Obituaries

May 25, 2007

COLUMBIANA -- Diane June Dailey, 67, devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, daughter and sister, took Jesus' loving hand at 7:20 p.m. Friday to begin her eternal journey through heaven.

Born June 23, 1939, in Youngstown, Diane was the daughter of Woodrow W. Wise and the late Clara Grace (Kubiczki) Wise, the latter of whom preceded her in...

May 23, 2007

Greenford - May 23, 2007 - Nancy J. Less, 59, of 12725 Washingtonville Road, died at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday at her home following a courageous battle with cancer.

Mrs. Less was born August 4, 1947 in Salem, a daughter of Wilbur E. and Florence McFalls Hendricks and had lived in this area all of her life.

May 21, 2007

Melissa J. Brown, 63, of 109 Union Street, went home to be with the Lord Monday morning at the Salem Community Hospital following a lengthy illness.

Mrs. Brown was born January 2, 1944 in Salem a daughter of the late Robert G. and Mary Jane Liston Marshall, Sr. and had lived in this area all of her...

May 17, 2007

Columbiana - May 17, 2007 - E. J. "Buck" Savage, 88, formerly of Columbiana and Washingtonville, died at 2:50 a.m. Thursday at Shepherd of the Valley Nursing Home in Boardman.

Buck was born September 23, 1918 in Trenton, PA, the son of Walter F. and Rose Edna Parkinson Savage and had lived in this area most of...

May 16, 2007

Laurice B. Gaskin, age 67, died at 4:40 p.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, where she had been admitted Sunday.

She was born October 4, 1939 in Columbiana, daughter of Paul and Margaret Marie Gaines Brightwell.

Laurice graduated from Columbiana High School, went to Kent University and then moved to Cleveland, returning to Columbiana...

May 16, 2007

May 16, 2007-New Galilee, PA-John E. "Ed" Frank, age 77, of Beaver Street, died at 4:45 p.m. Wednesday at Jameson Hospital, New Castle, PA.

Mr. Frank was born January 4, 1930 in Columbiana, OH a son of John and Harriett Stanley Frank and had lived in the New Galilee and Enon Valley area most of his life....

May 15, 2007

Greta Lou Rupert, age 80, of 245 South Elm Street, died at 7:48 a.m. Tuesday at her residence.

She was born November 15, 1926 in East Palestine, daughter of Paul M. and Eunice Adele Firth Hawkins and had lived in New Waterford for most of her life.

Mrs. Rupert was a member of the New...

May 15, 2007

New Waterford-May 15, 2007-Margaret I. Smith, age 95, formerly of New Waterford died at 9:45 p.m. Tuesday at Essex I of Salem following a long illness.

Mrs. Smith was born November 8, 1911 in Unity, OH a daughter of Thomas William and Elva L. Davidson Lipp and had lived in this area all of her life.

May 13, 2007

Columbiana, OH-May 13, 2007-Ann DeCaria, age 87, died at 9:53 a.m. Sunday at Northside Medical Center, Youngstown, OH.

Mrs. DeCaria was born September 14, 1919 in Lowellville, OH a daughter of Louis and Theresa Marcella Manifrang and had lived in Columbiana the past 10 years, formerly of Ellwood City, PA.

She was a nurse's aide...

May 12, 2007

Columbiana May 12, 2007 -Harold Hixson Duvall, age 96, formerly of County Road 440 died at 8:25 a.m. Saturday in the Vista Centre at Lisbon.

He was born May 5, 1911 in Buckhannon WV, a son of B. Arthur and Virgie Hixson Duvall and had lived in Columbiana most of his life.

Mr. Duvall had...

May 11, 2007

Salem - May 11, 2007 - Jane L. Less, 86, of 12621 Washingtonville Road, died at 9:30 a.m. Friday at her home.

Mrs. Less was born January 6, 1921 in Leetonia, a daughter of Edward G. and Doris Andler Sauerwein and had lived in this area all of her life. A homemaker and mother, Jane assisted her...

May 9, 2007

Petersburg - May 9, 2007 - Bradley Evan Feezle, 18, of P.O. Box 224, 14285 Petersburg-Unity Road, passed away at 7:20 p.m. Wednesday at the St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Boardman.

Bradley was born October 15, 1988 in Youngstown, a son of Christian John and Laurie Lynn Wade Feezle and had lived here all of his life. He...

May 9, 2007

Leetonia-May 9, 2007-John Paul McCoy, age 56, of 464 Somer Street, died at 12:51 p.m. Wednesday at his home following a lengthy illness.

Mr. McCoy was born April 13, 1951 in Salem, a son of Andrew "Ducky" and Frances McNeil McCoy and had lived in this area all of his life. He was a shipper for American...

May 8, 2007

Minster,- A Memorial Service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 16, at the Columbiana Cemetery Chapel by Robert Helbeck, Minister, for Gary George Spratt, age 65, of 13366 Luthman Road who died May 8, 2007 at his residence.

He was born March 16, 1942 in Salem, son of Carl and Leota Mae Blair Spratt.

May 3, 2007

East Palestine - May 3, 2007 - Mary R. Cartwright, 90, of 643 East Main Street, died Thursday at 3:57 p.m. at the Salem Community Hospital. Mrs. Cartwright was born December 16, 1916 in Freedom, PA, a son of Amos and Goldie George Burson and had lived in this area all of her life.

She had worked...

May 1, 2007

Columbiana - May 1, 2007 - Theron E. Lamoncha, 89, of 1641 Columbiana-Lisbon Road, died Tuesday at 2:20 p.m. at Essex II of Salem.

Mr. Lamoncha was born November 10, 1917 in Alliance, a son of Joseph K. and Margaret Shearer Lamoncha and had lived in this area all of his life.

After serving in...

Apr 28, 2007

Columbiana - April 28, 2007 - MaryLou Rhodes, 75, of 102 North Pearl Street, died at 3:05 a.m. in Hospice House.

She was born April 21, 1932 in Youngstown, daughter of Raymond and Elizabeth Aguee Lanterman.

MaryLou lived in Columbiana for the last 24 years, coming from Lisbon and had been Home Health Caregiver.

Apr 27, 2007

Salem-April 27, 2007-William "Eugene" Lilly, age 61, of 1693 E. State Street went home to be with the Lord at 11:15 p.m. Friday April 27, 2007 at the Holander House, Salem.

Eugene was born July 3, 1945 in Morgantown, WV.

His mother, Pauline Lilley Chase and his step father, Harry Chase preceded in him in...

Apr 26, 2007

Hanoverton - April 26, 2007 - Elaine Kenney, 72, of 6671 Lakeview Drive, formerly of Greenford, died Thursday at 12:30 p.m. at her home.

Mrs. Kenney was born August 17, 1934 in Youngstown, a daughter of Harry and Mary Fusco Applegarth and had lived in this area most of her life. She had been employed as a...

Apr 25, 2007

New Waterford-April 25, 2007-Cecil Henry Stanonik, age 88, of 1262 Beard Road died at 8:40 p.m. Wednesday in the St. Elizabeth Health Center.

He was born May 16, 1918 in East Palestine, son of Cecil and Martha Macek Stanonik.

Cecil had lived in area all his life and was a member of the New Springfield...