Obituary Listing

Aug 22, 2021

Patty Jean Gindlesberger, 79 of Canal Fulton, passed away Sunday, August 22, 2021. Pat was born on July 19, 1942 to Charles and Ethel Wilhelm at her home in Clinton, OH. She attended Grill Elementary School, Clinton Elementary School and graduated in May of 1960 from Northwest High School. She was preceded in death by her father, Charles; mother,...

Aug 18, 2021

Gretchen Louise Casey, 81, went home to be with Jesus on August 18 after a long illness.  She was born on May 23, 1940 in Massillon, OH to parents George & Catherine Geier who preceded her in death, along with husband, Roger Casey. She is survived by children: Kirk (JoAnn) Lindeman, Denise Lindeman, Eric (Dena) Lindeman, and Troy (Bradley)...

Aug 18, 2021

Dennis M. Marti, 83, passed away Wednesday, August 18, 2021. He was born May 3, 1938 in Wisconsin Rapids, WI to the late Harold and Ingrid (Anderson) Marti. Dennis retired from BF Goodrich/Michelin after 25 years of service. After retirement he moved to Las Vegas and drove a taxi for several years. Dennis enjoyed gambling, especially his parlor sheets...

Aug 17, 2021

Rodney Dean Simmons, 58 formerly of Canal Fulton, passed away suddenly on August 17, 2021 in his home in Westlake, Louisiana. He was born in Massillon, OH and graduated in 1980 from Northwest High School. Shortly after graduation, he moved to Lake Charles, LA, where he spent the last 40 years in a rewarding career in broadcasting. He was...

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...