Obituary Listing

Aug 17, 2021

Aubrey Lee Beckner "Beck", age 88 of Canal Fulton, passed away peacefully in his home on August 16, 2021. He was born on March 28, 1933 in Roanoke, Virginia to Claude W. Beckner and Mary Elsie Beckner. He has been a proud resident of Canal Fulton for over 50 years. He served in the Air Force during the Korean...

Aug 4, 2021

Ronald Joseph McIlvain, 58 of Canton, OH, passed away at home August 4, 2021, with his sister. He was born October 8, 1962 in Alliance, OH to Margaret (Hines) McIlvain and Charles "Ron" McIlvain and was a proud US Army Veteran. He was preceded in death by his parents. Ronald is survived by his twin sister, Marjorie "Margie" Dorsey;...

Aug 3, 2021

John C. Sandy, 73 of Canal Fulton, passed away Tuesday, August 3, 2021. He was born May 1, 1948 in Massillon to the late William and Mariella Sandy and was a 1967 graduate of Massillon Washington High School. After high school John served in the US Army during Vietnam from 1968 to 1970 and then married Lynn Parks in...

Jul 27, 2021

Andrea "Andie" Lynn Mertz (Skaggs), 54, Canal Fulton, passed away July 27, 2021, after a long and courageous battle with breast cancer. She was born June 24, 1967 to the late Ruby Davis and David Skaggs, in Muncie, Indiana. As a child, Andie was a bit of a tomboy, cruising around in her little pedal car, and following her...

Jul 27, 2021

Albert W. Smith, 56 of Clinton, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, July 27, 2021. He was born December 13, 1964 in Akron to the late Donald and Betty Smith, was a Clinton/Canal Fulton area resident all of his life and graduated from Northwest High School. At an early age he learned about well drilling from his father and when he...

Jul 25, 2021

Barbara A. Williams, 72 of Canal Fulton, passed away Sunday, July 25, 2021. She was born April 18, 1949 to the late Dale and Elsie (Sawyer) Williams and was a Canal Fulton resident all her life. Barbara was a graduate of Kent State University and retired from the Canal Fulton Library after 42 years of service. She was an...

Jul 23, 2021

John C. Schilling, 77, of New Franklin passed away after a hard fought battle with prostate cancer on July 23, 2021.  John was born in Green, Ohio on January 26, 1944.  He was a resident of Clinton most of his life.  After graduating from Northwest High School in 1962, he served in the U.S. Army as a medic stationed...

Jul 22, 2021

Thomas "Tommy" Kull, 43, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, July 22, 2021. He was born September 19, 1977 in Canton and had been a life long area resident. Tommy was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting, trapping, working on his mud trucks and mud bogging-the deeper the mud the better.

He was preceded in death by his mother,...

Jul 20, 2021

Sandra Sue Sernicola (Bork) of Canal Fulton, Ohio was welcomed through the gates to a beautiful celebration guided by those who loved her both past and present. There's no more pain, there's no more sorrow, and there's joy to be had. She's greeted by the true friends and family of her soul who departed before her including her father...

Jul 15, 2021

Ruth Ann Lair "Ruthie" enjoyed life. She was a caring daughter, grand-daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend. Her passing was on July 15, 2021, at age 66. She was preceded in death by (in order) Christopher P Bollinger – nephew, Eleanor G. McMullen Lair – mother, Raymond F. Lair – father, Yolanda Lair – sister-in-law. Ruth Ann is survived...

Jul 14, 2021

James "Jim" Justice, 80 of Canal Fulton passed away Wednesday, July 14, 2021. He was born March 13, 1941 in Barberton to the late Robey and Ruth (Boggs) Justice. Jim was a proud US Navy Veteran and retired from B&W after 35 years of service. He loved woodworking, welding and gardening. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...

Jul 13, 2021

Robert "Bob" Stahl, 84 of Marshallville, Ohio, passed away July 13, 2021, comfortably at his daughter's home. He was born on July 11, 1937 in Akron, Ohio. Bob fought the fight courageously with his diagnosis of cancer. He never complained. When asked, how are you doing Bob, his reply would be "taking a licking, but still ticking," always with...

Jul 10, 2021

Glenn R. "Jr" Keller, Jr, 32 of Canton, passed away Saturday, July 10, 2021. He was born April 16, 1989 in Canton, had been an area resident all of his life and graduated from Louisville High School. Jr was a people pleaser and was the kindest person. He would give you his last penny or shirt off his back...

Jul 9, 2021

Janie L. Remington, 68 of Canal Fulton, passed away peacefully on her birthday July 9, 2021. She was born July 9, 1953 in Parkersburg, WV to the late Raymond and Ruth (Eddy) Sinnett. Janie lived most of her life in Parkersburg, Lodi and has spent the past 20 years in Canal Fulton. She was a 1971 graduate of Cloverleaf...

Jul 7, 2021

Janet L Ellinwood, 61 of Canal Fulton, passed away Wednesday, July 7, 2021. She was born June 6, 1960 in Akron and had been a Canal Fulton area resident most of her life. Her greatest joy was spending time with her daughter and grandson. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter and sister. She was preceded in death...

Jul 4, 2021

Mary Jane Longfellow (Volk), 83, recently of North Canton, formerly of New Franklin, Ohio, peacefully gained her independence from this world on July 4, 2021 at the Cleveland Clinic Justin T. Rogers Hospice Care Center, Fairlawn, Ohio, surrounded by her loving family.  Mary Jane, also known as Janie, was born January 16, 1938 in Massillon, Ohio to the late...

Jul 2, 2021

Joseph Michael Harbour, age 39, died suddenly on July 2, 2021. Joe was born on October 1, 1981, in Upper Sandusky, Ohio to Richard and Mary Harbour. He graduated from Upper Sandusky High School in 2000. While in high school he maintained a 4.2 GPA, earned nine varsity letters: four in track, three in football,  two in basketball and...

Jun 29, 2021

Charles D. Phillips, 81 of Canal Fulton, passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2021. He was born August 19, 1939 in Akron and had been a Federal employee for 25 years. Charles volunteered at the Canal Fulton library for many years. He loved spending time with his children and grandchildren. Charles is survived by his loving wife of 56 years,...

Jun 26, 2021

Scott A. Gresser, 50 of Canal Fulton, passed away Saturday, June 26, 2021. He was born July 13, 1970, was a Canal Fulton resident all of his life and graduated from Northwest High School/R. G. Drage Class of '88. Scott was an avid Cleveland sports fan. Scott is survived by his mother, Sheri Swartz and son Michael Gresser of...

Jun 22, 2021

Sandra J. Myers, 72 of Canal Fulton, passed away Tuesday, June 22, 2021. She was born December 4, 1948 in Philippi, WV to the late Wilbur and Nada (Simmons) Winans. Sandy was a Summit/Stark County resident most of her life, retired from the Akron School Board after many years of service and was a member of Victory Chapel. Her...