Florence Clarke Mcfadden
Feb 19, 2019
Florence Clarke McFadden, beloved wife, sister, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed on to Eternal Rest early Wednesday morning, October 9th. She was 92 and the mother of 13 children. Florence Clarke was born in Lakewood, Ohio on Feb. 19, 1927 and married Vincent McFadden in 1948. A lifelong Catholic, Florence worked as a Girl Scout Troop leader, Cub Scout Den...
Mary M. (Lahr) Gill
Feb 15, 2019
Mary M. (Lahr) Gill, age 88, died Friday. She was a life resident of Canton, 1948 graduate of Lehman High School, retired from Plain Local Schools and was a member of Christ the Servant Parish. Preceded in death by her husband, Walter P. Gill, son, Dennis Gill, parents, Otto and Margaret Lahr, sister, Joan Harold and brother, Lewis Lahr. Survived...
Madonna M. “Donna” (Maurer) Ungashick
Feb 9, 2019
Madonna M. "Donna" (Maurer) Ungashick, age 85, died Saturday. Born in Louisville, she had lived in Canton most of her life. She was a graduate of Louisville High School, attended the Canton College, was retired from GE Capital and was a member of Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church and two bowling leagues. Preceded in death by her husband, Richard...
Richard J. Kempthorn
Feb 8, 2019
Richard J. "Dick" Kempthorn, age 92, went to be with the Lord on Friday, February 8, 2019. He was a life resident of Canton, 1944 graduate on McKinley High School and a graduate of the University of Michigan in 1950. He was a star football player for both McKinley and Michigan. At the University of Michigan he was on the...
Patricia A. (Ries) Brown
Feb 2, 2019
Patricia A. (Ries) Brown, age 82, died Saturday. She was born in New Philadelphia and had lived in the Canton area most of her life. She was a member of Saint Peter Catholic Church. Preceded in death by her husband, Robert R. Brown. Survived by her sons, William Brown of Akron, Barry Brown of North Canton and Robert Brown of...
Dorothy J. (Robinson) Horgas
Feb 1, 2019
Dorothy J. (Robinson) Horgas, went to her heavenly home with Jesus on February 1, 2019. She was born and spent her life in Canton and was a graduate of Timken Vocational High School Class of 1948. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church in North Canton. She was a former member and past president of Gamma Epsilon Chapter...
Betty J. Winzeler O'Brien
Jan 26, 2019
Betty O'Brien on Saturday, January 26, 2019, commended her spirit to God. Betty J. Winzeler O'Brien as born on May 8, 1927. Appropriately enough, this coincides with Mother's Day - the role she cherished as much as being the life-long love and wife of Robert S. O'Brien. The union of their love gave birth to seven children - each remarkable...
Vivian I. Mobilian
Jan 26, 2019
Vivian I. Mobilian, age 97, died Saturday. Born in Kent. she had lived in Canton most of her life, was retired from Mercy Medical Center and was a member of the Basilica of Saint John the Baptist. Preceded in death by her husband, William Mobilian, daughter, Vivian Heim and sisters, Betty Kerchner, Ellen Board and Lois Cordray and brother, Richard...
Dixie P. Glass
Jan 24, 2019
Dixie P. Glass, age 78, died Thursday, January 24, 2019 surrounded by family. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, she had lived in the Alliance/North Canton area most of her life and was a 1958 graduate of Alliance High School. Survived by her son, Jason (Chrissy) Glass, grandchildren and a brother, Paul (Helen) Baucum Jr. Preceded in death by a...
Anna Elizabeth Thouvenin Austin
Jan 21, 2019
Anna Elizabeth Thouvenin Austin, age 100, passed away January 21, 2019 surrounded by close members of her family. She is survived by her children: Barbara Austin (Glen Shipway), Patricia Bango ( Christopher), Robert Austin ( Pamela), and Maureen Austin of Canton, Ohio, Margaret Rafferty ( James) of N Carolina, Jean Brown of California, Mary Austin ( Daniel Poor) of Connecticut,...
William V. Machuga
Jan 21, 2019
William V. Machuga, age 94, died Monday. Born in Fredericktown, Pennsylvania, he had lived in Canton, most of his life, was a 1942 graduate of McKinley High School, retired from Republic Steel and a member of Saint Joan of Arc Catholic Church and Council No. 4533 Knights of Columbus. Bill was a World War II Navy veteran. Preceded in death...
Vera H. Fabinack
Jan 19, 2019
Vera H. Fabinack, age 88, died peacefully Saturday, January 19, 2019. She was a life resident of Canton, retired from Mercy Medical Center and a member of Saint Joan of Arc Catholic Church. Preceded ion death by her husband, Theodore W. Fabinack, sons Theodore W. Jr. and Stanley Fabinack, sister, Julie Gursky and brothers, Mark and Martin Gursky. Survived by...
Abby Jo Fitz Clark
Jan 18, 2019
Abby Jo Fitz Clark, age 81, died Friday due to heart failure. She was a life resident of Canton, 1954 graduate of Lehman High School, 1958 graduate of The Ohio State University and a retired teacher from the Canton City Schools. Abby was a member of Christ Presbyterian Church, Atwood Yacht Club, Canton Woman's Club and a sustaining member of...
Arlene Kathryn (Kuntz) Kessler
Jan 17, 2019
Arlene Kathryn (Kuntz) Kessler, 95, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away peacefully on January 17, 2019. Born to the late Elmer and Mildred (Stephan) Kuntz. She was a 1941 graduate of Timken Vocational High School. She worked for Ohio Bell Telephone Company in Canton, Ohio and San Francisco, California during World War II. She was a former member...
Sue Briggs
Jan 16, 2019
Sue Briggs, age 83, died Wednesday. Born in Ashtabula, she had lived in the Hartville/Uniontown area since 1973. Sue had been a preschool aide at RiverTree Daycare and was a member of Grace United Church of Christ (Uniontown). Preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Briggs and son, David Briggs. Survived by her daughter, Leanne Briggs, sons, Michael (Debbie) Briggs...
Mary K. Gibbons
Jan 10, 2019
Mary K. Gibbons of Clinton, Ohio, passed away January 10, 2019. She was born August 15, 1929, in Canton, to the late Edward and Grace (Vogel) Gibbons. Mary was a graduate of Central Catholic High School and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, in Terre Haute, Indiana where she earned her bachelor of fine arts degree, majoring in painting and design. She also...
Betty J. (Becker) Yelichek
Jan 5, 2019
Betty J. (Becker) Yelichek, age 91, died Saturday after a long illness. She was a life resident of Canton, 1945 graduate of McKinley High School, retired from Harter/Society Bank and was a member of Christ the Servant Parish. Preceded in death by her husband, George Yelichek. Survived by her daughters, Cynthia Yelichek, Carol "Cookie" (Jerry) Romary and Jane (Jerry) Mahaffey,...
Marian L. Wharmby
Jan 1, 2019
Marian L. Wharmby, age 93, died Tuesday. She was a life resident of the Canton, member of Saint Louis Catholic Church and was a former volunteer at the Samaritan's Table. Preceded in death by her husband, George Wharmby, Jr., son, David Wharmby, sisters, Helen Fetty and Ruth Biedenbach and brothers, Glen, John, Dale, Donald and Roy Blile. Survived by her...
Grace V. (Depietro) Rybkoski
Dec 29, 2018
Grace V. (DePietro) Rybkoski, age 100, died Saturday. Born in Buckeye, Ohio, she had lived in Canton/North Canton most of her life, graduated Cum Laude from Flushing High School, was a member of Saint Paul Catholic Church (North Canton) and was an avid Bingo player. Preceded in death by her husband, John Rybkoski, parents, Thomas and Nina DePietro, sisters, Edythe...
