Obituaries

Mar 27, 2013

KATHRYN MARIE PEREZ, together again with her husband Joseph Perez. Born in Alliance on May 4, 1932, she passed away at St. Luke Lutheran Community in North Canton on March 27, 2013. She was the daughter of the late Anne Nagy Jeni. She is survived by her daughter Jody (Bill) Dimit, her three sons Tony (Rosie) Perez, Rob (Becky)...

Mar 24, 2013

FRANCES M. (BARBERA) REGIEC, age 82 of Canton, passed away Sunday morning at St. Joseph Care Center. Born in Canton to the late Cono and Frances (Vitale) Barbera, she was preceded in death by her husband Walter Regiec and sister Cona Mayle. Frances was member of St. Anthony/All Saints Catholic Parish and the Alter Rosary Society of All Saints...

Mar 22, 2013

Frank J. Forchione passed away and entered the house of our Lord on March 22, 2013. He was born on May 7, 1930 to the late Angelo and Florence (DePasquale) Forchione. Frank was dearly loved by his family and friends, and enjoyed the time spent with his children and grandchildren. He was very proud of his Italian heritage. He...

Mar 21, 2013

OCTAVIO (GUS, TUBBY) GARCIA, age 72, went home to be with his Lord on Thursday, March 21, 2013. Born on February 21, 1941 in Canton, Ohio the the late Octavio and Betty Garcia, he was a 1960 graduate of McKinley High School. Serving in the US Navy from 1962 to 1966, he retired from Borden's Ice Cream Company. Survived...

Mar 19, 2013

BARBARA A. (AMATANGELO) STEPANOVICH, age 65 of Canton, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family. A life resident of Canton, she was a 1966 graduate of Timken Vocational High School. She was preceded in death by her parents Angelo and Fulvia (Marzio) Amatangelo, brothers Richard, Ronald, Robert, and sister Patricia Clark. Survived by her husband of...

Mar 17, 2013

ROBERT A. "BOB" SELIG, age 70 of Canton, passed away early Sunday morning. Born in Canton to the late Edward and Dorothy (Knickrehm) Selig, he was a graduate of Central Catholic High School and Walsh College. Bob retired after a 30 year career as a math teacher, most of which was at Pfeiffer Middle School. He served as a Captain...

Mar 16, 2013

JOHN E. OLIVER JR., age 74 of North Canton, loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend to many, passed away Saturday evening after a brief illness. A life resident of Canton, he was preceded in death by his mother Janett F. (Sinclair) Bowen, sister Betty Jane Oliver and brother Lawrence Robert Cunningham. John was a Marine Corp veteran. He...

Mar 15, 2013

ALEXANDRA (MAZARAKAS) DOLMAS, age 84 of Canton, passed away peacefully after a brief illness, Friday, March 15. Born in Canton to the late Alex and Joyce Mazarakas she was preceded in death by her loving husband of 40 years Lewis Dolmas in 2000, sisters Frances Sapharas and Tula Sfekas. She was a 1946 graduate of Timken Vocational High School...

Mar 12, 2013

ANDREA A. LIJOI, age 85 of Canton, loving husband, father and grandfather passed away Tuesday morning after an extended illness. Born in St. Andrea, Ionio, Italy to the late Saverio and Marianna (Dominijanni) Lijoi he was preceded in death by his daughter Caroline and son Giacomo and his in-laws Giacomo and Caroline (Palumbo) Colonna. He was a member of Christ...

Mar 11, 2013

MARY THERESA (MYER) WHITMER, age 87 of North Canton, passed away Monday evening after a sudden illness. Born in Canton to the late Walter and Irene (Easley) Myer she was preceded in death by son Micheal E. Whitmer in 2009 and brother Don Myer. A graduate of Timken Vocational High School, she was a sports enthusiast and loved to...

Mar 6, 2013

Dominick Victor Lombardi , 87, passed away peacefully on Wednesday March 6. Born to the late Nicola and Josephine (Minotti) Lombardi on November 21, 1925, Dominick was a residential building contractor for many years in the Canton area.

He graduated from McKinley HS, in 1943 and attended the Ohio State University. He also worked at Diebold, and...

Mar 5, 2013

RUTH "BOOTS" CAPOBIANCO, age 89 of Canton, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away Tuesday after an extended illness. Born in Canton to the late Mike and Sarah (Trbovich) Babics she was preceded in death by her husband Matthew Capobianco, brothers Joe, George, Nick, Mike, Eli, sisters Mildred, Sophie, Dorothy and Violet. A graduate of McKinley High School,...

Mar 5, 2013

RICHARD L. STILES, age 79 of Canton, passed away early Tuesday morning. Born in Barberton to the late Glenn and Sylvia Stiles he was preceded in death by his brother Raymond Stiles. Richard was a member of First Christian Church and an Army veteran. He was a retired carpenter having worked for Ohio Bus Sales and Borden Dairy. In...

Mar 4, 2013

CARMELA ( CODISPOTI) BETRO

Carmela, age 79, found peace in God's embrace on March 4 th after battling an extended illness. Born December 18, 1933 in Sant' Andrea, Italy to Nicola and Marianna (Lioi) Codispoti, Carmela came to Canton, Ohio in 1935 with her parents and sister, Teresa, to begin her new life as a proud, American...

Mar 4, 2013

JOHN R. ROTUNNO, age 80 of Canton, passed away Monday. Born in Glen Cove, New York to the late Lorenzo and Ingrinada (Stanco) Rotunno he was preceded in death by sister Rose Bardarro and brother Anthony F. Rotunno. He was a 1950 graduate of Timken Vocational High School where he was Captain of the basketball team. John was an...

Mar 3, 2013

Ioannis M. (Yiannis) Paxos, age 62, of Canton, passed away on March 3rd, 2013 in his home. Born in Kampia, on the island of Chios, Greece. A graduate of Canton Lincoln High School, he was a member of St. George and St. Haralambos Greek Orthodox Church's. Yianni was a man with passion for life, had a strong work ethic,...

Mar 1, 2013

DEBORAH A. (DISMUKES) NUTTER, age 51 of Canton, passed away early Friday morning after an extended illness. Born in Akron, she lived most of her life in the Canton area. She was a 1979 graduate of Northwest High School. Deborah worked at numerous area restaurants, most notably Notturno's in Canton. She loved spending time with her family, friends and...

Feb 24, 2013

Mary M. Babics age 92 of Canton passed away Sunday morning at Laurels of Massillon after a brief illness. Mary was born in Middlebranch, on January 11, 1921 to the late Scott and Florence Marshall. She was also preceded in death by her husband Nick in 1998, daughter in law Teddi Babics ,brother Robert Marshall and sister Margaret Ray....

Feb 23, 2013

RENATO "RONNIE" ANTONELLI, of Jackson Township passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, February 23 rd , surrounded by his loving family. His parents were the late Teresa and Giuseppe Antonelli. Ronnie was preceded in death by his brothers Paolo, Luigi "Gino" Antonelli and his father-in-law Gerald Carnes. Ronnie was born in Lanciano, Italy and came to the...

Feb 23, 2013

WILLIAM G. "BILL" WITHERS JR., age 88 of Canton, passed away Saturday morning. Born in Fairmont, WV to the late William G. Sr. and Ora L. (Haynes) Withers he was preceded in death by his wife Gloria Withers on January 15, 1992, son-in-law Gary E. Vallee, brothers Bobby and Grover Withers, sisters Neva Witt, Ella Ann Hawkinberry and Leona...