Obituaries
Patricia "Patti" Valentich
Dec 21, 2020
Patricia (Patti) Valentich, age 67, of Youngstown, Ohio, died after a lengthy illness Monday, December 21, 2020 at Caprice Health at North Lima, Ohio. Patti was born to Alex and Mary Collins on September 8, 1953 in Barnesboro,PA. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Tara Marie Robarge, her father Alex Collins and sister Amy (Collins) Huffman....
Helen D. (Bolock) Swertfager-Yash
Dec 19, 2020
Helen D. Swertfager-Yash, 81, of Austintown formerly of Girard, passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2020 at Hospice House. Helen was born November 7, 1939 in Youngstown, Ohio, a daughter of the late Peter and Mary (Helba) Bolock. Helen worked for the unemployment office. She was a member of St. Michael's Russian Orthodox Church, ...
James W. Thomas
Dec 18, 2020
James W. Thomas, 84, of Girard, passed away on Friday, December 18, 2020 at St. Elizabeth Hospital, in Youngstown. Jim was born February 23, 1936 in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of W. Wendell and Marion R. (Howells) Thomas. Jim was a 1953 graduate of Girard High School and had attended Westminster College, in New Wilmington, PA. He graduated...
John A. Horger
Dec 17, 2020
John A. Horger, 79, of Girard, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 11, 2020. John was born August 23, 1941in East Liverpool, Ohio, a son of Glen and Sara Horger. He was a 1959 graduate of East Liverpool High School and played on the football team playing against Paul Warfield. John proudly served his country in the U.S....
Charles E. Shaffer
Dec 16, 2020
Charles E. Shaffer, 83, of Liberty Twp., formerly of Bunola, PA., passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at his residence. Charles was born August 13, 1937 in West Virginia, the son of Harrison and Perlina (Miller) Shaffer. He had worked as a construction worker and was a member of the Local #373 in Pittsburgh, retiring in 1999....
Zora Helco
Dec 16, 2020
Zora Helco, 99, of Niles, formerly of McDonald, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at Continuing Health Care Center in Niles. Zora was born August 13, 1921 in Renton, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Michael and Rosa (Mikacinich) Provich. Zora had previously owned and operated Marshall Road Tavern, in McDonald. She enjoyed playing bingo and going to the...
Daisy (Vukovich) Doerr
Dec 15, 2020
Daisy Doerr, 88, of Liberty Twp., passed away on December 15, 2020, at Liberty Health Care Center. Daisy was born July 15, 1932. She was a member of Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church in Youngstown. Daisy is preceded in death by her husband, Andrew Doerr Jr., whom she married July 7, 1956 and died December 2, 2006, and...
Joan P. Coleman
Dec 14, 2020
Joan P. Coleman, 83, of Girard, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 14, 2020 at Hospice House in Poland. Joan was born March 14, 1937 in Houlton, Maine, a daughter of George and Bertha (Dubay) Pelletier. She had previously worked for Packard Electric as a supervisor and retired in 1999. In her spare time Joan enjoyed golfing, playing...
Jack Hunter
Dec 13, 2020
Jack D. Hunter, 89, of Weathersfield Twp., passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2020 at his residence. Jack was born October 15, 1931, in Warren, Ohio, the son of John W. and Vida (Dennis) Hunter. Jack retired in 1991 from Packard Electric, as a supervisor, and had previously worked for Grinnell and Republic Steel, both in Warren, and...
Daniel "Stundy" DiNardo
Dec 12, 2020
Daniel DiNardo, (Stundy) 50, of Liberty Twp., passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 12, 2020, at his residence, surrounded by his wife and beautiful children. Dan was born April 30, 1970 in West Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, the son of Constantine and Ida (Francalancia) DiNardo. Dan had received his BS from Pennsylvania State University "WE ARE" and both his MBA...
Dorothy Young
Dec 11, 2020
Dorothy M. Young, 84, of Youngstown, passed away December 11, 2020, at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Youngstown. Dorothy was born February 22, 1936 in Corning, New York, a daughter of Kenneth and Ella (Strait) Williams. She enjoyed crocheting and gardening and was a member of the Church Hill United Methodist Church. Dorothy leaves to cherish her memory,...
Sandra A Mackey
Dec 10, 2020
Sandra A. Mackey, "Lil Grandma", 73, of Gahanna, formerly of Niles, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 10, 2020, at her home. Sandra was born May 4, 1947 in Renovo, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Harry and Patricia (Wiggins) Mackey. She was an avid bingo player and enjoyed crocheting, sewing, playing cards and spending time with her grandchildren. She...
Edward George "Ted" Fellows
Dec 9, 2020
Edward George (Ted) Fellows, 89, of Girard, passed away on December 9, 2020 at Hospice of the Valley of Cancer. Edward was born in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of Albert G. Fellows and Grace (Barker) Fellows on September 16, 1931. Edward served in the U.S. Marine Corp from 1952 to 1954, after which he was employed at RMI,...
Celeste Louise Dinard
Dec 9, 2020
Celeste Louise Dinard, 88 of Girard, Ohio joined our Heavenly Father , Wednesday December 9, 2020. Celeste was born in NIles, Ohio on January 1, 1932 to Michael and Maria Ronga. She is survived by her sister Elda Patrick of Oldsmar, FL and brother Andy (Judy) Ronga of Niles, OH. Celeste has 8 wonderful loving children, Karen Kubicek...
Paul E. Chismark
Dec 5, 2020
Paul E. Chismark, 86, of Liberty Twp., passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020 at Austinwoods Nursing Home in Austintown, Ohio. Paul was born January 16, 1934 in Girard, Ohio, the son of Andrew and Helen (Blackburn) Chismark. He served his country in the U.S. Army. Paul had worked for Ohio Leather Works for 13 years before working at...
Elaine P. Babbony
Dec 5, 2020
Elaine P. Babbony, 91, of Girard, passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2020, at Park Vista Nursing Home, in Youngstown. Elaine was born June 24, 1929, a daughter of Thomas and Veronica (Migrock) Turosak. Elaine was a graduate of Uniontown PA School of Nursing before coming to Youngstown to work for over 20 years primarily at Youngstown's South...
Angeline "Angie" (Macchia) Babigoff
Dec 1, 2020
Angeline M. Babigoff, 91, of Girard passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2020. Angeline was born on June 13, 1929 In Niles, Ohio. She was the daughter of Dominic and Josephine (DeCapua) Macchia.
Angie was a cost accountant for 26 years at Commercial Intertech. She also worked as a secretary at General Electric from 1946-1950.
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Deborah L. Lastic
Nov 30, 2020
Deborah L. Lastic, 68, of Niles passed away on Monday, November 30, 2020. Deborah was born March 3, 1952 in Niles, Ohio, a daughter of Joseph and Francis (Buckley) Lastic. She was a lifelong resident of Niles. Deborah was a high school graduate of J.F.K, and attended Trumbull Business College. She had previously worked for Best Products as...
Robert Seemiller
Nov 30, 2020
Bob Seemiller passed away early Monday morning, November 30th at 90 years of age. Bob was born in Pittsburgh, PA on July 14th, 1930. He lived in PA until he met and married the love of his life, Janet Becker. The two were married for 65 years before Janet’s passing in 2016. Bob always took great pride in...
Walter E. Stevenson
Nov 30, 2020
Walter E. Stevenson, 84, of Vienna, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, November 30, 2020. Walter was born August 16, 1936 in Grey, PA, a son of Frank and Margaret Stevenson. He had previously worked at Jugenhiemer in Hubbard, McKinley Muffler, Cardinal Health, and was self employed hauling trash. Walter was a member of Liberty Assembly...
