Obituaries
Lorraine (Keefer) Sauce
Aug 23, 2019
Lorraine “Rainy” Sauce, 92, of Liberty Twp., passed away peacefully on Friday, August 23, 2019, at Liberty Arms Assisted Living. Lorraine was born April 26, 1927, in Youngstown, Ohio, the daughter of J. Warren and Maude (Charles) Keefer. Lorraine graduated from Liberty High School in 1945. She was a very active member of Church Hill United Methodist...
Lenora "Lennie" Schmalzried
Aug 18, 2019
Lenora "Lennie" Schmalzried, 70, of Girard passed away on Sunday, August 18, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family. Lenora was born July 24, 1949 in Youngstown, Ohio, the daughter of the late Martin and Bridget (Gorman) Walsh. She was a 1967 graduate of Cardinal Mooney High School. Lenora was a member of St. Rose Church where...
Marie T. Sullivan
Aug 16, 2019
Marie T. Sullivan, 93, of Girard, passed away on Friday, August 16, 2019 at Hospice House in Poland. Marie was born May 30, 1926 in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania. She was a member of St. Rose Church. Marie had worked for Youngstown Tool & Die for over 40 years, and had previously worked at Northside Bowling Alley. Her hobbies included...
Roberta "Bobbie" Ann Wolfe
Aug 15, 2019
Roberta "Bobbie" Ann Wolfe, 79, of Liberty, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 15, 2019, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Boardman surrounded by her family. Roberta was born February 23, 1940 in Youngstown to the late Robert and Elizabeth (Schlais) Beck. She was a member of St. Rose Church. Roberta had worked for Dairy Mart...
Mary L. (Reed) Ratliff
Aug 7, 2019
Mary Louis Ratliff, 81, of Liberty Twp., passed away on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at her home with her family by her side. Mary was born September 2, 1937 in Morgantown, West Virginia,the daughter of the late James and Bertie Reed. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ in Girard. Mary had previously worked at...
Mary "Margie" (Draghita) Sproviero
Jul 29, 2019
Mary "Margie" Sproviero,of Girard, passed away peacefully Monday July 29th, 2019, at St. Elizabeth Hospital, in Youngstown. Margie was born on February 7, 1932, in Campbell, Ohio, the daughter of Ana and Zafiu Draghita. A 1950 graduate of East High School, she worked several jobs before landing at the W.T. Grant Co. There she met her future husband, Joseph,...
Thomas "Jack" J. Tocco
Jul 22, 2019
Thomas "Jack" John Tocco, 95, of Liberty Twp., formerly of Michigan, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 22, 2019 at Liberty Healthcare. Jack was born January 23, 1924, in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of the late Peter and Violet (Wagner) Tocco. He proudly served his country in the Army Air Corps during WWII. Jack had worked for Burroughs...
Helen M. Erwin
Jul 22, 2019
Helen M. Erwin, 92, of Struthers, passed away on Monday July 22, 2019 at Autumn Hills in Niles. Helen was born October 19, 1926, in Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Joseph and Susan Misura. She had previously worked at National Vending, and enjoyed reading and cooking. She leaves to cherish her memory her son, Anthony Sabino of Warren,...
Anna Martha Gonda
Jul 15, 2019
Anna Martha Gonda, 97, of Youngstown, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, July 15, 2019. Anna was born at home in Girard on August 24, 1921, the daughter of John and Anna (Chismark) Gonda Sr. and spent her first few decades there, a city she loved her entire life. During WWII, Anna began her 30-year career...
George E. Gresley
Jul 14, 2019
George E. Gresley, 69, of Girard, passed away on Sunday, July 14, 2019, at the Hospice House in Poland. George was born October 24, 1949, in Warren, Ohio, the son of Donald and Theresa Gresley Sr. George retired in 2013 from RMI, in the press shop after 33 years. He later worked as a "Shop Dog" for his son's...
Marie (Colaiacovo) Monico
Jul 13, 2019
Marie T. Monico, 91, formerly of Girard, passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2019, at the Victoria House, in Austintown. Marie was born on September 7, 1927, in Palena, Chieti, Abryzzo, Italy, the daughter of Gaetano and Lucia (Ferrara) Colaiacovo. Marie had previously worked at Shenango Pottery and Ramada Inn, but for most of her...
Linda Lou DeAngelis
Jul 8, 2019
Linda Lou DeAngelis, 70, of Hubbard, passed away July 8, 2019, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Youngstown, Ohio, from complications of a massive heart attack. She was born February 13, 1949, in Mercer County PA., to Donald J. Kincaid and Mildred E. Rabold. Linda was a graduate of Girard High School, class of 1967 and had attended Trumbull Business...
Julia P. Emch
Jul 8, 2019
Julia P. Emch, 93, of Warren, passed away on Monday, July 8, 2019 at her home. Julia was born August 23, 1925 in Mecca, Ohio the daughter of the late Anthony and Jenny Pislar. She had worked at Delphi Packard, and later retired from General Motors as an inspector. Julia enjoyed sewing, and planting her garden. She leaves to...
James "Jim" Jones
Jul 8, 2019
James V. Jones, 61, of Girard, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, July 8, 2019 at his home. Jim was born March 14, 1958 in Warren, Ohio the son of the late Gaius and Mary Ellen (Sly) Jones. He was a 1976 graduate of Howland High School. Jim served his country in the United States Marine Corps where he...
Louis A Netroe
Jul 7, 2019
Louis A. Netroe, 44, of Girard, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, July 7, 2019. Louis was born December 14, 1974 in Youngstown, Ohio the son of Louis and Louise (Holbrook) Netroe. He had worked at TNW Stamping as a press operator. Louis enjoyed four wheeling, reading, collecting comic books, and fishing. He leaves to cherish his memory his wife,...
Cynthia (Tascione) Sweeney
Jul 5, 2019
Cynthia Sweeney, 71, of Girard passed away peacefully on Friday, July 5, 2019 at Omni Manor with her family by her side.
Cynthia was born December 18, 1947, in Youngstown, Ohio, the daughter of the late Anthony and Anna (Kulin) Tascione. She was a graduate of Girard High School and earned both a bachelor’s...
Pauline L. Beamer
Jul 1, 2019
Pauline L. Beamer, 93, of Liberty Twp. formerly of Girard, passed away July 1, 2019, at Hospice House. Pauline was born December 14, 1925, in McDonald, Ohio the daughter of the late Darrel and Bertha (Schnabel) Coleman. She was a long time member of Girard First United Methodist Church and a part of the Esther Circle. Pauline was...
John Nathan James
Jun 28, 2019
John Nathan James, 70, died at his residence on Oriel Rodgers Rd in Girard on June 28, 2019. John loved his home of 30 plus years in Carmel Valley, California and was passionate about his plants, exploring the Big Sun coast, hiking Yosemite and supporting wildlife. He enjoyed his work at Los Laureles Lodge in the Valley and worked...
Ralph K. Griffiths
Jun 25, 2019
Ralph K. "PeeWee" Griffiths, 93, of Girard, passed away June 25, 2019, at Heritage Manor, with his family by his side. Ralph was born January 14, 1926, in DuBois, PA, the son of Frank and Hazel Griffiths. He proudly served his country in the Marine Corp during WWII. Ralph had worked for Patterson Buckeye in North Lima, and Institutional...
Clara M. (Mihelich) Weymer
Jun 24, 2019
Clara M. Weymer, 88, of Liberty Twp., passed away on Monday, June 24, 2019, at her home with her husband of 66 years by her side. Paul along with their daughter Terri cared for Clara for many years. Clara was born September 9, 1930, in Youngstown, Ohio, the daughter of Valentine and Mary (Sinkovic) Mihelich. She was a faithful...
