BELOIT, Ohio — U.S. Veteran Frederick “Pete” E. Schoeni, 85, of Beloit passed away in the early morning Nov. 11 at Pleasant View North in Damascus.
Schoeni was born Aug. 9, 1924, the son of the late J. Fred and Laura (Grove) Schoeni.
Schoeni was a U.S. Army veteran, serving as a paratrooper. A lifelong […]

ORANGEVILLE, Ohio — Charles W. Smith, 70, of Orangeville, Ohio, died Oct. 28, 2009, at his home.

He was born Jan. 13, 1939, in Orangeville, the son of Walter A. and Hazel L. (Hayes) Smith.

A lifelong Orangeville resident, Mr. Smith was a 1957 graduate of Vernon High School. He served in the U.S. Army and was […]

DUBLIN, Ohio — Zada A. Crosser, 87, of Dublin, Ohio, formerly of Hanoverton, Ohio, where she resided for many years, died Oct. 18 at Riverside Methodist Hospital.
A retired teacher from United Local Schools, Crosser was a member of Hanoverton Presbyterian Church, Lisbon Grange, Ohio Guernsey Breeders Association and Columbiana County Buckeye Dairy Boosters.
She […]

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COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The agricultural scientist who believed it was possible to could stop famine in developing countries across the world lost his battle with cancer Sept. 12.
Norman E. Borlaug, who received the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize for developing high-yielding, disease-resistant wheat […]

Howard J. Manypenny, 84, of North Benton, Ohio, passed away at 9:07 a.m. Aug. 27 at St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown.
He was born Nov. 18, 1924, in North Benton to John F. and Mable L. (Rose) Manypenny.
Manypenny was a graduate of Berlin High School in Berlin Center and was a farmer all […]

NORTH LIMA, Ohio — Roy J. Bowman, 78, of North Lima, died July 2, 2009, at Northside Hospital.

Roy was born Sept. 30, 1930, in Ellsworth to the late Hugh and Ethel (Delfs) Bowman.

Roy was a 1948 graduate of Canfield High School and Stonier Graduate School of Banking at Rutgers University and member of the American […]

SUFFIELD, Ohio — Daniel “Danny” James Armstrong, 22, passed away June 30, 2009.

Born in Akron, Danny was a 2005 graduate of Field High School. He was a member of Portage County 4-H club and played quarterback for Field High School football team. He was employed by Congress Lake Farms.

He is survived by his parents, James […]

EDINBURG, Pa. — Donald Whiting, 91, of 2423 Garner Road, Edinburg, Pa., died June 4 at 1:02 a.m. at his residence.
Whiting was born Aug. 20, 1917, a son of David Laird and Carol Dickson Whiting in Coitsville, Ohio.
He married the former Madge Maxine Neely Oct. 29, 1945. She survives.
Next to God and […]

SALINEVILLE, Ohio — Daniel Clyde Saling Jr., 46, of SR 39, died at 2:20 a.m. June 7 at East Liverpool City Hospital.
Born Feb. 24, 1963, in Salem, he was the son of the late Daniel C. and Helen Rae (Beers) Saling.
An electrician by trade, he taught apprenticeship classes. He was a football coach and […]

NORFOLK, Va. — Captain Gilbert Russell Evans, 95, of the 5000 block of Gosnold Avenue, Norfolk, Va., a retired U.S. Coast Guard Officer and aviator, died June 3, in Norfolk, at home.
Captain Evans was a native of Elizabeth City, N.C., and had lived in Norfolk since 1963. He was the son of the late […]