Obituaries
Steve Donchatz
Feb 21, 2016
Steve Donchatz, 86, of Liberty Twp., passed away on February 21, 2016 at Hospice House in Poland. Steve was born on June 6, 1929, in Hungary, the son of Imre and Tereza Donchatz, and came to the United States in 1956. Steve worked for Youngstown Steel Tank as a brake press operator for 25 years, and later worked for...
Frederick D Faiver
Feb 19, 2016
Frederick D. Faiver, 87, of Girard, passed away on Friday, February 19, 2016 at Liberty Health Care Center in Liberty Twp. Fred was born October 5, 1928 in Girard, Ohio, the son of Marshall A. and Caroline Applegate Faiver Sr. He had worked for Youngstown Lithographing for 40 years as a bookbinder and cutter retiring in 1994. Fred served...
Mary (Homenek) Eck
Feb 12, 2016
Mary Frances "Babe Homonek" Eck, 89, of Liberty Township, passed away on Friday February 12, 2016 at Liberty Health Care Center. Mary was born June 7, 1926, in Youngstown, Ohio, the daughter of the late John and Mary Krajack Homonek. Mary worked for 19 years at Liberty School System as a cafeteria manager and had previously worked for Strouss...
Shirley A (Morgan) Wise
Feb 10, 2016
Shirley A. Wise, a longtime resident of Vienna, Ohio, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on February 10th. Shirley was born April 4, 1935 in Hastings, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Andrew G. and Anne Hudak Morgan. She was united in marriage to Joseph J. Wise on March 12, 1957. He preceded her in death...
Donald J. Kincaid
Feb 9, 2016
Donald J. Kincaid, 87, of Weathersfield Twp., passed away at his residence on Tuesday, February 9, 2016. Donald was born November 25, 1928, in Girard, Ohio, the son of Harry and Margaret Baumgartner Kincaid. He retired in 1989 from U.S. Steel McDonald Works after 45 years as an electrician. Donald enjoyed boating and fishing during his lifetime. He is...
Judith A (Hayden) Kata Robinson
Feb 9, 2016
Judith A. Kata Robinson, 76, of Liberty Twp., passed away on Wednesday, February 9, 2016, at Northside Medical Center. Judy was born January 13, 1940 in Youngstown, Ohio, the daughter of the late Nicholas and Virginia Cross Hayden. Judy was a 1957 graduate of South High School. She earned her Bachelor's degree in 1966 from Youngstown State University and...
Louise P (Badino) Rose
Feb 8, 2016
Louise P. Rose, 70, of Girard, passed away on Monday February 8, 2016 at Liberty Health Care Center surrounded by her loving family. Louise was born March 13, 1945, in Youngstown, Ohio, the daughter of the late Louis and Gemma Fossatti Badino. Louise retired from North Jackson school system as an elementary teacher. She was a member of St....
Jean L (Lariccia) Santarelli
Feb 4, 2016
Jean L. Santarelli, 88, of Girard, passed away on February 4, 2016 at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Jean was born June 26, 1927 in Youngstown, Ohio, the daughter of the late Dominic and Caroline DePaolo Lariccia. Jean had worked for Isaly's, in Youngstown, before she married her husband of 66 years, Francis P. Santarelli. Jean was a devoted wife and...
Nancy L (Smith) Long
Jan 29, 2016
Nancy L. Long, 73, of Vienna, passed away at her home surrounded by her family on Friday, January 29, 2016. Nancy was born July 13, 1942 in Cortland, Ohio, the daughter of the late Arthur and Gertrude Rosenberger Smith. Nancy had worked at Kaufmann's Distribution Center for a few years, but more most of her life she was a...
Janet Claire (Becker) Seemiller
Jan 26, 2016
Janet Claire Seemiller, 83, of Liberty Twp., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 26, 2016. Janet was born November 23, 1932 in Pittsburgh, Pa., the daughter of the late Francis and Mildred Ochsenhirt Becker. She was a lifelong resident of Liberty Twp graduating from Liberty High School as class Valedictorian in 1950. Janet retired in 1994 as a head...
Richard McGrath
Jan 23, 2016
Richard J. "Stretch" McGrath Jr., 57, of Liberty, passed away suddenly on January 23, 2016, at his home. Rich was born September 26, 1958, in Warren, Ohio, the son of Richard and Anna Krysko McGrath Sr. He was employed with the Trumbull County Sheriff's Office for 25 years, where he was a Deputy Sheriff. He took so much pride...
Julia (Pelle) Capogreco
Jan 19, 2016
Julia B. Capogreco, 84, went to be with the Lord on January 19, 2016. She passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family after a long illness. Julia was born August 8, 1931, in Carnegie, PA, a daughter of the late Bruno and Teresa (Sorboro) Pelle. Julia graduated from St. Luke High School in 1949 and...
Thomas Ira Dunlap
Jan 14, 2016
Thomas Ira Dunlap has passed away on January 14, 2016 at age 88 while in the care of the Hospice of the Valley. He died of complications from Alzheimer's. He resided at Victoria House in Austintown, Ohio with his wife Virginia. He was preceded in death by his parents, Eugene and Effie Belle Dunlap plus five other...
May Ong Lee
Jan 14, 2016
May Ong Lee, 91, of Liberty Township, passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2016, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Youngstown. May was born October 5, 1924, in Canton, China, the daughter of Tim and Mguey Lau Ong. She had owned and operated Lee's Carry Out in Liberty Township with her husband, Charles, from 1965-1988. May was a member of...
Thomas L Meikle
Jan 12, 2016
Thomas L. Meikle III, 81 of Liberty Township passed away at his home January 12, 2016 surrounded by his family. Tom was born in Fowler, Ohio, March 18, 1934, the son of Thomas L. Meikle Jr. and Juanita Clapp Meikle. His grandparents Thomas Sr. and Martha Meikle also helped raised him. Tom was a graduate of Liberty High School...
Fred Charles Cole
Jan 12, 2016
Fred "Freddie" Charles Cole, 88, passed away peacefully in his sleep, at his home on Tuesday, January 12, 2016. He was born on May 8, 1927, in Falls Creek, Pennsylvania, the son of the late Lillie Jane (Strader) and Cleophus Cole. Freddie served in the US Navy during WWII. He was proud to be a Navy veteran, always wearing...
Charles E Russell Jr.
Jan 8, 2016
Charles E. Russell Jr., 56, of Liberty Twp., passed away on Friday, January 8, 2016, at St. Elizabeth Medical Center. Russell was born February 26, 1959 in Chevrolet, Maryland, the son Charles E. and Naomi Hinchman Russell Sr. Chuck had worked for Indalex Aluminum, in Girard, for 27 years and was presently working for Youngstown Tool and Die Co....
Carl Smith
Jan 7, 2016
Carl Smith, 80, formerly of Girard, residing in Flagler Beach, Florida, passed away January 7, 2015. He was home with his wife by his side. He was born March 5, 1935. He leaves his wife JoAnn whom he was married to for 33 years. Carl worked at Operating Engineers Local Union 66, as a backhoe operator for 25 years....
Thomas A Glass
Jan 5, 2016
Thomas A. Glass, 77, of Girard, passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at Hospice House. Tom was born September 19, 1938 in Cresson, Pa. the son of the late Leo and Hortense Dashner Glass. Tom had worked for the Ohio Leather Works in Girard before starting his own business in 1963, Tom's Sewer and Drain, which he owned...
Susann T (Mihalko) Batcho
Jan 4, 2016
Susann T. Batcho, 75, of Austintown, passed away suddenly on Monday, January 4, 2016, at her residence. Susann was born December 20, 1940, the daughter of the late Stephen Mihalko and Ruby Duvall. She was a 1958 graduate of Ursuline High School and retired from General Motors. Susann was a guest celebrity on Y103 morning show for many years,...
