Obituaries

Apr 21, 2020

Columbiana – William "Bill" Mullane Jr., 73, of Columbiana, died on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at his home.

Mr. Mullane was born on December 24, 1946 in Youngstown, OH, son of (the late) William Mullane Sr. and Janet Brandmiller Mullane Bates.

He was owner/operator of Albco Foundry of Lisbon and was a member of St....

Apr 21, 2020

New Springfield - Jack Hilton Mills, 82, of New Springfield, died on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, Youngstown.

Mr. Mills was born on March 28, 1938 in Kittanning, PA, son of the late H. Arthur and Deretha Hawk Mills.  He had been a school teacher at both Columbiana and Youngstown Schools,...

Apr 15, 2020

Columbiana - Rebecca Ann Harrold, 80, of Columbiana, died in hospice care after a brief illness on Wednesday, April 15, 2020.

Mrs. Harrold was born on November 24, 1939 in Columbiana, a daughter of the late Walter and Thelma Mentzer Firestone and had lived in this area all of her life.  She was a homemaker and a...

Apr 15, 2020

Salem - Daniel James Wojton Sr., age 85, of Salem, died on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at Hospice House, Poland.

He was born on February 23, 1935 in Youngstown, OH, son of the late Stanley and Josephine Gorski Wojton.

Daniel had worked as a welder and was a member of Evangel Baptist Church. He was...

Apr 15, 2020

New Waterford - Homer Howard Bowersock, 90, of New Waterford, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at Covington Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, East Palestine.

He was born on December 26, 1929 in Chester, WV, son of Homer and Ethel Tice Bowersock.

Homer had worked at GM Lordstown and was a member of Lake Mount...

Apr 12, 2020

Washingtonville - Robert M. Linn 70, of Washingtonville, died on Sunday, April 12, 2020 at his home following a long illness.

He was born on May 25, 1949 in Salem, OH, son of the late Mearle and Mary Edith Stirling Linn and had lived in the area all of his life.

Mr. Linn had been...

Apr 6, 2020

NORTH LIMA, Ohio – Dwight Robert Jacobs, 99, died on Monday, April 6, 2020, in hospice care after a brief illness.

Dwight was born on March 7, 1921 in Somerset, Pennsylvania. He was the sixth of 11 children of Paul and Trella (Risch) Jacobs. He graduated from Johnstown High School in 1939. During World War II, he...

Apr 4, 2020

Columbiana - Donald E. Leffel, age 82, of Columbiana, died on Saturday, April 4, 2020 at Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, Youngstown.

He was born on March 27, 1938 in New Waterford, OH, son of the late Harold and Edith Finch Leffel.

Donald was owner and operator of Leffel’s Sales and Service in Columbiana...

Apr 4, 2020

Columbiana - Richard W. Rubeck, age 82, of Columbiana, died on Saturday, April 4, 2020 at Covington Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, East Palestine.

He was born on April 10, 1937 in Chambersburg, PA, the son of the late Gernard and Gladys Witter Rubeck.

Richard had worked as a Truck Driver and was a member...

Apr 3, 2020

East Palestine-Aaron See, 63, whom everyone called “Nunu”, sadly passed away Friday, April 3, 2020 at Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Boardman after a prolonged illness.

Aaron was born September 29, 1956 in Beaver Falls, Pa, a son of Charles and Dorothy Eiler See and was a lifelong resident of East Palestine.

He retired from the...

Apr 2, 2020

Columbiana- Randall Hoyt Barnes, 68, passed away Thursday, April 2, 2020 at Leesburg Regional Medical Center, Leesburg, FL.

Randall was born November 28, 1951 in Salem, a son of the late Robert W. and Margaret Louise Deem Barnes.

He had been a truck driver for Ed Wilson and Son Trucking, Inc. Randall was a member...

Apr 1, 2020

East Palestine - Lois E. Kale, age 93, of East Palestine, died on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at Windsor House at Parkside Health Care Center, Columbiana.

She was born on November 1, 1926 in Enon Valley, PA, daughter of the late Joseph and Florence Link Knepp.

Lois had worked in Payroll at K Mart before...

Apr 1, 2020

Leetonia - Brooke Exten Finley, age 38, of Leetonia, died on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at the Salem Regional Medical Center.

She was born on July 5, 1981 in Salem, OH, a daughter of Richard L. Coy and Deborah Exten King.

Brooke was a lifetime area resident and had worked as a homemaker.

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Mar 26, 2020

Raymond L. Hess, age 84, of Columbiana, Ohio, formerly of New Waterford, Ohio, died Thursday, March 26, 2020.

Raymond was born on Easter Sunday, April 21, 1935, in Hesston, Pennsylvania, a son of Jacob Wallace & Christina Arlene McKnight Hess.

He attended Huntingdon County schools in Pennsylvania.

Raymond served in the U.S. Army...

Mar 23, 2020

Lisbon - Paul Herbert Wright, 78, of Lisbon, died on Monday, March 23, 2020 at Salem Regional Medical Center, Salem.

He was born on May 4, 1941 in Lisbon, Ohio, son of the late Ray and Laura Wycoff Wright and had lived in this area all of his life.  Paul had worked as a self employed truck...

Mar 22, 2020

New Waterford - Judith A. Beight, 75, of New Waterford, died on Sunday, March 22, 2020 at Covington Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, East Palestine.

Mrs. Beight was born on December 4, 1944 in Youngstown, OH, a daughter of the late Harry and Alice Joyce.

Judith had worked as a store manager for the family...

Mar 21, 2020

East Palestine – Jeanette Israel, 87, died Saturday, March 21, 2020 at Christian House, East Palestine.

On September 22, 1932 Walter and Viola Bonnell, of Poughkeepsie, NY, welcomed their second child, Jeanette. The world would never be the same.

Jeanette was a bold and brash redhead who could outrun and out-think most of the kids...

Mar 15, 2020

Columbiana - Francis "Frank" Blinsky, age 72, of Columbiana, died on Sunday, March 15, 2020 at Windsor House at Parkside Health Care Center, Columbiana.

He was born on October 18, 1947 in Washington, PA, a son of the late Joseph and Lula Resecker Blinsky.

Francis had worked as an auto worker for General Motors, Lordstown...

Mar 15, 2020

Columbiana - Jack G. Wood passed away peacefully March 15, 2020.

Jack was born October 7, 1931 in Beaver Falls, PA, to the late Jacob Norman and Elizabeth (Grant) Wood.

He lived in Columbiana, Ohio for the past 42 years. He graduated from Beaver Falls High School in 1949 and immediately began his career as...

Mar 10, 2020

Canfield - Victor L. Hedl Jr., age 79, formerly of Leetonia, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at Shepherd of the Valley Poland.

Mr. Hedl was born on May 16, 1940 in Salem, OH, son of the late Victor and Alma Reed Hedl.

Victor had worked at E.W. Bliss, Salem and was a member...