Obituaries

Nov 7, 2020

The greatest pal, James "Jim" John Pellegrene passed away at the age of 79 on November 7th 2020 awaiting the start of his loved Notre Dame team. Jim was born to the late Sam and Jessie Pellegrene of Canton, Ohio. He graduated from Canton Central Catholic in 1959. Jimmy subsequently attended and graduated from barber school and served in...

Nov 7, 2020

David L. D'Antonio age 68 of North Canton, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, November 7, 2020. Born in Canton to the late Frank and Betty (Vega) D'Antonio, Sr., he was a 1970 graduate of McKinley High School. Dave loved sports and was inducted into the McKinley High School Baseball Hall of Fame. He was a soccer coach and played...

Nov 6, 2020

Elaine A. (Spina) DeGirolamo age 93 of North Canton, passed away Friday morning. Born in Beaver Falls, PA to the late Phillip and Mary (Tornasella) Spina, she was preceded in death by her loving husband of 58 years Patrick DeGirolamo, son-in-law Jim Walker, and sister Carolyn Friedrichsen. She was a 1945 graduate of Massillon High School and a 1948...

Nov 3, 2020

Francisco "Frank" Garcia, age 78, of North Canton, passed away Tuesday morning at home. Born in Massillon, OH to the late Pedro Garcia and Alvina Bailey, he was preceded in death by his sister Patricia Boske. Frank was a 1960 graduate of Washington High School and a U.S. Army veteran. Frank retired from the U.S. Post Office in 1997,...

Oct 30, 2020

Lillian "Lilly" A. (Lignos) Valantasis, age 74, of Massillon, passed away peacefully on the morning of Friday, October 30. Born in Buffalo, NY to the late John and Anna (Karamblakas) Lignos of Oinoussai, Chios, Greece. She was preceded in death by her husband, Michael L. Valantasis, daughter Irene A. Valantasis, sisters, Constantina Ballistrea, and Irene Skinitis, and brother, Dimetrious...

Oct 27, 2020

Shirley A. Buckridge, age 85 of Canton, passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2020. She was born in Canton on February 6, 1935 to the late William and Anna (Crawford) Beard. She was a graduate of Middlebranch High School, and later earned a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Capital University. Shirley was a Master Certified Grapho Analyst, and was...

Oct 26, 2020

Albert A. Lomazzo age 88 of Canton, passed away Monday morning. Born in Canton to the late Carmine and Levia (Rossi) Lomazzo, he was a 1950 graduate of Lincoln High School and a 1954 graduate of John Carroll University. While working at United Airlines Albert attended night school to study law. In his younger days his favorite trips were...

Oct 17, 2020

Richard J. Vidmar, age 69 of North Canton, died peacefully on October 17th. Rick was born on June 24, 1951 in East Cleveland to the late James and Gina Vidmar. A 1970 graduate of Brush High School, he became a Veteran Criminal Investigator in the United States Coast Guard and a 40+ year Veteran of the U.S. Federal Protective...

Oct 16, 2020

Agnes (Intoccio) M. Norcia age 91 of Canton, passed away early Friday morning. Born in Canton to the late James and Rose (Ross) Intoccio, she was preceded in death by her husband Michael Norcia, and brother Carl "Bing" Intoccio. Agnes is survived by her sons Mark (Karen) Norcia of Canton, Jim (Cindy) Norcia of Atlanta, GA, grandchildren Tia (Michael)...

Oct 13, 2020

Teresita J. Pedrozo, age 88 of Canton, passed away early Tuesday, October 13, 2020. She was born in Trinidad, Cuba on June 17, 1932 to the late Lidia Cadalso and Calixto Noa. She married her beloved, Francisco Pedrozo on April 9th, 1955. They immigrated to our great county in January of 1970 and raised their three sons together, Jose...

Oct 13, 2020

Andreas (Andy) S. Kismann, age 94 of Canton, passed away early Tuesday, October 13, 2020. He was born in Mukachevo, Ukraine on August 30, 1926 to the late Andreas and Tereza (Baum) Kismann. Andy was the owner and operator of Rice Dry Cleaners, a 65 plus year member of St. Anthony/All Saints Parish, lifetime member and former President of...

Oct 9, 2020

Lawrence E. Little, age 85 of Canton, passed away Friday morning. He was preceded in death by his parents Luther and Flossie (Cooper) Little, wife Shirley (Comber) Little, five sisters, and two brothers. Larry was a meat cutter, working for Fisher Foods. He retired in 1994 after 44 years of service. He enjoyed boating and fishing. Larry is survived...

Oct 5, 2020

Charlotte A. (Blisko) Scarpuzzi age 77 of Canton, passed away early Monday. Born in Canton to the late Charles and Rose (DeCasper) Blisko, she was preceded in death by her brother Charles Blisko. Charlotte is survived by her children Laura (Karl) Huber, Anthony (Patricia) Scarpuzzi, Lydia Scarpuzzi, Leo Scarpuzzi, Albert (Nicole) Scarpuzzi, seven grandchildren; Nicholas (Colleen) Huber, Amanda (Don)...

Oct 4, 2020

Pauline E. (Carpino) Ralles age 97 of Canton, passed away early Sunday morning at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Malvern, OH to the late Rosario and Rosina (Noche) Carpino, she was preceded in death by her husband Andrew Ralles, brother Victor Carpino, sisters Anne Wise, Virginia Contini, Helen Mason and Mary Wilks. Pauline was a graduate...

Oct 3, 2020

Katherine Vaitsis, age 97 of Canton, passed away Saturday afternoon at her home surrounded by her loving family. Katherine was born in Canton on June 23, 1923 to the late George and Irene (Nicolithou) Vaitsis. She was a graduate of Canton McKinley High School. A retired employee the former First National Bank and Central Trust Banks, where she worked...

Sep 30, 2020

Cody N. Torgler, age 27 of Canton, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, September 30, 2020. Cody was a 2011 GlenOak High School graduate; he enjoyed spending time with family and loved sports. He was a very caring and loving young man who had so much to look forward to in life, as he was an expected father-to-be.

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Sep 29, 2020

Ann (Catalano) Digiantonio, age 101 of Hiawatha, Iowa, formerly Davis, California, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at her residence. She was born November 9, 1918 to Ben and Carmella (Diano) Catalano in Canton, Ohio. The youngest of three children, she attended McKinley High School and graduated in 1936. From humble beginnings as a clerk, Ann was...

Sep 22, 2020

Glenn H. Martin age 97 of Canton, passed away on Tuesday, September 22nd at the Ohio Veterans' Home in Georgetown, Ohio. Born in Hector, MN to the late David and Loretta (Zimmerman) Martin, he was preceded in death by his wife Catherine "Kate" (Spataro) Martin. Glenn was a member of St. Anthony/All Saints Catholic Parish and a WW II...

Sep 19, 2020

Thomas L. Friedman age 78 of Canton, passed away Saturday morning. Born in Canton to the late Leo and Carol (Thorley) Friedman. Thomas was a 1960 graduate of Timken Vocational High School. A member of The Basilica of St. John the Baptist, he worked for Canton National Bank, transitioning to Huntington Bank and retired after 38 years of service....

Sep 19, 2020

Robert Risaliti

April 14, 1931 – September 19, 2020

Robert Risaliti, of Louisville, Ohio, passed away peacefully on September 19, 2020 at Mercy Medical Hospital surrounded by his loving family.

Robert was born into the Italian-American family of Effie and Quinto Risaliti on April 14, 1931 in Canton Ohio. Bob (Poppie, Nonno and...