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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...
Helen Shelley
May 18, 2011
Helen (Strombock) Shelley, 94, died Wednesday May 18, 2011 at Beeghley Oaks Skilled Nursing Home. She was born August 20, 1916 in Youngstown, the daughter of Herbert and Rubie (Ames) Stombock. She had worked at U.S. Steel, McDonald, and as a billing clerk for 30 years. She retired in 1972 and was a member of Emanuel Lutheran Church of...
Charlotte J Macklin
May 15, 2011
Charlotte J. Macklin, age 81, 104 Park Court Apt. 2, went to be with the Lord at 3:45 am Sunday, May 15, 2011 at Parkside Health Care Center, Columbiana following a long term illness. Mrs. Macklin, the daughter of Raymond and Esther (Calvin) Culp, was born on November 18, 1929 in Columbiana, OH. Charlotte was a graduate of Columbiana...
Alma Orr Ruppel
May 9, 2011
Alma Orr Ruppel, formerly of Columbiana, died at Salem Community Hospital on May 9, 2011, from complications following a fractured hip. Alma was born in Columbiana, August 28, 1920, one of eight children of Katharina Schuller and Michael Drotleff. She was a retiree of the A and P Tea Company and Franklin Furniture Company. She and her first husband...
M. Lucille Morris
May 1, 2011
M. Lucille Morris, 96, of 13 Wind Rose Ct., passed away at 5:30 a.m. Sunday, May 1, 2011, at Salem Community Hospital from infirmities of age. Mrs. Morris, the daughter of R.W. and Violet (Heddleson) Moore, was born on Dec. 14, 1914, in Youngstown, Ohio. Mrs. Morris retired in the 1990s after working in restaurant management since 1940 at...
Andrew George Doria
Apr 27, 2011
Andrew George Doria, 92, passed away April 27, 2011, at Beeghly Oaks Rehabilitation Center in Boardman after a one month illness. Andrew and his late wife, Marian, were united in marriage April 27, 1946 and reunited in heaven April 27, 2011 to celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary together.Born on December 17, 1918 in Youngstown, Andrew was the youngest of...
Mildred (Millie) C. Welsh
Apr 24, 2011
Mildred (Millie) C. Welsh, 89, of North Lima, passed away at her home at 11:15 p.m. Sunday evening following an extended illness. Millie was born July 8, 1921 in Youngstown, OH. The daughter of the late William H. and Elsie B. Carr Crosby. A long time resident of North Lima, Millie graduated from North Lima H.S. in 1939. After...
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