Obituaries

Feb 5, 2019

Owen M. Witmer, 86, passed away peacefully Tuesday afternoon, February 5, with his loving family around him.

Mr. Witmer was born on February 1, 1933, in Columbiana, OH, a son of Enos L. and Hannah (Wenger) Witmer. Owen graduated from Greenford High school, where he was a part of the state basketball team.  He married the former...

Jan 27, 2019

James E. Metzler, 74, passed away early Sunday morning, January 27, 2019 at his home.

James was born on September 30, 1944 in Newton Falls, OH, a son of Paul and Cora (Culp) Metzler.  He worked at General Extrusions as a fabricator for 37 years, and enjoyed playing cards, vegetable gardening and woodcutting.  He was a life-long...

Jan 21, 2019

Edward C. Todd, 80, passed away peacefully on Monday.

Mr. Todd was born on June 25, 1938 in Wellsville, OH a son of Homer and Madge (Glover) Todd. Edward was a 1956 graduate of Irondale High School. He married his wife, the former Mary Jane Kerns on August 28, 1958, and together they would raise three children. ...

Jan 20, 2019

COLUMBIANA- Margaret Louise (Hoover) Lamoncha of Columbiana, OH, graduated to heaven January 20, 2019.

Margaret was born on June 26, 1924 to Chalmer and Ida Hoover in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. Margaret had a brother Chalmer (Totsy) Hoover and sister Gladys (Sam) Tussey.

She graduated from Hollidaysburg High School and attended Comptometer school acquiring the skills to...

Jan 12, 2019

Elsie Lauretta Phillips Stevenson, 72, passed away on Saturday, January 12, 2019.

Mrs. Stevenson was born on April 17, 1946, in Leetonia, OH, a daughter of Paul and Elsie (Ingledue) Phillips. Elsie was a dedicated student, receiving an award for having a perfect attendance record throughout her school years in Leetonia. She was a homemaker and a...

Jan 11, 2019

COLUMBIANA – Donzel "Don" R. Gregory, 78, passed away on Friday January 11, in Orlando, Fl.

Mr. Gregory was born on July 26, 1940, in Webster Springs, WV, a son of John and Goldie (Saunders) Gregory. Don was a 1958 graduate of Greene High School and furthered his education at the Allied Institute of Technology in Chicago,...

Dec 16, 2018

Wallace Combellick, 95, passed away peacefully on December 16, 2018. Mr. Combellick was born on November 25, 1923 inGettysburg, SD, a son of Ancil and Nelle (Jost) Combellick. He served in the US Army during World War II. After his service he studied, earning his Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Idaho. Mr. Combellick came to...

Dec 12, 2018

Grace Suzanne McCormick, 89, passed away Wednesday evening December 12, 2018.

Mrs. McCormick was born on May 19, 1929 in Youngstown, OH, a daughter of James and Sophia (Gardner) Schmidt. She married Glen McCormick on July 6, 1947, and together they would raise four children.  Grace was active in the community where she belonged to the garden...

Dec 2, 2018

Clarence Emerson Mansfield, 87, passed away December 2, 2018.

He was born on December 14, 1930, to Elsworth and Cora (Shinkle) Mansfield. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Pauline (Mansfield) Hurst, son Norman, grandsons J.D. Mansfield and Robert "Kyle" Mansfield.

He was ordained into ministry on August 29, 1951 and graduated from...

Nov 17, 2018

NEW WATERFORD – William L. Kissinger, 77, passed away on Saturday morning, November 17, 2018 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Youngstown, Ohio. Mr. Kissinger was born on December 27, 1940 in East Palestine, OH, a son of Cecil and Edythe (Beck) Kissinger. After graduating from East Palestine High School, William served in the US Air Force. On April...

Nov 13, 2018

Bonita L. "Bonnie" Gauding, 62, passed on Tuesday, November 13 at Covington Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation in East Palestine. Mrs. Gauding was born on August 23, 1956, in Salem, OH, a daughter of John and Betty Mae (Faulk Coffman) Homan. Bonnie was a graduate of Columbiana High School. She attended Otterbein College and Youngstown State University where she received...

Nov 2, 2018

Harold Dean Casity, 82, of Columbiana, passed away November 2 at Hospice House following a long illness.

Harold was born on March 26, 1936, in New Springfield, OH, a son of Herbert and Mable (Brickman) Casity. He worked as a welder for 35 years at R.L. Best and Dunaway Inc.  He was a loving and caring person...

Nov 1, 2018

Val Abkarjan, 38, passed away November 1, 2018, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Mr. Abkarjan was born on August 16, 1980, in Parnu, Estonia, a son of Gregory and Eldi (Roodmae) Abkarjan.  Val's family moved to the United States in 1993. He was a graduate of South Range High School.

Val was employed...

Nov 1, 2018

Michael Joseph Melczak, 34

Columbiana – Michael Joseph Melczak, 34, passed away November 1, 2018 at his home in Columbiana.

Michael was born on August 24, 1984, in East Liverpool, OH, a son of Robert Melczak and Gayle Barriger Nicotera. A 2003 graduate of Columbiana High School, he loved going to the movies and spending...

Nov 1, 2018

Beverly Jean Blackburn, 79, passed away peacefully Thursday morning, November 1, 2018.

Mrs. Blackburn was born on February 24, 1939 in Leetonia, OH, a daughter of Delbert and Helen (Couchie) Shriver. She married Fred Blackburn on May 16, 1964, and together they would raise two daughters. Beverly was a homemaker.

She was of the Methodist...

Oct 27, 2018

Tami Lynn Jones, 37, passed away in Pittsburgh on October 27, 2018, after undergoing surgery for a cerebral aneurysm.

Ms. Jones was born on October 9, 1981, in Salem, OH, a daughter of Robert and Pamela Sue (Wood) Jones. She was a graduate of Edison Local High School in 2000. Tami was employed in quality control at...

Oct 23, 2018

Gary L. Rinker, 77, passed away on October 23, 2018.

Mr. Rinker was born on November 25, 1940, in Streator, IL, a son of Clyde and Mildred (Rutan) Rinker. He married the former Judith A. Huff on June 27, 1964, and together they would raise three children.  Gary was a minister in the east Ohio, area for...

Oct 3, 2018

A Funeral Service, celebrated by Father Christopher Cicero, will be held at St. Jude Roman Catholic Church, 180 7th Street, Columbiana, Ohio, on Tuesday, October 9th, at 11:00 a.m. for Gregory Francis Bosela, who passed away unexpectedly due to a work-related accident on Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018.

Greg was born January 21, 1986 in Dayton, a son...

Sep 25, 2018

Norma Jean (Gorby) Farrell died at Crandall Medical Center on September 25, 2018.

Norma was born on October 15, 1929, in East Palestine, Ohio, the daughter of Warren G. and Martha (Whitehouse) Gorby. She graduated from East Palestine High School in 1947.

Mrs. Ferrall is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Terri and Charles Campbell...

Sep 12, 2018

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Jude Roman Catholic Church, 180 7th Street, Columbiana, Ohio, on Tuesday, September 18, at 10:00 a.m. for Margaret "Jean" Schlueter, who passed away Wednesday, September 12 with her family by her side.

Jean was born May 11, 1940 in Youngstown, a daughter of George and Eleanor (Kennedy)...