Obituaries

Apr 23, 2014

Negley- Charles Richard Ferren, age 72, of Negley, died on April 23, 2014 at the Cleveland Clinic. He was born on April 19, 1942, in Canton, OH, a son of the late Donald Ferren and the late Iva Malcuit Ferren. He was a 1961 graduate of Tusky Valley High School. Chuck was a veteran of the United States Army...

Apr 19, 2014

East Fairfield – Dorothy Marie McQuiston, age 95, of East Fairfield passed away in her sleep at 6:45 a.m. Saturday, April 19, 2014 at Parkside Health Care Center, Columbiana. She was born January 9, 1919 in Dassel, MN, a daughter of the late John and Olga Jenson Dickey and had lived in this area since 1938. Mrs. McQuiston had...

Apr 14, 2014

New Waterford- Raymond E. Woods, Sr., 74, of Creek Rd. New Waterford, passed away at 4:10 pm, Monday, April 14, 2014 at St. Elizabeth’s Boardman Health Center, surrounded by his loving companion, children and grandchildren. Mr. Woods was born August 28, 1939 in Sewickley, PA, a son of James and Elizabeth Mackall Woods and had lived in this area...

Apr 12, 2014

Columbiana – W. Virgil Clark, 86, of Columbiana, died at 4:25 a.m. Saturday, April 12, 2014 at the Salem Regional Medical Center. Virgil was born November 1, 1927 in East Liverpool, the son of the late Charles L. and Laura R. Chamberlain Clark and had lived in the area since 2008 coming from North Highlands, CA. He had served...

Apr 6, 2014

Denver, NC – Irene W. Early, 96, of Denver, formerly of East Palestine, OH, died at 10:47 a.m. Sunday, April 6, 2014 at the Olde Knox Commons in Huntersville, NC.

Mrs. Early was born September 29, 1917 in Unity, Ohio, a daughter of the late Charles and Anna Frederick Pierce. She had lived in North...

Apr 6, 2014

Columbiana – Edith B. Clark, 82, of Columbiana, died at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, April 6, 2014 at the Salem Regional Medical Center.

Edith was born June 28, 1931 in Seattle, WA, the daughter of the late Walter W. and R. Gertrude Norton Wills and had lived in the area since 2008 coming from North Highlands,...

Apr 6, 2014

Leetonia – Robert “Eugene” Worley, age 90, of Leetonia, went home to be with our Lord Jesus Christ on Sunday, April 6, 2014 at the Hospice House, Poland.

He was born April 9, 1923 in Washington, DC to the late Rexford and Isa Pearl Eaton Worley.

Eugene had worked as an oil and...

Apr 2, 2014

Rogers – John “Jack” Paul Burson, 70, of Rogers, died at 10:47 a.m. Tuesday, April 2, 2014 at St. Elizabeth Health Center, Youngstown.

Jack was born January 27, 1944 in Rogers, the son of the late Paul J. and Bertha M. Burkhart Burson.

He had been employed as an oil well pumper for...

Mar 30, 2014

New Waterford – Anthony Edward Rubino, Sr. 84, of New Waterford, died at 8:11 a.m. Sunday, March 30, 2014 at Hospice House, Poland.

Anthony was born March 30, 1930 in Youngstown, the son of the late Eugene and Angeline Perno Rubino. He was a 1948 graduate of North High School and had served in the...

Mar 30, 2014

Salem-Geraldine M. Dorsey, 83, passed away at 8:30 pm Sunday, March 30, 2014 at her home.

Mrs. Dorsey was born September 27, 1930 in Athens, Ohio , a daughter of George and Mary Stevens Metcalf and had lived in this area most of her life.

Geraldine worked as a housekeeper and had attended...

Mar 29, 2014

Columbiana-E. Lucile Hughes, 93, formerly of West Salem Street, died at 10:30 pm Saturday, March 29, 2014 at St. Mary’s Alzheimer’s Center.

Mrs. Hughes was born November 23, 1920 in Columbiana County, a daughter of Harry and Minnie Kiefer Ritz and had lived in this area all of her life.

She was a...

Mar 26, 2014

Spartanburg, SC-Donald Leroy Witherstine, 65, died at 6:35 a.m. Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Witherstine was born November 29, 1948 in Youngstown, OH, a son of Walter S. and Helen R. Cheese Witherstine.

Donald was a maintenance supervisor for many Aldi Stores in South Carolina. He was also...

Mar 24, 2014

Columbiana – It is with deep sadness that the family announces the peaceful passing of Donna Lea Sumner Manley Snodgrass in her home on Monday, March 24, 2014. She was 85 years old and had been a resident of Columbiana for over 60 years.

She was the loving mother of Claudia (Walter) Simpson, Connie (John)...

Mar 24, 2014

Leetonia – Jean Holt, 61, of Leetonia, died suddenly at 9:04 a.m. Monday, March 24, 2014 at the Salem Regional Medical Center after being stricken at home.

Jean was born August 9, 1952 in Salem, the daughter of Robert H. and Rosemary Stevens Stambaugh and had lived here all of her life. She was a...

Mar 15, 2014

Washingtonville – George “Hooker” Boston, 96, of Washingtonville, died at 1:30 a.m. Saturday, March 15, 2014 at his home. Mr. Boston was born December 1, 1917 in Washingtonville, a son of the late Woodard and Edith Asherman Boston and lived in the same home all of his life. He was a graduate of Leetonia High School and served in...

Mar 13, 2014

Columbiana, OH – Joann Catherine Peppel, 77, died at 11:17 p.m. Thursday, March 13, 2014 at the Parkside Health Care Center.

Mrs. Peppel was born July 9, 1936 in Turtle Creek, PA a daughter of the late of Joseph F. Little and Rita McGuiggan Little Aiello and had lived in this area all of her...

Mar 6, 2014

Negley- Sheila Ann Fox, age 56, of Negley, died on Thursday, March 6, 2014 at Hospice House of Poland. She was born on December 25, 1957 in Rochester, PA, a daughter of the late John N. Thomas and the late Mabel Irene Donaldson Thomas. Sheila was a lifetime area resident and had worked as a medical secretary for Salem...

Feb 27, 2014

Columbiana-Louise G. Armstrong, 84, passed away at 10:00 pm Thursday, February 27, 2014 at her home in Whispering Pines Village. Mrs. Armstrong was born December 22, 1929 in Medford, MA, a daughter of George and Eleanor Rice Still and had come to Columbiana in 1953 from Sandusky, OH. Louise was a 1951 graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University where she...

Feb 25, 2014

Darlington- Jacob T. Welch, age 34, passed away at home in Darlington, PA on February 25, 2014 after a courageous battle with cancer. Jacob was born on March 25, 1979, the only child of Raymond "Doc" Welch of Darlington, PA and Jonnette (Young) Welch from East Palestine, OH. An alumni of East Palestine High School, Jacob was an avid...

Feb 17, 2014

Columbiana- Charles William Barber, 72, of Columbiana and Leetonia, died at 10:29 p.m. Monday, February 17, 2014 at St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center. Mr. Barber was born February 13, 1942 in Fayette County, PA a son of the late Paul William and Winafred Minehart Barber and had lived in this area since 1952, coming from PA. He was a...