Obituaries

Oct 12, 2005

Leetonia - October 12, 2005 - Shirley A. Downard, 66, of 37531 SR 558 died Wednesday evening at her home.

Mrs. Downard was born July 10, 1939 in Salem, a daughter of Jonas and Anna Spencer Coy and had lived in the area all of her life. She had been employed as a custodian at Columbiana High...

Oct 9, 2005

Vivian H. Cole, age 91, formerly of County Line Road died at 6:02 a.m. Sunday in the St. Elizabeth Medical Center.

She was born April 6, 1914 in Girard, daughter of William J. and Flora Stark Heron and moved to Columbiana in 1946.

Vivian was a member of the Girard High School Band and graduated...

Oct 4, 2005

Enon Valley, PA - October 4, 2005 - Beverly E. Lambright, 80, of 190 Little Beaver Road, died at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday at the Avalon Nursing Home, New Castle, PA.

Mrs. Lambright was born March 14, 1925 in Struthers, OH, a daughter of Wilhelm E. and Mildred Crossley Beike and had lived in this area all of...

Oct 4, 2005

North Miami, FL - October 4, 2005 - Angela Rose Batton, 99, of 1230 NE 139th Street, formerly of Leetonia, died Tuesday evening at the Hampton Court Nursing Home, North Miami Beach, FL.

Mrs. Batton was born December 6, 1905 in Leetonia, OH, a daughter of Paul and Rose Stalinio Rance and had lived in Florida for...

Oct 3, 2005

Margaret Audrey Schaefer, age 83, of 7782 W. South Range Rd. died at 2:37 p.m. Monday in the Essex of Salem.

She was born Aug. 16, 1922 in Washingtonville, daughter of Edward and Mildred Fosnacht Herman and had lived in the area all of her life.

Mrs. Schaefer graduated from Leetonia High School in 1940,...

Oct 2, 2005

Leetonia - October 2, 2005 -Mary A. Casey, age 91, formerly of Columbia Street died at 2:35 p.m. Sunday in the Assumption Village.

She was born Dec. 8, 1913 in Yugoslavia, daughter of John and Magdalena Stephan Reese.

She had lived in North Lima for 4-1/2 years coming from Leetonia OH.

She was...

Sep 30, 2005

Columbiana - September 30, 2005 - John C. 'Jack' Thompson, Sr., age 75, of 331 West Salem Street died at 12:49 p.m. Friday in the Cleveland Clinic.

He was born Dec. 14, 1929 in St. Clairsville, son of John B. and Olga C. Edminston Thompson.

He had lived in Columbiana County for most of his...

Sep 29, 2005

Charles J. Ankrom, 83, of the Blossom Nursing Center, formerly of Warren, died at 1:27 a.m. Thursday at the Salem Community Hospital.

Mr. Ankrom was born Jan. 16, 1922 in Middlebourne, WV, a son of Charles R. and Zell Booher Ankrom, coming to Ohio in 1978.

He served in the US Army during WW II...

Sep 22, 2005

Edward Scott McFarland, age 50, of 43679 Kelly Park Road died early Thursday in the Presbyterian Hospital at Greenville TX.

Born Oct. 27, 1954 in Salem, he had lived in Columbiana for 13 years coming from Lisbon.

Mr. McFarland had been a Supervisor for Multi-County Juvenile Attention Center in Lisbon (Tobin Center) and most recently...

Sep 19, 2005

Lorene Wynings Goughenour, age 78, formerly of Columbiana-Lisbon Road died at 6:15 p.m. Monday in the Parkside Health Care, where she had resided for the past three years.

A Columbiana resident most of her life, she was born May 9, 1927 in Charleston WV, daughter of Hobart and Naomi Slater Bailey.

She was preceded in...

Sep 6, 2005

Wilbur Henry Whan, 81, of 112 North Middle Street, Columbiana, passed away at his home Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2005.

He was born September 25, 1923 on the family farm, Fairfield Township, to the late Ralph A. Mabel (McMillan) Whan.

He graduated from Fairfield High School and joined the U.S. Navy in 1942. He served as...

Aug 28, 2005

Leetonia - August 28, 2005 - Blanche M. Weikart, age 85, 343 Pearl Street, died at 12:54 a.m. Sunday at her home following a short illness.

Mrs. Weikart was born July 31, 1920 in Burgettstown, PA, a daughter of William L. and Saloma H. Vincent Boyles and had lived in Leetonia since 1942, coming from Lisbon.

Aug 27, 2005

Leetonia August 27, 2005 -William Roy Fahndrick, age 85, formerly of Woodville Road died at 8:25 p.m. Saturday in St. Elizabeth Specialty Hospital in Youngstown.

He was born April 29, 1920 in Baden PA, son of Roy D. and Emma Troeger Fahndrick and had lived in Leetonia for most of his life.

He graduated from...

Aug 27, 2005

Doris Arthene (Brunner) Warner, 81, of 138 Seventh Street, Columbiana, passed away Saturday, August 27, at St. Elizabeth Health Center after a short illness.

Born October 21, 1923 in Salem, she was a daughter of Alfred and Josephine (Cain) Brunner.

A graduate of Salem High School, Mrs. Warner lived the last 40 years in Columbiana,...

Aug 12, 2005

Negley, OH-August 12, 2005-Grace E. Veazey, age 83, formerly of Negley died at 3:30 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Alzheimer's Center in Columbiana.

Mrs. Veazey was born January 10, 1922 in Wilmerding, PA, a daughter of Emanuel and Lula Mae Evans Allshouse and had lived in this area since 1970 coming from Brownsville, PA.

She...

Aug 9, 2005

Leetonia August 9, 2005 -June Bernice Frank, age 82, of 146 Chestnut Street died at 3:43 p.m. Tuesday in the Salem Community Hospital.

She was born November 18, 1922 in Pottstown PA, daughter of William and Lucy Fulmer Eck and had lived in Leetonia for 58 years, coming from Pottstown, PA.

She was a member...

Aug 7, 2005

Leetonia, OH-August 7, 2005-Esther Ann Lesch, 71, of 701 Cherry Valley Road, died Sunday afternoon at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Youngstown.

Mrs. Lesch was born September 15, 1933 in Washingtonville, Ohio, the daughter of John (Bud) and Edna Mae McLellan Stecker.

She graduated from Leetonia High School and Salem City Hospital School of Nursing, retiring...

Aug 5, 2005

Leetonia, OH-August 5, 2005-John A. Perry, age 91,formerly of Leetonia, died at 7:20 a.m. Friday at Holander House in Salem.

Mr. Perry was born August 22, 1913 in Salem, a son of Frank and Antoinette Morbito and had lived in this area all of his life.

He owned and operated Perry Service Station in Salem...

Jul 27, 2005

Lisbon - July 27, 2005 - Robert A. McCarty Sr. died Wednesday at his home. He was born April 8, 1941 in Youngstown, OH to Charles R. McCarty and Mary D. Thorne McCarty. Robert was active for fourteen years with Boy Scout Troop 62 in Youngstown. He graduated from North Lima High School in 1960 and served in the...

Jul 23, 2005

East Palestine, OH-July 23, 2005-Anna Belle P. Hall, age 88, of 1109 Bacon Ave. died at 6:25 p.m. Saturday at Greenbriar Health Care Center, Boardman.

Mrs. Hall was born February 16, 1917 in St. Clair, PA a daughter of Herman and Carrie L. Unruh Jacquart and had lived in this area most of her life.

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