Obituaries

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....

Sep 28, 2015

Leetonia- Nancy D. Watson, 71, of Apples Way Court, passed away at 2:58 pm Monday, September 28, 2015 at her home.

Nancy was born May 19, 1944 in Youngstown, a daughter of the late Jack Charles and Nellie Greer Watson and had lived in this area all of her life.

She was a forklift operator...

Sep 28, 2015

Lisbon - William V. Lacey, 94, formerly of Lisbon, died at 8:50 p.m. Monday, September 28, 2015 at Essex of Salem I.

Mr. Lacey was born April 25, 1921 in Springfield, a son of the late William T. and Nancy Wray Lacey and had lived in the area 50 years, coming from West Union, OH.

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Sep 28, 2015

East Palestine - Oren E. Seidel, age 94, died on Monday, September 28, 2015, at his home.

Mr. Seidel was born December 12, 1920 in East Palestine, a son of the late Benjamin and Effie Baker Seidel and had lived in the area all of his life.

Oren was a veteran of the United States...

Sep 26, 2015

Columbiana - Patricia A. Kerchofer, 74, of Columbiana, died peacefully Saturday, September 26, 2015, following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Kerchofer was born March 11, 1941, in Youngstown, the daughter of the late Thomas D. and Margaret M. Tobin Bode. She was a 1959 graduate of Cardinal Mooney High School. Patricia worked as a restaurant manager at the American Legion...

Sep 13, 2015

Salem- William "Bill" Less, age 68, of Salem, died on Sunday, September 13, 2015, at Briarfield at Ashley Circle, Austintown.

He was born on February 23, 1947 in Salem, a son of the late Francis and Jane Sauerwein Less.

Bill was a member of St. Jude Catholic Church, Columbiana and had worked as a plumber...

Sep 12, 2015

Columbiana- Richard "Dick" Fisher, age 70, of Columbiana, died on Saturday, September 12, 2015, at Salem Reginal Medical Center.

He was born on October 14, 1944 in Salem, the son of the late G. Charles Fisher and the late Erma M. Elser Shood.

Dick was a graduate of Columbiana High School and Capital University where...

Sep 9, 2015

Leetonia - Margaret J. Driscoll, 80, died at 9:40 p.m. Wednesday, September 9, 2015, at Salem Regional Medical Center.

Mrs. Driscoll was born December 8, 1934 in Leetonia, a daughter of the late Joe and Margaret Luzer Kozjan and had lived in this area all of her life.

She had been employed as a dietary...

Sep 9, 2015

Columbiana - Thomas W. Mock, Jr., 75, of Columbiana, died on Wednesday, September 9, 2015, at St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center.

Tom was born on February 6, 1940 in Jeannette, PA, a son of the late Thomas and Florence Helwig Mock and had lived in Rogers and later in Columbiana, coming to Ohio in 1965 from Jeannette....

Sep 4, 2015

Columbiana-Ruthie Roose, 75, formerly of Leetonia, passed away Friday, September 4, 2015 at St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center. Mrs. Roose was born July 13, 1940 in Leetonia, a daughter of the late William and Ann Eagleton Beiling and had lived in this area all of her life.

Ruthie was a homemaker. She was a member of St....

Sep 2, 2015

Columbiana- Dr. Barbara Marie Modic, age 62, of Columbiana, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, September 2, 2015 following a long illness.

She was born on December 9, 1952 in Cleveland, OH. Her parents, the late Viktor Modic and Stephanie Rupar Modic were immigrants from Slovenia.

Barbara was a graduate of Villa Angela...

Sep 1, 2015

Columbiana - Kevin G. Baylor, 47, passed away at his home suddenly on Tuesday, September 1, 2015.

Kevin was born July 14, 1968 in San Antonio, Texas, a son of Larry and Donna Haag Baylor. He was a graduate of Canton South High School and attended Milligan College. While in high school, he ran cross country, played...

Aug 27, 2015

Columbiana – Mildred A. “Millie” Bell, 98, formerly of North Main Street, died at 12:50 p.m. Thursday, August 27, 2015 at the Parkside Health Care Center, Columbiana. Mrs. Bell was born October 7, 1916 at Columbiana, a daughter of the late Charles and Isadora Harrold Sheely and had lived in this area all of her life. She was a...

Aug 24, 2015

New Springfield- Derek Lee O’Connell, age 14, of New Springfield, went home to be with his Lord, on Monday, August 24, 2015, at Akron Children's Hospital. Derek was born, January 11, 2001, in Warren, OH, a son of Roger D. and Deborah L. Ridzon O'Connell. He was a member of New Springfield Church of God and loved the Teenage...

Aug 24, 2015

Leetonia – Julia D. Converse, 26, of Lower Elkton Road, died Monday afternoon, August 24, 2015, at Akron City Hospital. Julia was born May 26, 1989 in Youngstown, a daughter of David R. Converse and the late Beverly A. Short Converse and had lived in this area most of her life. She had been employed as a STNA at...

Aug 18, 2015

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NORTH LIMA - Everett "Dale" Miller, 81, and his wife, Lavetta "Tootie" Miller, 79, died Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at their home in North Lima. Everett died at 12:00 a.m. and Lavetta at 9:12 a.m.; each after a short illness.

Dale was born October 27, 1933 in Canton, OH, a son of the...

Aug 16, 2015

Lisbon-James O. Burkey, 75, of State Route 154, died at 9:52 am Sunday, August 16, 2015 at Salem Regional Medical Center.

He was born December 31, 1939 in Remus, MI, a son of the late Albert V. and Bertha Schultz Burkey and had lived in this area all of his life.

Burkey worked for National...

Aug 16, 2015

Leetonia-Alfred W. Carline, 93, of Leetonia Rd. died at 2:30 pm, Sunday, August 16, 2015 at Salem Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Carline was born January 18, 1922 in Leetonia, a son of Vincent and Angelina Mastrangelo Carlini and lived in this area all of his life.

Alfred worked as a serviceman for the Columbia Gas...