Obituaries

Benjamin Lee Crenshaw

Benjamin Lee Crenshaw

Jun 9, 2019

Benjamin Lee Crenshaw Jr. of Warren passed away on Sunday, June 9, 2019 at 10:11 a.m. in his residence. He was 49.

Benjamin was born on September 2, 1969 in Warren, the son of the late Benjamin Lee Sr. and Lucrissie Carter Crenshaw.

He was a 1987 graduate of Warren...

Christoffer Ryan Robertson

Christoffer Ryan Robertson

Jun 7, 2019

Christoffer Ryan Robertson of Masury passed away on Friday, June 7, 2019 at 11:32 p.m. in UPMC Shadyside Hospital following a courageous battle with Hodgkin Lymphoma. He was 22.

Christoffer was born on February 18, 1997 in Warren, the son of Michael Sr. and Rondelynn Persons Robertson.

He was a...

Joanne "Josie" Y. Feigert

Joanne "Josie" Y. Feigert

Jun 5, 2019

Joanne Y. “Josie” Feigert of Niles passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at 6:59 a.m. in her residence. She was 80.

Joanne was born in Bellaire, OH on March 24, 1939, the daughter of the late John and Martha Timberlake Elliott.

Josie as she was affectionately known was a...

Kelley Bright

Kelley Bright

Jun 4, 2019

Kelley Bright of Warren passed away on Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at 8:54 p.m. in Mercy Health-St. Joseph Warren Hospital. She was 52.

Kelley was born on November 3, 1967 in Warren, the daughter of Ronald and Linda D. Davis Rappach.

She was a 1985 graduate of Girard High School....

Dennis E. Cox

Dennis E. Cox

Jun 4, 2019

Dennis E. Cox of Warren passed away on Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at 10:15 p.m. in Shepherd of the Valley – Howland. He was 62.

Dennis was born in Warren, OH of December 10, 1956, the son of the late Wade and Vallie Cox.

He was a graduate of Niles...

Gene Battista

Gene Battista

Jun 2, 2019

On Sunday June 2, 2019, Gene Battista was surrounded by his family as he passed gently into the night, quite opposite of how he lived: vibrantly, happily and lovingly with a zest for life.  Each goal he made for himself was achieved through hard work and integrity.

As a child he was a paperboy in Warren and...

Susan R. Eckenrode

Susan R. Eckenrode

May 28, 2019

Susan R. Eckenrode of Niles passed away on Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at 2:45 p.m. in her residence with her loving family by her side. She was 67.

Susan was born on November 14, 1951 in Warren, the daughter of the late Jack and Claudia Adams Williams Clark.

She attended...

Jim Ghizzoni

Jim Ghizzoni

May 28, 2019

Jim Ghizzoni of Brookfield passed away on Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at 12:15 a.m. after a long and courageous battle with prostate cancer. He was 72.

Jim was born on May 12, 1947 in Sharon, PA, the son of the late Adolph and Theresa Beni Ghizzoni.

He was a 1965...

Franz Hrabowy

Franz Hrabowy

May 24, 2019

Franz Hrabowy of Warren, Ohio peacefully passed away on Friday, May 24, 2019 at 5:25 p.m. with his loving wife by his side in Gillette Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was 87.

Franz was born in Delmenhorst, Germany on August 17, 1931, the son of the late Dominik and Anna Piniaha Hrabowy.

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Charles E. Tice III

Charles E. Tice III

May 22, 2019

Charles E. Tice III of Youngstown passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 in his residence. He was 49.

Charles was born in Warren on August 4, 1969, the son of the late Charles E. Sr. and Dorothy Hutchinson Tice.

He attended Niles McKinley High School. Following high school, Charles...

Nathan James Smith

Nathan James Smith

May 21, 2019

Born May 7, 1979 in Kansas City Mo.  His parents moved to Florida in 1980 where he grew up in Deland and attended Deland HS.  Nathan was a gifted Student-Athlete who played basketball and volleyball. Shortly after High School he moved to Columbus OH to work with his dad in the family business of Chris Cakes Catering. He...

Robert R Smith Sr.

Robert R Smith Sr.

May 19, 2019

Robert R. Smith Sr. of Warren passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at 3:50 p.m. in Mercy Health – St. Joseph Warren Hospital. He was 79.

Robert was born in Gypsy, WV on March 17, 1940, the son of the late Kenneth and Lois Jones Smith.

Mr. Smith retired...

Albert Harold Fortune, Jr.

Albert Harold Fortune, Jr.

May 18, 2019

Albert Harold Fortune Jr. of Niles passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at 11:44 p.m. in Trumbull Regional Medical Center. He was 73.

Mr. Fortune was born on May 13, 1946 in Warren, the son of the late Albert H. Sr. and Elizabeth Koncsol Fortune.

He attended Niles City...

Phyliss R. Lutz

Phyliss R. Lutz

May 12, 2019

Phyliss R. Lutz, 86, of Warren Ohio, passed away peacefully after 2 years of failing health, the final 3 ½ months under the loving care of her husband Frank and Ohio Living Hospice she passed away at her home. Phyliss was born in Dubois, PA on May 26, 1932,  the daughter of Carl and Helen Patterson Albert. Her home...

Carolyn R. McCorkle

Carolyn R. McCorkle

May 11, 2019

Carolyn R. McCorkle of North Jackson met her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, face to face on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 6:25 a.m. from her home.  She lived 83 years on this earth before He called her home.

Carolyn was born in Youngstown on November 13, 1935, the daughter of the late Howard...

Anna Marie Wolf

Anna Marie Wolf

May 8, 2019

Anna Marie Wolf of Niles passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. with her family by her side. She was 88.

Anna was born in South Philadelphia on March 8, 1931, the daughter of the late Jennie Laterza.

She attended secondary education in South Philadelphia School System....

Curtis Edward Gibbs

Curtis Edward Gibbs

May 7, 2019

WARREN, OH – Curtis Gibbs, 82, passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at St. Joseph Hospital in Warren. His arrangements have been entrusted to the McFarland-Barbee Family Funeral Home.

Lynn A Snelson

Lynn A Snelson

May 4, 2019

Lynn A. Snelson, 81, of Warren, Ohio, passed away peacefully at Ohio Living Lake Vista at Cortland on Saturday May 4, 2019. The son of Ralph and Anne (Lewis) Snelson, was born on June 21, 1937 in Warren.

Lynn was a graduate of Warren G. Harding and continued on at Depauw University where he received a Bachelor’s...

Bryan M. Ayala

Bryan M. Ayala

May 3, 2019

Bryan M. Ayala of Niles passed away on Friday, May 3, 2019 in Perkins Park. He was 17.

Bryan was born in Murfreesboro, TN on August 1, 2001. He moved to Niles with his guardian and close friend, Dylon McElhaney. Bryan was a senior at Niles McKinley High. He made very close friendships during...

Carl W. Strawn

Carl W. Strawn

May 3, 2019

Carl W. Strawn, Sr. of Warren, passed away on Friday, May 3, 2019 at 11:49 a.m. at his residence. He was 70.

Mr. Strawn was born on April 22, 1949 in Cameron, West Virginia, the son of the late Charles W. “Bud” and Betty (Parsons) Strawn.

Mr. Strawn retired in 2002 after 30 years of...