All Obituaries

DOYLESTOWN – Judith A. “Judy” Goffee, age 84, passed away on July 11, 2026. Born on September 16, 1941 in Chicago, IL to the late Thompson and Berdie (Geller) Pinson, she was a 1959 graduate of Calumet High School.  A resident of Doylestown since 2005, previously of Norton, Judy had worked at Prudential Insurance in Chicago, IL and later for Yoder Brothers in Barberton for 25 years.  A member of St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church, she loved to watch old ...

DOYLESTOWN – Herta E. Snyder, age 95, passed away on July 8, 2026. She was born on February 10, 1931 in Barberton, OH to the late Paul F. and Anna (Ohse) Tuemmler.  A lifelong resident of Doylestown, Herta was married to “Dale” for 55 years and was a homemaker raising 6 children before working 14 years as a nurse’s aide on the maternity floor at Barberton Citizens Hospital.  She was a life member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Doylestown where she had ...

KIDRON – Steven R. “Steve” Rabatin, age 65, passed away on July 8, 2026. He was born on July 24, 1960 in Orrville, OH to parents Richard R. and Mary (Troyer) Rabatin.  He was a 1979 graduate of Waynedale High School and the Wayne County Career Center.  A resident of the Kidron / Dalton area since 1984, Steve was a truck driver for Santmyer Oil for 29 years and then worked for The Campbell Oil Co. on the paint and maintenance crew. He attended the Dalton ...

DOYLESTOWN – Jack W. Lemmon Jr., age 82, passed away unexpectedly on July 7, 2026. He was born on June 12, 1944 in Canton, OH to the late Jack W. Sr. and Dolly Maritta (Fisher) Lemmon. A resident of Doylestown for 11 years, previously of Norton for 30 years, he was a life member of the Akron Baptist Temple where he was a cameraman for the T.V. production of the Sunday service.  Jack retired as owner and operator of Buckeye State Auto Transport.  Having driven his hauler to ...

DALTON – Donald R. West, age 75, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on July 7, 2026, following a sudden illness.  He was born on September 25, 1950 in Dover, OH to the late James C. and Mary M. (Harding) West.  A 1969 graduate of Dalton High School, Don was a longtime resident of the Dalton/Kidron area. Don grew up working hard on his parent’s dairy farm just outside of Dalton. He would later start driving semi-trucks where he eventually retired ...

DOYLESTOWN - Paul David Petit, 70, entered into eternal rest on July 4th, 2026 after a period of declining health. Paul was born August 15, 1955 to Elmer and Helen Petit and was a lifelong resident of Doylestown. He was married to his high school sweetheart, Sue, for 50 years and has 5 children and 13 grandchildren, who adored him. To our family, he was our rock and the foundation by which we learned the deep roots of our faith, how to be loving parents, put family first, and maintain a ...

DOYLESTOWN - Patricia Ann Mong (née Petit) died peacefully on July 3rd, 2026 surrounded by loved ones. She was born on June 23rd, 1939 in Doylestown, Ohio and grew up with her three siblings, Richard, Janet, Thomas. After graduating from Doylestown High School in 1957, she started working at Ohio Boxford as a secretary. She met her future-husband Paul Mong while dancing at St. Augustine CYO. Paul took her to see a drive-in movie on their first date, and after ten ...

DALTON – Peggy J. Henning, age 84, passed away on July 2, 2026. She was born in Wooster, OH to the late Russell and Rhea (Hartzler) Hoover.  A lifelong resident of Dalton, Peggy was a homemaker most of her life and devoted herself to raising and caring for her family.  She had worked for many years in her younger days at Clark Ceramics.  She always enjoyed spending time working in her yard. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, John ...

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 / Massillon area.  A veteran of the U.S. Army Reserve for 10 years, he retired from Crown Steel in Orrville.  Roy was also a farmer, had worked for Ohio Power, and was proud to say that he helped build State ...

NORTON – David D. Lawson, age 75, passed away on June 17, 2026 after a period of declining health. He was born on December 23, 1950 in Barberton, OH to the late Dana and Sybil (Thompson) Lawson.  A graduate of Barberton High School, David was a life resident of the Barberton / Norton area and retired as a ground’s keeper from Spring Hills Golf Course after many years of service.  He had a passion for music.  A bass player himself, he was in a band in high school ...