Obituaries

May 10, 2006

Leetonia - May 10, 2006 - Robert L. Brubaker, 63, of 41924 Kelly Park Road, died Wednesday morning on the family farm.

Mr. Brubaker was born August 11, 1942 in Fairfield Township, a son of the late Harvey A. and Sara E. Schaeffer Brubaker and had lived in this area all of his life.

He...

May 10, 2006

Columbiana - May 10, 2006 - Robert C. Douglas, 69, of 122 South Middle Street, died at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at his home following a five month illness.

Mr. Douglas was born June 24, 1936 in Unity Township, Columbiana County, OH, a son of the late Charles G. and Dorothy Schaffernocker Douglas and had lived in this...

May 6, 2006

East Palestine - May 6, 2006 - Mr. Eldon Munyon, 84, of 657 Grandview Avenue, East Palestine, passed away at 1:55 p.m. Saturday, May 06, 2006 in the Salem Community Hospital where he had been a patient since Tuesday.

Mr. Munyon was born April 20, 1922 in Guernsey County near Cambridge, Ohio, the son of the late...

Apr 29, 2006

Leetonia - April 29, 2006 - Freida A. Davis, age 66, of 37888 Old SR 344, died Saturday at 3:11 p.m. at the Salem Community Hospital.

Mrs. Davis was born February 12, 1940 in Youngstown, a daughter of William and Metta Williams and had lived here since 1985, coming from Canfield.

She had been employed...

Apr 24, 2006

Donald Eugene Hawkins, age 84, of 1061 Fairfield Avenue died at 11:30 p.m. Monday in the Salem Community.

He was born May 9, 1921 in Salem, son of Lee Stanley and Edith Estella Heck Hawkins and had lived in Columbiana all of his life.

He was a member of the Jerusalem Lutheran Church.

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Apr 23, 2006

Columbiana April 23, 2006 -Charles O. Gilchrist, age 87, of 1229 Columbiana Lisbon Road died at 1:15 p.m. Sunday in the Essex of Salem.

He was born May 8, 1918 in MeKeesport PA, son of Oliver Charles and Mary C. Colbert Gilchrist.

Mr. Gilchrist had lived in Columbiana since 1964, coming from McKeesport-Canonsburg PA area....

Apr 20, 2006

Washingtonville - April 20, 2006 - Warren F. Louden, age 66, of 125 Chris Avenue, died at 6:45 p.m. Thursday at the East Liverpool City Hospital of injuries following a motorcycle accident.

Mr. Louden was born December 18, 1939 in Abington, PA, a son of James I. And Martha M. Gordon Louden and had lived in this...

Apr 17, 2006

Salem - April 17, 2006 - Ronald L. Edgerton, age 66, of 40105 Salem-Unity Road, died Monday at his home.

Ron was born November 24, 1939 in Salem, a son of the late Gilbert J. and Mary E. Andre Edgerton and had lived in this area all of his life. He had served in the US Army...

Apr 12, 2006

East Palestine - April 12, 2006 - Kenneth E. "Gene" Hick, age 71, died Wednesday at his home.

Gene was born September 28, 1934 in Salem, a son of the late Kenneth R. and Nellie May Hick and had lived in East Palestine all of his life. He had been employed as a clerk at various retail...

Apr 8, 2006

Columbiana April 8, 2006 -Sylvia Irene Brinker, age 87, of 4471 Kirk Road died at 5:10 a.m. Saturday in the Blossom Nursing Center.

She was born April 29, 1918 in Leetonia, daughter of Ira and Mina Shank Blosser and had lived in the area all of her life.

Mrs. Brinker was a member of the...

Apr 6, 2006

Washingtonville - April 6, 2006 - Robert B. Snow, age 82, of 645 Boston Street, died at 10:00 a.m. Thursday at the Parkside Healthcare Center, Columbiana.

Mr. Snow was born August 12, 1923 in Washingtonville, a son of Benjamin W. and Margaret MacAndrew Snow and had lived in this area all of his life. He served in...

Apr 4, 2006

Columbiana April 4, 2006 -Richard Bennett Whitehead, age 70, of 28 South Middle Street died at 1:50 p.m. Tuesday in the Essex of Salem.

He was born June 28, 1935 in New Waterford, son of Arthur and Ruth A. Birch Whitehead and had lived in Columbiana for 35 years, having lived in California for a period.

Mar 31, 2006

Rogers - March 31, 2006 - Marilyn K. Neiheisel, age 52, of 5818 Peace Valley Road, died peacefully at her home Friday morning with her loving family and caregiver, Marianne Will at her side. She will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved her.

Marilyn was born August 5, 1953 in Salem, a daughter of...

Mar 29, 2006

New Springfield, Ohio-Mabel Louise Fitzsimmons Burns, age 91, passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2006, at the Caprice Health Care Center, North Lima, OH. She will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved her.

Mabel was born September 28, 1914 in Fredericktown, OH, a daughter of John H. and Fettie Posey Fitzsimmons. She was a homemaker...

Mar 25, 2006

Columbiana, OH-March 25, 2006-Mary H. McCoy, age 80, died at 10:40 p.m. Saturday at Canonsburg General Hospital following an extended illness.

Mrs. McCoy had been a resident of Tandem Retirement Village of North Strabane, PA for the past seven months.

She was born August 30, 1925 in Leetonia, OH, a daughter of Frank and Frances...

Mar 23, 2006

Columbiana, OH-March 23, 2006-Beulah S. Crubaugh, age 81, formerly of Southern Ave. died at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday at Caprice Health Care Center in North Lima.

Mrs. Crubaugh was born March 18, 1925 in Monaca, PA a daughter of Charles and Cassey Guy Gallagher and had lived in this area most of her life.

She...

Mar 22, 2006

A private family funeral service was held by the Reverend Steve Fortenberry and the Reverend June Barrow for Helen Baker Barrow at the Warrick-Kummer Funeral Home.

Mrs. Barrow died at 6:25 a.m. at the Alterra Sterling House of Salem, OH., where she had lived for a little over three years.

Mrs. Barrow was born March...

Mar 19, 2006

Salem - March 19, 2006 - Cecil E. Fishel, age 78, of 12487 Washingtonville Road, died at 9:25 p.m. Sunday at the Salem Community Hospital.

Mr. Fishel was born June 4, 1927 in Canfield, a son of Curtis and Mary Mitchell Fishel and lived in this area all of his life.

He served in the...

Mar 18, 2006

Salem - March 18, 2006 - Charlotte E. Schaade, age 85, of 11541 Washingtonville Road, died Saturday at the Caprice Heath Care Center, North Lima.

Mrs. Schaade was born February 6, 1921 in Washingtonville, a daughter of Walter D. and Helen S. Cook Smith and had lived in this area all of her life.

She,...

Mar 16, 2006

Leetonia - March 16, 2006 - Frank Anthony Vespasian, Jr., age 71, of 299 Chestnut Street, died Thursday at Briarfield at Ashley Circle, Youngstown.

Mr. Vespasian was born December 16, 1934, a son of the late Frank A. and Kathryn Jeswald Vespasian, Sr. and had lived in this area all of his life.

He had...