Obituaries

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...

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...