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Frank S. Whitacre
Oct 8, 2014
FRANK S. WHITACRE, age 85 of Minerva, passed away Wednesday afternoon after a brief struggle with cancer. Born in Rinard's Mill, Ohio to the late John and Minnie (Rose) Whitacre, he was preceded in death by his step-son James Costello. Frank had worked at Schlemmer Buick for many years then Waikem Motors, as the Service Director, from where he...
Caryll Rae (Skolmutch) Boccuti
Oct 8, 2014
Caryll Rae Boccuti, age 76 went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday morning, October 8, 2014. She was born in Canton, Ohio on March 18, 1938 to the late Maybelle and Seldon Skolmutch and was also preceded in death by her brother, Paul Skolmutch. Caryll was a 1956 graduate of McKinley High School. She enjoyed a 30...
Alice Delores (Braz) Petrack
Oct 1, 2014
ALICE DELORES "YOYO" (BRAZ) PETRACK, age 83 of Louisville, passed away Wednesday. Born in Taunton, MA to the late Anthony and Alice (Vieria) Braz, she lived most of her life in the Canton area. She was a 1949 graduate of Canton McKinley High School and a member of The Basilica of St. John the Baptist. Alice worked at Stark...
Theresa A. (Joy) Joy
Sep 29, 2014
THERESA A. JOY, age 49 of Canton, passed away Friday. Born in Canton to the late Donald and Lillian (Fach) Joy, she was preceded in death by her brother Jimmy Joy. She was a 1983 graduate of Glen Oak High School. Theresa was employed with the Stark County Clerk of Courts, Family Court. She is survived by her husband...
Lawrence "Pipe" Pipero, Sr.
Sep 28, 2014
LAWRENCE "PIPE" PIPERO, SR., age 78 of Canton, passed away early Sunday morning after a 6 month battle from a stroke. Born in Canton to the late Sam and Anna (DeLillo) Pipero, he was preceded in death by his "brother" Jimmy DeLillo and brother-in-law Frank Palombo. He was a member of St. Anthony/All Saints Catholic Parish and the Holy...
Carmen P. Cerreta
Sep 27, 2014
Carmen (Carm) (Pomp) Cerreta
Age 87 of North Canton, passed away on Saturday September 27, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family following a prolonged battle with Parkinson's disease. Those who know him warmly remember his welcome smile, his kind hearted generosity, his loyalty, patriotism and his genuine interested in people. Born in Canton, Ohio son...
William D. Mcintyre
Sep 27, 2014
WILLIAM D. McINTYRE, age 60 of Canton, passed away Saturday. A life resident of Canton he is survived by his wife Margaret (Brown), parents Lewis and Betty McIntyre, children April (Joshua) Talafous, Tuesday McIntyre, Billy McIntyre, Megan and Rocky Mayle, 10 grandchildren, sisters Diana Cook, Gloria (Gary) Wade, Pamela (Harry) Bartlett, brothers Lewis (Kathy) McIntyre, Greg and Darrell McIntyre....
Thomas P. Harshman
Sep 26, 2014
Thomas Patrick Harshman, 73, of Canton, Ohio, died suddenly on September 26th, 2014. Tom was born in Sutton, West Virginia, on January 22, 1941, the son of Thomas and Lucy Frame. At the age of five, following the death of his mother, he was adopted by Paul and Helen Harshman of Alliance, Ohio. It was in Alliance that he...
Jennie M. (Scafate) Fernandez
Sep 22, 2014
JENNIE M. (SCAFATE) FERNANDEZ, age 92 of Canton, passed away Monday evening. Born in Canton to the late Nunzio and Anna (Mancuso) Scafate she was preceded in death by her son Richard Fernandez and brother Joseph Scafate. She was a member of St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, Alter and Rosary Society and a 1940 graduate of McKinley High...
Deanna M. (Mylar) O'Donnell
Sep 20, 2014
Deanna Mae (Mylar) O'Donnell 76, of Canton passed away at Aultman Hospital on Saturday, September 20, 2014, after a short illness. She was born July 13, 1938 in Alliance and was a 1956 graduate of Sebring McKinley High School. After earning her LPN license at the Hanna Mullins School of Nursing, she obtained an associate degree in nursing (RN)...
Eva (Balccarcel) Garcia
Sep 19, 2014
Eva Garcia age 97 of Canton passed away Friday evening at Hanover Healthcare Center after a brief illness. Eva was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia on November 15, 1916 to the late Joseph and Armanda Balcarcel. She was member of The Basilica of St, John the Baptist and a former member of the Guild of St. John. Eva was...
Carmel A. (Lanza) Intoccio
Sep 19, 2014
CARMEL A. (LANZA) INTOCCIO, age 89 of Canton, passed away early Friday morning after a brief illness. Born in Canton to the late Joseph and Anna Lanza, she was preceded in death by her sister Teresa Natale. Carmel was a graduate of Timken Vocational High School. She worked as a billing clerk for Hercules Motors before joining her husband,...
Nancy A. (Pavlides) Porter
Sep 16, 2014
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Nancy R. (Poorman) Porter, born on 4/8/39, passed away on 9/16/14 after a long illness. Preceded in death were her parents, Harry and Margaret Pavlides, siblings Alex and Gust...
Patsy M. Spino
Sep 14, 2014
PATSY M. SPINO, age 83 of North Canton, passed away Sunday evening after a brief illness. Born in Canton to the late Salvatore and Filomena (DeSantis) Spino, he was preceded in death by sisters Lucy Gosek, Yolanda Torre and Josephine Denayer. A graduate of Canton McKinley High School, Patsy was a member of St. Anthony/All Saints Catholic Parish. He...
George H. Trifelos
Sep 13, 2014
George H. Trifelos, 83, passed away Sat., Sept. 13, surrounded by his adoring family.
Preceded in death by his parents, Harry and Helen (Johnson) Trifelos, he leaves his loving wife, Ronnie, of 35 years; his sister and best friend Mary Trifelos, daughters Cassandra Boyer and Stephanie (David) Ryan; stepsons Dr. Brian (Kathleen) Gerber, Stephen Gerber and Jeffrey...
Sylvia Ann (Smith) Arnold
Sep 9, 2014
SYLVIA ANN ARNOLD, age 96 of Canton, peacefully fell asleep in the Lord, surrounded by her loving family at Aultman Compassionate Care Center Tuesday morning. Born in Astoria, Queens, New York, she lived most of her life in Massillon and Canton. Sylvia worked for Frieg's Restaurant in Massillon, W.T. Grant, Massillon City Hospital and retired as a self-employed caretaker....
George Simionides
Sep 7, 2014
GEORGE SIMIONIDES, age 83 of Louisville, passed away early Sunday morning after an extended illness. Born in Massillon to the late Efstatheos and Katherine (Stutz) Simionides he was preceded in death by his brother John Simionides. George attended McKinley High School for 2 years and then graduated from Timken Vocational High School in 1950. He joined the Air Force...
Anna B. (Guidone) Carozzi
Sep 6, 2014
ANNA B. (GUIDONE) CAROZZI
The world became a little less bright early last Saturday evening, September 6 th when Anna Bernadette Carozzi passed away suddenly from injuries sustained in a car accident. She was 78 years old. Anna was born in Wellsville, Ohio. She and her family moved to Canton when she was in 2 nd grade....
Janet M. (Renner) Julian
Sep 4, 2014
JANET M. JULIAN, age 90 of Canton, passed away Thursday, September 4, 2014. She was born in Canton to the late Bert and Irma Renner. She was preceded in death by her son Daniel, brother Fred and wife Wanda Julian, sister Ruth Hojenski, and niece Jana Bialko. She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Donald P. Julian,...
George F. Vrbanac
Sep 3, 2014
GEORGE F. VRBANAC age 100, of Canton, passed on September 3, 2014 in Bethany Nursing Home. Born in Lawrenceville (Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late George and Margaret (Milisits) Vrbanac. The family soon moved to Canton where his parents operated a grocery store and boarding house in the northeast district-the area formerly known as Stop #9....
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