Obituaries

Mar 20, 2013

North Lima - Mark K. Fisher, 59, lost his courageous battle with Parkinsons' on Wednesday, March 20, 2013.

Born February 10, 1954 in Pittsburgh, Mark was the son of George and Magdalen (Grandinetti) Fisher.

Living in the Youngstown area for almost 40 years, Mark began his career as an iron worker and became a self-employed...

Mar 15, 2013

Massillon - Zoe E. Safreed, 90, died Friday, March 15, 2013, at Chapel Hill Community, Canal Fulton.

Mrs. Safreed was born August 7, 1922, in East Palestine, a daughter of the late Paul F. and Mamie Fay (Hawkins) Grim. She had lived in the Massillon area since 1941, coming from East Palestine, OH.

Mrs. Safreed...

Mar 15, 2013

Negley, OH-Virginia Louise Dickey Norton, 91, a lifelong resident of Negley, died at 9:45 pm Saturday, March 15, 2013, at Covington Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation, East Palestine following a brief illness.

She was born March 10, 1922, a daughter of William and Inez (Young) Dickey.

Virginia was a homemaker and member of Negley United Methodist...

Mar 14, 2013

Lisbon - Norma Joyce McMillan Nulf, 92, of Lisbon, died peacefully in her sleep Thursday, March 14, 2013. She was the daughter of the late Robert H. McMillan Sr. and Rubye Poe McMillan and was born July 6, 1920 in Bon Ami, LA. The family moved to Signal, Ohio in 1922 and she lived nearby for the remainder of...

Mar 12, 2013

Boardman - Dale Eugene Mauch, Sr., 78, of Boardman, died at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at his home.

Mr. Mauch was born January 13, 1935 in Youngstown, a son of the late Otto and Dorothy Tyson Mauch. Him along with his late wife, Donna, operated the Columbiana Bakery for several years and had been a...

Mar 11, 2013

North Lima - Joyce Marie Felger, age 75, of North Lima, died on Monday, March 11, 2013 at the Hospice House in Poland.

She was born on January 1, 1938 in Turtle Creek, PA, a daughter of the late Joseph Little and the late Rita McGuiggan Aiello.

Joyce was a lifetime area resident and was...

Mar 11, 2013

"Together Again"

Rogers - Rosanna R. Shingleton, 99, of Walnut Street, died at 8:30 p.m. Monday, March 11, 2013, at Parkside Health Care Center, Columbiana where she had resided the past 16 days.

Mrs. Shingleton was born August 12, 1913 in Grafton, West Virginia, a daughter of the late James and Anna Shaffer Godwin and...

Mar 5, 2013

Columbiana - Neil Emerson Johnson, 92, formerly of the Youngstown area, died Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at Hospice House, Poland.

Neil was born February 11, 1921, in Youngstown, a son of the late Charles V. and Mame Orr Johnson. He was the owner and operator of Neil E. Johnson Plumbing and Heating. He was a member of...

Feb 26, 2013

New Springfield - Perl Richard Brown, 76, died at 11:26 a.m. Tuesday, February 26, 2013, at St. Elizabeth's Boardman Health Center.

Mr. Brown was born July 11, 1936, in Bloomfield Township, Trumbull County, OH, a son of the late Perl Roosevelt and Gertrude B. Hoagland Brown and had lived in the New Springfield area most of his...

Feb 24, 2013

Boardman - Donna J. Mauch, 79, 157 Melbourne Avenue, formerly of Columbiana, died at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, February 24, 2013 at her home.

Mrs. Mauch was born June 21, 1933 in Columbiana, a daughter of the late Clarence and Mable Esenwein Crider. She, along with her husband, operated the Columbiana Bakery for several years and had been...

Feb 23, 2013

Columbiana - Lewis (Louie) Edward Sneddon, 82, born January 5, 1931, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away peacefully February 23, 2013 at his home in Columbiana, Ohio surrounded by family.

A devout Christian and long time Mason, Louie lived his life like a game of cards; he never complained with the hand he was dealt, instead...

Feb 19, 2013

Struthers, OH-Jack Richard Davis, Jr., 49, of Struthers, died suddenly Tuesday evening at Heritage Valley Beaver of an apparent heart attack.

Mr. Davis was born April 13, 1963 in Salem, a son of Linda and Jack Davis, Sr. and had lived in this area most of his life.

Jack was an operating engineer for Local...

Feb 16, 2013

Lisbon, OH-Matthew Phillip McIntosh, 29, died Saturday, February 16, 2013.

Matthew was born March 8, 1983 in Lansing, MI, a son of Phillip and Brenda Thompson McIntosh and had lived in this area most of his life.

He attended Columbiana High School and was a 2001 graduate of East Liverpool Christian Academy. He was a...

Feb 14, 2013

Columbiana-Richard Wayne Snay, 73, of Columbiana died at 7:10 p.m. Thursday, February 14, 2013 at Salem Community Hospital.

Mr. Snay was born July 28, 1939 in Lisbon a son of the late Charles and Nellie Boso Snay, Sr.

Mr. Snay had worked as a mold setter for Blackhawk Automotive, Salem. He was a member of...

Feb 10, 2013

East Palestine, OH-Janet E. Fegert, 80, died at 4:10 pm Sunday, February 10, 2013 at Salem Community Hospital following a year long illness.

Mrs. Fegert was born March 2, 1932 in East Palestine, a daughter of Carbide and Goldie George Biggins, and had lived in this area all of her life.

Janet was Methodist by...

Feb 10, 2013

Columbiana-Wayne Robert McCamon, 88, died at 3:14 am Sunday at Salem Community Hospital.

Mr. McCamon was born September 20, 1924, a son of Edgar and Daisa Morris McCamon, and had lived in this area all of his life.

Wayne spent his childhood at their Willowbrook Farm in Columbiana working on the dairy farm to adulthood....

Feb 8, 2013

Sebring - Mildred E. Cooper, 97, of Copeland Oaks, formerly of Signal Road, Columbiana, died at 7:05 p.m. Friday, February 8, 2013 at the Salem Community Hospital.

Mrs. Cooper was born March 16, 1915 in Beloit, a daughter of Frank and Helen Gunder Stanley. She was a member of the Middleton Friends Meeting. She served as activities...

Feb 6, 2013

Salem, OH-Melahat O. Mavi, 89, of Salem formerly of Leetonia, died at 6:35 p.m. Wednesday, February 6, 2013, at Essex of Salem I.

Mrs. Mavi was born August 5, 1923 in Istanbul, Turkey a daughter of Fehmi and Maise Ozkan and was a registered nurse.

Her husband, Argon Mavi, M.D., died February 19, 2003.

Feb 4, 2013

Columbiana, OH-Angeline Hively, 90, of Columbiana, died at 5:32 a.m. Monday, February 4, 2013, at Blossom Nursing Center, Salem.

Mrs. Hively was born October 6, 1922 in Leetonia a daughter of the late Joseph and Concetta Fionda Gabriel and had lived in this area all of her life.

Mrs. Hively was a home maker and...

Feb 3, 2013

Columbiana, OH-Burdell Cletus Heck, 76, of Columbiana died at 9:40 p.m. Sunday, February 3, 2013 at Covington Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, East Palestine.

Mr. Heck was born June 13, 1936 in New Waterford a son of the late Herbert B. and Myrtle I. Rummel Heck.

Mr. Heck was the owner of Heck's Restaurant in...