Obituaries

Feb 4, 2005

Columbiana - February 4, 2005 - Gust A. Cheurco, 81, of 226 Manor Avenue, died at 8:10 a.m. Friday at the Blossom Nursing Center, Salem.

Mr. Cheurco was born March 2, 1923 in Malvern, Ohio, a son of Adrian and Beatrice Loric Cheurco and had lived here 41 years, coming from Malvern.

He was a...

Feb 2, 2005

Leetonia - February 2, 2005 - Helen Haus Goerig, age 84, formerly of Long's Crossing Road passed away quietly at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Parkside Health Center.

She was born September 29, 1920 in Canfield, Ohio, daughter of Jacob and Katherine Welsch Haus and had lived in the area most of her life.

She had...

Feb 1, 2005

February 1, 2005-Columbiana-James Albert Sitler, 92, passed away at Copeland Oaks Retirement Center, Sebring, Ohio on Tuesday at 8:23 p.m.

He was born May 29, 1912 in Unity Township, the son of John Bert and Sevilla Mae (Yarian) Sitler. He owned and operated Sitler's Flowers in Columbiana for 23 years and then owned the Dairy Queen/Brazier in...

Jan 30, 2005

Leetonia - Jan. 30, 2005 - Elizabeth A. Smith, 80, of 383 Sleepy Hollow Drive, died at 8:00 a.m. Sunday at the Holander House, Salem following a long illness.

Mrs. Smith was born January 2, 1925 in Youngstown, a daughter of James H. and Lina M. Metzler McFee and had lived in this area all of her...

Jan 29, 2005

Washingtonville - January 29, 2005 - Twila K. Dermotta, 80, formerly of Washingtonville, died at 11:35 a.m. Saturday at Essex Nursing Center II of Salem where she resided the past six months.

Mrs. Dermotta was born April 22, 1924 in Washingtonville, a daughter of Iris Grindle and had lived in this area all of her life. She...

Jan 29, 2005

Columbiana - January 29, 2005 -William Gaylord Gloss, age 86, of 405 Edgewood Drive died at 7:45 a.m. Saturday in the Parkside Health Care Center.

He was born March 30, 1918 in Wellsville, son of Alonzo G. and Sara Lyons Gloss and had lived in Columbiana since 1947 coming from Florence PA.

He had been...

Jan 24, 2005

East Palestine - January 24, 2005 - Ruth A. Rowe, 82, formerly of Alice Street, died at 1:00 p.m. Monday at the St. Mary's Alzheimers Center, Columbiana following a long illness.

Mrs. Rowe was born January 2, 1923 in East Palestine, a daughter of Harry and Clara M. Stanyard Felger and had lived in this area all...

Jan 23, 2005

Darlington, PA-January 23, 2005-Edna Grace Berresford, age 75, of 122 Essie Street, died Sunday morning at her home.

Mrs. Berresford was born July 4, 1929 in Middleton Township, OH, a daughter of George and Minnie Mackall Elliott and had lived in the area most of her life.

She was a secretary for Darlington Brick and...

Jan 22, 2005

Salem - January 22, 2005 - Edward A. Less, 60, of 12523 Washingtonville Road, died at 4:17 p.m. Saturday at the Salem Community Hospital after being stricken at his home. Mr. Less was born October 25, 1944 in Salem, a son of Francis G. and Jane L. Sauerwein Less and had lived in this area all of his life....

Jan 21, 2005

Columbiana - LaClair William (Slim) Nelson, 90, of 181 North Vine Street, passed away at 7:20 a.m. Friday at Salem Community Hospital, where he had been a patient for several hours. Born July 8, 1914 at Chalk Hill, PA, the son of William P. and Oina I. (Burke) Nelson. A 1937 graduate of Uniontown High School, Uniontown, PA, and...

Jan 15, 2005

Boardman - January 15, 2005 - Paulette A. Eskay, 59, formerly of 353 Indianola Road, died at 8:35 p.m. Saturday at the Ron Joy Nursing Home, Boardman.

Miss Eskay was born November 25, 1945 in Salem, a daughter of the late Joseph R. and Mary A. Kovacik Eskay and had lived in Boardman since 1992, coming from...

Jan 8, 2005

East Palestine - January 8, 2005 - Eugene H. Oswalt, 85, of 1291 North Market Street, died Saturday morning at the Cleveland Clinic of complications following surgery.

Mr. Oswalt was born July 8, 1919 in Conway, PA, a son of Eugene and Elizabeth Puhr Oswalt and had lived here since 1965, coming from Crestline, OH. He had...

Jan 4, 2005

East Palestine - January 4, 2005 - Eleanor J. Wilhelm, age 86, of 940 North Market Street died at 8:22 a.m. Tuesday in the Skilled Nursing Center at Salem Community Hospital, where she had been a patient for two weeks.

She was born May 2, 1918 in Rochester PA., daughter of Roy Arthur and Margaret J. Powell...

Jan 3, 2005

Virginia L. Ferrall, age 77, of 630 Springfield Road, Columbiana died at 6:27 p.m. Monday at the St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Youngstown following an extended illness.

Mrs. Ferrall was born January 28, 1927 in East Palestine, a daughter of Russell and Clara McKee Hughes and had lived in this area all of her life. She was a...

Dec 27, 2004

Columbiana - December 27, 2004 - Elizabeth M. Phillips, 87, of 12471 Columbiana-Canfield Road, died at 6:48 a.m. Monday at the Northside Medical Center, Youngstown.

Mrs. Phillips was born May 4, 1917 in Primrose, PA, a daughter of Michael and Maragaret Mesaros May. She was a homemaker.

She is survived by her husband, Alex J....

Dec 27, 2004

Columbiana - December 27, 2004 - Kimberly Ann Coulter, 33, of 1085 East Third Street, died Monday at her home, following a five year illness.

Mrs. Coulter was born February 10, 1971 in Pittsburgh, PA, a daughter of Leroy T. and Barbara Roy Flenner and had lived here 12 years, coming from Beaver, PA. She had attended...

Dec 24, 2004

Columbiana, December 24, 2004 - Edna Bell Granger, age 96, of 548 East Park Avenue died at 9:42 a.m. Friday in the Essex of Salem, where she had been for two weeks.

She was born Sept. 15, 1908 in Middleton Township, daughter of Harry and Jessie Vale Williams.

She was a member of the First...

Dec 24, 2004

Columbiana, December 24, 2004 - Stephen J. Sirovica, 82, formerly of Court Street, died at 8:15 p.m. Friday in Parkside Health Care Center, where he had been a patient for 4 days.

He was born June 30, 1922 in Wellsville, son of John and Margaret Bozic Sirovica. He lived in Columbiana the last 40 years, coming from...

Dec 23, 2004

New Waterford December 23, 2004 -Robert Allen McQuiston, age 90, of 45832 High Street died at 6:00 a.m. Thursday in the Essex of Salem.

He was born Feb. 23, 1914 in East Fairfield, son of William and Marie Jenkins McQuiston and had lived in the area East Fairfield-New Waterford all of his life.

Mr. McQuiston...

Dec 17, 2004

Leetonia - December 17, 2004 - J. Leland Helt, 95, formerly of Butcher Road, Leetonia, died at 3:40 a.m. Friday at The Sanctuary At Tuttle Crossing in Dublin.

Mr. Helt was born September 20, 1909 in Lisbon, a son of John F. and Nellie B. Hickling Helt and had lived in the Leetonia area since 1924. He...