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Newspaper

The Canton Repository

Location

Canton, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1951

Page

16

Canton man Frank B Good dies after heart attack at 55

Frank B Good of 1936 St Elmo NE Canton a lifetime resident died this morning at Aultman Hospital two hours after admission following a heart attack. Born in Canton 55 years ago he worked for many years as a clerk at Republic Steel Corp. Survived by widow Rachel a daughter Jean three brothers William Ralph of Canton Owen of Massillon and sister Mrs Florence Cooper of Cleveland. Body at Jack funeral home with visitation Tuesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral plans incomplete.

Frank B. Good St. Elmo Canton Aultman Hospital Good Vdorn Republic Steel Corp Rachel Good Jean William Ralph Owen Good Massillon Florence Cooper

Bennett William R. Whitey Bennett dies at 80 in Waco

Canton resident and former steel worker William R. Whitey Bennett died Sunday at his son Glenn Bennett's home in Waco. He was 80, born in Mercersburg, Pa, and had lived in Canton. Surviving: daughter Jessie Postelwaite, four other sons Sam Thomas Henry and Jack, sister Bessie Hindmarsh, brothers Albert and Frank, 24 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren. Services Wednesday at 1 30 p.m. at Spiker funeral home. Rev. Gil E Chalfant officiating. Burial Rowland Cemetery. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Tuesday.

William R Whitey) Bennett Canton 3Rd St SE Glenn Bennett Waco Bennett Mercersburg Jessie Postelwaite Sam Thomas Henry Jack Bennett Bessie Hindmarsh Albert Frank Bennett New Jersey Spiker Gi. E. Chalfant Rowland Cemetery

Canton Man Fred Krach Dies After Illness at 55

Fred Krach of 610 Market Ave died Sunday night at Miller Convalescent Home after a long illness. He was 55, a Canton resident since 1911, formerly with Automatic Steel Co. He leaves a widow Susie, daughter Anna Wigington, two sons Fred and William, three sisters Margaret Weinfurther Eva Schuster Marion Kliner, a brother John, and seven grandchildren. The body is at Arnold Funeral Home with calling times after 2 p.m. Tuesday and after 7 p.m. EST.

Fred Krach Market Aver Miller Canton The Automatic Steel Co St. Peter’s Catholic Church Susie Krach Anna Wigington William Krach Waynesburg Margaret Weinfurther Eva Schuster Marion Kliner Youngstown John Krach New York City Arnold Funeral Home E.S.T

Mrs. John Harter dies after noon in Massillon

Mrs. John Harter 70 of AD 6 Greenford Massillon area died Sunday afternoon. Born in Plain Township she was wife of John Harter and a long time member of St. Jacob's Lutheran Church Cairo and Daughters of America. Survived by husband five daughters six grandchildren four great grandchildren a son sister and many relatives all in Stark County.

Mary Rebecca Harter Greenford Mt. Union Rd North Canton Massillon Plain Township John Harter St. Jacob's Lutheran Church Cairo Daughters of America Stark County Blanche Travis Laura Harter Hazel Wagner Greentown Naomi Moore Mogadore Leto Lesh Willowdale Lake Clarence Harter Martha Bishop

Louis A Marshall Dies After 74 Years In Canton

Louis A. Marshall of 1119 Trh Street NE died this morning at Mercy Hospital at age 74 after months of illness. He retired March 30 after 40 years with Canton Stamping and Enameling Co. Born in Germany, he came to the United States in 1894 and lived earlier in Elmhurst New York. Surviving are his widow Catherine, two sons Louis E. of Canton and Joseph P. of Orchard Hill, five grandchildren. A Requiem High Mass will be sung Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. in St. Peter's Church, burial in the church cemetery. The body is at Wackerly Funeral Home, 1375 Market area, with calling hours tonight and Tuesday evening.

Louis, A. Marshall Mercy Hospital Canton Stamping & Enameling Co Mr. Marshall Germany United States Canton Elmhurst N. Y St. Peter’s Catholic Louis E Joseph P. Marshall Orchard Hill North Canton St. Peter’s Church Wackerly Funeral Home Market Area

Death of Mrs Viola M Hann at Aultman Hospital

Mrs Viola M Hann 54 wife of Archie Hann of 2308 Clyde SW Massillon died this morning in Aultman Hospital. She leaves son Earl Hann of Pittsburgh and her mother Mrs Flora Zwahlen of Canton. Services Tuesday at 1 30 p m at Zion Lutheran Church with Rev Tom B Hominghausen. Burial in Forest Hill Cemetery. Body at Gordon Shaidnagle Hollinger Funeral Home Massillon. will be brought to church an hour before service. Calling hours today 1 3 and 6 8 p m EST.

Viola M. Hann Archie Hann Clyde Aultman Hospital Zion Lutheran Church Earl Hann Pittsburgh Flora Zwahlen Canton Tom B. Hominghausen Forest Hill Cemetery Gordon-Shaidnagle-Hollinger Massillon

Mrs Pappakostas Dies After Brief Illness In Canton

Mrs. Helen Pappakostas, wife of Peter Pappakostas, died this morning after a brief illness in Shadyside Hospital North Canton. Born in Greece, she had lived 27 years in Canton and was a member of St. Haralambos Greek Orthodox Church and Pan Arcadian Woman's Lodge. Survived by husband and three sons, two daughters, her mother, two brothers and two sisters in Greece, and two grandchildren. Body at Rossi funeral home. will be taken to residence Wednesday at 10 a.m. Funeral plans incomplete.

Helen Pappakostas Peter Pappakostas Springave NE Shadyside Hospital North Canton Greece St. Haralambos Greek Orthodox Church

Mrs Eileen Fort Dies After Giving Birth in Ohio Hospital

Mrs. Eileen L. Fort 31 of Sherman Church Rd died at Aultman Hospital early Sunday after giving birth to twins a boy and a girl. Wife of Edward C. Fort she previously lived in Navarre and Canton. Survived by husband infant twins another son Perry Lee Rouhier and daughter Claudia G Fort, parents Mr and Mrs Robert S Lyons, and grandmothers Mrs Mary Lyons and Mrs George Johns. Funeral set Wednesday at 2 p.m. at McCreery Kreighbaum Funeral Home Cleveland with burial in Northlawn Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Tuesday.

Eileen L. Fort Aultman Hospital Edward C. Fort Sherman Church Rd Conquest Saskatchewan Canada Ohio Bolivar High School Perry Lee Rouhier Claudia G. Fort Robert S. Lyons RD 3 Navarre Mary Lyons Coshocton George Johns Canton McCreery-Kreighbaum Cleveland Wilmar Grunwald Northlawn

Blanche Evans dies at 60 in East Sparta after heart attack

Mrs Blanche Evans 60 widow of William Evans died Sunday in the home of her brother Raymond Twiggs of Zanesville where she had been visiting. She suffered a heart attack and had lived in East Sparta 22 years. Surviving include four daughters Mrs Clyde Walters Mrs Ralph Strong Mrs Hugh Sellers Jr and Mrs Roy Medley, one son Vernon, 19 grandchildren 4 great grandchildren and two sisters. Services Tuesday 2 p m at Gordon funeral home with Rev H C Lindamood officiating and East Sparta Cemetery burial. Friends may call Monday 2-4 and 7-9 p m.

East Sparta Blanche Evans William Evans Raymond Twiggs Zanesville Lower Salem Crystal Park

Alaska's Riches Boosted by Se ward's Folly Rebound

Alaska, long derided as Se ward's Folly, has returned in gold, salmon, furs, lumber and other products about 200 times its purchase price, signaling a dramatic revival of the venture.

Alaska

Fredericksburg Boy Dies in Mishap

Levi J. Weaver 22 month son of Levi D. Weaver of RD 2 Fredericksburg died Sunday morning when he was crushed under a truck wheel after the door opened during a backing maneuver near Mt Hope. Dr Luther High acting coroner ruled accidental death. Surviving parents three brothers paternal and maternal grandparents and a newborn sister. Burial at Martin Creek Mennonite Church cemetery with services at 2 p m. Tuesday at the church. Friends may call at the home Tuesday afternoon and night.

MT. Eaton Levi J. Weaver Levi D. Weaver RD 2 Fredericksburg Simon Sommer

Third Democrat Eaters Council-at-Large Race

Donald Graham of 2220 Baldwin NE filed petitions at the county board of elections today as a Democratic candidate for councilman at large in the special Sept 1 primary election. Also nominated were William Hill Republican Robert Kendall Democrat Clarence F Anderson Democrat.

Donald Graham Baldwin County Board of Elections William Hill Robert Kendall Clarence F. Anderson

Orrville notices Mahlon Neff 78 dies at home

Mahlon Neff 78 of 258 East Church street Orrville died Sunday morning in his home. Born in Sugarcreek he moved to Orrville in 1916 and was a retired carpenter. Survived by two sons Victor Neff Canton Howard Neff Massillon two daughters Mrs William Gehring and Mrs Glenn Grimm Orrville six grandchildren. Services Tuesday at 2 30 p m EST in Paradise Brethren Church burial in church cemetery Rev C H Deerdorf will officiate. Friends may call Frey Gresser funeral home tonight.

Orrville Mahlon Neff Church St Sugarcreek Neff Paradise Brethren Church Victor Neff Canton Howard Neff Massillon William Gehring Glenn Grimm E.S.T C. H. Deerdorf Frey & Gresser Funeral Home

Former Louisville Man Dies in Phoenix Ariz

Roger C Roberts, 54, a Kalida native and longtime Louisville resident, died of a heart attack in Phoenix Arizona Saturday night. A World War I naval veteran and former Louisville board of education clerk, he worked at Superior Sheet Steel Co and spent nine years with a British steel company in Burphur India before moving to Arizona. Survived by widow Estella, son Robert, mother Beulah and sister Raymond Winterton. Services and burial in Phoenix planned Tuesday.

Stark County Roger C. Roberts Phoenix Ariz Roberts Kalida Louisville Superior Sheet Steel Co British Steel Burphur India Arizona American Legion

Frank Westfall, Former Resident, Dies in Crash

Mrs. F. L. Armstrong and Mrs. F. L. Wagner travel to Tucson to attend services for Frank Westfall 46, killed in an automobile crash there Sunday. Westfall had lived here and in Cleveland before moving to Tucson four years ago.

F. L. Armstrong F. L. Wagner Tucson Ariz Frank Westfall Westfall Cleveland

Alliance Native Mercer Dies at 68 in Pittsburgh

Benjamin F. Pete Mercer a former steel foundry veteran aged 68 died yesterday in Pittsburgh where he had worked early in his career with Union Steel Casting Co. Native of Alliance Ohio he retired in 1941 services will be held here Wednesday.

Alliance Pittsburgh Benjamin F Pete) Mercer Alliance, C Union Steel Casting Co

Obituaries List for Massillon and Nearby Areas

Nearby deaths include Ebaristo Guerrero of Massillon with services at St Josephs Catholic Church and burial at church cemetery. Harry O Manbeck of Hopedale near Jewett had services at Telfer Funeral Home and burial at Jewett Cemetery. Mrs William Gauger of New Philadelphia to be laid to rest at Linn Hert Funeral Home and Sharon Lloyd Weymouth of New Philadelphia at Kaserman Funeral Home. Burial East Avenue Cemetery. Mrs Calvin Smith of Killbuck to be buried after services at Elliott Myers Funeral Home. William H Taylor of Newcomerstown to be buried at Cambridge after Bonnell Funeral Home services. Roland F Mairs of Wooster to be buried at Plain Church Cemetery following McIntire Funeral Home services.

Ebaristo Guerrero Massillon St. Joseph's Catholic Church Burial Church Harry O. Manbeck Hopedale Jewett Telfer Funeral Home Jewett Cemetery William Gauger New Philadelphia E.S.T Linn- Hert Funeral Home Sharon Cemetery Lloyd Weymouth Kaserman Funeral Home FE. S.T East Avenue Cemetery Calvin Smith Killbuck Elliott-Myers Funeral Home Glenmont William H. Taylor Newcomerstown Bonnell Funeral Home Cambridge Roland F. Mairs Wooster McIntire Burial Plain Church Cemetery

Municipal Court Fines Man on Intoxication and Disorderly Conduct

Arthur C. Magee aged 60 of RD 1 Bird's Run was fined 25 dollars plus costs for intoxication and 50 dollars plus costs with a 10 day jail term for disorderly conduct. Police said he had a gun in his pocket and caused a disturbance at 612 Delano Ave SW.

Arthur C. Magee Bird’s Run Delanoave SW

Former Ravenna Resident Bert A. Gidley Dies at 64

Word has been received of the death Sunday of Bert A. Gidley 64 formerly of this vicinity at his home 456 S Prospect St Ravenna He was a longtime employee of The Chamberlain Engineering Co He leaves widow Elizabeth Gidley a son John of Malvern and one grandchild Funeral was held Wednesday at Immaculate Conception Church Burial followed at St Mary's Cemetery in Ravenna Friends may call at Woolf Funeral Home Ravenna

Bert A. Gidley S. Prospect St Ravenna Chamberlain Engineering Co Elizabeth Gidley John Malvern E.C. T Immaculate Conception Church St. Mary’s Cemetery Woolf Funeral Home

Service Schedule for Mrs James Thomas and Mrs Dennis Lyrons

Mrs James Thomas will be buried at Forest Hill Cemetery after a service at First Church of God on Tuesday at 2 PM EST with the body at Schneeberger parlors and moved to the church an hour before. Mrs Dennis Lyrons will have a service Tuesday at 10 AM CT at St Lewis Catholic Church Lewisville, burial at Harrisburg Cemetery.

James Thomas E.S.T First Church of God Forest Hill Cemetery Schneeberger Dennis Lyrons St. Lewis Catholic Church Lewisville Harrisburg Cemetery

Also Mentioned on This Page

William R. Bennett Cowgill Tuscarawas Rudy’ S C. D. Spiker Funeral Home Onesto Anton “Io Louis A. Marshall E. C. Fort Aultman Aultman Hospital School of Nursing Democrat Eaters Repository Dr.pennington Stark Federal Federal Savings W.tusc. ST Canton 2 Cohio Fasy Parker TCF Frigidaire General Motors Worth Mars G Cleveland Avenue NW
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