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Struthers- Janice R. Sontag, 61, died early Tuesday morning, July 23, 2013 at Masternick Memorial Health Care Center after a long illness. Mrs. Sontag was born May 1, 1952 in Youngstown, a daughter of Raymond and Dorothy Hamilton Piper. Jan attended Poland Seminary High School. She first worked for Cornersburg Pizza /Pizza and Sons in Struthers, then for King's Bakery,...
Struthers - Emma Jean Skovira, 82, died early Monday morning, July 22, 2013 at Pembrooke Place Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Skovira was born January 28, 1931 in Youngstown, a daughter of Amato and Gesilda (Torello) Tisone. She was a 1949 graduate of The Rayen School. After raising her family, she worked as a clerk for Burlington Coat Factory from...
NORTH LIMA Janet Lee Whitfield, 61, passed away peacefully at home on July 20, 2013. She was born Jan. 19, 1952, to Edward J. and Gloria (Cover) Rutushin. She was a successful realtor working first with her mother at Rutushin Realty. For the past 30 years, she had worked for Burgan Real Estate, where she was a Distinguished Agent,...
Donald L. Bennett, 79 Boardman - Donald L. Bennett, 79, died July 20, 2013, at Hospice of the Valley Hospice House. Mr. Bennett was born June 28, 1934, in Youngstown, son of Joseph and Margaret (Horn) Bennett. A 1953 graduate of South High School, he was in sales all his life, having started at his father¹s appliance store. He went...
Boardman - Margaret "Marge" L. Seckler, 74, died Thursday evening at the Hospice House. Margaret, affectionately known as Marge, was born June 15, 1939 in Youngstown, a daughter of John and Elizabeth Hunt Hall. A life long area resident, Marge was a 1957 graduate of Boardman High School. Before becoming a full time homemaker, Mrs. Seckler worked in the office...
Poland- Dorothy J. "Squeakie" Onderko was born in Youngstown, Ohio, to Michael J. and Mildred F. Onderko on September 21, 1932. She crossed-over to her "New Life" on July 13, 2013, to be with her mother, father, her sister Gail, God and the angels. Dorothy worked at General Electric Lamp Plant for forty years before retiring in 1994. Dorothy had...
Elsie C. Rathburn, 90 BOARDMAN A memorial service will be held Saturday, July 13, 2013, at 11 a.m at the Lockwood United Methodist Church, for Elsie C. Rathburn, 90. She died Thursday morning at Shepherd of the Valley. She was preceded in death by her husband, John E. ³Jack,² Rathburn. She is survived by her sister, Lida Phillips of...
Warren E. Wellendorf, 87, of Poland passed away Tuesday morning at his residence in the presence of his family. Warren was born November 3, 1925 in Youngstown, a son of the late Tod and Helen Seifert Wellendorf, and was a lifelong area resident. He was a 1942 graduate of South High School and served in the National Guard during the...
Struthers - Adan Michael Dorman, 2, of Struthers, died Monday, July 8, 2013. Adan was born August 16, 2011 in Youngstown, a son of Mara Dorman. Besides his mother Mara, Adan leaves to cherish his memory, his sister, Arianna Dorman; grandparents, Gordon and June Dorman of Poland; great-grandparents, Pastor Arlie and Annette Dorman of Poland and Joseph and Barb Montella...
POLAND - Helene Melrose, 89, passed away of complications from pulmonary disease Sept. 28, at the home of her daughter, Cynthia S. Melrose. A daughter of Carolyn K. and Harold DeWitt Hicks, Mrs. Melrose was born July 8, 1924, in Youngstown. She is survived by a daughter, Cynthia S. Melrose (Elias Silverstein), with whom she made her home; a son,...
Poland - Robert E. "Bib" Lewis, 65, died Sunday evening, July 7, 2013, at his home after a four year courageous battle with cancer. Mr. Lewis was born September 6, 1947 in Youngstown, a son of Robert and Audrey O'Bruba Lewis. A 1966 graduate of Hubbard High School, Mr. Lewis worked for Packard Electric and Delphi, retiring in 2003 after...
George T. Polya, 71 SALEM - Funeral services will be held at noon on Thursday at the Davis-Becker Funeral Home for George T. Polya, 71. He passed away Sunday night from heart failure. George was born Aug. 18, 1941, in Campbell, a son of George and Sophie. He was a supervisor in the body shop at General Motors-Lordstown. He retired...
Poland - Ruby Marie Macejko, 75, died July 6, 2013 at St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center. Mrs. Macejko was born September 17, 1937 in Youngstown, a daughter of Raymond and Rose (Buoscio) DePaul. She was a 1955 Rayen High School graduate and graduated with a Bachelor's in Education from Youngstown College. She was a teacher for 44 years, most of...
New Middletown - Mark H. Aaron, 60, died July 1, 2013 at Hospice House. Mr. Aaron was born July 16, 1952 in Pittsburgh, PA, son of Jack and Libby Aaron. Mark was a 1971 graduate of Rayen High School. He worked for Schwebel' s Bakery for 28 years, before retiring in 2003. He was a member of Highway Tabernacle Church...
Canfield - Muriel Mary Roth, 88, formerly of New Jersey, died Saturday afternoon, June 29, 2013 at her residence. Muriel was born January 5, 1925 in Tenafly, NJ, a daughter of the late Ernest and Elizabeth "Lillian" Marshall McDonald. Moving from New Jersey, Muriel has lived in the Youngstown area for 24 years. She was a graduate of Tenafly High...
Karen L. Lindsay, 59. went home to be with the Lord, June 28, 2013. She was born in Youngstown May 22, 1954 to Robert and Barbara (Cantrell) West. Karen was a member of Margaret Wynn Memorial Baptist Church in Poland, a 1972 graduate of Poland Seminary High School and worked in the insurance industry for 33 years. Her greatest joys...
BOARDMAN - Kathryn M. Walker, longtime resident of Boardman, passed away June 28, 2013, at the age of 92. She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Dr. Mark F. Walker, and by two daughters, Sara Kay Walker and Susan Walker Vitullo. She is survived by her brother, George Howard McCain of Painesville; and three daughters, Jane...
Poland - Alan G. Deeley, 81, of Poland, Ohio, died Friday evening, June 28, 2013. Alan was born May 21, 1932 in Youngstown, a son of the late H. Alan and Marguerite Duncan Deeley. A graduate of Liberty High School, Alan attended Youngstown College before serving in the United States Navy Dental Corps during the Korean Conflict. After the war,...