Obituaries
Dorothy C. (Arbutina) Shortman
Mar 24, 2017
Dorothy Carol Shortman passed away on Friday, March 24, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. following a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. She was born at home in Girard, Ohio, on December 19, 1931. A daughter of Miles Steven and Virginia Komenov Arbutina, she was a proud graduate of Girard High School in the class of 1949. She married Glen A....
Leo "Bud" Lawrentz
Mar 17, 2017
Leo C. "Bud" Lawrentz, 84, of Liberty Twp., passed away on Friday, March 17, 2017, at the Hospice House in Poland, Ohio. Bud was born September 3, 1932, in Pittsburgh, PA., the son of the late Guy and Winifred (Schmidt) Lawrentz. He had worked for 40 years at General Fireproofing in supervision. After retiring, Bud fell in love with...
Helen M. Keagy
Mar 14, 2017
Helen M. Keagy, 64, of Girard, passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at her residence. Helen was born August 21, 1952 in Youngstown, Ohio, the daughter of Lawrence and Mary Ann (Carbone) Carson. Helen had owned and operated Keagy's Kut and Kurl in Girard, but for most of Helen's life she was a loving and devoted wife, mother and...
John R Batcho
Mar 9, 2017
John R. Batcho, 76, of McDonald, passed away after a month long illness on Thursday, March 9, 2017 at Trumbull Memorial Hospital. John was born in Youngstown, Ohio on November 28, 1940, a son of the late John T. Batcho and Helen P. (Sedmak) Batcho of Toronto, Ohio. Besides his mother residing in a Cortland nursing home, he is...
Dr. John N. Fusco
Mar 6, 2017
Dr. John N. Fusco died peacefully surrounded by his family on March 6, 2017, a week shy of meeting his milestone birthday of 90 years. He was a resident of Warren, Ohio. John was born in Cleveland, Ohio on March 14, 1927, the son of John H. and Frances P. (Avellone) Fusco. He was a 1945 graduate of Niles-McKinley...
Virginia Mae (Boop) Reapsummer
Feb 27, 2017
Virginia Mae ( Boop) Reapsummer, 94, formerly of Girard, passed away on Monday, February 27, 2017 at Liberty Health Care Center. Virginia was born November 10, 1922 in Girard, Ohio. She had worked for the Woolworth Co. in Youngstown, and was a loving wife and mother. Preceding her in death was her husband, John Reapsummer, whom she married June...
Benjamin Pantalone
Feb 23, 2017
Benjamin Pantalone, 86, of Niles, passed away on Thursday, February 23, 2017 at Trumbull Memorial Hospital. Ben was born June 13, 1930, in Sharpsville, PA., the son of Thomas and Mary R. (Stegliano) Pantalone. He was a 1948 graduate of Mineral Ridge High School, and earned his bachelors degree at Youngstown State University and a masters degree at Akron...
Virgil Minniti
Feb 21, 2017
Virgil Minniti, 84, of Girard, passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2017, at his home. Virgil was born April 2, 1932, in Girard, Ohio. He was the son of Demetrio and Giovanna Minniti. Virgil proudly served his country in the Army, with distinction, during the Korean War. He was employed for over fifty years, working at a bowling alley...
Philomina Hogan
Feb 20, 2017
Philomina D. Hogan, 87, of Girard, passed away on Monday, February 20, 2017 at St. Joseph Hospital in Warren. Philomina was born October 28, 1929 in Girard, Ohio, the daughter of James and Rose (Ruggiero) Ezzo. She and her late husband, Jack, owned and operated Hogan's Market in Girard from 1977-1993. Philomina was a member of St. Rose Church....
Janet Ann (Pavlick) Brauer
Feb 17, 2017
Janet Ann (Pavlick) Brauer, 80, of Niles, passed away on Friday, February 17, 2017 at Autumn Hills Nursing Care Center. Janet was born March 5, 1936, in Girard, Ohio, the daughter of George and Jennie (Perko) Pavlick. Janet was a graduate of Girard High School and Huron Nursing School. She had worked as a Registered Nurse for 45 years,...
Elsie J. (Dezman) Furin
Feb 14, 2017
Elsie J. Furin, 92, of Girard, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2017, at her residence surrounded by her family. Elsie was born September 20, 1924 in Girard, Ohio, the daughter of Anton and Francis (Sivic) Dezman. Elsie worked in payroll at McDonald Steel and Youngstown Municipal Railway, but for most of Elsie's life she was a devoted wife and...
Lowell R. Miles Sr.
Feb 9, 2017
Lowell R. Miles, Sr., 95, formerly of Girard, went to be with the Lord on Thursday February 9, 2017 at Essex of Salem. Lowell was born January 27, 1922 in Girard, Ohio, the son of Walter and Nellie (Hake) Miles. He had worked for Ohio Leather Works for 25 years and retired from Copperweld after 15 years. He was...
Verna A. (Esposito) Dando
Feb 9, 2017
Verna A. Dando, 78, of Girard, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends, Thursday February 9, 2017, at her residence. Verna was born January 7, 1939 in Girard, Ohio, the daughter of Charles and Verna (Sveda) Esposito. Verna worked in sales at Girard Hardware, Stringers Jewelry Store, and JC Penny's prior to retiring. She was a member of...
Emma (Cuprik) Purnell
Feb 5, 2017
Emma Purnell, 87, of Liberty Township, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends, Sunday February 5, 2017, at her residence. Emma was born November 3, 1929 in Youngstown, the daughter of Michael and Eva May (Hindman) Cuprik. Emma was a 1948 graduate of East High School. She was a Forklift Operator for Packard Electric and retired in 1991...
William "Will" E. Kowalczyk
Feb 4, 2017
William E. Kowalczyk, 78, of Girard, passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Hospice House in Poland. Will was born February 6, 1938 in Warren, Ohio, the son of John and Victoria (Dulemba) Kowalczyk. He had worked for US Steel McDonald Works and had retired from RMI,after 20 years, in 2001. He was an Army veteran. Will was...
Helen Mary (Beck) Franko
Feb 3, 2017
Helen Mary Franko, 94, of Niles, formerly of Girard, passed away on Friday, February 3, 2017 at Shepherd of The Valley Nursing Home. Helen was born January 24, 1923 in Lambert, PA., the daughter of John and Mary (Shuba) Beck. Helen had worked as a crane operator for Republic Steel during WW II, but for most of Helen's life...
John G. Mikacinich
Feb 2, 2017
John P. Mikacinich, 92, of Girard, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, February 2, 2017. John was born June 28, 1924 in Pittsburgh, PA., the son of John G. and Veronica (Grgica) Mikacinich. He was an Army veteran, serving in the 69th Division during WW II. John retired in 1980 as a machine shop foreman for US...
Gale "Cokie" Lee (Thorsby) Kerr
Jan 31, 2017
Gale "Cokie" L. Kerr, 65, of Liberty Twp., passed away suddenly on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at her residence. Cokie was born November 4, 1951 in Youngstown, Ohio, the daughter of Edward and Gale (Hennessy) Thorsby. She was a 1969 graduate of Liberty High School. Cokie had worked as a PBX operator for General Fireproofing for 10 years and...
John "Jack" F. Kincaid
Jan 30, 2017
John "Jack" F. Kincaid, 81, of Girard, passed away on Monday, January 30, 2017 at St. Elizabeth Hospital. John was born May 22, 1935 at West Liberty Street, Girard, the son of Harry and Margaret (Baumgartner) Kincaid. John was a 1954 graduate of Girard High School. He served his country in the Army at Fort Knox, Kentucky. He had...
Fred Faustino
Jan 26, 2017
Fred P. Faustino, 77, of Liberty Township, passed away on Thursday January 26, 2017 at his home. Fred was born October 8, 1939 in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of Carmen and Josephine (Addeo) Faustino and has been a lifelong resident. He was a graduate from Liberty High School in 1957. Fred was a Captain with the Liberty Police Department...
