Obituaries

Jan 24, 2017

Columbiana-Eileen Nora Esterly, 86, of Columbiana passed away Tuesday morning, January 24, 2017 at Blossom Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Salem. Mrs. Esterly was born April 16, 1930 in Salem, a daughter of the late John and Ollie McNamee Kampfer and had lived in this area since 1948 coming from California. She had been a clerk and issued titles...

Jan 23, 2017

Columbiana- Agnes E. Merrill, age 91 of Columbiana, died peacefully on Monday, January 23, 2017 surrounded by her family.

She was born on September 12, 1925 in Struthers, a daughter of the late Frank and Susanna Kuspan Girard.

Agnes was a homemaker and a member of St. Jude Catholic Church, Columbiana. She was an avid...

Jan 20, 2017

Columbiana- Elyas Michael Felt, age 7, of Columbiana, died on Friday, January 20, 2017 at his home.

He was born on October 30, 2009 in Wilmington, NC., the son of Rebecca M. Beach and Timothy M. Felt.

Elyas was a member of the Burghill Baptist Church, Burghill, as well as Hero's and Halo's, Columbiana. His...

Jan 19, 2017

East Palestine-Edward J. Rouse, 69, of Clark St. passed away Thursday afternoon, January 19, 2017 at Salem Regional Medical Center following a long illness.

Mr. Rouse was born February 4, 1947 in Salem, a son of the late Ronald J. and Pauline Long Rouse and had lived in this area all of his life.

Jan 15, 2017

Enon Valley, PA- Edmond H. “Fats” Failor, age 84, of Enon Valley, died on Sunday, January 15, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Hospice Unit at Heritage Valley Health System, Beaver.

He was born on October 31, 1932 in Enon Valley, a son of the late Harry M. and L. Quinnie Coleman Failor.

Edmond...

Jan 15, 2017

Salem-Geraldine A. “Geri” Morris, 86, passed away Sunday evening, January 15, 2017 at Salem of Essex II following a long illness.

Mrs. Morris was born September 19, 1930 in Boardman, a daughter of the late Clarence and Alice Buzzard Neidig and had lived in this area most of her life.

Geri was a member of...

Jan 15, 2017

Leetonia-Carla J. Dattilio, 65, passed away peacefully Sunday evening, January 15, 2017 at home.

Mrs. Dattilio was born May 27, 1951 in Salem, a daughter of Carl and Evelyn (Brinker) Stacey and had lived in this area all of her life.

Carla was a homemaker and loved being a grandma and volunteering at the Christina...

Jan 14, 2017

Columbiana, OH - Lawrence "Larry" A. Davis, retired professor, passed away early Saturday morning, January 14th, after an unexpected and severe illness. He was the youngest child born to Bales C. Davis and Elma Myer Davis on September 10, 1942. Larry graduated from Boardman High School, attended Youngstown State University, where he received his bachelor's degree, and then completed...

Jan 12, 2017

Salem-Charles Russell Shultz, 81, formerly of Washingtonville and Leetonia, died on Thursday, January 12, 2017, at Essex of Salem I.

Mr. Shultz was born on January 2, 1936 in Leetonia, a son of the late Frank DeVilla Lettie Annetta Gifford Shultz.

Charles had worked as a heavy equipment mechanic for R & R...

Jan 10, 2017

Leetonia - Mike Cross, 82, of Leetonia, died Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at the Salem Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Cross was born March 1, 1934 in Leetonia, a son of the late John A. and Grace R. Romano Cross and had lived in this area most of his life.

He had been employed as a...

Jan 5, 2017

East Palestine - Ronald J. Dailey, 66, of East Palestine, died at 11:45 a.m. Thursday, January 5, 2017 at Vibra Hospital, Boardman.

Mr. Dailey was born April 17, 1950 in Salem, a son of Matthew H. and Betty M. Guy Dailey and had lived in this area most of his life. He had been employed as a...

Jan 3, 2017

Columbiana-Karen Llewellyn, 65, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday night, January 3, 2017 at her home.

Karen was born October 13, 1951 in Salem, a daughter of the late Arden and Ethel Warner Llewellyn and had lived in this area all of her life.

She had been a secretary for the Mahoning County Coroner's Office and most...

Dec 26, 2016

Washingtonville – Lloyd J. Briggs, Jr. 81, of Washingtonville, died at 11:00 p.m. Monday, December 26, 2016 at Essex of Salem III. Lloyd was born March 27, 1935 in Washingtonville, a son of the late Lloyd J. and Josephine Fagan Briggs and had lived in Washingtonville all of his life. Following the death of his mother, Lloyd was raised...

Dec 26, 2016

Canfield- Marcy Zinni, age 65, of Canfield, died on Monday, December 26, 2016 at her home.

She was born on January 14, 1951 in Martins Ferry, OH, a daughter of the late Monroe and Virginia Hicks McMillen.

Marcy, a devoted homemaker, was also the administrator for the family business, Zinni Golf Inc.

Dec 22, 2016

Salem- Gemma Kae Gorby, 26 days old, of Salem, died on Thursday, December 22, 2016 at Akron Children's Hospital from a short illness.

Gemma was born on November 26, 2016 at Salem Regional Medical Center, a daughter of Michael J. Gorby, III and Kaytlynne N. Yhelka.

She is survived by her parents, Michael and Kaytlynne...

Dec 19, 2016

Leetonia-Michael Timothy Hannigan, 60, passed away peacefully from a sudden illness Monday, December 19, 2016 surrounded by his wife and children at University Hospitals in Cleveland.

Mr. Hannigan was born May 2, 1956 in Jacksonville, North Carolina at Camp LeJeune, a son of the late Robert and Mary Patton Hannigan. Michael grew up in New Jersey and...

Dec 19, 2016

Leetonia - Wade Albert Grant, 57, passed away Monday afternoon, December 19, 2016 at Salem Regional Medical Center following a long illness.

Mr. Grant was born July 24, 1959 in Camden, New Jersey a son of Ralph and Barbara Fox Grant and had lived in this area most of his life. Wade worked for the Village of...

Dec 15, 2016

Washingtonville – Theresa Allison, 84, formerly of Washingtonville, passed away Thursday evening, December 15, 2016 at Blossom Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Salem. Mrs. Allison was born June 14, 1932 in Leetonia, a daughter of the late Ralph and Eleanor O’Dell Sposetta and had lived in the area all of her life. Theresa was an avid cook and worked for...

Dec 14, 2016

Rogers- Daniel "Dan" E. Simmons Sr., age 88 of Rogers, died on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center in Lakeland, FL.

He was born on November 22, 1928 in Pittsburgh, PA, a son of the late Daniel J. and Anna Kirch Simmons.

Dan received his Bachelor of Science degree in Horticulture from...

Dec 13, 2016

Rogers- Flo M. Krebs, age 88 of Rogers, died on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at St. Elizabeth Health Center, Youngstown.

She was born on March 8, 1928 in Silver Hill, WV, a daughter of the late Ernie and Bertie Postlethwait Ramsey.

Flo is survived by three daughters, Karen Aeschbacher of Rogers, Brenda Wendell of Wellsville,...