Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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....

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,...

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....

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,...