Obituaries

Dec 11, 2022

Columbiana - Martha M. Justison , age 92, formerly of East Palestine, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2022 at Masternick Memorial Health Care Center, New Middletown.

Martha was born on July 13, 1930 in East Palestine, OH, daughter of the late Harry and Alice Lalley McNutt.

Martha was a homemaker and a member of...

Dec 10, 2022

New Springfield – Judith Ann Brown, age 82, of New Springfield, died unexpectedly on Saturday, December 10, 2022, at her home.

She was born on August 13, 1940, in Lodi, OH, the daughter of the late Raymond and Wilma Bowen Rockhold.

Judith was a 1958 graduate of East Palestine High School.  She had worked as...

Dec 10, 2022

Canfield - Geoffrey S. Wasson, age 73, of Canfield, died unexpectedly on Saturday, December 10, 2022, at his home.

He was born on May 22, 1949, in Cleveland, the son of the late Donald and Mary Cox Wasson.

Geoffrey was a veteran of the United States Army having served during the Vietnam War and had...

Dec 9, 2022

Maxine L. Hughes, age 82, formerly of East Palestine, passed away on Friday, December 9, 2022, at Windsor House at Parkside Health Care Center, Columbiana.

Maxine was born on January 27, 1940, in Salem, daughter of the late Arnold and Evelyn Teague McCall.

Maxine pursued her dreams of becoming a cosmetologist after high school and...

Dec 8, 2022

Leetonia, OH - Evelyn “Evie” Lower Kellogg, 43, of Lake Leelanau, MI, passed away, along with her beloved dog, Jasmine, on Thursday, December 8, 2022 in Lake Leelanau, MI after being struck by an automobile while out running.

Evie was born June 22, 1979 in Youngstown, a daughter of Wilmer S. Lower and the late Elaine E....

Dec 7, 2022

Lisbon - Dr. Max VanBuren, 73, of Lisbon, died Wednesday, December 7, 2022.  He was born June 3, 1949, in Tiffin, the son of Ralph and Leona Huston VanBuren.

After graduating from The Ohio State University and its College of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. VanBuren served in the US Army as the Post Veterinarian at the Presidio of...

Dec 3, 2022

Columbiana – Sandra “Sandy” Lee McBane Hill, age 80, of Columbiana, died on Saturday, December 3, 2022, in Columbiana. She was born on September 25, 1942 in Salem, OH, daughter of the late Norman and M. June Lundgren McBane.

Sandy was a dedicated teacher for Beaver Local Middle School and several other schools in Ohio and Virginia....

Nov 30, 2022

New Waterford - Greta Ann Berger Miller, age 92, of New Waterford, died on Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at Masternick Memorial Health Care Center, New Middletown.

She was born on April 24, 1930, in New Waterford, OH, a daughter of the late Curtis and Esther Crook Hively.

Greta had worked as a homemaker most of...

Nov 30, 2022

Columbiana - Paul Seidner Jr., age 88, of Columbiana, passed on Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at Salem Regional Medical Center.

Paul was born on October 15, 1934 in New Springfield, OH, son of the late Paul and Edith Ulmar Seidner.

Paul had worked for Felger's Farm and then for Town and Country in New Springfield....

Nov 26, 2022

Dorothy L. Roller Sposetta, age 96, formerly of Columbiana, died peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, November 26, 2022.

Dorothy was born January 28, 1926, in Washingtonville, Ohio, the second of five children to the late Roy and Louise Jenkins Roller.

She was a 1944 graduate of Leetonia High School and a member of the...

Nov 26, 2022

Columbiana - Joanne L. Berryman, age 93, of Columbiana, passed away suddenly on Saturday, November 26, 2022, at Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital.

She was born on September 27, 1929, in East Palestine, the daughter of the late Cecil and Amelia Inboden Harvey.

Joanne was a lifetime area resident.  She was a 1947 graduate...

Nov 23, 2022

Salem - Bonnie Syx Finch, age 78, of Salem, died on Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital with her family by her side.

She was born on May 13, 1944, in Alliance, the daughter of the late Harold Syx and Doris Faloon Syx Gobely.

Bonnie graduated from West Branch High...

Nov 21, 2022

Joanne Harrold, age 89, of Columbiana, passed away on Monday, November 21, 2022 at her home.

She was born on October 24, 1933 in Brooklyn, NY, daughter of the late Paul and Eugenia Petas Halikias.

Joanne worked as a cook for Columbiana School District and was a member of St. John The Forerunner Greek Orthodox...

Nov 21, 2022

New Waterford - Delores Ann Wells, age 79, of New Waterford, died on Monday, November 21, 2022, at Hospice House, Poland.

She was born on January 17, 1943, in Marshfield, WI, a daughter of the late Sylvester and Grace Bliven Mancl.

Delores, affectionately known as “Poochie” and “Pee-wee”, had worked as a waitress for a...

Nov 19, 2022

Columbiana - Loyal "Ed" Hoffman, age 85, of Columbiana, died on Saturday, November 19, 2022 at Salem Regional Medical Center, Salem.

He was born on December 24, 1936, in Alliance, son of the late Lorin and Dorothy Irwin Hoffman.

Loyal had worked as a tool setter for the former NRM & McNeil.

His...

Nov 19, 2022

Larry Lee Linn, age 75, of Columbiana, died on Saturday, November 19, 2022, at Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, Boardman.

He was born on September 3, 1947, in Salem, son of the late Floyd "Pete" and E. Irene Grady Linn Herman.

Larry was a 1966 graduate of Crestview, he worked in the panel shop...

Nov 17, 2022

Cortland – Christopher W. Williams, age 47, of Cortland, lost his courageous battle with pancreatic cancer on Thursday, November 17, 2022, with his wife by his side.

He was born on December 19, 1974, in Warren, the son of Bruce and Bonnie Wilson Williams. He was an easy-going child with a contagious smile.  He was a daddy’s...

Nov 17, 2022

Columbiana – Thomas “Tom” Hartley, age 83, of Columbiana, died on Thursday, November 17, 2022 at Salem Regional Medical Center, Salem.

He was born on February 21, 1939, in Washingtonville, son of the late James "Herb" and Gladys Fieldhouse Hartley.

Tom was a 1957 graduate of Leetonia High School and went to work the Monday...

Nov 16, 2022

COLUMBIANA - Larry Thomas McFall, age 79, of Columbiana, died on Wednesday Nov. 16, 2022, at home after a lengthy illness.

He was born on August 25, 1943, at East Liverpool City Hospital, an only son of the late Walter and Virginia (Jeffries Laport) McFall.

Larry was a graduate of Wellsville High School, class of...

Nov 14, 2022

Washingtonville - Donna "Sis" Mathey, age 81, of Washingtonville, Passed away peacefully on November 14, 2022, after a long and courageous battle with dementia.

She was born on December 25, 1940, in Washingtonville, daughter of the late William “Russell” and Mary Bertolette Weikart.

Sis cherished spending time with family and friends – whether going to...