Obituaries
Jeanne Louise (Perkins) Barker
May 27, 2018
Jeanne L. Barker, 61, of Girard, passed away suddenly at her home on Sunday, May 27, 2018. Jeanne was born October 30, 1956, in Youngstown, Ohio, the daughter of John L. and Rhea E. (Bilger) Perkins. Jeanne was a dedicated employee at Northside Hospital in the lab for over thirty years. She was a huge fan of "Survivor", and...
Dolores M. (Humble) Colapietro
May 26, 2018
Dolores M. Colapietro, 93, passed away on May 26, 2018. Dolores was born June 18, 1924, the daughter of Harry and Mary Humble. Dolores was a 1942 graduate of Girard High School. She worked for the East Ohio Gas Company in Girard and in Niles. Later, she served as an assistant librarian for the Girard City Schools. Dolores will...
Raymond G. Mackey
May 25, 2018
Raymond G. Mackey, 84, of Liberty Twp., passed away on Friday, May 25, 2018 at his home, surrounded by his loving family and family friend, Tracy Finney. Raymond was born October 6, 1933 in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of Wayne and Dorothy (Griner) Mackey. Raymond had worked for US Steel and later retired from the Youngstown Post Office as...
Carol (Demetruk) DeSantis
May 24, 2018
Carol DeSantis, 71, of Port St. Lucie, Florida, formerly of Girard, passed away on May 24, 2018 in Port St. Lucie. Carol was born January 19, 1947 in Youngstown, Ohio, the daughter of Steve and Lola Demetruk. Carol graduated from Girard High School in 1965. She married her high school sweetheart, Felix DeSantis, on May 28, 1967. While living...
Rose M. (Perunko) Costantini
May 24, 2018
Rose M. Costantini, 91, of Girard, passed away suddenly on Thursday, May 24, 2018 at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Rose was born February 19, 1927 in Neffs, Ohio, the daughter of Louis and Anna (Novy) Perunko. Rose was a graduate of Warren G. Harding High School. She had worked for Prudential Insurance Co. before marrying Frank L. Costantini Sr. on...
Mary (Ezzo) Petravich
May 22, 2018
Ann Marie "Mary" Ezzo Petravich, 90, of Girard. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, May 26th, 10:30 AM at St. Rose Church in Girard for Mary Petravich, who went to be with The Lord on May 22, 2018 at Hospice of the Valley, Lima, OH after a short illness, surrounded by her loving family.
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Ann K. (Cvetkovich) Sotirovich
May 16, 2018
Ann K. Sotirovich, 95, of Girard, passed away on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at Northside Medical Center. Ann was born November 26, 1922 in McKinley Heights, the daughter of Marko and Cecilia (Kupres) Cvetkovich. Ann was a member of St. Rose Church and the St. Rose Church craft club. She leaves to cherish her memory, her children; John J....
Manfred E. Thoma
May 15, 2018
Manfred E. Thoma , 71, of Warren, passed away on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at the Hospice House in Poland. Manfred was born May 9, 1947 in Austria, the son of Manfred Thoma and Irmgard Aichinger. He had worked at Giant Eagle in Howland and Kraftmaid in Middlefield. Manfred was a member of the Salvation Army Church. He was...
Saundra F. (Boyer) Cole
May 15, 2018
Saundra F. Cole, 80, of Cortland, passed away on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, at Trumbull Memorial Hospital. Saundra was born April 28, 1938 in Philipsburg, PA., the daughter of Fred and Clarissa (Mann) Boyer. She had worked as a manager for Dairy Mart in Cortland and volunteered for the Animal Welfare League at the Menagerie. Saundra loved animals,...
William Carl Noel
May 13, 2018
William Carl Atwood “Bill” Noel, 54, of Youngstown, former Red House resident, passed away on May 13, 2018 at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Bill was born July 2, 1963 in Baltimore, Maryland. He is survived by his wife, Eva Hall Noel, his mother, Jean Noel-Trickett of Red House, brother, Ronald Noel, sister, Joyce (Noel) and her family, Aaron, Amberly, Zoey...
Norma Jean Fitch
May 10, 2018
Norma Jean Fitch, 84, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2018 at Liberty Healthcare Center. She was born November 30, 1933 in Youngstown, a daughter of the late Edmund and Marie (Neuman) Leepard, and was a lifelong area resident.
Norma graduated from McDonald High School in 1951 as a member of the National Honor Society and attended Youngstown ...
Antonietta (Marziani) Rottino
May 5, 2018
Raccuja, Italy- Antonietta Marziani Rottino, 72, passed away Saturday May 5, 2018 in Raccuja, Italy. Antonietta passed away peacefully in her sleep at home, in the presence of her beloved family. She was born July 10, 1945 in Raccuja, Italy, the daughter of Elio Marziani and Grazia DiStefano.
Antonietta immigrated to the United States of America in...
Sarah (Schuller) Dzur
May 4, 2018
Sarah Dzur, 105, of Youngstown, formerly of Girard, passed away on Friday, May 4, 2018 at Park Vista Nursing Home. Sarah was born February 5, 1913, in Vienna, Ohio, the daughter of John and Sarah (Lang) Schuller. Sarah had worked for the Ohio Leather Works Co., in Girard and retired from General Electric, in Warren, as an inspector after...
Walter L. White
May 1, 2018
Walter L. White, 68, of Weathersfield Twp., passed away on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at his home. Walter was born February 16, 1950 in Girard, Ohio, the son of Walter and Ethel (Kincaid) White. He was a 1968 graduate of Girard High School, and obtained an Associate’s degree from YSU for electrical engineering. Walter worked...
Nina (Bellanca) Eager
Apr 30, 2018
Nina Bellanca (Joiner) Eager, 86, passed away on April 30, 2018, at Carmie Care in Cathedral City, California. Nina was born April 11, 1932, in Lowellville, Ohio, the daughter of Phillip and Clara (Labrie) Bellanca. She was a 1950 graduate of Lowellville High School and attended Youngstown State University. She moved to Southern California in the late 1950’s, where...
Deborah J. (DiPiero) Hunkus
Apr 29, 2018
Deborah J. Hunkus, 59, of Liberty Twp., passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 29, 2018, at Autumn Hills, with her family by her side. Debbie was born April 2, 1959, in Youngstown, Ohio, the daughter of Emidio and Ivory (McGinnis) DiPiero. Debbie was a graduate of Liberty High School and earned her Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts from Youngstown...
Norma E. (Barbini) Lucas
Apr 26, 2018
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on April 30th 10:30 AM, at St. Rose Church, Girard for Norma Elaine (Barbini) Lucas. Norma was born April 24, 1938, in Youngstown, a daughter of Aldo and Helen (Brindiar) Barbini and lived her whole life in Girard and was a member of St. Rose Church. Norma was a volunteer at...
Theodore Roberts
Apr 22, 2018
Theodore (Ted) Roberts, 68, of Howland, passed away on Sunday, April 22, 2018 at the Hospice House in Poland. Ted was born May 18, 1949, in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of Ted and Anna (Koranicki) Roberts. He was a 1967 graduate of Girard High School and a 1971 graduate of John Carroll University. Ted had retired from...
Elizabeth (Meleg) Newhouse
Apr 18, 2018
Elizabeth Newhouse, 95, formerly of McDonald, passed away on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at Vista Care Center in Mineral Ridge. Elizabeth was born October 23, 1922 in Campbell, Ohio, the daughter of John and Mary (Yurik) Meleg. Elizabeth had spent her life caring for her family as a devoted wife and mother. She was a member of Woodland Park...
MaryLou "Red" (Wardle) Cannistra
Apr 13, 2018
Niles - MaryLou "Red" Cannistra, 94, formerly of Liberty, passed away peacefully on April 13, 2018 at the home of her daughter, with family at her side.
She was born November 24, 1923, the daughter of the late Michael and Mary Wardle. She was the beloved wife for 49 years of the late Edward E. (Deanny) Cannistra;...
