Obituaries

Oct 11, 2025

Elsie M. Kessopulos, age 95 of Louisville, passed away early Saturday morning at Cleveland Clinic Mercy Medical Center. Elsie was born in Alliance on March 22, 1930 to the late Charles and Louise Lelesch. She was a graduate of Alliance High School, and was of Lutheran faith.

In addition to her parents, Elsie was preceded in death...

Oct 9, 2025

Christine M. May, 59, born March 8, 1966 to Neva (Maucieri) May and Kenneth L. May. She fought a very courageous and tedious battle with cancer. She was in High Spirits after receiving good news about her journey. She soon learned that her father's health declining and it became too much of an emotional strain for her and she...

Oct 8, 2025

James F. Massengale, age 93, passed away on October 8, 2025. He was born on April 28, 1932 to the late Alexander and Kathryn Massengale. A graduate of Spalding Institute in Peoria, IL, he later attended Kent State University. Jim proudly served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, and became a member of the Active Reserve. He...

Oct 8, 2025

Richard M. Glasscock, age 67 of Canton, passed away early Wednesday morning. A life resident of Canton, he was a graduate of Glen Oak High School. He was retired from Park Farms/Case Farms after 43 years of service. Richard loved hunting, fishing, riding motorcycles, old westerns, and bird watching. He was a member of the VFW #3747. He was...

Oct 4, 2025

Alexia M. Barnett, age 22, passed away in North Carolina on Saturday, October 4, 2025. She was born in Canton on September 23, 2003 and graduated from Hoover High School. She loved gaming (Call of Duty), building Legos, collecting stickers, and unique collectables that matched her equally unique personality.

She is survived by her parents John Barnett...

Oct 3, 2025

Nicholas Anthony DeFrank, Jr. of Canton, Ohio passed away in the early morning hours of Friday, October 2, 2025 peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones. Nicholas was born in Canton, Ohio on May 13, 1955. Nicholas graduated from Timken High School in 1973. He was a baker in his early years for the Cleveland Bakers and Teamsters Union,...

Oct 3, 2025

Carmelee "Carmie" C. (Guardabascio) DeVito age 88 of Canton, passed away peacefully on October 3, 2025. A lifelong Canton resident, Carmie was born in 1937 to the late Joseph and Mary (DiFiori) Guardabascio. She was a graduate of Timken Vocational High School and won their Distinguished Alumni Award in 2015. She was preceded in death by her husband Dr....

Oct 2, 2025

Kenneth L. May, age 89 of Canton, passed away on Thursday, October 2, 2025. He was born in Canton on December 22, 1935 to the late Carl and Thelma (Schneider) May. He graduated from Canton Central Catholic High School, where he was in the marching band. Kenneth served in the U.S. Army, and was later a self employed TV...

Oct 2, 2025

Carl M. Mazzocca, age 93, of Canton, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 2, 2025. He was born in Canton on July 31, 1932, to the late Nicola and Maria Mazzocca.

A proud graduate of McKinley High School, Class of 1950 — Go Bulldogs! — Carl went on to serve honorably in the United States Army. Following...

Sep 27, 2025

Lena J. Both, age 75 of Canton, passed away on Saturday, September 27, 2025. She was born in Canton on January 28, 1950. Lena was employed at Aultman Hospital, where she worked as a Home Health Nurse for many years. She was very creative and would spend her free time painting.

Lena was preceded in death by...

Sep 27, 2025

Sonia "Sunny" A. Zeen passed away early Saturday morning, September 27, 2025, at the age of 97. Sunny was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 31, 1928, to the late Albert and Norma (Kouri) Zeen. She graduated from Parma Schaaf High School where she served as the head majorette with the school's marching band.

Sunny was a...

Sep 26, 2025

Mary Elizabeth (Tatum) Case, age 70, of Canton, passed away September 26, 2025, at The Laurels of Massillon. She was born in Olney, Illinois, a daughter to the late Lee Robert and Betty Tatum, both from Sherman, Texas. Mary Beth moved to Canton in 1969 and continued her education at Oakwood High School, graduating with the class of 1973....

Sep 25, 2025

Denise (Babbo) Long 69, of Canton, went to be with the lord on Thursday, September 25, 2025, surrounded by those she loved most. She was preceded in death by her parents Anthony (Tony) and Lil (Nataline) Babbo, and her brother-in-law, Phil Hamad.

She is survived by her two children whom she was so proud of; daughter, Christina...

Sep 23, 2025

Mariah M. Palombo, age 33 of Canton, passed away on Tuesday, September 23, 2025. She was born in Canton on July 31, 1992, and graduated from Jackson High School. Mariah later attended the University of Akron. She loved spending her time with friends, traveling and being around animals. She had many different pets growing up but her favorite would be...

Sep 23, 2025

In Loving Memory of Robert Dale Raymond

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Robert Raymond, who departed this life just five days after his 77th birthday, following a courageous 12-year battle with multiple myeloma and amyloidosis. He began his fight with his first chemotherapy treatment on his birthday an act of quiet...

Sep 21, 2025

Victoria "Vicki" M. Calhoun, age 62 of Canton, passed away on September 21, 2025. She was born in Canton to the late Dennis and Rose (Salvino) Tracy on March 18, 1963. Vicki was a proud volunteer for Mercy Hospice, where she volunteered for many years.

Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her father-in-law...

Sep 19, 2025

In faith and hope of the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the handmaiden of the Lord, Sister Photini Jamileh Hilaneh fell asleep in the Lord, Friday, September 19, 2025.

She was born in Syria on November 14, 1938 to the late Kaleem and Allya (Awaad) Georges.  Along with her parents, she was proceeded in...

Sep 19, 2025

Stavros "Steve" P. Basiakos, age 96 of Canton, passed away on September 19, 2025. He was born on September 14, 1929 in Stemnista, Greece to the late Panayiotis and Stavroula Basiakos. Stavros immigrated to the United States at the age of 29, and later was employed by Sugardale Foods for 33 years, retiring in 1985. He was a member...

Sep 18, 2025

Gust Konstas, age 90 of North Canton, passed away on Thursday, September 18, 2025. He was born in Athens, Greece to the late John and Helen (Kiliades) Konstas on February 18, 2025. He retired in 1990 from Sugardale Food after 30 years of employment. An active member of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Gust was also the church cantor...

Sep 16, 2025

Thomas "Tommy" D. Kelly, age 52 of Louisville, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, September 16, 2025. He was born in Canton on February 6, 1973. He graduated from Timken High School, and a member of Hope Outreach Ministry. Tommy enjoyed fishing and golfing in his free time, but above all he loved spending time with his family.

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