Obituaries

Local Obituaries for the cities of Boardman, Lowellville, Struthers, & Poland in Ohio.

Olga Helen Kosco

Olga Helen Kosco

Dec 17, 2015

Struthers - Olga Helen Kosco, 95, of Struthers, died Thursday evening, December 17, 2015, at her residence. Olga was born August 28, 1920 in Struthers, a daughter of Andrew and Helen Pilzic Boyarko. A life-long resident of Struthers, Olga was a 1938 graduate of Struthers High School. Olga worked in customer service for Mahoning National Bank at the Fifth Street...

Randall "Randy" A. Kern

Randall "Randy" A. Kern

Dec 17, 2015

LAKE MILTON - Randall "Randy" A. Kern, 54, formerly of Struthers, died Thursday evening, Dec. 17, 2015. at University Hospital in Cleveland from leukemia. Randall, affectionately known as "Randy," was born Sept. 24, 1961, in Youngstown, a son of Randall and Betty Balogh Kern. Raised in Struthers, Randy was a 1979 graduate of Struthers High School. After graduation, he worked...

Rebecca "Becky" A. Johnson

Rebecca "Becky" A. Johnson

Dec 16, 2015

Struthers - Rebecca A. "Becky" Johnson, 47, of Struthers, died December 16, 2015 at her residence. Mrs.Johnson was born February 28, 1968 in Youngstown, a daughter of Eugene Jr. and Patricia Damon Fitch. Becky was a 1987 Struthers High School. She was a member of Poland Village Baptist Church. Becky enjoyed reading and her pets. Her husband, Michael, whom she...

Joy May Foulke Vernarsky

Joy May Foulke Vernarsky

Dec 16, 2015

North Port, AL- Joy May Foulke Vernarsky, age 94, of Fremont, Ohio passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015 in Northport, Alabama. Services will be held at 9:30 am on Monday, Dec. 28 at Lake Park Cemetery Chapel, 1459 E. Midlothian Blvd in Youngstown, Ohio, with visitation starting at 9 am. She was preceded in death by her husband...

Rose A. Linebaugh

Rose A. Linebaugh

Dec 14, 2015

Rose A. Linebaugh, 94 STRUTHERS - Rose A. Linebaugh, 94, died Dec. 14, 2015, at Maplecrest Nursing Home. Mrs. Linebaugh was born Aug. 1, 1921, in Girard, daughter of James and Anna Paffi Stacchiotti. Rose worked as a presser for Newman's Dry Cleaners. She enjoyed playing bingo and gave to the Shiners Hospital. She is survived by three daughters, Ursaline...

Evelyn L. Menichini

Evelyn L. Menichini

Dec 13, 2015

Hubbard - Evelyn L. Menichini, 91, formerly of Lowellville and New Middletown, died Sunday, December 13, 2015 at O'Brien Healthcare Center in Masury. Evelyn was born March 27, 1924 in Youngstown, a daughter of Edward and Frances Nelson Sell. Raised in Youngstown, Evelyn graduated from South High School in 1941. After high school, she served in the United States Army...

Matthew Edward Kelso

Matthew Edward Kelso

Dec 13, 2015

Youngstown - Matthew Edward Kelso, 24, of Youngstown, died unexpectedly on Sunday afternoon, December 13, 2015. Matthew was born on March 26, 1991 in Youngstown, a son of Mark Kelso and Jacqueline (Popovnak) Kelso-Childers. Mathew attended Boardman Schools and enjoyed wrestling while in middle school. At the age of 14, he began working as a cook at the Landmark Restaurant...

Louise A Anderson

Louise A Anderson

Dec 12, 2015

Boardman - Louise A. (Kurtz) Anderson, 100, died December 12, 2015 in the comfort of her home, surrounded by her family. She was born on August 30, 1915 in Cleveland, daughter of the late Karl and Louise Christian Spengler. Louise was happily employed as a switchboard operator for the Youngstown Board of Education for 16 years, retiring in 1979. She...

Patricia "Pat" Bovo

Patricia "Pat" Bovo

Dec 10, 2015

Lowellville - Patricia "Pat" Bovo, died December 10, 2015 at Masternick Memorial. Pat Bovo was born in Wilkes-Barre, PA, December 7, 1927, a daughter of Michael and Elizabeth Byers. She worked as a homemaker and also worked at Carchedi's and Lavilla Restaurants. Pat helped with the elections and campaigned for numerous candidates. She enjoyed playing bingo, bowling, polka music and...

Alexander "Sandy" Balog

Alexander "Sandy" Balog

Dec 8, 2015

Boardman - Alexander "Sandy" Balog, 98, died Tuesday, December 8, 2015 in the comfort of his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born August 12, 1917 in Youngstown, son of the late Joseph and Susanna Bennedek Balog. He was a graduate of Wilson High School and proudly served in the United States Navy as a SeaBee in the...

Marion Crosbie

Marion Crosbie

Dec 6, 2015

Marion Crosbie, 93 BOARDMAN - A memorial service for Marion Crosbie, 93, will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Tabernacle Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 2432 S. Raccoon Road, Austintown. Marion passed away on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, at Hospice House in Poland. Mrs. Crosbie was born Nov. 30, 1922, in Rimersburg, Pa., the oldest daughter of Ray and Joy...

Alice Mae Takach

Alice Mae Takach

Dec 4, 2015

Youngstown - Alice Mae Takach, 102, formerly of Boardman, died Friday evening, December 4, 2015 at Park Vista Retirement Center. Mrs. Takach was born October 18, 1913 in Youngstown, a daughter of Arthur and Alice Jarvis Whitehouse. Raised on the West Side of Youngstown, Alice attended South High School. On September 22, 1934, she married Tabor F. Takach and became...

Frank D. Richards

Frank D. Richards

Dec 2, 2015

Poland - Frank D. Richards, 94, died Wednesday morning, December 2, 2015 at his home, surrounded by his family. Mr. Richards was born November 21, 1921 in Youngstown, a son of E. Allen and Mary Koenreich Richards. Raised in Youngstown, Mr. Richards was a graduate of South High School. After graduation, he enlisted in the United States Army during World...

Rocco M Romeo

Rocco M Romeo

Dec 2, 2015

Poland - Rocco M. Romeo, 82, of Poland, died Wednesday afternoon, December 2, 2015, at Hospice of the Valley, Hospice House. Rocco, affectionately known as rocky, was born February 8, 1933 in Reggio, Calabria, Italy, a son of Frank and Maria Pisto Romeo. He was raised in Italy and at the age of 15, he and his family came to...

Edward L. Stiles Sr

Edward L. Stiles Sr

Dec 2, 2015

Edward L. Stiles Sr., 96 SARASOTA, FLA. - Edward L. Stiles Sr., 96, died early Wednesday morning, Dec. 2, 2015, in Sarasota. Ed was born Oct. 22, 1919, in Georgia, a son of Jacob and Augusta Stiles. He lived most of his life in Struthers, until moving with his son, Edward and daughter-in-law, Sandra Stiles to Poland in 2004 and...

Richard Malcom Montague

Richard Malcom Montague

Nov 30, 2015

New Middletown - Richard Malcom Montague, 91, of New Middletown, formerly of Poland, died Monday evening, November 30, 2015 at Masternick Memorial. Richard was born August 14, 1924 in Bucyrus, OH, a son of Clyde and Estella Kraft Montague. He attended Poland Seminary High School until 1943 when he enlisted in the United States Army during World War II. He...

Caitlyn A. Compton

Caitlyn A. Compton

Nov 30, 2015

Lowellville - Caitlyn A. Compton, 16, died unexpectedly, on Monday, November 30, 2015. She was born December 23, 1998 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. She had attended Lowellville High School and was currently attending Mahoning County Career and Technical Center, where she was a junior. Caitlyn was a member of the Drama Club at Lowellville High School which she greatly enjoyed....

Linda Marie Rovnak

Linda Marie Rovnak

Nov 28, 2015

Boardman - Linda Marie Rovnak, 54, died on Saturday, November 28, 2015 in Hospice of the Valley, Hospice House. Linda was born November 26, 1961 in Youngstown, daughter of the late Mike and Irene Pauko Rovnak. She was a 1980 graduate of Boardman High School and went on to graduate from The Pittsburgh Art Institute. She then earned her Bachelor's...

Donald J. Ford

Donald J. Ford

Nov 27, 2015

Struthers - Donald J. Ford, 82, died Friday evening, November 27, 2015 at St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center. Donald, affectionately known as "Don," was born December 13, 1932 in Ellwood City, PA, a son of the late Frank and Pauline Alexander Ford. Raised in Ellwood City, Don relocated his family to Struthers in 1952. He was employed as a boiler...

Lovella S. Linebaugh

Lovella S. Linebaugh

Nov 27, 2015

Youngstown - Lovella S. Linebaugh, 90, formerly of Struthers, died Friday evening, November 27, 2015 at Meridian Arms, where she was a resident. Lovella was born September 26, 1925 in Struthers, a daughter of the late Roffard and Velma Turner Linebaugh. A lifelong resident of Struthers, Miss Linebaugh worked as a nursing assistant at South Side Hospital during World War...

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