All Obituaries

Lloyd E. Hensel, 85, of Navarre, passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning, January 17, 2023.  Born in Massillon, August 31, 1937, a son to the late Lloyd J. and Abbie (Reed) Hensel, Lloyd was an honorably discharged veteran of the US Army, and retired after 22 years of service as a brakeman with Norfolk & Western and Norfolk & Southern Railroad, working at the Brewster yard.  Lloyd liked keeping busy, so following an early retirement from the railroad, he continued working...

Jerry E. Buck Sr., 83, of Navarre, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, January 17, 2023.  Jerry was born on October 10, 1939, in Hickman, Kentucky to George Chaney Buck Jr. and Jeanette (Tibbs) Buck.  When Jerry was five, the Buck family moved to Navarre, where they built, owned, and operated the Pinky’s Kremeland ice cream shop and Christmas tree stand.  He graduated from Navarre High School in 1957, and attended Ohio University, College of Wooster, and Northwestern...

Karol L. (Noftsinger) Glick, 54, of Navarre, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, January 12, 2023.  Karol was a cherished daughter, sister, aunt, great aunt, and cousin who will be deeply missed.  A 1986 graduate of Fairless High School and R. G. Drage Career Center, Karol worked as a medical transcriptionist for over 30 years.  She loved her family and friends fiercely.  She enjoyed travel, dogs (sometimes more than people), good food, movies and music and could...

Gust N. Diamant, 93, of Canton, passed away peacefully, surrounded with the love of his children and the love and prayers of his extended family and many friends on Saturday morning, January 7, 2023.  Born October 28, 1929, a son of the late Nick and Eugenia Diamantopoulos, Gust grew up in Canton, Ohio. He was a graduate of Canton McKinley High School, Class of 1947.  In 1950 he met the love of his life, Sophia Pappas, and they enjoyed 66 wonderful and beautiful years of marriage...

Elizabeth G. “Betty” Whitmer, 94, of Navarre, passed away  January 5, 2023, due to complications from Covid while recovering from a fall.  She followed her best friend and rock, Stanley J. Whitmer, one day shy of the 6th anniversary of his death.  Born February 27, 1928, in Justus, Ohio, a daughter to the late Rev. Dewey and Edith (Merrill) Ewing, Betty graduated from Ashland High School with the Class of 1946, and briefly attended Ashland College.  On May 16,...

Doyle H. Bentzel, 96, of Navarre, passed away peacefully, early Thursday morning, December 8, 2022.  Born on the family farm near Beach City on July 29, 1926, he was the youngest of four sons born to the late Harold and Evelyn (Laughlin) Bentzel.  Doyle graduated from the former Navarre High School with the Class of 1944 and served honorably in the US Army during the final years of World War II, earning the rank of Sergeant.  A devoted husband and a loving and supportive dad,...

Mary Lou Harper, 86, formerly of Massillon, more recently of Bolivar, passed away peacefully, early Thursday morning, December 8, 2022.  Born in Dellroy, Ohio, January 1, 1936, a daughter to the late Robert J. and Hazel (Hinton) McIntire, Mary Lou graduated from the former Dellroy High School with the Class of 1954.  Her childhood was spent on the family farm where she helped raise sheep and chickens and showed Herefords at the Carroll County Fair.  Mary Lou completed the...

Charles E. “Junior” Adams, Jr., 77, of Navarre, a beloved husband, dad, grandpa, and brother, passed away in the comfort of his home with his wife at his side, on Tuesday morning, December 6, 2022.  Born in Massillon, on August 27, 1945, a son to the late Charles E. and Sophie A. (Majcan) Adams, Sr., Junior graduated from Canton Central Catholic High School with the Class of 1963. He retired from the former LTV/Republic Engineered Steel Corp. where he had worked as a sheet...

Phyllis E. McClain, of Massillon, died Thursday, December 1, 2022, at the age of 88.  Born February 12, 1934, in Parkersburg, West Virginia, a daughter to the late Fred and Corena Burdette, she spent most of her life in Massillon and graduated from Washington High School with the Class of 1952.  Phyllis worked as a tax preparer for many years, employed by H&R Block and Stark Tax & Financial Services before opening her own tax preparation business.  She and her husband...

Betty R. Drage, 90, of Navarre, passed away peacefully, Thursday, November 24, 2022, in the comfort of her home with her husband at her side.  She was born November 3, 1932, in Mt. Eaton, Ohio, to the late Ralph J. and Clara M. (Hoffman) Hauenstein, Sr.  Betty graduated from the former Navarre High School with the Class of 1950.  For eight years, she worked in the payroll office of the former Republic Steel Corp. in Massillon.  On February 14, 1954, she married her best...