Obituaries

May 15, 2009

Columbiana - May 15, 2008 - Doris Knight, 87, of 306 West Park Avenue, Columbiana, passed away Friday, May 15, 2009 at the Parkside Health Care Center where she had been a patient for four months.

She was born August 3, 1921 in East Palestine, the daughter of the late Stanton and Ethel Young Hull. She moved...

May 14, 2009

Columbiana, OH-May 14, 2009-Norman F. Weeden, 73, of 30 Wind Rose Court, died at 5:55 p.m. Thursday at Hospice House in Poland.

Mr. Weeden was born June 23, 1935 in Canfield, a son of Fred and Ruth Bieber Weeden and lived in Columbiana for 12 years coming from Canfield.

Norman worked in the maintenance department...

May 14, 2009

Salem - May 14, 2009 - Florence Beck Hillberry, 87, of 560 North Ellsworth Avenue, formerly of Leetonia, died at 12:45 pm Thursday at the Essex II of Salem.

Mrs. Hillberry was born February 9, 1922 in Salem, a daughter of the late George and Anna Hall and had lived in this area all of her life....

May 2, 2009

Columbiana-May 2, 2009-Richard E. Perkins, 78, of 546 W. Park Ave. died at 8:00 a.m. Saturday at Essex of Salem II.

Mr. Perkins was born November 8, 1930 in Lisbon, a son of George L. and Mary M. Bell Perkins and had lived in this area all of his life. Richard was a draftsman for NRM, Bliss...

May 2, 2009

Salem - May 2, 2009 - George E. Dotson, Jr., 39, of 385 West Pershing Avenue, formerly of Washingtonville, died Saturday morning at the Salem Community Hospital.

Mr. Dotson was born November 18, 1969 in Salem, a son of George E. Dotson, Sr. and Edna McLaughlin Kellner and had lived in this area all of his life....

May 2, 2009

Columbiana-May 2, 2009-Charles L. "Chuck" Cope, 84, of 42137 SR 14, died at 12:54 a.m. Saturday at the Salem Community Hospital following a brief illness.

Mr. Cope was born August 12, 1924 in Fairfield Township, Columbiana County, OH, a son of the late Roy and Helen Newhouse Cope and had lived in this area all of his...

Apr 21, 2009

East Palestine-April 22, 2009-Claude "Dick" Beight, 90, of 720 Alice Street, died Wednesday morning at his home following a six month illness.

Mr. Beight was born March 7, 1919 in East Palestine, a son of Claude Wilson and Eva Neil Beight and had lived in this area all of his life.

He was a 1937...

Apr 21, 2009

Donald Charles Rupert, 95, of 800 South 15th Street, Sebring, Ohio, died April 21 in the Crandall Medical Center of Copeland Oaks.

He was born to Willis and Emma Van Skiver Rupert on December 14, 1913, on the Rupert family farm outside of New Waterford. In 2004, he was predeceased by his wife of sixty-five years, Grace...

Apr 20, 2009

Salem - April 20, 2009 - Scott A. Lindstrom, 51, of 192 West Pershing Avenue, died Monday at his home.

Scott was born April 8, 1958 in Jamestown, NY, a son of the late Frank A. and Hazel J. Hanson Lindstrom. He had been employed as a laborer at General Electric in Erie, PA and later as...

Apr 19, 2009

Columbiana, OH - April 19, 2009 - Jane Cozma, 84, of 253 Blueberry Drive died at 3:47 p.m. Sunday at her home.

Mrs. Cozma was born October 19, 1924 in Pittsburgh, PA, a daughter of the late Milo M. and Josephine Reese Mitchell and had lived in this area most of her life.

Jane was...

Apr 14, 2009

Leetonia - April 14, 2009 - Verna E. Mellinger, 93, of 230 High Street, died at 11:45 p.m. Tuesday at the Salem Community Hospital.

Mrs. Mellinger was born June 2, 1915 in Youngstown, a daughter of Albert W. and Sue Clarke Koehler and had lived in this area all of her life. She was a 1933 graduate...

Apr 9, 2009

Salem, OH - April 9, 2009-Esther Garrett, 92, of 1522 Shady Lane died at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at her home where she had been cared for by her family the past two years.

Mrs. Garrett was born February 25, 1917 in East Liverpool, a daughter of the late Howard and Inez Montgomery Nahar and had lived in...

Apr 8, 2009

Columbiana - Patrick S. "Red" Mele Jr., 76, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Boardman Campus.

He was born January 24, 1933 in Youngstown, a son of Patrick S. and Mary Sevyak Mele, Sr. He served America honorably in the US Marine Corps during the Korean War. After returning from...

Apr 4, 2009

New Waterford, OH April 4, 2009-Agnes C. Remish, 91, formerly of New Waterford died at 4:45 p.m. Saturday at Essex I of Salem.

Mrs. Remish was born February 21, 1918 in New Waterford, a daughter of the late John and Agnes Russell Blazvick and had lived in this area all of her life.

Agnes, along...

Mar 28, 2009

Columbiana - March 28, 2009 - Rita L. Merz, 60, of Columbiana, died Saturday in Youngstown after being stricken at her home of an aneurysm.

Rita was born July 30, 1948 in Youngstown, a daughter of the late Stephen and Anna Popson Blasko.

She was a graduate of South High School, Youngstown (Class of 1966)....

Mar 20, 2009

Lisbon March 20, 2009 Leila Rae Herold, 63, of 6296 Gamble Road, formerly of 885 Prospect Street, Salem, died on Friday after a long battle with Parkinsons Disease.

The daughter of the late Raymond and Ethel Herold, Rae worked as a furniture designer and assistant plant manager at Ort Furniture for 43 years. She was a member...

Mar 12, 2009

Leetonia-March 12, 2009-Helen R. Butch, 96, of Leetonia, died at 12:35 p.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Health Center, Boardman Campus.

Mrs. Butch was born July 29, 1912 in Salem, a daughter of the late Samuel and Ernestine Colanni Morelli and had lived in Leetonia all of her life.

Helen was a homemaker and member of...

Mar 6, 2009

Rogers - March 6, 2009 - Caroline Cecilia Wilding Shell, 89, of 48012 Carmel Achor Road, went home to be with the Lord at 1:33 a.m. Friday at Hospice House, Poland.

Mrs. Shell was born January 19, 1920 in Berlin, PA, a daughter of Artie and Matilda Felton Sarver. She was a homemaker and had worked at...

Mar 6, 2009

Enon Valley - March 6, 2009 - Ethel M. Shetler, 86, of 204 Little Beaver Road, went home to be with her Lord and Savior at 11:30 a.m. Friday at her home.

Ethel was born March 11, 1922 in Salem, a daughter of the late Floyd and Minnie Burgham Brain.

She was a homemaker and...

Mar 3, 2009

Columbiana - March 3, 2009 - Ray C. Grossen, 89, of Whispering Pines Village, formerly of New Springfield, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, surrounded by the love of his family.

Ray was born September 1, 1919 in New Springfield, a son of the late Frederick C. and Linice Hofmeister Grossen. He served in the US...