obituaries
Local Obituaries from Niles, OH
Giovanna "Jeanne" Pritchard
May 26, 2013
NILES - Giovanna S. "Jeanne" Pritchard, 78, went to be with The Lord at 6:50 pm on Sunday, May 26, 2013 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center surrounded by family and friends. She courageously fought to stay with us after complications from longterm diabetes and a stroke suffered eights months ago, all this with no complaints. It was her unending love...
Shirley Ann Boyd
May 22, 2013
NILES - Shirley Ann Boyd, 61, passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning May 22, 2013 at her residence following an extended illness. She was born in Warren on July 30, 1951 the daughter of Leonard R. and Mildred O. (Beal) Boyd Sr. and lived in this area most of her life. A 1970 graduate of Niles McKinley High School, she...
Wilma Irene Kasiewicz
May 4, 2013
GIRARD - Wilma Irene Kasiewicz, 77, went to be with Jesus at 6:09 pm on Saturday, May 4, 2013 at the St. Joseph Health Center, Warren. She was born in Scottdale, Pennsylvania on April 20, 1936 the daughter of Matthew and Gladys (Wiltrout) Kozak. She was a member of St. Stephen Church, Niles Catholic Womens Club and a CCD teacher...
Paul Eugene Goehring
May 3, 2013
ERIE,PA - Paul Eugene Goehring, 87, died at 9:02 pm on Friday, May 3, 2013 at Millcreek Manor Nursing Home in Erie, Pennsylvania. He was born in Niles, Ohio on March 3, 1926 the son of Alvah J. and Lillian Grace (Dechert) Goehring. A honorable discharged United States Army Veteran of World War II, he worked at his first and...
Marianne Kaley
May 2, 2013
NILES - Marianne Kaley, 82, died at 3:39 pm on Thursday May 2, 2013 at the Trumbull Memorial Hospital after a short illness. She was born in Warren, Ohio on May 5, 1930 the daughter of John L. and Anne B. (Walsh) Kaley and lived in the Niles community all her life. She was a graduate of St. Stephen Elementary...
Catherine Marie Damon
May 1, 2013
CHAMPION - Catherine Marie Damon, 91, of Clearview Lantern Suites died at 9:15 pm on Wednesday May 1, 2013 at Windsor House of Champion. She was born in Warren on February 11, 1922 the daughter of George and Rose (Holtsberry) Rausch and lived in Trumbull County most of her life. In the 1940's, she was an inspector at Packard Electric...
Freida Mae Durell
Apr 27, 2013
NILES - Freida Mae DuRell, 90, passed away at 8:58 am on Saturday April 27, 2013 at Autumn Hills Nursing Home following a short illness. She was born on the ship called "Frederick VIII" (hence her name Freida) in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean on August 30, 1922 the daughter of Joseph and Martha (Zamiatala) Dogoda. She lived most...
Laszlo G. Nemeth
Apr 26, 2013
NILES - Laszlo G. Nemeth Sr., 77, passed away at 1:41 pm Friday, April 26, 2013 at the Autumn Hills Nursing Home following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Gyor, Hungary on April 19, 1936 the son of Geza and Anna (Takacs) Nemeth. As a Hungarian Freedom Fighter, he escaped Hungary during the Russian Revolution of 1956...
Richard Allan Freel
Apr 24, 2013
NILES - Richard Allan Freel, 68, passed away on Wednesday morning April 24, 2013 at his residence after suffering poor health in recent years. Dick was born in Warren on June 5, 1944 the son of Lawrence A. and Ruth A. (Isler) Freel and moved to the Niles area in 1956 from Windham. For many years, he lived in Southern...
Burel Brown
Apr 21, 2013
WEATHERSFIELD TOWNSHIP - Burel Brown, 68, passed away at 3:05 am Sunday April 21, 2013 at the St. Joseph Health Center. He was born in Warren on September 5, 1944 the son of Roy and Eva (Caudill) Brown. He attended Mineral Ridge High School and was an United States Army Veteran of the Vietnam War. In the 1960's and 1970's...
Charles R. Fair
Apr 14, 2013
MORRISTON, FLORIDA - Charles R. Fair, 90, passed away peacefully at 11:53 am, Sunday, April 14, 2013 at the Haven Hospice of Chiefland, Florida. Charles was born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania on September 29, 1922 the son of Irvin B. and Lelia M. (Lowrey) Fair. He lived in Niles most of his life and moved to Florida eight years ago to...
Shirley Elaine Lichwarcsik
Apr 13, 2013
NILES - Shirley Elaine Lichwarcsik, 60, passed away at 4:06 am on Saturday April 13, 2013 at Trumbull Memorial Hospital following an extended illness. She was born in Warren on July 28, 1952 the daughter of Clair E. and Norma (Smith) Barnett. She was raised in Niles and previously lived12 years in Arizona. A 1970 graduate of Niles McKinley High...
Martha Imelda Marek
Apr 10, 2013
NILES - Martha Imelda (Lally) Marek, 93, passed away on Wednesday morning April 10, 2013 at Autumn Hills Care Center. She was born in Warren on May 16, 1919 the daughter of Raymond B. and Nellie (Smith) Lally. As part of a musical family, she became an accomplished pianist and regularly played for the Niles Rotary Club Lunches. A 1937...
Elizabeth V. Tillery
Apr 9, 2013
CORTLAND - Elizabeth V. Tillery, 91, passed away peacefully at 3:40 pm Tuesday April 9, 2013 at the Vista Care at the Ridge. She was born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania on April 17, 1921 the daughter of Frank and Margaret (Pervay) Dorchock. A 1938 graduate of Niles McKinley High School, she retired in 1977 after working 22 years as a short...
Norman R. Barninger
Apr 1, 2013
GIRARD - Norman R. "Barney" Barninger, 91, passed away peacefully at 7:45 pm on Monday April 1, 2013 at the St. Elizabeth Health Center following an extended illness. He was born in Girard on October 26, 1921 the son of Daniel and Katherine (Gordon) Barninger and lived in this community his entire life. From 1936 to 1939 he served in...
Martha Frances Balicki
Mar 31, 2013
NILES - Martha Frances Balicki, 83, passed away peacefully at 10:18 am on Sunday March 31, 2013 at her residence. She was born in Vienna on February 5, 1930 the daughter of Glen and Martha (Hake) Sheldon and lived in Trumbull County her entire life. She was a homemaker and many years ago she was a legal secretary for Attorney...
Mary E. Parker
Mar 28, 2013
PORTSMOUTH - Mary E. Parker, 51, died at 12:05 pm on Thursday March 28, 2013 at Riverside Methodist Hospital following complications of a stroke. She was born in Warren on June 16, 1961 the daughter of Everett and Minnie Edith (Smith) Parker. She was the devoted Director of the CAO Head Start Program. She was passionate about rescuing dogs, an...
Terrence R. Farrell
Mar 28, 2013
CORTLAND - Terrence R. Farrell, 59, a well known disc jockey with the name Terry Professor Jam died at 7:54pm, Thursday, March 28, 2013 at the St. Elizabeth Health Center following a long illness. Terry was born in Cleveland, Ohio on March 15, 1954 the son of Robert and Bernadine (Mihalek) Farrell and has lived in this area all his...
David W. Howells
Mar 28, 2013
LAKEWOOD,OH - David W. Howells, 75, passed away at 7:52 am on Thursday March 28, 2013 at the Lakewood Hospital following complications with pneumonia. He was born in Niles on January 27, 1938 the son of David and Lydia (Francis) Howells. He was a 1955 graduate of Niles McKinley High School and attended Youngstown State University and the American Institute...

Lester Porter
Mar 27, 2013
NILES - Lester Porter, 78, passed away at 4:36 pm on Wednesday March 27, 2013 at the Ashtabula County Medical Center. He was born in Carter County, Kentucky on April 13, 1934 the son of George and Mary (Boggs) Porter and moved to Niles in 1957. He retired in 1995 after working 15 years as a shear operator at Livi...
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