Obituaries

Aug 5, 2010

Leetonia - Nedra Jean Rettig, 83, of 111 Summit Street, Leetonia, formerly of Defiance and Holgate, Ohio, died Thursday morning, August 5, 2010 at her home following a brief illness.

Nedra was born August 4, 1927 in Tedrow, Fulton County, Ohio, the youngest child of James Arthur and Martha Wenzel Call. She attended school in Fulton County...

Aug 1, 2010

Columbiana - Diana Joy VanPelt, was born still at 5:50 a.m. Sunday, August 1, 2010 at Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville. Diana is the infant daughter of Andrew H. and Elizabeth J. Kurtz VanPelt of 14540 VanPelt Road, Columbiana.

Besides her parents, she is survived by two sisters, Stephanie VanPelt and Joanna VanPelt; and a brother,...

Jul 28, 2010

Salem-July 28, 2010-Thelma Gayon Anglemyer, 83, died Wednesday at Blossom Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Salem.

Mrs. Anglemyer was born January 14, 1927 in Struthers, a daughter of the last Charles O. and Jessie M. Tidd Peebles and lived in the Salem since 2001 coming from Columbiana.

She was a homemaker and enjoyed golfing on the...

Jul 19, 2010

Washingtonville-July 19, 2010-Wesley A. "Butch" Bell, Sr., 70, of 760 Stocking Street, died at 2:04 p.m. Tuesday at Salem Community Hospital following a short illness.

Mr. Bell was born October 16, 1939 in Washingtonville, a son of Harry and Blanche Heinzleman Bell and had lived in this area all of his life.

He worked for...

Jul 19, 2010

Alice Elizabeth Smith, 79, of 121 7th Street, died at 1:04 a.m. Monday, July 19, 2010 at her home.

Mrs. Smith was born January 13, 1931 in Berwick, PA, a daughter of the late Lawrence B. and Alice Johnson Hiney and had lived here since 1954, coming from Berwick, PA.

She was a registered nurse...

Jul 16, 2010

East Palestine - Barbara A. Adams, 87, of 143 South Market Street, died at 4:44 p.m. Friday, July 16, 2010 at the Mahoning Valley Hospital in Boardman.

Mrs. Adams was born July 17, 1922 in Philippi, WV, a daughter of the late Natale and Emma Zanoni Endrizzi and had lived here over 50 years, coming from St....

Jul 16, 2010

Columbiana-July 16, 2010-Doris J. McFarland, 69, of 14 Windrose Court, died Friday at her home.

Mrs. McFarland was born December 12, 1940 in Beaver County, PA, a daughter of John and Edith Shoaff and had lived in this area all of her life.

She was a homemaker and loving mother to her five children and...

Jul 14, 2010

Columbiana-July 14, 2010-Edwin J. Conkle, 87, of 44925 Crestview Rd., died at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at his home.

Mr. Conkle was born October 6, 1922 in Clarkson, a son of Carl R. and Anna Mae Low Conkle and had lived in this area all of his life.

Edwin was a truck driver for Herriott Trucking...

Jul 12, 2010

Leetonia-July 12,2010-Samuel J. DiRocco, 85, of 145 Pine St., died at 10:40 p.m. Monday at his home surrounded by his family.

Mr. DiRocco was born June 23, 1925 in Leetonia, a son of Samuel and Pauline Morelli DiRocco and had lived in this area all of his life.

Sam was an assembler for the former...

Jul 12, 2010

Columbiana - Clarence W. "Tim" McCoy, 83, formerly of Columbiana, died at 4:37 a.m. Monday, July 12, 2010, at Covington Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center of East Palestine.

Clarence was born March 30, 1927 in East Palestine, a son of Harry and Emma McCoy and had lived in this area all of his life. He had been...

Jul 11, 2010

Enon Valley, PA-July 11, 2010-Nicole G. "Niki" Feezle Frost, 24, of 2276 State Line Rd., died at 8:06 p.m. Sunday at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh of cystic fibrosis which she suffered from all of her life.

Niki was born October 12, 1985 in New Castle, PA, a daughter of Jeff and Jamie Schuster Feezle and had...

Jul 11, 2010

Pittsburgh, PA-July 11, 2010-Thomas "Matthew" McKim, 34, of Pittsburgh, died at 3:00 p.m. Sunday at UPMC Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh following a brief illness.

Matthew was born February 15, 1976 in New Brighton, PA, a son of Thomas L. and Sabrina Carol Katchmar McKim and had lived in Pittsburgh, Pa the past 16 years coming from Enon Valley,...

Jul 9, 2010

Leetonia,OH-John Lee "Jack" Hall, 64, of 382 Somer Street, died at 2:05 a.m. Friday, July 09, 2010 at his home with his family at his bedside.

Jack was born May 4, 1946 in Leetonia, a son of the late John D. and Alberta Barnes Hall and had lived in this area all of his life. He had...

Jul 7, 2010

Leetonia-Beverly Ann Converse, 52, of 4950 Lower Elkton Road, died at 2:03 a.m. Wednesday, July 7, 2010, at St. Elizabeth's Boardman Health Center.

She was born September 24, 1957 in New Brighton, PA, a daughter of Blaine and Ann Rambo Short.

Beverly was a 1975 graduate of New Brighton High School and the Beaver County...

Jul 6, 2010

Eugene M. Mancuso, age 93, passed away on July 6, 2010 in Florida where he resided for the last eight years with his daughter and her husband.

He was born July 11, 1916 in Leetonia, Ohio to Petro and Rosaria Mancuso.

Mr. Mancuso served in the United States Army during World War II and received...

Jun 29, 2010

Salem-June 29, 2010-Carolyn Jean Price, 58, of 12205 Goshen Road Lot 104, died at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday at Hospice House in Poland following a long illness.

Mrs. Price was born March 4, 1952 in Salem, a daughter of the late Lawrence and Caroline Onesta Stokes and had lived in this area all of her life.

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Jun 28, 2010

Struthers - June 28, 2010 - Timothy W. Wichert, 49, of 28 Park Ave. died at 7:20 a.m. Monday at his home.

Mr. Wichert was born July 18, 1960 in Youngstown, a son of Robert and Loverna Oliver Wichert and had lived in this area all his life.

He had been employed as a steel...

Jun 26, 2010

Leetonia-Michael James Cullinan, 68, of 420 Columbia Street, died at 9:40 p.m. Saturday, June 26, 2010, at his home.

He was born March 24, 1942 in Salem, a son of Daniel and Esther Binns Cullinan.

Mr. Cullinan had worked as a machinist for the Fordees Company in Leetonia.

Michael served in the US...

Jun 23, 2010

Randolph F. Taylor departed this life peacefully in his home with his wife by his side on Wednesday, June 23, at 8 a.m. at the age of 67, after a long and courageous battle with brain cancer. He was born in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of Frederick and Helen Illes Taylor. He was a graduate of Austintown Fitch High...

Jun 22, 2010

East Palestine - June 22, 2010 - Alan J. Rogue, 51, of 122 Claybrook Drive, died at 12:18 a.m. Tuesday at the St. Elizabeth Hospital, Main Campus in Youngstown.

Alan was born April 20, 1959 in Mexico City, Mexico, a son of Jose Alberto and Reza Novello Tapia and had lived in East Palestine five years, coming...