Sophia O. Puskarich
Aug 12, 2014
NILES - Sophia O. Puskarich, 92, died at 3:06am, Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at the St. Joseph Health Center following an extended illness. She was born in Avella, Pennsylvania on April 29, 1922 to Rudolph and Theresa (Tolar) Ograyensek and came to this area in 1954. Sophia was affectionately known as Sophie and was employed at a cook with the...
Edna L. Aho
Aug 10, 2014
MCDONALD - Edna L. Aho, 84, passed away peacefully at 1:15pm, Sunday, August 10, 2014 at the Hospice House, Poland following a short illness. Edna was born in Struthers, Ohio on August 8, 1930 the daughter of John and Clara Louise (Buress) Bodnark and has lived in this area all her life. Edna was a high school graduate, attended and...
Richard J. Miller
Aug 9, 2014
NILES - Richard J. Miller, 89, passed away peacefully at 5:10pm, Saturday; August 9, 2014 at Vista Care at the Ridge following an extended illness. He was born in New Castle, Pennsylvania on December 15, 1924 to Alonzo J. and Johanna (Mann) Miller. Richard was known by family, friends and associates as Dick. He graduated from Youngstown East High School...
Norwood L. "Butch" Mcnamara
Aug 9, 2014
NILES - Norwood Lester "Butch" McNamara Jr., 66, passed away peacefully on Saturday morning August 9, 2014 at his residence after a two month illness. He was born in Warren on January 29, 1948 the son of Norwood Lester and Margaret (Rich) McNamara Sr. A 1966 graduate of Niles McKinley High School, he honorably served in the Untied States Army...
James Harper Grohl
Aug 6, 2014
Howland - James Harper Grohl, 75, of Howland Township and Walnut Creek, California passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 6, 2014 with his family at his side. James was born December 9, 1938 in Canton, Ohio, the son of Alois and Ruth V. (Bonebrake) Grohl. Jim treasured his long and rewarding career in Journalism. He was an Award Winning Journalist...
Ronald G. Scherich
Aug 3, 2014
NILES - Ronald Gale Scherich, 40, passed away on Sunday morning August 3, 2014 at his residence. He was born in Warren on November 28, 1973 the son of Ronald G. and Valerie (Piper) Scherich. Ronnie was a good son, a good and loving husband with a wonderful funny personality. A 1992 graduate of Niles McKinley High School, he attended...
Daniel A. Davies
Jul 28, 2014
NILES - Daniel A. Davies, 53, died at 1:43am, Monday, July 28, 2014 at the St. Joseph Health Center emergency room following a courageous battle with lung cancer. He was born in Warren, Ohio on November 17, 1960 the son of Charles and Clarice (Volkert) Davies and lived in this area all his life. He attended Niles McKinley High School...
Christine E. Lorent
Jul 27, 2014
NILES - Christine E. Lorent, 82, passed away peacefully at 7:30 am, Sunday, July 27, 2014 at the home of her daughter in Warren following an extended illness. Christine was born in Fayetteville, West Virginia on April 6, 1932, the daughter of John and Nellie Belle Rutherford Coppney and came to this area many years ago. She retired in 1994...
Dennis Michael Sesonsky
Jul 21, 2014
Heaven just got a little LOUDER. Dennis Michael Sesonsky Sr. passed away on Monday, July 21, 2014 at the age of 65 after a long battle with cirrhosis of the liver. A proud lifelong resident of the Mahoning Valley, Dennis was born in Youngstown on December 23, 1948 as the only child to Michael and Sophie (Kutlick) Sesonsky. He was...
Frances M. Disko
Jul 20, 2014
AUSTINTOWN - Frances M. Disko, 97, passed away peacefully at 10:57 pm on Sunday July 20, 2014 at the Humility House where she had lived for the past five years. She was born in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania on July 15, 1917 the daughter of Frank and Carmela (Lagana) Crupi and moved to the Niles as a child. She formerly lived...
Earlene "Betty" Negro
Jul 18, 2014
NILES - Earlene "Betty" Negro, 86, passed away peacefully at 12:30 pm on Friday July 18, 2014 at the Shepherd of the Valley Nursing Home, Niles. She was born in Warren on May 23, 1928 the daughter of Norris and Pauline (Yencer) Hake and lived in this community her entire life. She was a homemaker and cared for her family,...
Fred G. Jones
Jul 17, 2014
NILES - Fred G. Jones, 75, died Thursday evening July 17, 2014 at the Trumbull Memorial Hospital. He was born in Niles on September 12, 1938 the son of Kenneth and Mildred (Tucker) Jones. He was a Niles McKinley High School graduate and attended Barber School. He was member and custodian for the Evansville Baptist Church in Mineral Ridge. He...
Theodore Arthur Comeau
Jul 15, 2014
NILES - Theodore Arthur "Ted" Comeau, 89, passed away at 8:25 am on Tuesday July 15, 2014 at the Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Youngstown. He was born in Lisbon, Maine on June 6, 1925 the son of Angus Luke and Sophie Angelique (Walker) Comeau. Ted retired as a Gunnery Sergeant of the United States Marine Corps where he honorably...
Joan Elizabeth Paulik
Jul 15, 2014
NILES - Joan Elizabeth Paulik, 79, died at 1:25 pm on Tuesday July 15, 2014 at the O'Brien Memorial Health Care Center following an extended illness. She was born in Warren on April 11, 1935 the daughter of Joseph and Anna (Filip) Mrofchak and live her entire life in this community. A 1953 graduate of Niles McKinley High School, she...
Harold Franklin Kover
Jul 14, 2014
MINERAL RIDGE - Harold Franklin Kover, 68, passed away at 5:50 pm on Monday July 14, 2014 at the University Hospital, Cleveland following a two year illness. He was born in Warren on December 9, 1945 the son of Henry T. and Mary Louise (Jeswald) Kover and was raised by his grandparents Frank and Philomena Jeswald in Niles. A graduate...
Bernadette A. Wilkerson
Jul 9, 2014
LIBERTY - Bernadette A. Wilkerson, 86, passed away peacefully at 1:30 pm on Wednesday July 9, 2014 at the Liberty Health Care Center. She was born Braddock, Pennsylvania on April 11, 1928 the daughter of Vincent and Mary Ebbitt. Prior to moving to the nursing home she live on Morris Place in Niles. For over twenty years she worked in...
Troy William Cross
Jul 6, 2014
McDONALD - Troy William Cross, 81, passed away peacefully on Sunday evening July 6, 2014 at his residence with his family at his side. He was born in Lawton, Kentucky on November 24, 1932 the son of Joseph Henry and Edna Bertha (May) Cross and moved to this area in the 1960's. He was an operating engineer for Morain Coating...
Paul E. Heltzel
Jun 30, 2014
Paul Emmet Heltzel, 69, passed away peacefully and quietly on the morning of Monday, June 30, 2014 at his home and in the company of family after a strong and brief fight with cancer. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on May 26, 1945 to the late Robert E. and Mary Jane (Hazzard) Heltzel Sr., Paul was the first of seven children....
Starkey Ray Gilliam
Jun 29, 2014
NILES - Starkey Ray Gilliam, 39, died at 5:56pm, Sunday evening, June 29, 2014 at the St. Joseph Health Center, emergency room following a heart attack suffered at home. He was born in Warren on December 4, 1974 the son of Charles Starkey and Iris J. (Deaton) Gilliam and lived in this community his entire life. A 1993 graduate of...
Pamela J. Dando
Jun 29, 2014
MINERAL RIDGE - Pamela J. Dando, 60, passed away peacefully at 4:50 am on Sunday, June 29, 2014 at the Vista Care at the Ridge following an extended illness with cancer. She was born in Fort Worth, Texas on November 24, 1953 the daughter of Richard A. and Nancy (Davis) Dando and has lived in Trumbull County most of her...
