Obituaries

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Joan Wallbrown: June 14, 1932 — May 15, 2013

Joan Wallbrown, 80, of Deerfield, passed away Wednesday, May 15. She was born June 14, 1932 in Cleveland, to Fred G. and Glennrose (Moeller) Garmone. Growing up in Cleveland, she attended Beaumont School for girls and went on to graduate from Ursuline College with a degree in social work. After working in Cleveland as a [...]

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Orrin McConkie: ‘Gentle and strong standing’ (1996-2013)

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 [...]

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Leroy Howard Baker Sr.

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 [...]

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Robert L. Witmer

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 [...]

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Carl M. Lipp

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 [...]

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Wanda M. DeLuca

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 [...]

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Edward J. Greeneisen

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 [...]

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Vaughn C. Sunbury, 1916-2012

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 [...]

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Carol Jean Malmsberry

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 [...]

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George M. Keagy

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. [...]

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Well-known Jersey breeder, Harry S. Mykrantz, 1926-2012

WOOSTER, Ohio — Harry S. Mykrantz, 85, of Wooster, died Sunday, March 25, 2012, at the Cleveland Clinic. He was born November 10, 1926, in Wayne County, the son of Benjamin Silver and Bertha Edna Sigrist Mykrantz. His first wife, Mary Annetta Stults, whom he married Dec. 18, 1955, died March 22, 1997. He married [...]

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Phillip D. Birney, 1969-2012

JEWETT, Ohio — Phillip Darr “Weasel” Birney, 42, of Jewett, Ohio, died Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. Born April 19, 1969, in Dennison, he was the son of John P. and Audrey (Bolitho) Birney of Jewett. A lifelong resident of Harrison County, he graduated from Jewett-Scio High School in 1987 and received an associate’s degree in [...]

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Marilyn Grace Honaker Humphrey

EAST ROCHESTER, Ohio — Marilyn Grace Honaker Humphrey, 83, of East Rochester, Ohio, died at 6:45 a.m. Dec. 17, 2011, at Louisville Center in Louisville. She was born May 29, 1928 in Alliance, Ohio, to the late George R. and Ina H. (Hobson) Honaker. Humphrey attended the one-room Science Hill School from first through eighth [...]

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Dr. Christopher Raines, 1982-2011

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Dr. Christopher Ryan Raines, 29, of Centre Hall, Pa., an assistant professor of meat science and technology in the Department of Dairy and Animal Science in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, died Sunday Dec. 18, 2011, as the result of an automobile accident in Centre County, Pa. The son of [...]

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Robert A. Taft, 1941-2011

Robert A. Taft, Windham, Ohio, died Dec. 10, 2011.

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Roy N. Brugmann, 1931-2011

MANTUA, Ohio — Roy N. Brugmann, 80, died Oct. 28, 2011, at his residence. Born in Shalersville Township on May 16, 1931, he was the son of Oscar and Annie (Paserk) Brugmann Sr. A lifetime resident of the Mantua and Shalersville areas, he began his career in the sand and gravel business as a young [...]

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John Andrew Bricker

John Andrew Bricker, 91, passed away Aug. 31, at his home in Columbus, Ohio. Born in Salem, Ohio Nov. 3, 1919, he was the son of the late Norman and Nell (Gailey) Bricker. Devoted husband, father and grandfather, he is survived by his wife of 58 years, Elaine; daughters, Kathleen Stith, Janis Stailey, Meribeth Jones; [...]

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Rita K. Kibler

CONNEAUT, Ohio — Rita K. Kibler, 57, died at 3:40 a.m. Aug. 23 at her residence. She was born June 30, 1954 in Conneaut, Ohio, a daughter of Richard A. Johnson and the late Marjorie B. Georgia Johnson. Rita was a graduate of Norwayne High School and worked as a secretary for Kibler Dairy Farms. [...]

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Frank Habrun

BOLIVAR, Ohio — Frank Habrun, 88, of Bolivar, died Aug. 12, 2011, in his home following a brief illness. He was born March 23, 1923, in North Industry, Ohio, to the late John and Agnes (Zabojnik) Habrun. Habrun was a life resident of the East Sparta and Bolivar area and had attended Canton Township High [...]

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