Obituaries

Feb 23, 2009

Leetonia - February 23, 2009 - Betty June Rance, 86, passed away Monday evening at the home of her daughter Linda in Chandler, AZ.

Mrs. Rance was born June 21, 1922 in Niles, OH, a daughter of the late Harry D. and Ethel M. Gifford Woods and had lived in Leetonia for many years before moving to...

Feb 22, 2009

Lisbon - February 22, 2009 - Robert G. Bussard, 86, of Glasgow Road, died at 4:50 a.m. Sunday at Essex I of Salem following a lengthy illness.

Mr. Bussard was born October 30, 1922 in Fairfield Township, Columbiana County, a son of the late Fred J. and Sylvia D. Graham Bussard and lived in this area all...

Feb 22, 2009

New Waterford - February 22, 2009 - Lloyd E. Louk, Sr., 73, of 3768 Park Avenue, died at 4:18 p.m. Sunday at the Select Specialty Hospital.

Mr. Louk was born October 19, 1935 in Negley, a son of Lloyd J. and Helen Tice Louk and had lived in this area all of his life.

He...

Feb 21, 2009

East Palestine-February 21, 2009-Thomas J. Cantwell, Jr., 85, of 49231 England Drive, died at 7:10 p.m. Saturday at Sterling House in Salem.

Mr. Cantwell was born February 17, 1924 in Glenmoor a son of Thomas J. and Edna M. Reagle Cantwell, Sr. and had lived in this area all of his life.

Tom was a...

Feb 16, 2009

East Palestine-February 16, 2009-Louise Blagg, 85, of 520 E. North Ave., died at 9:35 a.m. Monday at Parkside Health Care Center, Columbiana.

Mrs. Blagg was born May 9, 1923 in East Palestine, a daughter of Lloyd and Margaret L. Kerchgesner Wilson and had lived in this area all of her life.

Louise was a clerk...

Feb 15, 2009

East Palestine - William E. "Bill" Hall, 84, of Bacon Avenue, East Palestine, OH, died at 6:00 a.m. Sunday morning, February 15, 2009 at the Parkside Health Care Center, Columbiana.

Born August 5, 1924 in East Palestine, the son of the late Earl and Viva Dyke Hall, he was a lifelong resident of East Palestine. He graduated...

Feb 14, 2009

Columbiana-February 14, 2009-Frederic L. Fish, 61, of 1229 Columbiana Lisbon Road died at 7:30 a.m. Saturday at the Salem Community Hospital following a 13 month battle with cancer.

Mr. Fish was born January 9, 1948 in Youngstown, a son of Daniel and Evelyn Price Fish and had lived in Columbiana the past five years coming from Austintown....

Feb 13, 2009

Boardman - February 13, 2009 - A private burial was held at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Youngstown on Saturday, February 14, 2009, for John C. Purucker, 85, who passed away Friday morning.

Mr. Purucker was born December 11, 1923 in Boardman, a son of Frederick William and Rose Caldwell Purucker and had lived in the area all his...

Feb 11, 2009

Salem - February 11, 2009 - Raymond Christani went home to be with the Lord. Mr. Christani, 76, of 1020 West Perry Street, formerly of Leetonia, died Wednesday morning at his home, joining his beloved wife, the former Jean A. Favorite, who preceded him in death Jan. 1, 1982.

Mr. Christani was born June 30, 1932 in...

Feb 8, 2009

Elouise M. Yerian, 87, of 204 Village Court, Columbiana, passed away at 11:15 p.m. on Sunday, February 8, 2009 at her daughter's home.

Mrs. Yerian was born on September 27, 1921, in New Springfield, the daughter of Milton M. and Ola Peters May. Elouise was a life-long area resident and member of the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in...

Feb 7, 2009

Columbiana - February 7, 2009 - Richard J. Ferrall, 81, of Springfield Road, passed away early Saturday morning at the Caprice Health Care Center in North Lima after a brief illness.

Rich was born January 3, 1928 in Fairfield Township, Columbiana County, a son of Russell and Myrtle Shearer Ferrall and had resided in Columbiana his entire...

Feb 4, 2009

William J. Paes, Jr. "Bill", passed away Wednesday, February 4 at Hospice House in Poland with his family by his side.

Bill was born September 8, 1925 in New Middletown, the son of William Paes and Bessie Birch and was the stepson of Molita Paes. He moved to East Palestine in 1963.

A 1943 graduate...

Feb 4, 2009

North Lima-February 4, 2009-Jesse L. Smith, Jr., 55, of North Lima, died Wednesday at his home.

Mr. Smith was born June 19, 1953 in Camp LeJune, NC, a son of Jesse L. and Fawn Lehman Smith, Sr. and had lived in this area all of his life.

He had been employed as service manager at...

Feb 3, 2009

Leetonia - February 3, 2009 - Mary L. Floding, 100, of 288 State Street, died at 4:35 p.m. Tuesday at the Hospice House in Poland.

Mrs. Floding was born July 12, 1908 in Converse, Indiana, a daughter of Fred and Tressie Haggerty Smith, coming to this area as a child. She was a homemaker and a member...

Feb 3, 2009

East Palestine-February 3, 2009-John F. Morton, Jr., 80, of 141 N. Pleasant Drive, died at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday at his daughter's home.

Mr. Morton was born February 25, 1928 in Chester, West Virginia, a son of John F. and Hulda Ayers Morton, Sr. and had lived in this area since 1968 coming from Calcutta.

John...

Feb 2, 2009

East Palestine-February 2, 2009-James G. Shenton, Jr., 61, of 3792 N. Pleasant Drive died at his home.

Mr. Shenton was born December 28, 1947 in East Liverpool, a son of James G. and Pauline Wolfe Shenton, Sr. and had lived in this area ten years coming from the Washington, PA area.

Jim was a welder...

Jan 30, 2009

Sebring-January 30, 2009-Wilda L. Bevan, 90, formerly of Columbiana died at 4:50 p.m. Friday at the Salem Community Hospital. She had resided at Copeland Oaks since 2005.

Mrs. Bevan was born May 8, 1918 in Brookville, PA, a daughter of R. John and Eva Reed Steele and had lived in Columbiana since 1938 coming from Jewett, OH....

Jan 28, 2009

Columbiana - January 28, 2009 - Samuel Petro, 88, 434 North Middle Street, died at 7:56 a.m. Wednesday at his home.

He was born October 12, 1920 in Alliance, OH, a son of the late Louie and Mary Benis Petro and had lived in this area most of his life.

Mr. Petro served in the...

Jan 27, 2009

East Palestine - January 27, 2009 - Joseph C. Little, Sr., 62, of 5064 SR 170, died at 5:53 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Youngstown.

Mr. Little was born August 18, 1946 in Salem, a son of the late Joseph F. and Ruth A. Slagle Little and had lived in this area all of his...

Jan 26, 2009

Petersburg-January 26, 2009-Edith H. Long, formerly of Petersburg, died at 5:20 a.m. Monday at Shepherd of the Valley Nursing Home in Boardman.

Mrs. Long was born April 5, 1918 in New Waterford, a daughter of Samuel and Lizzie Seidner Kibler and had lived in this area all of her life.

Edith worked as a cashier...