Obituaries

Mar 14, 2014

RONEO (CHRISANTHUS) APOSTALIDES, age 86 of Canton, passed away Friday afternoon. Born in Canton to the late Gust and Mary Chrisanthus, she was preceded in death by her husband Pete, son Sam "Pete", brothers Harry (Dina) Chrisanthus, Steve (Nickie) Chrisanthus and sister Georgia Karipides. Roneo was a member of St. Haralambos Greek Orthodox Church, Silver Liners, and the Ladies...

Mar 13, 2014

SABATINO "SAM" V. PENTELLO, age 95 of Canton, passed away Thursday morning after a brief illness. Sam was a true gift to his family and everyone who knew him, and he will be greatly missed. Born in Canton to the late Frank and Louisa (Lassafare) Pentello he was preceded in death by his wife Rose, to whom he is...

Mar 11, 2014

Gary Gallo age 58 of Canton passed away March 11, 2014. Gary was born inCanton. His parents were the late George and Mary Gallo. He was a graduate of Timken High School. A retired self employed contractor. Gary was also preceded in death by two brothers Bill "Wally'' and Jim. He is survived by one brother Richard, and long...

Mar 10, 2014

Julia Papadopoulos, age 96, passed away peacefully on March 10, 2014. She was born in Mason City, Iowa, on May 16, 1917, to Dimitri and Katerina Siminges of Evia, Greece. When she was five, her father and mother moved the family of five children (which later grew to include twelve children), back to Greece where she was raised. Julia...

Mar 6, 2014

DANIEL P. DiSIMONE, age 78 of Canton, passed away Thursday morning at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Canton to the late Philip DiSimone and Mary (Zuroff) Gawor. He was a 1954 graduate of Timken Vocational High School. Dan was a member of St. Peter Catholic Parish and sang in the church choir. He was...

Mar 4, 2014

ALEX D. KRASSAS, age 101, of Canton passed away Tuesday at his home. He was born on the island of Skopelos, Greece, to the late Demetrios and Andrea Krassas. He was preceded in death by his wife of 38 years Stella (Trifelos) Krassas, ten brothers and one sister. Alex was a member of St. Haralambos Greek Orthodox Church and...

Mar 4, 2014

GARY G. ANASTAS, age 61 Massillon, passed away Tuesday. He was a 1970 graduate of McKinley High School and Kent State University in 1974. He worked for the Hoover Company, Rubbermaid and retired from Rite Aid as a pharmacy tech. He is a member of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. Preceded in death by his father Tasos Anastas, he...

Feb 27, 2014

SHANNON-THEODORE REAMES WITTEL passed away suddenly on February 27, 2014 in Milford, Ohio at the age of 43. He graduated from St. Michael's Elementary School and Canton Central Catholic High School where he lettered in track. He earned a Bachelor's degree in communication at the College of Mount St. Joseph and a Masters degree in film and communications at...

Feb 26, 2014

Albert Conde age 94 of Canton passed away Wednesday February 26, 2014. Born in Setien, Spain, Al immigrated to the United States as an infant with his parents Alfonso and Raimunda (Sanchez) Conde, eventually coming to Canton where he lived the rest of his life. A 1940 graduate of McKinley High School, Al enlisted in the Army Air Corps...

Feb 23, 2014

PERRY ELTON WERSTLER III joined his family in Heaven on Sunday, February 23, 2014. He leaves behind his loving parents Perry E. Werstler Jr. and Brandi Volpe along with his big sister Hannah and big brother Jaise. Also leaving behind his paternal grandfather Perry E. Werstler Sr., great-grandmother Olive Werstler, maternal grandparents Joe and Molly Volpe and numerous aunts,...

Feb 22, 2014

Irma D. Cappy 97, passed away on Saturday February 22, 2014. She was a lifelong resident of Canton and a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Jane and Roger Perrin, her son and daughter-in-law, Daniel and Brenda Cappy, seven grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death...

Feb 22, 2014

Mary A. (Notturno) Zovath

Mary A. Zovath, 93, passed away early Saturday morning. Mary was born to Sam and Realina Notturno on Nov. 22, 1920, and was a life resident of Canton. She was a member of St. Anthony's Catholic parish and the Miraculous Medal Soldality. She retired from Consumer Publishing Company. Mary's passion was baking and...

Feb 19, 2014

MARY BIASELLA, 95, died peacefully at Mercy Medical Center early Wednesday after a brief illness. The former Mary Moldovan was the daughter of late parents John and Maria Moldovan. She worked at Canton Provision and was a Canton City school guard. She was preceded in death by her husband James Biasella, sister Victoria Elefante, brothers John and Tommie. Survived...

Feb 17, 2014

JOAN (ZUTIC) KRAMANAK, passed away peacefully on February 17, 2014 surrounded by her family's love after a short illness. Our "Baka" was born January 18, 1921 and raised in Zagreb, Yugoslavia (Croatia). There, she met and married her husband Frank. Together in America they raised two children. She retired from Carm's Grocery Store and again from Gabe's Deli. She...

Feb 16, 2014

SAUNDRA A. (NICHOLSON) RILEY, age 62 of Canton, passed away unexpectedly Saturday evening. Born in Canton to the late Jack and Evelyn (Usko) Nicholson she was preceded in death by her sister Pam Nicholson. She was a 1970 graduate of Hoover High School. Saundra worked in home health care for 37 years. She love animals and always took care...

Feb 11, 2014

Constantine "Gust" Stavros Afentul passed away unexpectedly on the evening of February 11, 2014. Born in Canton, Ohio on October 8, 1931, and lifetime resident, Gust was preceded in death by his parents, Stavros and Agape (Beoglos) Afentul. A graduate of Canton McKinley, class of '49, he also attended Kent State University. As a young man, Gust proudly served...

Feb 11, 2014

MARIAN KARANTANES, passed away Tuesday. Born in Canton to the late John and Stamatia (Zinilis) Karantanes she was preceded in death by her sister Dorothy Maxon and brother Nick Karantanes. She was a 1947 graduate of McKinley High School and a 1951 graduate of Kent State University. She did her graduate work at The Ohio State University and earned...

Feb 10, 2014

OLIVER G. CUTLIP, age 87 of Canton, passed away Monday evening at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Sutton, West Virginia to the late Joel and Bertha Cutlip he was preceded in death by his son Melvin Cutlip, step-son Joseph D. Plotter, two sisters and five brothers. He was a WW II veteran serving in the Army....

Feb 7, 2014

William Julius Pfingsten of Naples, Fla., having spent the past year in Maitland, Fla., known as 'Bill' by cherished family and friends, was born in Düsseldorf, Germany on Sept. 26, 1912. Bill passed away on Feb. 7, 2014 at the age of 101. Bill loved his family and friends. The beloved son of Wanda Pauline and Heinrich W. Pfingsten...

Feb 6, 2014

ELIZABETH J. BETROS, died peacefully on Thursday, February 6th in Bath Township, Ohio in her 103rd year. She was born July 19, 1911 in Rochester, PA, the daughter of Hannah and Nicholas Betros of Canton. Bette, as she was known to her family and friends, was educated in the Canton Public Schools and then moved to Detroit, Michigan where...