Obituaries

Nov 20, 2015

Columbiana – Donald B. Richardson, 81, of Columbiana, passed on Friday, November 20, 2015. Mr. Richardson was born in Portage, PA on September 3, 1934 a son to the late Carl and Mabel Morgan Richardson. Mr. Richardson served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He is preceded in death by both his parents; five brothers, James,...

Nov 20, 2015

Columbiana-David S. Stambaugh, 61, passed away unexpectedly Friday, November 20, 2015 at St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Care Center.

David was born October 29, 1954 in Salem, a son of Robert and Rosemary Stevens Stambaugh, Sr. and had lived in this area all of his life.

He was a Car Sales Manager for many area car...

Nov 7, 2015

East Palestine- Justina Louisa Kell, age 91, of East Palestine, died on Saturday, November 7, 2015, at St. Elizabeth Health Center, Youngstown. She was born on February 8, 1924, in New Waterford, a daughter of the late Allen and Louisa Landsberger Freed. Justina was a lifetime area resident and a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, East...

Nov 3, 2015

East Palestine – Betty Jane Elwonger, 94, of East Palestine, formerly of Columbiana, died Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at the Covington Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Elwonger was born October 28, 1921 in East Palestine, a daughter of the late August and Margaret Cooper Brueckman and had lived in this area all of her life. She was a...

Oct 31, 2015

Columbiana-Virginia L. Hill, 69, of Columbiana passed away at 6:50 am Saturday, October 31, 2015, at Vibra Hospital of Mahoning Valley. Mrs. Hill was born March 26, 1946, in East Palestine, a daughter of the late Alfred and Elizabeth Ellen Whitehill Hill. Virginia had been a press operator for National Refractories in Columbiana. She is survived by two sons,...

Oct 30, 2015

Columbiana - Doreen B. Kyle, 75, of Brenda Lane, died peacefully in her sleep at 6:29 a.m. Friday, October 30, 2015 at the Parkside Health Care Center, Columbiana.

Mrs. Kyle was born October 2, 1940 in Youngstown, a daughter of the late Fred and Martha Grisby Streb and had lived in this area all of her life....

Oct 30, 2015

LEETONIA - On Friday, October 30, 2015, A. Jean Steele, at home and surrounded by love, peacefully made her journey to be with the Lord.

Born August 28, 1922 in Avonmore, PA, the daughter of Roy and Lulu (Swauger) Garris, she resided in PA until 1940. She was preceded in death by the love of her life,...

Oct 30, 2015

Columbiana- Harry H. Neiheisel, Jr., 92, formerly of Leetonia, passed away at 10:35 am Friday, October 30, 2015 at Parkside Health Care Center.

Mr. Neiheisel was born, February 16, 1923 in East Palestine, a son of Harry H. and Helen Ketchum Neiheisel, Sr. and had lived in this area all of his life.

Harry was...

Oct 29, 2015

New Waterford- Lucille Campbell, age 75, of New Waterford, died on Thursday, October 29, 2015 at Caprice Health Care Center, North Lima.

She was born on March 27, 1940 in Richmond, VA, a daughter of the late George Washington Smith and Leoda C. McKinney Smith.

Lucille had worked as a caregiver at the Commons at...

Oct 27, 2015

Columbiana – Betty Louise Householder, 92, a life-long resident of Columbiana, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 27, 2015, at the Parkside Health Care Center in Columbiana where she had been a resident the past four years. Betty was born January 28, 1923 in Columbiana, a daughter of C. Blair and Marie Riesen Householder. She was a kind and...

Oct 26, 2015

Leetonia- Raymond “Wardy” C. Ward, Jr., age 73, of Leetonia, passed away suddenly on Monday, October 26, 2015, at his residence. He was born on September 14, 1942 in Salem, a son of the late Raymond C. Ward Sr. and Elizabeth Troy Ward. Wardy was a veteran of the United States Navy having served during the Vietnam War and...

Oct 20, 2015

East Palestine, OH – Oscar A. Curtis, 85, formerly of Monroeville and Blairsville, PA, died at 9:40 p.m. Tuesday, October 20, 2015, at the Covington Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, East Palestine. Mr. Curtis was born February 19, 1930, in Blairsville, PA, a son of the late George William and Catherine Elizabeth Steeves Curtis. He had resided in East...

Oct 18, 2015

Regina “Kay” Raneri, age 67, of Lisbon, died on Sunday, October 18, 2015, at Salem Regional Medical Center. She was born on March 24, 1948, in East Liverpool, a daughter of the late Logan and Wilma Slonaker Allen. Kay was a lifetime area resident and had worked as a teacher’s assistant for the Robert Bycroft School for 34 years,...

Oct 12, 2015

Columbiana-Carol J. Redd, 83, formerly of Leetonia, died at 8:45 a.m. Monday, October 12, 2015, at Parkside Health Care Center, Columbiana. Mrs. Redd was born November 29, 1931 in Washingtonville, a daughter of the late George and Elsie Wintersheimer Bell and had lived in this area all of her life. Carol was a homemaker and a member of St....

Oct 9, 2015

Columbiana- Bernice Marie Foester, age 88, of Columbiana and formerly of East Liverpool, went to the place prepared for her by our Lord, Jesus Christ, on Friday, October 9, 2015, at Good Samaritan Hospice, Heritage Valley, Beaver, PA.

She was born on April 1, 1927 in Beaver Falls, PA, the daughter of the late Randall...

Oct 5, 2015

New Springfield – David Phillip Dragovich, 55, of Kibler Road, formerly of Campbell, died at 10:45 p.m. Monday, October 5, 2015, at his home. David was born March 19, 1960 in Youngstown, a son of David and Patricia Gargoline Dragovich and had lived in this area all of his life. He had been employed as an EDI Analyst for...

Oct 5, 2015

Columbiana – Ross W. Rose, 93, formerly of East Palestine, died Monday, October 5, 2015, at Parkside Health Care Center, Columbiana. Mr. Rose was born January 1, 1922, in East Palestine, a son of the late William A. and Zetta I. Beight Rose and had lived in this area all of his life. He had been employed as a...

Oct 4, 2015

Leetonia-James A. Lewis, 59, of Grafton Rd passed away Sunday morning, October 4, 2015 at the Salem Regional Medical Center.

Jim was born November 14, 1955 in Youngstown, a son of Donald J. and Marcella Kelley Lewis and had lived in this area all of his life. He was a 1974 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School...

Oct 1, 2015

Columbiana- Grace R. VanPelt, 48, of Columbiana, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 1, 2015. She was the wife of Tom VanPelt, to whom she was married for 28 years. She was born February 16, 1967 in Lebanon, PA, the daughter of Luke B. Kurtz of Quarryville, PA and the late Lillian R. (Lehman) Kurtz....

Sep 28, 2015

Columbiana – John “Jack” Elmer Coppersmith, Jr. age 86, of Kelly Park Road died on Monday, September 28, 2015, at his Farm. Mr. Coppersmith was born December 10, 1928 in Leetonia, a son of the late John E. and Margaret Metz Coppersmith Sr. and had lived in the Columbiana area all of his life. John served in the U.S....