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Local Obituaries from Niles, OH
Beecher L. Barker
Feb 17, 2017
AUSTINTOWN - Beecher Barker, 89, went to be with his Lord at 4:25 p.m., Friday February 17, 2017 at Hospice House with his daughter, Elaine and grandson, David by his side. He was born on August 25,1927 in Gimlet, Kentucky the son of Charles and Della Barker. As a teenager he moved to the Niles community. He worked in fabricating...
John Pantalone
Feb 10, 2017
NILES - John Pantalone, a local paving contractor for over 65 years, passed away peacefully at 7:15 a.m. on Friday February 10, 2017 at his residence at the Manor of Autumn Hills. He was 88 years old. He was born in Youngstown on October 10, 1928 the son of Thomas and Mary (Stigliano) Pantalone. For most of his life he...
Loretta Grace White
Feb 8, 2017
MINERAL RIDGE - Loretta Grace White, 77, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family and close friends at 6:16 p.m. on Wednesday February 8, 2017 at the Vista Care at the Ridge. She was born in Butler, Pennsylvania on June 22, 1939 the daughter of Christy and Margaret (Lewis) Otto. She was a member of the Apostolic Pentecostal Church,...

Amelia Ann Henninger
Feb 7, 2017
MINERAL RIDGE - Amelia Ann Henninger, 84, passed away peacefully at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday February 7, 2017 at the Vista Center at the Ridge. She was born in Warren on October 16, 1932 the daughter of Benny and Madalena (Palumbo) Mauro and lived most of her life in the Niles community. She was a 1950 graduate of Niles McKinley...
Agnes R. Miller
Feb 6, 2017
WARREN - Agnes R. Miller, 88, passed into eternal life on Monday February 6, 2017 at the Shepherd of the Valley Nursing Home in Howland. She was born in Loudenville, West Virginia on January 5, 1929 the daughter of Elmer and Edna (Clark) Poole. Agnes retired from Colonial Sparkle Market in Canfield in 1985 as head cashier. She then turned...
Mildred L. Blum
Feb 6, 2017
YOUNGSTOWN - Mildred L. Blum, 94, passed away at 9:49 a.m. on Monday February 6, 2017 at the Omni Manor Health Care Center following a short illness. She was born in Warren on October 14, 1922 the daughter of Fred and Thara (Graffius) Weimer and lived in Niles most of her life. Mildred retired in May of 1983 after working...
David B. Clark
Feb 5, 2017
NILES - David B. Clark, 84, passed away at 12:10 a.m. on Sunday, February 5, 2017 at the Trumbull Memorial Hospital following complications of pneumonia. He was born in Soldier, Kentucky on December 10, 1932, the son of Elvia B. and Mearl (Wilson) Clark and moved to the Niles area in 1950. He began working for the next 30 years...
James Joseph Madigan
Feb 4, 2017
NILES - James Joseph Madigan, 78, died at 7:55 p.m. on Saturday February 4, 2017 at the St. Elizabeth Health Center following complications of a stroke. He was born in Niles on May 18, 1938 the son of James and Edith Marie (O'Connell) Madigan and lived in this community most of his life. He was known by many as "Slip"...
Dorothy Mae Cross
Feb 2, 2017
MINERAL RIDGE - On the 2nd of February, in the year of our Lord 2017, Dorothy Mae Cross was delivered from this earth and carried into the glorious presence of her Heavenly Father. She ran her race with passion, courage and faith in Christ that gives eternal life. Her memory and legacy will live on through her family who knew...
Mary Dunn Brown
Jan 26, 2017
NILES - Mary Dunn Brown, 58, passed away at 10:00 p.m. on Thursday January 26, 2017 at the St. Elizabeth Health Center of cancer. She was born in Youngstown on January 27, 1958 the daughter of James W. and Shirley Ann (Allen) Dunn Sr. Mary came into this world and left this world in the same place a day before...
Shirley (Klouse) Cappello
Jan 25, 2017
NILES - Shirley Ann (Klouse) Cappello, 63, passed away at 5:40 p.m. on Wednesday January 25, 2017 at her home. She was born in Warren on October 8, 1953 the daughter of John and Virginia (Rek) March Jr. and lived in the Niles community most of her life. She was a 1972 graduate of Niles McKinley High School and the...
Velma Elaine Bowman
Jan 22, 2017
NILES - Velma Elaine Bowman, 98, passed away at 1:15 p.m. on Sunday January 22, 2017 at the Vista Care at the Ridge. She was born on September 3, 1918 the daughter of Cleaver E. and Ruth (Heller) Smith. She enjoyed traveling, visiting 49 states with her favorite being Alaska and making crafts especially beaded bracelets. Velma is survived by...
Charles John Wasil
Jan 10, 2017
NILES - Charles John Wasil, 80, passed away at 6:58 p.m. on Tuesday January 10, 2017 at the Windsor House of Champion following a long illness. He was born on in Republic, Pennsylvania June 2, 1936 the son of Charles and Mary (Stishan) Wasil. A 1954 graduate of Warren G. Harding High School, he also studied at Youngstown State University....
Michael Senko
Jan 4, 2017
Weathersfield Township - Michael Senko, 86, died at 12:44 a.m. on Wednesday January 4, 2017 in the Emergency Room of Trumbull Memorial Hospital. He was born in Youngstown on December 14, 1930 the son of Nicholas and Eva (Sisco) Senko. He was self-employed with Senko Brothers Excavating and Landscaping and a member of the Niles Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom...
Emma C. Berryman
Jan 3, 2017
Austintown - Emma C. Berryman, 80, died at 8:45 p.m. on Tuesday January 3, 2017 at the Hospice House in Poland. She was born in Bedford, Pennsylvania on January 29, 1936 the daughter of Harry and Rebecca (Foor) Berryman. For many years, she was a resident at the Youngstown Development Center where she developed many friendships with residents and staff....
Elizabeth "Sue" Siska
Jan 2, 2017
COLUMBUS - Elizabeth Suzanne "Sue" Siska, 66, died at 2:41 p.m. on Monday January 2, 2017 at the Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. She was born in Warren, Ohio on December 30, 1950 the only child of Julius N. and Esther O. (Teglas) Siska. Sue was a graduate of Niles McKinley High School and the Trumbull Memorial Hospital School of...
Twila Lionne Burns
Dec 27, 2016
NILES - Twila Lionne Burns, 88, died at 4:25 a.m. on Tuesday December 27, 2016 at the Autumn Hills Nursing Home. She was born in Girard on September 19,1928 the only child of Harry and Hazel Leona (Hirst) Hayden. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Niles and the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Chapter 57. For many...
Mary C. Griffin
Dec 19, 2016
MINERAL RIDGE - Mary C. Griffin, 96, passed away peacefully at 10:49 a.m., Monday, December 19, 2016 at Hampton Woods in Poland following an extended illness. Mary was born in Salem, Ohio on July 27, 1920 the daughter of George B. and Helen C. (Harrington) Shriver and lived in Trumbull County since 1944. She was a 1938 graduate of Salem...
Roberta Jean Williams
Dec 5, 2016
NILES - Roberta Jean Williams, 87, died at 7:53 a.m. on Monday December 5, 2016 at Trumbull Memorial Hospital. Bobbie was born in Niles on April 21, 1929 the only child of Howard W. and Josephine (Miller) Williams and lived in this community her entire life. She was a 1947 graduate of Niles McKinley High School and attended Bethany College....
James Ray Thomas
Nov 28, 2016
NILES - James Ray Thomas, 62, passed away at 7:50 a.m. on Monday November 28, 2016 at the St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown. He was born in Warren on February 24, 1954 the son of Vearl Wintsel and Barbara S.(Holbrook) Thomas. A 1972 graduate of Niles McKinley High School he worked for several years in the hot mill area...
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