Obituaries

Jan 26, 2008

East Palestine, OH - January 26, 2008 - Mary Alice Barrett, 92, formerly of East Palestine, died at 8:10 p.m. Saturday at the Parkside Health Care Center, Columbiana.

Mrs. Barrett was born April 28, 1915 in Mt. Jackson, PA, a daughter of Edgar and Mabel Warner Metz and had lived in this area all of her life....

Jan 25, 2008

Columbiana-January 25, 2008-Eva Helen Ambrose, age 88, formerly of Seventh Street, Columbiana died at 11:15 a.m. Friday at Essex of Salem II.

Mrs. Ambrose was born February 17, 1919 in Fairfield, AL, a daughter of Fred and Eva Siranian Yanko and had lived in the Columbiana area since 1953.

She was a hostess at Heck's...

Jan 24, 2008

January 24, 2008 - East Palestine - Francis H. Ward, 82, of 49873 SR 14, died Thursday evening at his home.

Mr. Ward was born November 16, 1925 in East Palestine, a son of Wilmer and Edna Felger Ward and had lived in this area all of his life. He served in the US Army during WW...

Jan 23, 2008

Negley - January 23, 2008 - Alice G. "Gen" Dickey, 87, of 7543 Prospect Street, died at 10:35 p.m. Wednesday at the Vista Center, Lisbon.

Mrs. Dickey was born March 29, 1920 in Cannelton, PA, a daughter of Clifford and Clara Nicely McCowin and had lived in this area all of her life. She was a 1938...

Jan 23, 2008

New Waterford-January 23, 2008- Mary E.Metze, age 84, of 3780 Boardman St. died at 5:51 p.m. Wednesday at Salem Community Hospital following a long illness.

Mrs. Metze was born March 1, 1923 in Negley, a daughter of William and Mary Bricker Hutson and had lived in this area all of her life. She was a homemaker and...

Jan 22, 2008

Columbiana - January 22, 2008 - Clyde Henry Lockard of 219 Allen Ave. Columbiana died at 7:20 a.m. Tuesday in Salem Community Hospital.

He was born June 5, 1924 son of Edna and Ross Lockard in Homer City, PA.

He lived in Greenford, Ohio for 30 years coming to Columbiana in 1987.

Clyde...

Jan 22, 2008

Enon Valley, PA - January 22, 2008 - Martin J. "Bud" Katchmar, 84, of 722 Hollow Road, died Tuesday morning at his home.

Mr. Katchmar was born October 11, 1923 in Clearfield, PA, a son of Michael and Katherine Wichryk Katchmar and had lived in this area most of his life. He had worked at the former...

Jan 19, 2008

Columbiana January 19, 2008 -Robert Ray Stewart, age 82, formerly of East Friend Street died at 4:00 a.m. Saturday in the Caprice Health Care Center after a courageous battle with cancer.

He was born Feb. 28, 1925 in Alliance, son of Ray Dwight and Olive Pearl Bable Stewart.

He had lived in Columbiana since 1952...

Jan 7, 2008

Leetonia, OH-January 7, 2008-Joseph John Kiliany, age 86, of 110 Oak Street, died at 8:10 p.m. Monday at the Salem Community Hospital.

Joseph was born August 22, 1921 in Leetonia, OH, a son of John and Anna Dupal Kiliany and had lived here all his life. He served in the U.S. Navy during WW II. He worked...

Jan 6, 2008

East Liverpool, OH-January 6, 2008-Martha A. Matern, age 57, of 15649 Pineview Drive, died at 12:15 a.m. Sunday at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA following a lengthy illness.

Martha was born December 20, 1950 in Salem, OH, a daughter of Marcus R. and Mary E. Hollabaugh Clark and had lived here since 2002 coming from Kansas City,...

Jan 6, 2008

Boardman - January 6, 2008 - William H. Wining, 56, of 360 Shields Road, formerly of Columbiana, died Sunday at 1:20 a.m. at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Youngstown of injuries from an auto accident.

Bill was born July 19, 1951 in Salem, the dutiful son of Henry T. and Virginia Steffy Wining and loving husband of Zosimar...

Jan 5, 2008

Columbiana - January 5, 2008 - Theresa R. DiPanfilo, 76, of 1229 Columbiana-Lisbon Road, died Saturday at 4:42 p.m. at the Salem Community Hospital.

Mrs. DiPanfilo was born April 2, 1931 in Leetonia, a daughter of Chalmer and Clara Sposetta Lodge and had lived in this area all of her life. She was a homemaker.

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Jan 5, 2008

Darlington, PA-January 5, 2008-Wilma Griffith, 88, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Saturday, January 5, 2008.

Wilma was born July 14, 1919 in East Liverpool, OH, a daughter of William and Mary Belle Wright Finney and had lived in the Darlington area since 1954.

She was a homemaker and member of the...

Jan 3, 2008

Ruth Anna Keslar, 88, formerly of McCloskey Road, passed away at 10:10 p.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center.

Mrs. Keslar was born May 27, 1919 in East Fairfield, OH, a daughter of Raymond and Nora Stooksberry Pike and had lived in the area all her life.

She was a homemaker and attended East...

Jan 3, 2008

Columbiana, OH-January 3, 2008-Beverly L. "Bee" Bennett, 80, formerly of 2050 Renkenberger Road, passed away at 8:45 a.m. Thursday at Parkside Health Care Center.

Mrs. Bennett was born February 17, 1927 in Youngstown, OH, a daughter of Lawrence and Florence Casity Judd and had lived in the area most of her life.

She was an...

Jan 2, 2008

Leetonia - January 2, 2008 - Robert A. Spatholt, 78, of 40060 Kelly Park Road, died Wednesday at his home.

Mr. Spatholt was born April 22, 1929 in Salem, a son of Arthur and Helen Floding Spatholt and had lived here several years, coming from Slippery Rock, PA. He had owned and operated the former Spatholt Hardware...

Dec 29, 2007

Anna Marie Paes passed away peacefully Saturday evening at her home on Wallace Avenue with her devoted husband Bill at her side.

Anna was born in Cannelton, PA on October 10, 1922 to Charles and Mary Rebecca Berresford McGuckin, came to East Palestine at the age of six, and lived there for the remainder of her life....

Dec 29, 2007

Rogers December 29, 2007 -Howard Otto Gumbel, age 75, of 9864 Sprucevale Road died at 3:00 a.m. Saturday at his residence.

He was born December 31, 1931 in Fairfield Township, son of Otto and Elizabeth Klepfer Gumbel. He had lived in Rogers all of his life.

Mr. Gumbel had been a dairy farmer most of...

Dec 26, 2007

Enon Valley, PA-December 26, 2007-Margaret P. Klepfer, 80, of 2604 State Route 351, passed away at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Salem Community Hospital following a long illness.

Mrs. Klepfer was born September 2, 1927 in North Lima, OH, a daughter of Hurlan A. and Myrtle M. Bartholomew Burkey and had lived in the Enon Valley area...

Dec 25, 2007

Doris L. 'Dottie' Yokley, 84, resident of Courtyard on Lexington in Salem, formerly of 7th Street Columbiana, passed away on the morning of December 25th, 2007.

Dottie was preceded in death by her parents Faye Lillian and Harry Saunders Gordon, and husband Howard Yokley. Also preceding her were an infant son; brothers, Louis William and Herbert Leroy...