obituaries

Oct 10, 2021

MINERAL RIDGE - Michael Raymond Mowery, 50, passed away unexpectedly at 7:41 p.m. on Sunday, October 10, 2021 at the Cleveland Clinic from complications of cardiac arrest and Covid. Mike was born in Youngstown, Ohio on January 21, 1971 the son of Kenneth L. and Constance Kay (Whittaker) Mowery Sr and has lived in this area all his life....

Oct 10, 2021

Belle Vernon, Pa. - Jean A. Adair, 76 passed away peacefully at 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, October 10, 2021 at the residence following an extended illness.  Jean was born in Warren, Ohio on February 6, 1945 the daughter of Kenneth and Anna Mae (Hood) Garland and was raised in Trumbull County.  Jean and William moved to Belle Vernon in...

Oct 4, 2021

VIENNA - Dean P. Voye, 85, passed away peacefully at 7:50 a.m. on Monday, October 4, 2021 at the residence following an extended illness. Dean was born in Warren, Ohio on April 25, 1936 the son of Remmy and Norma (Stone) Voye Sr. and lived in this area most of his life. Dean attended the University of Cincinnati and...

Oct 4, 2021

NILES - Douglas Lee Voithofer, 72, died at 12:26 a.m. in the emergency room of Saint Elizabeth Medical Center Belmont Avenue on Monday, October 4, 2021 following a heart attack suffered at home. Douglas was born in Morgantown, West Virginia on August 20, 1949 the son of Thomas and Juanita (Jones) Voithofer and came to Niles at a young...

Oct 2, 2021

MINERAL RIDGE - Clara B. Echols, 92, passed away peacefully at 1:20 a.m. on Saturday, October 2, 2021 at the Humility House, Austintown, following an extended illness. Clara was born in Coeburn, Virginia on December 18, 1928 the daughter of Grady E. and Mae (Phillips) Horne and came to this area many years ago. Clara was a 1940 graduate...

Sep 30, 2021

Howland Township - Shirley Temple Johnson Dawson, 81, passed away peacefully at 4:10 p.m. on Thursday, September 30, 2021 at the home of her daughter Kendra, with whom she lived. Shirley was born in Carter County, Kentucky on April 10, 1940, the daughter of George and Victoria Boggs Johnson. The Johnson family moved to the Niles area when Shirley...

Sep 29, 2021

HUBBARD - Patricia Sarah King, 83, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at the residence from heart failure. Patricia was born in Warren, Ohio on February 12, 1938 the daughter of Merle and Ruth (Watkins) Joseph and has lived in this area most of her life. Patricia was a Niles McKinley High School graduate...

Sep 28, 2021

NILES - Russell M. Shaw Jr. 56, passed away peacefully on 2:57 p.m. Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at the Trumbull Memorial Hospital.  Russell was born in Warren, Ohio on November 29, 1964 the son of Russell M. and Elsie I. (Miller) Shaw Sr.  He married Deborah Cox on February 24, 2002.

Russell was 1983 Niles McKinley High...

Sep 27, 2021

NILES - Lawrence H. Doherty, 85, died after a long illness at 9:40 p.m. on Monday, September 27, 2021 at the Hospice House, North Lima. Lawrence known by many as "Fuzz" was born in Portsmouth, Ohio on June 16, 1936 the son of William H. and Margaret Winley Doherty. Lawrence was employed for General Motors for many years and...

Sep 22, 2021

CORTLAND - Betty Ann Jocola, 89, passed away peacefully at 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at the Ohio Living Lake Vista Nursing Home following an extended illness.. Betty was born in Youngstown, Ohio on April 11, 1932 the daughter of Robert J. and Mary A. (Devorich) Gosmer and has lived in this area all her life. Betty...

Sep 22, 2021

NILES - Elena M. Sossi, 68, passed away unexpectedly at 6:05 p.m. on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at the Trumbull Regional Medical Center following a short illness. Elena was born in Warren, Ohio on November 14, 1952 the daughter of Eraldo and Elsie (Mocci) Sossi and has lived in this area all her life.

Elena was a...

Sep 20, 2021

McDONALD - Stephen J. Treharn, 70, passed away unexpectedly at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021, at the St. Elizabeth Health Center. Stephen was born on May 10, 1951, in Warren, the son of Bernard T. and Mary E. Donahue Treharn and has lived in the Niles and McDonald area all his life. Steve was a 1969 graduate...

Sep 19, 2021

NILES - Barbara J. McNevin 72, passed away unexpectedly at 12:22 p.m. on Sunday, September 19, 2021 at her residence. She was born in Carter County, Kentucky on October 15, 1948 the daughter of Ray and Pearl Johnson. Barbara was a stay at home mom and an avid reader of many books, with the Bible being her favorite. She...

Sep 18, 2021

NILES - Dorothy A. Manchester, 93, passed away unexpectedly at 2:34 a.m. on Saturday, September 18, 2021 at the St. Joseph Health Center. Dorothy was born in Niles, Ohio on August 4, 1928 the daughter of Joseph and Pasqualina (Modarelli) Murano and has lived in this area all her life. Dorothy was a 1946 graduate of Niles McKinley High...

Sep 15, 2021

HOWLAND - June Rae Braun 84, passed away peacefully at 7:08 p.m. on Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at her home with her family at her bedside. She was born in Warren, Ohio on November 20, 1936 the daughter of Howard L. and Jayne (Rader) Olson. June was a 1954 graduate of Niles McKinley High School and a 50 year...

Sep 1, 2021

NILES - Gudrun A. Gorkie 75, passed away at 11:05 a.m. on Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at the Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital. She was born in Salzburg, Austria on May 1, 1946 the only child of Ralph E. and Rosa (Hitnberger) Hill. She was a graduate of Niles McKinley High School and retired in 2011 after working 35 years as...

Aug 19, 2021

NILES - Leroy Cline, "Pa", 88, passed away peacefully at 7:09 p.m. on Thursday, August 19, 2021 at his home with his family at his side. He was born in Olive Hill, Kentucky on August 1, 1933 the son of Delmar and Dorothy (Brown) Cline. He attended Niles McKinley High School and honorably served in the United States Army...

Aug 10, 2021

NILES - Ann L. Williams 77, passed away at 9:45 p.m. on Tuesday August 10, 2021 at the Cleveland Clinic following a short illness. She was born in Warren, Ohio on January 27, 1944 the daughter of Leroy and Rose (Ceroli) Stabile and lived in the Niles community all of her life. She was a 1961 graduate of Niles...

Aug 1, 2021

NILES - Shirley Ann Mignogna 70, passed away at 7:05 a.m. on Sunday August 1, 2021 at the Trumbull Regional Medical Center. Shirley was born in Warren, Ohio on February 26, 1951 the daughter of Louis F. and Helen T. (Kuhn) Soltesz. She was a 1969 graduate of McDonald High School and was a member of St. Stephen Church,...

Jul 24, 2021

TOLEDO - Elisa Kay Molina, 23, passed away on Saturday evening July 24, 2021 in Toledo. She was born in Youngstown, Ohio on June 3, 1998 the daughter of David Molina Sr. and Kathy (Gromley) Smith-May. Elisa was a beautiful person inside and out. She was sassy and had a heart of gold. You could talk to her about...