Obituaries

Mar 4, 2015

Lisbon- Agnes Rose Gregory, age 77, of Lisbon, died on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at her residence.

She was born on December 24, 1937 in Leetonia, a daughter of the late Dominic and Evelyn Crowl Oliver.

Agnes was of the Nazarene faith and had worked as a school bus driver for Beaver Local Schools for...

Feb 24, 2015

East Palestine- Mary K. McGuckin (nee Thorley), went home on Tuesday, February 24, 2015. Beloved wife of George (deceased), loving mother of Eileen Henthorne (William), Mary Jane Hadaway (Edward), Tish Blasdell (Daniel), dear grandmother of Matthew Hadaway (Louise) and Megan November (David), sweet great-grandmother of Hadley and George November. Mrs. McGuckin was a graduate of Westminster College, New Wilmington,...

Feb 24, 2015

James E. “Stewy” Stewart, age 88, of Salem, died on Tuesday, February 24, 2015, at his home. He was born on February 16, 1927, in Salem, the son of the late Culver J. and Emily Quigley Stewart. Stewy was a graduate of both Leetonia High School and The Ohio State University, where he received his bachelor’s degree in civil...

Feb 15, 2015

Columbiana-James Edward Heaton, 77, of Columbiana, passed away at 5:19 pm Sunday, February 15, 2015 at St. Elizabeth Health Center, Youngstown.

Mr. Heaton was born November 7, 1937 in New Waterford, a son of Edward and Irene Moser Heaton and had lived in this area all of his life.

Jim was a slitter operator for...

Feb 15, 2015

Columbiana - Paula Arlene Burkhart, age 70, of Columbiana, died on Sunday, February 15, 2015, at Parkside Health Care Center, Columbiana.

She was born on February 2, 1945, in East Liverpool, a daughter of the late Arthur Boyd and Ruth Ilene Schultz Todd.

Paula had attended Jerusalem Lutheran Church, Columbiana and had worked as an...

Feb 13, 2015

Enon Valley, PA - Ross McRoberts, 85, passed away February 13, 2015 surrounded by his family. He was born in Enon Valley PA on July 17, 1929 and lived there all of his life. Ross was married to Mary Evelyn Martsolf on November 18, 1950 and they spent 59 wonderful years together. She preceded him in death on August...

Feb 13, 2015

Leetonia-Catherine M. Cross, 97, of Main Street passed away at 5:30 pm Friday, February 13, 2015 at Salem Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Cross was born June 27, 1917 in Messina, Italy, a daughter of the late Rosario and Rachel DiAgostino Romano and had lived in Leetonia since coming to this country as a child.

Catherine was a...

Feb 11, 2015

Boardman - Edward A. Walters, 56, formerly of East Palestine, died at 1:06 a.m. Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at St. Elizabeth Health Center, Youngstown.

Edward was born May 29, 1958 in Salem, a son of Edson and Carol Cozza Walters. He had formerly attended the Fairhaven Workshop in Niles for several years. Eddie will be missed by...

Feb 10, 2015

Leesburg, FL – Ross W. Brunner, 87, died at 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at Heritage Manor, Youngstown. Mr. Brunner was born November 17, 1927 in Salem, a son of the late Alfred and Josephine Cain Brunner. Ross had served in the US Army during WWII. He had worked as a self-employed auto mechanic and was a member...

Feb 10, 2015

New Waterford- Jacqueline Morgan, age 76, of New Waterford, died on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at Salem Regional Medical Center, Salem. She was born on March 20, 1938 in Sebring, OH, a daughter of the late Claude E. Johnson and the late Margaret Cox Mahon. Jackie was a member of Lake Mount Church of Christ, New Waterford and had...

Feb 8, 2015

Leetonia- Rose M. Raddick, age 95, of Leetonia, passed away on Sunday, February 8, 2015 at Parkside Health Care Center in Columbiana. Rose was born on September 4, 1919, the fifth of ten children of the late Joseph and Teresa Mango Baulo and was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Leetonia. She attended Leetonia schools and was...

Feb 8, 2015

Salem - Evelyn J. Hughes, age 94, of Salem, died on Sunday, February 8, 2015 at Essex of Salem III in Salem.

She was born on February 12, 1920, in East Palestine, the daughter of the late George and Edna Cragle Jordan.

Evelyn was a member of Grace Church, Columbiana and had worked as a...

Feb 6, 2015

Columbiana - Dorothy Benner Mossor, 92, died at 4:00 p.m. Friday, February 6, 2015 at the Parkside Health Care Center.

Mrs. Mossor was born February 20, 1922 in Leetonia, a daughter of the late Roy E. and Helen Newhouse Cope and had lived in this area all of her life. She was a homemaker and a member...

Jan 31, 2015

Rogers- Florence A. Barnhouse, age 89, of Rogers, died on Saturday, January 31, 2015 at Blossom Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Salem.

She was born on March 27, 1925, in Rogers, the daughter of the late George and Lillian Tunstall Gibson.

Florence was a lifetime resident and had worked as a homemaker. Her husband, Elmer "Dale"...

Jan 30, 2015

Columbiana – Geraldyne R. Foutts, 77, of Columbiana died on Friday, January 30, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Foutts was born September 3, 1937 in Columbiana, a daughter of the late Lewis and Hazel Byers Raynes and had lived in the area all of her life. She was a 1955 graduate of Columbiana High School. Mrs. Foutts was a...

Jan 30, 2015

East Palestine- Virginia McGuckin, age 91, of East Palestine, died on Friday, January 30, 2015 at her residence.

She was born on July 14, 1923 in East Palestine, the daughter of the late Arthur and Pansy Greaves Thorpe.

Virginia was a lifetime resident and had worked as a homemaker.

Her husband, Charles McGuckin,...

Jan 29, 2015

Salem - Lola Ann Kurtz, 77, of Salem, passed away January 29, 2015 surrounded by family in her home after a lingering illness of Alzheimer's. Born June 3, 1937, Lola Ann was the only child born to Clarence and Doris Charlton Sheller in Youngstown, OH. She grew up in Greenford where she graduated from Greenford High School as salutatorian...

Jan 27, 2015

Leetonia – Carl F. “Corky” Welch, 88, of 343 E. High Street, died at 9:20 a.m. Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at his home. He was born January 30, 1926 in Salem, a son of the late Norman and Clara Walzer Welch and had lived in this area all of his life. He served in the US Coast Guard in...

Jan 26, 2015

Columbiana - Lt. Col. Kenneth E Gould, 76, of Columbiana and Lakewood Ranch, FL, died Monday, January 26, 2015 at Hospice House, Poland.

He was born October 5, 1938 in Newton, MA, a son of the late Alexander and Jessie Adams Gould. He began his Air Force career with pilot training in 1959. During his early years...

Jan 23, 2015

Sebring - Phillip Warren Book, 88, of Copeland Oaks, died Friday, January 23, 2015 at the Salem Regional Medical Center.

He was born November 29, 1926 in Lowellville, OH, a son of the late Warren Arthur and Helen Nock Book. He graduated from Lowellville High School in 1944 and Youngstown College in 1950. Phil served during WWII...