Obituaries

Apr 20, 2024

Carol M. Buch, age 91 of Circleville, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2024. She was born in Canton on October 6, 1932 to the late Ward and Edna Daily. Carol was very active in various women's clubs throughout Ohio; she was the former president of the Ohio Federation of Women's Club, served in multiple elected positions for...

Apr 20, 2024

Paul "PP" A. Patrick Jr., age 91 of Canton, passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2024. He was born in Canton on May 2, 1932 to the late Paul Sr. and Libby (Pellegrine) Patrick. Paul attended South Market Grade School and graduated from Timken Vocational High School. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force, and later...

Apr 16, 2024

Annette "Nettie" M. (Meese) Conklin, age 58 of North Canton, passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2024. She was born in Canton to the late William Meese and Madeline (Gialluca) Meese-Pietrocola. Nettie was a 1983 graduate of GlenOak High School. She continued her education at Stark State University earning an Associates Degree in Medical Coding. She was employed at Aultman...

Apr 16, 2024

Shirley N. Salvino, age 90 of Canton, passed away on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. She was born in Ravenna, Ohio on October 15, 1933 to the late Fred and Ethel (Weirick) Dunlap. A graduate of Rootstown High School, she later became a self-employed beautician working for many nursing homes in the area. Shirley was a member of Little Flower...

Apr 15, 2024

Walter W. Lauer, Jr., age 92 of Canton, passed away on Monday, April 15, 2024. He was born in Graysville, Ohio on February 18, 1932 to the late Walter, Sr. and Clara (Smith) Lauer. Walter proudly served his country in the U.S. Army and later retired from General Tire. He loved to study astronomy and family lineage, making a...

Apr 14, 2024

Alexander "Alex" A. Gonyias, age 87 of North Canton, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2024. He was born in Monongahela, Pennsylvania on February 12, 1937 to the late Andrew Gonyias and Mary (Somales) Katsilas. He was a graduate of Homestead High School and furthered his education at Penn State University. Alex was a die hard Pittsburgh Steelers fan...

Apr 13, 2024

Alexander "Alex" William Ballora, age 31of Canton, passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2024. He was born in Canton, Ohio on September 1, 1992. He attended Glenoak High School, and worked at The Cosmic Space. In his free time, Alex loved watching football and racing, and enjoyed attending car shows with close friends.

He is survived by...

Apr 11, 2024

Thomas "Tommy/TC" Cazantzes, age 63 of Canton, passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2024. He was a lifelong resident of Canton and a graduate of GlenOak High School. Tom was a past-president of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church and proudly served as a Chanter at St. Haralambos Greek Orthodox Church. He worked for the Hoover Company and Cutler Realty. Tom...

Apr 11, 2024

Alexandros K. Petrakis passed away Thursday at the age of forty-eight surrounded by his family and friends. Alex had bravely fought cancer for two years with the loving support of his children. Alex was born in Canton, Ohio and was a graduate of Kent State University. He earned his livelihood in sales by using his best asset, which was...

Apr 8, 2024

Helen (Pavlos) Ballas, age 90, of North Canton, passed away Monday, April 8th. Born in Tarpon Springs, Florida to the late Michael and Nomiki Pavlos, she was also preceded in death by her husband William Ballas and sister Sylvia (Gus) Gavrilos. She was a resident of Campbell and member of Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church. Helen is survived by...

Apr 2, 2024

Peter R. Schiavone, age 85 of North Canton, passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. He was born in Canton on February 16, 1939 to the late Rocco and Pearl (Coletti) Schiavone. A 1957 graduate of Lehman High School, he next served his country in the U.S. Army, stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Pete later continued his education at...

Apr 1, 2024

In Loving Memory of our mother, Rosemary Manello.

April 16, 1928 – April 1, 2024

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Rose Mary Manello, who peacefully left us at the age of 95. She passed away surrounded by her loved ones on April 1, 2024.

Rosemary was born...

Mar 31, 2024

Catherine Sophia (Demos) Usner was born in Canton to the late Steve and Pauline (Peterson) Demos. She was also preceded in death by her brother Nick Demos in August of 1999, and step-daughter Brooke Diane Usner in April of 2019. She married Jack Richard Usner on October 8, 1972 and celebrated 53 years of marriage until her passing. Sophia...

Mar 31, 2024

Theodore (Ted) Kisha June 18, 1929-March 31, 2024 Theodore Kisha, known as Ted by some, "Mr. Kisha" by hundreds of McKinley and Timken graduates (1960-1995), and "Dad" and "Dido" by those that loved him the most, passed away peacefully on March 31, with family by his side after 94 years of a life blessed by God. Theodore is survived...

Mar 28, 2024

Nikki L. Bober, age 73 of Uniontown, passed away on Thursday, March 28, 2024. She was born in Akron, Ohio on September 30, 1950 to the late George and Frances Sapharas. Nikki was a member of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Akron, the Orthodox Christian Women, and the Philoptochos. She especially loved organizing and delivering thousands of food...

Mar 24, 2024

Stephen R. Mazak, age 56 of Canton, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2024. He was a graduate of Louisville High School class of 1986. Known as "Donut Man" to his loving grandchildren, he loved music, his cats and the Steelers. Stephen was a retired chemical analyst having worked for Timken Steel for 34 years and 10 days. He is...

Mar 23, 2024

Stella B. Torcasio, age 103 of Massillon, passed away on Saturday, March 23, 2024. She was born in New Castle, Pennsylvania on August 15, 1920 to the late Henry and Rose (Baptiste) Battista. Stella was a 1938 graduate of Canton South High School and a member of Divine Mercy Parish at St. Mary Church. She was employed by the...

Mar 22, 2024

Philip J. Alonzo, of Canton, passed away on Friday, March 22, 2024 at the age of 100. He was born to immigrant parents from Italy, Emilio and Gaetanina (Gennett) Alonzo, on January 26, 1924 in Canton, Ohio. Phil attended McKinley High School and American Technical Institute. He worked at the Hoover Company in the Engineering Department as a draftsman,...

Mar 19, 2024

Gerald Carioti, age 67 of Massillon, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Born in Canton to the late Francesco and Vincenzina (Lioi) Carioti, he was also preceded in death by brothers Frank and Albert Carioti, and sister Mary (Katie) Slicker. He was a graduate of Canton McKinley High School and studied engineering at Kent State University. He enjoyed sports,...

Mar 15, 2024

Christy A. (Rohrer) Spitale, age 74 of North Canton, passed away Friday, March 15, 2024 surrounded by her loved ones. Born in Canton to the late Elmer and Ruth (Pirolozzi) Rohrer, she was a 1968 graduate of Glenwood High School. Christy loved her family, especially her grandchildren. She enjoyed floating in her pool, going to the beach and being...