All Obituaries

Donald Thomas Vassel, 76 of Canton passed away on January 23, 2020 at Northside Cherokee Hospital. Donald spent his career as an engineer at Grenzebach Inc. He was predeceased by his parents John and Matilda Vassel. He is survived by his wife Dolly Vassel, two daughters Deanna Lynn Vassel Burns and Rebecca Elizabeth Vassel Clark and one grandson Robert Nicholas Burns. Final arrangements are still pending.  Canton Funeral home is honored to be serving the Vassel family.

Kathryn V. Dauzat, 60 of Canton passed away January 23, 2020 at Northside Cherokee Hospital. Kathryn was predeceased by her parents Leslie and Faye Rude and a brother John Rude. She is survived by her husband David, four daughters Melissa Menser, Christine Harrigill, Stephanie Lizama, and Jennifer Zeringue. She is also survived by a brother Leslie Rude Jr. and a sister Ann Hudson, as well as 12 grandchildren.  A memorial service is planned for Saturday February 1, 2020 at 3:00pm...

Daniel Glenn Draper, age 73 passed peacefully on January 21, 2020 at 1pm at Northside Hospital in Canton, GA. Dan lived in Canton, GA with his wife of 51 years, Penny Draper. He was born July 7, 1946 in Langdale, Alabama, which is now known as Valley. He dedicated his career to electrical engineering, working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal Aviation Administration until his retirement in 2007. Deeply philosophical and opinionated, Dan was a seeker of knowledge and...

Mariya S Donchenko, 98 of Acworth passed away quietly at her home on January 8, 2020. Predeceased by her parents Safron and Fekla Lebedev Mariya was orignally from the Ukraine. She is survived by her daughter Yelena and Leonid and four grandchildren Olga, Alex, Andrey, and Liliya and 13 great grandchildren. A visitaion starting at 12 noon followed by a memorial service will take place on Friday January 10, 2020. Immediately following interment will take place in our...

Kawkab Issa 90, beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, passed away quietly at her home on January 8, 2020. Kawkab and her predeceased husband Antonius settled in this country many years ago after leaving their native Syria. She was also predeceased by her parents Deeb and Mariam Abboud. Surviving Mrs. Issa are her sons Munir and Raja Issa and daughters Wadiah Katreeb and Amy Nabi, as well as two brothers Michael Abboud and Antanious Abboud and sisters Afife, Ajayia,...

Verena Wilkin,71 of Canton passed away unexpectedly on January 8, 2020. Originally from Austria Verena settled in Canton with her surviving husband Jeff Wilkin. She is also survived by a brother Johannes Frings(Carolyn) and Eveline Frings. She was predeceased by her parents Walter and Iris Frings. Service information is not available at this time.

Marie Thomas Napoli 76, of Canton passed away quietly at her home on January 6, 2020 with her family at her side. Born in Philadelphia Marie was predeceased by her brother Frank Thomas Jr. who was killed in Vietnam, her parents Frank and Mildred Thomas, and her beloved stepfather Alfred Poirier. She is survived by two daughters Kim Longo(Vincent) and Denise Gignac(Thomas), two sisters Donna Leamer(Ron) and Eileen Reynolds(Roy), 6 grandchildren Sabrina Lewis, Vincent Longo III, Tori and...

Janet O. Anderson, 68 of Canton, passed away January 3, 2020 after a brief illness. Janet was predeceased by her parents Morris and Billie Arnwine, her husband Wesley Billy Anderson, a brother Mark Arnwine, and a sister Cathy Truitt. She is survived by her two sisters Marie Thurman and Trenna Tate and her beloved fur baby Sparky. A visitation will be held on Monday from 12-2pm followed by a chapel service all at Canton Funeral home. Interment will take place immediately following in...