Obituaries

Sep 11, 2010

Salem - Garrett A. "Gary" Barnes, 29, passed away Saturday morning, Sept. 11, 2010 at Hospice House, Poland after a courageous battle with cancer.

Gary was born November 25, 1980 in Salem, a son of Russell K. and Diane L. Wise Barnes and had lived in the Columbiana area all of his life. He was a 1999...

Sep 10, 2010

East Palestine - Jamie Kathleen Lansberry, age 13 days, of 59 Wallace Avenue, died at 12:56 a.m. Friday, September 10, 2010 at St. Elizabeth Health Center, Youngstown.

Jamie was born August 28, 2010 in Youngstown, a daughter of Bradley Lansberry and Tabatha Arthur.

Besides her parents, she is survived by maternal grandparents, Kathleen Arthur of...

Sep 10, 2010

Columbiana - John Leo Perrott, 81, of 51 Howard Street, died at 2:40 a.m. Friday, September 10, 2010 at the Parkside Health Care Center in Columbiana.

Mr. Perrott was born October 25, 1928 in Reading Mines, PA, a son of the late John Leo and Delda Richards Perrott.

He had worked as a laborer at...

Aug 31, 2010

New Waterford-August 31, 2010-Gretchen McGuckin, 62, of 3949 W. Main Street, died at 3:00 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth's Health Center, Youngstown following a brief illness.

Mrs. McGuckin was born April 13, 1948 in Salem, a daughter of William and Irene George Frew and had lived in this area all of her life.

Gretchen was...

Aug 26, 2010

Lisbon - Richard Eugene McCoy, 78, of 9437 Steubenville Pike Road, died at 8:18 a.m. Thursday, August 26, 2010 at his home.

Mr. McCoy was born June 3, 1932 in Unity, a son of the late Ross and Ruth E. Webber McCoy.

He had worked as a brick wheeler for 22 years at H.K. Porter...

Aug 26, 2010

Columbiana-August 26, 2010-After a five year courageous battle with normal pressure hydrocephalus, Jack Henry Weyman left this world peacefully at home to be with his Savior, Jesus Christ, Thursday night, August 26, 2010. He was a fun loving and caring person, first as a son, then sweetheart, husband, father and "Papa" to his grandchildren. He will be sorely missed....

Aug 23, 2010

East Palestine - Dorothy M. Bittner, 89, formerly of East Martin Street, died at 10:45 p.m. Monday, August 23, 2010 at the Parkside Health Care Center, Columbiana.

Mrs. Bittner was born December 13, 1920 in Youngstown, a daughter of the late John B. and Lucille Wymer Alexander and had lived in this area most of her life....

Aug 21, 2010

Columbiana - Jack E. Sanders, 73, of 729 Fairfield School Road, died at 10 p.m. Saturday, August 21, 2010 at the St. Mary's Alzheimer's Center, Columbiana.

Mr. Sanders was born May 26, 1937 in Washingtonville, a son of the late John and Norene Mellot Sanders.

Jack had worked for the George J. Howe Company for...

Aug 20, 2010

East Palestine - Josephine Stella Bunofsky, 88, formerly of Campbell, died at 7:20 a.m. Friday, August 20, 2010 at the Greenbriar Health Care Center in Boardman where she had resided the past 20 months.

Mrs. Bunofsky was born October 12, 1921 in Youngstown, a daughter of the late Paul and Kathryn Balough Dulovich and had lived in...

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...