Obituaries

Nov 25, 2008

East Palestine-November 25, 2008-Elizabeth "Betty" Lundy, 88, formerly of Washington Street, died at 12:20 a.m. Tuesday at Essex I of Salem.

Mrs. Lundy was born January 30, 1920 in East Palestine, a daughter of Arthur C. and Pearl M. Albright Angle and had lived in this area most of her life.

Betty was a 1938...

Nov 24, 2008

Columbiana-November 24, 2008-Theresa Marie Mancuso, 62, of 1800 Woodland Drive, died at 11:01 a.m. Monday at Hospice House, Poland.

Ms. Mancuso was born September 30, 1946 in Salem, a daughter of Eugene and the late Wilma Fiets Mancuso and had lived in this area all of her life.

Theresa, who was born blind but never...

Nov 22, 2008

Columbiana - November 22, 2008 - Ted A. Brookhart, 50, 458 Parkview Drive, died Saturday at his home.

Mr. Brookhart was born October 29, 1958 in Celina, OH, a son of Marion L. and Irene Bomholt Brookhart and had lived here since 1971, coming from Celina.

He was a 1977 graduate of Columbiana High School...

Nov 21, 2008

Lisbon-November 21, 2008-Virginia Frances Hendricks, 94, of 13192 SR 7 died at 12:15 a.m. Friday at her home.

Mrs. Hendricks was born August 20, 1914 in Weirton, WV a daughter of the late Wilbur H. and Elsie Derringer Craig and had lived in this area since 1940.

Virginia was employed as beautician for 10 years...

Nov 15, 2008

East Palestine-November 15, 2008-Raymond Earl Musser, 83, of East Palestine died at 4:20 p.m. Saturday at Parkside Health Care Center in Columbiana where he had been the past six days.

Mr. Musser was born May 13, 1925 in Enon Valley, PA a son of the late Earl and Mary Gosche Musser and had lived in this area...

Nov 14, 2008

Salem-November 14, 2008-Emery William Henderson, 82, of 930 Prospect Street, died at 7:00 a.m. Friday at his home.

Mr. Henderson was born January 8, 1926 in Franklin Square, a son of Frank T. and Birda Libert Henderson and had lived in this area all of his life.

Emery was employed as a truck driver for...

Nov 13, 2008

Lisbon-November 13, 2008-Glenn J. Earl, Sr., 81, of 37626 Eagleton Road, died at 4:45 a.m. Thursday at his home.

Mr. Earl was born August 27, 1927 in Salineville a son of Lewis and Rachel Davis Earl and had lived in this area all of his life.

Glenn was employed as machine operator for Electric Furnace...

Nov 11, 2008

Columbiana - November 11, 2008 - Donald W. Jackson, 88, of 333 West Salem Street, died Tuesday at his home.

Mr. Jackson was born November 28, 1919 in East Liverpool, a son of Donald R. and Lillian R. Jackson. The family came to Washingtonville in 1920 and Don lived in this area all of his life. He...

Nov 10, 2008

Enon Valley, PA-November 10, 2008-Helen Elizabeth "Betty" Strohecker, 82, formerly of Church Street in Enon Valley, died at 11:50 p.m. Monday at Beaver Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center where she had resided the past six years.

Mrs. Strohecker was born August 15, 1926 in Conway, PA a daughter of the late William Sterrett and Helen Claire Graebing...

Nov 8, 2008

Columbiana - November 8, 2008 - Floyd D. Coleman, 79, of 226 Brenda Lane, died at 6:55 a.m. Saturday at his home.

Mr. Coleman was born January 10, 1929 in Lisbon, a son of the late Willis and Garnetta Hephner Coleman and lived in this area all of his life. He served in the U.S. Air Force...

Nov 7, 2008

Salem - November 7, 2008 - Dwayne R. Hofmann, 68, died suddenly of an apparent heart attack Friday morning while deer hunting.

Mr. Hofmann was born March 1, 1940 in Canfield, a son of the late Frank W. and Alberta M. Johnson Hofmann and lived in this area all of his life. He was a member of...

Nov 5, 2008

Columbiana-November 5, 2008-Irene Elizabeth Hall, 81, died at 2:10 a.m. Wednesday at Salem Community Hospital.

Mrs. Hall was born November 11, 1926 in East Palestine, a daughter of Jacob and Mary Irma Bush Mellott and had lived in Columbiana since 1965.

Irene had worked as a bakery helper at the Dutch House Restaurant in Columbiana...

Nov 3, 2008

NEW WATERFORD - Final services celebrating the life of Bob Hurst, 48, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, November 10, 2008 at the Warrick-Kummer-Rettig Funeral Home, Columbiana.

Bob was born on July 26, 1960, a son of John and Norma Wilson Hurst. He was a 1978 graduate of Beaver Local High School and was married on...

Nov 3, 2008

Beloved wife and mother Mary Louise Lynn, 84, of Virginia Beach, VA, went home to be with her Lord and Savior at 12:50 p.m. on Monday, November 3, at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital after experiencing an acute stroke. The daughter of Orville and Dorothea Christman Chellis of Leetonia, OH, Mary Louise was born on December 16, 1923. She...

Nov 3, 2008

Columbiana-November 3, 2008-Norina Grace D'Altorio, 94, died at 11:25 p.m. Monday at Whispering Pines Village in Columbiana.

Mrs. D'Altorio was born July 12, 1914 in Donora, PA, a daughter of Luigi and Marianna Ritacco Diulus.

Norina had lived in this area for the past four years moving to Ohio from Monessen, PA in October of...

Nov 2, 2008

Marjorie Louise Spires Swanson, 74, of Creek Road, New Waterford, died early Sunday morning in her sleep at Salem Community Hospital after a long illness with lung disease.

She was born Jan. 20, 1934, in Struthers, the only child of George and Mary Ruth Parson Spires. She had lived in the Columbiana-New Waterford area most of her...

Nov 2, 2008

Columbiana-November 2, 2008-Charles A. Rohrer, 95, of 180 Duquesne Street, died at 5:50 p.m. Sunday at the Parkside Health Care Center in Columbiana.

Mr. Rohrer was born November 17, 1912 in Columbiana, a son of Frank and Minta Creed Rohrer and had lived in this area all of his life. He served in the U. S. Army...

Nov 1, 2008

Columbiana-November 1, 2008-Mary "Edith" Linn-Hall, 89, of 937 E. Park Ave. died at 8:25 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center.

Mrs. Hall was born December 25, 1918 in Washingtonville, a daughter of Alan A. and Clara E. O'Neill Stirling and had lived in this area all of her life.

Edith had worked for...

Oct 27, 2008

Leetonia - October 27, 2008 - Eleanor R. Whitacre, 85, of 783 Columbia Street, died at 4:05 p.m. Monday at the Salem Community Hospital.

Mrs. Whitacre was born November 10, 1922 in Leetonia, a daughter of William R. and Olive Nichols Anglemyer and had lived in this area all of her life.

She was a...

Oct 26, 2008

Dumont, Iowa-October 26, 2008-Gertrude Mary Mahler, 83, formerly of Columbiana, died Saturday at the Madrid Home for the Aging in Madrid, Iowa.

She was born October 1, 1925, in Elton, Louisiana, a daughter of the late Marion and Clara (Arabie) Nugent.

Gertrude attended the Reeves School in Louisiana. She was a member of the First...