Obituaries

Aug 29, 2014

JOHN E. "ZEKE" KOTEMA, age 90 of Canton, passed away Friday evening. Born in Cambridge, Ohio to the late Michael and Mary Kotema he was preceded in death by his wife Mary (Gambone) Kotema, great-granddaughter Ashley Jagger, brothers Joseph, Paul, Steve, sisters Agnes Mancini, Helen Lepore, Mary Ciconti and Joyce Kotema. A graduate of McKinley High School, John was...

Aug 28, 2014

ANDREAS E. VOIKLIS, age 42 of Canton, passed away unexpectedly Thursday. Born in Fairview, Ohio he has been a Canton resident for the past 22 years. A member of St. Haralambos Greek Orthodox Church, Andreas was a self-employed contractor. He is survived by his wife of 17 years Cheryl (Mason) Voiklis, parents Emmanuel and Janet (Judd) Voiklis, children Emmanuel...

Aug 28, 2014

LUCY (POLSINELLI) BIRONE, age 94 of Canton, passed away Thursday. Born in Akron to the late Dominick and Concetta (Trimarco) Polsinelli, she was preceded in death by her husband John P. Birone, daughter Mary Minnitti, 3 sisters and 3 brothers. She was a member of St. Joan of Arc Catholic Parish and a former member of the McKinley Eagles...

Aug 21, 2014

ANTHONY G. "TONY" GARCIA, age 71 of Canton, died Thursday morning surrounded by loving family and friends. Born in Canton, he was the son of the late Octavio and Betty Garcia. Also, preceded in death by brother Octavio Garcia. He was a graduate of McKinley High School class of 1961; served in the United States Army from 1961 to...

Aug 21, 2014

CHARLES R. MURPHY, age 81 of North Canton, passed away Thursday morning. Born in Canton to the late Fred and Mildred (Robart) Murphy he was preceded in death by his wife Gloria (Fogle) Murphy and brothers Jack, Richard and Harold. An Army veteran of the Korean Conflict, Charles was a pipefitter, retiring from Republic Steel in 1977 and from...

Aug 21, 2014

ROSE (CAROZZI) LEMMO, born October 24, 1921 in Pittsburgh, PA.

Rose was a devoted with to her husband Vince of 68 years and a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was very active for many years, along with her dear friend Ruth Schaefer, in Canton St. Paul Alter Rosary Society. She worked tirelessly for the Stark County...

Aug 20, 2014

NORMA K. (BOWMAN) PURYEAR, age 74 of North Canton, passed away Wednesday afternoon. Born in Canton to the late Norman K. and Catherine E. Bowman, she was preceded in death by her brother Norman K. Bowman. Norma was an avid pistol and rifle shooter. She was a life member of the NRA, life member of the Ohio Rifle and...

Aug 16, 2014

Rose Mary Mihanovic (DeGulis), 91, passed away on August 16, 2014 in Sunnyvale, California at the age of 91. She had moved to California from Canton, Ohio in early 2012 with her husband, Dr. Joseph Mihanovic. Rose was born and raised in Akron, Ohio and lived there until in 1958 when she married Joe and moved to Canton, where...

Aug 15, 2014

JEAN HELEN (JACOBS) SCRIMA, age 83 of Canton, passed away Friday evening after an 8 year battle with cancer. She was born in Canton to the late Stephen and Tessie Jacobs. A member of the Church of the Covenant, Jean was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, teacher and friend. She loved her family and the Canton community. Her...

Aug 9, 2014

Dorothy M. Dettore passed away early Saturday morning at Canton Regency after a brief illness. Dorothy was born in Canton on June 14, 1922 to the late August and Antoinette (Cerreta) Vertolli. She was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Parish. A 1940 graduate of Canton Mckinley High School and a retired employee of Town and Country Cleaners. In...

Aug 8, 2014

Mary Rose (Pandoli) Cecconi passed away peacefully with her family by her side on August 8 th 2014 after battling cancer for over two years. She was born on May 17, 1931 in Canton to the late John and Teresa Pandoli. She graduated from McKinley High School in 1949 and remained a Bulldog fan her whole life. Mary Rose...

Jul 31, 2014

EVELYN T. (TURNIDES) ROMEO, age 86 of North Canton, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, July 31. Born in Weirton, WV to the late John and Sofia (Zaromites) Turnides, she was preceded in death by her husband Cateno Romeo and sister Elizabeth Brown. Evelyn was a 1946 graduate of Timken Vocational High School,...

Jul 16, 2014

George Konstantinou (83)

Born July 21, 1931 in Konstantia, Greece. Died Wednesday, July 16, 2014.

Preceded in death by his parents Theodore and Maria (Karipides), Brother, Pavlo and Sister, Sevasti Pantelides. Survived by his wife of 61 years Maria (Demertsoglou), sons, Steve (of the home) and Nick (Florida), Brother, John (Efthimia), Sister-in-law, Evlambia, Sister-in law,...

Jul 12, 2014

Marlene A. (Fusillo) Sell Age 64, went to celebrate with the Lord on July 12, 2014 after a courageous and fearless battle with cancer. Born in Canton, OH, she was a 1967 graduate from Lehman High School and studied four years at Walsh College. She was employed by the Hoover Co. for 37 years and recently retired from the MK...

Jul 11, 2014

RICHARD J. SCHMID, age 67 of Canton, passed away Friday evening July 11, 2014. He was a graduate of Glenwood High School and a Navy veteran. Richard was working as a graphic artist for Genie Overhead Door Company for the past 15 years. Preceded in death by his son Richard J. Schmid Jr. and father Donald Schmid. He is...

Jul 11, 2014

NANCY J. (ANDERSON) CROSS, age 85 of Canton, passed away Friday morning. Born in Canton to the late John and Ethel Anderson, she was preceded in death by her son David Cross and brother John Anderson. She was a 1946 graduate of Lehman High School and a 1949 graduate of Aultman School of Nursing. Nancy was a registered nurse...

Jul 9, 2014

LIZZIE DeMETRO, age 85 of Canton, passed away Wednesday evening. Born in Schenectady, NY to the late Frank and Percy White, she was preceded in death by her husband Harry DeMetro and son Ronald "Nick" DeMetro. She is survived by her children Steve and Shirley DeMetro, Julie DeMetro, Sally and Robert Miller, Janice DeMetro, daughter-in-law Marilyn DeMetro, grandchildren and...

Jul 7, 2014

Susanne Kay Scrima, age 58 of Tampa, FL, formerly of Arlington, VA, passed away Monday, July 7 th , 2014. Born June 14 th in Canton, Ohio to Phillip (deceased) and Velma Scrima. A graduate of St. Thomas Aquinas, Louisville, Ohio. She was employed by New York Life Insurance Company Office of Governmental Affairs in Washington, DC where she...

Jul 5, 2014

CATHERINE "KAY H. (NICOLADOS) RUTTER, age 86 of Canton, passed away early Saturday morning. Born in Alliquippa, PA to the late Adam and Helen (Havoutis) Nicolados she was a Canton resident for most of her life. A graduate of Canton McKinley High School, class of 1946, Catherine was a member of St. Haralambos Greek Orthodox Church. She was retired...

Jul 4, 2014

STEVE GEORGE BOZEKA, age 88, formerly of Canton, passed away on Friday, July 4 th in New Port Richey, Florida after a lengthy illness. Born in Canton to the late George and Dina (Dellas) Bozeka, he was preceded in death by his brothers Nick (Bozeka) Barry, Carl (Helen) Bozeka and brother-in-law Greg Varavvas. Steve was a graduate of Canton...