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Betty Jane Ruane

Betty Jane Ruane

Oct 31, 2009

Betty Jane Hunsinger Ruane Betty Jane Ruane, 92, passed away October 31, 2009. She was born on the east side of Youngstown, Ohio, on September 9, 1917, to Freas and Rebecca Hunsinger. Betty's family moved to the Wickcliff area and she graduated from Fitch High School in 1935. She worked at the Ravenna Arsenal during World War II and...

Coler M. Mary

Coler M. Mary

Oct 24, 2009

Mary M. Coler, 90, of Poland, Ohio, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 3:25 a.m. at the Hospice House in Poland. She was born August 11, 1919 in North Lima, the daughter of Elam and Anna Barger Best. Mary resided in this area all her life. She was a graduate of Petersburg High School. She worked as a...

Helen L. Willis

Helen L. Willis

Oct 23, 2009

Helen L. Willis, 82, of 1229 Columbiana-Lisbon Rd. Lot #88 Columbiana, Ohio, passed away at 10:55 a.m. Friday, October 23, 2009 at her residence. Mrs. Willis was born on February 15, 1927, in Akron, Ohio, the daughter of Merl and Freida Emig Berryman. Helen had worked as a bookkeeper at Citizens Bank of Columbiana, the former Columbiana Motor Company...

Judith A. Peterson

Judith A. Peterson

Oct 21, 2009

Judith A. Peterson, 68, of 7632 Rose Drive, Lisbon, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 6:50 p.m. at Parkside Health Care Center in Columbiana following an extended illness. Mrs. Peterson was born on November 27, 1940 in Cambridge, Ohio the daughter of Walter Leimenstoll and Thelma Stevens Myers. Judith attended Waterloo High School in Atwater, Ohio...

James L Oswald

James L Oswald

Oct 21, 2009

James L. Oswald, 80, of 331 W. Salem Street, Columbiana, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at the Salem Care Center from complications of cancer. Mr. Oswald was born on December 5, 1928 in Streetsboro, Ohio the son of Herbert E. and Cora (Hostetler) Oswald. James worked as a laborer and a truck driver for a commercial...

Doris J. Crum

Doris J. Crum

Oct 10, 2009

Doris J. Crum, 80, of New Springfield, Ohio, passed away at 3:50 a.m. on Saturday, October 10, 2009 at the Blossom Nursing Home in Salem. She was born on August 19, 1929 in Salem, Ohio, the daughter of Francis and Alta Elser Oesch. Mrs. Crum was a graduate of Columbiana High School. She worked for 25 years at Swope's...

Roy O. Yauman

Roy O. Yauman

Oct 3, 2009

Roy O. Yauman, 84, of 5311 E. Garfield Road, Petersburg, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2009 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Youngstown. Mr. Yauman was born on February 4, 1925 on the family farm where he had still resided, the son of the late Ralph and Frances (Edler) Yauman. Roy was a life long area resident of...

Edwin Harrold Rohrer

Edwin Harrold Rohrer

Oct 2, 2009

Edwin Harrold Rohrer, 83 COLUMBIANA - Memorial services will be held at 12:00 noon, Sunday, October 18, 2009 at Mt. Olivet United Church of Christ in North Lima, for Edwin Harrold Rohrer, 83, who died Friday evening at St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center. Edwin was born June 4, 1926, in North Lima, the son of Carrie and John Harrold...

Steven K. Hirt

Steven K. Hirt

Oct 1, 2009

Steven K. Hirt, 62, of 7538 N. Lima Road, Poland, Ohio passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2009 at his home from complications of cancer. Mr. Hirt was born on October 28, 1946 in East Palestine, Ohio the son of Ed and Edna (Leisure) Hirt. Steven retired from S.B.C. after working there for 30 years. He was a Vietnam...

Michael R. Oberholtzer

Michael R. Oberholtzer

Sep 25, 2009

Michael R. Oberholtzer, 46, of 245 S. Elm Street Columbiana, Ohio passed away on Friday, September 25, 2009 at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Youngstown. Mr. Oberholtzer was born on December 18, 1962 in Salem, Ohio the son of Raymond E. Oberholtzer and Sue (Hetherington) Oberholtzer. Michael was a graduate of Columbiana High School and the Horticulture Class at Columbiana County...

Patricia K. Bair

Patricia K. Bair

Sep 24, 2009

Patricia K. Bair, 63, of E. South Range Road, North Lima, Ohio passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2009 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Boardman. Mrs. Bair was born on April 6, 1946 in San Diego, California the daughter of the late Paul and Betty L. (Aldridge-Rucker) Haus. Patricia was a homemaker and of the Christian faith. She...

Paul E Wallace

Paul E Wallace

Sep 23, 2009

Paul E. Wallace, 87, formerly of New Middletown, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Boardman. Mr. Wallace was born on April 16, 1922 in Huntington, West Virginia the son of the late Earl S. and Inez (Williams) Wallace. Paul worked as a linotype operator for the Youngstown Vindicator from 1947-1951 and...

William D. Smith

William D. Smith

Sep 9, 2009

William D. Smith, 78, of 2487 Bainbridge Street, Austintown, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at the Northside Medical Center in Youngstown from complications of pneumonia. Mr. Smith was born on August 24, 1931 in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of the late William E. and Elsie (Brennan) Smith. William was a 1949 Canfield High School graduate, and...

Edgar E. Hantz

Edgar E. Hantz

Aug 29, 2009

Edgar E. Hantz, 94, of 738 Fairfield Ave, Columbiana, Ohio, passed away at 11:25 a.m. on Saturday, August 29, 2009 at the Salem Community Hospital from infirmities of age. Edgar was born November 15, 1914 in Alliance, Ohio, the son of the late Luther and Mary (Martz) Hantz. Mr. Hantz was a graduate of Alliance High School. He was...

Edward W. Gustafson

Edward W. Gustafson

Aug 25, 2009

Edward W. Gustafson, 83, of 162 Lakeshore Court, Columbiana, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at the Salem Community Hospital following an extended illness. Mr. Gustafson was born on April 17, 1926 in Columbiana, Ohio, the son of the late Ernest C. and Laura A. (Horn) Gustafson. Edward was a 1944 Columbiana High School graduate and attended...

Willie Lee Mosko

Willie Lee Mosko

Aug 17, 2009

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Judith A. Morgan

Judith A. Morgan

Aug 16, 2009

Judith A. Morgan, 69 of 1229 Col-Lisbon Rd. Columbiana, passed away early Sunday morning, August 16, 2009 at her residence, following a sudden illness. Judith was born April 20, 1940, the daughter of Albert and Jessie Mae Steffy Hartman. Mrs. Morgan graduated from Aultman School of Nursing in Canton in 1961. She served in many capacities as a registered...

Donna Jean Barrow

Donna Jean Barrow

Aug 15, 2009

Donna Jean Barrow, 81, a life long resident of Columbiana, Ohio, passed away Saturday, August 15, 2009 at Salem Community Hospital. Mrs. Barrow was born on November 23, 1927 the daughter of the late Carl V. and Lelia F. (Parsons) Thompson of Youngstown, Ohio. Donna was a 1944 graduate from Scienceville High School in Youngstown, Ohio and a 1948...

Marvin W. James

Marvin W. James

Aug 14, 2009

Marvin "Marv" W. James, 77, of North Lima, Ohio passed away at 12:15 p.m. on Friday, August 14, 2009 at the St. Elizabeth Boardman Campus from complications of a stroke. Mr. James was born May 31, 1932 in Leavittsburg, Ohio the son of the late Orville and Thelma (DePriest) James. Marv retired as a tire recapper from Firestone Tire...

Paul F. Oberer

Paul F. Oberer

Aug 14, 2009

Paul F. Oberer, 75, of 47957 Tomahawk Drive, Negley, Ohio, passed away at 5:05 a.m. on August 14, 2009 at the Hospice House in Poland. He was born November 21, 1933 in Chillicothe, OH. The son of the late Paul Frank Oberer and Romaine (Long) Oberer, Bennett. Mr. Oberer owned and operated Paul & Co. in Arnold, PA and...

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