Marianne Speicher
Jan 4, 2014
Marianne M. Speicher, 84, passed away at her home in the Park Vista retirement community early on Saturday, January 4, 2014, after a two-month period of illness. She spent ten days in intensive care at St. Elizabeth Health Center at the end of December. On New Year's Day she made the decision to transfer to hospice care at her...
Warden Francis Cunningham
Dec 25, 2013
COLUMBIANA - Warden Francis Cunningham, 85, of Columbiana, passed away Wednesday morning, December 25 at his home. Mr. Cunningham was born on May 17, 1928 in New Waterford, a son of A. Boyd and Claudia (Snyder) Cunningham. Warden graduated Columbiana High School in 1946, and shortly afterward joined the United States Army. Stationed in Alaska, he attained the rank...
Ronald "Bud" Handwork Jr
Dec 22, 2013
NEW WATERFORD - Ronald D. "Bud" Handwork Jr., 54, of New Waterford, passed away unexpectedly later Sunday evening, December 22 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Youngstown. Mr. Handwork was born on November 20, 1959 in Youngstown, a son of Ronald and Mary Ann (Reed) Handwork Sr. He was a life-long area resident. He was a 1978 South Range...
Erma Darlene Kyser
Dec 20, 2013
SALEM - Erma Darlene Kyser, 83, formerly of Columbiana, passed away early Friday morning, December 20 at St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown. Mrs. Kyser was born on November 7, 1930 in Columbiana, a daughter of Hurlin and Myrtle (Bartholomew) Burkey. She was a life-long area resident. Erma graduated from East Fairfield High School. She married Earl E. Kyser...
Charles 'Chuck' F. Jones
Dec 16, 2013
NEW WATERFORD - Charles F. 'Chuck' Jones, 66, of New Waterford, passed away late Monday evening, December 16 at St. Elizabeth Health Center in Boardman following an extended illness. Mr. Jones was born on February 4, 1947 in East Fairfield, OH, a son of Robert and Faye (Dickey) Jones. He was a life-long area resident. Chuck graduated Crestview High...
Raymond J. Boord
Dec 15, 2013
COLUMBIANA - Raymond J. Boord, 57, of Columbiana, passed away suddenly early Sunday morning, December 15, at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Boardman, OH. Ray was born on June 10, 1956 in Sewickley, PA, and was raised in Rochester, PA. He was the son of Raymond L. and Frances L. (Pluto) Boord. Ray was a 1974 graduate of Rochester...
Donald James Winkel
Dec 14, 2013
NORTH LIMA - Donald James Winkel, 79, of North Lima, passed away Saturday morning, December 14 at Heritage Manor in Youngstown. Donnie was born on September 26, 1934 in Youngstown, a son of Arthur and Georgina (Ritchie) Winkel. He was a life-long area resident. He was a 1952 Springfield High School graduate, and was a member of Mount Olivet...
Timothy "Tim" L. Casity
Dec 5, 2013
POLAND - Timothy L. Casity, 55, of Poland, passed away Thursday afternoon, December 5, after struggling with a chronic illness for five years. Tim was born on April 25, 1958 in Salem, a son of Leon H. and Lois June (McMurray) Casity. He was a life-long area resident. He attended South Range High School, and was a member of...
Frank Vitko
Dec 3, 2013
Frank Vitko, 85, of New Springfield, passed away peacefully Tuesday at his home with his family by his side. Frank was born on Sept. 17, 1928 in New Springfield, the son of Andro and Agnes (Franjko) Vitko, and was a lifelong area resident. He worked for Youngstown Sheet & Tube for 42 years as a second helper and melter....
Charles R. Miller
Nov 26, 2013
NORTH LIMA - Charles R. Miller, 92, of North Lima, passed away late Tuesday evening, November 26, at Glenellen Senior Living Community. Charles was born on August 8, 1921 in Youngstown, a son of William R. and Mary E. (Dickenson) Miller. He was a life-long Beaver township area resident. He was a graduate of North Lima High School, and...
Lloyd E. Griffith Sr
Nov 21, 2013
BOARDMAN - Lloyd E. Griffith Sr., 92, of Boardman, passed away early Thursday morning, November 21, at St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center surrounded by his family. Lloyd was born on September 17, 1921 in North Lima, a son of Clyde E. and Iva Pauline (Morris) Griffith. He was a life-long area resident. He attended North Lima School, and entered...
Gerrod Scott Lanzendorfer
Nov 13, 2013
SALEM - Gerrod Scott Lanzendorfer, 23, of Washingtonville, passed away early Wednesday morning, November 13. Gerrod was born on July 12, 1990 in Salem, a son of Gerald Lanzendorfer and Debra Howard Lanzendorfer. He was a life-long area resident, and was of the Catholic faith. Gerrod graduated from United Local High School, where he lettered in football his senior...
Margaret E. Walter
Nov 12, 2013
SALEM - Margaret "Peg" E. Walter, 81, of North Lima, passed away Tuesday evening, November 12, at Salem Hospital surrounded by her family. Peg was born on June 21, 1932 in Salem, a daughter of Frank and Mabel (Allison) Willard. She was a life-long area resident. She married John S. Walter on November 29, 1953. He passed away on...
Thelma Elaine Bacon
Nov 11, 2013
COLUMBIANA - Thelma Elaine Bacon, 92, of New Springfield, passed away Monday morning, November 11, at Whispering Pines Village in Columbiana surrounded by her family. Thelma was born on March 31, 1921 in Youngstown, a daughter of Clarence Frank and Bertha (Henderson) Snyder. She moved to New Springfield in her youth and became a life-long resident. She was a...
Mary Louise Johnston
Nov 7, 2013
COLUMBIANA -Mary Louise Johnston, 87, of Columbiana, passed away suddenly Thursday afternoon, November 7, after being hospitalized following an apparent heart attack. Mary was born on August 7, 1926 in East Palestine, a daughter of George Washington and Florence Marie (Garrod) Clark. She was a life-long area resident, except for the short time she lived in the Washington DC...
Leroy Kenneth Hostetter
Nov 1, 2013
COLUMBIANA - Leroy Hostetter, 76, of Columbiana, passed away Friday, November 1, 2013 at Whispering Pines surrounded by his family following an extended illness. He had been at Whispering Pines since May 2012. Leroy was born on July 12, 1937 in Salem, the son of Ray and Mary (Hively) Hostetter. He was a graduate of Goshen Union High School....
Carmel Marie Pitts
Oct 29, 2013
NORTH LIMA - Carmel Marie Pitts, 78, of North Lima, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at her home. Carmel was born on May 19, 1935 in Wheeling, West Virginia, the daughter of Raymond and Delphine (Zanella) Gentile. She came to Youngstown in 1945 from Brownsville, PA, and lived in Boardman for 24 years before moving to Beaver...
Edna Joyce Fast
Oct 27, 2013
POLAND - Edna "Joyce" Fast, 88, of Poland, passed away Sunday, October 27, 2013 at Assumption Village following an extended illness. Joyce was born on February 20, 1925 in Youngstown, the daughter of Adolph and Alberta (Huish) Hilles. She graduated from Boardman High School in 1943. Joyce married Peter A. Fast, Jr. on July 18, 1946. She worked at...
Lyle Dale Gwin
Oct 26, 2013
COLUMBIANA - Lyle Dale Gwin died Saturday evening, October 26, at his home. Born December 28, 1930, in Mt. Jackson, PA., he was a son of C. Dale and Margaret Dice Gwin. He was married March 4, 1952 to Jean Martsolf, who preceded him in death July 27, 1995. He is survived by two daughters of Columbiana; Brenda (Matt)...
Helen Mae Todd Knopp
Oct 24, 2013
SALEM - Helen Mae Todd Knopp died Thursday afternoon at her home on the family farm near Salem following an extended illness. Helen was one of eleven children of Clarence H. and Anna Catherine Wilson Henderson Todd. On January 18, 1932 she was born in Elkrun Township near Signal in Columbiana County Ohio. Helen lived in the area her...
