Obituaries

May 30, 2004

Eleanor M. Webster, age 70, of 16 Wind Rose Court, died Sunday morning at her home. Mrs. Webster was born May 20, 1934 in New Waterford, a daughter of John W. and Esther N. Coblentz Foster and had lived in this area all of her life. She was a homemaker and a member of St. John Lutheran Church of...

May 27, 2004

New Waterford May 28, 2004 - Louise G. Webber, age 87, of 46333 Carter Road died at 4:05 p.m. Thursday in Parkside Health Care Center, where she had been a patient for one week.

She was born June 15, 1916 in Fairfield Township, daughter of George and Pearl Houlette Garrod and had lived in New Waterford for...

May 22, 2004

East Palestine May 22, 2004 - Buhla Sarah Newcomer, age 95, of 2444 SR 170 died at 5:15 a.m. Saturday in the Caprice Health Care Center, where she had been for one and a half years.

She was born July 31, 1908 in Unity Township, daughter of Harvey Curtis and Louie Hadley Whitmore and lived in East...

May 22, 2004

Columbiana May 23, 2004 - Lisa Kay Smith, age 39, of 528 South Main Street died at 4:47 a.m. Saturday in Columbiana due to the storm.

She was born August 2, 1964 in Salem, daughter of Gilbert F. and Betty Rapp Fennell and had lived in Columbiana all of her life.

Lisa was a Customer...

May 20, 2004

Russell G. Sinsley, Sr. age 84, formerly of Waddell Street, died at 10.33 a.m. Thursday at the Salem Community Hospital.

Mr. Sinsley was born April 12, 1920 in Perryopolis, PA, a son of Jesse and Daisy Blair Sinsley and had lived in this area most of his life. He had served in the US Navy during WW...

May 11, 2004

Salem, May 11, 2004, Elvada M. Bardo, age 95, of 30909 Hartley Road, formerly of Leetonia, died at 10:50 a.m. Tuesday at Essex of Salem III.

Mrs. Bardo was born January 23, 1909 in Washingtonville, a daughter of Wade and Ella Grim Hileman and had lived in this area all of her life. She had been employed...

May 9, 2004

Columbiana, Sunday May 9, 2004 - Marion Edward Moser, age 74, of 44849 Crestview Road died at 1:15 a.m. Sunday in the University Hospital at Cleveland, where he had been a patient for 8 days.

He was born January 19, 1930 in Wayne County, son of Albert A. and Gail L. Saurer Moser and moved to Columbiana...

May 3, 2004

Columbiana, May 3, 2004, Lois L. Coie, age 89, of 937 East Park Avenue, died at 3:28 a.m. Monday at her home at Whispering Pines Village.

Mrs. Coie was born March 28, 1915 in Ellensburg, Washington, a daughter of Clayton M. and Emily L. Whittendale Armstrong and had lived in this area all of her life. She...

May 1, 2004

Negley, May 1, 2004, June V. Blum, age 79, of 50738 Richardson Avenue, died at 5:40 p.m. Saturday at the Parkside Health Care Center, Columbiana.

Mrs. Blum was born May 17, 1924 in Negley, the daughter of Glen and Ethel Ward Cole and had lived here all of her life.

She was the co-owner, with...

Apr 28, 2004

Columbiana April 28, 2004 - A special lady was taken to her savior at 6:17 a.m. Wednesday from the Parkside Health Care Center.

Anita Jean Bower of 811 South Main Street was born November 24, 1940 in Salem, daughter of Ted and Beatrice Fast Szkola.

Mrs. Bower had lived in the Leetonia area most of...

Apr 27, 2004

Leetonia, April 27, 2004, Private family services will be held at the Woods-Rettig Funeral Home, Leetonia, for Jacqueline L. Weikart Shandle, age 74, of 245 Ridge Street, who died at 8:46 p.m. Tuesday at the Salem Community Hospital after becoming ill at her home.

Mrs. Shandle was born April 24, 1930 in Pittsburgh, PA, a daughter of...

Apr 23, 2004

Leetonia April 23, 2004 - Irma Bell Garwood, age 98, of 41872 State Route 558 died at 2:20 a.m. Friday in the Parkside Health Care Center, where she had lived for nine years.

She was born Aug. 13, 1905 in Fairfield Township, daughter of William and Effie May Cottle Coleman, and had lived in Leetonia area all...

Apr 20, 2004

Negley, April 20, 2004, Clyde E. "Ed" Dickey, age 67, of 51047 Richardson Street, died at 11:40 a.m. Tuesday at his home.

Mr. Dickey was born September 16, 1936 in Unity, a son of the late Robert and Elizabeth B. Wallace Candel and had lived in this area all of his life. He had served in the...

Apr 17, 2004

EAST PALESTINE - Michael Vincent Sposato, O.D., 41, of 158 East Martin Street, died Saturday evening of a massive heart attack at home in his sleep.

Born September 23, 1962 in Rochester, Pa., he lived most of his life in Columbiana.

A contact lens specialist in private optometric practice in New Castle, Pa. he was...

Apr 15, 2004

Leetonia, April 15, 2004, Sylvia L. Unger, age 90, formerly of Butcher Road, died at 2:50 a.m. Thursday at the Parkside Health Care Center, Columbiana.

Mrs. Unger was born March 4, 1914 in Elkton, Ohio, a daughter of John and Viola Hindes Newhouse and had lived in this area all of her life. She was a 1932...

Apr 14, 2004

Columbiana April 14, 2004 - Kenneth L. Knight, age 87, of 38 Windrose Court died at 6:36 p.m. Wednesday in the Salem Community Hospital.

He was born April 24, 1916 in Massillon, son of William and Nona Rohrbaugh Knight.

He had lived in Columbiana for nine years coming from New Middletown, where he had lived...

Apr 13, 2004

East Palestine, April 13, 2004, Raymond G. Shimer, age 72, of 1265 North Market Street, died at 4:54 a.m. Tuesday at the Salem Community Hospital.

Mr. Shimer was born January 20, 1932 in Washingtonville, a son of the late Raymond and Lillie Miller Shimer and had lived in East Palestine 30 years, coming from Leetonia. He served...

Apr 8, 2004

Columbiana April 8, 2004 - Mildred C. Slaven, age 87, of formerly of Duquesne Street died at 7:45 p.m. Thursday in the Essex of Salem #1.

She was born, April 28, 1916, in Green Township, daughter of Elmer and Celestia Goodman Hively.

Mrs. Slaven had lived in Columbiana since 1976 coming from Berlin Center Ohio...

Apr 7, 2004

Leetonia, OH-April 7, 2004-William Taylor Fitch went to be with the Lord on April 7, 2004. He was born May 4, 1930, a son of Andy and Julia Hickman Fitch in Manton, Kentucky.

He moved to Ohio in 1952 and had resided in Leetonia since 1968. Bill, as most people in Leetonia knew him, was an avid...

Apr 6, 2004

Columbiana April 6, 2004 - Wilbur 'Jack' Hough, age 68, of 814 South Main Street died at 5:22 a.m. Tuesday at his residence, following a ling illness.

He was born Oct. 29, 1935 in Columbiana, son of John and Gertrude Bishop Hough and had lived in Columbiana all of his life.

He had been an...