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Mary Kidd
May 11, 2009
Mary Kidd, 76, of Salem, Ohio, passed away at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, May 11, 2009 at Salem Community Hospital. She was born August 3, 1932 in Pierre, South Dakota, the daughter of Ralph Henry and Fannie Goldie (Warrick) Andress. Mrs. Kidd moved to Ashland, Ohio in 1940 and then to the local area in 1945. She was a...
Alberta L. Barrett
May 7, 2009
Alberta L. Best Barrett, 80 of Columbiana, Ohio, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2009 at the Vista Center in Lisbon after a five month battle with cancer. She was born October 20, 1928 in Columbiana, Ohio, the daughter of the late Joseph and Gertrude (Molenkopf) Mikesell. Mrs. Barrett worked 12 years at Handlemans Corporation. Alberta was preceded in death...
Blossom N. Colwell
May 7, 2009
Blossom N. Colwell, 90 of New Springfield, Ohio, passed away early Thursday morning, May 7, 2009 at her home. She was born July 5, 1918 in Poland, Ohio, the daughter of John and Ada (Williams) Persing. Mrs. Colwell was a life long area resident. Blossom worked 12 years at Howard Johnsons on the turnpike as a manager until her...
Oris H. Bacon
May 5, 2009
Oris H. Bacon, 87, of Columbiana, Ohio, passed away at 3:28 a.m. on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at his home. He was born March 2, 1922 in New Springfield, Ohio, the son of Harry A. and Anna V. (Gamble) Bacon. Oris was a 1940 graduate of New Springfield High School. He worked at Harold Tool as a Die Maker...
Lucille Hattie Martin
Apr 30, 2009
Lucille Hattie Martin, 85, of Fairfield School Road, Columbiana, Ohio, passed away of complications of congestive heart failure at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 30, 2009 after a brief stay at the Hospice House in Poland. She was born January 21, 1924 in Millersburg, Ohio, the daughter of Heber and Amelia (Feikert) Mitten. Mrs. Martin was a homemaker and...
Robert J. Mathews
Apr 29, 2009
Robert J. Mathews, 78, of Columbiana, Ohio, passed away at 12:50 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at Northside Medical Center. He was born July 3, 1930 in Lowellville, Ohio, the son of Daniel and Beatrice (Coyne) Mathews. Bob came to Columbiana in 1964. He retired in 1984 after 35 years from Republic Steel. Bob was a member of...
Arlene P. Gerner
Apr 23, 2009
Arlene P. Gerner, 87 of New Springfield, Ohio, passed away at 7:11 p.m. on Thursday, April 23, 2009 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Youngstown from complications of heart surgery. She was born February 15, 1922 in New Middletown, Ohio, the daughter of John and Ada (Williams) Persing. Mrs. Gerner was a homemaker and a helper at Vivian's Antiques...
Donald R. Ackerman
Apr 17, 2009
Donald R. Ackerman, 71, of Austintown, Ohio, passed away at 11:15 p.m. on Friday, April 17, 2009 following an extended illness. He was born March 8, 1938 in Salem, Ohio, the son of Ralph and Gertrude (Sauerwein) Ackerman. Mr. Ackerman was a life long area resident and a graduate of North Lima High School. Donald was a member of...
Robert Ray Keslar
Apr 14, 2009
Robert Ray Keslar, 91 of Leetonia, died a peaceful death with his family at his side at 8:15 p.m. at Hospice of the Valley in Poland from a stroke April 14th. The son of Robert Bruce and Margaret (McIntosh) Keslar. Robert was a contractor/carpenter for most of his life, ending his career as supervisor at the Columbiana County Garage....
Patricia J. Stacey
Apr 8, 2009
Columbiana- Patricia J. Stacey, age 75 of 220 N. Bayshore Drive, passed away Wednesday evening, April 8, 2009 at Hospice House in Boardman, Ohio. She was born September 11, 1933 in Columbiana, daughter of the late Delmar and Irene Hum. Pat graduated from Columbiana High School in 1951, received her R.N. at Hannah Mullins School of Nursing at Salem...
Donald C. Rapp
Apr 3, 2009
SALEM - Donald C. Rapp, 80, of Essex I passed away peacefully in his sleep at 8:15 am on Friday morning, April 3, 2009. Mr. Rapp was born July 26, 1928 in Columbiana, Ohio, the son of Curtis and Erma Meek Rapp. He lived in Columbiana most of his life moving to Salem 10 years ago. He was employed...
Catherine Z Mcginnis
Apr 3, 2009
Catherine Z. McGinnis, 91, left this world on April 3, 2009 to join her beloved husband (Samuel) along with many of her brothers and sisters in heaven after battling Alzheimer's; with aspirations. Catherine was born on July 4, 1917 in the Monaca Pennsylvania area to George and Anna Winkle. Catherine had nine brothers and sisters. Catherine was a beloved...
Mary E. Franklin
Apr 1, 2009
Mary E. Franklin, 86 of 1730 Woodland Dr. Columbiana, passed away at 3:01 p.m. at the Mahoning 's Valley Hospital in Boardman. Mary was born on June 27, 1922 in Butler, PA, the daughter of Joseph and Edith Amanda Fisher Buchanan. Mary moved to East Palestine in 1950 and then to Columbiana in 1957. She worked at Theron's Country...
David C. Clay
Mar 29, 2009
David Clay, 49 of 236 Maplecroft Ave. North Lima, passed away Sunday morning, March 29, 2009. David was born November 30, 1959 in Youngstown, the son of George C. and the late Margaret E. Griffin Clay. Mr. Clay was a truck driver in earlier years. He loved sports and stock car racing. David attended Simon Rd. Church of God....
Jessie L. Detwiler
Mar 27, 2009
Boardman - Jessie L. Detwiler, (formerly of Rogers, Ohio) died on Friday, March 27 at Beeghly Oaks in Boardman. Jessie was born on Easter Sunday, April 9, 1911 in Clarington, Ohio (Monroe County). She was the daughter of Albert and Charlottie Bauer. Jessie was a maid/caretaker for 17 years for Dr. Robert Reed, Jr. of Wheeling, WV. She spent...
Faith M. Corban
Mar 18, 2009
Faith M. Corban, 90, of Columbiana, Ohio went to be with her Lord at 2:35 a.m. on Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at Salem Community Hospital, following a brief illness. She was born June 19, 1918 in Orrtanna, Pennsylvania, one of fourteen children of Edward and Annie M. (Stultz) Naugle. Mrs. Corban was a graduate of Fairfield, Pennsylvania High School....
Edith M. Carlson
Mar 10, 2009
Edith M. Carlson, 89, of New Waterford, Ohio passed away early Tuesday morning, March 10, 2009 at the Essex House in Salem. She was born January 11, 1920 in Sebring, Ohio, the daughter of John and Clara (Plonkey) Cardinal. Mrs. Carlson was a longtime member of St. Jude's parish in Columbiana, Ohio and worked for many years at the...
Betty J. Kauffman
Mar 3, 2009
COLUMBIANA - Betty Jane Kauffman, 84, died at home, Tuesday afternoon March 3, 2009. Born in Lisbon, OH on May 20, 1924, the daughter of James B. and Edna M. (Smith) Johnson. She resided in the area her entire life. A graduate of the Hanna Mullins School of Nursing as a Registered Nurse, Betty worked for the late Dr....
James Walter Gill
Feb 27, 2009
James Walter Gill, age 77 of Greeneville, Tennessee, formerly of Wellsville, Ohio died early Friday morning, February 27th, 2009 at his home. Mr. Gill was a retired supervisor of Annealing for WHEMCO Foundry. He was a member of the Greeneville Church of Christ and a member of the BMW Motorcycle Club. Mr. Gill is survived by his wife of...
Robert E. Powell
Feb 26, 2009
Seederly-Mong & Beck Funeral Home 11500 Market Street North Lima, Ohio 44452 330-549-2231 Robert Powell, 51, of 536 S. Main St. Bessemer, PA, passed away 11:57 a.m. on Thursday, February 26, 2009 at Jameson Hospital in New Castle, PA. from complications of kidney failure. Robert was born October 25, 1957 in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of Mardis E. and...
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