Obituaries

Apr 15, 2022

East Palestine - Raymond "Pete" Musser, age 73, of East Palestine, died on Friday, April 15, 2022, at Salem West Healthcare Center.

He was born on August 27, 1948, in Salem, OH, a son of the late Raymond and Dorothy Gorby Musser.

Pete had worked as a self-employed truck driver for more than 40 years,...

Apr 12, 2022

East Palestine - Kenneth P. "Ken" Smith, age 89, of East Palestine, died on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at Salem Regional Medical Center, Salem.

He was born on November 24, 1932, in East Palestine, a son of the late Clayton and Lena Pugh Smith.

Ken was a member of First Church of Christ and held...

Apr 8, 2022

Philip W. Brown, age 77, of Columbiana, passed away Friday morning, April 8, 2022 at Windsor House at Parkside Health Care Center, Columbiana.

Philip was born on September 14, 1944 in Lisbon, son of the late Melvin and Olive Hess Brown.

Philip had worked as a machinist for Crane Deming in Salem. He was a...

Apr 7, 2022

Youngstown - James L. Moffett, Jr, age 52, of Youngstown, died on Thursday, April 7, 2022, in Osceola, IA.

He was born on May 5, 1969, in East Liverpool, son of the late James and Sandra Osgood Moffett.

James was 1987 graduate of Beaver Local High School and had worked as a truck driver for...

Apr 7, 2022

Rev. Charles Arthur Ready, age 86, of Columbiana, joined his Heavenly Father on Thursday, April 7th, 2022 surrounded by his family. Charles, also known as Chuck or Chiz, was born on December 14, 1935, in Warren, Ohio, a son of the late Arthur and Alice Ready.

Chuck was a United Methodist Pastor from 1969-1998. He served the...

Apr 6, 2022

Columbiana - Larry E. Henry, age 81, of Columbiana, died on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, Boardman.

He was born on January 21, 1941 in East Palestine, OH, son of the late Paul A. and Lula Lewis Henry.

Larry had worked as an electrician for National Rubber in Columbiana...

Apr 5, 2022

Columbiana - Ronald "Ron" Paul Bower, age 83, of Columbiana, died on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at Windsor House at Parkside Health Care Center, Columbiana.

He was born on October 26, 1938, in Salem, son of the late John and Carolyn Haas Bower.

Ron was owner and operator of the Leetonia Dairy Queen, worked as...

Apr 3, 2022

Columbiana – Margaret “Peggy” Lowers, age 92, of Columbiana, died on Sunday, April 3, 2022, at St. Mary's Alzheimer's Center, Columbiana.

She was born on July 28, 1929, in Franklin Township, OH, a daughter of the late Carl and Julia Householder Bach.

Peggy was always the "Life of the Party".  She enjoyed laughing and having...

Mar 31, 2022

Rogers - William "Bill" Hill, age 79, of Rogers, died on Thursday, March 31, 2022, at Continuing Healthcare of Lisbon.

He was born on December 14, 1942, in East Palestine, son of the late William and Georgia Marie Wylie Hill.

Bill had worked at Columbiana Foundry for 50 years and served in the United States...

Mar 25, 2022

Leetonia - Helen Gallo, age 87, of Leetonia, passed away peacefully on March 25, 2022 surrounded by her family at Hospice of the Valley.

She was born on April 16, 1934, in Leetonia, daughter of the late Andrew and Nellie Eskay Duko.

Helen worked as a cashier for a local family-owned grocery store until she...

Mar 24, 2022

Timothy “Troy” Howard Lower, 66, from Columbiana, Ohio passed away at Sacred Heart Hospital of Pensacola, Florida on Thursday, March 24, 2022, after complications from bypass surgery.

Timothy was born on October 16, 1955, and grew up in Columbiana, Ohio. Timothy had an Associate of Arts from San Joaquin Delta College, a Bachelor of Arts in business...

Mar 24, 2022

Murrells Inlet - Stephen D. Fisher, age 59, of Murrells Inlet, died unexpectedly on Thursday, March 24, 2022, in Leetonia, OH.

He was born on September 3, 1962, in Cincinnati, OH, the son of the late Norman and Carole Carmosino Fisher.

Stephen had worked as a chef for various restaurants before his retirement in 2009. ...

Mar 22, 2022

Columbiana - Harold Preston Donnalley, 66, of Columbiana, Ohio passed away at his home on March 21, 2022.

He was born on April 7, 1955, in Salem, son of Harold L. Donnalley and Mary Doty Bash

Harold grew up in Leetonia where he attended high school, and went on to obtain his

Associates...

Mar 19, 2022

Leetonia- Maddalena “Lenna” Passi Guido passed peacefully surrounded by family at her home in Leetonia, Ohio, on Saturday, March 19.

Lenna was born January 18, 1927, in Veroli, Italy, the eldest daughter of and Pio and Giuseppina (Anania) Passi.

Lenna moved to the United States in 1951 with her husband Paul Joseph Guido, a U.S....

Mar 18, 2022

Columbiana - Marilyn M. Davis, age 100, of Columbiana, died on Friday, March 18, 2022, at Windsor House at Parkside Health Care Center, Columbiana.

She was born on September 19, 1921, in Youngstown, daughter of the late Samuel and Dora Williams Bowser.

Marilyn was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Columbiana and devoted...

Mar 15, 2022

Salem - George H. Morris, Jr., age 92, of Clyde, formerly of Salem, died on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at Heritage Village of Clyde.

He was born on July 30, 1929, in Marysville, OH, son of the late George and Goldie Sethman Morris, Sr.

George was a graduate of Canfield High School and had served...

Mar 14, 2022

New Waterford - Harold Baker, age 91, of New Waterford, died on Monday, March 14, 2022.

He was born on May 14, 1930, in New Waterford, son of the late Ralph and Pearl Cope Baker.

Harold was a 4th generation lifelong dairy farmer and had also worked as a bus driver with Crestview Local Schools...

Mar 11, 2022

Warren - Thomas J. Steinmetz, 75, of Warren, Ohio passed away on Friday, March 11, 2022, at the Cleveland Clinic after a brief illness.

He was born October 24, 1946, in Warren, a son of the late Dale H. and Lillian E. Weita Steinmetz.

Tom graduated from Warren G. Harding High School in 1964 and...

Mar 11, 2022

Columbiana - Shirley A Tyson, age 87, of Columbiana died at 4:09 p.m. on Friday, March 11, 2022, at Salem Regional Medical Center.

She was born November 24, 1934, in Columbiana, the daughter of the late Kenneth and Sarah Ann Gray Tyson.

Shirley was a member and former elder and Sunday school teacher at Jerusalem...

Mar 11, 2022

Salem - Theresa M. Bostic, age 70, of Salem, died on Friday, March 11, 2022 at Salem Regional Medical Center, Salem.

She was born on August 22, 1951, in Youngstown, daughter of the late Joseph and Agnes Larson Fitzwilliams.

Theresa had worked as a line operator for Fresh Mark and served in the U.S. Navy...