Virginia L. Johnson, age 90, of Louisville, OH passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2021. She was born February 18, 1930 in Williamson, W. Virginia to the late William and Bertie Aaron. She was retired from Bedland Furniture Corp. in Michigan. Virginia was preceded in death by her husband, Louis Johnson in 2003 and two brothers. She is survived by her son, Earl (Gloria) Thompson Jr, a sister, Agnes McDonald, two grandchildren, Matthew (Joelle) Thompson, Noel (Patrick) Moore and a...

Lucille Maurer, age 94, passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2021 in Woodlawn Compassionate Care. She was born September 14, 1926 in Orrville, OH to the late Henry and Edith Martin. She, with her husband Clayton, owned and operated Maurer Decorating for over 30 years. Starting in the early 60’s she made wedding cakes through the 90’s. She enjoyed volunteering at several soup kitchens in the area and St. Joseph Care Center. She was a long-time member of Beech Mennonite Church and...

Robert “Dale” Hamilton Jr, age 68, of Louisville, OH passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 13 2021. Dale was born July 17, 1952 in Canton OH to the Robert and Betty Hamilton Sr.  He is survived by his best friend and wife of 34 years, Shirley Hamilton; five children, eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He tried to attend all his grandchildren’s sporting events. Dale loved to dance with Shirley to the song “Remember When” every time it came...

Arlen J. Durfee, age 77, of Louisville, OH, passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2021. He was born in The Dalles, Oregon, to the late James and Ruth (Kennedy) Durfee. Arlen retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1985 and was a member of the Louisville First Assembly of God Church. Arlen is survived by his wife, Constance M. “Connie” Durfee; two daughters, Diona M. (Tod) Murphy, Nikole Cummings and her significant other, Jeff Williams; a son, Brian (Andrea) Bossart; a sister, Shirley...

Robert M. Kemp, age 83, of Louisville, OH passed away Sunday, January 10, 2021. He was born March 13, 1937 in Belmont, OH to the late Robert L. and Carrie (Paden) Kemp. Bob was a member of Peace United Methodist Church. He was retired from Republic Steel and the United States Postal Service. He had a love for playing cards with family and friends, attending car shows and drag races, riding his John Deer Tractor and getting a burger at Bud’s Corner. Bob is survived by his wife,...

Lois Fay Thompson, age 93, of St. Mary’s, OH, formerly of Louisville, OH passed away Sunday, January 10, 2021. She was born December 15, 1927 in Parkersburg, W. Virginia to the late Harry and Ruth (Cole) Highland. Lois was a 1946 graduate of Parkersburg High School. She was very proud to have worked at a coal company store in southern West Virginia in her early working years. After moving to Ohio and working for the Hoover Company she retired after 22 years of service. She was preceded...

Richard Lee Hershey, age 71, of Louisville, OH passed away peacefully in his home after a brief battle with cancer, on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 with his family by his side. He was born April 1, 1949 in Canton, OH to the late Marvin and Thelma Hershey. Richard was a Marine Corp. Veteran and was retired from the HVAC business after more than 40 years of service.  Following retirement, he began working at Enjoys drive thru and loved working with his friends.  In his younger years he...

George E. Rodak of Louisville, Ohio passed away peacefully January 5th, 2021 at the *Compassionate Care Center in Canton,Ohio. Age 81, born 6-8-39, in Aliquippa, Pa to parents Michael and Anna (Pavolko) Rodak. Survived by his wife of 63 years, Beverly (Apperson) Rodak. George started as a carpenter’s apprentice at The Timken Company and he worked his way up to foreman and supervisor of the Carpentry Dept. He retired after 30 years of working for Timken. George was everyone else’s...

Alma “Louise” Slayman, age 90, of Louisville, OH, loving mother and grandmother passed away Sunday, January 3, 2021. She was born January 24, 1930 in Canton, OH to the late Russell and Dora Mae Groves. She was a longtime member of Fairhope United Methodist Church. Louise was preceded in death by her husband, Lester Slayman in 1992, a daughter, Wanda Curry, her son, Eugene Slayman and her sister, Thelma Smith. She is survived by a daughter, Diane (Jerry) Rodak, her brother,...

Shelly Kay Kettlewell Poyser passed away surrounded by her loving family on January 1, 2021 after a courageous battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband of 20 years Robert “Bob” Poyser; sons Anthony Pickens (Wendy), Scott Pickens (Amanda), and Samuel Pickens (Angela); 5 grandchildren Broc, Charlie, Reagan, Mackenzie and Jordan; parents Robert and Cynthia Kettlewell of Louisville, OH, sister Laurie McDonnell (Bruce) of Dover, OH, and brother Michael Kettlewell (Diana) of...