All Obituaries

Jack J. Bird Sr., age 75 of Canton, passed away early Friday. Born in Canton to the late Frank Sr. and Geraldine (Clay) Bird. He was a 1962 graduate of Timken Vocational High School. Jack was a member of St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church and the Massillon K of C Council 554. He was President of the Stark County Hot Stove Baseball Association. Jack was inducted into the Stark County Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame and the J. Babe Stearn Community Center Hall of Fame. For over 40 years Jack worked...

Annette “Tink” (Shaffer) Mellon age 72 of Canton, passed away peacefully Monday, February 10th, 2020 surrounded by her devoted family and ones that loved her dearly after an extended illness at Community Care Center of Alliance. Born in Canton, Ohio on February 21, 1947, she was a 1966 graduate of Glenwood High School, a member of the First Christian Church of Canton and the National Veterans Service Star Legion. Tink was very active in her community and children's lives, a...

Gaetano (Tom) Marchi, 93, of Canton, Ohio, passed away peacefully at the House of Loreto in Canton on Sunday, February 9, 2020. Visitation will be held at the Rossi Family Funeral Home on Thursday from 6 to 8 pm. A Mass of Christian burial will be held on Friday at 10:00 am , St. Anthony/ All Saints Catholic Church in Canton, Ohio, Rev. Fr. Tom Kraszewski celebrant. Burial will follow the funeral at Calvary Cemetery in Massillon, Ohio. Tom was born in Canton on July 2, 1926. He graduated...

Anna Bell (Risaliti) Gatto, age 84 of Massillon, passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 5, 2020. Born in Canton on December 19, 1935 to the late Jerry and Carmel (Peteroli) Risaliti. Anna attended McKinley High School. She was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church. In her young years, she worked for Spilios Candy. She loved cooking and being with her family. Along with her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband David Gatto, brothers David, Jerry,...

Paresa (Soula) Karaganides, age 89, passed peacefully on February 3, 2020 after a brief illness. She was born January 4, 1931 in Thessaloniki, Greece and immigrated to Canton in 1950, where she lived the rest of her life. Soula enjoyed working as a seamstress in Canton for many years. She was a woman of faith and attended Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. Soula took pride in her church community and was also a member of the Koraes Ladies Society, Pontian Club, and Senior Citizens Club. She...

Mary E. (Pippi) Wyatt age 91 of North Canton, passed away Friday, January 31st. Born in Canton to the late Pierino and Clorinda (Cenci) Pippi, she was also preceded in death by her husband Edward Eugene Wyatt, brothers Tony and Orfeo Pippi. Mary lived most of her adult life in Santa Rosa, California and the past two years in North Canton. She is survived by her daughters Gail Hale, Terri (Daniel) Fitzgerald, grandchildren Danielle (Jonathan) Strickland, Angela Hale, Deanna Smith, four great...

  Jeffrey C. Stone, Jr. went home to be with his Lord and Savior on January 29, 2020 at the age of 50. He was a resident of North Canton, Ohio. Jeff was born on May 17, 1969 in Canton, Ohio. He is survived by his father, Jeffrey Stone Sr., his mother, Sandra J. Stone, his sister, Christa M. Tersigni, his brother, Aaron Stone, nephew Garen C. Tersigni, and the love of his life, Kristine Scheetz. He was the owner of My Personal Trainer in Green, Ohio. He also invented the “Big...

Andrew John Leary, age 65 of Canton, passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2020. He was born in Framingham, Massachusetts, on June 16, 1954, to the late Merrill Leary and Shirley Breunig. Andrew worked for PPG Industries as a chemist and lab supervisor for 30 years. He loved his children immensely, and they were his pride and joy. He was an avid runner and enjoyed watching his son, Adam, run marathons. He also enjoyed hiking, ice skating, spending time with his family, and cheering for the...

Ronald W. Collier 62, of Canton, Ohio passed away January 17, 2020 with his wife at his side after a courageous battle with cancer. Ron was born in Canton, Ohio on May 9, 1957. Ron was a graduate of Glenwood High School. He served in the U.S. Marine Corp and retired from the USPS after 35 years of service. Ron was an avid football fan especially The Ohio State Buckeyes. Ron was a member of Lake Cable where he enjoyed boating with family and friends. Ron was a loving and generous man who was...

We are sad to announce that our loving mother, Naomi Swiner, passed away on Sunday,12 January surrounded by family that loved her. She was 92 years old, having been born June 28th, 1927 in Galloway, WV. She was the first born of Harry and Dorothea Garvin. She was married to Leon Swiner, who passed away in 2009. She has two daughters, Linda Miller and Catherine Carver (Larry) and had 6 grandchildren, one, Matthew who passed away in 1997. She was a devout member of the Church of Jesus Christ...