Obituaries

Aug 6, 2013

Leetonia-Leafey Lorraine Macry, 93, a resident of Windsor Estates in New Middletown, formerly Leetonia, died at 3:05 pm Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at Masternick Memorial Healthcare Center.

Mrs. Macry was born December 18, 1919, in Lisbon, a daughter of Charles and Lela Bartholow Hemphill and had lived in this area all of her life.

Leafey...

Jul 30, 2013

Columbiana-Vera L. Horst, 86, of Columbiana, died at 3:00 pm Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at Whispering Pines Village, Columbiana.

Mrs. Horst was born June 3, 1927 in Rinard Mills OH, a daughter of Verner and Delsie Cline Smith and had lived in this area all of her life.

Vera was a cosmetologist and then was...

Jul 29, 2013

Columbiana-James Allen "Smitty" Smith, 66, of Columbiana died Monday, July 29, 2013 of a probable heart attack.

Mr. Smith was born December 13, 1946 in Salem, a son of Roy C. and Edna M. Cowan Smith and had lived in this area all of his life.

Jim was an assembler for Chester Hoist in Lisbon...

Jul 29, 2013

New Waterford-Susan L. "Susie" Oberholtzer, 91, lifelong resident of New Waterford, died at 12:36 am Monday, July 29, 2013 at Parkside Health Care Center in Columbiana.

Susie was born December 27, 1921 in New Waterford, a daughter of the late Paul and Martha Zellers Oberholtzer.

She was a sewer for the former Franklin Furniture in...

Jul 27, 2013

Columbiana - Rickey Lee Pine, Sr.,60, of Kirk Road, died Saturday, July 27, 2013 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA.

Mr. Pine was born December 31, 1952 in Salem, a son of the late Emerson and Martha Stanonick Pine and had lived in this area most of his life. He had been employed as a truck driver...

Jul 23, 2013

Columbiana - Walter J. Cook, age 91, of Columbiana, died on Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at Salem Community Hospital.

He was born on December 5, 1921 in Canfield, OH, a son of the late Lester E. Cook and the late Vera Oesch Cook.

Walter was a member of the Locust Grove Baptist Church and had...

Jul 20, 2013

Mesa, AZ - Charles F. Wilkes Jr., age 72, of Mesa, AZ, formerly of Columbiana, OH, died on Saturday, July 20, 2013 at the Banner Gardens Hospice House in Mesa, AZ.

He was born on June 19, 1941 in Salem, OH, a son of the late Charles F. Wilkes Sr., and the late Elizabeth Corey Wilkes.

Jul 19, 2013

"Together" East Palestine, OH - Mary Ellen Lordi, 86, of East Palestine, formerly of Ellwood City, PA, died at 12:30 p.m. Friday, July 19, 2013 at the Covington Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in East Palestine.

Mrs. Lordi was born November 14, 1926 in Ellwood City, PA, a daughter of the late Nicholas and Jennifer Ramella Pozzuto. She...

Jul 17, 2013

Orlando, FL - Private family services are being held Monday, July 22, 2013 at the Columbiana Cemetery for Johnnie Leigh Dowdle-Rivera, infant daughter of Wilfredo Rivera and Leigh-Anne Dowdle, who died Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at the Arnold Palmer Hospital For Children, Orlando. Johnnie was born in Orlando on July 12, 2013.

Besides her parents of Orlando,...

Jul 13, 2013

East Palestine - Kathleen M. Hoffman, 74, of 462 North Market Street, died at 5:53 a.m. Saturday, July 13, 2013 at the St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Youngstown.

Mrs. Hoffman was born January 23, 1939 in Midland, PA, a daughter of the late James D. and Dorothy Rakas Turley. She was homemaker and a member of Our Lady...

Jul 10, 2013

Columbiana - Roberta A. Dattilio ("Bobbie"), 70, of Columbiana, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at 9:30 p.m. at the St. Elizabeth Health Center, Boardman, after a long illness. Mrs. Dattilio was born February 26, 1943 in Salem, a daughter of the late Robert C. and Mary A. Stumpo McCoy. A 1961 graduate of Leetonia High School,...

Jun 25, 2013

East Palestine - Helen Louise Nemeth, died at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at her daughter's home in Salem.

Mrs. Nemeth was born in East Palestine, a daughter of the late A. Earl and Florence M. Seidner Mollenkopf. She was a graduate of East Palestine High School and lived in Unity Township all her life.

Jun 21, 2013

New Waterford-Mary J. Shetler, 96, formerly of New Waterford, died at 9:30 pm Friday, June 21, 2013 at Parkside Health Care Center in Columbiana.

Mrs. Shetler was born June 12, 1917 in Greensburg, PA, a daughter of Clyde and Rachel Rugh Myers and had lived in this area most of her life.

Mary was a...

Jun 19, 2013

Leetonia - Charles W. "Bill" Merdich, 82, of 230 Walnut St., died at 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at his home, surrounded by family, after a long illness.

He was born July 27, 1930, in Youngstown, the son of the late, John and Anna Pavelko Merdich, and moved to Leetonia in 1962.

He graduated...

Jun 18, 2013

Avon, IN - Glenn A. Rauch, 91, of Avon, formerly of Columbiana, died Tuesday, June 18, 2013 in Indianapolis, IN.

Mr. Rauch was born August 2, 1921 in Petersburg, OH, a son of the late John L. and Ruth M. Kachner Rauch. He served in the South Pacific in the U.S. Army during WWII. He had been...

Jun 16, 2013

Columbiana-Wayne D. Zimmerman, 86, died at 7:20 am, Sunday, June 16, 2013, at his home.

Mr. Zimmerman was born February 25, 1927 in East Palestine, a son of Warren and Grace Westover Zimmerman and had lived in this area all of his life.

Wayne was a machinist for NRM in Columbiana for 37 years retiring...

Jun 13, 2013

Cuyahoga Falls-George E. Berdine, 74, died at 10:30 am Thursday, June 13, 2013 at Maison Aine Nursing Home in Stow.

Mr. Berdine was born October 17, 1938 in New Freeport, PA, a son of Hiram and Anna Drummond Berdine. George was a foreman for Columbiana Pump retiring in 2005. He had also been a sports editor for...

Jun 13, 2013

Salem - Ann Marie Dzik, 66, of Century House, Salem, formerly of Grafton, WV, died at 5:20 a.m. Thursday, June 13, 2013 at the Parkside Health Care Center, Columbiana.

Mrs. Dzik was born April 21, 1947 at Uniontown, PA, a daughter of the late Stanley and Virgie Gyugo Walsh and had lived in this area the past...

Jun 12, 2013

Salem - James A. DeJane, Sr., 82, of Salem, died at 1:10 a.m. Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at St. Mary's Alzheimer's Center, Columbiana.

Mr. DeJane was born September 17, 1930 in Salem, a son of the late Lynn and Iris Atkinson DeJane. He was a machinist at E.W. Bliss in Salem and had served in the US...

Jun 11, 2013

Enon Valley, PA-Melva J. Fry, 84, died at 1:00 pm Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at her home.

Mrs. Fry was born February 15, 1929 in New Waterford, OH, a daughter of the late Alfred and Mary Conkle Kannal.

Melva was a notary and prepared tax returns for many years. She also worked as a painter...