Obituaries

RaeAnn Heckaman

RaeAnn Heckaman

Mar 21, 2015

RaeAnn Heckaman Age 71, of Kensington died Saturday, March 21, 2015 in Mercy Medical Center following an extended illness. Born April 20, 1943 in Oakland, CA. to the late Richard and Virginia (Myrick) Miller. She is survived by her husband of 51 years, George E. Heckaman; one daughter, Wanda Heckaman; one son, Thomas Heckaman; three grandchildren, Mike, Amanda and TJ;...

Bertha E. House

Bertha E. House

Mar 21, 2015

Bertha E. House Age 95, of Canton died Saturday, March 21, 2015 in Altercare of Louisville following an extended illness. Born April 25, 1919 in Barnesville, Ohio to the late John and Cassandra (Kennedy) Bean. She was a Canton resident most of her life. Bertha was a member of the Canton South Church of the Nazarene and attended Little Country...

John R. Postel

John R. Postel

Mar 20, 2015

John R. Postel Age 91, of Canton went home to be with his Heavenly Father following an extended illness. He was born November 19, 1923 in Cambridge, Ohio to the late Earl and Helen (Hammersley) Postel. John was a proud U.S. Marine and served in active duty during World War II. He was a loyal employee of the Timken Company...

Odane V. Brittsan

Odane V. Brittsan

Mar 16, 2015

Odane V. Brittsan Age 100, of Navarre died Monday, March 16, 2015 in St. Luke Lutheran Community. Born October 25, 1914 in Canton, Ohio to the late Pearl and Vinnie (Gregory) Burnside. She was a life resident of the Canton/Navarre area and was a 1932 graduate of Canton McKinley High School. Odane was formerly employed by Knicker-Baucher Storage in Akron....

Edith Marie Bowling

Edith Marie Bowling

Mar 13, 2015

Edith Marie Bowling Age 92, of East Sparta, passed away Friday March 13, 2015 in Aultman Compassionate Care. She was born August 19, 1922 in Henderson, WV to the late George and Garnett (Bechtle) Love. Edith Marie was an East Sparta resident since 1959 and was a member of Grace Fellowship Church. In addition to her parents, she is preceded...

Clark L. Rogers

Clark L. Rogers

Mar 9, 2015

Clark L. Rogers Age 80, of Canton died Monday, March 9, 2015 in the Community Hospice House in New Philadelphia following an extended illness. Born April 1, 1934 in Cadiz, Ohio to the late Joseph C. and Nellie (Bargar) Rogers. He was a Canton resident since 1964 and was a Korean War U.S. Air Force veteran. Clark was retired from...

Carolyn A Oyer

Carolyn A Oyer

Mar 6, 2015

Carolyn A. Oyer Age 84, of Canton died Friday, March 6, 2015 in her home following an extended illness. Born October 8, 1930 in Canton, Ohio to the late Merrell and Ada (Decker) Tressel. She was a life resident of Canton and a 1948 graduate of Canton McKinley High School. Carolyn was an active member of Mt Zion Community Church...

Jana J. Jones

Jana J. Jones

Mar 3, 2015

Jana J. Jones Age 52, of East Canton, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday March 3, 2015 in Aultman Hospital. She was born November 24, 1962 in Hill City, KS to Gene and Delores (Libhart) Hoyt. Jana was an East Canton resident for the past 34 years. She is preceded in death by her father, Gene Hoyt. Jana is survived by...

Virginia A. "Ginny" Capper

Virginia A. "Ginny" Capper

Mar 1, 2015

Virginia A. "Ginny" (Dobransky) Capper Age 77, of Malvern, received her promotion to heaven March 1, 2015 with her family by her side at Select Specialty Hospital. She was born May 6, 1937 to the late George and Viola (Johnson) Dobransky. Ginny was a Malvern resident for the past 8 years and was a 1956 graduate of East Canton High...

Marilyn A. Whaley

Marilyn A. Whaley

Feb 27, 2015

Marilyn A. Whaley Age 82, of Minerva, passed away Friday February 27, 2015 in Aultman Compassionate Care. She was born September 15, 1932 in Sugarcreek, OH to the late Hugo "Pete" and Pearl (Christner) Miller. Marilyn was a Canton area resident most of her life and retired from Aultman Hospital after 35 years of service as a registered nurse. She...

Ann H. Leach

Ann H. Leach

Feb 25, 2015

Ann H. Leach Age 97, of Canton, passed away Wednesday February 25, 2015 in Green Meadows Health and Wellness Center. She was born September 1, 1917 in Youngstown, OH to the late Martin and Anna (Eitel) Kelp. Ann was a Canton resident since 1931. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Homer "Tom" Leach...

Clark V. Barnard

Clark V. Barnard

Feb 14, 2015

Clark V. Barnard Age 57, of Canton, passed away Saturday February 14, 2015 in Aultman Compassionate Care. He was born November 9, 1957 in Canton to John R. and Deloris M. (Harmon) Barnard. Clark was formerly employed by the Stark County Workshop for more than 30 years where he was their primary detail ceramic painter. Clark was a member of...

Rose Ann Wibberley

Rose Ann Wibberley

Feb 10, 2015

Rose Ann (Markino) Wibberley Age 85, of East Sparta died Tuesday, February 10, 2015 in the Landings of Canton. She was born September 4, 1929 in Malvern, Ohio to the late James Sr. and Mary Markino. Rose was retired from Wilkof-Morris Steel Corporation with 42 years of service. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald P. Wibberley in...

Cinthia C. Haught

Cinthia C. Haught

Feb 6, 2015

Cinthia C. Haught Age 49, of Canton died Friday, February 6, 2015 in Astoria Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following an extended illness. Born September 10, 1965 in Port Angeles, WA. to the late Charles and Echo (Morton) Dreyer. She was a Canton resident since 1998 and had formerly been employed with Perfect Pets Grooming. Cinthia was a member of...

Teresa M. Downes

Teresa M. Downes

Feb 4, 2015

Teresa M. Downes Age 59, of Canton, passed away Wednesday February 4, 2015. She was born March 23, 1955 in New Brunswick, NJ to the late Charles V. and Ethel G. (Smith) Downes. Terry was a member of Indian Run Christian Church. She is survived by one son, Brian Downes; three brothers and one sister. A memorial service will...

Mary E. Seemann

Mary E. Seemann

Jan 31, 2015

Mary E. Seemann Age 84, of Minerva, passed away Saturday January 31, 2015 in Mercy Medical Center. She was born March 12, 1930 in Mineral City, OH to the late John F. and Orpah (Birk) Seemann. Mary was a Minerva resident since 1963 and a member of Christ Memorial Church, Robertsville. She retired from the family operated dairy farm and...

Donald C. Stropki

Donald C. Stropki

Jan 29, 2015

Donald C. Stropki Age 72, of Canton, passed away Thursday January 29, 2015 in Aultman Hospital following an extended illness. He was born April 29, 1942 in Canton to the late Charles and Pauline (Yakubik) Stropki. Donald was a life resident of the Canton area and a 1960 graduate of Perry High School. He retired from The Timken Company in...

Dorothy Elinor Fuller

Dorothy Elinor Fuller

Jan 27, 2015

Dorothy Elinor Fuller Age 96, formerly of East Canton, passed away Tuesday January 27, 2015 in Walnut Creek Retirement Community. She was born February 4, 1918 in Wayne County to the late Mahlon and Nellie (Yoder) Hartzler. Dorothy was an East Canton resident for 54 years and was a member of the East Canton Church of God. She is preceded...

Dortha V. Pritt

Dortha V. Pritt

Jan 26, 2015

Dortha V. Pritt Age 82, of Canton died Monday January 26, 2015 in Hennis Care Centre of Bolivar following an extended illness. Born June 21, 1932 in Tanner, West Virginia. She was a Canton resident since 1951. Dortha retired from Aultman Hospital in 1992. She was a member of the Canton Baptist Temple. Preceded in death by her mother, Opal...

Luella Ann Lambert

Luella Ann Lambert

Jan 24, 2015

Luella Ann Lambert Age 88, of East Canton died Saturday, January 24, 2015 in Aultman Compassionate Care center following a brief illness. Born March 11, 1926 in Louisville, Ohio to the late Howard and Anna (Taylor) Showalter. She was an east Canton resident most of her life. Preceded in death by one son, Gene Gill; son-in-law, David Tucke; daughter-in-law, Barbara...