LISBON, Ohio — Victor Mattevi, 71, of 34878 state Route 172, Lisbon, died Nov. 17, 2009, at the Forum Northside Hospital in Youngstown.

He was born July 24, 1938, in Salem, son of the late Joseph and Rosamond (Burcaw) Mattevi.

Mattevi was employed at Buckeye Industrial Mining for more than 25 years as a heavy equipment operator.

He […]

KENSINGTON, Ohio — Jennifer L. Baker, 33, of 8080 Apollo Road, Kensington, Ohio, died Nov. 19, 2009, following a two-vehicle crash in Butler Township.

She was born April 10, 1976, in Salem the daughter of Richard and Kay (Stoffer) Miller.

A 1994 graduate of West Branch High School, Baker graduated from Kent State University with a degree […]

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 […]