obituaries

Jul 26, 2019

Elma S. (Pemberton) Dixson 91, of Salem, died at 1:30 PM Friday, July 26, 2019, at Salem Regional Medical Center.

She was born on July 7, 1928, in Salem, the daughter of the late A. Lindley and Mary E. (Warrington) Pemberton.

Elma was a 1945 graduate of the Olney Friends School in Barnesville, Oh., and...

Jul 20, 2019

Patty L (Grimes) Sosenko 88, of Hanoverton, died at 12:45 PM Saturday, July 20, 2019 at her home

She was born on April 3, 1931 in Columbiana, OH, the daughter of the late William Harry and Jenny M. (Thompson) Grimes.

She was a home maker as well as a farmer on their farm. She was...

Jul 17, 2019

Janet Louise Call 76, of Salem, died at 3:35 pm on Wednesday, July 17, at Salem Regional Medical Center.

She was born on October 8, 1943, in Salem, the daughter of the late Emerson A and Ina Marie (Hendricks) Call.

Janet formerly lived in New York and Arizona. While she lived in Arizona, she was a secretary....

Jul 14, 2019

Jon Carl Norwood, 58, of Poland, (formerly of Salem) passed away unexpectedly at his sister's home on Sunday, July 14, 2019.

He was born on May 14, 1961, in Salem, Ohio, the son of the late Clifford Carl and Hazel (McLemore) Norwood

Jon Carl was a 1979 graduate of South Range High School. After graduation...

Jul 12, 2019

Sanford Charles "Sandy" Matheny 76, of Lisbon, died at 3:00 pm on Friday, July 12, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on February 1, 1943, in East Liverpool, OH, the beloved son of the late Charles R and Wilma Jane (Sanford) Matheny. Sandy was a Navy veteran who served in the Vietnam War from 1961 to...

Jul 11, 2019

John Allen Weingart, 63, of Salem, died at 1:15 am on Thursday, July 11, at Hospice House, Poland, OH.

He was born on March 20,1956 in Salem, OH, the son of the late James D and Mary J (Sevenich) Weingart.

He was a shut-in for years but still had many hobbies and interests. He enjoyed...

Jul 3, 2019

Magda Alicia (Losada) Hays 90,of Salem, died at 5:25 PM Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at Salem Regional Medical Center.

She was born on July 18, 1928 in Humacao, Puerto Rico, the daughter of Cecilia Maria (Vasquez) and Julio Losada.

She was formerly employed as a social worker for the Columbiana County Job and Family Services...

Jul 2, 2019

John Charles Libert 71, of Alliance, (Formerly of the Salem area) died at his home on Tuesday, July 2.

He was born on August 25, 1947 in Salem, OH, the son of the late Harry K. and Pearl G. (Little) Libert.

He was formerly employed at Quaker Manufacturing, NRM and a pet crematory in Arizona....

Jul 2, 2019

Evelyn Jean (Hendricks) DeRoads 83, of Salem, died at 10:21 pm on Tuesday, July 2, at Salem East Healthcare Center.

She was born on January 11, 1936, in Perry Township, OH, the daughter of the late Edward S and Rosey Etheline (Milliken) Hendricks.

She graduated from the Leetonia High School. She was a former member of the...

Jun 27, 2019

Norma June (Blythe) Carlisle 82, of Salem, died at 12:45 pm on Thursday, June 27, at her home.

She was born on May 22, 1937, in Leetonia, OH, the daughter of the late Earl and Alverta (Sheen) Blythe.

She enjoyed coloring adult coloring books, playing bingo and watching western movies. She was an avid bowler....

Jun 22, 2019

Thomas Anthony Cigolle, 84, of Salem, died at 11:24 am on Saturday, June 22, at Salem Regional Medical Center.

He was born on August 3, 1934 in Girard, OH, the son of the late John and Matilda (Yelenc) Cigolle Sr.

He graduated from Ursuline High School in 1952 and attended YSU for 2 years. He...

Jun 15, 2019

Russell Eugene Huffman, 96, of Salem, died at 3:10 PM on Saturday, June 15 at his grandson's home. He was born on January 19, 1923 in Canfield, OH, the son of the late Russell Wilbur and Ethel May (Stewart) Huffman. He served in the Army from 1944-1946. He lived in the Greenford area for 85 years and was the long...

Jun 11, 2019

Tilman Steiner, 86, of Salem, Ohio, passed away at his daughter's home in Greenfield, Ohio, after a lengthy illness.

He was born on April 20, 1933, in Kidron, Ohio, and passed to his eternal reward on June 11, at the age of 86 years, 1 month, and 22 days.

He was preceded in death by...

Jun 9, 2019

Sherman Wesly Greathouse III, 39, of Leetonia, died on Sunday, June 9, on arrival at Salem Regional Medical Center.

He was born on January 17, 1980 in Tacoma, WA, the son of the late Sherman Wesly and Lyndora (Farnsworth) Greathouse II.

He enjoyed working on cars, going fishing and camping. He also enjoyed spending time...

Jun 4, 2019

Carl N. Barnard Jr., 79, of East Rochester, OH, died at 5:50 PM Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at his home surrounded by his loving and caring family.

He was born on December 31, 1939 in Salem, OH, the son of the late Carl N. and Anna L. (Sommers) Barnard Sr.

Carl served in the US...

May 31, 2019

Ethel Maxine (McMurray) Nichols 75, of Salem, died at 6:39 PM Friday, May 31 at Salem Regional Medical Center. She was born on June 19, 1943 in Youngstown, OH the daughter of the late Amos and Matilda (Beresford) McMurray. Maxine worked a various places over the years. The one she spoke of often was at Disney World in Florida, but...

May 31, 2019

Robert G. Reese Jr 84, of Salem, died at 12:32 AM Friday, May 31, 2019 following a brief illness at Allay Senior Care, Canton.

He was born August 24, 1934, son of the late Robert and Rachel (Shontz) Reese Sr.

He retired in the late 1990's from GM Lordstown as an assembly line relief worker....

May 31, 2019

Helen Agnes (Magyar) Dorff 92, of Salem, died at 6:05 AM Friday, May 31, 2019 at Salem Regional Medical Center.

She was born on September 23, 1926 in Doylestown, Ohio, the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Hrzenjak) Magyar.

She was a member of the Winona Methodist Church and was last employed at Warren...

May 29, 2019

Paul Ray "Chip" Champney 45, of East Palestine,( formerly of Leetonia ) died Wednesday, May 29 at his home.

He was born on September 5, 1973 in East Liverpool, Oh., the son of Durand Peter and Joyce Ann (Congo) Champney.

He was currently working for E. J. Bognar Inc. in East Palestine, formerly in Darlington,...

May 26, 2019

Mary Ann Francis (Stainer) Burkholder, 62, of Alliance, formerly of the Salem area, died on Sunday, May 26, at her home.

She was born on December 23, 1956, in Youngstown, OH, the daughter of the late William W and Catherine (Savnic) Stainer.

She got a degree as a STNA and formerly worked as a home...