Obituaries

Jul 19, 2005

Leetonia July 19, 2005 -Ernest D. "Butch" Altomare, age 84, of 269 Oak Street died at 3:05 a.m. Tuesday at the Northside Medical Center in Youngstown.

Mr. Altomare was born June 1, 1921 in Leetonia, a son of Antonio and Lucia Coccara Altomare and had lived in the area all of his life. He worked with heavy...

Jul 15, 2005

Leetonia July 15, 2005 -Thomas Patrick Kiliany, age 81, of 231 Elm Street died at 3:20 p.m. Friday in the University Hospital in Cleveland, where he had been a patient for 5 days.

He was born December 5, 1923 in Salem, son of John and Anna Dupal Kiliany and had lived in Leetonia all of his life....

Jul 14, 2005

Walter Edmund DeVeau of Columbiana, OH passed away on Thursday, July 14, 2005. Born June 1, 1923 in Stamford, CT., he was the son of Frederick L. DeVeau and Anna L. (Rudolph) DeVeau. He graduated from Stamford High School, class of 1941. He was a Veteran of WWII, 340th BG, 487th BS, North Africa, Sicily, Italy and Corsica, Berlin...

Jul 14, 2005

Lisbon, Thursday, July 14, 2005 - Timothy Ryan Bartholow, 54, of 42706 Morris Road, died at 2:30 p.m. at his residence. He was born December 17, 1950 in Salem, son of Ralph E. and Elizabeth A. Harrold Bartholow and lived in the Columbiana area all of his life.

Mr. Bartholow owned and operated Tim's Body Shop on...

Jul 6, 2005

Salem - Our Beloved Parents, Florence (Edna) and Edward T. Kleinknecht, went home to be with the Lord. Our Mother was 81 years old and passed on at 4:48 p.m. July 5, 2005 and our Dad was 84 years old and passed on at 10:10 a.m. on July 6, 2005. Our Lord has chosen to take our parents together,...

Jul 5, 2005

Columbiana July 5, 2005 -Jacob E. 'Jack' Steitz, age 85, of 48 Lakeview Drive died at 8:00 a.m. Tuesday in the Essex of Salem.

He was born September 26, 1919 in Wheeling WV, son of Henry E. and Rachael Coppinger Steitz.

Mr. Steitz had lived in Columbiana County for 85 years coming from Wheeling WV....

Jul 5, 2005

Salem - Our Beloved Parents, Florence (Edna) and Edward T. Kleinknecht, went home to be with the Lord. Our Mother was 81 years old and passed on at 4:48 p.m. July 5, 2005 and our Dad was 84 years old and passed on at 10:10 a.m. on July 6, 2005. Our Lord has chosen to take our parents together,...

Jul 5, 2005

Columbiana - July 5, 2005 - Carol J. Stumpo, 68, of 333 West Salem Street, died at 7:25 p.m. Tuesday at the Salem Community Hospital.

Mrs. Stumpo was born June 19, 1937 in Leetonia, a daughter of Kenneth S. and Elmira J. Johnson Koontz and had lived in this area all of her life.

She...

Jul 4, 2005

Martha Boyd Hawkins, 81 of 46627 ST RT 558, New Waterford, Ohio died at 12:30 p.m. at Salem Community Hospital following a brief illness.

Born February 23, 1924 in Stoneboro, PA. to George Ernest and Edith Smith Boyd and was married to Dwain Hawkins on August 5, 1944 and moved to New Waterford where she resided until...

Jul 2, 2005

Washingtonville - July 2, 2005 - Matthew D. Pitts, 27, of 300 West Main Street, died Saturday at his home.

Matthew was born October 23, 1977 in Salem, a son of the late Douglas and Robin Karlis Pitts and had lived in this area all of his life. He has been employed as a construction worker for...

Jun 30, 2005

East Palestine, OH-June 30, 2005-Anna M. Hanolt, 76, of 444 W. Clark Street died at 2:00 p.m. Thursday at Select Specialty Hospital, Canton, OH following a brief illness.

Mrs. Hanolt was born July 24, 1928 in Pittsburgh, PA a daughter of Henry and Helen Korn Staudt and had lived in the East Palestine area for 43 years...

Jun 28, 2005

Leetonia - June 28, 2005 - Eileen C. Strouse, 83, of 40637 SR 344, died at 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Belleair East Health Care Center, Clearwater, FL, following a long illness.

Mrs. Strouse was born November 5, 1921 in Leetonia, a daughter of the late Arthur and Cecelia Lavelle Reese and had lived in this area...

Jun 25, 2005

East Palestine June 25, 2005 -Elsie Simpson, age 87, of 126 Claybrook died at 8:55 p.m. Saturday in the Medical Center of Beaver County.

She was born Jan. 13, 1918 in Mercer PA, daughter of Ernest and Minnie Cartlidge Triner.

She was a longtime resident of East Palestine and formerly of South Beaver Township PA....

Jun 19, 2005

Salem July 19, 2005 - John Harry Schaade, age 62, of 11619 Washingtonville Road died of liver disease at 10:33 a.m. Sunday in the Northside Medical Center, where he had been a patient for one week.

He was born Aug. 10, 1942 in Youngstown, son of Harry Woodrow and Charlotte Emma Smith Schaade.

Mr. Schaade...

Jun 13, 2005

Columbiana June 13, 2005 -Evelyn Virginia Cross, age 84, formerly of Stanton Avenue and Wind Rose Court died at 1:15 p.m. Monday in the Parkside Health Care Center.

Mrs. Cross was born Jan. 18, 1921 in Columbiana, daughter of Homer and Catherine Shear Zimmerman and had lived in Columbiana all of her life.

She had...

Jun 12, 2005

Lisbon June 12, 2005 -James Donald Lewis, Sr., age 75, of 45437 Riffle Road lost his 11 year courageous battle with cancer at 12:54 p.m. Sunday in the Northside Medical Center.

He was born April 6, 1930 in Jackson Center PA, son of William J. and Minnie Mae Campbell Lewis. He had lived in Lisbon for eleven...

Jun 11, 2005

Columbiana June 11, 2005 -Harold Edmond Holloway, age 79, of 639 West Southern Avenue died at 11:05 p.m. Saturday at his residence.

He was born October 4, 1925 in Fairfield Township, son of Lawrence D. and Helen Hanna Holloway and had lived in the area all of his life.

He graduated from the Fairfield High...

Jun 10, 2005

Leetonia - June 10, 2005 - William Merle Reese, 88, formerly of Lisbon Street, Leetonia, died at 8:20 p.m. Friday at the Pleasant View Nursing Home, Lisbon.

Merle was born October 16, 1916 in Millville, Ohio, a son of Morris T. and Ruby Davis Reese and had lived in this area most of his life. He had...

Jun 9, 2005

East Palestine, OH-June 9, 2005-George J. Utz, age 68, of 712 W. Grant Street died at his home Thursday morning.

Mr. Utz was born May 19, 1937 in Cicero, IL, a son of the late Herbert and Julia Angelus Utz and had lived in the Columbiana County area since 1976.

He was an industrial designer...

Jun 7, 2005

Easley, SC - June 7, 2005 - Gary "Doug" McGuckin, age 42, of Easley, SC, formerly of East Palestine, died Tuesday of injuries following an auto accident.

Mr. McGuckin was born September 23, 1962 in Salem, a son of Gary N. and Darla Hughes McGuckin and had lived in South Carolina the past year, coming from East...