Obituaries

Oct 28, 2025

Mary Jane (Postiy) Lupe, age 89 of North Canton, passed away Tuesday, October 28th. Born in Canton to the late Stephen and Barbara (Simir) Postiy, she was a 1953 graduate of Timken Vocational High School. Mary Jane was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She worked alongside with her husband as the President/Owner of Roto-Rooter of Stark...

Oct 26, 2025

ANN STIMER, "Annie," transitioned peacefully into heaven on Sunday morning, October 26, 2025. She was born to Samuel and Mary Stimer on September 2, 1924 in Canton, Ohio.

Annie lived a long, healthy life. She was 101 years old. She was a longtime, faithful parishioner at St. George Romanian Byzantine Catholic Cathedral.

Along with her...

Oct 21, 2025

Patricia A Trubisky

Patty was born on September 13, 1941 and died October 21, 2025. Patty was the child of Nicholas and Anna Pastor. Patty was only 20 when she met and married Donald Trubisky, Sr. Patty was married to Don for 60 years before his death in 2021. She worked a number of jobs in banking,...

Oct 20, 2025

Mary E. "Beth" Metz, 83, of Uniontown Ohio, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on October 20th, 2025. Beth was born in Canton, OH on January 12th, 1942 to Glenn and Agnes (Kliner) Eaver. She enjoyed watching her Ohio State Buckeyes win, tennis matches, figure skating and food network shows. Spending time with her family...

Oct 19, 2025

Rudolph "Rudy" D. S. Lupi, age 38 of Uniontown, passed away on Sunday, October 19, 2025. He was born on October 16, 1987 in Millington, Tennessee. For the last twelve years, Rudy was a supervisor at Churchill Steel Plate, Ltd, where he formed lasting friendships. Over the years, these work friendships turned into his second family. Rudy's sense of...

Oct 16, 2025

Colleen A. (Davis) Lewis, age 66 of Canton, passed away Thursday, October 16th. Born in Canton to the late Walter R. and Rosella P. (Lennon) Davis, she was also preceded in death by her loving husband Gerald Lewis, sister Pat Davis and brother Wayne Davis. Colleen was a 1977 graduate of Canton McKinley High School. She worked as a...

Oct 16, 2025

Norma J. (Biasella) Drumm, age 94, of Canton, a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away Thursday morning. Born in Canton to the late Dominic J. Biasella, Sr., and Alice Buzzelli, she was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years David W. Drumm, Jr. Norma was the last of ten siblings who preceded her in death; Joseph...

Oct 12, 2025

Robert M. Battista

Age 90. April 11, 1935.-October 12, 2025

Robert M. Battista went home to the Lord on Sunday, October 12th. Bob was a dad, brother, uncle, and cousin to many wonderful people.

Bob was a car enthusiast and he spent 50+ years as a body and frame expert. Working the majority...

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....