Lawrence A Miday

Lawrence A Miday

Lawrence Miday Obituary

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Lawrence “Larry” A. Miday Jr., age 90, passed away on October 10, 2023. He was born on July 16, 1933, in Canton to Lawrence Sr. and Susan (Hoff) Miday.

Larry was a 1952 graduate of Carrollton High School and a life resident of Carroll County. He was a veteran of the US Navy, retired from the United States Department of Defense, and was a former member of St. Mary’s of Morges Catholic Church, NRA, and the Farm Bureau.  Larry was an enthusiast with flowers and plants and served his community for many years with his chainsaw-sharpening business.

Those left to cherish his memory are his son, Michael Miday; daughter, Julie (Paul) Norris; two grandchildren, Alyse (Andrew) Fry and Jacob (Sadie) Norris; two great-grandsons, Gavin and Wyatt Fry; brother, John (Clara) Miday; brothers & sisters-in-law, Thomas (Phyllis) Meiser, Marilyn (James) Neff. The family would like to thank his extended family, Emma Walters, and her children, Dakota and Demi Walters, for their help in Larry’s care.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Carolyn (Meiser) Miday, whom he was married to for 38 years; sister & brother-in-law, Mary Lou and Joseph Shimek; brother, Ronald Miday; nephew, Robert Shimek.

A visitation will be held Thursday, October 19, 2023, from 5-7 p.m., in the Kreighbaum-Sanders Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held Friday, October 20, 2023, at 11 am at St. Mary’s of Morges Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Community Hospice of Carrollton, 704 Canton Road NW, Carrollton, Ohio 44615.

Arrangements are entrusted to Kreighbaum Sanders Funeral Home, 4041 Cleveland Ave S. Canton, OH 44707.  

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