Obituaries

Jul 26, 2011

Leetonia, OH-July 26, 2011-Gary W. Snyder, 67, of Cherry Valley Road, died Tuesday evening at the Hospice House, Poland.

Gary was born July 26, 1944 in Clarksburg, West Virginia. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles W. and Edna B. Varner Snyder, as well as his brother, Charles A. Snyder and his wife Michele (Shelley)...

Jul 25, 2011

Leetonia-July 25, 2011-Hughes G. "Fuzz" Taylor, 81, of 143 Walnut St., went home to be with his Lord, surrounded by his family Monday evening at Blossom Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Salem.

Mr. Taylor was born July 21, 1930 in Salem, a son of Clifford and Helen Benedict Taylor and had lived in this area all of his...

Jul 24, 2011

Salem, OH-Olive Bryarly Carter, 85, formerly of Columbiana, Ohio, went home to be with her Lord at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, July 24, 2011, at her home.

Mrs. Carter was born January 17, 1926 in East Fairfield, a daughter of Claud and Mary Ward Bryarly and had lived in the area all her life.

She had...

Jul 24, 2011

Columbiana - Donald L. Crouse, 73, of 1560 Lower Elkton Road, died Sunday morning at Northside Medical Center, Youngstown.

Mr. Crouse was born June 7, 1938 in Columbiana, a son of the late Andrew L. and Anna Marie Andrich Crouse and had lived here all of his life. He was a member of the Jerusalem Lutheran Church....

Jul 23, 2011

Columbiana - Herman Gorby, 82, of 44646 Columbiana Waterford Road, died at 5:08 a.m. on Saturday, July 23, 2011 at St. Elizabeth's Boardman Health Center.

Herman was born June 21, 1929 in Rogers and was the son of Bartlett and Lillian G. Wilson Gorby and resided in Columbiana all his life.

Mr. Gorby served in...

Jul 17, 2011

Leetonia-July 17, 2011-Larry W. Kemp, 63, 38203 Lodge Road, died at 8:39 p.m. Sunday at Salem Community Hospital.

Mr. Kemp was born April 8, 1948 in Ravenna, a son of Floyd L. and Lillian Ward Kemp.

Larry worked for Leaseway Transport as a truck driver retiring in 2004. He has recently been employed as a...

Jul 12, 2011

Columbiana-July 12, 2011-Robert J. Hisey, 86, of Columbiana, died at 1:54 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center, Boardman of congestive heart failure.

Mr. Hisey was born September 25, 1924 in East Palestine, a son of Allen and Cora Bush Hisey and had lived in this area all of his life.

Bob worked for...

Jul 11, 2011

Leetonia - Joseph F. Greier, 46, of 36 Pine Street, died Monday at his home suddenly of natural causes.

Joseph was born December 12, 1964 in Salem, a son of the late Gary L. and Dolores J. Perry Greier and had lived in the area all of his life. He had been employed as a machinist at...

Jul 10, 2011

Mineral Ridge, OH-July 10, 2011-William "Bill" Lee Frederick, 68, 3379 Main Street, formerly of East Palestine, died Sunday at Briarfield on the Ridge, Mineral Ridge.

Mr. Frederick was born June 5, 1943 in Salem, a son of Frank and Emma Guy Frederick.

Bill worked as a maintenance worker for Insul Co. in East Palestine for...

Jul 6, 2011

Salem, OH-July 6, 2011- Shirley A. Haines, 67, of Lisbon Rd. died at 7:50 a.m. Wednesday at the Salem Care Center following a short illness.

Mrs. Haines was born February 16, 1944 in Salem, a daughter of Charles and Hazel Davis Kellner and had lived in this area all of her life.

She was a...

Jul 3, 2011

Edna M. Smith, 85, of Columbiana, died at 8:30 p.m. Sunday at Essex #3 of Salem where she had been the past three weeks.

Mrs. Smith was born, February 27, 1926 in Beaver Township, a daughter of John and Tessie Lehman Cowan and had lived in this area all of her life.

Mrs. Smith worked...

Jul 2, 2011

Boulder City, Nevada - Gail L. Labas, 75, of Boulder City, formerly of Columbiana, died Saturday, July 2, 2011 at her home following a short illness.

Mrs. Labas was born April 14, 1936 in Salem, a daughter of Homer and Catherine Ross Mellinger and had lived in Nevada for 17 years, coming from Columbiana.

She...

Jul 2, 2011

Leetonia - Kevin R. Hall, 44, of 248 High Street, died Saturday, July 2, 2011 at his home, suddenly of an apparent heart attack.

Kevin was born June 16, 1967 in Salem, the son of Richard G. and Charlene McKarns Hall and had lived in this area all of his life. He was a 1985 graduate of...

Jul 2, 2011

Columbiana-Mary T. Snyder, 89, formerly of North Middle Street died Saturday evening, July 2, 2011, at Masternick Memorial Health Care Center, New Middletown.

She was born October 14, 1921 in Struthers, daughter of George and Sophia Klotz Tabak and moved to Columbiana in 1959.

During WWII Mary welded tank treads at the former Truscon Steel...

Jun 27, 2011

Leetonia, OH-June 27, 2011-Edward Garret Smith, 60, of 450 Sleepy Hollow died Monday morning at the Cleveland Clinic.

Mr. Smith was born August 30, 1950 in Salem, a son of Emmet and Norma Jean Jackson Smith, Jr. and had lived in this area most of his life.

Ed was a truck driver for D.W. Dickey...

Jun 27, 2011

Jack R. Carpenter, O.D., 92, of 937 East Park Ave., Columbiana died at 9:59 p.m. Monday, June 27, 2011 at Salem Community Hospital of congestive heart failure.

Dr. Carpenter was born April 6, 1919 in Lodi, a son of Dr. Paul R. and Bessie Odora Warner Carpenter. He attended Marshall College in Huntington, WV and graduated from...

Jun 26, 2011

Leetonia - Marian H. Holloway, 88, of 38025 SR 558, died at 10:00 a.m. Sunday, June 26, 2011 at Whispering Pines Village, Columbiana.

Mrs. Holloway was born August 31, 1922 in Salem, a daughter of the late John F. and Nellie B. Hickling Helt and had lived in this area all of her life. She had been...

Jun 25, 2011

Lee A. Pritchard of Leetonia, Ohio died at his home Saturday, June 25, 2011 after a long illness.

He was born July 14, 1951 in Youngstown, Ohio to the late Nellie Myers Pritchard-Stefan and McClure Pritchard. Lee leaves two sisters whom love and adore him, Lynn Kurtz his twin, and Lisa Pfeifenroth, brothers in-law John Kurtz and...

Jun 22, 2011

Washingtonville - Elizabeth E. "Betty" Kegelmyer, 91, of 1050 West Main Street, formerly of Walnut Street, Leetonia, died at 6:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at the Salem Care Center.

Mrs. Kegelmyer was born February 16, 1920 in Damascus, a daughter of the late Norman and Marie Imobersteg Yates and had lived in the area all of...

Jun 21, 2011

East Palestine, OH-June 21, 2011-Richard E. "Dick" Keating, 84, of 1286 Howell Rd. died at 9:55 a.m. Tuesday at Hospice House following a lengthy illness.

Mr. Keating was born September 14, 1926 in Poland, a son of Melvin "Pops" and Margaret Reesh Keating and had lived in this area all of his life.

Dick was...