Obituaries

May 11, 2014

Columbiana - Virginia Rose Wenderoth, 90, of Columbiana, passed away at 5:05 p.m. on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 11, 2014 at the St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center.

Virginia was born October 7, 1923 in East Palestine, the daughter of the late Cyrus and Rosa Reynolds Knight and had lived in the area all of her life.

May 9, 2014

Michael Gabor Borossa (77) went home to be with his Lord on Friday, May 9, 2014, at the St. Mary's Alzheimer's Center in Columbiana, Ohio.

Michael was born in Budapest, Hungary on March 18, 1937, to the late Michael P. and Isabella E. (Rakics) Borossa. When he was seven years old, they left Hungary due to the...

May 8, 2014

Columbiana, OH - Joe "Phil" Philmore Kerr, 75, of Columbiana, OH, died at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, May 8, 2014.

Phil was born on October 6, 1938 in Green Bank, WV, the son of the late Joe B. and Marjorie Lawton Kerr.

He had lived in the area for 45 years and had had been a...

May 8, 2014

Columbiana - Ramon L. Berger, 86, of Columbiana, passed away Thursday afternoon, May 8, 2014, at the Northside Medical Center, Youngstown.

Ramon was born January 31, 1928 in Sebring, the son of the late Crist and Elsie Mountz Berger and had lived in this area most of his life.

He had had been a farmer...

May 6, 2014

Leetonia-Robert George Fogle, 72, of State Route 558, died at 3:35 pm Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at Salem Region Medical Center following a lengthy illness.

Mr. Fogle was born July 28, 1941 in Youngstown, a son of George J. Marie D. Hromyak Fogle and had lived in Leetonia since 2001 coming from Rogers.

Robert was...

May 3, 2014

Leetonia - Bradford Tingle, 76, of Leetonia passed away on May 3, 2014, at the Cleveland Clinic after a short illness. He was born on April 1, 1938, to Mary Pulliam and Robert Howard Tingle, in Milton, Kentucky. He grew up in Columbiana, Ohio, graduating from Columbiana High School in 1956. After graduation from Kent State University with a...

May 1, 2014

Leetonia - George M. Batcha, 84, residing in Granger, IN, passed away at 3:07 pm Thursday, May 1, 2014 at his home. He was born May 30, 1929 in West Point, OH to the late John and Anna (Trishnik) Batcha. George lived most of his life in Leetonia, OH, moving to Granger in 2009 to be close to his...

Apr 29, 2014

Columbiana – Mary Ida Donbar, 104, of Columbiana, died at 3:20 a.m. Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at Parkside Health Care Center, Columbiana. Mary was born March 5, 1910 in Middleton Township, the daughter of the late Lemuel and Ella Ward Pike. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Christian Church of Columbiana. Mary was preceded in...

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...