Area Obituaries

Roy Mellott Sr. DALTON – Roy J. Mellott Sr., age 88, passed away on June 19, 2026. He was born on April 19, 1938 in Round Bottom, OH in Monroe County and was one of seven children of the late Dow L. and Mary (Eckelberry) Mellott.  Roy had been a long-time resident of the Dalton…

Orrville — Judy Kay May (Woods), age 78, of Orrville, passed into the loving arms of her Savior on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, after a period of declining health. Judy was born February 9, 1949, in Hugheston, West Virginia to the late Irene and Lawerence Woods. She graduated from Cedar Grove High School in 1967.…

DALTON — Mary Ann Berg, age 83, of Dalton, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, June 11, 2026, following a short period of declining health. Mary Ann was born on August 22, 1942, in Wooster, Ohio, to the late Walter and Ellen (Getchell) Brillhart. She graduated from Smithville High School in 1960 and…

Apple Creek – Louise “Wheezy” Quinn, 78, formerly of Apple Creek, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 13, 2026, at Orrville Pointe JAG Healthcare, where she had made her home for the past two years. Louise was born on February 29, 1948, in Alma, West Virginia, to the late Samuel and Florence (Williamson) Shuman. She…

ORRVILLE — John Basil Cyrus, age 86, of Orrville, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, June 11, 2026, following a period of declining health. John was born on April 16, 1940, in Holden, West Virginia, to the late John and Mary (Bartram) Cyrus. He proudly served his country as a Specialist 4 in…

           Together Again   Dalton — Dora Lee Huntsberger, age 90, of Dalton, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at Apostolic Christian Village in Rittman, following a brief period of declining health. Dora Lee was born on September 15, 1935, in Massillon, Ohio, to the late Clarence and Leora…

Smithville – Luther E. Good, 82, of Smithville, passed away on Sunday, June 7, 2026, at Ohio’s Hospice LifeCare in Wooster following complications from a stroke. Luther was born February 15, 1944, in Wooster, to the late Carl and Annetta (Zimmerman) Good. He attended Northwestern High School and was a member of the Class of…

Colleen M. Close, 78, of Massillon/Dalton OH, passed away on Thursday, June 4th, 2026. Colleen was born September 23rd, 1947 in Orrville, OH to the late John H. and Irene Deetz. A 1965 graduate of Dalton High School, she was a resident of Massillon for the past 15 years and previously of Dalton since 1972.…

Dalton — Vicky S. (Carpenter) Stamp, 74, of Dalton, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 7, 2026, at Aultman Compassionate Care Center in Canton, following a period of declining health. Born on March 3, 1952, in Cambridge, Ohio, Vicky was the daughter of the late Lester and Marjorie (Bilderback) Carpenter. She grew up in New…

Ray J. Hofstetter, 68, of Kidron, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Thursday, June 4, 2026. He was born in Wooster on October 21, 1957 to the late Raymond and Dorothy (Sommer) Hofstetter and married Jerelyn Shellenberger on October 11, 1986 and she survives. Ray was a partner with his brother, Ralph for many…