Obituaries

Jul 8, 2008

Austintown - July 8, 2008 - Ernest Arthur DeChellis, 81, of Norquest Boulevard died at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday in the Assumption Nursing Home, North Lima.

He was born December 4, 1926 in Youngstown, son of Salvatore and Vena DiRenzo DeChellis and had lived in Austintown since 1955 coming from Youngstown.

Ernest owned and operated DeChellis...

Jul 5, 2008

East Palestine - July 5, 2008 - Ida Mae McDevitt, 83, of 1950 SR 165, died at 9:20 a.m. Saturday at Hospice House, North Lima, OH.

Mrs. McDevitt was born August 24, 1924 in New Waterford, a daughter of Elmer and Augusta Feggert Gotthardt and had lived in this area all of her life.

She...

Jul 4, 2008

Salem - July 4, 2008 - Mary M. Lilley, 77, of 485 Aetna Street, died at 9:15 a.m. Friday at the Salem Community Hospital.

Mrs. Lilley was born March 23, 1931 in Wadsworth, OH, a daughter of the late Julius D. and Tillie J. Britt Sherrill and had lived in this area most of her life. She...

Jun 29, 2008

Leetonia, OH - June 29, 2008 - Henry S. Nemenz, Sr., 93, of 3406 Leetonia Road, died at 12:46 p.m. Sunday at the Hospice House in Poland.

Mr. Nemenz was born November 11, 1914 in Pittsburgh, PA a son of Andrew and Rose Kloos Nemenz and had lived in this area since 1945.

Henry was...

Jun 28, 2008

East Palestine - June 28, 2008 - Wanda L. Rowland, 85, of 381 East North Avenue, died at 10:20 a.m. Saturday at the Salem Community Hospital.

Mrs. Rowland was born October 14, 1922 in Cambridge, OH, a daughter of James E. and Mary Abrams Munyon and had lived in this area most of her life.

...

Jun 27, 2008

New Waterford - June 27, 2008 -Wayne Huston Cope, 93, of 45379 Crestview Road died at 4:05 a.m. Friday, at the St. Elizabeth Health Center, Youngstown.

He was born December 17, 1914 in East Fairfield, a son of Clark J. and Hazel Huston Cope and had lived in the area all of his life. He was employed...

Jun 21, 2008

Leetonia - June 21, 2008 - Robert Dale Rohrer, 62, of 39169 Crestview Road, died Saturday at the St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Boardman Campus.

Mr. Rohrer was born December 7, 1945 in Salem, a son of James William and Dorothy Eileen Grate Rohrer and had lived in this area all of his life.

He had...

Jun 20, 2008

Columbiana - June 20, 2008 - Lea C. Jones, 73, of 333 W. Salem Street, died at 2:03 p.m. Friday at Salem Community Hospital.

Mr. Jones was born December 9, 1934 in Salem, a son of George W. and Olie May Gardner Jones and had lived in Columbiana County all of his life.

Lea was...

Jun 18, 2008

Leetonia - June 18, 2008 - Sarah Jane Entrikin McIntosh, 74, formerly of Lisbon Road, died at 6:55 a.m. Wednesday at the Blossom Nursing Center, Salem.

Mrs. McIntosh was born June 23, 1933 in Petersburg, OH, a daughter of Wilbur and Sarah E. Wonner May and had lived in this area all of her life.

...

Jun 16, 2008

Leetonia - June 16, 2008 - Chester F. "Whit" Whitacre, 89, of 783 Columbia Street, died at 4:20 a.m. Monday at the Parkside Health Care Center in Columbiana.

Mr. Whitacre was born October 31, 1918 in Salem Township, a son of Frank and Mayme Lodge Whitacre and had lived in this area all of his life.

Jun 16, 2008

East Palestine,OH - June 16, 2008 - LeeAnn Brockman, 46, of 185 E. Martin Street, died Monday at her home.

Mrs. Brockman was born January 28, 1962 in Beaver Falls, PA, a daughter of James L. and the late Jane Rankin Miller and had lived in East Palestine, OH since 1981, coming from Koppel, PA.

...

Jun 15, 2008

Columbiana - June 15, 2008 - Tyler Ross Unkefer, 20, of 1864 Lower Elkton Road, died Sunday.

Tyler was born December 8, 1987 in Salem, a son of Lee J. and Julie A. Bradford Unkefer and had lived in this area most of his life. He was employed as a laborer at Columbiana Foundry. He had attended...

Jun 14, 2008

Leetonia - June 14, 2008 - Clyde R. "Butch" Carey, 71, of 24 Washington Street, died Saturday morning at his home.

Mr. Carey was born November 16, 1936 in Leetonia, a son of the late William H. and Blanche M. Garrison Carey and had lived in this area most of his life. He served in the US...

Jun 11, 2008

Salem - June 11, 2008 - Clyde Albert "Red" Dotson, 87, of 1392 S. Lincoln Ave. #1 died at 1:25 a.m. Wednesday at his home.

Clyde was born May 7, 1921 in Lisbon and had lived in Salem for five years coming from Franklin Square.

He had been a machinist for Leetonia Fabrication and prior...

Jun 10, 2008

Washingtonville - June 10, 2008 - Harry Lee Barnett, 62, of 285 E. Main Street died at 7:49 p.m. Tuesday in the Salem Community Hospital.

He was born October 23, 1945 in Beaver Falls PA, son of John and Ellen Brickner Barnett.

He had lived in the Washingtonville area all his life and had worked...

Jun 9, 2008

Leetonia - June 9, 2008 - Ralph L. Price, 61, of 967 Cherry Valley Road, died on Monday at his home.

Mr. Price was born November 9, 1946 in Youngstown, a son of Ralph F. and Betty M. Bothwell Price and had lived here 12 years, coming from North Lima. He had served in Vietnam in the...

Jun 6, 2008

Leetonia - June 6, 2008 - Glenn R. "Shorty" Long, 92, of 4526 Fairfield School Road, died at 11:55 a.m. Friday at the Salem Community Hospital.

Glenn was born January 17, 1916 at Cleveland, Ohio, a son of the late John Walter and Emma Hoffacker Long and moved to this area as a young boy where he...

Jun 6, 2008

Cuyahoga Falls, OH - June 6, 2008 - William H. Engberg, Sr., 80, of 45 Chart Road, died at 7:15 a.m. Friday at Hospice of Visiting Nurse Service, Akron.

Mr. Engberg was born October 9, 1927 in Mineral Ridge, the son of Clarence R. and Mary C. Corll Engberg and had lived in Akron for the past...

May 29, 2008

New Waterford - May 29, 2008 - Richard M. Cunningham, 78, of 3253 Creek Road, died Thursday at his son's home in North Jackson.

Mr. Cunningham was born August 24, 1929 in Unity Township, a son of Alfred B. and Claudia Snyder Cunningham.

He was a mechanic for Anchor Motor Freight in Lordstown retiring in...

May 28, 2008

Columbiana - May 28, 2008 - Helen I. Cresanto, 58, of 4959 Signal Road, died at 11:58 a.m. Wednesday at Salem Community Hospital.

Mrs. Cresanto was born April 2, 1950 in Salem, OH, a daughter of Lewis "Buck" and Ruby Arthurs Noel and had lived in this area all of her life.

She was a...