Obituary Listing

Nov 24, 2018

Chastity Lynn Wilson, 35, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, November 24, 2018. Born in Barberton she had been an area resident all of her life. Chastity is survived by her mother, Shelby Wilson; sisters, Tona and Brittany DeLong; children, Mason and Madison Green; numerous other relatives and friends. A special thank you to her stepfather, David DeLong for all that...

Nov 22, 2018

After a lifetime of service, Vernon A. Rohr, 94, of Canal Fulton, Ohio, went home to the Lord on November 22, 2018. He was born in Canal Fulton on May 16, 1924, to the late James and Marguerite Rohr.

Vern attended SS Philip & James School and graduated from Canal Fulton High School in 1942. Vern ran...

Nov 18, 2018

Douglas Seifert, age 60, of Canal Fulton passed away at home Sunday, November 18, 2018 surrounded by the ones he loved after a long courageous four year battle with cancer. Doug was employed by Central States Cans, Crown Cork & Seal, and then Sonoco out of Chicago as a maintenance technician/line designer for 25 years. He was born in...

Nov 16, 2018

Hollings "Hollie" M. Belcher, 69 of Canal Fulton, went to be with the Lord, Friday, November 16, 2018. Hollie had been a Canal Fulton area resident for 46 years, earning a BS from Kent State University and Masters from the University of Akron. He was veteran of the U.S. Army serving during Vietnam with the 101st Airborne. Hollie was...

Nov 15, 2018

Herbert Allen Blachly, 78, passed away Thursday, November 15th. He was the second son of the late Ray and Mary Blachly, born October 18, 1940 in Franklin Township. In 1941, the family purchased a farm on Strausser Road in Lawrence Township where five more children were born. He was fully involved in the constant work of running the family...

Nov 12, 2018

Jaycie Lorraine Rood was born on October 29, 2001 and passed on November 12, 2018. Even though she was taken from us at such a young age, she made a deep impact on all our lives and captured our hearts. She was preceded in death by her grandfather James Meredith and her great- grandmother Lorraine Fincher. She is survived...

Nov 12, 2018

Beatrice Ann Simmerer (Cooke), 81 of Canal Fulton, passed away Monday, November 12, 2018 at her home. Ann was born August 31, 1937 in Garfield Heights, OH to the late Robert and Beatrice (Payne) Cooke and lived most of her life in the Manchester/Canal Fulton area. She was a member of St. Andrew Episcopal Church in Barberton. In addition...

Nov 8, 2018

Rosie M. Redmond, 84 of Canal Fulton died Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. Rosie was born April 30, 1934 in Troy, Alabama and had been a resident of the Akron area most of her life. She worked as a visiting nurse and nurse's aide and was an artist, accomplished with oil paints. Preceded in death by her parents, Eddie and...

Nov 6, 2018

Martin J. Pitts, 72, passed away Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Per his wishes, cremation has taken place and there will be no services.

Nov 4, 2018

Mary Evelyn (Lones) Gwinn, 87 of Canal Fulton died Sunday, November 4, 2018, surrounded by her family at her home. Mary was born October 2, 1931 in Zanesville, Ohio to the late Clarence R. and Ruth E. (Collins) Lones. She was a graduate of Barberton High School, worked for several area Dary Marts (Canal Fulton, Manchester & North Canton)...

Nov 3, 2018

John D. Dunlap, 70 of Jackson Twp, passed away Saturday, November 3, 2018 at his home. He was born May 8, 1948 in Steubenville, OH to the late Jack and Margaret (Tague) Dunlap. John was most proud of being a Marine Corps Veteran having served during Vietnam. He was a former newspaper editor in Trumbull Co., worked for Trumbull...

Oct 31, 2018

Leona T. Giroux, 93 formerly of Dearborn, MI, passed away October 31, 2018 at Chapel Hill Retirement Community in Canal Fulton, OH. Born October 18, 1925 in Detroit, MI to the late Frank and Theresa Liske, she was a long time resident of Dearborn and a member of St. Sebastian Catholic Church. Preceded in death by her husband, Ray;...

Oct 24, 2018

Byron O. Bowen of New Franklin, Ohio, died Oct. 24, 2018. Byron was born in Akron, Ohio, on March 19, 1932. He graduated from Kenmore High School in 1950. In November, 1951, he enlisted in the Navy during the Korean War. Later, Byron identified those four years as "the best years of my life." In the Navy he served...

Oct 19, 2018

John A. Ruehling, 72, of Canal Fulton died Friday, October 19, 2018. John was a life resident of the Canal Fulton area, a 1964 graduate of Northwest High School and received B.S., Masters and Law Degrees from Akron University. He taught high school science for 17 years and was the owner and operator of Computer Mixx in Wooster for...

Oct 16, 2018

Carolyn J. Workinger (Boettler), 93 of Jackson Twp., passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2018. Born January 28, 1925 in Greensburg, OH to the late Fredrick and Gladys (Young) Boettler she was a life time member of Mt. Pleasant Church of the Brethren, where she was very active in all church activities. Carolyn was a member of the Stark County...

Oct 16, 2018

Rick F. Perry, 39 of Massillon, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at his home. Born August 11, 1979 in Barberton, Rick had been a Canton/Massillon area resident most of his life and graduated from Carnegie Career College with an Associate Degree in Massage Therapy. Rick worked for ARRAY in Massillon where he was a very caring and...

Oct 14, 2018

Dorothe L. Finna, 82 of Canal Fulton, passed away Sunday, October 14, 2018. Per her wishes cremation has taken place. A Celebration of Life will be announced at a later date.

Sep 25, 2018

Wilma Jean (Snyder) Hardgrove, 80 of North Lawrence died Tuesday, September 25, 2018. Wilma was born October 7, 1937 to the late Harry E. and Thelma Snyder and was a 1955 graduate of Northwest High School. She was a member of Canal Fulton United Methodist Church, the Canal Fulton Heritage Society, Hugs and Stitches and had retired from Echoing...

Sep 19, 2018

Nancy Ellen Donahue, age 54, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Wednesday, September 19, 2018. She was preceded in death by her son, Ryan Watson. Nancy is survived by her fiance, Tom Fitting; parents, Bob and Nancy Donnenwirth; children, Mike Watson (Danielle), Andy Watson (Kelsey), Sean Donahue and Mackenzie Donahue; grandchildren, Delana and Melanie Watson; sisters, JoAnn Donnenwirth...

Sep 17, 2018

Bleakia V. Whitten, 82, passed away September 17, 2018. Born on March 27, 1936 in Dayton, TN to the late Nola and Ola Hill. She grew up in the hills of Tennessee, with six brothers and one sister. She is preceded in death by brothers, Ceamon, Alvin and Charles. She is survived by sister, Betty and brothers, Earl, Kineard,...