Obituaries

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

Evelyn E. Gotthardt

Evelyn E. Gotthardt

Sep 12, 2015

Poland - Evelyn E. Gotthardt, 80, passed away on Saturday evening, September 12, 2015 at Brookdale Nursing Home. Evelyn was born on September 30, 1934 in Houston, Texas, a daughter of the late Louis and Norma Altman, and was a 1952 graduate of Anahuac High School in Anahuac, Texas. Evelyn was the Clerk-Treasurer for the Village of Poland for several...

Dorothy Marie Velker

Dorothy Marie Velker

Sep 10, 2015

Boardman - Dorothy (Dot) Marie Velker, 84, of Boardman, died Thursday, September 10, 2015 at Hospice of the Valley, Hospice House surrounded by her loving family. Dorothy was born December 29, 1930 in Youngstown, a daughter of Randall and Mary Poponyak Booth. A 1947 graduate of Chaney High School, Dorothy received her Diploma in Nursing from Youngstown Hospital Association and...

Hope T Creed

Hope T Creed

Sep 9, 2015

Obituary for Hope T Creed Boardman - Hope T. Creed, 90, died Wednesday, September 9, 2015 in Brookdale Cornersburg Nursing Home. She was born October 10, 1924 in Youngstown, OH, daughter of the late Dan and Anka (Stephanoff) Theodoroff. She was a 1942 graduate of Chaney High School and went on to attend Youngstown College of Business. She was employed...

Barb Robinson

Barb Robinson

Sep 7, 2015

Poland - Barbara A. Robinson, 78, died Monday morning, September 7, 2015 at Select Specialty Hospital, Boardman Campus, after a three month illness. Mrs. Robinson was born June 1, 1937 in New Lebanon, PA, a daughter of Merle and Gladys Jewel McCartney. She was a June 1955 graduate of Lakeview High School. After graduation, she married her husband, Gerald B....

Orazio Nunzio Merlo

Orazio Nunzio Merlo

Sep 6, 2015

Orazio Nunzio Merlo, 82, died suddenly at his home on Sunday morning, September 6, 2015. Orazio was born on August 14, 1933 in Gioiosa Marea, Sicily, son of the late, Natale and Barbita Maria Merlo. He immigrated to the United States and settled in Niles in 1951. He has resided in Columbiana for the last 17 years. Mr. Merlo proudly...

Ruth A. Rearick

Ruth A. Rearick

Sep 3, 2015

Struthers - Ruth A. Rearick, 92, died early Thursday morning, September 3, 2015 at Maplecrest Nursing Home. Mrs. Rearick was born July 1, 1923 in Wooster, a daughter of James and Amanda Crabtree Massie, and came to Youngstown as a child. Mrs. Rearick spent the majority of her career working as an accountant and flower designer for Marian's Flowers in...

Marilyn Mould

Marilyn Mould

Sep 2, 2015

Boardman- Marilyn Mould was born in East Liverpool, October 6, 1932, the daughter of the late Bonnie and Walter J. Smith. She was a retired music teacher at the Leonard Kirtz School for twenty five years where she was named teacher of the year in 1979. Marilyn graduated from East Liverpool High School in 1950, and was an original member...

Thomas E. Clark

Thomas E. Clark

Sep 1, 2015

Thomas E. Clark, 66 NEW MIDDLETOWN - Thomas E. Clark, 66, passed away on Sept. 1, 2015. "Tom" was born Sept. 3, 1948, in Youngstown, to Blair and Margaret Fidram Clark. He was a 1966 graduate of Boardman High School. While he would have rather been fishing, Tom spent his life devoted to his family, strong work ethic and faith....

Avanelle "Sandy" Shelton

Avanelle "Sandy" Shelton

Aug 31, 2015

Boardman - Avanelle "Sandy" Shelton, 72, died August 31, 2015 in Nursing Home Assumption Village. Sandy was born May 22, 1943 in San Diego, CA, daughter of the late George and Avanelle Farr McBride. She was a 1961 graduate of Hubbard High School and, after raising her children, went on to earn her nursing degree from Salem Community Hospital in...

James B. White

James B. White

Aug 31, 2015

Enon Valley, PA - James B. White, 85, formerly of Brownlee Woods and Poland, passed peacefully Monday evening, August 31, 2015 at his home in Enon Valley. Jim was born June 12, 1930 in Youngstown, a son of the late James and Florence Barron White. Raised in Brownlee Woods, he was a 1948 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School. In...

Marsha Vlosich

Marsha Vlosich

Aug 30, 2015

Struthers - Marsha Vlosich, 65, died August 30, 2015 at the Cleveland Clinic. Marsha was born April 1, 1950 in Youngstown, the only child of the late Frank and Mary Porinchak Vlosich. A lifelong resident of Struthers, Marsha was a graduate of Cardinal Mooney High School and later received her cosmetology license. She retired as a pharmacy tech from CVS...

Debra Lee Katz

Debra Lee Katz

Aug 29, 2015

Poland - Debra Lee Katz, 55, died August 29, 2015 in Hospice of the Valley, Hospice House. Debra was born December 11, 1959 in Youngstown, OH, daughter of the late Ronald and Doris Winkleman Katz. She was a 1978 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and was employed with Giannios Candies. Debra enjoyed arts and crafts and spending time with...

Mary E Lucido

Mary E Lucido

Aug 28, 2015

Lowellville - Mary E. Lucido, 89, passed peacefully with her daughter Carole and son-in-law Jim by her side on August 28, 2015 in Hampton Woods Nursing Home. Mary was born September 20, 1925 in Lowellville, daughter of the late John and Stella Mash Rosich. She was a life-long resident of Lowellville and life-long member of Our Lady of the Holy...

Joseph A. Packner

Joseph A. Packner

Aug 28, 2015

Lowellville - Joseph A. Packner, 30 of Grayson, Ga, formerly of Lowellville, died August 28, 2015 in Detroit, MI. Joseph was born August 18, 1985 in Youngstown, son of Donald Sr. and Michele Rotunno Packner. He was a 2004 graduate of Lowellville High School and was employed as a laborer for Avpol International LLC. He was a member of Our...

LaDona E. Gbur

LaDona E. Gbur

Aug 25, 2015

Lowellville - LaDona E. Gbur, 78, died August 25, 2015 at Masternick Memorial. Mrs. Gbur was born April 27, 1937 in Diamond, OH, a daughter of Ernest and Helen Stewart Donham. LaDona was a homemaker and a member of the Lowellville United Methodist Church. She enjoyed cooking, baking, and spending time with her grandchildren. She is survived by her husband...

Chester W. Pearson

Chester W. Pearson

Aug 23, 2015

Struthers - Chester W. Pearson, 75 died August 23, 2015 at Select Specialty Hospital, Boardman Campus. Mr. Pearson was born April 21, 1940 in Altoona, PA,a son of Chester and Delores Marchdola Pearson. He was a 1958 graduate of Balboa High School in Panama and went on to attend Penn State College. Chester worked for the Panama Canal Commission, where...

John Andrew Kracko Jr

John Andrew Kracko Jr

Aug 22, 2015

Poland - In the late morning hours of August 22, 2015, after 96 years of good and faithful service, John Andrew Kracko, Jr. of Poland, Ohio tendered his resignation and was honorably discharged from this earthly life. John was a gifted craftsman, an avid outdoorsman, and a handyman who could repair or build nearly anything. He was a man who...

Carol Jean Fitch

Carol Jean Fitch

Aug 21, 2015

Youngstown - Carol Jean (Shears) Fitch, 60, died Friday, August 21, 2015 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 25, 1955 in Youngstown, where she made her home. She is survived by her loving husband, Clifford Fitch; her son, Cliff Fitch; her sister, Kathy (Joseph) Mancini; her father-in-law, Clifford Fitch Sr. and her...

Frances Thomas

Frances Thomas

Aug 20, 2015

Struthers - Frances Thomas, 70, died August 20, 2015 in Maplecrest Nursing Home. She was born August 27, 1944 in Youngstown, OH, daughter of the late Frank and Helen Petrunak Dobozy. She was of the Catholic faith. She worked several clerical and nurses aide jobs and volunteered with numerous military organizations. Frances proudly served in the United States Army and...

Anne Mari Allshouse

Anne Mari Allshouse

Aug 20, 2015

Poland - Anne Mari Allshouse, 86, died August 20, 2015 in Northside Medical Center Valley Care. She was born October 12, 1928 in McKeesport, PA, daughter of the late David and Kathleen McFarlane McCulley. Anne Mari attended Struthers High School and retired from KMart following 20 years of employment. She was a member of Poland United Methodist Church and belonged...

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