Obituaries

Aug 7, 2011

Salem - Neal Lonzo Brant, 22, of 1146 East Third Street, died Sunday, August 7, 2011, at his home.

Neal was born November 15, 1988 in Salem, a son of Derek A. and Paula B. Beagle Brant.

Neal is a 2007 graduate of Salem High School. He enjoyed playing football and baseball.

Neal...

Aug 4, 2011

Leetonia-August 4, 2011-Mary A. Neiheisel, 84, of 937 East Park Ave. Columbiana, died at 7:50 a.m. Thursday at her home.

Mrs. Neiheisel was born September 26, 1926 in Struthers, a daughter of John and Clara Louise Buress Bodnark and had lived in this area all of her life.

Mary was a homemaker and member of...

Aug 4, 2011

Columbiana-August 4, 2011-Ronald C. Stanley, 76, of Columbiana, died at 1:02 a.m. at Salem Community Hospital.

Mr. Stanley was born June 21, 1935 in Enon Valley, PA, a son of Perl and Grace Cline Stanley and had lived in this area most of his life.

He was a truck driver for many years for the...

Aug 2, 2011

East Palestine - Marvin P. Aeschbacher, 57, of 5512 Jimtown Road, died Tuesday afternoon, August 2, 2011, at St. Elizabeth's Health Center, Youngstown.

Mr. Aeschbacher was born April 2, 1954 in New Castle, PA, a son of Melvin Aeschbacher and Virginia Landsberger.

Marvin worked as a mechanic.

He is survived by his mother,...

Aug 2, 2011

Columbiana - Evelyn M. Perrott, 84, of 937 East Park Ave., died at 7:08 a.m. Tuesday, August 2, 2011, at Salem Community Hospital.

Mrs. Perrott was born July 31, 1927 in Columbiana, a daughter of the late Lloyd and Grace Kyser Macklin.

Evelyn was a homemaker. She was a member of the Jerusalem Lutheran Church,...

Jul 30, 2011

East Palestine-Jaison T. Harris, born August 19, 1982 in Pittsburgh, PA, passed away on July 30, 2011 and is at peace with our Lord.

Jaison is the first beloved born son of Robert J. and Tami DeCesare Harris, best friend and dedicated big brother to Gregory R. and Mark A. Harris, trusted and loyal friend to those...

Jul 29, 2011

Columbiana-July 29, 2011-Alex J. Phillips, 94, 12471 Columbiana-Canfield Road died at 7:55 a.m. Friday at his residence.

Mr. Phillips was born March 9, 1917 in Fort Wayne, IN, a son of Joseph and Esther Ferenczy Fulop.

Alex worked for Erie-Lackawanna Railroad as yard master for forty years retiring in 1978. He served in the U.S....

Jul 27, 2011

Mayfield Village-July 27, 2011-Alfred P. Ziegler, 90, 850 Joyce Road, formerly of Washingtonville, died at 6:18 p.m. at his residence.

Mr. Ziegler was born May 27, 1921 in Germany, a son of Ferdinand and Maria Onigkeit Ziegler and had lived in Ohio since 1951, coming from Germany.

Alfred worked for General Electric as a laboratory...

Jul 27, 2011

Canton - John F. Sposetta Sr. age 76, of Canton, formerly of Leetonia, died Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at his home.

John was born on March 9, 1935, in Leetonia, a son of the late Ralph and Eleanor O'Dell Sposetta. John served in the US Marine Corps and retired from American Steel.

He is survived...

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...