Obituaries

Richard L. Haines, 73, of Warren, died Wednesday, April 21, 2004 at St. Joseph Health Center in Warren.

He was born October 22, 1930 in West Mansfield, Ohio, the son of the late Chandos and Lucille Jones Haines. Mr. Haines was a veteran of the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He had been executive director of...

Rose E. Bliss, 93, of Shepherd of the Valley in Howland and formerly of Warren, died at her residence on Thursday, July 10, 2003.

Mrs. Bliss was born October 6, 1909 in New Martinsville, WV, the daughter of the late William and Elizabeth Thomas Games, and had been a resident in Warren since 1935.

Mrs....

Wendell M. Chance, 68, of Lawrenceville, Georgia and formerly of Warren, died Wednesday, July 2, 2003 at the Embracing Care Hospice in Snellville, Georgia.

Mr. Chance was born Octover 1, 1934 in Warren. He was the son of the late Charles and Sarah (Buford) Whiting. Mr. Chance was a graduate of Warren G. Harding High School and...

William Bowser, 41, of Warren, died 10:20 PM Friday, July 9, 2004 at St. Joseph's Health Center in Warren. He was born Tuesday, October 23, 1962, in Warren, the son of William Bowser, Sr. and the late Shelby (Evans) Bowser.

Mr. Bowser attended Fairhaven School and worked at the Fairhaven Workshop. He enjoyed music - especially playing...

Julia Kerr Better, age 75, of Warren, Ohio and Siesta Key, Florida, died Sunday, November 14, 2004, at Trumbull Memorial Hospital-Forum Health in Warren, Ohio. She was born October 8, 1929 in Warren, the daughter of the late John N. Kerr and the late Mildred (Biery) Kerr.

She was a member of First United Methodist Church, the...

Lillie M. (Pon) Greathouse, 67, of Champion, died Tuesday, July 1, 2003 at 10:30 AM at Forum Health -Trumbull Memorial Hospital.

Mrs. Greathouse was born December 23, 1935 in Byesville, Ohio, the daughter of the late Joseph Young and Effie Cale Young. She had lived in the area for more than 50 years. She was a homemaker...

Mary E. "Fossie" Harrell, 70, of Howland Twp., died 7:55 AM Friday, September 17, 2004 at Forum Health - Trumbull Memorial Hospital. She was born January 22, 1934 in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, the daughter of the late Chester L. and Edna Callis Elting.

Mrs. Harrell was a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro...

Nellie L. (Sherbondy) Guenzi, 86, of Lebanon, Ohio and formerly of Warren, Ohio, passed away in Dayton, Ohio at Hospice of Dayton, on Tuesday, August 5, 2003.

She was born Sunday, February 4, 1917, in Greenville, PA to the late Frank E. and Martha Gunter Sherbondy.

Mrs. Guenzi lived in Warren for 47 years before...

Norbert J. Bogden, 78, of Cortland, died 3:00 AM Tuesday, September 7, 2004 at Forum Health - Trumbull Memorial Hospital. He was born June 7, 1926 in McKeesport, Pa., the son of the late Kazimer and Anna Roczivich Bogden.

Mr. Bogden lived most of his life in Trumbull County and attended Warren City Schools. He served in...

Patrick J. Foley, 55, of Warren, died Saturday, May 22, 2004, at Community Skilled Nursing Centre in Warren. He was born July 19, 1948 in Warren, the son of the late Charles and Wilda Myers Foley.

Mr. Foley was a graduate of Warren G. Harding High School and had worked as a crane operator for United Steel...

Zella M. Fudaley, age 81, of Smith-Stewart Rd., Vienna, OH, died Wednesday, February 11, 2004 at Trumbull Memorial Hospital.. She was born May 15, 1923 in Bellaire, Ohio the daughter of Grover and Pearl (Cross) Starkey.

Mrs. Fudaley was a homemaker most of her life and enjoyed reading, gardening, painting and crafts. On March 4, 1950, she...

Belva M. Baker, 66, of Franwae Drive, Warren, died Thursday, March 4, 2004 at Trumbull Memorial Hospital.

She was born April 14, 1937 in Ranger, WV, to Ballard and Burvie McClellan, who predeced her in death.

She worked three years at Ohio Lamp, but left there in 1959 to raise her children. Never did a...

Betty J. Bartholomew, age 77, 8129 Englewood Drive N.E., Warren, Ohio, passed away March 21, 2004.

She was born April 4, 1926 in Mount Carroll, Illinois to Russell and Mary Josephine Rogers Brumbaugh.

She married Charles R. Bartholomew on August 4, 1951. She is survived by her husband, Charles R. Bartholomew of Warren; daughter Linda...

Hilda H. Berwald, 95, of Bristolville, died Wednesday, August 18, 2004 at home. She was born Friday, January 1, 1909 in Leek, Staffordshire, England, the daughter of the late Harry and Mary Ann Hudson Brockhurst.

Mrs. Berwald had been a buyer for Carlisle-Allen Department Store in Ashtabula. She had belonged to West Farmington United Methodist Church, West...

Private services will be held for Mrs. Anderson at a later date.

John Rodney Banish passed away peacefully from cancer at his home on February 18, 2005. He was born December 19, 1935 and was the son of the late Edward and Frances Zimmerman Banish.

He graduated from McDonald High School in McDonald, Ohio. Rodney retired from Packard Electric in 1995 after 30 years of employment. Rodney also worked...

Lucille I. Smith, 82, 450 Quarry Lane, died at 12:30 PM on Sunday, March 7 at Pine Valley Care Center.

Mrs. Smith was born February 28, 1922 in Warren, a daughter of Fred H. and May N. Myers. She was a 1940 graduate of Warren G. Harding High School.

Mrs. Smith worked for many years...

Arline E. (Brackney) Was, 85, of Warren, died 10:00 AM Tuesday, July 6, 2004 at Windsor House in Champion. She was born Sunday, February 2, 1919, in Meadville, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Benjamin and Sylvia Ryhal Brackney.

Mrs. Was had been a member of First United Church of Christ in Warren. She enjoyed crafts, artificial...

Ruth Jane Burk, 84, of Sebring and formerly of Warren, died 4:05 PM Tuesday, July 20, 2004 at Crandall Medical Center/Copeland Oaks in Sebring. She was born December 29, 1919 in Warren, the daughter of the late Warne and Clara Edna Beckett Bratton.

Mrs. Burk graduated from Warren G. Harding High School in January, 1938. She attended...

Thomas Gillmer Summers 82, grandnephew of James Ward Packard and son of Myron Charles and Katherine Gillmer Summers, died December 19, 2003 in Laguna Woods, California.

Mr. Summers was born in Canton, Ohio and grew up in Warren. He attended Staunton Military Academy in Virginia and University School in Cleveland before entering Lehigh University, where he belonged...