Obituaries

Ethan A. Swift, 30, of Warren, died February 29, 2004 at home.

He was born July 3, 1973 in Pittsburgh, Pa., the son of Judge Thomas A. Swift and Charlene Bartholomew Patterson.

Ethan was a graduate of Mineral Ridge High School and Hiram College, where he was a member and past-president of Phi Gamma Epsilon...

Florence Louise Tosti, 90, of Warren, died 8:50 AM Friday, January 28, 2005 at home. She was born Thursday, September 17, 1914, in Conneaut, Ohio, the daughter of the late Frank and Antonetta DeJulio Tosti.

Florence was a 1932 graduate of Warren G. Harding High School and had attended Warren Business College. She had worked for 20...

Frances L. Van Cure, 70, of Champion, died Monday, August 16, 2004 at the Cleveland Clinic. She was born Tuesday, December 26, 1933 in Warren, the daughter of the late Peter J. and Victoria Sartorio Camarata.

Mrs. Van Cure had been co-owner of Books Galore in Champion, and also a reporter for Champion news for the Tribune...

Freda M. Ward, 85, of Champion, died 11:15 PM Monday, October 25, 2004 at Trumbull Memorial Hospital-Forum Health in Warren. She was born Wednesday, September 24, 1919, in Deerfield, Ohio, the daughter of the late David and Leta Middleton Sampson.

Mrs. Ward had attended Bohecker's Business College in Ravenna and had been a horticulturist for Warren Florist...

Irene Thompson, 87, of Howland, died 10:58 PM Wednesday, January 26, 2005 at Trumbull Memorial Hospital-Forum Health in Warren. She was born Tuesday, November 13, 1917, in Sharon, Ohio, the daughter of the late Lewis and Anna K. Turner Thompson.

Mrs. Thompson was a 1936 graduate of Sharon, Pa. High School. She had been a homemaker. She...

Maurice "Earle" Steiner, 83 ,of Warren, OH died, Tuesday, November 4, 2003 at Trumbull Memorial Hospital, Warren, OH He was born on Sunday, January 18, 1920, in Rutland, Meigs County, OH to Emory Earle and Lola Marie (Eblin) Steiner.

He attended Ohio University where he did his undergraduate work and received a B.S. in Commerce in 1948...

Belva D. Thompson, age 82, of Warren, died Monday, June 14, 2004, at Trumbull Memorial Hospital-Forum Health in Warren. She was born February 3, 1922 in Leavittsburg, the daughter of the late Walter Emerson and Lila Templeton Masters Thompson.

Miss Thompson was a graduate of Leavittsburg High School and worked as a secretary for the Trumbull County...

Jack W. Thompson, 84, of Warren, died 11:05 PM on Monday, January 31, 2005 at Trumbull Memorial Hospital-Forum Health. He was born Saturday, November 27, 1920, in Warren, the son of the late Nelson, Sr. and Marie Frances (Butler) Thompson.

Mr. Thompson graduated from Warren G. Harding High School and served in the U.S. Army during World...

Jennifer L. Stewart, 32, of Niles, died 2:45 AM Thursday, January 20, 2005 at Horizon Village Nursing & Rehabilitation in Warren. She was born Saturday, June 10, 1972, in Ravenna, the daughter of Gary and Pelletta Brush Jackson.

Jennifer had worked at Kenmore Research on the production line. She attended Maranatha Church. She enjoyed camping, karaoke, cooking,...

Thomas M. Thompson, 52, of Warren, Ohio, died at 11:15 AM, on Monday, September 8, 2003 at Trumbull Memorial Hospital-Forum Center in Warren.

Mr. Thompson was born on Wednesday, November 15, 1950, in Warren, the son of Jack W. Thompson and Amalia (Molly) Nahlen Thompson, and lived in Warren his entire life. He was a 1968 graduate...

Rose A. Stroud, 71, of Warren, was ushered into the fullness of the Lord's presence at 10:40 PM Thursday, March 11, 2004.

She was born Friday, February 3, 1933, in Windsor, Ohio, the daughter of the late William McKinley and Clara Yeager Huntington.

Mrs. Stroud had worked at Cortland Banks for many years as a...

Roy N. Stowe, 81, of Warren, died at 11:15 PM Tuesday, December 16, 2003 at Washington Square Nursing Center in Warren.

He was born Monday, July 3, 1922, in New Hampshire, Ohio, the son of the late Harvey Nelson and Clara Ann Wagner Stowe.

Mr. Stowe was a graduate of Chalker High School and worked...

Edith R. Sperry, 71, of Warren, died at 4:45 AM, Thursday, December 11, 2003 at Community Skilled Nursing Centre in Warren.

She was born on Thursday, August 11, 1932, in Cortland, the daughter of the late Paul and Ida Mason Roberts.

Mrs. Sperry had attended Warren G. Harding High School and had worked as a...

Elizabeth B. (Ballish) Slagle, 92, of Autumn Hills Care Center, Niles, died 4:15 AM Thursday, January 22, 2004 at Trumbull Memorial Hospital.

She was born Wednesday, November 1, 1911, in Youngstown, the daughter of the late Frank and Mary Ballish.

Mrs. Slagle had been a press operator for Packard Electric and enjoyed crocheting, crafts, and...

Charles Edwin (Sorocak) Sines, 56, of Warren, died at home Monday, October 18, 2004. He was born July 23, 1948 in Warren, the son of Charles and Virginia Merwin (Sorocak) Sines.

Mr. Sines was a 1966 graduate of Warren G. Harding High School and attended the police academy. He served on the Warren Police Dept. for 30...

Charles H. Snyder, Sr., 71, of Warren, Ohio, died at 2:50 PM, on Thursday, August 28, 2003 at Imperial Skilled Care Center in Warren, Ohio.

Mr. Snyder was born on Tuesday, June 28, 1932, in Warren, Ohio, the son of the late Charles Henry Snyder and Ethel Lewis Snyder. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army...

Joseph E. Ruckman, 61 ,of North Park Ave., Warren, OH died at 6:51 PM, on Friday, February 11, 2005 at St. Joseph's Health Center in Warren, OH. He was born on Sunday, May 2, 1943, in Warren, OH to the late Harold Ruckman and Ruth Bumgardner Grisham.

He was a truck driver for J. B. Hunt Truckers...

Bess V. Scott, 86, of Leavittsburg, died 9:15 AM Monday, August 23, 2004 at the home of her grandaughter Robin Bufwack. She was born Saturday, June 1, 1918, in Roulette, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Vern and Mary (Coe) Tippin.

Mrs. Scott had worked as a keypunch operator for the White Motor Corporation. She enjoyed gardening,...

Betty L . (Weisner) Schofer, 84, of Lordstown, died Monday, April 26, 2004, at Cortland Health Care Center.

She was born February 29, 1920, the daughter of the late John and Minnie Voss Weisner. She had been a teacher in the Lordstown Schools and was a member of the Retired Teachers Association.

Surviving Mrs. Schofer...

Bridget Star Rogers, 19, of Warren, died at 3:55 PM Tuesday, November 4, 2003 at University Hospital in Cleveland.

Bridget was born on Monday, February 13, 1984, in Warren. She was a 2003 graduate of Warren G. Harding High School.

Surviving Bridget are her parents, John and Tina Rogers of Warren and Vickie and Thomas...