Obituaries

Aug 6, 2012

Homeworth - Miriam Kay Yoder, 56, of 23402 Center Road, died on Monday morning, August 6, 2012, from injuries sustained from a car accident.

Mrs. Yoder was born December 9, 1955 in Salem, a daughter of David A. and Emma Ruth Good Weaver.

She was a homemaker and a member of the Sharon Mennonite Church,...

Aug 3, 2012

New Waterford, OH-August 3, 2012-Leroy G. Palmer, 82, formerly of New Waterford, died at 12:25 pm Friday, August 3, 2012 at Salem Community Hospital.

Mr. Palmer was born June 3, 1930 in New Brighton, PA a son of Lawrence and Ruth Williams Palmer and had lived in this area most of his life.

Leroy was...

Aug 1, 2012

Columbiana - S. Jane Windram, 87, 937 East Park Ave., died at 7:10 a.m. Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at the Whispering Pines Village of Columbiana.

Jane was born December 29, 1924 in Leetonia, a daughter of the late Harry L. and Helen V. Fair Fenstermaker and had lived in the area all her life.

Jane...

Jul 29, 2012

Columbiana - Raymond Andrew Chellinsky, 86, formerly of Stanton Drive, died at 4:45 p.m. Sunday, July 29, 2012 at the Parkside Health Care Center.

Mr. Chellinsky was born July 16, 1926 in Louise, WV, a son of the late Andrew R. and Sarah Suderlund Chellinsky and had lived in Columbiana 43 years, formerly of Mexico, MO. He...

Jul 24, 2012

Leetonia - Ruth A. Weikart, 84, died at 12:50 p.m. Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at the Salem Community Hospital.

Mrs. Weikart was born October 21, 1927 in Salem, a daughter of the late Alfred David and Eva R. Martin Swaney and had lived in this area all of her life. She was a homemaker and a member...

Jul 17, 2012

Leetonia - Colonel Joseph Anthony Lopshansky, 84, of 40836 Crestview Road, died at 9:55 p.m. Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at his home following a long battle with pancreatic cancer.

Joe was born August 10, 1927 in Poland, OH, a son of Louis and Alexandria Stathi Lopshansky and had lived in Leetonia since 1951. He served in the...

Jul 15, 2012

East Palestine - Jack A. Wolfe, 75, of 796 West Martin Street, died at 8:47 p.m. Monday, July 15, 2012 at the Alliance Community Hospital.

Jack was born November 7, 1936 in Kittanning, PA, a son of the late Roscoe and Myrtle Lasher Wolfe. He had been employed as cemetery superintendent at the East Palestine Cemetery Association...

Jul 11, 2012

Columbiana, OH - John Edwin Ward, 94, died at 2:20 a.m. Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at Whispering Pines Village.

Mr. Ward was born June 19, 1918 in Columbiana, a son of John L. and Ola DeRhodes Ward and had lived in this area all of his life.

John was a farmer in this area and...

Jul 7, 2012

Columbiana - Evelyn G. Albright, 102, of Whispering Pines Village, Columbiana, formerly of New Waterford, died at 8:20 a.m. Saturday, July 7, 2012 at the Salem Community Hospital.

Miss Albright was born February 17, 1910 in East Fairfield, a daughter of Perry Calvin and E. Gertrude Esenwein Albright, living in this area all of her life. She...

Jul 5, 2012

East Palestine, OH July 5, 2012-Larry R. Keating, 64, died at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 5, 2012 at Hospice House in Poland.

Mr. Keating was born April 28, 1948 in Youngstown, a son of Richard and Thelma Woods Keating and had lived in this area all of his life.

Larry was a tube operator for...

Jul 3, 2012

Columbiana, OH-July 3, 2012-Lawrence Wellman Stacey, 78, passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at his home.

Larry was born August 20, 1933 in Salem, a son of Otto and Irma Stacey and had lived in this area all of his life.

Larry was certified as an Eagle Scout in 1949. He was a 1951 graduate...

Jul 3, 2012

Lisbon, OH-July 3, 2012-Freda L. McCoy, 79, of Steubenville Pike Road died Tuesday morning at her home.

Mrs. McCoy was born January 7, 1933 in Wellsville, a daughter of William and Mabel Householder Rockenhauser and had lived in this area all of her life.

She worked for Canfield Industry for several years. She had also...

Jul 2, 2012

Leetonia, OH-July 2, 2012- John W. Pieren, 96, formerly of Chestnut St. in Leetonia, died at 1:20 pm Monday at Essex of Salem II.

Mr. Pieren was born June 1, 1916 in Moultrie, OH, a son of John L. and Bertha Speakman Pieren and had lived in this area since the early 50's, coming from Minerva.

Jun 27, 2012

New Waterford, OH-June 27, 2012-L. Eugene Riggs, 78, of New Waterford, OH died at 5:16 p.m. Wednesday.

Eugene was born March 21, 1934 in Rochester, PA, a son of Garfield and Laura Deem Riggs and had lived in the area all of his life.

Eugene had worked as a kiln fireman for the Staso Brick...

Jun 21, 2012

Leetonia, OH-June 21, 2012-Mabel E. Yates, 96, formerly of Leetonia, died at 11:30 am Thursday at Parkside Health Care Center in Columbiana.

Mrs. Yates was born June 11, 1916 in Lisbon, a daughter of Ralph and Clara Arnold Walter and had lived in this area all of her life. Mabel was a 1934 graduate of David Anderson...

Jun 15, 2012

Leetonia, OH-June 15, 2012-Gerald M. Ferry, 80, of Crestview Rd., died at 6:47 a.m. Friday, at Salem Community Hospital.

Mr. Ferry was born November 23, 1931 in Leetonia, a son of Anthony and Catherine Grunick Ferry and had lived in this area all of his life.

Jerry was a Central Office Repairman for Ohio Bell...

Jun 11, 2012

Virginia (Aunt June) (Conkey) Warner, of Leetonia, Ohio went to be with the Lord on Monday, June 11, 2012, in Las Vegas, Nevada. June was born in Leetonia, Ohio on January 22, 1918. Her parents were John and Jessie Conkey. She was married to Leonard (Uncle Pap) Warner, who preceded her in death.

Aunt June was a...

Jun 2, 2012

Leetonia - Richard B. Hubbard, Jr., 49, passed away at 2:35 p.m. Saturday, June 2, 2012 at Salem Community Hospital.

Rich was born January 30, 1963 in Rochester, PA a son of Richard Burton and Frances (McHenry) Hubbard, Sr.

Richard worked as an electronics technician at TS Engineering in Washingtonville. He had also owned and...

Jun 2, 2012

Washington, PA - John Eskay, 97, of 880 South Main Street, formerly of East Palestine, OH and Leetonia, OH, died at 12:40 AM Saturday, June 2, 2012 at Presbyterian Senior Care, Washington.

Mr. Eskay was born May 10, 1915 in Leetonia, OH, a son of the late John and Victoria Dubiel Ohotnicky. He had been employed as...

May 31, 2012

Columbiana - Shirley Jean Sanders, 82, of 211 East Park Ave. died at 7:05 p.m. Thursday, May 31, 2012 at the Parkside Health Care Center, Columbiana.

Mrs. Sanders was born February 9, 1930 in Georgetown a daughter of the late George and Mabel Armstrong Stuckey and had lived in this area all of her life. She was...