Obituaries

Sep 13, 2011

Euclid - Mary E. Onigkeit, 96, of 25900 Euclid Avenue, formerly of Leetonia, died at 2:10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011 at Altercare of Mayfield Village.

Mrs. Onigkeit was born November 3, 1914 in Leetonia, a daughter of George and Annie Blackburn King. She had been employed as a food handler at the Hawkins School in Gates...

Sep 12, 2011

East Palestine, OH- September 12, 2011-May L. Cyphert, 91, formerly of Wallace Ave. died at 3:45 a.m. Monday at Sterling House in Salem, OH.

Mrs. Cyphert was born May 1, 1920 in Beaver Falls, PA, a daughter of Joseph and Lois Howard Barrow and had lived in the East Palestine area since 1992 coming from Beaver Falls....

Sep 11, 2011

East Palestine - Private graveside services were held Tuesday, September 13, 2011, at the Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery, New Galilee, PA for James G. McCowin, 66, formerly of South Washington Street, who died at 8:57 p.m. Sunday at the Salem Community Hospital. Mr. McCowin was born February 11, 1945 in Salem, a son of the late Guy and Katherine McGuckin...

Sep 10, 2011

North Lima - David D. Claypoole, 96, of 1750 E. Middletown Road, died at 6:50 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011 at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Boardman.

Mr. Claypoole was born June 2, 1915 in Youngstown, a son of Edward and Elsie E. Taylor Claypoole and had lived in this area all of his life.

He was...

Sep 10, 2011

Negley - Floyd Leland Gorby, 76, of 50360 Pancake Clarkson Road, died at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 10, 2011 at the Salem Community Hospital following a lengthy illness.

Mr. Gorby was born June 13, 1935 in Rogers, a son of the late Bartlett and Lillian Wilson Gorby and had live in this area all of his life....

Sep 8, 2011

East Palestine-September 8, 2011-After a long courageous battle with cancer, Carol Ann Quintanilla, 69, went home to be with her Lord at 7:30 a.m. Thursday surrounded by her loving family.

Carol was born October 17, 1941 in East Palestine, a daughter of J. Carlyle and Pearl Mary Woods Brown and had lived in this area as well...

Sep 4, 2011

Columbiana-September 4, 2011-Jane Audrey Dodson, 72, died at 8:53 a.m. Sunday at Salem Community Hospital following a long illness.

Mrs. Dodson was born February 6, 1939 in Columbiana, a daughter of Curtis W. and Erma Meek Rapp and had lived in this area all of her life.

Jane was a customer service representative for Columbiana-Buick-Cadillac-Chevrolet...

Sep 3, 2011

Columbiana-September 3, 2011-Robert W. Hawkins, 88, died at 9:55 a.m. Saturday at Hospice House, Poland following a short illness.

Mr. Hawkins was born September 25, 1922 in Rogers, a son of Fred M. and Hazel Barton Hawkins and lived in this area all of his life.

Bob was a drag line operator for over 35...

Aug 31, 2011

Columbiana - Victoria Elsie Detwiler, 85, of 4525 Renkenberger Road, died at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at Essex of Salem, II.

Mrs. Detwiler was born November 20, 1925 in St. Petersburg, FL a daughter of Victor E. and Elsie McMullen Cone Lowe and was a descendent of the pioneer McMullen family who settled in Largo...

Aug 29, 2011

Washingtonville - Valerie Boston Lemonias, 32, of Washingtonville, formerly of Columbiana, died at 2:17 p.m. Monday, August 29, 2011, at Hospice House, Poland.

Mrs. Lemonias was born November 2, 1978 in Salem, a daughter of Melvin Long and Karen Foley.

She was a graduate of Columbiana High School. She served in the U.S. Army and...

Aug 21, 2011

Columbiana-August 21, 2011-Doris Eileen Sansenbaugher Garrod, 88, formerly of Columbiana, went home to be with her Lord at 6:35 a.m. Sunday at the home of her daughter, Tami (Bob) Peddicord in New Waterford following a brief illness.

Mrs. Garrod was born May 27, 1923 in Salem, a daughter of William and Alice Weber Sansenbaugher.

Doris...

Aug 21, 2011

Leetonia - Josephine Coseno Turner, of Leetonia, died Sunday morning.

Mrs. Turner was born in Leetonia, a daughter of Charles and Virginia Sambati Mancuso and lived here all of her life. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church and the American Legion Auxiliary of Leetonia.

She was preceded in death...

Aug 19, 2011

Columbiana - Clementine M. "Toots" Lanza, 86, of 1229 Columbiana-Lisbon Road Lot #77, formerly of Leetonia, died at 10:15 p.m. Friday, August 19, 2011 at Caprice Health Care Center, North Lima.

Mrs. Lanza was born November 22, 1924 in Warren, a daughter of the late Frank and Frances Manna. She was a 1942 graduate of Warren G....

Aug 19, 2011

Columbiana - Donovan C. Birmingham, 86, of 106 Park Court, formerly of New Springfield, died at 8:40 a.m. Friday, August 19, 2011 at the St. Mary's Alzheimers Center.

Mr. Birmingham was born August 7, 1925 in Vienna, Missouri, a son of the late Clyde Birmingham and Pearl Burns Birmingham Hoff. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard...

Aug 17, 2011

Salem - Marie Naomi Viola, 85, of 165 South Madison Street, died at 11:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at her home.

Mrs. Viola was born September 19, 1925 in Leetonia, a daughter of the late Clarence and Oma Murray Esterly and had live in this area all of her life. She had been employed as a...

Aug 17, 2011

East Palestine, OH-August 17, 2011-Andrew L. Cunningham, Sr. 52, of 147 South St. died suddenly August 17, 2011 at Lakeside Campground in Berlin Center.

Andy was born May 27, 1959 in Salem, a son of William and Nina Van Fossan Cunningham, Sr. and had lived in this area all of his life.

Andy had worked...

Aug 16, 2011

Francis J. Borelli, 89, of 129 Claybrook Drive, died at 5:55 p.m. Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at Essex of Salem I.

Mr. Borelli was born March 29, 1922 in East Palestine, a son on the late Dennis and Anna Frederick Borelli and had lived here since 2006, coming from Chester, VA. He had served in the US...

Aug 14, 2011

East Palestine, OH-Durita F. Black, 70, of 6611 Justison Road, died at 11:20 a.m. Sunday at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center, Boardman Campus following an eleven year courageous battle with cancer.

Mrs. Black was born December 30, 1940 in Salem, a daughter of Clarence and Mildred Griffith Cope and had lived in this area all of her...

Aug 13, 2011

Columbiana - Elizabeth Ann "Liz" Flohr, 78, of 204 West Park Avenue, died at 11:00 p.m. Saturday, August 13, 2011 at the Parkside Health Care Center.

Mrs. Flohr was born March 1, 1933 in North Lima, a daughter of the late Gustav and Anna Schneider Nemenz and had lived in this area all of her life.

Aug 12, 2011

Columbiana- -Herb Bortner, 63, of 114 Court Street, died Friday, August 12, 2011, at his home.

Mr. Bortner was born August 6, 1948 in Salem, a son of Herbert W. and Helen Jean Pursifull Bortner and had lived in this area most of his life.

Herb played football for Columbiana High School and was on...