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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Darlene K. Crumbacher
Jan 15, 2010
Darlene K. Crumbacher, 53, of North Lima, Ohio passed away at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, January 15, 2010 at her home following a three month illness. Miss Crumbacher was born October 8, 1956 in North Lima, Ohio, the daughter of Gordon and Mary L. (Savanyu) Crumbacher. Darlene was a 1975 graduate of South Range High School, and owned and...
Edward B. Douglass
Jan 13, 2010
Edward B. Douglass, 58, of Columbiana, Ohio, passed away at 4:05 p.m. on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 of a massive heart attack at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Ed was born on August 24, 1951 the son of Harry Leroy and Celia Viola Morris Douglass. Edward was a 1969 United Local High School Graduate. He was employed as area manager of...
Jack Kuhlman
Jan 7, 2010
Attorney Jack Kuhlman, 89, of 44295 Metz Road, Columbiana, Ohio, passed away at 2:43 p.m. on January 7, 2010 from infirmities of age. Jack was born on September 11, 1920 in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of the late William G. and Vera (Duesing) Kuhlman. Mr. Kuhlman was a 1937 graduate of Springfield Township High School and graduated from Harvard...
Alfred F Ridel
Jan 3, 2010
Alfred "Al" F. Ridel, 61, of Columbiana, Ohio, passed away suddenly at 11:06 a.m. on Sunday, January 3, 2010 following a long illness. Mr. Ridel was born on June 6, 1948 in Salem, Ohio, the son of the late Alfred Ridel and Lucille M. (Bowers) Ridel-Parks. Al was a life long area resident of Columbiana. He was a 1967...
Robert D. Boyles
Dec 27, 2009
Robert D. Boyles, 83, of North Lima, Ohio, passed away at 9:45 p.m. on Sunday, December 27, 2009 at his home following an extended illness. Mr. Boyles was born on November 29, 1926 in Shamrock, Texas to the late Manson and Mae (Robinson) Boyles. Robert retired from General Motors Lordstown Plant after 23 years of service. He was a...
Louise R. Smith
Dec 27, 2009
Louise R. Smith, 75, of Boardman, went to be with Jesus at 4:19 a.m. on Sunday, December 27, 2009 at the St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Boardman, following a brief illness. Louise was born on May 28, 1934 in Washington, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Harold W. and Edith A. Eisiminger Johnson. Mrs. Smith worked at Lawson's, Dairy Mart, Hill's...
