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Tuesday, April 18, 2017Thursday at Middle Sandy Evangelical Presbyterian Church. Walton-Schrader, Alliance.BRANCH, 63, of North Canton; no service. Reed.BRAY, Edgar, 89, of Massillon; call a half-hour before the service at noon Thursday at Friendship Baptist Church. Reed, Canton.CHAMBERS, Michael S., 67, of Alexandria, Va.DUBLIKAR, Frank J. Jr., 93, of Louisville; call 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Joseph Rossi and Sons in Niles; service at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Niles.EBERT, Betty D., 93; service pending. Reed, North Canton.FRYE, Gladys, 93; no calling hours; service at noon Thursday at Sunset Hills Burial Park in Jackson Township. Reed, Canton.GIBBONS, Ralph E. Jr., 66, of Canton, formerly of Stow; service at 7 p.m. Friday at Cuyahoga Falls Church of the Nazarene. Waltner-Simchak.HALL, Ruth E., 89; call 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Reed in Canton; service at 11 a.m. Friday.HICKMAN, Donald R., 51, of Tuscarawas Township; private family service pending. Paquelet, Massillon.KLEE, Kevin C., 61; call 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Reed in North Canton and one hour before the service at 11 a.m. Thursday at Zion United Church of Christ in North Canton.K...
Sunday, February 12, 2017Calling hours for Randy Budd will be from 3 to 7 p.m. today (Friday, Aug. 12) at Paquelet Funeral Home in Massillon, followed by the memorial service at 7. Repository staff report
Calling hours for Randy Budd will be from 3 to 7 p.m. today (Friday, Aug. 12) at Paquelet Funeral Home in Massillon, followed by the memorial service at 7.In lieu of flowers, friends are asked to donate to the GoFundMe account that has been established for the Budd family by friends following Randy's death.The 55-year-old died Saturday night at his Lake Township home of a self-inflicted gunshot. The Stark County Coroner's Office is investigating the death as a suicide. Budd was home with his wife at the time, and was texting family members and telling them he loved them.Randy Budd was the husband of Sharon Budd, who was the victim of teenagers who threw a five-pound rock off a Pennsylvania highway overpass in 2014. The rock struck the Budds' family car, hitting Sharon in the head. She has undergone multiple surgeries to repair her brain and for facial reconstruction. Part of Sharon Budd's frontal lobe w...
Sunday, February 12, 2017KAUFMAN, Evelyn A., 94, of North Canton; service pending; Shriver in Canton.McCLINTOCK, Richard F., no age nor address listed; call one hour before service at 11 a.m. today at Atkinson Feucht Hare in Massillon. MONTGOMERY, Ethelda, 52, no address listed; call one hour before service at 11 a.m. today at Word of God Community Church in Canton; Minnifield in Cleveland.MOORE, Helen, 80, of Massillon; call from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday at Paquelet Funeral Home in Massillon; service at noon.SECCOMBE, Don R., 76, of North Lawrence; service 11 a.m. Wednesday at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens in Massillon; Paquelet & Arnold-Lynch in Massillon.THORNTON, Lori S., 52, of Massillon; call two hours before service at 7 p.m. Thursday at Paquelet.TURNER, William H., no age nor address listed; call 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Reed in Canton; service 11 a.m. Wednesday at funeral home.
Monday, December 26, 2016Masses this weekend.By Christina McCune ?Independent staff writerEditor's note: The community was devastated as news quickly spread from Massillon to the rest of the world when fire ravaged the St. Dymphna Shrine and baptistery area, and smoke left soot throughout St. Mary Catholic Church on Aug. 4, 2015.Parishioners feared they had lost their beloved church — a historic structure and local landmark at 206 Cherry Road NE.The cause of the fire was never determined. Restoring the church became an enormous undertaking.The new year — 2016 — brought renewed hope that the task was not impossible, and work began in January. Crews cleaned, fixed and rebuilt as needed. Subcontractors were still in the church this week putting on the finishing touches. And through it all, the community pulled together.St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church became the temporary new home for St. Mary's church members who went across the street for weekly Mass, as well as funerals, weddings and other sacraments. St. Paul's also hosted the music and candlelighting ceremonies last month for the Community Candlelight Walk.On Saturday, St. Mary once again opens its doors, just in time for...
Monday, November 28, 2016Calling hours for Randy Budd will be from 3 to 7 p.m. today (Friday, Aug. 12) at Paquelet Funeral Home in Massillon, followed by the memorial service at 7.Repository staff reportCalling hours for Randy Budd will be from 3 to 7 p.m. today (Friday, Aug. 12) at Paquelet Funeral Home in Massillon, followed by the memorial service at 7.In lieu of flowers, friends are asked to donate to the GoFundMe account that has been established for the Budd family by friends following Randy's death.The 55-year-old died Saturday night at his Lake Township home of a self-inflicted gunshot. The Stark County Coroner's Office is investigating the death as a suicide. Budd was home with his wife at the time, and was texting family members and telling them he loved them.Randy Budd was the husband of Sharon Budd, who was the victim of teenagers who threw a five-pound rock off a Pennsylvania highway overpass in 2014. The rock struck the Budds' family car, hitting Sharon in the head. She has undergone multiple surgeries to repair her brain and for facial reconstruction. Part of Sharon Budd's frontal lobe was removed,...
Monday, November 07, 2016ADKINS, Nancy J., 78, of Alliance; call 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Cassaday-Turkle-Christian; service at 11 a.m. Saturday.BORING, Janet, 75, of Massillon; service at 1 p.m. Friday at Forest Hill Cemetery in Canton. Reed, Canton.CLARK, James K., 81, of Louisville; call 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Reed in Canton and one hour before service at 10 a.m. Saturday.DONATO, Daniel A., Sr., 80; call 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Rossi in Canton.EISERT, Linda S., 67; call one hour before service at 1 p.m. Friday at Rossi in Canton.GARDNER, Betty L. H., 93, of Canton; private service held. Reed.GOREY, James P., 68, of Medina; call 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Waite and Son in Brunswick; service at 10 a.m. SaturdayHILDEBRAND, Craig S., 69; call one hour before service at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Perry Township. Lamiell, Canton.HYSER, Elizabeth, 89, of Canton; call 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Reed; service at 11 a.m. Saturday.JONES, Catherine L., 84; no services. Paquelet, Massillon.KELLER, Russell W., 74, of North Lawrence; call two hours before service at 2 p.m. Friday at Paquelet & Arnold-Lynch in Massillon.MARTIN, Bobbie J., 62, ...
Monday, October 24, 2016Pericles "Perry" Stergios served as the attorney for Massillon since 2003 and also worked as a private lawyer.By Steven M. GrazierIndependent staff writerNote: This story was changed to fix an error. See correction at bottom.MASSILLON Friends and fellow city officials had much praise Sunday for longtime Law Director Pericles "Perry" Stergios, who died over the weekend.Stergios, a Massillon resident, died Saturday at Community Hospice in New Philadelphia after a battle with cancer. He was 55.Stergios served as city attorney since 2003 and was a past president of the Stark County Bar Association. In addition, he worked as a private attorney in Massillon for a many years.Mayor Kathy Catazaro-Perry said she knew Stergios for nearly two decades and will always remember his "friendliness and great sense of humor.""Anything you'd talk to him about, he'd have a chuckle or a laugh to go with it," the mayor said on Sunday. "He'll really be missed, and to be gone at such a young age is tough on everyone."Megan Starrett, a Massillon city councilwom...
Monday, October 24, 2016Sunday at Meyers Lake Ballroom, Calypso Room, in Canton. Reed, Canton.EDWARDS, Sonia J., 61; call one hour before service at 5 p.m. Sunday at Word of LibertyChristian Center in Massillon. Rhoden, Canton.EVANS, Orvis A., 87, of Massillon; call 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday and two hours before service at 1 p.m. Monday at Paquelet & Arnold-Lynch.FAIGLEY, Joseph R.; call one hour before service at 7 p.m. Monday at St. Thomas Aquinas High School chapel in Louisville. Lamiell, Canton.JONES, Helen M.; service at 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in East Liverpool. Mark R. Vrabel, North Canton.PAPPAS, Nadia, 91; service held. William R. May Funeral Home, Glenside, Pa.SMITH, James L., 85, of Massillon; call 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Paquelet; service at 11 a.m. Monday.SPEICHER, Mary P.; no calling hours or service; benefit dinner from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday at New Life Tabernacle in Massillon. Mark R. Vrabel, North Canton.TUBBS, Ruth P., 88; call two hours before service at 5 p.m. Saturday at Reed in Canton.WARD, Sara D., 97, of Canton; call 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday and one hour before service at 2 p.m. Monday at Kreighbaum-Sanders in Canton Township.WECKMAN, Melvin E., 88; call 5 to 8 p.m. today at Milward-Southland in Lexington, Ky.; service at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Pax Christi Catholic Church in Lexington.
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Tuesday, April 18, 2017Thursday at Middle Sandy Evangelical Presbyterian Church. Walton-Schrader, Alliance.BRANCH, 63, of North Canton; no service. Reed.BRAY, Edgar, 89, of Massillon; call a half-hour before the service at noon Thursday at Friendship Baptist Church. Reed, Canton.CHAMBERS, Michael S., 67, of Alexandria, Va.DUBLIKAR, Frank J. Jr., 93, of Louisville; call 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Joseph Rossi and Sons in Niles; service at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Niles.EBERT, Betty D., 93; service pending. Reed, North Canton.FRYE, Gladys, 93; no calling hours; service at noon Thursday at Sunset Hills Burial Park in Jackson Township. Reed, Canton.GIBBONS, Ralph E. Jr., 66, of Canton, formerly of Stow; service at 7 p.m. Friday at Cuyahoga Falls Church of the Nazarene. Waltner-Simchak.HALL, Ruth E., 89; call 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Reed in Canton; service at 11 a.m. Friday.HICKMAN, Donald R., 51, of Tuscarawas Township; private family service pending. Paquelet, Massillon.KLEE, Kevin C., 61; call 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Reed in North Canton and one hour before the service at 11 a.m. Thursday at Zion United Church of Christ in North Canton.K...
Sunday, February 12, 2017Calling hours for Randy Budd will be from 3 to 7 p.m. today (Friday, Aug. 12) at Paquelet Funeral Home in Massillon, followed by the memorial service at 7. Repository staff report
Calling hours for Randy Budd will be from 3 to 7 p.m. today (Friday, Aug. 12) at Paquelet Funeral Home in Massillon, followed by the memorial service at 7.In lieu of flowers, friends are asked to donate to the GoFundMe account that has been established for the Budd family by friends following Randy's death.The 55-year-old died Saturday night at his Lake Township home of a self-inflicted gunshot. The Stark County Coroner's Office is investigating the death as a suicide. Budd was home with his wife at the time, and was texting family members and telling them he loved them.Randy Budd was the husband of Sharon Budd, who was the victim of teenagers who threw a five-pound rock off a Pennsylvania highway overpass in 2014. The rock struck the Budds' family car, hitting Sharon in the head. She has undergone multiple surgeries to repair her brain and for facial reconstruction. Part of Sharon Budd's frontal lobe w...
Sunday, February 12, 2017KAUFMAN, Evelyn A., 94, of North Canton; service pending; Shriver in Canton.McCLINTOCK, Richard F., no age nor address listed; call one hour before service at 11 a.m. today at Atkinson Feucht Hare in Massillon. MONTGOMERY, Ethelda, 52, no address listed; call one hour before service at 11 a.m. today at Word of God Community Church in Canton; Minnifield in Cleveland.MOORE, Helen, 80, of Massillon; call from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday at Paquelet Funeral Home in Massillon; service at noon.SECCOMBE, Don R., 76, of North Lawrence; service 11 a.m. Wednesday at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens in Massillon; Paquelet & Arnold-Lynch in Massillon.THORNTON, Lori S., 52, of Massillon; call two hours before service at 7 p.m. Thursday at Paquelet.TURNER, William H., no age nor address listed; call 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Reed in Canton; service 11 a.m. Wednesday at funeral home.
Monday, December 26, 2016Masses this weekend.By Christina McCune ?Independent staff writerEditor's note: The community was devastated as news quickly spread from Massillon to the rest of the world when fire ravaged the St. Dymphna Shrine and baptistery area, and smoke left soot throughout St. Mary Catholic Church on Aug. 4, 2015.Parishioners feared they had lost their beloved church — a historic structure and local landmark at 206 Cherry Road NE.The cause of the fire was never determined. Restoring the church became an enormous undertaking.The new year — 2016 — brought renewed hope that the task was not impossible, and work began in January. Crews cleaned, fixed and rebuilt as needed. Subcontractors were still in the church this week putting on the finishing touches. And through it all, the community pulled together.St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church became the temporary new home for St. Mary's church members who went across the street for weekly Mass, as well as funerals, weddings and other sacraments. St. Paul's also hosted the music and candlelighting ceremonies last month for the Community Candlelight Walk.On Saturday, St. Mary once again opens its doors, just in time for...
Monday, November 28, 2016Calling hours for Randy Budd will be from 3 to 7 p.m. today (Friday, Aug. 12) at Paquelet Funeral Home in Massillon, followed by the memorial service at 7.Repository staff reportCalling hours for Randy Budd will be from 3 to 7 p.m. today (Friday, Aug. 12) at Paquelet Funeral Home in Massillon, followed by the memorial service at 7.In lieu of flowers, friends are asked to donate to the GoFundMe account that has been established for the Budd family by friends following Randy's death.The 55-year-old died Saturday night at his Lake Township home of a self-inflicted gunshot. The Stark County Coroner's Office is investigating the death as a suicide. Budd was home with his wife at the time, and was texting family members and telling them he loved them.Randy Budd was the husband of Sharon Budd, who was the victim of teenagers who threw a five-pound rock off a Pennsylvania highway overpass in 2014. The rock struck the Budds' family car, hitting Sharon in the head. She has undergone multiple surgeries to repair her brain and for facial reconstruction. Part of Sharon Budd's frontal lobe was removed,...
Monday, November 07, 2016ADKINS, Nancy J., 78, of Alliance; call 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Cassaday-Turkle-Christian; service at 11 a.m. Saturday.BORING, Janet, 75, of Massillon; service at 1 p.m. Friday at Forest Hill Cemetery in Canton. Reed, Canton.CLARK, James K., 81, of Louisville; call 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Reed in Canton and one hour before service at 10 a.m. Saturday.DONATO, Daniel A., Sr., 80; call 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Rossi in Canton.EISERT, Linda S., 67; call one hour before service at 1 p.m. Friday at Rossi in Canton.GARDNER, Betty L. H., 93, of Canton; private service held. Reed.GOREY, James P., 68, of Medina; call 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Waite and Son in Brunswick; service at 10 a.m. SaturdayHILDEBRAND, Craig S., 69; call one hour before service at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Perry Township. Lamiell, Canton.HYSER, Elizabeth, 89, of Canton; call 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Reed; service at 11 a.m. Saturday.JONES, Catherine L., 84; no services. Paquelet, Massillon.KELLER, Russell W., 74, of North Lawrence; call two hours before service at 2 p.m. Friday at Paquelet & Arnold-Lynch in Massillon.MARTIN, Bobbie J., 62, ...
Monday, October 24, 2016Pericles "Perry" Stergios served as the attorney for Massillon since 2003 and also worked as a private lawyer.By Steven M. GrazierIndependent staff writerNote: This story was changed to fix an error. See correction at bottom.MASSILLON Friends and fellow city officials had much praise Sunday for longtime Law Director Pericles "Perry" Stergios, who died over the weekend.Stergios, a Massillon resident, died Saturday at Community Hospice in New Philadelphia after a battle with cancer. He was 55.Stergios served as city attorney since 2003 and was a past president of the Stark County Bar Association. In addition, he worked as a private attorney in Massillon for a many years.Mayor Kathy Catazaro-Perry said she knew Stergios for nearly two decades and will always remember his "friendliness and great sense of humor.""Anything you'd talk to him about, he'd have a chuckle or a laugh to go with it," the mayor said on Sunday. "He'll really be missed, and to be gone at such a young age is tough on everyone."Megan Starrett, a Massillon city councilwom...
Monday, October 24, 2016Sunday at Meyers Lake Ballroom, Calypso Room, in Canton. Reed, Canton.EDWARDS, Sonia J., 61; call one hour before service at 5 p.m. Sunday at Word of LibertyChristian Center in Massillon. Rhoden, Canton.EVANS, Orvis A., 87, of Massillon; call 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday and two hours before service at 1 p.m. Monday at Paquelet & Arnold-Lynch.FAIGLEY, Joseph R.; call one hour before service at 7 p.m. Monday at St. Thomas Aquinas High School chapel in Louisville. Lamiell, Canton.JONES, Helen M.; service at 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in East Liverpool. Mark R. Vrabel, North Canton.PAPPAS, Nadia, 91; service held. William R. May Funeral Home, Glenside, Pa.SMITH, James L., 85, of Massillon; call 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Paquelet; service at 11 a.m. Monday.SPEICHER, Mary P.; no calling hours or service; benefit dinner from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday at New Life Tabernacle in Massillon. Mark R. Vrabel, North Canton.TUBBS, Ruth P., 88; call two hours before service at 5 p.m. Saturday at Reed in Canton.WARD, Sara D., 97, of Canton; call 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday and one hour before service at 2 p.m. Monday at Kreighbaum-Sanders in Canton Township.WECKMAN, Melvin E., 88; call 5 to 8 p.m. today at Milward-Southland in Lexington, Ky.; service at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Pax Christi Catholic Church in Lexington.
