Obituaries

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...

Feb 14, 2014

Columbiana – Ralph Edward Bartholow, 88, of Columbiana, went home to rest with his Lord at 9:45 a.m. Friday, February 14, 2014, at Parkside Health Care Center, Columbiana. He was born on December 14, 1925 in Salem, a son of the late Ralph Emerson and Mary Allen Bartholow. Ralph was a World War II veteran who proudly served with...

Feb 12, 2014

Columbiana- Edith Lucille Nocera, age 92, formerly of Leetonia, died on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at Parkside Health Care Center in Columbiana. She was born on August 26, 1921 in Leetonia, a daughter of the late Dominic Gabriel and the late Agatha Cozza Gabriel. Edith was a lifetime area resident and attended both St. Patrick’s Catholic School and Leetonia...

Feb 8, 2014

Salem- Gene MacArthur McCoy, 69, of Salem Unity Road died suddenly Saturday, February 8, 2014 in Jackson, TN. Mr. McCoy was born May 13, 1944 in Rogers, a son of Edward L. McCoy and Olive V. Black McCoy Miller and had lived in this area all of his life. He was a truck driver for 48 years and was...

Feb 6, 2014

Rogers- Catherine Sue Gumbel, age 44, of Rogers, died on Thursday, February 6, 2014 at her residence from natural causes.

She was born on January 21, 1970 in Salem, a daughter of Kenneth Earl and Lynda Jane Hawk Gumbel. Catherine was a member of Rogers United Methodist Church and was employed as assistant manager at the Dollar...

Feb 5, 2014

Juanita Ruth Bezdek (Bails) went to be with her Lord in Heaven on February 5, 2014. Juanita passed away at Hospice House following a ferocious battle with Ovarian Cancer. Juanita was born to John Samuel and Ruth Amanda (Moore) Bails, both deceased, on May 17, 1946. She graduated from West Branch High School in 1964 and Lincoln Christian University...

Feb 3, 2014

Leetonia - Jeffrey Lee Welsh, 59, of Leetonia, died at his home on Monday, February 3, 2014.

Mr. Welsh was born January 29, 1955 in Salem, a son of the late John A. and Dorothy L. Evans Welsh.

He had enjoyed camping, weight lifting, wrestling, farming and tending to his flower garden, as well as...

Jan 29, 2014

East Palestine-Constance Ruth "Connie" Hill, 81, formerly of SR 14, passed away at 5:15 pm Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at St. Elizabeth Boardman Campus.

Mrs. Hill was born April 6, 1932 in East Palestine, a daughter of Ernest and Ruth Bacon Taylor and had lived in this area all of her life.

Connie was a...

Jan 28, 2014

Enon Valley, PA-Roy Franklin McMillin, 62, of Moravia Rd., passed away unexpectedly at 3:59 pm Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at Jameson Hospital in New Castle.

Mr. McMillin was born August 6, 1951 in Youngstown, OH a son of Howard and R. (Retta) June (McMillin) McMillin and had lived in this area all of his life.

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Jan 28, 2014

Leetonia- April Jean Trenkelbach, age 50, of Leetonia, died on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at Salem Regional Medical Center.

She was born on May 3, 1963 in Pittsburgh, PA, a daughter of the late John Klein and Barbara Thomas Klein.

April was a 1981 graduate of the Columbiana County JVS and finished her education at...

Jan 22, 2014

Rogers-Eva A. Blower, 100, of Carmel Achor Rd. passed away at 6:45 am Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at Parkside Health Care Center where she had been the past four days.

Mrs. Blower was born August 9, 1913 in Rogers, a daughter of Charles and Melvina Gorby Feezel and had lived in this area all of her life....

Jan 19, 2014

A lifelong lover of animals and the outdoors, John Baxter III, 77, passed away peacefully in his sleep at home, with his beloved cat, Spring by his side, on Sunday, January 19, 2014, after an extended illness.

Mr. Baxter, the only child of John Baxter Jr. and E. Marie (Hackett) Baxter, was born February 17, 1936 in...

Jan 19, 2014

East Palestine- Corum "Bill" William Manzi, age 86, of New Waterford, died on Sunday, January 19, 2014 at Covington Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, East Palestine.

He was born on October 16, 1927 in East Palestine, a son of the late James and Muriel Colegrove Manzi.

Corum was a veteran of the United States Navy...