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Edward Eugene Kidd

Edward Eugene Kidd

May 20, 2010

Edward Eugene Kidd, 80, of Warren, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, May 20, 2010 at his home in Warren. He was born September 24, 1929 in Martins Ferry, Ohio, the son of Arthur Kidd and Agnes Hazel (Seders) Kidd. Mr. Kidd moved to Mahoning County to work at the Youngstown Sheet and Tube in 1948. After serving in the...

Doris G. Yarian

Doris G. Yarian

May 11, 2010

Doris G. Yarian, of Uniontown, Ohio, was born on November 21, 1915 and was raised in New Waterford, Ohio, the daughter of Harry and Naomi Metz Unger. She went to be with the Lord, May 11, 2010 at the age of 94. Doris was preceded in death by her husband, Walter L Yarian, who passed away on May 19,...

Mason L. Bennett

Mason L. Bennett

Apr 30, 2010

Mason L. Bennett, 14, of 4557 Signal Rd. Columbiana, passed away at 7:49 p.m., Friday, April 30, 2010, at his residence from brain cancer which he had for two years. Mason was born November 29, 1995, in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of Steve R. and Kathy A. Mason Bennett. Mason was an eighth grade student at Crestview Middle School....

Genevieve A Wire

Genevieve A Wire

Apr 24, 2010

Genevieve A. Wire, 86, of 11 Ravine Place, Poland, Ohio, passed away at 8:30 am, Saturday, April 24, 2010 at her residence. Genevieve was born April 20, 1924 in Youngstown, the daughter of Eugene and Olive Bossert Summer. Mrs. Wire was preceded in death on March 30, 2008 by her husband, Clifford Wire. They were married August 1, 1947....

Paul A Richards

Paul A Richards

Apr 22, 2010

Paul A. Richards, 91, of North Lima, Ohio, passed away at 6:35 p.m. on April 22, 2010 at the St. Elizabeth Medical Center Boardman Campus. Mr. Richards was born on October 29, 1918 in Struthers, Ohio, the son of the late Albert and Anna (McCleary) Richards. Paul was a 1936 graduate of Struthers High School. He was employed as...

Raymond E. Lehman

Raymond E. Lehman

Apr 11, 2010

Raymond E. Lehman, 88, of 14120 Columbiana-Canfield Rd. Columbiana, passed away at 4:03 a.m. Sunday, April 11, 2010 at the Hospice House of Poland from complications of a stroke. Mr. Lehman was born on April 3, 1922 in Columbiana, the son of Clayton and Lucille Longanecker Lehman. Raymond was a part-time farmer. He had worked at the Russell Company...

Irma V. Vinakalns

Irma V. Vinakalns

Apr 4, 2010

Irma Valida Vinakalns, 97, of Columbiana, Ohio, passed away at 1:32 p.m. on Sunday, April 4, 2010 from infirmities of age. Irma was born August 3, 1912 in Birzi, Latvia, the daughter of the late Martins and Mile (Rengards) Cernovskis. Mrs. Vinakalns came to America in 1949 and lived in North Lima, working for Stackhouse Gardens. From 1950-1956 she...

Helen M Morjock

Helen M Morjock

Mar 31, 2010

Helen M. Morjock, 86, of New Middletown, Ohio, passed away at 8:20 p.m. on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at Greenbriar in Boardman. Helen was born on December 25, 1924 in Salem, Ohio, the daughter of the late Raymond and Charlotte (McKee) Miner. Mrs. Morjock moved to New Middletown from Columbiana in 1942. She was a homemaker and attended the...

Chester M Potts Iii

Chester M Potts Iii

Mar 31, 2010

Chester "Chet" M. Potts III, 78 of New Waterford, Ohio, passed away at 10:28 a.m. on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at Salem Community Hospital from an apparent heart attack. Mr. Potts was born on June 16, 1931 in Princeton, New Jersey, the son of the late Chester M. and Alyce (Davison) Potts. Chester was a retired mechanic. He worked...

Ralph L Carson

Ralph L Carson

Mar 14, 2010

Ralph "Cookie" L. Carson, 71, formerly of New Springfield, Ohio, passed away at 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 14, 2010 at the Hospice House in Poland. Mr. Carson was born on December 5, 1938 in Columbiana, Ohio, the son of the late Roy Carson and Ruth Longanecker-McGraw. Ralph was a life long area resident, having moved to New Springfield...

Cecil C Cusick

Cecil C Cusick

Mar 14, 2010

Cecil C. Cusick, 89, of 4605 Belton Highway, Anderson, South Carolina, passed away at 4:14 pm, Sunday, March 14, 2010 at the Richard Campbell VA Nursing Home in Anderson, South Carolina. Cecil who was the last of a family of seven was born December 2, 1920 in Lisbon, the son of the late William and Emily F. Hill Cusick....

Justin M. Welshhans

Justin M. Welshhans

Mar 13, 2010

Justin M. Welshhans, 17, of 702 West Southern Avenue, Columbiana, passed away at 1 a.m. on Saturday, March 13, 2010 as a result of smoke inhalation from a house fire at his residence. Mr. Welshhans was born on February 6, 1993 in Weirton, West Virginia, the son of George Welshhans and Sandra Shaffer. Justin moved from Colliers, West Virginia...

Wilhelmina K. Bentley

Wilhelmina K. Bentley

Mar 1, 2010

Wilhelmina K. Bentley, formerly of Columbiana, Ohio, passed away at her home in Fort Myers on March 1, 2010. Her loving husband of 63 years preceded her in death in March of 2002. Wilhelmina was born October 13, 1915, the daughter of the late Michael and Katherine Drotleff. Mrs. Bentley is survived by her daughter, Carol McGuire, her son,...

Bonnie L. Gustafson

Bonnie L. Gustafson

Feb 26, 2010

Bonnie Lou Gustafson, 76, of 272 Old State Route 14, Columbiana, Ohio, passed away at 5:20 a.m. on Friday, February 26, 2010 at her home following a three year illness. Bonnie was born on May 6, 1933 in Columbiana, Ohio, the daughter of the late Wilbert DeJane and Kathleen (Stephens) Bell. Mrs. Gustafson was a 1951 graduate of Columbiana...

Martha A Blosser

Martha A Blosser

Feb 24, 2010

Martha A. Blosser, 90, formerly of New Waterford, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 with her family by her side. Martha was born February 22, 1920, in New Springfield, Ohio, the daughter of the late Walter and Mary (Sieferd) Hanna. Mrs. Blosser and her husband owned and operated Blosser's Service Station in New Waterford. She also worked...

Lillian G. Schoolcraft

Lillian G. Schoolcraft

Feb 23, 2010

Lillian G. Schoolcraft, 89, of Columbiana, formerly of Parkersburg, West Virginia, passed away at 2:50 a.m. on February 23, 2010 at her home following an extended illness. Lillian was born on February 17, 1921, the daughter of the late Marshall and Henrietta (Null) Valentine. Mrs. Schoolcraft was a graduate of Parkersburg High School in West Virginia and moved to...

Grant E Sloan

Grant E Sloan

Feb 22, 2010

Grant E. Sloan, 67, of North Lima, Ohio, passed away at 2:05 p.m. on February 22, 2010 from Pulmonary Embolism resulting from a home accident in January. Mr. Sloan was born on November 27, 1942 in Salem, Ohio, the son of the late Grant U. and Marjorie G. Sloan. Grant was a 1960 Columbiana High School graduate. He was...

William W Halter

William W Halter

Feb 8, 2010

William W. Halter, 84, of 227 E. Pine Lake Road, North Lima, Ohio, passed away suddenly at his home on Monday, February 8, 2010. William was born on August 12, 1925 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania the son of Clarence and Lillian (Mertz) Halter. Bill grew up in Wooster, Ohio and later moved to Youngstown where he attended Woodrow Wilson High...

Wilmer D Swope

Wilmer D Swope

Feb 1, 2010

Wilmer D. Swope, 84, of Leetonia, passed away at 3:09 p.m. on February 1, 2010 following a long illness. He was born December 16, 1925 in Leetonia, Ohio to Herman and Mabel (Detrow) Swope. Wilmer was a farmer and worked at A & P Warehouse in Salem and at Buechner Residence Hall near YSU in Youngstown. He also served...

John James Hill

John James Hill

Jan 23, 2010

John "Jack" James Hill was born in Youngstown, December 15, 1926, a son of James and Elizabeth Campbell Hill. He moved from Youngstown, Ohio to Columbiana, Ohio in 1975. He belonged to the first Cub Scout Pack of Youngstown, Epworth United Methodist Church (now Western Reserve Methodist), a member of Warren Jr. VFW Military Band, graduate of Youngstown South...

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