Obituaries

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...

May 28, 2008

Reverend Delcie Mae Stewart, 75, of 277 Second Street, died at 1:41 p.m. Wednesday at the St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Youngstown.

Reverend Stewart was born June 9, 1932 in Williamsfield, OH, a daughter of Elmer A. and Elizabeth Silvasy Ludt and had lived in Bergholz since 1972, coming from Columbiana.

She was pastor of the...

May 24, 2008

Columbiana - May 24, 2008 - Mary Katherine Hawkins, 51, of 1061 Fairfield Avenue, died at 3:50 p.m. Saturday at the Trinity West Hospital, Steubenville, of injuries from a motorcycle accident.

Mrs. Hawkins was born July 16, 1956 in Youngstown, a daughter of Frederick Schippert and the late Norma Jean Brooks Schippert and had lived in this...

May 23, 2008

Leetonia - May 23, 2008 - Ralph Emmett Prine, 60, 330 Ridge Street, died at 7:00 a.m. Friday at the Hospice House, Poland.

Mr. Prine was born September 26, 1947 to Emmett and Mary (McFadden) Prine and had lived in the area all his life.

He worked at Sheet & Tube (Briar Hill Works), Republic...

May 21, 2008

Columbiana, OH - May 21, 2008 - Patricia L. Quarterson, 66, of 1304 Timberline Drive died at 6:05 p.m. Wednesday in the Hospice House, Poland, OH.

She was born June 10, 1941 in Akron, OH, daughter of Michael J. and Lula M. Archer Cerato.

She had been the Vice President for the Roxberg Investment Corporation...

May 18, 2008

Columbiana - May 18, 2008 - Mark S. Rhodes, 93, of 4800 Renkenberger Road, died at 2:15 a.m. Sunday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. David Weaver.

Mr. Rhodes was born December 28, 1914 in Dayton, VA, a son of Webster Clay and Sarah Mabel Showalter Rhodes and had lived here most of his life. He...

May 17, 2008

East Palestine - May 17, 2008 - George T. McKinstry, 92, of 566 Alice Street, died at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Caprice Health Care Center, North Lima.

Mr. McKinstry was born August 18, 1915 in Brilliant, OH, a son of Jesse and Grace Heile McKinstry and had lived in East Palestine since 1946, coming from Brilliant....

May 16, 2008

East Palestine - May 16, 2008 - Mary Elizabeth Booth, 96, formerly of East Martin Street, died at 10:50 a.m. Friday at Assumption Village where she had been living since 1999.

Mrs. Booth was born May 31, 1911 in East Palestine, a daughter of Max and Sadie Shultz Neubauer and had lived in this area all of...

May 15, 2008

East Palestine - May 15, 2008 - R. Wesley "Wes" Werner, 60, of 198 West High Street, died at 11:05 p.m. Thursday at The Medical Center, Beaver, PA.

Mr. Werner was born April 29, 1948 in Salem, a son of the late William J. and Grace L. Shannon Werner and had lived in this area all of...

May 14, 2008

Leetonia - May 14, 2008 - Anita Louise Briden, 71, of 14 W. Main Street died at 1:00 a.m. Wednesday at her residence following a short illness.

Mrs. Briden was born July 5, 1936 in Leetonia, a daughter of Anthony and Annette Mowery Billet and had lived in the area all of her life.

Anita...

May 10, 2008

Columbiana - May 10, 2008 - Alfred W. Imhoff, 82, of 1801 Timberline Drive, formerly of St. Clairsville, died at 10:59 a.m. Saturday at the Salem Community Hospital after being stricken at his home.

Mr. Imhoff was born September 10, 1925 in Stewartsville, OH, a son of Alfred L. and Gertrude Helms Imhoff and had lived here...

May 8, 2008

Columbiana - May 8, 2008 - Geraldine E. Mint, 88, of 759 Fairfield Avenue, died at 7:40 p.m. Thursday at the Blossom Nursing Center, Salem.

Mrs. Mint was born February 19, 1920 in Salem, a daughter of Elbert and Elsie VanFossan Brown and had lived in the East Palestine and Columbiana area most of her life. She,...