Obituaries

Dec 22, 2017

Garland Parker Dunkel Jr., 66, of Niles, passed away on Friday, December 22, 2017 at his home. Garland was born, October 19, 1951 in Butler, PA., the son of Garland P. and Gloria (Marshall) Dunkel Sr. He had worked at Commercial Intertech as a maintenance Electrician for over thirty years. Garland was a member of the Saxon Club and...

Dec 15, 2017

Mary E. "Liz" (Ridel) Hake, 97, of Liberty Twp., passed away peacefully on Friday, December 15, 2017 at her residence. Mary was born October 10, 1920 in Youngstown, Ohio, the daughter of Joseph N. and Emma M. (Lucas) Ridel. Mary had worked at Poland Countryside Furniture in Liberty Twp. for awhile, but most of her life as spent taking...

Dec 13, 2017

John Harry Pugel entered into eternal rest at 2:10am on December 13, 2017 after fulfilling his earthly obligations for 104 years.

John was born on December 20, 1912 in Gannett, Idaho to Mary Magdalene Puhalla and John Milan Pugel who both immigrated from Czechoslovakia.

He was employed at Republic Steel in Youngstown for over 30...

Dec 9, 2017

Daniel Alfred Van Dam, 75, of Liberty Twp., passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 9, 2017 at his residence. Dan was born November 19, 1942 in Bronx, New York, the son of Alfred D. and Olive (Wilkinson) Van Dam.

Dan was a 1964 graduate of Youngstown College. He was the owner and operator of D.A. Van Dam...

Dec 8, 2017

Gloria M. Garber, 86, of Warren, passed away on Friday, December 8, 2017, at St. Joseph Hospital in Warren. Gloria was born January 12, 1931 in Youngstown, Ohio, the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Makar) Hunkus. Gloria retired from Girard City School Systems, after 37 years, as a school secretary. She was a member of St. Rose Church and...

Dec 5, 2017

Mary G. Maxim, 82, of Liberty Twp., died Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at Northside Medical Center.  Mary was born December 21, 1934 in Kissinger Mills, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Bruce and Mary Simpson.  Mary had worked for many years as a restaurant hostess and manager, having worked for, Talk of Town, The Lamp Post and The Twentieth Century Resaurant. ...

Nov 29, 2017

Sharon D. DelBene, 75, of Girard, passed away on Wednesday, November 29, 2017, at Northside Medical Center. Sharon was born November 25, 1942 in Dearborn, Michigan, the daughter of Douglas and Mildred (Fogarty) Hauenstein. Sharon had worked for many years as a cook for Little Peppino's Restaurant in Girard. She leaves to cherish her memory, her daughters; Jacqueline A....

Nov 28, 2017

Gilbert “Gib” J. Woods, Sr., 87, of McDonald, passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2017, at home surrounded by his family. Gilbert was born October 17, 1930 in Follansebee, West Virginia, son of Robert and Beatrice (Bowen) Woods.

Gilbert graduated from McDonald High School in 1949.  He worked at U.S. Steel McDonald Works for 30 years and owned...

Nov 26, 2017

Beverly Mackey, 82, of Girard, passed away on Sunday November 26, 2017 at Briarfield Manor in Youngstown. Beverly was born July 30, 1935 in Youngstown, Ohio, to Wayne and Dorothy (Griner) Mackey.

Beverly was a member of Venture Church in Boardman. Prior to her retirement in 2000, she worked as a cashier and the bank officer for...

Nov 24, 2017

Gregory P. Dickson, 44, of McDonald, passed away Friday evening, November 24, 2017, in Livonia, Michigan . Gregory was born January 27, 1973, in Warren, to David Dickson and Karen (Datchuk) Clisby. He was a 1991 graduate of McDonald Highschool. He married Mary (Evans) Dickson, June 27, 1998. He worked at General Motors as a Team Leader and was...

Nov 23, 2017

Jeffrey W. White, 53, of McDonald, passed away on Thursday November 23, 2017. Jeffrey was born December 20, 1963 in Alexandria, Virginia, to Fred White and Linda (Detterding) Thomas.

Jeffrey was a member of First United Methodist in Girard. Prior to retirement he was commercial truck driver for various trucking companies for the last twenty years. He...

Nov 22, 2017

Harry G. Zander, 92, passed away Wednesday evening, November 22, 2017 surrounded by those he loved. Harry was born February 7, 1925 in Girard, OH to Herman and Emma Zander. He attended Girard High school, and married the love of his life, Louise M. (Cesene) Zander, on November 29, 1945. They would have celebrated 72 years of marriage Wednesday....

Nov 21, 2017

Edward T. Tobin, 70, of North Lima, formerly of Liberty Twp, passed away on Tuesday November 21, 2017 at his friend Carmelita’s home, surrounded by his family. Edward was born November 3, 1947 in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of Thomas and Winifred (Heffron) Tobin.

Prior to his retirement, Edward was a mechanic at Ohio Trailer Company Inc....

Nov 19, 2017

David T. Somerville, 79, of McDonald, passed away on Sunday November 19, 2017 at Shepherd of the Valley in Niles. David was born October 3, 1938 in Alma, Michigan, the  son of Donald and Natalie (Meyers) Somerville.

David was an Inventory Specialist for GE and Rockwell Collins and the former owner of Expresso Market in...

Nov 18, 2017

Vivian B Lewis , 86, of Liberty Twp., passed away Saturday November 18, 2017 at her residence surrounded by her family. Vivian was born in Youngstown, Ohio on May 4, 1931, the daughter of the late Everet and Olive (Fleming) Aron.

She was a homemaker and a sports enthusiast, and loved to watch the Cleveland Indians. She...

Nov 18, 2017

Christine D. Nelson, 95, of Vienna Twp, passed away on Saturday, November 18, 2017, at Liberty Health Care Center. Christine was born July 15, 1922 in Girard, Ohio, the daughter of John and Nancy (Callard) DeRubba. She was a member of St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Vienna.

Christine worked in the Office of Federal Machine and...

Nov 17, 2017

Plecha, Mary Elizabeth (Christopher), age 95, passed away peacefully on November 17, 2017 in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. She was preceded in death by her husband Stanley L. Plecha, her parents Jenny and Thomas Christopher, brothers Joe, Lefty, Frank and John; sisters Anne Watts and Peggy Lou Christopher.

She is survived by her children Joanne Menard, Stanley Plecha...

Nov 13, 2017

John J. Jones Jr., 95, formerly of Girard, passed away November 13, 2017 at Altercare in Stow, Ohio. John was born January 10, 1922 in Canton, Ohio, the son of John J. and Marie (Smail) Jones Sr.  John graduated at age 16 from Girard High School.  He attended Youngstown State University and worked at Packard Electric before serving in...

Nov 11, 2017

Helen A. Lovas, 93, of Niles, formerly of Girard, passed away on November 11, 2017 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Youngstown, Ohio. Helen was born October 5, 1924 in Mineral Ridge, the daughter of Elmer and Emma (Hubaur) Ryan. Helen was a member of St. Rose Church and Trumbull County Extention. She enjoyed spending time with her family, especially...

Nov 10, 2017

John A. "Ditch" Richards, 95, of Girard, passed away quietly on Friday, November 10, 2017, at Liberty Health Care Center. John was born March 4, 1922, on Market Street in Girard, Ohio, which was his hometown his entire life, and was the son of Anthony and Maria (Catone) Richards. He graduated from Girard High School in December of 1941,...