Obituaries

Roy Lewis Myers

Roy Lewis Myers

Jan 10, 2009

Leetonia - January 10, 2009 - Roy Lewis "Angel" Myers, 71, formerly of SR 558, died at 4:38 p.m. Saturday at the Salem Community Hospital.

Roy was born October 15, 1937 in Youngstown, a son of the late Howard and Johanna Braun Myers and had lived in this area since 1983, coming from Youngstown.

He...

Ruth Welch Walker

Ruth Welch Walker

Jan 8, 2009

Columbiana-January 8, 2009-Ruth Welch Walker, 69, of 53 Village Court, died at 2:00 p.m. Thursday at Salem Community Hospital following a long battle with cancer.

Mrs. Walker was born March 9, 1939 in Philadelphia, PA, a daughter of Lybrand R. and Marion L. Smyser Welch and had lived in Columbiana since 1990 coming from East Palestine.

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Evelyn M. Bush

Evelyn M. Bush

Jan 4, 2009

Salem - January 4, 2009 - Evelyn M. Bush, 94, of 12280 Lisbon Road, died at 5:35 p.m. Sunday at her daughter's home.

Mrs. Bush was born April 12, 1914 in Alliance, a daughter of Perry and Sophia Hahlen Weaver and had lived in the area all of her life. Evelyn had been employed as a packer...

Howard Stouffer

Howard Stouffer

Jan 4, 2009

Leetonia - January 4, 2009 - Howard J. "Dutch" Stouffer, 87, of 100 York Street, died at 2:00 a.m. Sunday at the Holander House, Salem.

Mr. Stouffer was born December 31, 1921 in Washingtonville, a son of the late Howard A. and Nellie Esther Shepard Stouffer and had lived in this area all of his life. He...

Catherine Ann Lavorata

Catherine Ann Lavorata

Jan 1, 2009

Columbiana, OH - January 1, 2009 - Catherine Ann Lavorata, 67, of 42032 Madison Drive, died at 8:20 a.m. Thursday at Salem Community Hospital, Salem, OH.

Mrs. Lavorata was born October 28, 1941 in Fairmont, West Virginia a daughter of Dominick and Josephine Egidi Pellegrin and had lived in Columbiana since 1970 coming from Hamtramck, Michigan. She...

Adena J. Robertson

Adena J. Robertson

Dec 31, 2008

North Canton - December 31, 2008 - Adena J. Robertson, 81, of North Canton, formerly of East Palestine, died Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at Essex of Salem III.

Mrs. Robertson was born May 15, 1927 in Sebring, OH, a daughter of the late William Burdette and Frances Olive Pitzer Mackall and had lived in Stark County 40...

Margaret Wirth

Margaret Wirth

Dec 30, 2008

East Palestine-December 30, 2008- Vivian J. and Margaret Louise Wirth, both of 132 W. North Avenue were pronounced dead Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at their home.

Vivian was born May 11, 1918 and Louise was born December 29, 1922, the daughters of Frank and Elma Ball Wirth and had lived in this area most of their lives....

Vivian J. Wirth

Vivian J. Wirth

Dec 30, 2008

East Palestine-December 30, 2008- Vivian J. and Margaret Louise Wirth, both of 132 W. North Avenue were pronounced dead Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at their home.

Vivian was born May 11, 1918 and Louise was born December 29, 1922, the daughters of Frank and Elma Ball Wirth and had lived in this area most of their lives....

John C. Mclemore

John C. Mclemore

Dec 29, 2008

Columbiana - December 29, 2008 - John C. McLemore, 30, of 438 Quincy Ave., died at 11:23 a.m. Monday at Salem Community Hospital.

Mr. McLemore was born September 5, 1978 in Salem, a son of Terry and Kathy Feezle McLemore and had lived in the area most of his life.

John had been employed as...

Verla E. Caldwell

Verla E. Caldwell

Dec 28, 2008

Columbiana - December 28, 2008 - Verla E. Caldwell, 87, of Colorado Springs, CO, formerly of Columbiana, died Sunday, December 28, 2008 at the Sunny Vista Living Center, Colorado Springs.

Mrs. Caldwell was born November 26, 1921 in Leetonia, a daughter of the late Harry and Zella Peppel Holloway and had lived in Colorado since 2002, coming...

Barbara J. Hall

Barbara J. Hall

Dec 25, 2008

Lisbon - December 25, 2008 - Barbara J. Hall, 52, went into the arms of our Lord Thursday at 11:00 p.m.

She was born June 9, 1956 in Lisbon a daughter of the late Edward and Virginia Pettigrew.

She was a homemaker and a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Leetonia and had attended the...

Richard A. Perry

Richard A. Perry

Dec 24, 2008

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Catherine M. Macek

Catherine M. Macek

Dec 18, 2008

East Palestine-December 18, 2008-Catherine M. Macek, 94, of 48208 Brushville Road, died at 11:05 a.m. Thursday at the Blossom Nursing Center, Perry Township. Mrs. Macek was born July 15, 1914 in Marion, IN a daughter of Arthur and Elizabeth Ancil.

Catherine was a homemaker and a member of the Unity Grange and SNPJ.

Her husband,...

Leona Minnie Morey

Leona Minnie Morey

Dec 18, 2008

Leona Minnie Morey, 96, of Auburn, Indiana, formerly of East Palestine, OH died Thursday, December 18, 2008 at the Wesley Health Care in Auburn, IN.

Mrs. Morey was born March 15, 1912 in New Galilee, PA, a daughter of Louis and Blanche Dyke Marshall and had lived in Indiana since 2004, coming from East Palestine. She had...

Constance Lynn Chamberlain

Constance Lynn Chamberlain

Dec 16, 2008

New Waterford - Constance Lynn Chamberlain, 52, of Waterford Rd. died at 1:32 p.m. December 16, 2008 at Hospice of the Valley after a courageous lifelong battle with kidney failure.

Connie was born June 23, 1956 in Salem, a daughter Thomas L. and Martha A. Bell Quimby. She had resided for the past six years in New...

Sandra L. Black

Sandra L. Black

Dec 16, 2008

Beaver Falls, PA-Sandra L. Black, 57, of 3717 W. 6th Avenue, died at 1:10 p.m. Tuesday at Friendship Ridge Nursing Home in Brighton Township, PA.

Mrs. Black was born March 30, 1951 in New Brighton, PA a daughter of Jesse E. and Marjorie M. Woods Teapole and had lived in Beaver Falls since 1998 coming from the...

Ronald Lee Sommers

Ronald Lee Sommers

Dec 15, 2008

Washingtonville-December 15, 2008-Ronald Lee Sommers, 63, of 205 W. Main Street, died at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Health Center, Youngstown.

Mr. Sommers was born August 10, 1945 in Salem, a son of John and Nellie McDonald Sommers, Jr. and live in this area all of his life.

Mr. Sommers worked for Specialty Ceramics,...

Julie Lynn (Wirks) Masony

Julie Lynn (Wirks) Masony

Dec 14, 2008

Medina, OH-December 14, 2008-Julie Lynn (Wirks) Masony, 35, died at 2:28 a.m. Sunday at her home in Medina following a long battle with cancer.

Before moving to Medina, Julie had resided in the Brecksville and Cuyahoga Falls area after growing up in East Palestine, OH.

She was a 1991 graduate of East Palestine High School...

Eugene Walter Hanna

Eugene Walter Hanna

Dec 10, 2008

Columbiana - December 10, 2008 - Eugene Walter Hanna, 93 of 516 S. Main Street died Wednesday at his residence.

Mr. Hanna was born September 11, 1915 in New Springfield, Ohio the son of Walter R. and Mary Siferd Hanna. He came to Columbiana in 1938 and was a life long member of Jerusalem Lutheran Church.

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Virginia Britton

Virginia Britton

Dec 9, 2008

East Palestine-December 9, 2008-Virginia Britton, 91, of 5386 Jimtown Road, died at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Vista Center in Lisbon.

Mrs. Britton was born September 2, 1917 in Beaver, PA a daughter of Paul and Catherine Macik Taucher and had lived in this area all of her life.

Virginia was a lathe operator for...