Obituaries

Sep 10, 2008

East Palestine-September 10, 2008-Daniel L. Yokley, 51, of 524 Alice Street, died at 3:54 a.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Hospital Boardman Campus after becoming ill at home.

Dan was born April 2, 1957 in Salem, a son of Harold and Elsie Lutsch Yokley and had lived in this area all of his life.

He worked...

Sep 10, 2008

Columbiana September 10, 2008 Ruthanna Rhodes, 88, formerly of South Main Street, Columbiana, died at 7:17 a.m. Wednesday at Essex of Salem II.

Mrs. Rhodes was born December 30, 1919 in Everett, PA, a daughter of the late John and Mae Miller Karns.

She had been employed as a practical nurse at area nursing homes...

Sep 2, 2008

Loretta Irene Newton, 96 formerly of Washingtonville, passed away at her daughter-in-law's (Delores Newton) house, Tuesday, September 2, 2008. She resided for the past 5 years at her son's Walter "Bing" Newton (Peggy) house.

Loretta was born in Washingtonville on February 10, 1912. She is the daughter of the late Charles and Anna Barton Senior.

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Aug 25, 2008

Columbiana - August 25, 2008 - H. June Kendall, 84, formerly of West Salem Street, died at 8:53 p.m. Monday at the East Liverpool City Hospital.

Mrs. Kendall was born June 20, 1924 in Wetzel County, WV, a daughter of Clarence O. and Effie Stoneking Francis and had lived in the Columbiana area since 1953.

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Aug 24, 2008

Rogers - August 24, 2008 - George R. Todd, 73, of 45675 Pine Hollow Road died at 1:15 p.m. Sunday in the Parkside Health Care Center.

Mr. Todd was born Oct. 7, 1934 in Rogers, a son of Clarence H. and Anna C. Henderson Todd and had lived in the Rogers area all his life. He served...

Aug 20, 2008

East Palestine - August 20, 2008 - William Yereb II, 50, of 310 West Main Street, died at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the University Hospital, Case Medical Center, Cleveland.

Mr. Yereb was born July 24, 1958 in Salem, a son of the late William and Betty Hagerty Yereb.

He had been employed as a crane...

Aug 17, 2008

Canfield - August 17, 2008 - Rodg S. King, 64, of 11633 Columbiana-Canfield Road, died at 2:25 p.m. Sunday at the St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Youngstown, with his family at his side.

Mr. King was born October 26, 1943 in Youngstown, a son of the late John F. and Joyce Skinner King and had lived in this...

Aug 15, 2008

Columbiana - August 15, 2008 - Marie B. Chandler, 95, formerly of Lisbon Street, died at 10:55 a.m. Friday at the Parkside Health Care Center.

Mrs. Chandler was born January 27, 1913 in East Liverpool, a daughter of the late Charles and Nora Ammon Venaman and had lived in this area most of her life. She had...

Aug 11, 2008

North Lima - Doris Jean Stewart, 80, formerly of East Friend Street, Columbiana, died Monday, August 11th at the Assumption Village Center after struggling valiantly with heart complications.

We have lost a mother, grandmother and great grandmother with a heart of gold who was more to us than wealth untold. We have lost, but God gained one...

Aug 5, 2008

Columbiana - August 5, 2008 - Michael James Mercure, 74, of 4454 Signal Road, died at 2:40 p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth's Health Center Boardman Campus.

Mr. Mercure was born June 15, 1934 in Salem, a son of Michael and Lucille Mangiamilli Mercure and had lived in the Columbiana area all his life.

Michael was...

Aug 2, 2008

Salem-August 2, 2008-Bradley L. Elder, 46, of E. Pershing St., died suddenly Saturday afternoon at Salem Community Hospital.

He was born February 28, 1962 in Alliance, son of Norman F. and Winifred J. Martsolf Elder and had lived in the area all of his life.

Mr. Elder graduated from West Branch High school in 1980...

Aug 1, 2008

Columbiana August 1, 2008 Zella Mae Makowski, 90, of Columbiana, died at 5:23 p.m. Friday at the Essex of Salem II where she had been a patient the past month.

Mrs. Makowski was born March 6, 1918 in Negley, a daughter of Howard and Cora McCoy Huston and had lived in this area all of her life....

Jul 29, 2008

Rhonda S. Crawford, 44, of 715 Fairfield School Road, died peacefully with her family at her side at 9:25 p.m. Tuesday at the Salem Community Hospital following a courageous battle with cancer.

Ms. Crawford was born October 3, 1963 in Salem, a daughter of Everett T. and Carol "Mickey" Gorby Crawford and had lived in this area...

Jul 26, 2008

East Palestine, OH - July 26, 2008 - June L. Oswalt, 85, of 1291 N. Market Street, died at 1:05 a.m. Saturday at Parkside Health Care Center, Columbiana following a short illness.

Mrs. Oswalt was born August 9, 1922 in Wheeling, WV, a daughter of the late Paul E. and Myrtle Ivy Shively Bowen and had lived...

Jul 24, 2008

Columbiana - July 24, 2008 -Winafred Barber, 84, of 101 Park Court died at 11:16 p.m. Thursday in Aultman Hospital, Canton.

She was born April 11, 1924 in Dearth PA, a daughter of Ervin Edward and Lucy Ann Cover Meinhart.

Winafred had been a homemaker and had lived in the area most of her life....

Jul 23, 2008

Washingtonville - July 23, 2008 - Virginia Mae Davis, 79, of 260 Union Street died at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday in the Blossom Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Salem. She had recently resided at Whispering Pines Village in Columbiana.

Mrs. Davis was born September 13, 1928 in Washingtonville, a daughter of Harry S. and Alice Stouffer Wilkinson and had...

Jul 21, 2008

Mildred E. Inman, 89, formerly of East Clark Street, East Palestine, died Monday morning at the St. Francis Nursing Center, Newport News, VA.

Mrs. Inman was born May 13, 1919 in Beaver, PA, a daughter of the late Charles and Harriet A. Welsch Van Kirk. She had lived in Williamsburg, Virginia for the past twelve years after...

Jul 18, 2008

Edith May Oeler, 90, of 20 James Street, died Friday morning at the home of her daughter in Burnsville, NC.

Mrs. Oeler was born May 23, 1918 in Youngstown, a daughter of the late Merlin and Clara Riesen Flohr and had lived in this area all of her life.

Edith was a member of the...

Jul 15, 2008

Boardman - July 15, 2008 - Evelyn H. Broderick, 79, of 6936 Ron Joy Place died at 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, at the Hospice House, Poland.

Evelyn was born August 3, 1928, a daughter of Theodore and Minnie Berrisford Hanson in Struthers, OH. She graduated from Poland Seminary High School in 1946 and worked at Youngstown Sheet and...

Jul 10, 2008

Columbiana - July 10, 2008 - Robert Paul Miller, 73, of West Salem Street died at 11:47 a.m. Thursday, in the Salem Community Hospital.

He was born September 12, 1934 in Ravenna, son of Paul H. and Lottie Diezman Miller and had lived in the area most of his life.

Robert worked as an assembler...