Obituaries

Oct 8, 2015

Mineral Ridge - Olen C. Grimm, 85, died on October 8, 2015 at Vista Center at the Ridge. He was born on December 10, 1929, in West Virginia, the son of the late Charles and Emma (Friend) Grimm.

Olen was a truck driver for Smith Trucking for over 30 years and a member of Teamsters Local 377....

Oct 5, 2015

Middlefield - George C. Almy, 71, died on October 5, 2015. He was born on March 3, 1944 in Geneva, OH, the son of the late George Sr. and Doris (Butler) Almy.

George was a graduate of Grand Valley High School and worked for Perry Nuclear Power Plant.

He is survived by daughters, Justine (Tim)...

Oct 5, 2015

HOWLAND - Eva B. Welch, 90, passed away Monday, October 5, 2015. She was born on April 27, 1925 in Terra Alta, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Dayton and Edith Whitehair Bucklew. She was married to her beloved husband, Lynn F. Welch on October 26, 1945 until he passed away in 1994.

Eva was a...

Oct 3, 2015

Dana Jean (Fulton) Rossi of Niles, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, October 3, 2015 in her residence. She was 53. Dana was born on July 5, 1962 in Sewickley, PA, the daughter of Harry and Mary Ann Gavala Fulton. Mrs. Rossi attended Niles City Schools. She was employed as a front office manager for an area hotel for many years....

Oct 3, 2015

Carrie Peyatt of Louisville, OH formerly of Niles, passed away at 11:35 p.m. on Saturday, October 3, 2015 in University Hospitals of Cleveland. She was 42. Carrie was born in Lucasville, OH on January 18, 1973, the daughter of Gene and Karen Fillian Madden. Ms. Peyatt was a 1991 graduate of Niles McKinley High School. She was a loving homemaker...

Oct 3, 2015

CORTLAND - Paul W. Sundy, Sr., 70, passed away Saturday, October 3, 2015 at his residence. He was born on April 30, 1945 in Warren, the son of the late Elbert and Helen Engle Sundy.

Paul had attended Maplewood High School. He worked for 40 years as a truck driver having worked for a couple companies then...

Oct 3, 2015

Jimmy W. Degraw of Warren, formerly of Niles, passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 11:45 a.m. in the Cleveland Clinic. He was 52. Jimmy was born in Tucson, AZ on August 16, 1963, the son of William and Demova Jean Hurst Degraw. He graduated from Niles McKinley High School, following high school Jimmy went on to attend Kent...

Sep 27, 2015

Shirley Marie Best of Oregon, OH formerly of Niles, passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2015 at 11:47 p.m., after a 38 year courageous battle with Parkinson's Disease in Little Sisters of the Poor, Oregon, OH. She was 84. Shirley was born August 10, 1931 in Toledo, OH, the daughter of Harry and Nina Lee Hunt. She was a 1949...

Sep 20, 2015

Marcia Babcock of Girard passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2015 at 9:39 p.m. in St. Elizabeth Medical Center. She was 55. Ms. Babcock was born in Westfield, NY on September 13, 1960, the daughter of James L. and Verma Yale Babcock. She attended schools in New York. Marcia worked as an assistant at Fairhaven Workshop. She was of Baptist...

Sep 19, 2015

WARREN - Mary Flo {Compton} McLain, 88, died Saturday, September 19, 2015 at her residence, following a brief illness. She was born on July 23, 1927 in Moundsville, WV, the only child of the late Henry T. and Florence {Heskett} Compton.

The Compton's moved to Warren in 1939, where Mary Flo attended school and graduated from Warren...

Sep 19, 2015

CHAMPION - George J. Treisch, 86, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2015 at Trumbull Memorial Hospital. He was born on July 5, 1929 in Galion, Ohio, the son of the late George and Edith (Butler) Treisch.

George was a 1947 graduate of Galion High School, where he played varsity baseball and basketball. He was a standout south...

Sep 17, 2015

Virginia A. Bazar of Warren, passed away at 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 17, 2015 in St. Joseph's Hospital with her loving family by her side. She was 73. Mrs. Bazar was born in Cleveland, OH on February 18, 1942, the daughter of William J. and Elizabeth M. Casper Hagy. Following high school graduation, Virginia matriculated to higher education, eventually...

Sep 16, 2015

WARREN - Ellen Grace Paxton, 44, passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at Select Specialty Hospital, Warren. She was born on June 20, 1971 in Charleston, West Virginia, the daughter of Barbara Paxton McClure.

Ellen had lived in West Virginia most of her life and had moved to Warren in 2012. She was a homemaker who enjoyed...

Sep 14, 2015

Arlo Knepper of Niles, passed away at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, September 14, 2015 in Heritage Manor. He was 85. Arlo was born in East Taylor Twp. PA on December 7, 1929, the son of Frank Russell and Ivella D. Grove Knepper. He was a graduate of E. Conemaugh High School in Pennsylvania. Following high school, Arlo attended Youngstown College....

Sep 12, 2015

WARREN - Margaret M. Louis, passed away on September 12, 2015 at Trumbull Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. She was born in Oak Park, IL, the daughter of the late Ernest E. and Helen (Clark) Louis.

Margaret was a graduate of St. Augustine Academy, Lakewood; Bowling Green State University, where she was a member of Delta...

Sep 12, 2015

NORTH BLOOMFIELD - Paul James Hatala, 62, passed away Saturday, September 12, 2015 at St. Joseph's Health Center. He was born on May 17, 1953 in Warren, the son of the late Joseph and Theresa {Fabrizio} Hatala.

Paul was a graduate of Warren G. Harding High School. He retired after 33 years from Delphi Packard Electric as...

Sep 9, 2015

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HOWLAND - Joseph L. Ohlin, 83, passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at Washington Square Healthcare Center after a brief illness. He was born on May 29, 1932 in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, the son of the late Joseph S. and Elizabeth (Emery) Ohlin.

Joseph was a...

Sep 4, 2015

Dorothy "Dot" Walsh of Niles, passed away on Friday, September 4, 2015 in Trumbull Memorial Hospital. She was 61. She was born on May 29, 1954 in Ridgefield Park, NJ, the daughter of Francis and Marion Walsh. Ms. Walsh was a 1972 graduate of Bergen County Vocational School. In 1995, Dot obtained her Bachelor Degree in Social Work from Texas...

Sep 3, 2015

SHARON, PA - Timothy M. Borden, 39, passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2015 at the Sharon Regional Hospital, having suffered from diabetes most of his life. He was born on April 20, 1976 in Wooster, Ohio and was the son of Greg and Marti (Orewiler) Borden.

Tim was a high school graduate and worked as a...

Aug 30, 2015

YOUNGSTOWN - Ann P. Scali, 91, died on August 30, 2015 at Shepherd of the Valley - Howland. She was born on November 26, 1923 in Youngstown, the daughter of the late Angelo and Antonetta M. Tabacchino.

Ann lived in the Youngstown area all her life working at Clines in her early years where she met her...