Deaths and Funeral Notice for Charles Sponseller
Charles Sponseller died Sunday at home after a heart seizure. He lived at 2118 2nd St SE, Canton, and was active with Starkie Milk Producers Association. Born in Paris Township 77 years ago, he resided in Canton since 1920 and belonged to Martin Luther Church. Survived by widow Laura and five daughters, seven grandchildren, three great grandchildren. Services at Martin Luther Church Wednesday at 2 p.m. Rev. Otto Fangmeyer officiating. Burial Westlawn Cemetery. Body at Myers Funeral Home. visitation tonight after 7 and at home later today. body to church an hour before service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Sponseller
2Nd St
Starkie Milk Producers Association
Paris Township
Sponseller
Canton
Martin Luther Church
Laura Sponseller
Mabel Guillod
Vera Koehler
Vedna Gottshick
Dorothy Sluss
Gladys Lowry
Otto Fangmeyer
Westlawn
Myers Funeral Home
East Canton
Local Woman and Relatives Attend Funeral Arrangements
The obituary notes the deceased from Canton and mentions surviving family including a mother Mrs Henrietta Koch of Pittsburgh three sisters Mrs Zahler of Canton Mrs Eusa of Magnolia and Mrs Nowak of Pittsburgh a twin brother August Koch of Pittsburgh and one grandson The body lies at Reed funeral home with visitation on Tuesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services planned for Wednesday afternoon with Rev L G Fritschel officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erpool
Leon Gatts
Canton
Henrietta, Koch
Pittsburgh
Hazel Zahler
Charles Eusa
Magnolia
John Nowak
August Koch
Reed Funeral Home
L. G. Fritschel
Services for William R. Carper Conducted at Local Funeral Home
Funeral services for William R. Carper will be held Tuesday at 1 30 p m at Schneeberger Funeral Home conducted by Rev Herman S ss and Rev L H Naumann Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery A Spanish American War Veterans service is set for tonight at the church Calling hours are 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p m Mr Carper 72 a Republic Steel Corp employee for 32 years died Saturday night at Mercy Hospital from a heart ailment He resided at 1235 12th St NE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Carper
Schneeberger Funeral
Herman S. Ss
L. H. Naumann
Forest Hill Cemetery
Carper
Republic Steel Corp
Mercy
William Dornhecker longtime Canton resident dies at 77
William L Dornhecker a life resident of Canton died this morning at Fairview convalescent home after an extended illness. He was 77 and a retired carpenter employed at the city garage. Survived by Elizabeth K Dornhecker and two daughters Mrs Father J Drakenbrod and Mrs Earl R Dickes. two sisters. a brother. and two grandchildren. Golden wedding anniversary was celebrated September 12 1945 at their home. Funeral services set for Thursday at 1 30 p.m. at Arnold funeral home with burial in Northlawn Cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday after 7 p.m. and Wednesday afternoon and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Dornhecker
Canton
Fairview
Dornhecker
First Reformed Church
Washington Council
Jr. O.U.A.M
Molly Pitcher
Daughters of America
Elizabeth K. Dornhecker
J. Drakenbrod
Earl R. Dickes
John Reifsnyder
Fred Strayker
Massillon
John F. Dornhecker
Marion
Ind
6Th St
Karl Koepke
Arnold Funeral Home
Northlawn
Death of Canton Resident Harry Koch at 53
Harry Koch of 404 5th St NW died Sunday night in Aultman Hospital after a two month illness from complications of diseases. He was 53, lifelong Canton resident, employed by Timken Roller Bearing Co. and a World War I veteran. Survived by his widow Elizabeth Koch, four daughters Barbara Lee Vivian and Mrs. Robert Cochran of East Liv- ...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Koch
5Th St NW
Aultman Hospital
Canton
Koch
Timken Roller Bearing Co
Bethel Lutheran Church
Elizabeth Koch
Barbara Lee
Vivian
Robert Cochran
East Liv
Plummer Funeral Arrangements Held for Adolphus Plummer
Adolphus M. Plummer, 60, Canton division manager of Ohio Power Co., died of a heart attack Saturday night at his home 3203 Malvern Ave NW. Services set for Tuesday at 1 30 p.m. at Arnold funeral home with Rev George Parkinson officiating. Burial in Northlawn Cemetery. Friends may call this afternoon and evening. Plummer served with Ohio Power Co since 1921 and came to Canton from Lima eight years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolphus M. Plummer
Arnold Funeral Home
George Parkinson
Northlawn
Plummer
Canton
Ohio Power Co
Malvern Ave
Lima
Price O'Brien Dies After Brief Illness At Home
Price O'Brien died this morning at his home 1012 6th St SE after a brief illness. He was 54. He leaves his widow Minnie O'Brien a son James O'Brien of Elba Alabama and a brother Henry O'Brien of Chattanooga Tennessee. The body is at Webster funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Price O’brien
6Th St SE
Minnie O’brien
James O’brien
Elba
Ala
Henry O’brien
Chattanooga
Tenn
Webster Funeral Home
Mrs Emma Thomas Dies at 93 in Canton Community
Canton resident of 43 years Mrs Emma Thomas died Sunday night at 93 while living with daughter Anna Blockson at 410 8th St SW Canton. She leaves four daughters Rachel Smith Elizabeth Thomas Louise Allen and Maud Walker plus five grandchildren seven great grandchildren and nine great great grandchildren. A charter member of St Pauls AME Church. Body at Webster funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Thomas
Canton
Anna Blockson
8Th St
Rachel Smith
Elizabeth Thomas
Louise Allen
Uhrichsville
Maud Walker
Chicago
Thomas
St. Paul’s A.M.E. Church
Webster Funeral Home
A C Schmader Taken by Death in Canton
A C Schmader dies at 65 after a heart attack at work. He lived at 805 Clarendon Ave SW and led Schmader Brothers building contractors with brothers Roman and William. Survived by widow Edna, daughter Harriet Boyd, sons Paul and Herman, siblings, and five grandchildren. A solemn high mass and funeral services planned with church and lodge involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander C. Schmader
Clarendon Ave
Schmader Brothers
Roman
Mr. Schmader
Canton
Lucinda
Roman P
William J. Schmader
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Holy Name Society
Knights of Columbus
Edna Schmader
Harriet L. Boyd
Paul
Massillon
Herman Schmader
Lawrence V
Frederick J
Pittsburgh
Aloysius Schmader
Susan M. Schmader
Clarion
St. Joseph’s Church
Ralph C. Kotheimer
Carl Nicolay
John Welsch
Calvary Cemetery
Williams Funeral Home
Funeral Home
Death notice for Erskine Mills of Massillon
Erskine Mills of 915 6th street SE died Saturday night after a long illness in Molly Stark Sanatorium at age 52. He leaves a sister Mrs. Georgia Walker of Cleveland. Matthews Funeral Home will conduct services Tuesday at 1 30 p m with burial in Massillon Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erskine Mills
6Th St SE
Molly Stark
Georgia Walker
Cleveland
Matthews Funeral Home
Massillon
Obituary for Silas Caldwell 88 at Alliance Ohio area
Silas Edward Caldwell 88 died at his home after a three week illness. Services set for Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Cassaday Turkle funeral home with Rev. John L Williams officiating. Burial in Mt Union Cemetery. Survived by Ada Polk Caldwell wife four daughters Mae Floyd Lillian Caldwell Maud Caldwell Evelyn Caldwell and one granddaughter. Friends may call tonight 7 to 9 at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Avenue
Caldwell
Mae Floyd
Quincy, II
Lillian Caldwell
Shaker Heights
Maud
Evelyn Caldwell
William E Bowser dies after two month illness in Massillon
William E Bowser, 53, of 333 3rd Street SE Massillon, died Saturday night at home after a two month illness. He was a foreman of the state highway department and a member of the First Christian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massillon
William E. Bowser
3Rd St SE
State Highway Department
First Christian Church
Funeral services set for Mrs Margaret Diehl in Alliance
Mrs Margaret Diehl 56 of RD 3 Alliance died at 3 p m Saturday at Akron’s Pleasant Streets hospital from injuries suffered in an auto crash two weeks ago. Services Tuesday at 2 p m at First Friends Church with Rev Claude Roame officiating. Burial in Fairmount Memorial Park. Born Leetonia she lived 31 years in Alliance widow of Frank Diehl Surviving two daughters two brothers and two sisters. Friends may call Casaday Turkle funeral home tonight 7 to 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance
Margaret Diehl
RD 3
Peoples Hospital
Akron
First Friends Church
Claude Roame
Fairmount Memorial Park
Leetonia
Diehl
Frank Diehl
Harvey Smith
Richard Fitzgerald
Patrick
Bryan McGowan
Tiffin
John McGowan
Indianapolis
Floyd Chappell
Detroit
Henry James
Youngstown
Cassaday & Turkle Funeral Home
Mrs Dietrich Dies After Yearlong Illness At Newcomerstown
Mrs. Caroline Dietrich 65 died Sunday at 1 a.m. at her home RD 1 Newcomerstown after a yearlong illness. She was a member of Port Washington Evangelical and Reformed Church. Surviving: husband Charles Dietrich a daughter Mrs. Irving Hinds of Port Washington a son Robert Dietrich two sisters Miss Mary Bock Anchorage Alaska and Mrs Elizabeth Honabarger Coshocton. Services Tuesday 1 p.m. at residence and 2 p.m. at church Rev Brice Chidester officiating Burial in Port Washington Cemetery Friends may call tonight at the residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcomerstown
Caroline Dietrich
Dietrich
Port Washington
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Charles Dietrich
Irving Hinds
Robert Dietrich
Mary Bock
Anchorage
Alaska
Elizabeth Honabarger
Coshocton
Brice Chidester
Cronebach Rites Held for Sac Anna Cronebach in Newcomerstown
Mrs Henry Cronebach 69 formerly of Canton died Sunday at 11 am at sister Mrs William Fletcher home after a long illness. Born in Guernsey County she moved to Newcomerstown from Canton four months ago. She belonged to Christian Science Church Canton. Survived by Henry Cronebach died 1937, brothers James Gibbs New Kensington Pa Clarence Gibbs Newark and sister Mrs Charles Carr Phoenix Ariz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcomerstown
Anna Gibbs Cronebach
Canton
William Fletcher
Guernsey County
Christian Science Church of
Cronebach
Wisdow
Henry Cronebach
Fletcher
James Gibbs
New Kensington
Clarence Gibbs
Newark
Charles Carr
Phoenix, Ariz
Mrs Ruth Guyton Dies in Washington D C
Canton resident Mrs Ruth Guyton died after a cerebral hemorrhage in her Washington D C home Saturday night. She was in her early 50s. Survived by husband Homer C Guyton of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Funeral at Lafayette Christian Church Wednesday at 2 p.m. burial in Lafayette Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Guyton
Canton
Washington, D. C
Homer C. Guyton
Pennsylvania Railroad Co
Christian Church
Lafayette
Lafayette Cemetery
War Dead Rites for Pvt Robert H Householder
Graveside services for Pvt. Robert H Householder of RD 1 Homeworth will be held Thursday at Alliance City Cemetery at 2 p.m. He died June 7 1945 from wounds suffered while serving with the United States Marine Corps on Okinawa. Rev Paul Carter will officiate. He was employed by Appliance Manufacturing Co before enlisting in 1942. trained at Parris Island and went overseas in November 1944. Surviving are his mother Mrs Pearl E Householder. six brothers Albert John Paul Clifford and Edward Householder. William Householder in Japan. three sisters Mrs Mable Connor Dorothy and Violet Householder. half sister Mrs Evelyn Mason. half brother Charles Nieman, all of Alliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance
Robert H. Householder
Homeworth
United States Marine Corps
Okinawa
Alliance City Cemetery
Paul Carter
Householder
The
Appliance Manufacturing Co
Marine Corps
Parris Island
Pearl E. Householder
Albert
John
Paul
Clifford
Edward Householder
William Householder
U. S. Army
Japan
Mable Connor
Dorothy
Violet Householder
Evelyn Mason
Charles Nieman
Services for Pfc John J Straits in Millersburg
Pfc John J Straits age 22 killed in Germany February 7 1945 will have funeral services at St Peter s Catholic Church Millersburg at 10 a m Wednesday conducted by Rev Fr Clement Faistl. Graveside rites by the American Legion at Millersburg Cemetery. Straits a Millersburg resident and Millersburg High School graduate entered the army January 19 1943 and went overseas November 1944 member of the 76th Infantry Division. He is survived by William Straits two sisters Miss Marcella Straits Mrs Manly Hardin of Millersburg and a brother Francis Straits of near Millersburg. Friends may call at Elliott funeral home after noon Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millersburg
John J. Straits
Germany
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
Clement Faistl
American Legion
Pfc
Straits
Millersburgh
Millersburg High School
76Th Infantry Division
William Straits
Marcella Straits
Manly Hardin
Francis Straits
Elliott Funeral
Jerome E Clark Former Wooster resident dies in Akron
Jerome E Clark 73 of Akron a former Wooster resident died Sunday of a heart ailment in Akron He lived in Wooster 42 years before moving to Akron in 1918 He worked for B F Goodrich Co He was a Spanish American War veteran and a member of the Sons of Herman Surviving Paul R Clark and Mrs Ruth Layton both of Akron brother John D Clark of Cleveland sisters Minerva Conn Wooster Nellie Strauss two grandchildren Services Wednesday 3 pm McIntyre Funeral Home Rev Theodore Meyer officiating Burial Wooster City Cemetery calling hours Tuesday 7 to 9 pm at the funeral home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooster
Jerome E. Clark
Akron
Clark
B. F. Goodrich Co
Sons
Herman
Paul R. Clark
Ruth Layton
John D. Clark
Cleveland
Minerva Conn
Nellie Strauss
McIntyre Funeral Home
Theodore Meyer
Wooster City Cemetery
Service Schedule and Funeral Notices
List of funeral and visitation times for several individuals including Mrs. Josephine Moccia Sgt George Jurebie Rubin DeLaCruz Wilber Fath Robert R Simon Mrs Wilson Strasser Samuel Geisinger with church names, burial sites, and calling hours across multiple Ohio locales.
Assault injures man at downtown address
Donald Milbrodt aged 28 of 207 McKinley Ave SW was treated at Mercy Hospital for lip and chin cuts after an assault by three unidentified men at 515 3rd St SW, police said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Milbrodt
McKinley Ave
Mercy Hospital
3Rd St
Canton Court Fines Incarceration and Summons in Small Claims
In Canton Municipal Court Jesse A. Carr 32 jailed in Stark County jail fined 100 dollars plus costs for intoxication and 50 dollars plus costs for being a suspicious person Arlander L Chappelle 26 Massillon fined 25 dollars plus costs for disorderly conduct after a disturbance on Cherry avenue SE Warren Keister 27 North Canton fined 10 dollars plus costs for intoxication and sentenced to 10 days in jail for resisting arrest jail term suspended on good behavior Noel Perdue 28 1012 13th st NW fined 15 dollars plus costs for speeding. Names and addresses listed for several local residents with a March 16 date at Magee Hospital Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse A. Carr
Stark County
Arlander L. Chappelle
Cleveland Ave
Massillon
Cherry Ave
Warren Keister
Mt. Pleasantrd
North Canton
Noel Perdue
13Th St NW
Young Couples Named in City Area Marriages
Louis E. Marconi aged 26 from 1712 Tuscarawas st E and Mildred B. Sibert age 18 of 1022 Walnut ave NE are listed with marriage details. Howard James Atkinson 26 and Janice Arminia Souers 19 from Louisville also appear. Arthur E. Gilbraith 22 of 1401 Starkave SW weds Helen L. Spencer 16 of the Central Hotel. James Alex 27 of 912 Clarendon are SW and Margaret E. Puskas 26 of North Canton listed together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis E. Marconi
Tuscarawas St
Mildred B. Sibert
Walnut Ave
Howard James Atkinson
Janice Arminia Souers
Louisville
Arthur E. Gilbraith
Starkave
Helen L. Spencer
Central Hotel
James Alex
Clarendon
Margaret E. Puskas
North Canton
Local Ads and Services From a Small-Town Paper
Readable fragments show a collection of local ads including shoe repair at Leon ard Shoe Repair 3746 Cleve, hats by Canton's Only Hatter Bill Fenwick, ice cream from Burger Dairy on Rt 62, and Mutual Pine Cleaner. Also listed are watchmakers Jobe Jewelers, Fur capes by Golden Rule Fur Co, and insurance offers from M. L. Killian Agency with American Home plan expiring March 31.
Robber Knocks Couple Down for Wallet Theft
Robbery occurred early Sunday as Harry Speck and his wife Emma left the De pot Grill at 831 Market and S. The assailant knocked the couple down and stole a wallet containing 39 dollars. Speck suffered hand abrasions and a scalp laceration and was treated at Mercy Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Speck
Estoppl
Market
Births and parent notices from Mercy Aultman Louisville area
Notices list multiple birth announcements dated March 25 and 26 naming parents and their newborns by city areas such as Mercy and Aultman. Families include Valla Green Wilson Moyer Owen Parks Maxwell James Dessecker Lyons Stewart Fehn Anders Smith Kautsch Steves Bowen Denkhaus Dray and others with addresses in Louisville Massillon and surrounding streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercy
Paul Moyer
Cole
Orvel Owen
Arapahoerd
Massillon
James Parks
12Th St
Sam B. Maxwell
E. Main St
Louisville
Robert James
Cleveland
Joseph Remerowski
6Th St
Robert Dessecker
16Th St
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Edgar A. Meyers
East
Tusc
Square
A. C. Schmader
Bowser
Massillon American Legion
Ohio Civil Service Employer Association
Anna L. Bowser
Warner Hollinger
Navarre
Gordon Cameron
Warren
William E. Bowser Jr
Albert L. Bowser
Columbus
Elmer J. Karcher
Garfield Hawkins
Argus Shope
Cuyahoga Falls
Daniel Bowser
Samuel Bowser
McKeesport
Calvin Bowser
Reno
Nev
Gordon-Shaidnagle-Hollinger
Joseph Mackenzie
Rose Hill Memorial Park
Silas Edward Caldwell
Washington, D.C
Pvt
Robert Householder
Josephine Moccia
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church
Mother of Sorrows Sodality
Hursh Pl
Dante Alghieri Society
George Jurebie
Welch
St. George’s
Floyd Hughes Post
Rubin DeLaCruz
St. James Catholic Church
Waynesburg
Sandy Valley Cemetery
Wilber Fath
Arnold-Lynch Funeral Home
St. Phillip and James Catholic Church
Canal Fulton
Robert R. Simon
Wilson E. Strasser
Park Avenue
E.U. B
South Lawn Cemetery
Samuel P. Geisinger
Arnold
Paul Sorensen
C. W. Recard
Westlawn Cemetery
W. E. Springer
Harter Bank
Canton, Ohio
O. George Carothers
Woodland
Harold Rue
Robert J. Brenner
James H. Hutchins
Marguerite Ann Wiseman
Cannonsburg
Magee Hospital
Leonard Shoe Repair
Canterbury
Craine
Bill Fenwick
Gal. Burger Dairy
Rt. 62
Richville
Mutual
Jobe Jewelers
Dial
America
M. L. Killian
Golden Rule Fur Co
American Home
M. Mullally
Iateview
C. D. Spiker Funeral Home
Steve Valla
14Th St NE
Carl Ritschard
Lincoln d. Louisville
Henry Green
34Th St NW
Paul D. Wilson
Aultman
Edwin R. Lyons
Alliance Rd
Gordon B. Stewart
Roslyn
Joseph Fehn
Isaiah Anders
Carl Smith
Brooks Ave
Thomas Kautsch
9Th St
Julius Steves
Dueber Ave
Robert W. Bowen
Clark Ave
Richard Denkhaus
34Th St SW
Robert Dray
Will Ehiys
Tuscara
General Electric
U.S. Pat. of
East Canton, O
Canton Cemetery
Market Ave
Ber
the Home Savings & Loan CO
Tuscarawas
Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corporation
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