Area Obituaries

DALTON – Terry G. Johns, age 79, passed away on April 24, 2025. Born on June 11, 1945 in Massillon, OH to the late Paul and Ruby L. (Garnett) Johns, he was a longtime resident of Dalton, previously of Kidron. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force Reserve during the Vietnam War he was a…

Paul Charles Mickolick, 43, of West Salem, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, April 19, 2025 at Lodi Community Hospital. He was a Town and Country paramedic/firefighter who gave the ultimate sacrifice dying in the line of duty. He was born on October 12, 1981 in Cleveland, Ohio to parents Charles and Marie (Fricke) Mickolick. He…

Herbert “Herb” Geiser, 86 yrs. 7 mos. 29 days, passed away peacefully on Mon. April 21,2025 at his home in Apple Creek, OH. He was born on Aug. 23, 1938 to the late Noah Geiser and the late Martha (Nussbaum) Geiser. He was baptized in his youth and was a member of Sonlight Chapel at…

DALTON — Walter R. “Ottie” Ott, age 89, of Dalton, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 21, 2025, at Rose Lane Health Center in Massillon, after a period of declining health. Born on December 22, 1935, in Dalton, Ohio, Walter was the son of the late Walter and Sylvia (Berg) Ott. A lifelong resident of…

ORRVILLE — June (Brown) Berkey, age 86, of Orrville, formerly of Florida, passed away on Saturday, April 19, 2025, at Select Specialty Hospital in Canton, following a period of declining health. Born on September 17, 1938, in Rittman, Ohio, June was the daughter of the late William and Rhea (Harpster) Brown. She married Merlin David…

Joyce Weisgarber, 71, of Massillon, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on April 14, 2025. She was born on April 12, 1954 in Massillon, Ohio to the late Okie M. and Dorothy M. Hilterbrand. Joyce was a 1972 graduate of Massillon Washington High School where she was a majorette. She worked for the Italian-American Club in Massillon…

Robert Rohrbaugh, 72, of North Lawrence, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. He was born May 13, 1952, Canton, Ohio, the son of the late Edwin and Helen Rohrbaugh. Bob graduated from Louisville High School in 1970, where he was influenced by his high school biology teacher, Robert Moffett (Moff) to go on…

Orrville – George Coburn, age 79, of Orrville, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 17, 2025, at LifeCare Hospice in Wooster, following a period of declining health. George was born on April 5, 1946, in Kistler, West Virginia, to the late Tom and Jannie (Minter) Coburn. On September 10, 1966, he married the love of…

Alice Marie Hershey, 89, of Apple Creek, Ohio, passed away peacefully on April 14, 2025. Born on September 17, 1935, in Massillon, Ohio, Alice was the daughter to the late Monro and Helen Slabaugh. She was known for her deep love for Jesus, her gentle kindness, and the unwavering care she showed to her family…