Obituaries

Jan 31, 2020

East Palestine - Donald Edward Robb, 54, of East Palestine passed away, January 31, 2020 at Vibra Hospital of Mahoning Valley.

A faithful husband and father, a loving son and brother, a dependable friend of many…this is the Don Robb we celebrate.

He was born in Salem, Ohio on August 11, 1965 to Don and...

Jan 27, 2020

Austintown - Joan K. Sacchet , age 83, of Austintown, formerly of Canfield and Columbiana, died on Monday, January 27, 2020 at Briarfield Manor, Austintown.

She was born on February 4, 1936 in Youngstown, OH, daughter of the late Joseph and Helen Schirck Ernst.

Joan graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School and was catholic by...

Jan 26, 2020

Columbiana - Maurice James Davis, age 97, of Columbiana, died on Sunday, January 26, 2020 at Windsor House at Parkside Health Care Center, Columbiana.

He was born on May 12, 1922 in Green Twp., a son of the late Elmer and Ethel Mitchell Davis.

Maurice was a veteran of the United States Army having served...

Jan 25, 2020

Columbiana - Matthew Myers, age 44, of Columbiana, left us on Saturday, January 25, 2020 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

He was born on December 5, 1975 in Salem, OH, to Nancy Kimble Myers and the late Kenneth L. Myers. He graduated from Columbiana High School in 1994.

He's survived by many family...

Jan 22, 2020

Leetonia - Kenneth E. Garlough, age 77, of Leetonia, passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at UPMC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh with his loving wife and family by his bedside.

Kenneth was born on June 10, 1942 in Salem, OH, a son of the late Walter and Lois Marshall Garlough.  He was a 1961 graduate of Leetonia High School. ...

Jan 22, 2020

Leetonia - Jane Elizabeth Case Henderson, 86, of Leetonia passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital.

Jane was born on April 2, 1933, in Columbiana, to George and Jane Flynn Case and graduated from Columbiana High school in 1951. On March 1, 1952 Jane married Harry “Bud” Henderson and spent...

Jan 22, 2020

Canfield – Emmi Marie Mook, peacefully went to heaven in the arms of her family on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at her home in Canfield.

She was born on December 13, 2019, in Boardman, a daughter of Robert and Erin Vickers Mook.

Emmi will be lovingly missed by her sisters, Madie and Lilly Mook; maternal...

Jan 17, 2020

Salem - William C. Curry, age 93, of Salem, formerly of Columbiana and Monaca, PA died on Friday, January 17, 2020 at the Salem Regional Medical Center, Salem.

Mr. Curry was born on December 14, 1926 in New Brighton, PA.  He served in US Navy during World War II and in the US Army during the Korean...

Jan 17, 2020

Mary Ann Shafer, age 49, of Salem, died on Friday, January 17, 2020 at Salem Regional Medical Center, Salem.

She was born on June 15, 1970 in Salem, OH, daughter of Gary Shafer and Karen Baker.

Mary had worked as a laborer with EDI and was a member of First Church of Christ, East Palestine....

Jan 16, 2020

Columbiana - Clinton "Pete" McClun, 75, of Columbiana, died on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at Windsor House at Parkside Health Care Center, Columbiana.

He was born on January 10, 1945 in Salem.

Clinton had worked as a body man and owned and operated P and J Automotive.

Survivors include a son, Timothy McClun...

Jan 15, 2020

East Palestine-Bernard J. “Whitey” Dupirack, 79, passed away Wednesday evening, January 15, 2020 at Hospice House, Poland following a short illness.

Whitey was born May 5, 1940 in Lilly, PA, a son of the late Steven and Elizabeth Zintak Dupirack and had lived in this area since 1965 coming from Berlin Center.

He had been...

Jan 13, 2020

East Palestine - Bernice P. Hogue, age 79, of East Palestine, died on Monday, January 13, 2020, at her home in East Palestine.

She was born on June 19, 1940 in Beaver, PA, daughter of the late Raymond and Florence Riggs Hogue.

Bernice was a 1958 graduate of East Palestine High School and worked at...

Jan 13, 2020

Washingtonville - Randall McGath, age 68, of Washingtonville, died on Monday, January 13, 2020 at Blossom Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Salem.

He was born on December 22, 1951 in Beaver Falls, PA, son of the late Willis and Jimmie Lou Caldwell McGath.

Randall had worked as an overhead crane operator with E.W. Bliss and Republic...

Jan 11, 2020

Rogers - Ruth E. Gorby, age 64, of Rogers, died on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at the Salem Regional Medical Center ER, Salem.

She was born on May 21, 1955 in East Palestine, OH, a daughter of the late Orville and Durita Hartman Ward.

Ruth was a lifetime area resident and had worked as a...

Jan 3, 2020

New Waterford - William D. Fegert, 95, of New Waterford, passed away, January 3, 2020 at his home.

He was born May 18, 1924 in New Waterford, OH, son of Gustave and Fern Ward Fegert.

William worked as a frame builder with Cherry Hill Furniture and Franklin Furniture until his retirement and continued to work...

Jan 2, 2020

New Waterford - Norman “Denny” Beight, 75, of New Waterford, Ohio, passed away January 2, 2020 in Covington Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, East Palestine.  Mr. Beight was born February 22, 1944 in Youngstown, OH, a son of the late Wilbur and Viola Glass Beight and had lived in this area all of his life.

He was...

Dec 31, 2019

Columbiana- Daryl L. Walter, age 71, of Columbiana, died on Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at Salem Regional Medical Center.

He was born on May 17, 1948 in Canton, a son of the late Myron and Gertrude Heints Walter.

Daryl had worked as a farmhand for Firestone Farms for many years.

He is survived...

Dec 29, 2019

Esther May Dowd

On Sunday, December 29, 2019 Esther May Dowd passed away peacefully at her home in Lisbon, Ohio after a brief but tough fight with cancer surrounded by one of the two things that mattered to her most; her family and loved ones. Born in Oil City, Pennsylvania on December 22, 1935, she was predeceased...

Dec 27, 2019

Salem- Gladys Mae Candle, age 83, of Salem, died on Friday, December 27, 2019 at Ivy Woods Manor in North Lima.

She was born on November 27, 1936 in Salem, a daughter of the late Lester and Frieda Erlach Safreed.

Gladys was a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Washingtonville and had worked as...

Dec 25, 2019

Columbiana – Robert Gerald Waite, Sr., 68, of Columbiana, previously of Klawock, AK, died, Wednesday, December 25, 2019 at his home in Columbiana.

He was born November 9, 1951 in Beaver Falls Pennsylvania, a son of the late John Wilfred and Geraldine Crawford Waite, Sr.

Robert worked as a janitor for the Klawock area schools....