Day: April 27, 2020

Shirley Jean Beckley, 66, of Dennison, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2020, at New Dawn Retirement Community in Dover. Born Jan. 26, 1954, in Dennison, she was the daughter of the late Fred Eugene and Ila Marie (Marsh) McConnell.  A 1972 graduate of Claymont High School, Shirley was a lifelong resident of Tuscarawas and Carroll counties and was employed by the Times-Reporter for 36 years until her retirement Dec. 1,

Darlene (King) Brickley, 68, of North Canton, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2020, in Aultman Hospital in Canton. Born Sept. 16, 1951, in East Cleveland, she was a daughter of Russell Grant King and the late Mary Catherine (Shaffer) King.  Darlene was a member of the Family Worship Center in Carrollton.  She is survived by a daughter, Mindy (Hiltz) Starnes; stepson, David Brickley; three grandchildren, Macy Starnes, Marcus Starnes and

Irene Vaja, 89, of Wintersville, died Monday, April 20, 2020, in Cancia Villa Royale in Steubenville.  Born Dec. 2, 1930, in Wolf Run, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Nestor and Mary Kuzemchak Dallak.  Irene had worked as an EKG lab tech at Ohio Valley Hospital, and at the Steubenville Library Starvaggi Branch.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Vaja, whom she married Nov. 23,

Edna Lee Sperry, 87, of Carrollton, passed away Monday morning April 20, 2020, at Mercy Medical Center in Canton. Born May 1, 1932, in Vonore, TN, she was a daughter of the late John E. and Alva Kennedy Bright.   She was a member of Kilgore United Methodist Church. Edna dearly loved her family and friends, and she was loved by all who knew her. A wonderful seamstress, she enjoyed making