Obituaries

Oct 4, 2024

COLUMBIANA – Sandra L. Pierson Sell, 66, of Columbiana, passed away at Salem Hospital on Friday, October 4, 2024, after valiantly fighting cancer for 18 years.

Sandy was born on October 11, 1957, in Albuquerque, NM, a daughter of Franklin B. and Wanda J. (Robinson) Pierson. A Champion (Warren, OH) High School graduate, she married Raymond Sell...

Oct 1, 2024

Columbiana, OH --Jon Raymond Woods, 69, of Columbiana, OH, passed away at home on Tuesday, October 1, 2024.

Jon was born September 6, 1955, in Salem, a son of Robert and Joan Woods. He was a 1973 graduate of Columbiana High School.

On October 9, 1982, Jon married Robin Segesman. In their nearly 42 years...

Sep 22, 2024

EAST PALESTINE - Edward J. Zins, 77, of East Palestine, passed away September 22, 2024.  He was born April 5, 1947, to Lillian and Richard Zins in Youngstown Ohio.

Edward is a cherished, loving, thoughtful husband of 55 years, and a beloved, active father, grandfather and great grandfather.  He was a trusty travel companion, who loved history,...

Aug 29, 2024

BOARDMAN – Carol Linda Mentzer, 75, of Columbiana, passed away Thursday morning, August 29, 2024, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Boardman.

Carol was born on August 8, 1949, in Salem, a daughter of J. Vernon and Mary Rebecca (Paden) Rupert. She graduated as an LPN from Hannah E. Mullins School of Practical Nursing, and was a travelling...

Aug 24, 2024

NORTH LIMA – Thomas W. Jones, 59, passed away on Saturday, August 24, 2024. He was born on May 10, 1965, in Youngstown.

He graduated from Boardman High School in 1983 and went on to train in diesel mechanics at the New Castle School of Trades. He worked briefly for Boardman Park before starting a long career...

Aug 18, 2024

POLAND – Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Ross, 81, passed away Sunday afternoon, August 18, 2024, at Hampton Woods. Betty was born on July 16, 1943, in Boston, MA, a daughter of Edward and Ada (Harris) Mollenkopf.

She retired from Ron Joy Nursing Home, where she worked as a cook. In earlier years, Betty lived in the North Lima...

Aug 13, 2024

Raymond "Ray" Hurd, 95, of North Lima, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 13, 2024.

He was born on June 4, 1929, in Youngstown, the son of the late Dallas L. and Dorothy Mercer Hurd.

Ray graduated from Canfield High School in 1947 and from The Ohio University with a Bachelor of Mathematics in 1951....

Aug 13, 2024

SALEM – Betty L. Wince, 83, of Salem, passed away peacefully Tuesday evening, August 13, 2024.

Betty was born on June 16, 1941, in Green Township, a daughter of Ralph and Esther (Kenreigh) Moore.  A Greenford High School graduate, she married Thomas P. Wince on September 16, 1961.  Betty enjoyed canning, knitting, crocheting, gardening, and cutting grass. ...

Aug 8, 2024

COLUMBIANA – Lila Norene Lipply went to be with her Lord on August 8, 2024 at age 95.

Lila was born on August 26, 1928 in Leetonia, Ohio, a daughter of the late Albert and Viola (Patterson) Heinze.  She was a graduate of Leetonia High School in 1947 and a graduate of the School of Cosmetology where...

Jul 11, 2024

Mary Snight, age 100, died at Whispering Pines Village in Columbiana, Ohio, on July 11, 2024.

Born Mary Ellen Burkle on November 2, 1923, she was the youngest child of Mary Beulah and George Burkle of Columbiana. Mary graduated from Columbiana High School in 1941 where she played the French Horn in the band. When the new...

Jul 3, 2024

Gary L. Grimm, 70, of Columbiana, Ohio died Wednesday, July 3 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Youngstown after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born July 29, 1953 in Johnstown, NC, son of the late Homer and Mary Esther (Bohannon) Grimm.

Gary is survived by his loving wife, Beverly, his two sons Gerard (Chelsea) and...

Jun 26, 2024

POLAND – Mildred Detrow Grim, 97, passed away Wednesday afternoon, June 26, 2024 at Hospice House in Poland.

Mildred was born July 14, 1926, and raised on a farm in Fairfield Township, Columbiana County.  She was the middle child of five born to Harvey and Vertie (Metzler) Detrow.

A 1944 graduate of Fairfield Township High...

Jun 17, 2024

COLUMBIANA – Edward Michael Holisky, 81, of Columbiana, passed away unexpectedly Monday morning, June 17, 2024, at his home.

Ed was born on November 11, 1942, in Leetonia, a son of George and Mary Grunick Holisky. He graduated from Fairfield High School in 1961 and married the former Karen Wilhelm on June 8, 1968. He was a...

Jun 13, 2024

COLUMBIANA – Carol A. Velman, 77, passed away Thursday morning, June 13, 2024, at Briarfield Place in Boardman.

Carol was born on February 2, 1947, in Youngstown, a daughter of George and Viola O'Sidley Sich. A 1965 Cardinal Mooney High School graduate, she also attained her cosmetology license.    Carol was a parishioner of the St. Jude Catholic...

Jun 12, 2024

BOARDMAN – Helen V. Costello, 91, passed away Wednesday morning, June 12, 2024, at Mercy Health Care Center in Boardman surrounded by her family.

Helen was born on May 12, 1933, a daughter of Charles Arthur and Grace Eisenberg Cozad.  She was a member of Mt. Olivet Church in North Lima. Helen was a foster mother for...

Jun 10, 2024

YOUNGSTOWN – Tammy Diane Ingledue, 61, entered her heavenly home June 10, 2024, as a result of injuries from a pedestrian accident.

Tammy was born on May 31, 1963, in Salem, a daughter of Sherry George and the late Jerry L. Ewing. An Austintown Fitch High School graduate, she also acquired her cosmetology license.  She was most...

Jun 3, 2024

AUSTINTOWN - Priscilla 'Pat" Mansfield, 92, formerly of Columbiana, passed away June 3, 2024, surrounded by family.

Pat was born on July 9, 1931, in Huntington, WV, a daughter of Norman and Dorothy Nichols Ingram. She attended Kentucky Christian University, where she met her husband Clarence Mansfield, and worked at the Joshua Dixon School as a teacher's...

Jun 1, 2024

East Palestine – Franklin B. Pierson, 91, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Saturday, June 1, 2024 at the Christian House in East Palestine. Franklin was born on October 25, 1932, in Sutton, West Virginia, a son of Roy L. and Della Rose Pierson. He moved to Warren in 1951, and married the former Wanda J....

May 28, 2024

NEW SPRINGFIELD– Vivian Reesh, 88, of New Springfield, passed away at Hospice House Tuesday morning, May 28, 2024.

Vivian was born on April 9, 1936, in Campbell, OH, a daughter of Arthur and Lena McLaughlin King.  A 1954 graduate of Wilson High School, she married Richard Reesh on November 1, 1991. She worked at the Valu-King in...

May 13, 2024

COLUMBIANA – Donna Kay Bell, 81, of Columbiana, passed away Monday morning, May 13, 2024, at Mercy Health Center in Boardman surrounded by her children.

Donna was born on March 3, 1943, in Wood County, West Virginia, a daughter of Harvey Edward and Lillian Gay Valentine Schoolcraft.   She was a 1961 graduate of Parkersburg (WV) High School. ...