Obituaries

Dec 7, 2013

Rebecca (Adams) Labowitz

Rebecca (Adams) Labowitz passed away on Sunday, December 08, 2013. She was born on February 21, 1954 and graduated from Oakwood High School. She received her Bachelor's degree from Bluffton University and Master's degree from Akron University. She taught Culinary Arts at McKinley High School and supervised The President's Room for over twenty years....

Dec 7, 2013

GEORGE B. MORETTA, age 78 of East Canton, passed away Saturday evening. He was born in Bergholz, Ohio to the late George and Helen (Neider) Moretta and was preceded in death by his brother William Moretta. He was a graduate of East Canton High School, member of Living Hope Church and the F.O.P. George began his law enforcement career at...

Dec 5, 2013

FLORENCE M. (AMADORE) SMITH, age 96 of Canton, passed away Thursday evening. Born in Canton to the late Joseph and Antoinette (Serchia) Amadore she was preceded in death by her brothers John H. "Sparky", Joseph Jr. and Donald Amadore, sisters Laura Caster, Thelma Ghezzi, and Viola Willis. She retired from the St. Regis Paper Company after 40 years of...

Dec 5, 2013

GEORGE M. MOKODEAN, 92, died peacefully in his sleep on December 5, 2013. George was a WW II veteran, serving as a navigator in the Army Air Corps. He flew in B24 Liberators in the Pacific War Zone for three years. He was stationed in Japan for a year after the close of the war. Holding a Master's degree...

Nov 24, 2013

Pietro D'Antonio, age 86, of Canton, Ohio, passed away at his home peacefully on Sunday, November 24, with his family by his side. Born March 20, 1927, in the Montenerodomo, Abruzzo, Italy, Pietro grew up farming with his family on the same land they had worked for generations. He survived the hardships of World War II, and after the...

Nov 22, 2013

Harry Papatheodorou, age 61, passed away suddenly and peacefully at home on November 22, 2013 after an extended illness with his family at his side. Harry was born on February 25, 1952 in Canton, Ohio and graduated from McKinley High School in 1970. He attended The Ohio State University and subsequently received his Bachelors of Education from Kent State...

Nov 22, 2013

ANN V. (SAKSA) UDECK, 97, of Canton, Ohio, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, passed away on Friday, November 22, 2013 at Bethany Nursing Home. Born December 8, 1915 in Crescent, Ohio she was one of eleven children of the late John and Margaret (Semancik) Saksa. Survived by daughter Margaret Anne (Peggy) Halter, son Andrew J. (Jim) and...

Nov 21, 2013

Tatiana Kapustin of Canton, beloved mother, wife, grandmother and friend of many, passed away on November 21, 2013 in Columbus, Ohio at Kobacker House with family at her side. Family and friends will be received at St. George Serbian Eastern Orthodox Church at 4667 Applegrove Street N.W., North Canton, Ohio on Monday, November 25 th from 6-8pm, with a...

Nov 18, 2013

LUCY M. (BERNARDO) GIALLUCA, age 96 of Canton went home to be with the Lord at Aultman Compassionate Care Center on Monday November 18, 2013. She was a resident of Canton Christian Home. She was retired from Parisian's as a sales associate. She was a member of St. Anthony/All Saints Catholic Parish. She was preceded in death by her...

Nov 11, 2013

BEVERLY A. ZELMER, age 78 of Canton, passed away Monday afternoon after an extended illness. Born in Canton to the late Fain and Margaret (Galbreath) Loury she was preceded in death by her husband Richard Zelmer and brother Robert Loury. She was a graduate of Louisville High School and a member of Good Shepard Lutheran Church. Beverly retired in...

Nov 10, 2013

Bonnie S.Kasserman age 55 of Canton passed away Sunday. Bonnie was born in Canton on May 31, 1958 to the late Ray and Norma Jean Kasserman. She was a 1976 graduate of Timken Vocational High School and the owner and operator of B.B's Shear Elegance. She is survived by her loving companion Tony Antonelli of the home, four sisters...

Nov 8, 2013

Cathy A. Pastor age 53 of Canton passed away Friday November 8, 2013 after a lengthy illness. She was born in Canton on September 26, 1960. She was a graduate of GlenOak high school in 1977 and a Kent State graduate in 1993. Cathy leaves behind her loving parents Daniel and Christina (Amos) Pastor of Canton, one sister Susan...

Nov 6, 2013

Catherine (Kay) A. Manno, age 88 passed away Wednesday Nov. 6 at Aultman Hospital. She was born in Canton, Ohio on Dec. 14, 1924 to the late Ilario (Larry) and Assunta (Susie) Manno. Catherine, who was also known as "Kay", graduated with the 1942 class of Timken Vocational High School. During World War II she was employed in the...

Nov 5, 2013

Theodore F. "Ted" Haidet Sr.age 90 of Canton passed away Tuesday at House of Loreto. Ted was born in Marlboro on May 29, 1923 to the late Alonzo and Florence (Wey) Haidet. He was a member of Christ the Servant Catholic Parish. A former member of the Men's Club of the church , Knights of Columbus North Canton Counsel,...

Nov 5, 2013

PATRICIA ANN WOOD, age 88 of Massillon passed away early Tuesday morning. Born in Massillon to the late Timothy and Anna Kathryn (Powers) Wood she was preceded in death by her brother John Robert Wood. Patricia was member of St. Joseph Catholic Church of Massillon, a graduate of Massillon Washington High School and the Mercy School of Nursing. She...

Nov 4, 2013

CHARLES E. SHAHEEN, SR. beloved father, husband, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend went home to his Heavenly Father on November 4 th surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Canton on January 9 th , 1925 son of the late Eassa and Jamelee (Jenny) Shaheen. He attended Timken Vocational High School and Walsh University. He joined the...

Nov 2, 2013

JOHN RINALDI, age 83, passed away suddenly on Saturday, November 2 nd . He was joined in Heaven by his faithful companion and pet, Sam, on Monday, November 4 th . John was a life resident of Canton and graduated from McKinley High School. He retired from the Timken Company in 1983 as a general foreman in the Forge...

Nov 2, 2013

TED A. ZIMMER, age 54 of Massillon, passed away Saturday afternoon. Born in Canton to the late Homer and Meta (Bopa) Zimmer he was a 1977 graduate of Perry High School. Ted worked for many years in automotive sales before starting his own business, Zimmer's Quality Flooring, specializing in flooring sales and installations. He enjoyed boating and fishing on...

Oct 27, 2013

ANITA L. (MARCOALDI) PARCHER, age 82 of North Canton passed away Sunday evening. Born in Canton to the late Rosato and Angelina (Guistri) Marcoaldi, she was preceded in death by her husband Fred Parcher, brothers Joe and John Marcoaldi. A lifelong member of St. Anthony/All Saints Catholic Parish, she was the sacristan for the past 50 years, member of...

Oct 27, 2013

Nazha Assali age 86 of Canton passed away Sunday afternoon in Aultman Hospital after a brief illness. Nazha was born in Syria on July 17, 1927. She was a member of St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church. She was a former employee of Canton Health Care Center. She was preceded in death by her parents Nicholas and Hilaneh (Shaheen) Abauzakhim,...