Obituaries

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

Mary H. Frame

Mary H. Frame

Feb 15, 2010

Youngstown - Mary H. Frame, 86 of the Park Vista Retirement Community, died Monday, February 15, 2010 at her residence. She was born January 1, 1924 in Youngstown, a daughter of Percy and Helen Miller Keith and was a life long area resident. Mrs. Frame worked for J.C. Penny Co., in Boardman as an Associate & Drapery Department Manager for...

Mary Ellen Best

Mary Ellen Best

Feb 10, 2010

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Viola Mary Dulovic

Viola Mary Dulovic

Feb 8, 2010

Struthers- Viola Mary Dulovic, 79, of Struthers, died of complications due to a massive stroke at St. Elizabeth Hospital Monday morning. Viola was born May 16, 1930 in Youngstown, a daughter of Giusseppi and Angela Marie DiGregorio DeVita. She was raised in Smokey Hollow and came to Struthers in 1957. She was a 1949 graduate of East High School and...

Donald J. Walsh, Jr

Donald J. Walsh, Jr

Feb 7, 2010

Poland - Donald Walsh, devoted and loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away Sunday night. Don was born September 20, 1944 in Youngstown, a son of Donald, Sr. and Marion Ladigo Walsh. He was a 1962 graduate of Struthers High School and attended Youngstown State University. Don was the founder of Walsh Mechanical Contracting and was a plumber for over...

Jeffrey Michael Simpson

Jeffrey Michael Simpson

Feb 5, 2010

JOLIET, IL. - Jeffrey Michael Simpson, 49, formerly of Struthers, died Friday, Feb. 5, 2010, at the Provena St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet. Mr. Simpson was born May 1, 1960 in Youngstown, a son of Earl and Joanne Ambrosia Simpson. He was a graduate of Struthers High School, where he excelled in sports, and later Youngstown State University. He...

John "Jack" Dishong

John "Jack" Dishong

Feb 5, 2010

NEWTON FALLS -- John "Jack" Thomas Dishong, 89, of Newton Falls, died Friday, February 5, 2010 at the Washington Square Nursing Home in Warren after a short illness. He was born March 27, 1920 in Vintondale, PA a son of Oscar and Frances Donahue Dishong. Mr. Dishong proudly served our Country during WWII, he served as a Medic in the...

William J. Mathias

William J. Mathias

Feb 3, 2010

Poland - William J. Mathias, 79 of Poland, died Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at the St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Boardman. Mr. Mathias was born December 24, 1930, in Marion, a son of Harry and Dorothea Schneider Mathias. He was a 1948 graduate of Marion Harding High School, and was a veteran of the United States Army where he was...

Robert F. Kelly

Robert F. Kelly

Feb 3, 2010

YOUNGSTOWN - Robert F. Kelly, 90 of Brownlee Woods, died Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at the Ron Joy Nursing Home. Mr. Kelly was born August 15, 1919 in Struthers, a son of James and Anna Barker Kelly and was a life long area resident. He was a life member of the Elks Lodge #55 and Past Commander of American Legion...

Dr. Thomas Henry Backus

Dr. Thomas Henry Backus

Feb 2, 2010

Youngstown - Dr. Thomas Henry Backus, 92, of Park Vista, died late Tuesday evening at St. Elizabeth Health Center. Dr. Backus was born June 16, 1917 in Youngstown, a son of Thomas and Rose Kroll Backus. He lived in Youngstown and Poland until retiring to Carolina Trace in North Carolina in 1983. He returned to the Youngstown area in 2004....

Donna J. Saiani

Donna J. Saiani

Jan 27, 2010

Struthers - Donna J. Saiani, 79, of Youngstown, died Wednesday morning at Maplecrest Nursing Home in Struthers. Donna was born March 7, 1930 in Youngstown, a daughter of Earl Mayberry and Catherine Davis Mayberry. She was raised in Struthers and lived in Youngstown until moving to Lowellville 5 years ago. She resided at Maplecrest for the last year. Donna was...

Paul W. Willard

Paul W. Willard

Jan 26, 2010

Columbiana -There will be a funeral service Friday, 2:30 p.m. at the Cunningham-Becker Funeral Home, Poland for Paul W. Willard of 625 Fairfield Ave, who passed away Tuesday morning at Salem Hospital. Paul was born October 25, 1914 in Uniontown, PA, a son of Daniel and Anna Ludwig Willard, and came to the Youngstown area in 1929. He was a...

Marvin Luther Fix

Marvin Luther Fix

Jan 25, 2010

Poland- Marvin Luther Fix, 79, of Poland, died January 25, 2010 at St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center. Mr. Fix was born May 2, 1930 in Craigsville, VA, a son of Herman and Irene Campbell Fix. He moved to this area after high school. Mr. Fix worked as a Mill Wright for Youngstown Sheet and Tube for 27 years, retiring in...

Lucille C. "Peeney" Rivalsky

Lucille C. "Peeney" Rivalsky

Jan 24, 2010

Struthers -- A Mass of Christian Burial, will be held Wednesday at 10 AM, at the Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church with Rev. William Petrunak officiating for Lucille C. "Peeney" Rivalsky, 81 of Fifth Street, who died peacefully on Sunday, January 24, 2010 at her residence, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Rivalsky was born August 14, 1928 in Youngstown, a...

Amy G. Mirich

Amy G. Mirich

Jan 17, 2010

Struthers - Amy G. Mirich, 77, of 629 Elm Street, died January 17, 2010 at her daughter's home in Oldsmar, Florida. Mrs. Mirich was born October 12, 1932 in Youngstown, a daughter of Walter Hack and Twila (nee Lindsay) Hack Lucaric. She was a 1950 graduate of East High School. Mrs. Mirich worked at Dollar Bank for 4 years, Family...

William R. Payne

William R. Payne

Jan 11, 2010

Boardman - William R. Payne, 83, of Boardman, died Monday, January 11, 2010 at the Hospice House. Mr. Payne was born March 13, 1926 in Youngstown, the son of James and Ellen Anderson Payne, and was a lifelong area resident. He was a graduate of South High School and worked for McKelvey's and Higbee's Department Stores delivering furniture until their...

Thomas Joseph Maskell

Thomas Joseph Maskell

Jan 4, 2010

Poland - Thomas Joseph Maskell, 64, of Poland, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, January 4th, at Hospice of the Valley, Hospice House. Tom was born on November 19, 1945 in Nyack, NY, a son of LeRoy Maskell and Katharine Ottaviano. He was raised in Nyack, NY and came to Niles in 1975 and to Poland in...

James W. Modarelli

James W. Modarelli

Jan 4, 2010

"Together Again" Poland - James W. Modarelli, 93, of Poland, died January 4, 2010 at Sunrise Assisted Living. Mr. Modarelli was born February 14, 1916 in Youngstown, a son of Anthony and Nicoletta Modarelli. He moved from Campbell to Poland 40 years ago. Mr. Modarelli first worked as a crane operator for Youngstown Sheet and Tube and Truscon. He then...

Willie Massie

Willie Massie

Jan 2, 2010

Struthers - Willie Massie, 99, of Struthers, died January 2, 2010 at her residence. Mrs. Massie was born October 17, 1910 in Fort Wayne, WV, a daughter of Frederick and Nellie Gillam Massie. She moved to Struthers in 1929. She was a graduate of Fort Wayne High School and received her LPN degree in Youngstown. Mrs. Massie worked as a...

Jennie Zelinka

Jennie Zelinka

Dec 31, 2009

Lowellville - Jennie Zelinka, 95 of Lowellville, passed into the arms of our loving Lord on Thursday, December 31, 2009 in her home surrounded by her family. Mrs. Zelinka was born January 10, 1914 in Furlanija, Yugoslavia, a daughter of Frank and Mary Rubesha Cikovich.  She came to America through Ellis Island with her parents when she was 10 years...

Carolyn Marie Scanlon

Carolyn Marie Scanlon

Dec 31, 2009

Boardman - Carolyn Marie Scanlon, 48, of Boardman, Ohio, died Thursday, December 31, 2009 at the Hospice House. Mrs. Scanlon was born February 25, 1961 in Youngstown a daughter of Walter and Rita Andrews Bloom, and was a life long area resident. She was a 1979 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School, and attended Three Rivers Community College in Connecticut.  ...

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