Obituaries

Sep 6, 2013

Niles, OH- Agatha D. Farr, age 79, of Niles, died on Friday, September 6, 2013 at St. Joseph Health Center.

She was born on November 22, 1933 in Cassidy, WV, a daughter of the late William and Agatha Knotts Kellar.

Agatha had worked as a nurse's aide for over 30 years before retiring. She enjoyed...

Sep 5, 2013

Columbiana - Edward R. Kinney, Jr., 76, of Columbiana, died at 4:25 a.m. Thursday, September 5, 2013 at the Salem Community Hospital.

Mr. Kinney was born July 28, 1937 in Lorain, OH, a son of Edward R. and Florence White Kinney. He served in the U.S. Air Force and was a graduate of Kent State University. He...

Aug 31, 2013

Vincent, OH- Anthony "Chuck" Stratton, age 83, of Vincent, OH, died on Saturday, August 31, 2013 at his residence.

He was born on May 23, 1930 in Enon Valley, PA, a son of the late Frank Stratton and the late Margaret Cameron Clouds.

Chuck was a veteran of the United States Army having served during...

Aug 31, 2013

New Waterford- Aleta I. Samora, age 95, of New Waterford, died on Saturday, August 31, 2013 at Parkside Health Care Center in Columbiana.

She was born on June 21, 1918, in East Palestine, the daughter of the late Paul Shinn and the late Inez Smith Shinn.

Aleta was a veteran, having served in the United...

Aug 28, 2013

Columbiana, OH - Coral C. Edgar Stevens, 96, of Columbiana, formerly of Defiance, died at 6:55 a.m. Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at the Covington Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, East Palestine, OH.

Coral was born September 12, 1916 in Tedrow, Ohio, a daughter of James Arthur and Martha Celesta Wenzel Call and lived in the Fulton County...

Aug 23, 2013

East Palestine - Darlene Marie Ferko, 58, of East Palestine, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, August 23, 2013 at the Salem Community Hospital.

Mrs. Ferko was born August 19, 1955 in Salem, a daughter of the late Elmer C. and Dorothy Musser Rummel and had lived in this area all of...

Aug 21, 2013

Columbiana - August 21, 2013-Jay William Gates, formerly of Boardman, passed away peacefully at the Hospice House on Sharrott Road, Poland, OH on Wednesday, August 21, 2013.

Mr. Gates was born October 14, 1927 in Logansport, Indiana, the son of Jay Warren and Mary Marguerite Blakely Gates. Mr. Gates married Roberta A. Bragg on December 13, 1969...

Aug 18, 2013

Owen Howard Kane, Sr., age 89, of Cortland, died on Sunday, August 18, 2013 at Gillette Nursing Home in Warren.

He was born on February 17, 1924, in Ironwood, MI, a son of the late John Clarence Kane and the late Philomene "Minnie" Vanderhagen Kane.

Owen had a degree in Mechanical Engineering and served as...

Aug 13, 2013

East Palestine-Rudolph Sacchet, 90, formerly of Columbiana died at 5:40 am Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at the Meadows in East Palestine.

Mr. Sacchet was born June 5, 1923 in Monongahela, PA, a son of Angelo and Anna Marie Cossalter Sacchet and had lived in this area most of his life.

Rudy was a heavy equipment...

Aug 10, 2013

East Palestine - Robert F. Baker, 80, of 671 Jackson Street, died at 10:03 p.m. Saturday, August 10, 2013 at the Allegheny General Hospital of complications following surgery.

Mr. Baker was born December 12, 1932 in Negley, a son of the late William and Zona Guy Baker and had lived in this area all of his life....

Aug 9, 2013

New Waterford-Lonnie L. Spears, 41, of Taylor Ave. died suddenly Friday, August 9, 2013 at St. Elizabeth Health Center Boardman Campus.

Mr. Spears was born June 10, 1972 in Salem, a son of Charles and Linda Hogue Spears and had lived in this area all of his life.

Lonnie worked as a home care aide...

Aug 6, 2013

Columbiana - Mary Stefanick, 87, formerly of Beechwood Drive, died at 10:18 p.m. Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at the Salem Community Hospital.

Mrs. Stefanick was born April 28, 1926 in Dunbar, PA, a daughter of the late James and Mary Pietracak Kolat and had lived in the Columbiana area for 25 years, coming from Youngstown.

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Aug 6, 2013

Leetonia-Leafey Lorraine Macry, 93, a resident of Windsor Estates in New Middletown, formerly Leetonia, died at 3:05 pm Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at Masternick Memorial Healthcare Center.

Mrs. Macry was born December 18, 1919, in Lisbon, a daughter of Charles and Lela Bartholow Hemphill and had lived in this area all of her life.

Leafey...

Jul 30, 2013

Columbiana-Vera L. Horst, 86, of Columbiana, died at 3:00 pm Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at Whispering Pines Village, Columbiana.

Mrs. Horst was born June 3, 1927 in Rinard Mills OH, a daughter of Verner and Delsie Cline Smith and had lived in this area all of her life.

Vera was a cosmetologist and then was...

Jul 29, 2013

Columbiana-James Allen "Smitty" Smith, 66, of Columbiana died Monday, July 29, 2013 of a probable heart attack.

Mr. Smith was born December 13, 1946 in Salem, a son of Roy C. and Edna M. Cowan Smith and had lived in this area all of his life.

Jim was an assembler for Chester Hoist in Lisbon...

Jul 29, 2013

New Waterford-Susan L. "Susie" Oberholtzer, 91, lifelong resident of New Waterford, died at 12:36 am Monday, July 29, 2013 at Parkside Health Care Center in Columbiana.

Susie was born December 27, 1921 in New Waterford, a daughter of the late Paul and Martha Zellers Oberholtzer.

She was a sewer for the former Franklin Furniture in...

Jul 27, 2013

Columbiana - Rickey Lee Pine, Sr.,60, of Kirk Road, died Saturday, July 27, 2013 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA.

Mr. Pine was born December 31, 1952 in Salem, a son of the late Emerson and Martha Stanonick Pine and had lived in this area most of his life. He had been employed as a truck driver...

Jul 23, 2013

Columbiana - Walter J. Cook, age 91, of Columbiana, died on Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at Salem Community Hospital.

He was born on December 5, 1921 in Canfield, OH, a son of the late Lester E. Cook and the late Vera Oesch Cook.

Walter was a member of the Locust Grove Baptist Church and had...

Jul 20, 2013

Mesa, AZ - Charles F. Wilkes Jr., age 72, of Mesa, AZ, formerly of Columbiana, OH, died on Saturday, July 20, 2013 at the Banner Gardens Hospice House in Mesa, AZ.

He was born on June 19, 1941 in Salem, OH, a son of the late Charles F. Wilkes Sr., and the late Elizabeth Corey Wilkes.

Jul 19, 2013

"Together" East Palestine, OH - Mary Ellen Lordi, 86, of East Palestine, formerly of Ellwood City, PA, died at 12:30 p.m. Friday, July 19, 2013 at the Covington Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in East Palestine.

Mrs. Lordi was born November 14, 1926 in Ellwood City, PA, a daughter of the late Nicholas and Jennifer Ramella Pozzuto. She...