Obituaries

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

Rosemary Pallante Woods

Rosemary Pallante Woods

Feb 11, 2009

Niles - Rosemary Pallante Woods, 62, of Niles, died Wednesday, February 11, 2009, at the Liberty Health Care Center. Mrs. Woods was born January 26, 1947 in Youngstown, a daughter of Mary Pallante. She was raised in Briar Hill. Mrs. Woods was a homemaker, who enjoyed her Italian heritage, dancing, listening to music, cooking, and most of all spending time...

Henry Fitzgerald Pusser

Henry Fitzgerald Pusser

Feb 10, 2009

New Middletown - Henry Fitzgerald Pusser, 86, of New Middletown, died Tuesday evening at the Hospice House. Mr. Pusser was born May 1, 1922 in Monroe, NC, a son of William and Nora Godwin Pusser. In 1925 he and his family moved to Struthers and then to Poland before moving to New Middletown in 1971. He was a 1940 graduate...

William H. Allen

William H. Allen

Feb 7, 2009

EAST PALESTINE âa�" William H. Allen, of East Palestine, died Saturday morning at the Hospice House in Poland. Mr. Allen was born February 1, 1937 in Youngstown, a son of John and Alice Hartshorn Allen, and was a life long area resident. He was a 1955 graduate of Struthers High School, and was a grocery store manager and a businessman...

Elmer J. Sakely

Elmer J. Sakely

Feb 6, 2009

Youngstown - Elmer Joseph Sakely, 79, of Poland, died Friday afternoon at his residence. Elmer was born June 10, 1929 in Youngstown, a son of the late John and Julia Kopecy Sakely. A 1947 graduate of Poland Seminary High School, Elmer worked as a conductor brakeman for the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad for 34 years retiring in May of...

Marian Louise Spiegel

Marian Louise Spiegel

Feb 6, 2009

Marian Louise Spiegel, 79, a long-time native of Youngstown and Poland, died Friday morning at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, VA. Mrs. Spiegel was born June 11, 1929 in Corry, PA, a daughter of Philip and Mary Johnson Kotmair. She lived in the Youngstown area from the early 1930âa�a��s to 2005 until moving to Texas and recently to Virginia to...

Rudolph A�a��A"RudyA�a��A� Recklies

Rudolph A�a��A"RudyA�a��A� Recklies

Feb 5, 2009

COLUMBIANA-Rudolph âa�A"Rudyâa�A� Recklies of Columbiana, a local radio and television broadcasting pioneer, died peacefully Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009, at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, surrounded by family and friends. He was 81. A broadcast engineer whose career spanned five decades, Mr. Recklies was one of the earliest employees of WFMJ-TV Channel 21, retiring as the stationâa�a��s chief engineer in the mid...

Thomas Paul Johnson, Sr

Thomas Paul Johnson, Sr

Feb 4, 2009

Thomas Paul Johnson, Sr., 80, of Edinburg, died early Wednesday morning at St. Elizabeth Medical Center. Mr. Johnson was born December 11, 1928 in Girard, a son of Anthony and Carmel Mihaly Johnson. He was raised in Girard and later resided in Hillsville, PA. He attended Girard High School and served in the United States Army from 1950 until 1952...

Kenneth R. Klase

Kenneth R. Klase

Feb 4, 2009

POLAND âa�" Kenneth R. Klase, 69, of Poland, passed away peacefully Wednesday evening at his residence, surrounded by his family. Ken was born January 16, 1940 in Youngstown, a son of Kenneth W. and Eleanor M. Lightbody Klase and was a life long area resident. He was a 1958 graduate of East High School and a member of the Bethel...

Edward J. Petrek

Edward J. Petrek

Jan 31, 2009

POLAND âa�" Edward J. Petrek, 79, of East Western Reserve Road, died Saturday, January 31, 2009 at the Hospice House. Mr. Petrek was born March 12, 1929 in New Middletown, a son of John & Mary Malatin Petrek, and was a life long area resident. He was a 1947 graduate of New Springfield High School, and was Catholic by faith....

Richard G. Kelley

Richard G. Kelley

Jan 30, 2009

Poland - Richard Gregory Kelley, 79, of Poland, died Friday, January 30, 2009 at his residence, surrounded by his children. Mr. Kelley was born September 24, 1929 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a son of John and Ruth Bowman Kelley. He was a graduate of Mt. Lebanon High School and received his bachelor's degree in economics and political science from Washington and...

Krista Marie Musolino

Krista Marie Musolino

Jan 29, 2009

Youngstown - Krista Marie Musolino, 30, of Poland, left this earth for a better place peacefully Monday morning. Krista was born August 29, 1978 in Youngstown, a daughter of Joseph and Patricia Canale Musolino, and was raised in Poland. She was a 1996 graduate of Poland Seminary High School and received her Bachelor of Science Degree from Youngstown State University...

Lois Elizabeth Susany

Lois Elizabeth Susany

Jan 27, 2009

Lowellville - Lois Elizabeth Susany, 88, of Lowellville, died Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at her residence. Mrs. Susany was born July 13, 1920 in Lowellville, a daughter of Sante and Anna Marie McCree Pedulla. She was a lifelong area resident. She was a 1938 graduate of Lowellville High School and was a homemaker. Mrs. Susany was a member of Our...

Louise A. Spoljaric

Louise A. Spoljaric

Jan 26, 2009

Struthers - Louise A. Spoljaric, 72, of Struthers, died January 26, 2009 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center. Mrs. Spoljaric was born August 7, 1936 in Wheeling, WV, a daughter of Andrew and Sara Foster Butinski. She was a 1954 graduate of The Rayen School. Mrs. Spoljaric worked as a waitress for the Elmton in Struthers, retiring in 2000. After retirement,...

Paul Adam Thomas

Paul Adam Thomas

Jan 25, 2009

Warren - Paul Adam Thomas, 56, passed away at 7:20 a.m. Sunday morning at Horizon Village Nursing Center in Warren, Ohio after a long and courageous battle with liver cancer. Mr. Thomas was born October 27, 1952 in Cleveland, Ohio, a son of Paul and Mary Stolz Thomas, was raised in Boardman and was a resident of the Youngstown/Warren area...

Constance L. Swan

Constance L. Swan

Jan 24, 2009

POLAND--Constance L. Swan, 93 of Highland Avenue, went to be with the Lord Saturday afternoon at her residence surrounded by her family and caregivers. Mrs. Swan was born June 28, 1915 in Blaina, Monmouth Shire, South Wales, a daughter of John & Margaret Davis Roberts. Her family moved from South Wales to the United States in 1931 settling in Austintown....

Dorothy Mae Fix

Dorothy Mae Fix

Jan 24, 2009

ENDWELL - Dorothy Mae Fix, 98, of Endwell, New York, formerly of W. Como Street in Struthers, died January 24, 2009 at the Absolut Care of Endicott in Endicott, New York. Mrs. Fix was born October 19, 1910 in Harmony, PA, the daughter of Jacob and Adeline Rice Ziegler. She moved to Struthers in 1934. She was a 1929 graduate...

Rosemary Groner

Rosemary Groner

Jan 22, 2009

Struthers - Rosemary Groner, 83, of Struthers, died Thursday morning at St. Elizabeth Medical Center. Mrs. Groner was born October 19, 1925 in Youngstown, a daughter of John and Loretta McClair McShane. She was a life-long resident of Struthers. She was a 1945 graduate of Struthers High School and was a homemaker. Besides her husband, Fred H. Groner, whom she...

Betty M. Musselman

Betty M. Musselman

Jan 18, 2009

Youngstown - Betty M. Musselman, of Youngstown, formerly of Boardman, died January 18, 2009 peacefully at her residence. Mrs. Musselman was born in Youngstown, a daughter of the late Dr. F. F. and Belva Monroe. Mrs. Musselman was a graduate of Boardman High School and received her bachelor's degree in elementary education from Chatham University. She worked as an elementary...

Lena Grace Eaton

Lena Grace Eaton

Jan 16, 2009

Struthers - Lena Grace Eaton, 68, of Struthers, died January 16, 2009 at the St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Boardman Campus. Mrs. Eaton, affectionately known as "Aunt Pete" by her numerous nieces and nephews, was born February 26, 1940, in Gallipolis, Ohio, a daughter of Riley and Della Ciders Berry. She was a 54 year resident of Struthers. A 1958 graduate...

Rosario "Ross" Marando

Rosario "Ross" Marando

Jan 14, 2009

Struthers - Rosario "Ross" Marando, 88, of Struthers, died Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at Assumption Village. Mr. Marando was born October 21, 1920 in Plati Reggio, Calabria, Italy, a son of Michael and Anna Catanzarite Marando. He came to the United States and to this area in 1949. Before coming to the United States, he served in the Italian Army...

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