Obituaries

Elizabeth Momirov

Elizabeth Momirov

Feb 22, 2012

Elizabeth Momirov Age 87, of Canton passed away peacefully with her family by her side in Aultman Hospital following a brief illness. Born April 28, 1924 in Port Arlington, Ireland to the late Edward and Katherine (Hagen) Whelan. She was a Canton resident since 1946 and a member of Woodmen of the World. Preceded in death by her husband, Martin...

George H. Van Pelt

George H. Van Pelt

Feb 20, 2012

George H. Van Pelt Age 81, of East Sparta died Monday, February 20, 2012 in Aultman Hospital following a brief illness. Born July 18, 1930 in Canton, OH. to the late Alva and Ardina (Seabolt) Boggs. He was an East Sparta resident most of his life and a U.S. Army Korean War veteran where he had been a POW for...

Dorothy J. Scaffide

Dorothy J. Scaffide

Feb 17, 2012

Dot Jacoby Scaffide Age 89, of Sandyville died Friday, February 17, 2012 in Hennis Care Centre in Bolivar. Born August 25, 1922 in Ellwood City, PA. to the late Stephen and Katherine (Romisher) Jacoby. She was a resident of the Sandyville area since 1948 and was formerly employed by U.S. Ceramic Tile. Dot was a member of Asbury United Methodist...

Ruth L. Bush

Ruth L. Bush

Feb 17, 2012

Ruth L. Bush Age 95, of Canton, passed away Friday February 17, 2012 in the Canton Christian Home. She was born December 1, 1916 in Hartville, OH to the late Melvin and Esther (Royer) Steffy. Ruth was a life resident of the Stark County area and a member of the First Christian Church, Canton. In addition to her parents, she...

Paul W. DeHoff

Paul W. DeHoff

Feb 16, 2012

Paul W."Bill" DeHoff Age 83, of East Canton died Thursday, February 16, 2012 in Mercy Medical Center following a brief illness. Born February 4, 1929 in East Canton to the late Harley and Maxine (Ringer) DeHoff. He was a life resident of East Canton and a 1948 graduate of East Canton High School. Bill was a U.S. Army Korean War...

Dayne C. Durham Sr

Dayne C. Durham Sr

Feb 12, 2012

Dayne C. "Bull" Durham Sr. Age 76, of Navarre, passed away Sunday February 12, 2012 in Aultman Hospital. He was born September 9, 1935 in Mt. Vernon, Arkansas to the late George Washington and Roma (Herrington) Durham. Dayne was a Navarre area resident for the past 39 years, retiring from Nickles Bakery, Inc in 1995 after 22 years of service....

Ruth E. Layton

Ruth E. Layton

Feb 10, 2012

Ruth E. Layton Age 94 of Canton, passed away Friday February 10, 2012 in the Hospitality House. She was born February 21, 1917 in Canton to the late Joseph and Mary (Decker) Killian. Ruth was a life resident of the Canton area and retired from Aultman Hospital after several years of service. She was a member of St. Joan of...

Josephine A. Meyer

Josephine A. Meyer

Feb 9, 2012

Josephine A. Meyer Age 76, of Canton died Thursday, February 9, 2012 in Hennis Care Center following an extended illness. Born January 12, 1936 in Canton to the late Philip and Gertrude (Hahn) Angelo. She was a life resident of the Canton and East Sparta area and a 1954 graduate of Canton South High School. Josephine was the owner/operator of...

John R. Rinehart Sr

John R. Rinehart Sr

Feb 7, 2012

John R. Rinehart Sr. Age 48, of East Canton died Tuesday, February 7, 2012 in Aultman Hospital following a brief illness. Born March 21, 1963 in Canton, OH. to Wayne and Nancy (Stauffer) Rinehart. He was a life resident of East Canton and employed by Mid-East Trucking. John was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ. He is...

John E. Miller

John E. Miller

Feb 5, 2012

John E. Miller Age 93, of East Sparta, OH. died Sunday, February 5, 2012 in Aultman Hospital following a brief illness. Born May 23, 1918 in Howenstine, OH. to the late Percy and Emma (Csornai) Miller. He was a life resident of East Sparta and a WWII U.S. Army veteran. He was retired from Hercules Engines. John was a member...

Lucille Sparks

Lucille Sparks

Feb 5, 2012

Lucille Sparks Age 86, of Canton went to meet her Savior on Sunday, February 5, 2012 surrounded by her family. Born October 7, 1925 in Newland, N.C. to the late Starlin and Jodie (Benfield) Calhoun. She was a Canton resident since 1946 and a member of Sword of the Spirit Faith Center. Preceded in death by her husband to whom...

William Dews

William Dews

Feb 3, 2012

William Dews Age 79, of North Canton died Friday, February 3, 2012 in the Aultman Compassionate Care Center. Born March 14, 1932 in Massillon, OH. to the late Thomas and Ruby (Yoder) Dews. He was a North Canton resident since 2001 prior to which he resided in the East Canton and Malvern areas most of his life. He was a...

Rev. A. Edward Hylton

Rev. A. Edward Hylton

Jan 27, 2012

Dr. Rev. A. Edward Hylton Age 76, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Friday January 27, 2012 in Aultman Hospital following an extended illness. He was born January 14, 1936 in Richlands, VA to the late Roy Edward and Lona (Bucklin) Hylton. Eddie was a Canton area resident most of his adult life and received his BTH,...

Mark Burns Morrison

Mark Burns Morrison

Jan 24, 2012

Mark Burns Morrison Age 48, of Canton, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday January 24, 2012 in Aultman Hospital. He was born December 30, 1963 in Canton to Robert S and Jeanette (Drummond) Morrison Sr. Mark was a life resident of Canton, a 1982 graduate of Canton South High School and a graduate of Cummings Denver Diesel, Denver, CO. He was formerly...

Michael P. Young Sr

Michael P. Young Sr

Jan 23, 2012

Michael P. Young Sr. Age 63, of Canton, passed away Monday January 23, 2012 in Aultman Hospital. He was born December 12, 1948 in Canton to the late Carl and Mary (Fishel) Young. Michael was a 1966 graduate of McKinley High School and was the owner/operator of K & M Transfer Company. In addition to his parents, he is preceded...

Rory Jean Nimon

Rory Jean Nimon

Jan 21, 2012

Rory Jean Nimon Rory Jean Nimon lost her battle against a terminal illness January 21st, 2012. Born on July 19, 1947 in Canton, Ohio, she was a bright personality and maintained a life-long love of education. She was the first mentally challenged person in the U.S. to be inducted into the National Adult Education Honor Society. Rory is survived by...

Dorothy A Bechtel

Dorothy A Bechtel

Jan 20, 2012

Dorothy A. Bechtel Age 83 of North Canton, passed away unexpectedly surrounded by her family Friday January 20, 2012 in Aultman Hospital. She was born January 31, 1928 in Canton to the late Charles and Mildred (Ditty) Garaux. Dorothy was a life resident of the Canton and Minerva area and was a 1945 graduate of Timken Vocational High School. She...

Donald E Lucas

Donald E Lucas

Jan 19, 2012

Donald E. Lucas Age 77, of Massillon died Thursday, January 19, 2012 in Affinity Medical Center following a brief illness. Born July 13, 1934 in Somerton, OH. to the late Paul E. and Helen L. (Hayes) Lucas. He was a Massillon/Canton resident most of his life and a 1952 graduate of Canton Lincoln High School. He was a U.S. Navy...

Cindra S DiBlasi

Cindra S DiBlasi

Jan 18, 2012

Cindra S. DiBlasi Age 56 of Canton passed away peacefully in her home Wednesday January 18, 2012 following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born May 7, 1955 in Warren, OH to James R. and Helen M. (Reidl) Hall. Cindra was life resident of the East Canton and Canton area. She was a 1973 graduate of East Canton High...

Harry A. Shearer

Harry A. Shearer

Jan 15, 2012

Harry A. Shearer Age 89, of East Sparta died Sunday, January 15, 2012 in his home following an extended battle with cancer. Born December 31, 1922 in Verona, PA. to the late Harry K. and Margaret (Sarver) Shearer. He was an East Sparta resident most of his life and a U.S. Army WWII veteran. Harry had been in the trucking...