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Local Obituaries from Niles, OH

William James Marcella

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Edward J. Tock

Edward J. Tock

Dec 26, 2012

Liberty Township - Edward J. Tock, 79, died at 4:35 am Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at Hospice House in Poland following an extended illness. He was born in the family home on Hyde Street in Niles on February 10, 1933 the son of James E. and Hazel E. (Round) Tock.  He attended and graduated from St. Stephen School, Niles McKinley...

Ida G. Loudin

Ida G. Loudin

Dec 26, 2012

NILES - Ida G. Loudin,  88, passed away peacefully at her home at 6:43 am, Wednesday, December 26, 2012.  Ida was born in Pennsylvania on August 8, 1924 the daughter of Glenn Austin and Retha (Hilty) Anthony and has lived in Niles most of her life. Ida was married to Leonard M. Loudin on October 14, 1968. They were the...

Del'Shon Mychael Porterfield

Del'Shon Mychael Porterfield

Dec 25, 2012

WARREN - Infant Del'Shon Mychael Porterfield, two months, passed away Tuesday morning, December 25, 2012 at his home. He was born in Warren on October 14, 2012 the son of Mychael Del'Shon Porterfield and Amanda Martin. Del'Shon is survived by his parents with whom he made his home with his brother, Aa'mari Martin; grandparents, Gary and Christine Martin of Mineral...

Mary Lee Lowe

Mary Lee Lowe

Dec 24, 2012

WARREN - Mary Lee Lowe, 95, formerly of Niles passed away at 1:15 pm Monday, December 24, 2012 at Community Skilled Nursing Home following a long illness. She was born in Carter County, Kentucky on September 5, 1917 the daughter of William Alvin and Clydie (Porter) Henderson. During World War II, she worked at Niles Steel Products and later in...

Elizabeth Havaich

Elizabeth Havaich

Dec 24, 2012

AUSTINTOWN - Elizabeth Havaich, 88, formerly of Helen Avenue in Niles passed away at 8:00 pm Monday, December 24, 2012 at the Briarfield at Ashley Circle following an extended illness. She was born in McDonald on October 30, 1924 the daughter of Ignace and Jennie (Dolence) Logar and resided in this community all of her life. A 1942 graduate of...

Joann James

Joann James

Dec 19, 2012

NILES - Joann James, 72, died at 2:06 pm on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at the Hospice House in Poland. She was born in Warren on November 16, 1940 the daughter of Harry and Helen (Leos) James Sr. A graduate of Niles McKinley High School, she retired from General Motors in Lordstown.  She enjoyed walking her three pet dogs and...

Ruth Ann Green

Ruth Ann Green

Dec 19, 2012

NILES - Ruth Ann Green, 65, of Niles, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at Trumbull Memorial Hospital following an extended illness. She was born in Elliott County, Kentucky on June 4, 1947 the daughter of William and Agnes (Johnson) Cline and moved to Niles in 1948. Ruth Ann was a graduate of Niles McKinley High School.  She...

Rose Theresa Caruso

Rose Theresa Caruso

Dec 18, 2012

NILES - Rose Theresa Caruso, passed away peacefully with her family at her side at 10:41 am Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown. She was born May 12 in Tarentum, Pennsylvania the daughter of Matthew and Ursula (Spanial) Luknis and moved to this community as a child.  A loving and caring mother, grandmother, wife and...

Vera C. Joseph

Vera C. Joseph

Dec 17, 2012

NILES - Vera C. Joseph, 87, 1500 McKinley Avenue passed away peacefully at 8:32 pm, Monday, December 17, 2012 at University Hospital in Cleveland following a short illness. Vera was born in Niles on June 22, 1925 the daughter of Fred and Bader Kolik (Cyra) Joseph. She lived in Dayton all of her adult life and was employed for over...

Judyth G. Nemeth

Judyth G. Nemeth

Dec 11, 2012

NILES - Judyth Gail Nemeth, 74, of Niles, Ohio died at 5:17 pm Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at the St. Joseph Health Center in Warren. She was born in Kirtland on October 21, 1938 the daughter of Thomas William and Gladys (Smith) Walsh. She graduated in 1957 with high honors from Harvey High School, Painsville, where she finished second in...

James E. Cera

James E. Cera

Nov 27, 2012

NILES - James E. Cera, 77, died at 4:30 pm Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at the Trumbull Memorial Hospital following a sudden illness. He was born in Niles on November 15, 1935 the son of Joseph and Ruby (Smith) Cera and lived in the Niles community most of his life. A graduate of St. Stephen School and Niles McKinley High...

Robert L. Gray

Robert L. Gray

Nov 25, 2012

MINERAL RIDGE - Robert L. Gray, 77, died Sunday, November 25, 2012 at his residence. He was born in Lancaster, Ohio on April 12, 1935.  He was a Marine Corps Veteran of the Korean War. He retired in 2002 after working 23 years as a machinist and foreman at Rex Machine, Lowellville, he previously work for 26 years at United...

Maxine M. Mears

Maxine M. Mears

Nov 23, 2012

CORTLAND - Maxine M. Mears, 92, died at 3:43 am Friday, November 23, 2012 at the Lake Vista Nursing Home. She was born in Warren on July 10, 1920 the daughter of Neil and Itha (Laughrey) Morton. A 1938 graduate of Niles McKinley High School, she attended Youngstown University.  She retired in 1982 as a secretary for the Diocese of...

Olive B. Pykare

Olive B. Pykare

Nov 18, 2012

WARREN - Olive B. Pykare, 87, passed away peacefully at 4:00 am, Sunday, November 18, 2012 at her residence following an extended illness with her family at her bedside. She was born in Olive Hill, Kentucky on May 9, 1925 the daughter of Sollie and Zilpha (Cline) Brown and moved to the Niles area in 1940. She retired in 1978...

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