Obituaries

Dec 22, 2007

December 22, 2007. Robert E. Rupert, age 75, of 20 North Pleasant Dr., East Palestine, died in Salem Community Hospital due to pneumonia.

He was born March 3, 1932, near New Waterford, the youngest son of Willis and Emma Van Skiver Rupert. Bob's development was slow due to cerebral palsy, but his mother and many others championed...

Dec 20, 2007

Columbiana December 20, 2007 -Julia Ann Conkle, age 86, of 44925 Crestview Road died at 8:00 p.m. Thursday at her residence.

She was born October 21, 1921 in Elkton, daughter of Curtis and Ida Finney Warrick had lived in the area all of her life.

Surviving is her husband, Edwin Conkle whom she married February...

Dec 19, 2007

East Palestine - December 19, 2007 - Justin P. Gillis, 26, of 133 West North Avenue, died Wednesday evening of injuries suffered in an auto accident.

Justin was born March 18, 1981 in Youngstown, a son of J. Patrick and Cynthia L. Craik Gillis and had lived in this area all of his life.

He...

Dec 16, 2007

Leetonia - December 16, 2007 - Frank A. Lindstrom, 81, of 37934 Butcher Road, died at 5:30 a.m. Sunday at his home.

Mr. Lindstrom was born July 11, 1926 in Sugar Grove, PA, a son of Axel and Lolo Chelton Lindstrom and had lived here since 1981, coming from Waterford, PA. He served as a military policeman...

Dec 7, 2007

Leetonia - December 7, 2007 - Madalene T. Orincsak, 92, of 38017 Old SR 344, died Friday at 12:57 p.m. at the Salem Community Hospital.

Mrs. Orincsak was born May 29, 1915 in Leetonia, a daughter of the late Henry J. and Theresa Neiheisel Walzer and had lived in this area all of her life. She had...

Dec 7, 2007

Columbiana December 7, 2007 -Harold W. 'Army' Armstrong, age 81, of 307 Blueberry Drive died at 4:00 p.m. Friday in the Woodlands at Hampton Woods in Poland.

He was born December 3, 1926 in Lisbon, son of Carl and Annabelle Lodge Armstrong and had lived in Columbiana since 1952.

Harold had been an Owner-Operator of...

Dec 6, 2007

Columbiana December 6, 2007 -Lois V. Justice, age 86, formerly of Park Place died at 5:10 p.m. Thursday in the Essex #2.

She was born March 14, 1921 in East Palestine, daughter of Hosea R. and Zelda M. Keller Peppel and had lived in Columbiana for most of her life.

She was a member of...

Dec 5, 2007

Negley - December 5, 2007 - Ruth E. Mackall, 83, of 50462 Front Street, died at 12:10 p.m. Wednesday at Essex Nursing Center #1 of Salem.

Mrs. Mackall was born October 3, 1924 in Negley, a daughter of Harry and Agnes Knight Crowl and had lived in this area all of her life. She had been employed...

Dec 5, 2007

Albert "Doodle" Hornsby, formerly of South Main Street died at 7:08 a.m. Wednesday in the Parkside Health Care Center.

He was born Oct. 12, 1937 in Hugheston WV, son of Albert C. and Gladys J. Phillips Hornsby.

He had lived in the area most of life working as a truck driver for 20 years. He...

Dec 1, 2007

Mansfield, OH - Dec. 1, 2007 - Howard Earle Donbar, age 86, died Saturday afternoon in Triumph Hospital, Mansfield.

He was born April 2, 1921 in Youngstown, Ohio to the late Judge William Edward Luther and Viola (Hawkins) Donbar moving to Columbiana in 1923. Howard graduated from Columbiana High School in 1939 where he played football, basketball...

Nov 26, 2007

Edith A. Spooner, 94, formerly of Jimtown Road, East Palestine, died at 11:35 p.m. at Parkside Health Care Center, Columbiana.

Mrs. Spooner was born July 23, 1913 in Darlington Township, Beaver County, PA, a daughter of Clark I. and Agnes K. Tyson McCowin and had lived in this area most of her life.

She was...

Nov 24, 2007

New Waterford November 24, 2007 -Marie May Sanders, age 89, of 2472 McCloskey Road died at 5:23 a.m. Saturday in the Greenbrier Nursing Home.

She was born December 21, 1917 in East Palestine, daughter of Elmer and Mary Leona Parker Hall had lived in New Waterford since 1956. Marie had been a secretary for the former W....

Nov 22, 2007

Juanita H. Cole, age 70, formerly of James Street died at 11:45 a.m. Thursday in the Salem Community Hospital.

She was born June 21, 1937 in Johnstown PA, daughter of William and Elda Yeager Kirchner.

Mrs. Cole had lived in Columbiana for 36 years, coming from Youngstown.

She had been a bookkeeper for...

Nov 18, 2007

Grove City, Pennsylvania November 18, 2007 -William Oswell Cusick, age 79, of 1173 Slippery Rock Road died at 9:07 p.m. Sunday at UPMC in Pittsburgh, PA.

Born April 23, 1928 in Lisbon, son of Oswell Hasting and Elda Malone Cusick, William had lived in Grove City, PA since 1975 coming from Salem OH.

He had...

Nov 8, 2007

Salem - November 8, 2007 - Harold E. Alexander, 95, of 13871 Washingtonville Road, died at 9:15 p.m. Thursday at the Parkside Health Care Center, Columbiana.

Mr. Alexander was born October 12, 1912 in Teegarden, a son of Charles W. and Katherine Smith Alexander and was raised on the family farm in Gavers. He served in the...

Nov 6, 2007

Salem - November 6, 2007 - Nan F. Gongaware, 78, of 36110 Perry Grange Road, died at 10:50 p.m. Tuesday at the Pleasant View North Retirement Center.

Mrs. Gongaware was born November 25, 1928 in Evans City, PA, a daughter of Warren and Grace Hite Treadwell and had lived in this area most of her life. She...

Nov 4, 2007

Columbiana November 4, 2007 -Doris Lee Miller, age 84, of 68 Maplewood Drive died at 3:55 a.m. Sunday in the Salem Community Hospital.

She was born September 18, 1923 in Youngstown, daughter of Arthur Leon and Lillian Kimble White.

Mr. and Mrs. Miller moved from Green Township to Columbiana in 1996.

She was...

Nov 1, 2007

Enon Valley, PA - November 1, 2007 - Howard W. McMillin, 81, of 1841 Moravia Road, died at 5:32 p.m. Thursday at Jameson Hospital, New Castle following a short illness. Mr. McMillin was born October 21, 1926 in South Beaver Township, Beaver County, PA, a son of Roy S. and Laura L. Huston McMillin and had lived in the...

Oct 30, 2007

East Palestine - October 30, 2007 - Dorothy E. Ward, 80, of 49873 SR 14, died at 12:35 a.m. Tuesday at the St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Boardman Campus following a long illness.

Mrs. Ward was born September 16, 1927 in East Palestine, a daughter of Andrew and Helen Burlingham VanFossan and had lived here all of her...

Oct 24, 2007

East Palestine - October 24, 2007 - Ruth E. Taylor, 96, of 496 West Main Street, died at 7:25 p.m. Wednesday at the Salem Community Hospital.

Mrs. Taylor was born January 23, 1911 in East Palestine to the late Elmer and Effie Kachner Bacon. She was a homemaker and had lived here all of her life.