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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]