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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Mary A. Fox
Feb 23, 2017
Mary A. Fox, age 94, died Thursday. Born in Massillon, she lived in Canton most of her life, 1940 graduate of Massillon Washington High School and was a member of Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, Catholic Daughters of America and Massillon Women's Club. Preceded in death by her husband, Norman Fox Sr. and sisters, Bertha Pustoy, Katherine Marcus and...
Katherine L. (Kintz) Koleff
Feb 23, 2017
Katherine L. (Kintz) Koleff, age 79, died Thursday. She was a life resident of the Canton/Massillon area, graduate of Lehman High School and was a former employee of Brush Moore Newspapers and Kent State University Stark Campus. Kathy was a member of Saint Joseph Catholic Church (Massillon). Preceded in death by her husband, Ted Koleff, parents, Ralph and Katherine Kintz...
Emmett R. “Frenchy” Mejean Sr.
Feb 18, 2017
Emmett R. "Frenchy" Mejean Sr., age 88, passed away Saturday after a long illness. Born in Marstellar, Pennsylvania, he had lived in Canton most of life and had retired from W.G. Lockhart in Akron. Frenchy was a member of the Canton Baptist Temple, Jolly Sixties which he had been their bus driver and Operating Engineers Local 18. During World War...
Marcie Jackson
Feb 15, 2017
Marcie Jackson, age 46, died Wednesday after a three month illness. She was a life resident of Canton, 1989 graduate of Timken High School and had worked at Burlington. Survived by her husband, Greg Jackson, father, Dale Sautters, sisters, Holly (Mike Johnson) Sautters, Summer Ebner and Cheyanne (Brent Riehl) Sautters, mother-in-law and father-in-law, Karen and Scott Schick, sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law,...
Dr. Woodrow L. “Woody” Lahr
Feb 15, 2017
Dr. Woodrow L. "Woody" Lahr, age 74, went to be in the arms of Jesus on Wednesday after a brief illness. Born in Hosensack, Pennsylvania, he had lived in the Canton area most of his life. He was a graduate of the Temple University School of Dentistry, the New Jersey College of Medicine and was in private practice as an...
Donald Frederick Monnot
Feb 12, 2017
Donald Frederick Monnot, age 91, died Sunday after a brief illness. Life resident of the Canton/Louisville/Alliance area, 1943 graduate of Timken Vocational High School and 1949 graduate of The University of Notre Dame. Don retired after 36 years from Transue & Williams Steel Forging Company as Plant Engineer. He was a member of the Basilica of Saint John the Baptist,...
Sandra J. (Williams) Shiplett
Feb 11, 2017
Sandra J. (Williams) Shiplett, age 80, died Saturday after a short illness. Born in Ravenna, she had lived in Louisville most of life and had retired from Timken Mercy Medical Center. Sandy was a member of Sacred Heart of Mary Catholic Church (Harrisburg). Preceded in death by her husband, John "Tom" Shiplett, sons, Robert and Thomas Shiplett, sister. Frances Anne...
Lawrence S. Bucklew, Jr.
Feb 10, 2017
Lawrence S. Bucklew, Jr., age 62, died Friday after a long illness. He was a 1973 graduate of Saint Thomas Aquinas High School, attended The Ohio State University, was a Army veteran and was retired from the United States Postal Service. Larry enjoyed horses, Las Vegas and playing cards. He was a loving son, brother, uncle and friend to his...
Mary O. Zakaski
Feb 8, 2017
Mary O. Zakaski, age 75, of Louisville, wife of Benny Zakaski; mother of Michelle, James, John and David Zakaski; grandmother of Zackery, Rachel and Lydia; left this life on Wednesday, February 8th to continue her eternal walk with God in His presence. She leaves behind her sisters, Charlotte and Wilma and brother, Jim; a number of nieces and nephews, grand...
Anastasia (Fur) Bosyj
Feb 5, 2017
Anastasia (Fur) Bosyj, age 94, died Sunday 22 years to the day of her husband's death. Born in Stefkova, Ukraine, she had lived in Canton since 1949 and was retired employee of Stark County. She was a former member of Saint Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church and currently Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Church. Preceded in death by her husband, Mykola "Nick"...
Fr. David Carl Menegay
Feb 3, 2017
Fr. David Carl Menegay, age 73, died Friday after a short illness. He was born in Canton and lived in the Northeast Ohio and Western Pennsylvania most of his life. Father was a 1961 graduate of Central Catholic High School, entered the Christian Brothers' Novitiate on June 15, 1961, earned a BA in History from LaSalle College (1966), earned a...
