Obituaries

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

Rosalie Bryant

Rosalie Bryant

Nov 9, 2009

Poland- Rosalie Bryant, 82, of Poland, died Monday evening, November 9, 2009 at Maplecrest Nursing Home where she was lovingly cared for. Rosalie was born July 4, 1927 in Industry, PA, a son of the late Okie and Agnes Goedeker Watson. She was a 1945 graduate of Wilson High School and a homemaker. Rosalie was a member of the Poland...

Catherine E. "Katie" Sheldone

Catherine E. "Katie" Sheldone

Nov 8, 2009

Lowellville- Catherine E. "Katie" Sheldone, 86, of Lowellville, passed away Sunday evening at St. Elizabeth Health Center surrounded by her family. Katie was born April 29, 1923 in Dawson, NM, a daughter of James and Michelina DiCicco Bisconti. Her family moved to Lowellville when she was four years old. Katie was a homemaker and had worked at Gorants Candy for...

Alberta A. Grant

Alberta A. Grant

Nov 5, 2009

Lowellville - Alberta A. Grant, 56 of Hubbard Road, died Thursday evening, November 5, 2009 at the St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown. Mrs. Grant was born February 2, 1953 in Hillsville, PA, a daughter of Albert and Anne Mariotti. She was a 1971 graduate of Lowellville High School. Mrs. Grant was a member of the Our Lady of the...

John H. Moyer

John H. Moyer

Nov 5, 2009

Sebring - John H. Moyer, 95, of Sebring, formerly of Marion Drive in Poland, died Thursday evening at Crandall Medical Center. John was born August 20, 1914 in Youngstown, a son of P. Wade and Louella Bishop Moyer. He was raised in the Brownlee Woods area and moved to Poland 1952. An Eagle Scout at the age of 15, John...

Betty Jane Kushma

Betty Jane Kushma

Nov 1, 2009

Boardman - Betty Jane Kushma, 84 of Boardman, died Sunday, November 1, 2009. Mrs. Kushma was born April 3, 1925 in Struthers, a daughter of Wilson and Elizabeth Maurer Garwood, and was a life long area resident. She was a 1943 graduate of Struthers High School. Mrs. Kushma was a homemaker and a member of the Christ Lutheran Church in...

Edith "Edie" Moore

Edith "Edie" Moore

Nov 1, 2009

BELLEVUE, NE - Edith "Edie" V. Moore, 75 of Bellevue, Nebraska, formerly of Wakefield Avenue, died Sunday morning at the Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Edie was born March 3, 1934 in Vienna, OH, a daughter of John and Mary Lewis Billock. She was raised in New Springfield before moving to Struthers. Edie was a 1952 graduate of Struthers...

Henry L. "Chook" Demeny

Henry L. "Chook" Demeny

Oct 30, 2009

Poland - Henry L."Chook" Demeny, 76, of College St. in Poland died October 30, 2009 at Forum Health Northside Medical Center. Mr. Demeny was born November 10, 1932 in Poland, a son of Frank and Julia Moner Demeny, and was a life area resident. Many knew him as "Chook", a child hood nickname, derived from calling chickens while working on...

James J. "Lucky" Kasper

James J. "Lucky" Kasper

Oct 30, 2009

POLAND - James J. "Lucky" Kasper, 71 of Morningside Drive, died Friday afternoon at his residence. Mr. Kasper was born July 19, 1938 in Youngstown, a son of Michael and Mary Lesko Kasper, and was a life long area resident. He was a 1956 graduate of Struthers High School, and served four years in the U.S. Air Force. Mr. Kasper...

Josephine Elizabeth Cox

Josephine Elizabeth Cox

Oct 28, 2009

Boardman - Josephine Elizabeth Cox, 95, of Boardman formerly of Youngstown, died early Wednesday morning at Shepherd of the Valley. Mrs. Cox was born November 16, 1913 in Braddock, PA, a daughter of William and Anna Maisch Patterson. She was a 1932 graduate of Struthers High School and worked at Papalia's grocery store in Struthers and Wittenauer's Pharmacy in Struthers,...

Leo Nelson Birkheimer

Leo Nelson Birkheimer

Oct 28, 2009

New Bedford- Leo Nelson Birkheimer, 84, died Wednesday afternoon at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Leo was born September 5, 1925 in Little, West Virginia, a son of Lindsey and Greta Franks Birkheimer. He was raised in Little, West Virginia and moved to New Bedford in 1957. A United States Navy Veteran, Leo served in the Pacific Theater...

Patrick M. Williams

Patrick M. Williams

Oct 27, 2009

Lowellville - Patrick Michael Williams, 42, of Lowellville, died from complications due to leukemia, early Tuesday morning at his residence. Patrick, affectionately known as Pat to many, was born September 11, 1967 in Youngstown, a son of Benjamin and Maryann Olenick Williams. He was raised in Campbell and moved to Lowellville nine years ago. He was a 1985 graduate of...

Leo P. Dunn

Leo P. Dunn

Oct 17, 2009

STRUTHERS - Leo P. Dunn, 81 of Poland Avenue, died Saturday morning, October 17, 2009 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Youngstown. Leo was born March 15, 1928 in Struthers, a son of Leo and Mary Yasechko Dunn. He worked for 27 years as a patrolman and traffic investigator for the Struthers Police Department, retiring in 1985. Leo was the...

Peter Suszczynski

Peter Suszczynski

Oct 16, 2009

STRUTHERS Peter Suszczynski, 91, died peacefully Friday afternoon at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Suszczynski was born Aug. 11, 1918, in Struthers, a son of Joseph and Mary Tarnaski Suszczynski, and was a lifelong area resident. He was a 1936 graduate of Struthers High School and a WWII U.S. Army Aircorps veteran. He served in Italy, North...

Daisy Lou Chesnut

Daisy Lou Chesnut

Oct 16, 2009

YOUNGSTOWN- Daisy Lou Chesnut, 80 of Youngstown, died Friday, October 16, 2009 at the St. Elizabeth Boardman Medical Center. Mrs. Chesnut was born November 12, 1928 in Parker, PA, daughter of James and Daisy Gibb Anthony. Mrs. Chesnut worked as a Cafeteria Worker for Youngstown Board of Education for 17 years and retired in 1991. She was also a member...

Dorothy J. Mollineaux

Dorothy J. Mollineaux

Oct 16, 2009

POLAND - Dorothy J. Mollineaux, 85 of Yellow Creek Road, died Friday, October 16, 2009, at Sunrise Assisted Living, after a 6 year battle with Alzheimer's. Mrs. Mollineaux was born September 28, 1924 in Syracuse, NY a daughter of Charles and Bertha Snyder Roebuck, and moved to Poland in January of 1974. She was a 1942 graduate of Oak Knoll...

Delores M. Drabenstadt

Delores M. Drabenstadt

Oct 14, 2009

Struthers - Delores M. Drabenstadt, 78, of Struthers, died Wednesday evening at Akron City Hospital. Delores, also known as Dee, was born February 21, 1931 in Youngstown, a daughter of Francis and Laverne McKensie Billock. Dee attended Wilson High School and worked as a waitress for 34 years at various restaurants including the Colonial House, Fonderlac Country Club, and retired...

Florence Rochow Rider

Florence Rochow Rider

Oct 14, 2009

CANFIELD - Florence Rochow Rider, 87, formerly of Poland, died Wednesday evening at the Hospice of the Valley Hospice House. Florence was born Oct. 14, 1922, in Youngstown, a daughter of William and Florence Miller. She was raised in Youngstown and lived in Poland, until moving to Canfield 33 years ago. She was a graduate of Chaney High School and...

William E. Schultz

William E. Schultz

Oct 14, 2009

Poland - William Edward Schultz, 83, of Poland, died Wednesday evening at St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center. Mr. Schultz, also known as Bill, was born June 19, 1926 in Youngstown, a son of Lawrence and May Morley Schultz. He was a life-long resident of Poland. A 1944 graduate of Poland Seminary High School, Bill enlisted in the United States Marine...

Alma M. Paris

Alma M. Paris

Oct 10, 2009

STRUTHERS - Alma Mae Paris, 56 of Knollwood Avenue, died Saturday, October 10, 2009 at the Hospice House after a 10 month battle with cancer. Mrs. Paris was born in Youngstown, a daughter of Russell and Dorothy Sanders Taggart, and was a life long area resident. She was a 1971 graduate of Struthers High School, and attended Youngstown State University....

Barbara Hooks

Barbara Hooks

Oct 10, 2009

POLAND -- Barbara (Howe) Hooks, age, 68, born October 18, 1940 in Lock Haven, PA passed into her Saviors presence on Saturday, October 10, 2009. Barbara and her husband, Pastor Michael Hooks have lived in Poland since 1994. She worked for NCR (later AT&T) in Boardman. She also was very active in the Christian Education ministries at the Poland Village...

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