Obituaries

Aug 1, 2007

Leetonia-August 1, 2007-Jessie J. Cross, age 106, formerly of Somer Street, Leetonia died at 12:30 a.m. Wednesday at Blossom Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Salem. Jessie was Leetonia and Columbiana County's oldest resident.

Mrs. Cross was born December 31, 1900 in West Newton, PA, a daughter of Frank A. and Amelia M. Crise Bergman. She had lived...

Jul 21, 2007

Washingtonville, OH-July 21, 2007-"Rowdy" Roy H. Landis, age 80, of Washingtonville died Saturday at Parkside Healthcare Center in Columbiana. He was surrounded by his wife of 58 years and all of his six children.

Mr. Landis was born June 1, 1927 in Irwin, PA a son of Roy W. and Anna Zimmerman Landis and had lived in...

Jul 21, 2007

Columbiana - July 21, 2007 - Sarah F. Riesen, 91, of 1033 Fairfield Avenue, died Saturday at 6:55 p.m. at the Salem Community Hospital.

Mrs. Riesen was born January 16, 1916 in Negley, a daughter of Edward Jacob and Mary Richardson Wentz and had lived in Columbiana since 1940, coming from Negley. She had been employed as...

Jul 14, 2007

Leetonia - July 14, 2007 - Donald L. Holma, Sr., 69, of 5933 Woodville Road, died at 4:05 p.m. Saturday at the Salem Community Hospital.

Mr. Holma was born November 10, 1937 in Fayette City, PA, a son of the late David and Wilma Sethman Holma and had lived in this area most of his life. He...

Jul 10, 2007

New Waterford July 10, 2007 -Thomas Harold Weaver, Sr., age 64, of 478 Kibler Road died at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at his residence.

He was born October 23, 1942 in Negley, son of David and Ruth Green Weaver.

Mr. Weaver had lived in New Waterford for 19 years coming from Negley.

A machinist...

Jul 10, 2007

East Palestine - July 10, 2007 - Elizabeth J. Slusser, 87, formerly of East Palestine, OH, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday morning, July 10, 2007, surrounded by her loving family in Hopewell, PA.

Mrs. Slusser was born June 12, 1920 in Sewickley, PA, a daughter of the late Clarence and Elizabeth Beck Mackall, Sr....

Jul 10, 2007

East Palestine - July 10, 2007 - Mary Virginia Scott Green, age 81, of 8501 Fremont Pike, Perrysburg, OH, formerly of East Palestine, OH, died in her sleep, July 10, 2007 at St. Luke's Hospital in Maumee, OH.

She was born November 10, 1925 in Pittsburgh, PA, a daughter of William H. and Mary Virginia Allison Wright....

Jul 9, 2007

Lisbon July 9, 2007 - Pauline "Polly" Thompson, age 80, of 39102 Adams Road died at 8:50 a.m. Monday in the St. Elizabeth Health Center.

She was born March 25, 1927 at home in rural Madison Township, daughter of Elmer Ross and Ada May Wilson Meek.

She was a housewife and had lived in the...

Jul 7, 2007

East Palestine - July 7, 2007 - Lois E. Bolam, 82, formerly of 775 West Martin Street, died at 11:00 a.m. Saturday at Essex of Salem II following a lengthy battle with cancer.

Mrs. Bolam was born March 28, 1925 in East Palestine, a daughter of the late William J. and Lela K. Flowers Lalley and had...

Jul 5, 2007

Leetonia - July 5, 2007 - Hazel J. Lindstrom, 78, of 37934 Butcher Road, died at 7:30 a.m. Thursday at her home.

Mrs. Lindstrom was born February 15, 1929 in Chandlers Valley, PA, a daughter of Clarence and Agnes Hayes Hanson and had lived here since 1981, coming from Waterford, PA. She was a homemaker and in...

Jul 4, 2007

Salem - July 4, 2007 - Edwin E. Altomare, 86, of 12100 West Pine Lake Road, died at 12:55 A.M. Wednesday at the Holander House.

Mr. Altomare was born September 20, 1920 in Leetonia, a son of James V. and Mary Cerrone Altomare and had lived in this area all of his life. He served in the...

Jul 3, 2007

William C. Manning, age 86, of 331 Bell Avenue, died at 7:20 p.m. Tuesday in the emergency room of Salem Community Hospital after being stricken at his residence.

He was born, October 9, 1920, in Jefferson PA, son of Homer and Anna Rush Manning.

Mr. Manning had lived in Lisbon for a number of years,...

Jun 29, 2007

East Palestine - June 29, 2007 - Jeffrey L. "Chet" Walker, 50, of 580 East North Avenue, died suddenly at 8:36 a.m. Friday at the Salem Community Hospital of an apparent heart attack.

Chet was born August 20, 1956 in Salem, a son of the late James R. and Margaret M. Greaves Walker and had lived here...

Jun 19, 2007

East Palestine, OH-June 19, 2007-Letha M. Huston, age 100, formerly of State Route 14, died at 5:50 a.m. Tuesday at Parkside Health Care Center in Columbiana.

Mrs. Huston was born March 1, 1907 in Calcutta, a daughter of William and Jessie Wilson Hamilton and had lived in this area all of her life. She was the owner...

Jun 18, 2007

Michael Eugene Weaver, Sr., age 60, of 8431 Union Ridge Road died at 4:07 p.m. Monday at his former wife's home, 478 Kibler Road, New Waterford.

He was born May 29, 1947 in Middleton Township, son of David and Ruth Green Weaver and had lived in Negley all of his life.

He had been employed...

Jun 12, 2007

Leetonia-June 12, 2007- Catherine F. Gostey, 89, of 5239 Lisbon-Canfield Road, died at 11:36 a.m. Tuesday at the Vista Center, Lisbon.

Mrs. Gostey was born June 9, 1918 at Butler County, PA, a daughter of Edward and Frances Glazier Wiegand and had lived here since 1948, coming from Pennsylvania.

She was a homemaker and assisted...

Jun 8, 2007

Lisbon - June 8, 2007 - Edwin T. Unger, 91, of 33219 Speidel Road, formerly of Columbiana, died at 7:40 p.m. Friday at his home.

Mr. Unger was born May 13, 1916 in New Springfield, a son of Odeth and Maude Arkwright Unger and had lived here two years, coming from Columbiana. He served in the US...

Jun 6, 2007

Washingtonville - June 6, 2007 - Harold A. "Sam" Rohrer, 92, of 155 West Main Street, died at 3:45 a.m. Wednesday at Essex of Salem III.

Mr. Rohrer was born April 9, 1915 in Washingtonville, a son of Samuel and Caroline Brain Rohrer and had lived here all of his life. He served in the US Army...

Jun 6, 2007

Columbiana - June 6, 2007 - Elmer Douglas Webster, 95, of 22 Beechwood Drive, formerly of New Waterford, died at 7:10 a.m. Wednesday at the Salem Community Hospital.

Mr. Webster was born May 7, 1912 in Cambridge Springs, PA, a son of Guy W. and Hattie V. Kerr Webster. He had been employed as a bricklayer with...

May 30, 2007

Washingtonville - May 30, 2007 - Michael J. Grunick, 45, of 720 Senior Street, died Wednesday morning at his home of an apparent heart attack.

Mr. Grunick was born June 3, 1961 in Salem a son of John V. and Joan A. Mercure Grunick and had lived here all of his life.

He was employed...