Obituaries

Oct 23, 2014

Columbiana-Ruth M. Wagenhouser, 94, of Whispering Pines Village, passed away peacefully at 4:00 pm Thursday, October 23, 2014. Mrs. Wagenhouser was born June 23, 1920 in Leetonia and had lived in this area all of her life. After graduating from high school, Ruth attended Ohio State University for two years before joining the Navy. She served in the US...

Oct 18, 2014

Mt. Lebanon, PA – Marjorie Lee Ensell, 87, formerly of Columbiana, OH, died at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, October 18, 2014 at Asbury Heights, Mt. Lebanon, PA. Marjorie was born March 13, 1927 in Wellsburg, WV a daughter of the late Charles Elzie and Beula Meeks Mozingo. She was a graduate of Ohio Valley Hospital and worked as a registered...

Oct 16, 2014

Leetonia-Mark Allen Buffone, 49, of Chestnut Street, died at 4:05 am Thursday, October 16, 2014 at the Cleveland Clinic following a short illness. Mark was born October 12, 1965 in Salem, a son of John A. and Donna Brooks Buffone Sr. and had lived in this area all of his life. He was a 1984 graduate of Leetonia High...

Oct 14, 2014

Columbiana - Elizabeth "Betty" Helt, 94, of Columbiana, died at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at Parkside Health Care Center.

Betty was born April 26, 1920 in Leetonia, a daughter of the late John F. and Nelle B. Hickling Helt, and had lived in the area all of her life.

She was a secretary...

Oct 10, 2014

Columbiana – Ronald Keith Stanley, 50, of Columbiana, died Friday, October 10, 2014, at his home. Mr. Stanley was born August 12, 1964 in Salem, a son of Ronald B. Stanley and Donna J. Boyles. He had been employed through the Local 64, Boardman as an electrician. Ronald was a member of Good Hope Lutheran Church in North Lima....

Oct 7, 2014

Columbiana - Ruth E. Holloway, 87, of Columbiana, died Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at her home.

Mrs. Holloway was born October 24, 1926 at Salem, a daughter of the late David A. and Sarah Werner Firestone and had lived in the area all of her life. She was a homemaker and had also been employed as a...

Oct 7, 2014

Leetonia – George E. “Dusty” Van Fossan, 87, of Leetonia, died at 10:35 p.m. Tuesday, October 7, 2014, at The Courtyard at Lexington in Salem. Mr. Van Fossan was born August 28, 1927 in Lisbon, a son of the late George W. and Jessie M. Flowers Van Fossan and lived in the area all his life. George had been...

Oct 5, 2014

Columbiana – Jeanette Arlene Schmidt, 79, of Columbiana died at 11:50 p.m. Sunday, October 5, 2014, at Salem Regional Medical Center. Jeanette was born October 17, 1934 in Columbiana, a daughter of the late Wilbur and Betty Burkle Spanabel and had lived in the area all of her life. She was a homemaker who delighted in cultivating her flower...

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...