Obituaries

Sep 24, 2015

Patricia Ann Niswonger, 87, passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2015, surrounded by her loving family, at the Guardian Health Care Center in Youngstown, Ohio after an extended illness. Pat was born in Ambridge, PA on August 4, 1928 and came to the Youngstown area as a youngster with her parents John S. Truhan and Sarah Ruth (Cullen) Truhan....

Sep 23, 2015

Thomas J. Koniowsky Sr., 64, of McDonald, passed away Wednesday September 23, 2015 at St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital. He was born February 10, 1951, in Youngstown, the son of George and Helen Hlywa Koniowsky. Tom retired in 2005 from Rogers Lumber Co., in Niles, after 36 years as a shop manager. He served in the National Guard.  Tom enjoyed...

Sep 19, 2015

William J. Rice, 83, of Liberty Twp., passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2015, at Park Vista Nursing Home.  Bill was born January 9, 1932 in Youngstown, the son of John and Josephine Bachtold Rice. Bill was an Army veteran serving his country during the Korean Conflict in Ft. Richardson, Alaska.  Bill worked for Packard Electric for 29 years,...

Sep 17, 2015

Carolyn A. Norwood, 75, of McDonald, passed away Thursday September 17, 2015 at Anna Maria Nursing Home in Aurora. She was born September 3, 1940 in Bradford, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Jessie L. and Della C. Salada Korb Jr. Carolyn was a LPN Nurse at Northside Hospital before she married, her husband, Bud. Carolyn was a member...

Sep 16, 2015

James Carlos Blanton, 73 of Liberty Twp., passed away Wednesday September 16, 2015, at the Hospice House in Poland. He was born April 13, 1942, in Youngstown, the son of the late Carlos and Mildred Dawes Blanton. He was a US Veteran in the Marine Corp during the Vietnam War. Jim worked for Youngstown Sheet & Tube and Polaris...

Sep 12, 2015

Alice M. Kincaid, 79, of Weathersfield Twp., passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2015, at Northside Medical Center. Alice was born March 21, 1936, in Youngstown, Ohio, the daughter of the late Nick and Clara Root Damiano.  Besides being a stay at home mother for many years, Alice had worked for Baglier Ford, in Girard, for nine years as...

Sep 12, 2015

Janet L. Zielinski, 62, of North Jackson, passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2015 at Northside Hospital of a sudden illness, with her family by her side. Janet was born April 4, 1953, in Youngstown, Ohio, the daughter of Steve and Betty Campbell Schlosser. Janet devoted her life to managing the McDonald Credit Union for 42 years. Her commitment...

Sep 10, 2015

Jacquelyne Sue Moherman, 54, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 10, in the comfort of her home in North Jackson, OH. She was born on July 10, 1961 in Youngstown, OH to Bruce and Lunetta Moherman, and was a lifelong resident. She leaves her parents Bruce and Lunetta; children Chelsea and Gerald; sister Cheryl Durig; niece Shauna and her two...

Sep 10, 2015

Herbert V. Skerratt Jr., 77, of Liberty Twp., passed away at his residence on Thursday, September 10, 2015, with his family at his side. Herbert was born June 5, 1938, in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of Herbert V. and Mildred Fausnaught Skerratt Sr. Herbert retired from General Motors as a tow motor operator and also spent 23 years in...

Sep 8, 2015

Olga C. Hoier, 97, of Tucson, Arizona, formerly of Girard, passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2015, at Casa de la Luz Hospice of Tucson.  Olga was the daughter of Walter and Mary Ann King Cooper, born February 27, 1918, in Brithdir, S. Wales, United Kingdom, and moved to America in 1927.  She had worked as a medical secretary...

Sep 5, 2015

Cherylie Jean Knott, 75, of Liberty Twp, passed away Saturday September 5, 2015 at Sunrise of Poland. She was born January 15, 1940 in Sharon, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Anthony and Bessie Voytko Ross. Cherylie worked for Packard Electric for 40 years retiring in 2002. She was a member of Church Hill United Methodist Church in Liberty...

Sep 3, 2015

William "Bill" F. Williams, 69, of Niles, he was received by his heavenly father on Thursday September 3, 2015. He was born January 26, 1946 in Youngstown, the son of the late Paul and Eileen O'Malley Williams. He was an 1964 graduate of Girard High School and saw the world serving 4 years in the US Navy aboard the...

Sep 3, 2015

Leo W. "Corky". Fry Sr., 86, of Austintown, formerly of Girard, passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2015 at Austin Woods Nursing Home. He was born October 7, 1928 in Girard, Ohio, the son of Leo C. and Elsie Ovans Fry.  Corky worked as a Fireman for the Girard Fire Dept. for 32 years retiring in 1991.  He was...

Sep 1, 2015

Mary Ellen (Saare) Boomhower, 69, of Girard, passed away at her residence on Tuesday, September 1, 2015. Her journey began in Youngstown on October 23, 1945 where she was born to Richard and Bettie (Prosser) Duncan. Mary Ellen spent the majority of her life in the valley where she attended school, married and raised her precious family. Mary Ellen...

Aug 31, 2015

Dianna M. Blackstone, 76, of Girard, passed away on Monday, August 31, 2015 at her residence with her family by her side. Dianna was born August 22, 1939, in Renova, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Harry W. and Patricia Wiggins Mackey. Dianna graduated in 1957 from Niles McKinley High School and was on the committee for their class reunions for...

Aug 30, 2015

Serhiy M. Kozachuk

Serhiy M. Kozachuk, 39, of Liberty Twp., passed away in the Emergency Room of St. Elizabeth Medical Center from injuries sustained in an auto accident on Sunday, August 30, 2015.

Serhiy was born on June 22, 1976 in Ternopil, Ukraine, as son to Michael and Faina (Maydokina) Kozachuk.

Following his...

Aug 29, 2015

Elva M. Franklin, 80, of Girard, passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2015, at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Youngstown. Elva was born May 1, 1935 in Youngstown, the daughter of Ralph and Rose Marie Clark Faber. Elva retired from Packard Electric after several years service, and was a professional photographer. When she was younger she excelled at sports,...

Aug 26, 2015

Deborah "Debbie" Mullarkey, 56, of Girard, passed away on Wednesday, August 26, 2015, at Trumbull Memorial Hospital.  Debbie was born June 9, 1959, in Youngstown, Ohio , the daughter of Joseph and Martha Burns Mullarkey.  She had worked for the past 21 years at the Warren, Boardman, and currently Liberty Twp. WalMart, as a personnel coordinator. She was a...

Aug 17, 2015

Christine M. Pomponio, 80, of Liberty Twp., passed away on August 17, 2015, at James Cancer Hospital, in Columbus, Ohio. Christine was born January 10, 1935, in Youngstown, Ohio, the daughter of the late Gus and Marjorie Kapazanos Dimow. She had worked as a secretary for Northside Hospital in the pathology lab department. Christine was a member of St....

Aug 15, 2015

Andrew L "Sonny". Carson, 73, of Girard, passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2015, at Hospice House in Poland of pancreatic cancer.  Andrew "Sonny" was born, April 29, 1942, in Youngstown, the son of Louis and Amelia Travasso Carson. Andrew "Sonny" graduated from Girard High School and had worked for Wean United and General Motors, and had owned and...