Obituaries
Mike A DeConcilus
Jan 3, 2015
Mike A. DeConcilus, 83, of Girard, passed away on Saturday, January 3, 2015 at his residence. Mike was born March 8, 1931 in Naples, Italy, the son of Nicholas and Minnie Carolla DeConcilus. Mike retired from US Steel McDonald Works after 30 years, working as a loader at the slag crusher. He was a member of St. Rose Church...
Audrey M Barto
Dec 28, 2014
Audrey M. Barto, 89, of Liberty Twp., passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2014, at her residence. Audrey was born March 27, 1925 in Willoughby, Ohio, the daughter of Harold and Nina Jordan Centner. She worked for 15 years as a quality inspector for Kennametal in Orwell, Ohio. She was a former member of the V.F.W. Ladies Auxillary, Past-President...
John "Jack" Zitnik
Dec 27, 2014
John R. "Jack" Zitnik, 90, of Girard, passed away on Saturday December 27, 2014 at Park Vista in Youngstown. Jack was born February 19, 1924 in Girard, the son of Michael and Mary Chatt Zitnik. Jack served in the Army during WWII. He was the owner and operator for the "Charles Shop" in Girard from 1937 -1989. He was...
Carmella D Daugherty
Dec 23, 2014
Carmella D. Daugherty, 85, of Youngstown, formerly of Girard, died Tuesday December 23, 2014 at Park Vista Nursing Home. She was born July 17, 1929 in Struthers, Ohio, the daughter of the late Leonard and Philomenna Ruggierio Emanuel. Carmella was a member of St. Rose Church, and a former member of the Eagles, the Old Timers Club and had...
Elizabeth Furman
Dec 22, 2014
Elizabeth Furman, 91, of Mentor Ohio, formerly of Girard, died Monday December 22, 2014 at Hospice of The Western Reserve in Mentor Ohio. She was born June 14, 1923 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Michael and Elizabeth Janov Smerek. She was a member of St. Rose Church and active in the church choir. When Elizabeth and...
Anna Johntony
Dec 22, 2014
Anna Johntony, 93, of New Castle, Pa., formerly of Girard, passed away on Monday December 22, 2014 at Haven Convalescent Home in New Castle, Pa. Anna was born September 16, 1921 in Italy, the daughter of Arthur and Maria Cafaro. She had worked for Cherry's Top O' The Mall in Eastwood Mall for many years. She was a member...
Clement "Bud" H Rogers
Dec 20, 2014
Clement H. "Bud" Rogers Jr., 84, of Howland , passed away on Saturday, December 20, 2014 at Trumbull Memorial Hospital. Bud was born August 6, 1930 in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of Clement and Ruby Rogers Sr. He was a 1948 graduate of Girard High School and later join the Airforce and served during the Korean Conflict. He was...
Ronald Gordon
Dec 19, 2014
Ronald G. Gordon, 49, of Girard, passed away on Friday, December 19, 2014, at his residence. Ron was born September 30, 1965 in Sharon, Pa. the son of Ronald R. and Rose Marie Calleja Gordon. Ron was a self-employed carpenter and construction worker. He had played in various bands during his younger years playing the bass. He is survived...
Marlene Ann Strauss
Dec 19, 2014
Marlene Ann Strauss, 79,of Liberty Twp. and Barberton, Ohio, passed away on Friday December 19, 2014 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Boardman. Marlene was born July 25, 1935 in Wheeling, West Virginia, the daughter of the late David and Mary Doyle. She is survived by her long time companion, Ivan Spehar of Liberty Twp. and her children; Carl Lee...
Beverly J (Colbert) Ridge
Dec 17, 2014
Beverly J. Ridge, 79, of Liberty Twp., passed away December 17, 2014 at University of Arizona Medical Center in Tuscon, Arizona. Beverly was born February 16, 1935 in Youngstown, Ohio, the daughter of Martin and Laura Colbert. Beverly was a 1953 graduate of Liberty High School. After graduation she worked for the Liberty School System for a few years...
Mary Jane Lambert
Dec 11, 2014
Mary Jane Lambert, 96, of Girard, passed away suddenly on Thursday December 11, 2014 at her residence. She was born July 18, 1918 in Youngstown, Ohio the daughter of the late Pasquale and Lucy Garnet Gabriele. Mary Jane retired in 1978 from Packard Electric after 31 years as a solderer. She was a member of St. Rose Church, and...
James A Caylor
Dec 10, 2014
James A. Caylor, 81, of Liberty Twp., passed away on Wednesday December 10, 2014 at The Gables of Kent Ridge on Golden Pond in Kent, Ohio. James was born April 20, 1933 in Indiana, Pa., the son of the late Bernard and Lillian Clark Caylor. James had worked for Preston Trucking Co. retiring in 1995 as a truck driver,...
Roger W. Morris Sr.
Dec 10, 2014
Roger W. Morris Sr., 82, of Liberty Twp., passed away on Wednesday December 10, 2014 at his residence. Roger was born October 1, 1932 in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of the late Arthur and Blodwyn Williams Morris. Roger retired as a self-employed plumber, owning Morris Plumbing Co. for over thirty years. Roger served his country during the Korean War...
Debbie West
Dec 8, 2014
Debbie West, 59, of Weathersfield Twp., passed away Monday December 8, 2014 at the Hospice House. She was born December 5, 1955 in Warren, Ohio. Debbie was a operator of the ARC Club in Girard for over 15 years. She was a member of the Girard Eagles and the IFH club in Girard. She enjoyed playing bingo and going...
Raymond L Harris
Dec 4, 2014
Raymond Lee Harris, 85, a true gentleman of Liberty Twp., passed away Thursday December 4, 2014 at the Hospice House. Raymond was born on October 13, 1929 in Pittsburgh , PA , the son of Raymond W. and Wilhelmina (McClinton) Harris. After graduation from Bellevue (PA) High School, Ray served in the National Guard, and attended Westminster College ,...
Betty H Gray
Nov 29, 2014
Betty H. Gray, 92, of Westerville, Ohio, formerly of Liberty Twp., Ohio, passed away on Saturday, November 29, 2014 at her residence. Betty was born May 5, 1922 in Youngstown, Ohio, the daughter of the late Thomas and Mary Sample Hynes. Betty was a 1939 graduate of Scienceville High School in Youngstown and the Kaiser School of Cosmotology. Betty...
Catherine M Murphy
Nov 29, 2014
Catherine M. Murphy, 62, of McDonald, died Saturday November 29, 2014 at Hospice House in Poland. She was born December 3, 1951 in Youngstown, the daughter of the late James E. and Mary Catherine Murphy. She was a graduate of Ursuline High School, Choffin School of Practical Nursing; Youngstown State University, where she received an associated degree in nursing...
Eva B Crump
Nov 29, 2014
Eva B. Crump, 92, of Liberty Twp., passed away on Saturday November 29, 2014 at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Eva was born November 21, 1922 in National, Maryland, the daughter of the late Carl A. and Viola M. Shives Kaefer. During the war she worked for a plant in Maryland manufacturing war materials and in the 50's worked for Moyer...
Karla J Nobles
Nov 27, 2014
Karla J. Nobles, 60, of Farrell, Pennsylvania, went home to be with her Lord Thursday November 27, 2014. She was born February 25, 1954 the daughter of Foster VanNess and Kathleen McGeeVanNess O'Connell. She grew up in Girard, Ohio and attended Girard High School. Karla had a heart that touched everyone she came in contact with whether family, friends,...
Gloria H Lang
Nov 27, 2014
Gloria H. Lang, 82, of Liberty Twp., died Thursday November 27, 2014 at Hospice House. She was born March 15, 1932 in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of the late Michael and Elizabeth Snyder Lang. At the age of 10, Gloria worked on the fishing docks of New Jersey; and her employment in her youth varied from lumberjack to...
