Obituaries

Oct 3, 2014

Wilbur Jennings "Bud" Spaite Jr., 79, of East Palestine died Friday, October 3, at his residence, following a prolonged illness. Wilbur was born January 23, 1935, in East Palestine, the son of Wilbur J. Spaite Sr. and Orpah M. Trumbauer Spaite. A 1953 graduate of East Palestine High School, Wilbur worked at Spaite's Market and W. S. George Pottery....

Oct 2, 2014

Salem- James Lynn Dattilio, age 61, of Salem, died on Thursday, October 2, 2014 at his residence.

He was born on November 17, 1952, a son of the late Anthony P. Dattilio and Rita "Jean" McAllister Dattilio.

Jim had worked as a tool and die maker for Lowry Tool and Die and Main St. Machine...

Sep 22, 2014

East Palestine – K. Eudora Swaney Carpenter, 93, of 937 East Park Ave., Columbiana, formerly of East Palestine, died at 12:05 a.m. Monday, September 22, 2014 at the Salem Regional Medical Center. Eudora was born November 26, 1920 in East Palestine, the daughter of the late John Hutchison and Kathryn Corbett Morrison Conley. She was a 1938 graduate of...

Sep 20, 2014

Columbiana- David Scott Westlake, age 50, died on Saturday, September 20, 2014 at his residence. He was born on March 4, 1964, a son of the late Paul and Dorothy Cress Westlake. David was a graduate of Columbiana High School and was a trained chef. He worked as a chef at Tippecanoe Country Club for close to 30 years....

Sep 19, 2014

Salem-Charles William Carter, 81, of 635 Old Coach Lane, passed away at 6:45 am Friday, September 19, 2014 at his home. Mr. Carter was born July 23, 1933 in Leetonia, OH, a son of Churchill and Ethel Hines Carter, Sr. and had lived in this area all of his life. He was an inspector for Kaiser/National Refractory in Columbiana...

Sep 16, 2014

Columbiana – Lois L. Lawrence, 97, of Columbiana, died at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at Whispering Pines Village, Columbiana. Mrs. Lawrence was born August 27, 1917 in Niles, OH, a daughter of the late Jay and Lena Philips Bauman. She was a 1936 graduate of Niles McKinley High School and married Hubert Lawrence on March 7, 1941....

Sep 16, 2014

Leetonia - Opal "Bunny" G. Esenwein, 90, of Leetonia, formerly of Columbiana, died at 10:20 a.m. Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at her home.

Mrs. Esenwein was born March 25, 1924 in Leetonia, a daughter of the late Russell and Mary Catharine Halverstadt Burton and had lived in the area all of her life. She had been employed...

Sep 14, 2014

East Palestine- Betty Jean Lester, age 85, of East Palestine, died on Sunday, September 14, 2014, at Covington Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in East Palestine.

She was born on August 21, 1929, in East Palestine, a daughter of the late Merle and Margaret Veon Blake.

Betty was a lifetime area resident and had worked...

Sep 14, 2014

Columbiana - James O. Romeo, 73, of Columbiana, died at 1:44 a.m. Sunday, September 14, 2014 at St. Elizabeth Health Center, Boardman. Mr. Romeo was born October 26, 1940 in Columbiana, a son of the late James and Leora Miner Romeo and lived in this area all of his life. He was a graduate of Columbiana High School and...

Sep 13, 2014

Ashland, VA - Betty Ann Lalley Dutcher, 78, formerly of East Palestine, OH, passed peacefully at her home, September 13, 2014 surrounded by family and friends.

She will be missed by many for her kind and generous ways. Her heart and home were always open to those in need. She was born September 4, 1936 in East...

Sep 9, 2014

North Lima - William Leo Gibson, age 77, of North Lima, died on Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center in Cleveland. He was born of February 10, 1937 in Salem, a son of the late James Stuart Gibson and the late Catherine Patricia Harkins Gibson. Bill had lived in Maryland most of his...

Sep 9, 2014

East Palestine – Glada Mary DeRhodes, 89, died at 12:15 a.m. Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at Salem Regional Medical Center. She was born March 27, 1925 in Negley, a daughter of the late Charles and Maude French Murphy and had lived in the area all her life. She had worked for Strouss in the Southern Park Mall, Boardman retiring...

Sep 6, 2014

East Palestine-Mary H. Clark, 88, formerly of Carbon Hill Road, died at 6:00 pm Saturday, September 6, 2014 at The Assumption Village, North Lima.

Mrs. Clark was born July 6, 1926 in East Palestine, a daughter of Raymond A. and Effie E. Morgan Hollabaugh and had lived in this area all of her life.

She...

Sep 5, 2014

North Lima - Carl William Mercer, 56, of North Lima, died Friday, September 5, 2014.

Mr. Mercer was born September 22, 1957 in Salem, a son of the late George Edward and Ruth Ellen Kurtz Mercer and had been employed as a fabricator at PHD Manufacturing, Columbiana. He had served in the U.S. Navy.

He...

Sep 4, 2014

Sebring, OH-David R. Bevan, Jr., 93, formerly of Columbiana died at 9:05 pm Thursday, September 4, 2014 at Crandall Health and Rehabilitation Center, Sebring.

Mr. Bevan was born May 20, 1921 in McKeesport, PA a son of David and Sarah Ferrall Bevan and had lived in the Columbiana area most of his life.

David worked...

Sep 2, 2014

Leetonia - Robert Evan Mesmer, Sr., 86, died peacefully September 2, 2014 at his home, cared for and surrounded by family.

He was born December 3, 1927 in Youngstown, a son of the late Theodore and Grace Bossert Mesmer, Sr. of North Lima and was of the Lutheran faith. He graduated from Springfield Local, Class of 1946,...

Sep 1, 2014

Cortland- Rhea Jean Springer, age 88, of Cortland, died on Monday, September 1, 2014, at 7:25 AM from a brief illness at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH. She was born on August 7, 1926, in Monessen, PA, a daughter of the late Clark E. Wilson and the late Mary “Nona” Ceccarelli Wilson. Rhea was a member of the Cortland...

Aug 31, 2014

Salem - Ray M. Cole, 78, of Maple Street, Salem, died at 6:00 a.m. Sunday, August 31, 2014 at Parkside Health Care Center, Columbiana. Mr. Cole was born March 21, 1936 in Little Rock, Arkansas, a son of the late Lesley and Nellie Halliburton Cole. He was a veteran of the United States Army having served for four years...

Aug 29, 2014

Leetonia - Mary T. Wasylychyn, 91, formerly of State Street, died at 6:30 a.m. Friday, August 29, 2014 at the Parkside Health Care Center, Columbiana.

Mrs. Wasylychyn was born September 29, 1922 in Leetonia, a daughter of the late John and Catherine Ceplece Vrabel and had lived in this area all of her life.

She...

Aug 27, 2014

East Palestine - Sylvia J. Beatrice, 81, formerly of East Palestine and Columbiana, died at 10:20 p.m. Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at the Crown Pointe Care Center, Columbus.

Mrs. Beatrice was born July 14, 1933 in New Waterford, a daughter of the late William and Elsie Moslener Springer. She was a homemaker and had also been employed...