BELLVILLE, Ohio — He was a young man of few words, but when he spoke, people listened. That’s how friends and family remember Orrin Dwain McConkie, 17, who died during a tractor accident at the family farm April 7. Orrin was known for growing a large garden, taking projects to the Bellville Street Fair, and [...]

EAST ROCHESTER, Pa. — Leroy Howard Baker Sr., 89, of East Rochester passed away April 8 at Salem Community Hospital. Baker was born May 7, 1923, in Newtown Square, Pa., to Howard Daniel and Lucellia (Humphrey) Baker. He was a farmer and lived most of his life in the area. He graduated from Augusta High [...]

WALNUT CREEK, Ohio — Miriam M. Miller, 85, of Walnut Creek, Ohio, died March 27, 2013, at her residence. She was born June 2, 1927, in Sugarcreek, Ohio, to the late John H. and Gladys (Lenhart) Stingel. She attended Heidelberg University, Kent State University and the University of Wyoming. She taught school from 1947-1954 at [...]

SALEM, Ohio — Robert L. Witmer, 75, died at home Feb. 20, 2013.Witmer, son of the late Paul and LaRue Witmer, was born May 13, 1937 in Columbiana.He is a graduate of Greenford High School, Malone College and also received his master’s degree from Westminster College. Witmer served as coach, teacher and administrator in various [...]

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Carl M. Lipp, 88, of East Palestine, passed away Jan. 7 at his home. He was born Aug. 23, 1924 on the family farm in East Palestine, the son of Curtis and Nina (Cunningham) Lipp. A graduate of Springfield Township High School, Lipp retired from the Ohio Department of Transportation. He [...]

Wanda M. DeLuca, 74 years of age, passed away Nov. 8 after a battle with cancer. Wanda was born Oct. 7, 1938 in Weston, W.Va., graduated from Weston High School in 1956, and was the daughter of the late Russell and Millie Rollyson. Wanda was employed with the Sanford Davis Construction, Olympia Fitness Center, and [...]

Edward J. Greeneisen, 89, of Beloit, died Oct. 29 at noon at Pleasant View North in Damascus. He was born Sept. 20, 1922, in Smith Township, a son of Walter and Eva E. (Nelson) Greeneisen. He lived in the area all of his life. He was self employed as a farmer until he retired in [...]

JOHNSTON TOWNSHIP, Ohio –Vaughn Clawson Sunbury, 96, of Johnston Township died Sept. 28, 2012, at his home. He was born March 30, 1916, in Johnston, the son of Thad Law Sunbury and Loucretta Clawson Sunbury. He had been owner and operator of a portable milling business and was also a dairy farmer and breeder of [...]

Carol Jean (Butream) Malmsberry, 82, of Salem, died Sept. 16 at Essex Of Salem #3. She was born Jan. 30, 1930, in Salem to the late James and Thelma (Notman) Butream. She was a homemaker and lifetime area resident. She was Methodist and had been a volunteer at Salem Community Hospital and with RSVP. She [...]

SALEM, Ohio — George M. Keagy, 96, of Salem, died March 12 at Northside Medical Center in Youngstown of natural causes. Keagy was born Jan. 23, 1916 in Saxton, Pa., a son of Mahlan and Mary Haup Keagy and had lived in this area most of his life. George was a salesman for Witmer’s Inc. [...]