Obituaries

Apr 14, 2018

Gino Perciballi

Age 84. Of Massillon, Passed away Sat. April 14,2018. He was born on Nov.23,1933 in Ripi, Italy to the late Nicholas and Natalina Perciballi. Gino came to the United States as a teenager and embarked on his lifelong career in the construction business. Gino's passion was building quality custom homes and developing which he continued...

Apr 13, 2018

Anthony R. "Tony" Lupe, age 79 of North Canton, passed away April 13, 2018. Born in Canton to the late Anthony and Lucille (Gamble) Lupe he was also preceded in death by his brother Frank. Tony was a cement finisher retiring from Marks Concrete. He was a member of St. Paul Catholic Parish of North Canton and the North...

Apr 12, 2018

Mite (Mike) Ristev, age 65, of Massillon, died April 12, 2018, in the comfort of his home. He was born August 12, 1952, in the village of Kurbinovo, Macedonia, son of the late Zivko and Krstana (Grozdanovska) Ristevski. He is preceded in death by his brother, Dance (Maria) Ristev. Mite is survived by his wife of 40 years, Elaine...

Apr 11, 2018

William "Bill" S. "Biff" Frey age 62 of Canton, passed away Wednesday evening. He was born in Canton to the late John "Bill" and Mildred "Boots" (Trbovich) Frey. He was a 1973 graduate of Lehman High School and a 1977 graduate of Bowling Green University with a degree in English Literature. He was a lifelong member of St. George...

Apr 7, 2018

Sammy Angott Jr.

1945 - 2018

of Canton, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his family on Saturday, April 7, 2018, at the age of 72. Sammy was born in Washington, Pennsylvania on July 5, 1945, to the late Sammy Sr. and Evelyn Angott. Growing up with Sammy Sr., the three-time world lightweight...

Apr 5, 2018

Nicholet Vaitsis, born to Irene and George Vaitsis on August 2, 1921, returned home to her Lord and Savior, on April 5, 2018. Although Nicholet was born in Canton, Ohio and was a lifetime resident, she made an extended trip to her parents' homeland of Greece, along with her mother Irene and sister Katherine, in 1927, where they remained...

Apr 4, 2018

Robert F. Pindel, age 80 of Canton, passed away on Wednesday, April 4, 2018. He was born in Oil City, PA on November 24, 1937 to the late Frank and Catherine Pindle. Robert was a graduate of Timken Vocational High School, and a U.S. Army Veteran. He was employed by the Stark County Sheriff's Department as a Deputy Sheriff...

Apr 3, 2018

Elias N. Hilaneh, age 85, of Canton, fell asleep with the Lord on Tuesday, April 3, 2018. He was born on March 3, 1933 in Hena, Syria to the late Naim and Jedda (Shaheen) Hilaneh. Elias was a member of St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Canton. Elias was preceded in death by his sister Mary Michael. He is...

Apr 3, 2018

Betty Jane Tucci, age 88 of Canton, passed away on Tuesday, April 3, 2018. She was born in Canton on October 13, 1929 to the late Jasper and Katherine Hoopingarner. Along her with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Carl, and one sister. Betty is survived by two sons Rick (Doreen) Tucci of Massillon, and...

Apr 1, 2018

Helen (Manuselis) Christ, age 88 of Canton, passed away on Sunday, April 1, 2018. She was born in Akron to the late George and Katherine Manuselis on July 7, 1929. Helen was a graduate of East High School, and was then employed by the City of Canton as a secretary for over 30 years. She was a member of...

Mar 29, 2018

Alma Regina Biasella (née Bialota), went home to heaven on March 29, 2018. Preceded in death by her husband, Tony, of nearly 50 years. Alma is survived by her daughters, Michelle (James) McDonald of Hartville, Diane (Steve) Snyder of Wooster, Regina Smith and Tina Biasella; eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Alma was the youngest of sixteen children of...

Mar 26, 2018

Christine Hansen, age 91 of Bolivar, passed away on Monday, March 26, 2018. She was born in Canton on November 24, 1926 to the late James and Elizabeth Adams. Christine was a graduate of Timken Vocational High School, and a member of the Alumni Association. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Thomas;...

Mar 24, 2018

Sidney Farah, age 83 of North Canton, passed away Saturday, March 24, 2018. Sidney was born in Canton on May 14, 1934 to the late Charles and Anissa Farah. He attended Canton Mckinley High School. Sid was employed by the Stark County Sheriff's Department for 11 years, after which he was employed for 13 years at Buckeye Protective Services....

Mar 22, 2018

Meta Hasiotis, age 94, of Canton passed away Thursday, March 22, 2018. She was born in Canton on August 31, 1923 to the late Gus and Sophie (Kalenterides) Godagidis. Meta was a manager at United Bank for 30 years. She was also a member of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, the Koraes Society and Senior Citizens of the church....

Mar 19, 2018

Robert P. Smith age 56 of Canton, passed away Monday, March 19, 2018. A life resident of Canton he was retired from the Timken Company. Bob is survived by his wife of 30 years Mary Smith. He also leaves behind many family members and close friends. A Celebration of Remembrance will be on Friday from 6 to 7 pm...

Mar 17, 2018

Fedor (Fred) Kapustin of Canton, beloved father, husband, Grandfather and friend of many, passed away on March 17, 2018 in Dublin, Ohio with family at his side. Family and friends will be received at St. George Serbian Eastern Orthodox Church at 4667 Applegrove Street N.W., North Canton, Ohio 44720 on Wednesday, March 21 st for viewing at 10am, with...

Mar 16, 2018

Concetta (Connie) Ann (Rocci) Bitzel, age 88 of Canton, passed away peacefully on Friday March 16, 2018. Connie was born in Canton on November 26, 1929 to the late Orazio and Nazarena (Tucci) Rocci. She was a 1947 graduate of McKinley High School and retired from Krogers in 1999, a member of the meat cutters union. She also worked...

Mar 16, 2018

Joseph B. Spotleson, age 94 of North Canton, passed away early Friday morning. Born in Canton to the late Dominic and Mary Spatolisano, he was also preceded in death by his daughter Mary Ann Horton and brother Frank Spotleson. An Army Air Force Veteran of WW II, Joseph was retried from the Ford Motor Company. He is survived by...

Mar 13, 2018

Vincent Monteleone of Massillon, Ohio passed away early Tuesday morning, March 13 th , 2018 at his home. He was born in Canton, Ohio to the late Frank and Josephine Monteleone. He also was preceded in death by his sister Mary Silla (Joe). He was an army veteran who served in the Korean war. He loved spending time with...

Mar 12, 2018

Carole E. (Zugcic) Sukosd age 68 of Canton, passed away Monday, March 12, 2018. She was born in Canton to the late Fred and Helen Zugcic. She was very active in the local democratic party and a member of the Democratic Women's Club. Carole is survived by her children Tony (Joleen) Sukosd, Kelly (Jason) Wadsworth, 12 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren,...