Obituaries

Mar 20, 2017

Ermanno O. "Herman" Procario age 86 of Louisville, Ohio passed away Monday evening surrounded by his loving family. He was born March 30 th , 1930 in Roccaraso, Italy. A son of the late Ariomonde' and Angela (Bucci) Procario. He was preceded in death by his son-in-law Dave McGowan. He worked at Union Metal for 43 years after coming...

Mar 20, 2017

Joseph M. DiRocco, age 88 of Canton, passed away Monday, March 20, 2017. Born in Canton to the late Sam and Rose (Tannotta) DiRocco, he was a graduate of Timken Vocational High School, and later attended Canton Business College. Joe served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was an avid bowler and golfer, part of the...

Mar 18, 2017

Loretta J. Paone, age 81, passed away on March 18, 2017 with her loving and devoted family at her side. Loretta was born March 1, 1936 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania to the late Parley Sr. and Leona (Donges) Teets. She was a 1954 graduate of Lorain Senior High School in Lorain, Ohio. Upon graduation, she attended Ohio University for three...

Mar 16, 2017

Peter J. Mizeres Sr.

Peter passed away March 16 th in Sarasota, Florida at the age of 83. He was preceded in death by his parents Anastasia and James Mizeres, brothers George and Nick. Peter was born in Canton, OH and graduated from McKinley High School in 1951. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Peter...

Mar 7, 2017

Carol A. (Thorley) Friedman age 96 of Canton, passed away Tuesday evening. Born in Canton to the late Donald and Hilda (Huppert) Thorley, she was preceded in death by her husband Leo Friedman, sister Ruth Kimmel, brothers Alvin and Harry Thorley. She was a 1939 graduate of McKinley High School and a member of Christ the Servant Parish. Carol...

Mar 5, 2017

Peggy L. (Courtney) Sigler age 63 of Canton, passed away Sunday morning. A life resident of Canton, Peggy was a 1971 graduate of Glenwood High School. She owned and operated an H&R Block franchise for 37 years. Peggy was a member of the Amvets #555 and the American Legion Post #44. She was preceded in death by her father...

Feb 27, 2017

Betty Jean (Scipione) Mitchell age 75 of Canton, passed away Monday, February 27, 2017. Betty was born in New Castle, PA on December 29, 1941 to the late Harold and Nellie Scipione. She was also preceded in death by her brothers Philip, Richard and Harold "Bud" Scipione, Jr. Betty loved flower gardening, collecting statuary and trips to Ocean City,...

Feb 27, 2017

Salvatore Joseph DiPietro, Jr., born February 10, 1935. Died Monday, February 27, 2017. Also known as Junior, Joe, or Papa Bear, he was a big man with an even bigger heart and zest for life. He was a member of Little Flower Catholic Church. Joe loved sports. He was a 1954 graduate of Central Catholic, where he earned all...

Feb 25, 2017

Dolores M. (Mareno) Clark, "Dee," age 86 of Canton, passed away Saturday evening. She was born on June 10, 1930 in Middlebranch, Ohio to the late Michael and Bertha (Yannone) Mareno. She graduated from Middlebranch High School and retired from Teledyne – Monarch Rubber Company in 1983 after 30 years of service. In addition to her parents, Dee was...

Feb 25, 2017

Dolores A. (Marks) Pindel age 78 of Canton, loving wife, mother and grandmother passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Saturday afternoon. Born in Canton to the late Richard Marks Sr. (Antonetta) and Lucille (Intoccio) Myers (Harry). Dolores was a 1956 graduate of Timken Vocational High School, a member of the Polish American Citizens Club and...

Feb 22, 2017

Anne F. (D'Aurelio) Mucci age 98 of Canton, passed away Wednesday evening. She was born on February 5, 1919 in Homer City, PA to the late Pasquale and Concetta (Micciche) D'Aurelio. Anne had worked for the Timken Company. She was a former member of St. Paul Catholic Church of Canton and currently a member of Christ the Servant Parish....

Feb 22, 2017

Jeannene N. (Hiltbrand) Blate passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Wednesday, February 22, 2017. Jeannene was born March 9, 1939 in North Canton to the late Herman and Virginia Hiltbrand. She was a graduate of North Canton Hoover and Kent State University. She married Steven Blate on August 31, 1962. Jeannene was a lifelong member of St....

Feb 21, 2017

Louisa F. Perciballi, age 86 of Massillon, passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2017. She was born on January 24, 1931 in Ripi, Italy to the late Bernard and Caterina Ferrante. Louisa retired from Mercy Medical Center as a cook, and continued to work at Canton Christian Home for the next fifteen years. She was a member at St. Mary's...

Feb 20, 2017

Cherylon (Ranalli) Higgins, of Canton, passed away on Monday, February 20, 2017 at the age of 72. Cherylon was born in Canton on October 15, 1944 to the late Peter and Mary (Mulig) Ranalli. She was a 1962 graduate of Central Catholic High School, where she earned the Scholastic Medal of Honor. She retired as Manager and Assistant Treasurer...

Feb 18, 2017

Joseph P. Silla, age 89 of Canton, passed away early Saturday morning after a brief illness. Born in Helen, WV on December 6, 1927. His parents were the late Leo and Catina Fernandez. Joseph was a Canton McKinley High School graduate. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, and also a retired employee of Dyneer Corporation, where he...

Feb 16, 2017

Francis E. Davis age 87 of Huron, formerly of Canton, passed away Thursday. Born in Altoona, Pennsylvania to the late Edward and Elizabeth (Skelley) Davis, he was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years Glenna J. (Nelson) Davis, son Ronald Davis and 11 brothers and sisters. Francis was retired from the Ford Motor Company after 42 years...

Feb 15, 2017

Theresa Rose Rotundo, age 86, surrounded by loving family, passed away very peacefully at her home in Canton on Wednesday, February 15, 2017. Theresa was born on September 26, 1930, to the late Angelo and Mary (Martinis) Ferruccio in Canton. She was a graduate of McKinley High School and a member of The Basilica of St. John the Baptist....

Feb 14, 2017

Olga N. (Frentzos) Kourouniotis age 88 of Canton, passed away Tuesday evening. Born in Stemnitsa, Greece to the late Thomas and Francine Frentzos she was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years Nikolaos Theodoro Kourouniotis, brothers Pete, Tom and sister Penalopie. She was a member of St. Haralambos Greek Orthodox Church. Olga worked at Topp's Chalet and...

Feb 13, 2017

Kenneth F. Ash III, age 48 of Carrollton, passed away Monday, February 13, 2017. He was born in Canton on July 20, 1968, and was a Timken High School Graduate. Ken served in the U.S. Army, and later was employed as an Ironworker for Local 550 for 21 years. He was a member of the Iron Worker Hall 550,...

Feb 9, 2017

Heaven gained another angel when Al "Poppa" Pergola went home to be with Jesus on February 9 th , 2017. Always the entertainer, Al made his first big splash onto the pages of the Canton Repository as the first baby born in Canton, on January 1 st , 1930. After high school, he served in the US Army Band,...