Obituaries
William E Crain
Nov 11, 2011
William E. "Boss Hog" Crain, 70, of Brookfield, died Friday November 11, 2011, at his residence. He was born July 4, 1941, in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of the late William H. and Elizabeth Ann Blackburn Crain. Bill was a Owner Operator of Crain Construction and worked for Trumbull Co. Engineering for 10 years. He was a member of...
Jane (Ferraro) Thorpe
Nov 7, 2011
Services will be held on Thursday November 8, 2011 at 12:00 PM at Woodland Park United Methodist Church for Jane Thorpe who passed away Monday morning at Valley Care Northside with her loving family by her side. Jane was born in Youngstown on June 20, 1929, the daughter of the late Frank and Theresa Muchway Ferraro, and moved to...
Michelle "Mickey" Witkoski
Nov 5, 2011
Michelle (Mickey) Witkoski, 52, of McDonald, died Saturday Nov. 5, 2011 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center. Mickey was born January 21, 1959 in Youngstown, the daughter of Thomas G. and Carleen Ryan Witkoski, She was presently employed at Kitchen and Bath Co. in Girard. A graduate of McDonald High School in 1977 , Mickey enjoyed painting, doing nails, animals...
Margaret (McMillan) Leighton
Nov 4, 2011
Margaret Leighton, 107, died Friday November 4, 2011 at her daughters home in McDonald. She was born August 15, 1904 in Glasgow, Scotland, the daughter of the late Daniel and Helen Hunter McMillan. Margaret was a homemaker, an avid knitter, enjoyed gardening, cooking, and baking, and loved traveling and reading. She is survived by her daughter, Margie (Duke) Komlanc...
Colleen Kay Painter
Nov 3, 2011
Colleen Kay Painter, 84, formerly of Girard, died Thursday November 3, 2011 in Carmel, Indiana. She was born April 11, 1927 in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Donald & Elsie Fox McCandless. She formerly worked at Easco Aluminum Co. for three years and M & M Manufacturing for 5 years. She was a former member of...
Eugene "Geno" Barber
Oct 25, 2011
Eugene A. "Geno" Barber, 53 of Youngstown, died Tuesday October 25, 2011 at Campus Health Care after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born June 19, 1958 in Long Beach, CA, the son of the late Edwin & Lois Gibson Barber, Sr. Eugene previously worked for theTrumbull Country Club,and was an avid Oakland Raiders Fan. He is...
Anthony Potami
Oct 19, 2011
Anthony Potami, 83, of Girard, died Wednesday October 19, 2011 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center. He was born May 27, 1928 in Girard, Ohio, the son of the late James & Marie Natoli Potami. Anthony is retired from General Motors and previously worked for Ohio Leather Works. He was a Army Veteran in Korean War. He enjoyed playing golf. ...
Donna J Revella
Oct 19, 2011
Donna J Revella, 83, of Girard, passed away on Wednesday October 19, 2011 at Trumbull Memorial Hospital. Donna was born July 8, 1928 in Berlin Center, Ohio, the daughter of the late William and Violet Kime Leith. Donna and her late husband Bert, owned and operated the Avon Oaks Ballroom for 41 years until 2005. She had previously worked...
Michael Smith
Oct 18, 2011
Michael Smith, 87, formerly of Girard, died Tuesday October 18, 2011 at Shepherd of the Valley Nursing Home. He was born November 23, 1923 in Girard, Ohio the son of the late Michael & Cleo Wallace Smith. Michael was a Owner Operator for Smith Brother Trucking retiring in 1988. He was a graduate of Girard High School class of...
James F. Norris
Oct 16, 2011
James F. Norris, 37, of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, formerly of Austintown, passed away Sunday evening October 16, 2011 at Akron City Hospital. James was born November 30, 1973 in Youngstown, the son of Kenneth Norris and Marsha "Penny" Voina Ruse. Graduating from Austintown Fitch High School, class of 1992, he excelled in Soccer and Basketball and met the love...
Theresa D Gresley-Martin
Sep 20, 2011
Theresa D. Gresley-Martin, 83, formerly of Liberty Twp., died Tuesday September 20, 2011 at Shepherd of the Valley Nursing Home in Niles. She was born December 12, 1927 in Niles, Ohio, the daughter of the late Elmer & Theresa McCarthy Tragresser. Theresa was a homemaker and of the Catholic Faith. She was a former member of the Dewitt McConnell...
Deborah L Watts
Sep 18, 2011
Deborah L. Watts, of Girard , died on September 18, 2011 at Hospice House in Poland. She was born on January 7, 1958 in Youngstown, Ohio, the daughter of George and Elizabeth (Loretta) Parou Hrun. Deb as a 1976 graduate of Chaney High School and was employed at Pharmacy Data Management as Benefit Account Coordinator for the past 14...
Alvin Eddie Schnarrs
Sep 18, 2011
Alvin "Eddie" Schnarrs, 79, of Girard, died Sunday September 18, 2011, at St. Elizabeth Hospital. He was born March 13, 1932, the son of the late Alvin R. and Maxine Croyle Schnarrs. He was a truck driver for 47 years and worked for McNicholas Transfer, General Fireproofing and retiring from Schwebels Bakery. He was a Veteran of the Air...
Nick Ben
Sep 14, 2011
Nick Ben, 79, of Girard, died peacefully on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 with family members at his side. Nick was born on February 20, 1932 in Warren, Ohio the son of the late Fetko and Pearl Mochak Ben. He was a retired accountant from Packard Electric after 35 years and recently retired from his own tax business. He was...
Lionel J Trebilcock
Sep 13, 2011
Lionel J. Trebilcock, 95, of Liberty Twp., walked home with the Lord on Tuesday September 13, 2011. He was born October 15, 1915 in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of the former Arthur & Lavina Merifield Trebilcock. He formerly worked as a plant manager for Islay Dairy in Youngstown for 40 years retiring in 1965 and then worked as a...
Bettylee M Myers
Sep 9, 2011
Bettylee M. Myers, 84, of Fowler, Ohio died Friday Sept. 9, 2011 at Meadow Brook Manor. She was born November 26, 1926 in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Leroy & Margaret Myers. Bettylee was a homemaker. She is survived by her children, Robert F. Myers of Champion, OH, William S. (Susan) Dolney of Munhall, PA, James B....
Charles W Syak
Sep 3, 2011
Charles W. Syak, 96, of Girard, passed away in the early morning of September 3, 2011. Mr. Syak was born in Youngstown, Ohio, March 15, 1915 and graduated from Girard Senior High School in 1934, marrying his high school sweetheart, Sarah Jane Caines, the same year. Following graduation he attended evening classes in engineering. He worked at General Fireproofing...
David A Adams
Sep 2, 2011
David A. Adams, 90, of Girard, died Friday September 2, 2011 at Hospice House in Poland. He was born June 13, 1921 in Struthers, Ohio the son of the late Charles & Adelaide Yochim Adams. David retired in 1983 after 40 years for Ohio Edison Power Plant in Niles. He was a Veteran in the Army in WWII, a...
Eric A Dickason
Aug 29, 2011
Eric A. Dickason, 40, of Girard, died Monday August 29, 2011, at his residence. He was born August 24, 1971 in Youngstown, OH. Eric was self-employed owner of TKO Pest Control Services in Girard. He was a 1190 graduate of Girard High School. Eric enjoyed spending time with his daughters, boating, motorcycling, race cars, and golfing. He is survived...
Ruth (Anderson) Edwards
Aug 28, 2011
Ruth Edwards, 74, of Liberty Twp., died Sunday August 28, 2011 at Hospice House in Poland. She was born August 23, 1937 in Youngstown, Ohio the daughter of the late Robert H. & Emilie Griffith Anderson. Ruth worked in the insurance industry and had last worked for The Griffith Agency, Inc., in Girard. She was a member of Church...
