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Lorna Jean Phares
Apr 17, 2013
Lorna Jean Phares, 84, passed away April 17, 2013 at Summa Barberton Hospital. Born in Davis, WV she had been an area resident most of her life. Lorna worked for Lincoln National Life Insurance. She was a member of the Westminster Presbyterian Church, Lady of the Elms and Pi Phi sorority. Preceded in death by her parents Elgie and...
Earl L. Cline
Apr 17, 2013
Earl L. Cline, 67, passed away April 17, 2013 at his residence. Born in Barberton he had been a Barberton/Canal Fulton resident his entire life retiring from Akron Energy Systems in 2012. Earl was a member of the Canal Fulton VFW #9795 and Kenmore Victory Lodge #649. Earl enjoyed fishing and was a proud Army Veteran having...
Carl Eugene Sheatzley
Apr 15, 2013
Carl Eugene Sheatzley, 86 of Canal Fulton died Monday, April 15, 2013. Carl was born in Alliance, Ohio and had been a resident of Canal Fulton for over 40 years. He retired from the Ohio State Patrol after 28 years of service as a Limit Load Inspector and Driver License Examiner. Following retirement from the patrol, Carl...
Judith "Judy" Goddard
Apr 1, 2013
Judith E. (Judy) Goddard, 70 of Canal Fulton died Monday, April 1, 2013 at Gaslite Villa where she had been a resident for several years. Judy was born in Cambridge, Ohio, lived in New Jersey,Pennsylvania and for the past 10 years in Ohio. She was preceded in death by her husband Fred Goddard; son, Lonnie Kaser; parents, John and...
John W. Plumb
Apr 1, 2013
John W. Plumb, 82, of Green passed away on April 1, 2013, after a long illness.He was born April 29, 1930 in Dagenham, England to the late Bert and Edna Parker Plumb.Preceded in death by his son John, Jr. and sisters, Edith Olmstead and Lucy Malacznik of Chicago, Illinois. He is survived by his sister, Edna Ford...
Bonnie Cragle
Mar 29, 2013
Bonnie Jean (Wheatcraft) Cragle, 75, went home to be with the Lord, Friday, March 29,2013 at Hickory Ridge Nursing Home, where she had been a resident. Bonnie was born in Barberton and had been a life resident of the area, She was a former member of the Clinton First Church of Christ ( now HighPoint Christian Church) and was...
Helen Mae Gordon
Mar 27, 2013
Helen Mae Gordon, 85 formerly of Manchester and Dover went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Helen was born in Winston-Salem, N.C., was a graduate of Jackson High School and attended Toccoa Falls Bible College. Years of service building the Kingdom -- being a great Mother and Grandmother to many, she helped to build four...
Denise Marie Williams
Mar 26, 2013
Denise M. Williams, 56, passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at her Canal Fulton home. Denise was born March 8, 1957 in Massillon, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her mother, Darlene Clark, and survived by her father, Howard Clark, and sister, Kimberly. She was the loving mother of Scott (Milena) and Jennifer, grandmother of Evan, fiancAC. to...
Jennifer Lynn Kirkbaumer
Mar 23, 2013
Jennifer Lynn Kirkbaumer, 22, passed away unexpectedly March 23, 2013. Born in Akron she had been a Canal Fulton resident her entire life. Jennifer graduated from Northwest High School Class of 2009 and was currently attending the University of Akron. Jennifer is survived by her mother Laura Robinson; father Paul Kirkbaumer; sister Lindsay Kirkbaumer; grandparents Stan (Sandy) Baggesen "Poppy...
Willard Burt Hyre
Mar 20, 2013
Willard "Burt" Hyre, 77, of Hampton Twp, PA, formerly of Akron, passed away March 20, 2013. Beloved husband of Teri (Benton) Hyre. Loving father of Matt (Lou), Marc, Jerry, and Kayla Hyre. Brother of Phil, Roy, Susie, Patty, and Frank. Also survived by four grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and "Pampa's" little shadow, Dominic. Burt was preceded in death by his...
Betty Hughes Allshouse
Mar 20, 2013
Betty Hughes Allshouse, 91, of St. Petersburg, Florida, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2013. She was born in Port Talbot, South Wales and moved to St. Petersburg in 1968 from New Castle, PA. She was a secretary for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church.
She is survived by her daughter, Betty Lynne...Eugene M. Fellmeth
Mar 18, 2013
CANAL FULTON---Eugene M. Fellmeth, 88, passed away Monday, March 18, 2013. Born December 14, 1924 in Massillon, he had been a Canal Fulton resident his entire life where he was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ and a graduate of Canal Fulton High School. Eugene served in the United States Air Force as a tail gunner on a...
Victor P. Vallier
Mar 17, 2013
NEW FRANKLIN---Victor P. Vallier, 56, passed away March 17, 2013 at Summa Akron City Hospital. Born in Massillon he had been a New Franklin area resident most of his life. Victor was the owner/operator of AAA Accounting and Tax. He enjoyed gardening and herbology. Preceded in death by his father Howard Vallier; survivors include his mother Joann (Leon) Rinaldo;...
Fred F. Lawman
Mar 16, 2013
Frederick F. Lawman "Fred", 69, passed away March 16, 2013 at his residence. Born in Clarksburg, WV, he had been an area resident for the past 27 years. Fred enjoyed woodworking, gadgets of all kinds, and golf. He was a happily retired Secret Service agent. Fred is survived by his loving wife of 44 years Diane; sons Vance (Mandy),...
Ethel Mae Stokes
Mar 15, 2013
MANCHESTER---Ethel Oviatt Stokes, 88, passed away peacefully March 15, 2013. Ethel was preceded in death by her parents; son Bill White; husband Charles Stokes; sisters Ruth (Steve) Shay and Norma (Ted) Waddington; and sister-in-law Mary Lu Piersol. She leaves daughter Janet White; step-children Ed (Lil) Stokes, Carol Sue (Bud) Dague, Beth (Jim) Gagnon and Curtis (Sherry) Stokes, grandchildren and great-grandchildren;...
Aaron Robert Friend
Mar 15, 2013
CLINTON---Aaron Robert Friend, 20, passed away unexpectedly March 15, 2013. Born in Barberton he had been a Clinton resident his entire life graduating from Northwest High School Class of 2011. Aaron enjoyed wrestling and playing football all through middle school and high school. He loved fishing, hunting, camping, being in the woods, traveling and playing his guitar. Aaron had the...
Dolly Mae Brooks
Mar 10, 2013
Dolly Mae Brooks (Scrimgeour) passed away peacefully on March 10, 2013. She was born in Akron, 1919, to Isaac and Ethel Scrimgeour. She was preceded in death by her parents, brother Robert and her son Thomas. She is survived by Albert Brooks, her loving husband of 74 years and sister Thelma Thomas of Stow; she also leaves a daughter, Karen...
Marissa Lynn Miracle
Feb 17, 2013
Marissa Lynn Miracle, 13, of Manchester departed us Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, to take her place in heaven beside the Lord. Marissa was a life resident of the area and attended Manchester Middle School, where she played soccer and was adored by her friends and classmates. Marissa was an avid soccer player where she excelled at the position of...
Joanne Jolliff Royce
Feb 14, 2013
Joanne Elizabeth (Jolliff) Royce, 75, of Jackson Twp. died Thursday, February 14, 2013. Joanne was born in Canton on December 8, 1937, to the late Earl and Pauline Jolliff. She was a 1956 graduate of Jackson High School. She attended college at Purdue University and earned her Bachelor's degree in Home Economics in 1960. After marrying her husband Theodore,...
Richard "Dick" Klingenhagen
Feb 8, 2013
Richard Lee"Dick" Klingenhagen, 71, passed away on Friday, February 8, 2013. Dick was born on May 30, 1941 in Akron, Ohio. Dick was preceded in death by his parents Richard and Frances (Toots). Dick grew up in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio and graduated from Cuyahoga Falls High School in 1959. After high school, Dick graduated from Baldwin Wallace College in...
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