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Local Obituaries from Niles, OH
Victor Sparks
Mar 26, 2013
GRAYSON, KY - Victor Sparks, 74 of Grayson and formerly of Niles, Ohio died Tuesday afternoon at his daughters residence with whom he resided. He was born in Grayson on April 4, 1938 the son of Sherman and Odell (Cline) Sparks. He was a retired pipeliner with Local 798, a United States Navy veteran, and of the Pentecostal Faith. Victor...
Fay P. Gimma
Mar 24, 2013
NILES - Fay P. Gimma, 77, passed away peacefully at 6:00 am on Palm Sunday March 24, 2013 at her residence following a brief illness. She was born in Olive Hill, Kentucky on September 16, 1935 the daughter of Joseph and Ada L. (Holbrooks) Parker Sr.. She retired on September 1, 1999 after working 30 years at Packard Electric Company. ...
Molly Julia Gales
Mar 21, 2013
NILES - Molly Julia (Belenyi) Gales, 92, passed away at 11:00 am on Thursday March 21, 2013 at Shepherd of the Valley Nursing Home following a short illness. She was born in Tekehaza, Hungary on June 17, 1920 the daughter of Anton and Esther (Humoki) Belenyi. In 1987, she and her husband moved to Florida and in 2010 they moved...
William E. Cochran
Mar 20, 2013
HOWLAND - William E. Cochran Sr., 70, passed away peacefully on Wednesday March 20, 2013 at his mother's residence. He was born in Warren on May 12, 1942 the son of William F. and Margaret I. (Hake) Cochran. Bill was a kind individual that enjoyed his family and cherished all the family activities. He retired in 1996 after working 25...
Madeline Marie Ferrante Eastep
Mar 19, 2013
NILES - Madeline Marie Ferrante-Eastep, 88, passed away at 10:55 am Tuesday March 19, 2013 following a long illness. She was born in Akron on September 21, 1924 the daughter of Phillip and Celestina (Justino) Stillo. A graduate of Akron North High School, she was a member of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish (St. James Church), its Altar and Rosary...

Charles M. Dillehay
Mar 17, 2013
NILES - Charles M. Dillehay, 83, died at 8:52 am, Sunday, March 17, 2013 at the St. Joseph Health Center emergency room following an extended illness. Chuck was born in Marietta, Ohio on August 16, 1929 the son of Otis and Nellie (Graham) Dillehay and came to Niles many years ago. He was employed at the U. S. Steel Company,...
Joanne Defilippis
Mar 16, 2013
LEXINGTON,SC - Joanne (Zucco) DeFilippis, 92, formerly of Niles, Ohio passed away at 5:00 pm on Saturday, March 16, 2013 in Lexington, South Carolina. She was born in Reggio Calabria, Italy on August 29, 1920 the daughter of Antonio and Mary Zucco. She came to the United States in 1938 and settled in Kane, Pennsylvania where she met and married...
Gail Joyce Flowers
Mar 11, 2013
NILES - Gail Joyce (Turner) Flowers, 65, of Gracewoods Village, died at 12:25 am on Monday March 11, 2013 at the Shepherd of the Valley Nursing Home following a brief illness. She was born in Russellville, Alabama on January 1, 1948 the daughter of William Henry and Emma Louise (Hamilton) Turner. A graduate of Niles McKinley High School, she retired...
Elizabeth M. "Betty" Labruno
Mar 11, 2013
NILES - Elizabeth M. "Betty" LaBruno, 90, passed away at 10:30 am Monday, March 11, 2013 at the St. Joseph Health Center from pneumonia. She was born in Youngstown on February 15, 1923 the daughter of Annunziato and Josephine (Cua) Cua and lived in this community all of her life. A graduate of Niles McKinley High School, she was a...
Zearl "Red" Spillman
Mar 7, 2013
NILES - Zearl "Red" Spillman, 79, of Anderson-Morris Road died at 3:56pm, Thursday March 7, 2013 at the St. Elizabeth Health Center. He was born in Lawton, Kentucky on June 23, 1933 the son of Arthur and Mausie (Ferguson) Spillman an came to Trumbull County as a child. An Army Air Force Veteran, he retired in 1982 after working 30...
Rose M. Pivovar
Mar 1, 2013
NILES - Rose M. Pivovar, 94, passed away peacefully at 10:15pm, Friday March 1, 2013 at her daughters Poland residence following a short illness. Rose was born in Oakdale, Pennsylvania on November 18, 1918 the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Fodse) Sinciline and came to this area in 1959. Rose was employed by the Niles City School system as a...
Phyllis Angela Ziegler
Feb 24, 2013
NILES - Phyllis Angela Ziegler, 75, passed away at 12:54 am on Sunday February 24, 2013 at the St. Elizabeth Health Center, Youngstown after a sudden short illness. She was born in Warren on September 15, 1937 the daughter of Phillip and Ann (Tyhosky) Ascione. A 1955 graduate of Youngstown Chaney High School, she was a homemaker and for a...
Margaret Mae Krok
Feb 24, 2013
NILES - Margaret Mae Krok, 93, passed away peacefully at 10:00 am on Sunday, February 24, 2013 at the Shepherd of the Valley Nursing Home. She was born in Niles on July 29, 1919 the daughter of John J. and Minnie (Shirokman) Pirgyi Sr.and lived in this community all her life. Margaret was a 1937 graduate of Niles McKinley High...
Karola Dieck
Feb 17, 2013
NILES - Karola Dieck, 63, passed away peacefully at 9:48 am Sunday, February 17, 2013 at her residence following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Idar-Oberstein, Germany on April 22, 1949 the daughter of Hans and Lana (Heittich) Hertrich and came to the United States many years ago. A member of the Warren Bible Methodist Church, she...
William James Marcella
Feb 15, 2013
NEW CASTLE, PA - William James Marcella, 44, died on Friday evening February 15, 2013 following an auto accident in Bristol, Virginia. He was born in Warren, Ohio on March 11, 1968 the son of Mary Jane Marcella. Bill was a 1986 graduate of Niles McKinley High School and was employed for six months at the Golf Club Restaurant in...
Bessie A. Givens
Feb 10, 2013
NILES - Bessie A. Givens, 93, of 1500 McKinley Avenue, Apartment 320 died at 6:00 pm on Sunday February 10, 2013 at her residence. She was born in Niles on June 17, 1919 the daughter of Thomas and Susan Jane (Richards) Ainsworth and lived in this community all of her life. She retired in 1981 after working 20 years as...
Jeremy Wayne Watson
Feb 8, 2013
NILES - Jeremy Wayne "Jay" Watson, 41, died at 1:45 am Friday February 8, 2013 at St. Joseph Health Center. The cause of death is pending. He was born in Warren on August 12, 1971 the son of John W. and Colleen Virginia (Penn) Watson and resided in this area all his life. Jay was a 1993 graduate of the...

Joyce A. Barker
Jan 25, 2013
HOWLAND TOWNSHIP - Joyce A. Barker, 71, of 1393 DeForest Road, died tragically on Friday evening, January 25, 2013 at her residence. Joyce was born in Warren, Ohio on October 14, 1941 the daughter of Floyd E. and Mae Irene (Sheldon) Sisco Sr. and lived in this area all her life. She attended the local schools, was of the Lutheran...
Richard E. Grambo
Jan 8, 2013
KIRTLAND - Richard Edward Grambo, 70, a retired Vietnam Veteran of Kirtland, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday January 8, 2013 with his family by his side. He was born in Cleveland on April 14, 1942 the son of Theodore S. and Estella V. (Allen) Grambo and lived most of his life in Kirtland. Richard was a hard-working, passionate and successful...
Alfred Joseph Davis
Jan 1, 2013
Alfred Joseph Davis, 81, of Denton, Texas and formerly of Niles, Ohio, passed away January 1, 2013 at Lake Forest Good Samaritan Healthcare Center. He was born on Palm Sunday, March 29, 1931, in Niles, the son of Sarah Ann Mannon Davis and Alfred John Davis. He graduated from Niles McKinley High in the Class of 1949. He started with...
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