Obituaries

May 7, 2013

Negley - Gale Douglas Robinson, 79, died at 5:20 a.m. Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at his home.

Mr. Robinson was born January 8, 1934 in St. Marys, WV, a son of the late Alonzo R. and Hattie Lucas Robinson. He had served in the US Army and had been employed at the Keystone Bakery, Bridgewater, PA for...

May 6, 2013

Rogers-Maxine Lee Holma, 76, of Rogers, died Monday, May 6, 2013, at 10:02 a.m. at East Liverpool City Hospital.

Maxine was born January 6, 1937 in Warren a daughter of the late Benjamin F. and Mary Moyer Duncan and had lived in the area for 50 years.

She had been a supervisor for Salem Label...

May 2, 2013

New Waterford - Frances Mae Manzi, 85, of 3950 West Main Street, died at 8:20 p.m. Thursday, May 2, 2013 at the Salem Community Hospital.

Mrs. Manzi was born March 2, 1928 in New Waterford, a daughter of the late Clifford and Marie J. Guy Hollabaugh and had lived in this area all of her life. She...

Apr 29, 2013

East Palestine - Todd T. Herron, 50, Sunrise: November 24, 1962 Sunset: April 29, 2013. Todd passed away Monday evening after a courageous battle with Cancer with his wife and sons by his side.

He was born in Warren, a son of Thomas F. and M. Jane Sowers Herron. He was a 1981 Graduate of Warren Western...

Apr 26, 2013

Columbiana - Rebecca W. Nery died Friday, April 26, 2013 at Citrus Memorial Hospital in Inverness, FL. The third of four daughters, Becky was born on June 21, 1944, to Lewis and Virginia Way. She was a lifelong Columbiana resident and devoted much of her time and energy to the community. Becky graduated from Columbiana High School and attended...

Apr 23, 2013

Washingtonville - Mattie Hart Hanners, 88, of West Main Street, died at 2:40 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at the Blossom Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Salem.

Mrs. Hanners was born September 4, 1924 in Oak Hill, WV, a daughter of the late Marion and Susie Clay Wright.

She had been employed as an office manager...

Apr 18, 2013

Washingtonville - Walter F. Savage, 62, of Washingtonville, died at 5:57 a.m. Thursday, April 18, 2013 at the St. Elizabeth Health Center, Youngstown.

Mr. Savage was born December 2, 1950 in Salem, a son of the late Ellsworth "Buck" and Mary Eleanor Davis Savage and had lived in the area all of his life. He had been...

Apr 14, 2013

Columbiana-Kenneth Charles Alford, Sr. 91, died at 6:22 pm Sunday, April 14, 2013 at Essex I of Salem.

Mr. Alford was born February 25, 1922, in Crimora, VA, a son of Paul and Minnie Taylor Alford and had lived in the East Liverpool, Wellsville and Columbiana area spending winters in Leesburg, FL.

Kenneth had worked...

Apr 8, 2013

Columbiana-Gary L. Romeo, 68, passed away at his home Monday evening, April 8, 2013 after a courageous battle with cancer.

Gary was born March 22, 1945 in Columbiana, a son of the late James and Leora Miner Romeo, Sr. and had lived in this area all of his life. He was a 1964 graduate of Columbiana High...

Apr 6, 2013

Columbiana - Jack D. Spatholt, 84, of Whispering Pines Village, died at 1:49 a.m. Saturday, April 6, 2013 at the Salem Community Hospital.

Mr. Spatholt was born December 29, 1928 in Boardman, a son of Howard F. and Elizabeth A. Krause Spatholt, Sr. He has lived in this area all of his life. He had served in...

Apr 5, 2013

Columbiana - Anna Mary Weaver died peacefully in her sleep April 5, 2013, in the home of her grandson Duane Weaver of Power Montana. She was born July 15, 1926 to Ezra and Lula (Shaum) Witmer in Columbiana Ohio.

Anna Mary accepted Christ as her Savior in her youth and was a faithful member of the Mennonite...

Apr 5, 2013

East Palestine-H. Ross Strohecker, of East Palestine, formerly of Mt. Jackson (New Castle, PA), passed away April 5 at Covington Nursing Care, where he had been a patient since March, 2012. He was born June 9, 1913 at New Galilee, PA, the son of H.E. and Mabel (Lambright) Strohecker. He attended Geneva College for two years, transferring to Carnegie...

Apr 3, 2013

East Palestine, OH-Fred H. Landsberger, 91, of East Palestine, died at 11:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, 2013, at the Salem Community Hospital.

Fred was born November 10, 1921, in Unity, a son of the late William F. and Edna J. Pike Landsberger.

He was a self-employed milk hauler for 38 years and had also worked...

Apr 3, 2013

Columbiana-Jewel C. Furney, 86, died at 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3, 2013, at Whispering Pines Village, Columbiana.

Jewel was born August 10, 1926 in Salem the daughter of the late Wilmer and Mildred Martin Chamberlain.

She was a lifetime resident and had graduated from Columbiana High School in 1944. Jewel worked as a secretary...

Mar 27, 2013

Leetonia, OH-Timothy Eric Wellman, 24, died at 2:24 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at Salem Community Hospital.

He was born June 13, 1988, in Salem, a son of Donald C. and Patty Senior Wellman.

Timothy enjoyed attending the Robert Bycroft Sheltered Workshop.

He is survived by his mother of Leetonia; father of Struthers;...

Mar 25, 2013

East Palestine, OH-Evelyn M. Phillis, 91, of Fombell, PA and East Palestine, OH passed away on Monday, March 25, 2013 at Parkside Health Care Center, Columbiana, OH.

Evelyn was born July 10, 1921, in Zelienople, PA, a daughter of the late Harry and Evelyn Stuck Bailey.

Evelyn worked at Sahli Motors, Inc., Beaver Falls, PA,...

Mar 23, 2013

New Waterford - Louise A. Barker, 89 of New Waterford, formerly of Youngstown and Washington, D.C. died at 4:50 p.m. Saturday, March 23, 2013 at the St. Elizabeth Health Center, Youngstown.

Mrs. Barker was born March 8, 1924 in Washington, D.C., a daughter of George and Alice Hanson Jacobson and moved to Youngstown in 1955 and the...

Mar 20, 2013

North Lima - Mark K. Fisher, 59, lost his courageous battle with Parkinsons' on Wednesday, March 20, 2013.

Born February 10, 1954 in Pittsburgh, Mark was the son of George and Magdalen (Grandinetti) Fisher.

Living in the Youngstown area for almost 40 years, Mark began his career as an iron worker and became a self-employed...

Mar 15, 2013

Massillon - Zoe E. Safreed, 90, died Friday, March 15, 2013, at Chapel Hill Community, Canal Fulton.

Mrs. Safreed was born August 7, 1922, in East Palestine, a daughter of the late Paul F. and Mamie Fay (Hawkins) Grim. She had lived in the Massillon area since 1941, coming from East Palestine, OH.

Mrs. Safreed...

Mar 15, 2013

Negley, OH-Virginia Louise Dickey Norton, 91, a lifelong resident of Negley, died at 9:45 pm Saturday, March 15, 2013, at Covington Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation, East Palestine following a brief illness.

She was born March 10, 1922, a daughter of William and Inez (Young) Dickey.

Virginia was a homemaker and member of Negley United Methodist...