obituaries
Local Obituaries from Niles, OH
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...
Michael Boyle
Mar 28, 2016
WARREN - Michael Boyle, 58, died at 5:40 p.m. on Monday March 28, 2016 at the St. Joseph Health Center. Michael was born in Warren on July 24, 1957 the son of John "Jack" and Margaret "Peg" (Tock) Boyle. He was a 1977 graduate of Niles McKinley High School. Michael worked for 25 years as a concrete mixer for Performix...
Joann Mae Thompson
Mar 24, 2016
NILES - JoAnn Mae Thompson, 83, entered into the presence of the Lord at 12:59 p.m. on Thursday March 24, 2016 at the Trumbull Memorial Hospital surrounded by her loving sons. She was born in Niles, Ohio on August 8, 1932 the daughter of John H. and Marguerite (Donohue) McIntire and lived in this community her entire life. After 28...
Billy Lee Williams
Mar 23, 2016
WARREN - Billy Lee Williams, 74, died at 3:06 p.m. on Wednesday March 23, 2016 at the Trumbull Memorial Hospital following a short illness. He was born in Warren, Ohio on August 22, 1941 the son of Kenneth Gorden and Dorothy Mae (Barrett) Williams. He was a Niles McKinley High School graduate and worked for 44 years in the transportation...
David H. Crawford
Mar 10, 2016
NILES - David H. Crawford, 79, passed away at 12:15 p.m. surrounded by his loving family on Thursday March 10, 2016 at his home following an extended illness. He was born in Fredonia, Pennsylvania on August 28, 1936 the son of Thomas and Margaret (Heath) Crawford. After 34 years, he retired from Packard Electric working in the skilled trades. He...
Gerald W. Murray
Mar 5, 2016
CORTLAND - Gerald W. Murray Sr., 84, formerly of Niles, passed away at 3:09 p.m. on Saturday March 5, 2016 at the Trumbull Memorial Hospital following complication of surgery. He was born in Washington, Pennsylvania on June 2, 1931 the son of Kenneth and Edna (Brahs) Murray. He was a graduate of Martins Ferry High School and served in the...
Richard M. "Otis" Sutton
Feb 26, 2016
NILES - Richard Marvin "Otis" Sutton, 61, died on Friday morning February 26, 2016 at his residence following a long illness. He was born in Warren, Ohio on May 1, 1954 the son of William Roy and Dacie B.(Perrine) Sutton Sr. and lived in this area all of his life. Rick was a truck driver for Teamsters Local 377 and...
Bertha Rose Bowser
Feb 25, 2016
WARREN - Bertha Rose Bowser, 94, passed away peacefully at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday February 25, 2016 at home. She was born in Kittanning, Pennsylvania on September 14, 1921 the daughter of Charles and Lottie (Heffelfinger) Brown. She was of the Christian Faith and many years ago worked in the maintenance department at the Eastwood Mall. Bertha is survived by...
Ruth Irene Anthony
Feb 14, 2016
FORT MYERS, FLORIDA - Ruth Irene Anthony, 90, passed away peacefully on Sunday February 14, 2016 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Warren, Ohio on December 9, 1925 the daughter of Daniel and Olive (Webb) McCormick. Formerly of Niles, she had been a resident of Fort Myers for the past 27 years. Ruth is...
Opal Barninger
Feb 10, 2016
GIRARD - Opal Barninger, 84, passed away peacefully at 5:40 a.m. on Wednesday February 10, 2016 at the Autumn Hills Nursing Home in Niles following an extended illness. She was born in Olive Hill, Kentucky on June 4, 1931 the daughter of Clyde and Nada (Holbrook) Cline Sr. She was a graduate of Niles McKinley High School and attended Central...
Jerry Lee Fultz
Feb 6, 2016
NILES - Jerry Lee Fultz, 54, died on Saturday February 6, 2016 at his home following an extended illness. He was born in Warren, Ohio on August 10, 1961 the son of Tommy and Alice Jane (Brown) Fultz. He was a 1979 graduate of Niles McKinley High School and for over 15 years he worked at Syro Steel and Trinity...
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