Obituaries

Jun 20, 2011

New Springfield - Woodrow Wilson Wise, 100, of 13833 Beaver Springfield Road, died Monday at 9:05 p.m., June 20, 2011 at Parkside Health Care Center, Columbiana.

Mr. Wise was born April 12, 1911 in Youngstown, a son of James Alexander and Lucetta L. Donner Wise and had lived in this area most of his life. He had...

Jun 19, 2011

Columbiana - Evelyn M. McCoy, 88, of Columbiana, died at 2:56 a.m. Sunday, June 19, 2011 at the St. Mary's Alzheimer's Center.

Evelyn was born October 2, 1922 in Negley, a daughter of the late Fred and Linni Gorby Posey and had lived in this area all of her life. She had been employed as a seamstress...

Jun 18, 2011

Services will be held at 11 am Friday, June 24, at the Upper Room Fellowship for Dorothy M. (Altomare) Schmitt, who peacefully passed from this life Saturday evening, June 18.

She was born July 5, 1923 in Salem, the daughter of Howard and Elizabeth Barnes Smith, and lived most of her life in the Leetonia and New...

Jun 13, 2011

Columbiana - Carole Maureen "Mitzi" Bertolette, 76, of 849 Fairfield School Road, died Monday at 12:55 a.m., June 13, 2011 at Hospice House, Poland.

Mrs. Bertolette was born September 13, 1934 in Salem, a daughter of the late Homer and Thelma Donahue Gilmore. Carole lived in Columbiana for 48 years coming from East Palestine. Following graduating from...

Jun 2, 2011

Washingtonville - Paul James Sneddon, Sr., 69, of 705 W. Main Street, died Thursday evening at 6:15 p.m., June 2, 2011 at Hospice House, Poland.

Mr. Sneddon was born December 22, 1941 in Washingtonville, a son of Robert and Mildred Sanders Sneddon and had lived in this area all of his life. He had worked as a...

May 30, 2011

New Waterford - Joseph F. Dutterer, 84, formerly of New Waterford, died Monday evening at the Parkside Health Care Center where he had resided five years.

Mr. Dutterer was born August 21, 1926 in Youngstown, a son of the late Arthur G. and Grace V. Schesler Dutterer and had lived in this area all of his life....

May 27, 2011

Columbiana - Helen A. Radler, 98, of 1229 Columbiana-Lisbon Road, died Thursday evening, May 26, 2011 at her home.

Mrs. Radler was born September 10, 1912 in Washingtonville, a daughter of Harry and Adelaide Fitzpatrick McNeal and had lived in this area all of her life. She was co-owner, along with her husband, William Radler of WM...

May 21, 2011

Leetonia - William D. Boswell, Sr., 75, of Leetonia, died Saturday, May 21, 2011 at Salem Community Hospital after being stricken at his home.

Mr. Boswell was born April 29, 1936 in Washington, PA, a son of the late John and Mildred Doak Boswell, coming to this area in 1967. He had been an owner/operator truck driver...

May 17, 2011

Columbiana-May 17, 2011-Lois E. Bray, 89, died at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday at Parkside Health Care Center where she had resided the past 20 years.

Mrs. Bray was born March 17, 1922 in Youngstown, a daughter of Gale Wood and Ella Eleanor Carlson Sprague and had lived in Columbiana since 1967, coming from North Lima. Lois was a...

May 15, 2011

Columbiana - Robert "Bobby" Lamoncha, 91, formerly of Columbiana, died Sunday, May 15, 2011 at the Allay Senior Center, Lisbon.

Mr. Lamoncha was born July 10, 1919 in Columbiana, a son of the late Joseph K. and Margaret E. Shearer Lamoncha. He had served in the US Army during WWII in Europe. He had owned and operated...

Apr 27, 2011

Columbiana - Virginia Patchen, age 95, of Columbiana, passed away Wednesday afternoon, April 27, 2011 at Hospice House, Poland.

She was born November 2, 1915 in Youngstown, a daughter of Guy and Donna Unspach Patchen. Her mother died when she was six and her brother, Robert Patchen was two. Guy Patchen moved his family to Columbiana and...

Apr 21, 2011

Beloit - Ernest D. Baker, Sr. age 71, of 2313 Westville Lake Road, formerly of Leetonia and Salem, died at 12:45 p.m. Thursday, April 21, 2011 at the Alliance Community Hospital.

Mr. Baker was born February 11, 1940 in Leetonia, a son of the late Ernest and Jennie Cross Baker. He has been employed as a tool...

Apr 20, 2011

Columbiana - Stella G. Keck, 88, of 1263 Fairfield Avenue, died Wednesday evening at Hospice House in Poland.

Mrs. Keck was born December 6, 1922 in Enon Valley, PA, a daughter of the late Charles and Alta Byrd May. She was a member of Good Hope Lutheran Church, North Lima.

She was preceded in death...

Apr 20, 2011

Columbiana-April 20, 2011-Teresa Fay "Tess" Sinsley, 91, died at 1:25 a.m. Wednesday at Whispering Pines Village where she had resided the past seven years.

Mrs. Sinsley was born June 20, 1919 in Ambridge, PA, a daughter of John Walter and Loretta Grace Grim Wagoner, Sr. Previous to living in Columbiana, she had resided in Leetonia since 1957....

Apr 19, 2011

Columbiana - Dorothy Helen Little, 87, of Middleburg Heights, formerly of Columbiana, died Tuesday, April 19, 2011.

Dorothy was born February 9, 1924 in Punxsutawney, PA, a daughter of John U. and Nellie Burkett Gahagan. Dorothy's main focus was her family; however she did have several interesting jobs. She was a "Rosie The Riveter" during WWII, a...

Apr 15, 2011

Rogers - Dorkis M. Artrup, 77, of 7901 Sprucevale Road, died at 4:40 a.m. Friday, April 15, 2011 at her home.

Mrs. Artrup was born December 30, 1933 in East Palestine, a daughter of the late Jacob and Nellie Lambright Melott and had lived in the area all of her life.

She had been employed...

Apr 13, 2011

East Palestine - John Allen Freed, Sr., 61, of 50925 Hadley Road, died at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at the Covington Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Mr. Freed was born October 19, 1949 in New Galilee, PA, a son of the late Delmer J. and Mary Sherrill Freed and had lived in this area most of...

Apr 8, 2011

East Palestine - Grace H. Schaeffer, 94, formerly of West Martin Street, died at 4:55 a.m. Friday, April 08, 2011 at the Salem Community Hospital.

Mrs. Schaeffer was born January 3, 1917 in East Palestine, a daughter of the late Ira and Edith Tennis Rambo and had lived in this area all of her life. She was...

Apr 3, 2011

New Springfield - Virginia "June" Randolph, 85, of New Springfield, died at 6:50 a.m. Sunday at Hospice House, Poland.

Mrs. Randolph was born January 16, 1926 in Negley, a daughter of the late James and Charlotte Bussard Mahon.

She had been employed as a presser at the former B&M Cleaners, East Palestine and later at...

Apr 1, 2011

East Palestine - Helen L. Rose, 86, of East Palestine, died Friday, April 1, 2011 at Covington Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

Mrs. Rose was born August 10, 1924 in East Palestine, a daughter of the late Henry J. and Albina Lyons Frederick and had lived in this area all of her life.

She had...