Obituaries

Virginia Mary “Ginny” Plott, age 60, passed away following a brief illness, while surrounded by her family, on January 8, 2020.Ginny was born on September 13, 1959 in Canton, to the late Emerson R. Plott Sr. and Mary Jane (Scheurer) Plott. She was a 1977 graduate of Timken Vocational High School, past member of the Democratic Woman’s Club of Canton,...

Sherry “Char” Mauck passed away on January 7th, 2020. Her spirit soared home, leaving her broken body behind.Sherry was born in Akron, Ohio September 7th, 1961. Her family has been there for her throughout the years to help her with her struggles with mental illness. Mental illness does not just affect the one who has it, it affects everyone around...

Linda K Drescher age 77, passed away peacefully on January 6, 2020 in Canton, Ohio surrounded by her loving family. She was born on August 21, 1942 in Canton, Ohio to the late Glen and Betty (Krider) Herwick.Linda is survived by son, Jeffrey Sukosd; daughter, Vicki Geslak; 3 granddaughters and 5 great-grandchildren.Per her wishes, cremation has taken place and there...

Barbara Watson age 63, of Port Washington, passed away unexpectedly due to complications from a brief illness, while surrounded by family at Akron General Hospital on Wednesday, January 8, 2020.Barbara was born in Boston, Massachusetts on June 19, 1956 to the late William and Mildred (Colman) Gould. On June 19, 1975, she married Ronald Eugene Watson Sr. in North Carolina....

Kathleen was born in Akron, Ohio and later lived in Stow and Louisville.She loved going to the Bridge Workshop with all her friends. She was an angel here on earth, who was loved by anyone that was lucky enough to meet her.Kathleen has gone with God, to be with her mommy and daddy.She leaves behind her sister Marianne, brother Anthony...

Kevin “Moose” Williams, 49 passed away suddenly on January 9, 2020 at his home.He is survived in life by Beth Gebura, his beloved companion of 17 years and their babies Daisy Mae and Paco. Loving father of John Alex Williams. Dearest son of David Williams and Elizabeth Schreck.  Grandson of Freda Williams and Walter Williams (deceased). Cherished brother of Kenneth...

Julius M. West, husband of Eloise made his transition to his Heavenly Home on January 7th, 2020.He was a graduate of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia in 1953, where he became a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, PI chapter.Mr. West was U.S. Army WW II Veteran.He leaves many loving relatives and friends.Services will be private.

Margaret Ann “Maggie” Bole,79, passed away on January 6, 2020. She was born February 12, 1940, to the late Thomas and Margaret Spahn in Niles, Ohio.Maggie and her husband Ken loved buying and selling antiques, they traveled Ohio for many years looking for bargains to resell at Antiques on the Square in Chardon, Ohio.Maggie was an avid gardener and could...

Andrew M. Uhrina, 59, passed away on January 5, 2020.Beloved father of Latonya; grandfather of Michaela and Logan; son of the late George and Betty (Valko) Uhrina; brother of Mark (Debbie), Karen O’Neal (Jack), Susan Cross (Dave), the late Judy and the late George.All services will be private.

Beloved daughter (of Carrie (Jason) Law), sister (of Rachel (MG) Watkins and Mark Rohrer), and mother (of Theodis Fisher IV), went home to be with God. Daun has now found the peace and tranquility she has always sought.Daunyelle loved by many and who loved many things. Most of all friends, family, and her beautiful son Theodis Fisher IV, better known...

Nancy Kay Taylor, 68, went to be with the Lord on December 21, 2019 following a long battle with cancer. She was born May 10, 1951 in Barberton, Ohio and had recently returned from Mesa, Arizona. Nancy enjoyed spending time with her family, hiking, fishing and the outdoors.Nancy was preceded in death by her parents; Fred and Evelyn Schueneman.She is...

Terry Bovinet, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away from a heart attack on Wednesday, January 1, 2020 in Twinsburg, OH.Terry is survived by his wife, Jackie (Abbott) and his children, Janese Sweeny (Daniel), Jared, Jenna Bankhurst (Andrew), and Lia. He is also survived by three grandchildren who loved their Papa: Leyton, Parker, and Lillian as well as five siblings:...

Richard D’Amore, 76, passed away Saturday, December 28, 2019. He was born in Union Town, PA on May 15, 1943. The family relocated to Ohio when he was young, where he spent the rest of his life living in various cities in the greater Cleveland area. He was an avid Cleveland sports fan and loved spending time outdoors when he...

Steven L. Machamer, 65, passed away on December 26, 2019. He was born on September 17, 1954 to the late Harold and Martha (Green) Machamer in Canton, Ohio. He was a 1973 Graduate of Lake High School in Uniontown, Ohio and later graduated from Stark State. He was employed at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio.In addition to his parents,...

“Together Again”John A. Fillingham, 86, passed away December 23, 2019. Born and raised in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, John and his wife Kathleen (Skerbetz) settled in the Akron area after being discharged from the military in 1956. A barber by trade, John, better known as Jack to many, owned and operated Fillingham’s Barber Shop for the next 34 years and barbered until...

Darrell Grove, age 63 of Wilmot, Ohio, went home to our Lord and Savior on December 22, 2019. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He was a retired truck driver and heavy equipment operator for a local contractor where he worked for Lenny Altimore who would also become a very close friend. He was also a retired firefighter...

Ron Grady, 80, passed away Sunday, December 22, 2019. He was born at People’s Hospital (Akron General) in Akron, OH on September 16, 1939.He lived in Barberton for over 80 years and was well known by everyone as “Ron The Painter”, “Johnny Cash”, “Elvis”, or just “Grady”. Ron truly never met a stranger and would help anyone who asked for...

Larry G. Moore passed away unexpectedly on December 14th, 2019, at Trinity Twin City Hospital in Dennison, Ohio. Larry was born on May 23th 1950 to the late Bill and Truth Moore. He is survived by his daughters Jennifer (Matthew) White, Angel (Andy) Creager and Brenda (Brandon) Starnes; his brothers Mark (Sharon) Moore and Rick Moore; sister Sharon (Dean) Doane;...

Norma Jean Spencer, of Green, Ohio went to be with our Lord on December 11, 2019, at the age of 84. Our Mom went to school in Springfield, Ohio and worked several years in the area as a secretary. She also sold cosmetics and worked in a Boutique when she and our Dad lived in Florida.Born on August 17, 1935...

Laraine “Rainy” Flinn passed away at home holding her husband’s hand peacefully from complications of COPD.Laraine was a proud Lincoln High School graduate. She was; a Loving Wife, an Amazing Mother, an Awesome Grandma, and a Caring Sister. She was an amazing person that always put others before herself. She served as both Vice President and President as well as...