James Boyd Koontz

May 6, 2014

James B. Koontz II, age 58, of Minerva, died Tuesday, May 6, 2014 in Aultman Hospital. He was born Nov. 2, 1955 in Canton to the late James and Ruth (Randall) Koontz. He was a foundry worker having worked at Mascotech in Minerva and Canton Castings. He had also worked for Sherer Foods. He was a foster parent and volunteer...

Sondra K Heatherington

Sondra K Heatherington

May 4, 2014

Sondra K. Hetherington, age 73, of Minerva, died Sunday, May 4, 2014 in Aultman Hospital.  She was born Oct. 18, 1940 in Malvern to John and Eleanor (Birney) Venables.  She was a housewife and had worked for over 20 years in the pharmacy industry, having worked for Hart Drugs, Thomas Drug, Rite Aid and Discount Drug Mart all in...

Alberta Jean Doney

Alberta Jean Doney

May 2, 2014

Alberta J. Doney, age 70, of Minerva, died Friday, May 2, 2014 in her home.  She was born Nov. 14, 1943 in Canton to Lee and Mary (Vadasz) Adams.  She was a housewife and mother.  She had worked at Ponderosa in Alliance and Buckeye Village in Louisville.  She was a member of the Winona Friends Church where she worked...