Obituaries

Barbara J. Timmons

AUBURN TWP., Ohio — Barbara Jean (Hein) Timmons, 58, of Auburn Township, Geauga County, died Tuesday, June 28, 2011. Mrs. Timmons was born April 10, 1953, in Cleveland, the daughter of William and Irene (Frost) Hein. She was a 1971 graduate of Kenston High School, and was a bus driver for Kenston Local School District [...]

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Melvin D. Freeze Sr.

COLUMBIANA, Ohio — Auctioneer Melvin “Mel” D. Freeze Sr., 74, of Columbiana, Ohio, died at 5:02 p.m. June 8, 2011, at the Wheeling Hospital in Wheeling, W.Va. He had been fighting cancer of the lungs. He was born March 29, 1937, in Wellsville, Ohio, the son of the late Vernon Freeze and Phillis Elliott. He [...]

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Frank D. Dustman Sr.

SALEM, Ohio — Frank D. Dustman Sr., 94, of Salem, died at 7:44 p.m. June 14, 2011, at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Youngstown. He was born May 12, 1917, in Patmos, Ohio, to the late Harvey E. and Ethel P. (Dressell) Dustman. He was an avid farmer and operated his own farm and raised dairy [...]

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Eugene E. Welch

ASHLAND, Ohio — Eugene E. Welch, 89, a lifelong resident of rural Polk, passed away Feb. 14 at the Hospice House in Ashland after a brief illness. Born Sept. 13, 1921, he was the son of Kent E. and Lela (Smith) Welch. He was a 1939 graduate of Polk High School. He served in the [...]

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Noble K. Hopkins

ANDOVER, Ohio — Noble K. Hopkins, 88, of Kinsman, Ohio, died Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011, at the Andover Village Retirement Community. He was born April 23, 1922, in Nelson Township, Ohio, a son of Ransom E. and Ruth (Albaugh) Hopkins. Mr. Hopkins was a 1940 graduate of Nelson High School and married Vera (Criblez) Hopkins [...]

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Leroy Wayne Clingerman

SALEM, Ohio — A memorial celebration will be held at a later date for Leroy Wayne Clingerman, 80, of Salem who passed away Jan. 20, in Hospice House. He was born Aug. 6, 1930 in Austintown, the son of Herbert and Seldia (Grier) Clingerman. He was the owner of Clingerman House Movers and Construction Inc. [...]

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1925-2010: Nicholas Pitorak

MONTVILLE, Ohio — Nicholas Pitorak, 85, of Montville, died Dec. 30, 2010 at UH Geauga Medical Center in Claridon Township. He was born Oct. 4, 1925 in Huntsburg Township on the family farm, the son of Harry and Katherine (Krisa) Pitorak. Nick was baptized shortly afterwards in Sts. Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church in [...]

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Arthur ‘Art’ N. Royer

SALEM, Ohio — Arthur “Art” N. Royer, 94, Canfield, Ohio, died at 10:10 p.m. Dec. 24, 2010, at the Essex of Salem III. He was born June 20, 1916, in Alliance the son of the late Elda C. and Florence (Minser) Royer. He owned the Walnut Ridge Farm, which was a sheep-breeding farm and he [...]

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George S. Simon

George S. Simon, 84, of East Palestine, Ohio, passed away Dec. 1 at his home with his family by his side, following an extended illness. Mr. Simon was born July 10, 1926, in Boardman, Ohio, the son of Marshall and Freda Simon. Mr. Simon graduated from Boardman High School in 1944 and was a graduate [...]

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Richard L. Burton

SALEM, Ohio — Richard L. Burton, 86, of 14223 S. Range Road, Salem, Ohio, died at 1:56 a.m. Dec. 10, 2010, at the Cleveland Clinic. He was born Dec. 19, 1923, in Goshen Township, Ohio, the son of the late Lester M. and Vida Myrl (Carr) Burton. Mr. Burton had been a beef and hog [...]

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Jane Gaither

NORTH LIMA, Ohio — Jane Gaither, 64, of Woodworth Road, North Lima, died at 1:35 a.m. Oct. 9, 2010. She was born Sept. 11, 1946 in Youngstown, Ohio, the daughter of Frank and Betty Ruth Rohrman Takach. Gaither was a homemaker and had worked on the family farm. She graduated from New Springfield High School [...]

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Matthew Timmins

NEW SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — More than 50 trucks, including a monster or two, led the procession from Oliver-Linsley Funeral Home to Glenview Cemetery in East Palestine after services were held Sept. 29, 2010, for Matthew Timmins. Timmins, 22, of New Springfield, died in an automobile accident Sept. 26, 2010. He was born Nov. 3, 1987, [...]

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Lee E. Fetters

Lee E. Fetters, 84, a lifetime resident of New Lyme, Ohio, died Sept. 28, 2010, at Jefferson Healthcare Center. He was born Jan. 24, 1926, in New Lyme, a son of the late Wilma M. (Bebout) and Roy A. Fetters. Mr. Fetters served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the Philippines and [...]

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Keith L. Wetmore

SPENCER, Ohio — Keith L. Wetmore, 54, of Spencer, Ohio, died Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010, following a pedestrian-motor vehicle accident in Spencer Township late Wednesday evening. He was born in Medina, Ohio, on May 15, 1956, to Glen and Beatrice Suter Wetmore. He graduated from Buckeye High School in 1974, and received the Future Farmers [...]

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Lester C. Marrison, Ashtabula County dairyman

Lester C. Marrison, 67, Day Road, New Lyme Twp., died June 21, 2010, at his home after recently being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

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John F. Morris

PILOT POINT, Texas — John Franklin Morris, 91, died Tuesday May 25, 2010, at 2:15 a.m. at his home in Pilot Point, Texas. Morris had been in ill health for two years. Morris was originally from the Columbiana, Ohio, area and had resided in Pilot Point for the past 19 1/2 years. He was born [...]

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Russell N. Cook

LEETONIA, Ohio — Russell N. Cook, 88, of state Route 558, Leetonia, Ohio, passed away at 1:15 p.m. , May 24, 2010, at his son’s residence from complications of a stroke. Mr. Cook was born on May 18, 1922, in Fairfield Township., the son of Harley and Bula Baker Cook. He was a dairy farmer [...]

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Gary E. Maguire

SHREVE, Ohio — Gary E. Maguire, 55, of Shreve, died May 22, 2010, in Ritchie County, W.Va., from injuries sustained in an ATV accident. He was born Jan. 20, 1955, in Youngstown to Edward and Madeline (Raykovich) Maguire and married Susan Ann Myers Sept. 6, 1980 in Salem, Ohio. He was a 1973 graduate of [...]

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James Melvin Everett

ZANESVILLE, Ohio — James Melvin “Jim” Everett, 81, of Zanesville died May 28, 2010, at Genesis-Good Samaritan Hospital.

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James F. Cavanaugh, 1917-2010: Noted Jersey breed leader

REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — James Francis Cavanaugh, executive secretary of the American Jersey Cattle Club from 1956 to July 1, 1985 and the founding executive secretary of National All-Jersey Inc., died April 6, 2010.

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