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Canton, Ohio and surrounding areas

Edward A. Beidle

Edward A. Beidle

Apr 11, 2017

My dad, Edward A. Beidle, 59, peacefully passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2017. He spent his last days at the Cleveland Clinic where he was taken excellent care of by a wonderful team of nurses. Dad had spent years fighting cancer. After he was cleared of having Lymphoma and Leukemia, he learned he was going to have to fight this...

Charles B. Marion

Charles B. Marion

Apr 9, 2017

Charles B. Marion, age 82, died Sunday after a long battle with COPD. He was a life resident of Canton and the owner of CBM Roofing. Preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Marion and sister, Jean Masters. Survived by his daughters, Robin Marion and Michele Marion-Grossenbacher, grandchildren, Bill Howard, Stormy and Haas Solvey, Teresa Hardwick, Chad, J.R. and Cory...

Mary Amy Biedenbach

Mary Amy Biedenbach

Apr 9, 2017

Mary Amy Biedenbach, "Amy", 78, departed from this life and joined the heavenly angels on Sunday, April 9, 2017. Born in Temperanceville, Ohio on May 28, 1938 to Walter and Madeline (Pfeffer) Schumacher. A resident of Canton, Ohio since 1957, Amy devoted her life to her family and her faith. She was a proud mother and grandmother and served as...

Mary Anne Bagley

Mary Anne Bagley

Apr 9, 2017

Mary Anne Bagley, age 77, died Sunday after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's. Born in West, West Virginia, she had lived in Canton most of her life. Mary Anne was a 1957 graduate of Central Catholic High School and was retired as a secretary from Saint Peter Catholic Church. She was a member of Saint Peter Catholic Church where she...

Linda S. Swihart

Linda S. Swihart

Apr 6, 2017

Linda S. Swihart, age 67, died Thursday after a two year battle with cancer. Born in Massillon, she had lived in the Canton area most of her life. Linda was a 1967 graduate of Fairless High School, retired from Diebold and was a member of the Basilica of Saint John the Baptist. She especially enjoyed wintering in Florida. Survived by...

Joseph J. Kuntz

Joseph J. Kuntz

Apr 5, 2017

Joseph J. Kuntz of Canton, Ohio has passed way after a brief illness. Born in Canton, Ohio he was a 1942 graduate of McKinley High School. Joe enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in Europe as a combat infantryman. Landing at Normandy he fought throughout Europe until V.E. day. After the war Joe worked in the food industry, retiring...

Mark F. Williams

Mark F. Williams

Apr 2, 2017

Mark F. Williams, age 61 of Phoenix, Arizona died Sunday, April 2, 2017. He was born in Canton, a 1973 graduate of Timken Vocational High School and was a machinist. Survived by his mother and step-father, Maxine and Chalmer Stewart of North Canton and sisters, Barbara Williams of Canton and Theresa McGreevy of Tampa, Florida. Preceded in death by his...

Janet E. Von Almen

Janet E. Von Almen

Mar 28, 2017

Janet E. Von Almen, age 66, of Louisville, died March 28, 2017. She was born May 4, 1950 in Dennison, Ohio to the late James and Betty Mitchell. She is preceded in death by her beloved mother-in-law, Veronica Von Almen; sister, Hazel Miller and brother, James Mitchell. Left to cherish her memory is her loving husband, John. She is also...

Deborah S. Cary

Deborah S. Cary

Mar 28, 2017

Deborah S. Cary was laid to peace on Tuesday March 28th at 2AM at the age of 56; surrounded with dear family. She was born March 23rd 1961 in Cambridge Ohio. She is survived by her loving children Jason, Jessica, Danielle, and Dylan Cary. Debbie has 11 grandkids that adored her dearly. She will be missed by her Aunt Elaine,...

Marie A. (Switter) Fromholtz

Marie A. (Switter) Fromholtz

Mar 21, 2017

Marie A. (Switter) Fromholtz, age 78, died Tuesday after a brief illness. Born in Massillon, she was raised in Champion moving to Canton in 1959. She was a 1956 graduate of Champion High School and had worked at Walsh University. Marie was a member of the Basilica of Saint John the Baptist and Saint John's Guild, volunteered at the National...

John William Oliver,  Jr.

John William Oliver, Jr.

Mar 21, 2017

John William Oliver, Jr. of Canton, died Tuesday, March 21. He was 87. Oliver was born August 17, 1929, near Pittsburgh, PA to John and Helen Oliver. A graduate of Mercersburg Academy and the University of Indiana, Oliver was professor emeritus of history at Malone University from 1966 until retirement. Books authored or co-authored by Oliver cover Malone and Quaker...

Gale Miriam Jones

Gale Miriam Jones

Mar 20, 2017

Gale Miriam Jones, age 80, died Monday. Born in Youngstown, she had lived in Canton since 1984 and was a 1954 graduate of Wilson High School. She was a retired childcare teacher at Grace Brethren Church and a member of First Friends Church of Canton. Survived by her husband of 62 Years, Dale M. Jones; son, Attorney Douglas D. Jones...

John Francis Kennedy

John Francis Kennedy

Mar 17, 2017

John Francis Kennedy, age 51, passed away on St Patrick's Day, March 17, 2017. John was born to Leonard & Kathleen Kennedy on 10/04/1965 in Canton, OH. He was a 1988 graduate of Southgate School, and was employed at Pizza Hut for 23 ½ years. Most recently, he was employed by The Workshops Inc. since 2012, working at WestStark Center....

Austin W. Carosello

Austin W. Carosello

Mar 11, 2017

Austin W. Carosello, loving husband, father, grandfather passed away at the age of 89 on Saturday morning at the Truman House in New Philadelphia, Ohio. Born in Harrisburg to the late Dominic and Annette (Pastor) Carosello. Army Veteran of World War II, retired from both Diamond Portland Cement and Ford Motor Company. Active member of Little Flower Catholic Church and...

Jack D. Stover

Jack D. Stover

Mar 9, 2017

Jack D. Stover, age 81, of Lake Cable, died Thursday, March 9, 2017 after a courageous battle with Pancreatic Cancer. He was a 1953 graduate of Lincoln High School, graduate of Georgia Tech University, and retired from the Timken Company after 42 years of service as a research engineer. Jack was a member of ASTM, ASME, Canton JCI Senators, Phi...

Mary Lou Oberster

Mary Lou Oberster

Mar 8, 2017

Mary Lou Oberster, age 70, died Wednesday after a brief illness. She was a life resident of Canton, 1965 graduate of McKinley High School and had worked as a home caregiver and at Saint Joseph Catholic Church where she also volunteered. Mary was a member of the Basilica of Saint John the Baptist. Survived by three sisters and two brothers-in-law,...

Ann (Ruzinsky) Jobak

Ann (Ruzinsky) Jobak

Mar 8, 2017

Ann (Ruzinsky) Jobak, age 94, died Wednesday, March 8, 2017. She lived her life in the Canton and Louisville area. Ann was a member of Saint Paul Catholic Church in Canton. Preceded in death by her husband, Paul, son David, sister, Margaret Pezel and brothers, John, Michael and Joe Ruzinsky. Survived by her sister-in-law, Rosalie Ruzinsky (Mike's wife). Auntie Ann...

E. Jason Mccoy

E. Jason Mccoy

Mar 1, 2017

E. Jason McCoy, age 93, died Wednesday, March 1, 2017. He had lived in Canton and Atwood Lake before moving to Seminole, Florida in 2007, earned a BA from Kenyon College where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Beta Theta Phi and a MBA from Harvard University. Jason retired in 1988 from J.B. McCoy & Son as...

John H. Indorf

John H. Indorf

Feb 25, 2017

John Howard Indorf, 73, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 25, 2017, at his home surrounded by his loving family. After a long battle with early onset Alzheimer's Disease, John is now free to make beautiful music in Heaven. Born in Massillon February 16, 1944, to Delmar and Miriam (nee Wefler) Indorf, John grew up in Massillon and Navarre, OH....

Marjorie Marie Lynch

Marjorie Marie Lynch

Feb 25, 2017

Marjorie Marie Lynch passed away February 25, 2017. Born March 3, 1920, in Akron, Ohio, to Helene and Henry Lenke, she attended St. Martha's grade school and North High school. She met her future husband, Thomas Lynch, in a St. Vincent theater group and they married in 1944. Together they established Bi-Rite Market and Alisa Florists, businesses that endured over...

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