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Hubert Les Henson
Aug 16, 2011
Hubert "Les" Henson, 78, of 46451 Waynewood Drive, New Waterford, OH. passed away after a long illness at 12:40 pm Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at the Hospice House, Poland. Mr. Henson, the son of Emeril and Lugretta (Case) Henson, was born on October 9, 1932. Mr. Henson served in the United States Army Corp. of Engineers during the Korean...
Dorothy Dombroski
Aug 10, 2011
Dorothy "Dotty" M. Dombroski, 76, passed away peacefully at Hospice House in Boardman at 7:25 a.m., Wednesday, August 10, 2011, following a two year battle with cancer. Dot was born August 14, 1934, in New Springfield, Ohio, the daughter of the late Walter and Erna (Seidner) Allen. She was raised in New Springfield, a high school graduate of Springfield...
Michael Gerard Ossoff
Aug 5, 2011
Michael Gerard Ossoff, 54, passed away on the morning of Aug. 5, 2011, at the Hospice House in North Lima after a long battle with brain cancer. He was born in Franklin, Pa. on Jan. 17, 1957, the son of Theodore and Clara Ossoff. A 1975 graduate of Columbiana High School, Michael excelled in basketball, football, golf, and track....
Robert Hill, Sr
Aug 3, 2011
Robert S. Hill Sr., 83, of 101 N. West St., stepped over into glory Wednesday, August 3, at 1:10 p.m. Robert was born June 7, 1928 in Salem , a son of Paul W. and Treva (Albright) Hill. He had resided in Columbiana since 1965. A 1946 graduate of Springfield Local High School , Robert had attended Youngstown State...
Craig Lauren Hutira
Jul 19, 2011
Craig Lauren Hutira, age 55, of Nold Dr., Leetonia, OH, passed away at 1:30 pm Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at his home following a brief illness. Mr. Hutira, the son of Richard J. and Arlene (Souders) Hutira, was born on December 19, 1955 in Salem, OH. Craig was a graduate of Crestview High School in 1974. Mr. Hutira was...
George Michael Schorsten Sr
Jul 19, 2011
George Michael Schorsten Sr., age 91, of Canton, OH, passed away at 6:47 pm, July 19, 2011 at Aultman Hospital, Canton, OH. Mr. Schorsten, the son of Martin Joseph and Christine (Fisi) Schorsten, was born on July 25, 1919 in Canton, OH. George was a graduate of Kent State University in 1970. He moved to Lisbon in 1976 from...
Sarah J. Macklin
Jul 7, 2011
Graveside services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at the North Lima Cemetery with Rev. Dale Crum officiating for Sarah J. Macklin, 96, of Salem, formerly of Edinburgh, PA, who passed away Thursday morning. Sarah was born June 24, 1915 in Petersburg, Ohio, a daughter of Park and Alice (Grove) Dressel. She moved to Edinburgh from Poland in...
Betty L Jones
Jun 29, 2011
Betty Louise Arkwright Jones, 80, of 8730 West South Range Rd., went home to be with the Lord Wednesday evening after becoming ill at home. Mrs. Jones was born January 19, 1931, the daughter of Wilson and Hilda (Evans) Arkwright, and was a lifelong area resident. Betty graduated from Youngstown State University with a bachelor's degree in education. She...
Dorothy E. Winsper
Jun 27, 2011
Dorothy E. Winsper , 80, formerly of Erskin Ave. in Boardman, passed away at 7:50 a.m. on Tuesday, June 27, at Beeghley Oaks Care Center in Boardman from complications of cancer. Dorothy was born on August 16, 1930, in Rowlesburg, West Virginia, the daughter of Charles and Margaret (Fraley) Peters, and was a lifelong area resident. She was a...
Jeffrey A. Zohnd
Jun 25, 2011
Jeffrey Aaron Zohnd, 28, of Duquesne St. Columbiana, died Saturday, June 25, 2011, as a result of injuries from an automobile accident on Chestnut Grove Rd. in Salem. Aaron was born on March 26, 1983 in Salem, Ohio, the son of Jeffrey A. and Deborah L. Baker Zohnd. Aaron had worked at Exal in Struthers. He was a graduate...
Esther L. Simcox
Jun 25, 2011
Esther L. Simcox, 89 of 8060 Paulin Dr. Poland, Ohio, passed away peacefully at her home at 7:04 a.m. Saturday, June 25, 2011. Esther was born August 6, 1921 in New Springfield, Ohio, the daughter of Paul A. and Clara A. Paulin Sitler. Mrs. Simcox was a homemaker. She was a member of the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church...
James A Schmidt
Jun 19, 2011
James A. "Jim" Schmidt, 80, 11539 Sharrott Rd., passed away Sunday, June 19, at his home. Jim was born in Struthers on May 13, 1931, the son of J. Audley and Sophia (Gardner) Schmidt, and was a lifelong area resident. A 1949 graduate of North Lima High School, Jim had worked for Ohio Edison for 40 years. He was...
John P. Sheldon
Jun 15, 2011
John P. Sheldon, 83 passed away June 15 at 11:15 a.m. with his family by his side. He suffered a long fight with asbestoses for four years at his home. John was born September 15, 1927, a son Fred and Ruth (Dunn) Sheldon. He moved to the North Lima, Ohio area at the age of four. He graduated from...
Melvin D. Freeze, Sr
Jun 8, 2011
Auctioneer, Melvin D. Freeze, Sr. "Mel", 74, of Columbiana, OH, died at 5:02 p.m. Wednesday, the 8th of June at the Wheeling Hospital in Wheeling, W.VA. He had been fighting cancer of the lungs. He was born March 29, 1937, in Wellsville, OH, the son of the late Vernon Freeze and Phillis Elliott. He was raised by his Grandmother...
Dale W. Ross Jr
Jun 7, 2011
YOUNGSTOWN- Dale W. Ross, Jr., 21, of S. Schenley Ave. in Youngstown, passed away Tuesday morning from injuries sustained in an automobile accident early Tuesday morning. Dale was born on August 27, 1989 in Youngstown, the son of Dale Ross Sr. and Roxanne Wagner-Ross. He was employed by Something New Florists in Canfield, working as a production team member...
Mary Spears
Jun 4, 2011
Mary Spears, age 92, of Salem Care Center formerly of Lowellville,OH, passed away at 2:48pm Saturday June 4, 2011 at the Salem Care Center. Mrs. Spears, the daughter of George and Grace (Southern) Hill, was born on December 20, 1918 in Quicksand, KY. Mary is preceded in death by her husband Fletcher Spears whom she married on January 8,...
Dorothy Marilyn Berry
Jun 3, 2011
Dorothy Marilyn Berry, Park Vista Retirement Village, age 80 , passed away at 2:01 a.m. Friday June 3, 2011 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Youngstown from complications of a stroke. Mrs. Berry, the daughter of C. Paul and Ruth (Weaver) Beede, was born on March 3, 1931 in Youngstown, OH. Dorothy enjoyed roller skating up into her 70's. She...
Florence V. Gongaware Brown
May 26, 2011
Florence V. Gongaware Brown, age 98, of the Allay Senior Care Center of Lisbon, OH, passed away at 11:20 am Thursday, May 26, 2011 at Salem Community Hospital. Mrs. Brown, the daughter of Olauf and Lovisa (Gustafson) Lund, was born on March 28, 1913 in Dagus Mines, PA. Florence was raised in Youngstown, OH. and later moved to Kittanning,...
Virginia Detwiler
May 23, 2011
COLUMBIANA Virginia Detwiler, 95, of Whispering Pines Village, passed away at 10:35 p.m. Monday, May 23, 2011, at Salem Community Hospital, from congestive heart failure.Mrs. Detwiler, the daughter of William and Vera (Theiss) Pusey, was born on April 24, 1916, in Youngstown. Virginia was a graduate of Columbiana High School in 1934. Mrs. Detwiler had been employed at SitlerA...
Marjorie Crum
May 19, 2011
Marjorie Crum, 77, of North Main Street, Columbiana, died Thursday at her home after a prolonged illness. She was born the daughter of Wallace Edmund and Nellie Mae (Bryan) Moore of New Springfield. Mrs. Crum was a life-long resident of the area. Mrs. Crum was preceded in death by her parents and her brother Bill Bryan Moore. She leaves...
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