obituaries
Local Obituaries from Niles, OH
Honorald Houston
Jun 14, 2016
NILES - Honorald Houston Sr., 84, passed away at 12:37 p.m. on Tuesday June 14, 2016 at the St. Elizabeth Health Center following a long illness. He was born in Richmond, Virginia on February 1, 1932 the son of William and Inez (Greene) Hueston. He was known by many as "Mr. H" or "Nuke" He was a graduate of Youngstown...
Nioka Ann Breedlove
Jun 3, 2016
McDONALD - Nioka Ann Breedlove, 71, passed away peacefully at 3:30 a.m., Friday, June 3, 2016 at the Vibra Hospital of Mahoning Valley Trumbull Memorial following a long illness. Ann was born in West Union, West Virginia on March 12, 1945 the daughter of Edward L. and Mary P. (Robison) Allen Sr. Ann graduated from Mineral Ridge High School, was...
Charlie Felton Keel
Jun 3, 2016
HOWLAND - Charlie Felton Keel, 88, passed away peacefully at 7:43 p.m., Friday June 3, 2016 at Shepherd of the Valley in Howland. He was born in Williamston, North Carolina on August 10, 1927 the son of Charlie B. and Mary M. (Gurganus) Keel. He was a United States Navy Veteran of World War II serving six months, a Retired...
Ronald Neil Thomas
Jun 1, 2016
NILES - Ronald Neil Thomas, 83, passed away peacefully at 9:15 p.m. on Wednesday June 1, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family following a long illness. He was born in Niles on September 9, 1932 the son of David Aubrey and Martha Mae (Kennedy) Thomas. A 1951 graduate of Niles McKinley High School he honorably served in...
David R. Baker
May 31, 2016
NILES - David R. Baker Sr., 62, died at 8:25 p.m. on Tuesday May 31, 2016 at the Liberty Health Care Center following a long illness. He was born in Warren on November 6, 1953 the son of George and Mary (Brewer) Baker Sr. He retired on July 9, 2012 after working as a laborer for 38 years at RMI...
Ronald David Tabor
May 25, 2016
WARREN - Ronald David Tabor, 60, died at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday May 25, 2016 at his residence. He was born in Warren, Ohio on December 18, 1955 the son of Virgil E. and Mary M.(Fultz) Tabor. He was a truck driver for many years. Ron is survived by his wife Donna (Moore) Tabor whom he married on April 24,...
Loren "Chuck" Wingard
May 15, 2016
WARREN - Loren "Chuck" Wingard, 81, passed away at 12:10 a.m. on Sunday May 15, 2016 at the Cortland Healthcare Center following a long illness. He was born in Ravenna, Ohio on January 22, 1935 the son of James and Florence (Funk) Wingard. He was a graduate of Ravenna High School and honorably served in the United States Army Reserves....
Wayne Hanshaw
May 12, 2016
HOWLAND - Wayne Hanshaw Sr., 76, went home to be with his Lord at 4:04 p.m. on Thursday, May 12, 2016 at the St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown. He was born in Olive Hill, Kentucky on June 9, 1939 the son of Arthur and Helen (Johnson) Hanshaw. Wayne was an over the road professional truck driver for USF Holland...
Norine Sizemore
May 11, 2016
NILES - Norine Sizemore, 80, passed away peacefully at 5:40 p.m., Wednesday, May 11, 2016 surrounded by her loving family at Trumbull Memorial Hospital. She was born in Elys, Kentucky on January 30, 1936, the daughter of Charlie and Josie (Miles) Lawson and has lived in this area most of her life. She was the "Greatest Mamaw" and loved taking...
Milton B. "Milt" Cross
May 8, 2016
Milton B. "Milt" Cross formerly of Champion, Ohio, 80, passed away at 12:15 a.m. on Sunday, May 8, 2016 at the Windsor Heights Alzheimer's Special Care Center in Beachwood. He was born in Olive Hill, Kentucky the son of Walter and Ruby (Whittacker) Cross. A United States Army Veteran of the Korean War he worked in the blast furnace area...
Dorothy Mae Farmer
May 4, 2016
RICHLANDS, NC - Dorothy Mae Farmer, 83, died on Wednesday May 4, 2016 at the Brookstone Living Center in Pollocksville, North Carolina. She was born in Warren, Ohio on August 9, 1932 the daughter of John and Virginia (Daugherty) Coates and lived in the Niles, Ohio community for most of her life. She was a member of the First United...
Eileen Rose Myers
Apr 18, 2016
NILES - Eileen Rose Myers, 83, died at 9:25 a.m. on Monday April 18, 2016 at the St. Joseph Health Center following a long illness. She was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on December 3, 1932 the daughter of Anthony and Helen (Campus) Navarro. For over 20 years she was a residential aide at Shepherd of the Valley in Niles. She...
Russell M. "Buck" Shaw
Apr 13, 2016
NILES - Russell M. "Buck" Shaw Sr., 76, died on Wednesday morning April 13, 2016 at his home following a long illness. He was born in Niles on August 26, 1939 the son of Clarence and Ethel (Vivian) Shaw and resided in the community his entire life. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, watching old western movies, sports especially football and nascar....
Richard W. "Dick" Brown
Apr 9, 2016
NILES - Richard W. "Dick" Brown, 81, joined eternal peace on Saturday morning April 9, 2016 at the Cleveland Clinic surrounded by his family. He was born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania on August 4, 1934 the son of Charles and Josephine (Stadler) Brown. He was a 1952 graduate of Windham High School where he played basketball and continued his studies at...
Gisela Gehringer
Apr 8, 2016
CORTLAND - Gisela Gehringer, 92, passed away peacefully on Friday morning April 8, 2016 at her residence at the Lake Vista Assisted Living in Cortland. She was born in Berlin, Germany on August 25, 1923 the daughter of Paul and Augusde (Rockstroh) Schuster and moved to the Howland community in 1947. While in Berlin, she attended art school specializing in...
Joseph R. Molinari
Apr 6, 2016
NILES - Joseph R. Molinari, 91, died on Wednesday morning April 6, 2016 at the St. Joseph Health Center. He was born in Farrell, Pennsylvania on May 16, 1924 the son of Anthony and Delfina (Perini) Molinari. He was a 1949 graduate of the Dana School of Music at Youngstown College and taught in the Columbiana School System. He honorably...
Margaret "Peggy" Larman
Apr 2, 2016
NILES - Margaret "Peggy" Larman, 73, passed away at noon on Saturday April 2, 2016 at the Shepherd of the Valley Nursing Home, Niles following a short illness. She was born in Youngstown on February 8, 1943 the daughter of James B. and Ethel (Lawson) Crank. She retired in 1999 after working 33 years in the computer quality control department...
Dorothy A. "Dotti" Ziegler
Mar 31, 2016
NILES - Dorothy A. "Dotti" Ziegler, 70, passed away at 3:25 p.m. on Thursday March 31, 2016 at the Windsor House in Champion following a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. Dotti was born in Warren, Ohio on April 7, 1945 the daughter of Joseph A. and Sara Jane (Ochs) Parker. She lived her entire life in the Niles community and...
Carol Christine Vars
Mar 29, 2016
AUSTINTOWN - Carol Christine Vars, 55, passed away on Tuesday March 29, 2016 at her residence. She was born in Warren, Ohio on November 7, 1960 the daughter of Leonard H. and Christine E. (Coppney) Stanley Sr. Carol had a great heart and would have done anything for anyone. She was a graduate of Niles McKinley High School and continued...
Kenneth Lee Dawson
Mar 28, 2016
NILES - Kenneth Lee Dawson Jr., 77, died at 9:00 a.m. on Monday March 28, 2016 at Vista Care at the Ridge. He was born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania on August 2, 1938 the son of Kenneth Lee and Thelma (Neil) Dawson Sr. A graduate of McKeesport High School, he honorably served in the United States Navy on the USS Donner...
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