Obituaries

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

John A. "Tony" Amadio

John A. "Tony" Amadio

Jul 5, 2008

Austintown - John A. "Tony" Amadio, 92, of Austintown, died Saturday, July 5, 2008 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Youngstown. Mr. Amadio was born February 9, 1916 in Youngstown, a son of Cesare and Lena Elisio Amadio. He was a 1933 graduate of Struthers High School. After graduating high school, he enlisted in the United States Army serving in...

Zella M. "Marge" Wiscott

Zella M. "Marge" Wiscott

Jul 5, 2008

Youngstown - Zella M. "Marge" Wiscott, 72, of Youngstown, died Saturday, July 5, 2008 at home with her family at her side. Mrs. Wiscott was born Thursday, May 7, 1936 in Youngstown, a daughter of Phillip & Zella Hepler Moore. She was a homemaker. She belonged to the Fighting Little Redman Football, where she previously served as Vice President. She...

Kathy J. Hokanson

Kathy J. Hokanson

Jul 3, 2008

Struthers - Kathy J. Hokanson, 51 of Midlothian Blvd, died Thursday morning at Caprice Health Center. Mrs. Hokanson was born Friday, June 7, 1957 in Youngstown, a daughter of Joseph and Dorothy Greisser Kearns. She was a 1975 graduate of East High School and was a homemaker. Her husband, Harry R. "Rick" Hokanson, Jr., whom she married April 1, 1989,...

John T. Kamensky, Sr

John T. Kamensky, Sr

Jul 1, 2008

Lowellville- John T. Kamensky, Sr., 94, passed Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at the Hospice House in Poland. John was born on June 8, 1914 in Campbell, Ohio, the son of Martin and Mary (Sarvas) Kamensky. John has been a resident in the area his entire life. John served in the Civilian Conservation Corps in California and was discharged from Fort...

Bernice Ellen "Bonnie" Hathhorn

Bernice Ellen "Bonnie" Hathhorn

Jul 1, 2008

Bernice Ellen âa�A"Bonnieâa�A� Hathhorn, 66 Canfield- Bernice Ellen âa�A"Bonnieâa�A� Hathhorn, 66, of 5201 Tippecanoe Road, died of cancer Tuesday afternoon at Hospice House. Bonnie was born July 25, 1941 in Larsen, Wisconsin, a daughter of Leonard and Viola Larson Larson. She lived in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania from 1975 to 1995, when she moved to the Boardman area. She had been a...

Rudolph J. Bohn

Rudolph J. Bohn

Jun 28, 2008

HILLSVILLE - Rudolph J. Bohn, 77, of Hillsville, died Saturday evening at Boardman Specialty Care & Rehabilitation Center after a short illness. Mr. Bohn was born October 4, 1930 in Yugoslavia, a son of Joseph Bohn Sr. and Aloisia (Horvat) Bohn. He came to the United States and to Hillsville in 1952. He worked for Carbon Limestone Company and T.C....

Jane Ponikvar

Jane Ponikvar

Jun 27, 2008

Poland - Jane Ponikvar, 73, of Poland, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center. Mrs. Ponikvar was born June 4, 1935 in Clarksburg, West Virginia, a daughter of B. William and Florence Waltz Phillips. She has been an area resident since 1955. She was a graduate of Thomas High School in Thomas, West Virginia. Mrs. Ponikvar previously worked as an...

Cecelia M. DiLullo

Cecelia M. DiLullo

Jun 22, 2008

Lowellville - Cecelia M. DiLullo, 97, of Lowellville, died Sunday, June 22, 2008 at the Greenbriar Healthcare Center. Mrs. DiLullo was born December 10, 1910 in Erskine Quarry, Pa., a daughter of Charles and Mary Rotz. She was a life long area resident. Her husband, Fred DiLullo, whom she married in 1930, died August 25, 2005. She is survived be...

Ralph J. Hempstead

Ralph J. Hempstead

Jun 21, 2008

Ralph James Hempstead, 63 STRUTHERS âa�" Ralph James Hempstead, 63, died Saturday, June 21, 2008 at home with his family. Mr. Hempstead was born Saturday, July 1, 1944, in Youngstown, a son of John E. and Irene Veres Hempstead. He was a 1963 graduate of Struthers High School. He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in the Dominican Republic as...

Elinor Louise Wire

Elinor Louise Wire

Jun 17, 2008

Youngstown - Elinor Louise Wire, 81, of Youngstown, died Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at Hampton Woods. Elinor was born September 7, 1926 in Youngstown, Ohio, a daughter of William and Ethel Rees Sylvis. A 1944 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School, Elinor worked at Youngstown Sheet and Tube from 1944 to 1958. Her first love was her family and she...

Susan C. Fogaras

Susan C. Fogaras

Jun 17, 2008

Kent - Susan C. Fogaras, 83, of Kent, died Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at Hospice of Visiting Nurse Service in Akron. Mrs. Fogaras was born November 20, 1924 in Springfield, a daughter of Jacob & Sophie Woloszyn Maxgay. She was a 1942 graduate of Campbell Memorial High School and was a WWII Navy Veterann, receiving the Victory Ribbon. Mrs. Fogaras...

Bernard J. "Bernie" O'Neill

Bernard J. "Bernie" O'Neill

Jun 16, 2008

Youngstown - Bernard J. "Bernie" O'Neill, 81, of Youngstown, died Monday, June 16, 2008 at his residence. Mr. O'Neill was born August 29, 1926 in Youngstown, a son of William and Catherine Hannigan O'Neill. He was a life long area resident. Mr. O'Neill was a 1945 graduate of South High School and worked as an electrician for the Local 64...

John W. "Jack" Parry

John W. "Jack" Parry

Jun 14, 2008

Youngstown - John W. "Jack" Parry Sr., 64 of Youngstown, died Saturday, June 14, 2008 at his residence with his family at his side after a courageous fight with cancer. Mr. Parry, Sr. was born Thursday, March 9, 1944 in Youngstown, a son of the Alfred and Elizabeth Spisak Parry. He was a 1963 graduate of North High School, and...

Evelyn Mae Huffman

Evelyn Mae Huffman

Jun 12, 2008

Poland - Evelyn Mae Huffman, 77, of Poland, died Thursday, June 12, 2008 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Boardman. Mrs. Huffman was born November 7, 1930 in Bedford, PA, a daughter of Earl Raymond and Martha May (Imler) Tiday. Surviving are her husband of 40 years, William C. Huffman; two daughters, Rita Mae (Tony) Kulisz of Austintown and Dianne...

Dorothy Ann Barton

Dorothy Ann Barton

Jun 12, 2008

Struthers - Dorothy Barton, 78, of Struthers, died Thursday morning at her residence. Dorothy Ann Barton, a daughter of Charles and Ann Buckon Polisky, was born February 8, 1930 in her parent's home on the East Side of Youngstown. She was a 1948 graduate of East High School and worked as a cashier at the Paramount Theater and for Liberty...

Jennie L. Beight

Jennie L. Beight

Jun 10, 2008

Lowellville - Jennie L. Beight, 89, formerly of Poland, died Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at her residence. Mrs. Beight was born August 8, 1918 in New Castle, Pennsylvania, a daughter of Harvey and Mary McConnell Spiker. A 1938 graduate of New Castle High School, Mrs. Beight worked as a food server for Poland School District for 25 years, retiring in...

Roger Patrick Filban, Jr

Roger Patrick Filban, Jr

Jun 10, 2008

Columbiana - Roger Patrick Filban, Jr., 69, of Columbiana, died Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at Hampton Woods. Roger was born November 3, 1938 in Youngstown, Ohio, a son of Roger and Madalyn Colavitas Filban, Sr. He was a 1957 graduate of Struthers High School and attended electronics school in Chicago. Roger then went to work for Wean United Engineering until...

Harry "Rick" Hokanson, Jr

Harry "Rick" Hokanson, Jr

Jun 9, 2008

Struthers - Harry "Rick" Hokanson, Jr., 64, of Struthers, died Monday, June 9, 2008 at his residence. Mr. Hokanson was born November 8, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York, a son of Harry and Harriet Vogelsang Hokanson. He was a lifelong area of Northeast Ohio and has lived in Struthers since 1962. He was a 1961 graduate of Columbiana High School...

James J. Combis

James J. Combis

Jun 7, 2008

Poland - James J. Combis, 66, formerly of Paulin Road, died Saturday, June 7, 2008 in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. Mr. Combis was born January 14, 1942 in Youngstown, a son of John and Alexandria Combis. He was the former owner of Jay Cee Seamless Gutter Supply in Poland. He was a member of St. Paul the Apostle Church, the Knights...

Marjorie Marie Colclough

Marjorie Marie Colclough

Jun 6, 2008

Boardman - Marjorie Marie Colclough, 97, of Boardman, passed away Friday afternoon at Hospice House. Mrs. Colclough was born October 28, 1910 in Youngstown, a daughter of Ira and Valeria Roman Trucksis. She was a graduate of Ursuline High School and was a homemaker. She was a member of the Southside and Canfield Bridge Club, and Ladies of Charity. Mrs....

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