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Toronto and Smithfield, Ohio
Charles O. Cole
May 19, 2012
Charles O. Cole, 95, of Harbor Court in Rocky River, OH, formerly of Smithfield, OH, passed away Saturday, May 19, 2012 in the St. John Medical Center in Westlake, OH.Charles was born October 9, 1916 in Wayne Township, OH, son of the late John Oscar and Mini (Gwynn) Cole.Charles was a member of the Smithfield Christian Church, Past Master of...
Stanley F. 'Stan' Alex
May 19, 2012
Stanley F. Alex, 96, of Toronto, OH, passed away Saturday, May 19, 2012 in the Carriage Inn of Steubenville. Stan was born April 27, 1916, son of the late Frank and Sophia (Klonoski) Alex. Stan was a member of St. Francis Roman Catholic Church in Toronto, OH; he was retired from Ohio Edison First Energy Sammis Plant where he worked...
Edward 'Beanie' Perun
May 11, 2012
Edward "Beanie" Perun, 90, of Toronto, OH, passed away at his home on Friday May 11, 2012. Ed was born March 6, 1922 in Toronto, OH, son of the late Edward P. and Anna Perun. Ed was retired from Timet-Titanium Metals Corp. in Toronto where he worked in the Shipping Dept. He was a member of St. Joseph Roman Catholic...
Sandra Sue Taggart
May 6, 2012
Sandra Sue (Saho) Taggart, loving mother and grandmother, 60, of Canton, OH, formerly of the Smithfield and Cadiz area, passed away Sunday in the Mercy Medical Center in Canton. Sue was born Sept. 4, 1951 in Steubenville, OH, daughter of the late Louis and Goldie Nagy Saho. Sue was retired from the Harrison County Home where she worked as an...
Jo Ann 'Josie' Montgomery
May 5, 2012
Jo Ann "Josie" Montgomery, 74, of Toronto, OH, passed away Saturday May 5, 2012 in the Genesis Good Samartian Medical Center in Zanesville, OH. Jo Ann was born February 9, 1938 in Steubenville, OH, daughter of the late Joseph Gogul and Mary "Honey" Albright Gogul Lewis. Jo Ann had a singular joy for life. A joy that she passed to...
Ronald J. Manning
Apr 29, 2012
Died May 15, 1975TORONTO - Additional remains of a city son killed during the waning days of the Vietnam War will be coming home Saturday after remains were recently identified by Navy officials.City native Ronald Manning was a 21-year-old Navy corpsman killed in 1975 during an attempt to rescue the crew of the SS Mayaguez, a merchant ship hijacked by...
Doris J. Fagan
Apr 29, 2012
Doris J. (Maffett) Fagan, 89, of Toronto, OH, passed away Sunday, April 29, 2012 at the Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville, OH.Doris was born on May 19, 1922 in Steubenville, OH, daughter of the late George C. and Hazel (Bryan) Maffett.Doris was a member of the North River Ave. Christian Church in Toronto, OH; she was retired from the...
Andrew Victor 'Vic' Shuma
Apr 28, 2012
Andrew Victor "Vic" Shuma, 72, of Toronto, OH, passed away Saturday April 28, 2012 at his home. Vic was born December 4, 1939 in Steubenville, OH, son of the late Andy and Anna Mohnacky Shuma. Vic was retired from Weirton Steel Corp., where he worked in the Sheet Mill, Production Planning Dept. He was a member of St. Francis Roman...
Carl Elden Rutter
Apr 26, 2012
Carl E. Rutter , 88 of Chiefland, passed away at his home on April 26, 2012. He was born in Belmont, OH on April 22, 1924 to Leslie Forrest and Dora Mae Adams Rutter. Mr. Rutter proudly served his country in the CCC's and the US Army. He was a steel worker and was a member of the Church of...
Edward A. Stovarsky
Apr 24, 2012
Edward A. Stovarsky, 86, of Toronto, OH, passed away Tuesday April 24, 2012 in Serra Manor in Weirton, WV.Ed was born May 4, 1925 in Steubenville, OH, son of the late Mike and Barbara Geryak Stovarsky.Ed was retired from the former Ohio Edison Mining Co. He was a member of St. Joseph Byzantine Catholic Church in Toronto, where he was...
John R. Pastre, Sr.
Apr 13, 2012
John R. Pastre, Sr., 73, of Dillonvale, OH, passed away Friday, April 13, 2012 in the Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville, OH.John was born May 22, 1938 in Piney Fork, OH, son of the late John and Letizia (Modolo) Pastre. John was a member of the former St. Theresa Catholic Church in Piney Fork, OH; the Piney Fork American...
Gary Deyarmon
Apr 13, 2012
Gary DeYarmon, 60, of Dillonvale, Ohio passed away Friday April 13, 2012 in Liza's Place, Valley Hospice Care Center South in Wheeling, WV. - Gary was born March 6, 1952 in Martins Ferry, Ohio; son of the late Howard and Mary Logsdon DeYarmon. Gary is survived by his daughter, Melanie (Joshua) Meyer of Bellaire, his brother Herman (Cheryl) DeYarmon of...
Harold T. Vandruff, Sr.
Apr 10, 2012
Harold T. Vandruff, Sr., 73, of Smithfield, OH, passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2012 in the Valley Hospice Care Center North in Steubenville, OH.Harold was born May 3, 1938 in Reader, WV, son of the late Albert and Bertha (Swager) Vandruff.Harold was retired from the Belots Corp. in Tiltonsville, OH, where he worked for many years as a truck driver....
Jeffrey M. 'Hank' Ford
Apr 8, 2012
Jeffrey M. "Hank" Ford, 55, of Toronto, was called to his Lord Easter Sunday April 8, 2012 in Trinity Medical Center West. Jeff was born May 14, 1956 in Akron, Ohio, son of Leonard Ford and Donna Doverspike Worley, both who survive. Jeff was formerly employed at Snyder Wholesale Tire in Wintersville. He was a member of the 1st. United...
Irene M. Hornyak
Apr 7, 2012
Irene M. (Toth) Hornyak, 85, of Piney Fork, OH, passed away Saturday, April 7, 2012 in the Autumn Healthcare Facility in Adena, OH. Irene was born on October 31, 1926 in Adena, OH, daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Ketes) Toth.Irene was a member of the former St. Theresa Catholic Church in Piney Fork, OH, where she was also...
Anna B. Strunak
Apr 7, 2012
Anna B. Strunak, 83 of Toronto, Ohio passed away Sat. April 7, 2012 at the Weirton Geriatric Center.Anna was born Oct. 16, 1928 in Toronto, Ohio, daughter of the late George and Mary Simal Strunak. Anna was a retired clerk working at the former A&P grocery store in Steubenville and was a member of St. Joseph Byzantine Catholic Church in...
Frances Katherine Hartline
Apr 6, 2012
Frances Katherine Hartline, 93, of Smithfield, OH, died at Gables Care Center, on April 6, 2012.She was born June 7, 1918, in Washington, PA, a daughter of Mike and Katherine Wozniak Bednarski.She was a devoted Wife and Mother, active in school activities during her child raising years, and was dedicated member, committed to service at the Smithfield Presbyterian Church throughout...
Vernon W. 'Tony' Sherwood, Jr.
Apr 1, 2012
Vernon W. "Tony" Sherwood, Jr., 76, of Dunedin, FL, passed away Sunday, April 1, 2012 in the HPH Hospice Center in New Port Richey, FL. Tony was born December 29, 1935 in Chicago, IL, son of the late Vernon W. Sr. and Evelyn Sherwood Rogers. Tony was a retired bus driver for the Pinellas County Transit Authority in Florida. He...
Paul R. Briceland
Mar 31, 2012
Paul R. Briceland, 97, of Toronto, OH, passed away Saturday March 31, 2012. Paul was born January 23, 1915 in Steubenville, OH, son of the late Michael Leonard and Bessie Stroud Briceland. Paul retired from Weirton Steel Division of National Steel Corp. in 1967, where he worked as a Turn Foreman in the Tandem Mill. After his retirement, Paul worked...
William J. 'Bill' Hores
Mar 28, 2012
William J. 'Bill' Hores, of Tiltonsville, OH passed away March 28, 2012 in his home.Bill was born in Wheeling, WV, son of the late William F. and Grace L. (McCallister) Hores. Bill was a Veteran of the US Army having served his country during the Korean War. Bill worked for our family at the J.E. Foster Funeral Home in Smithfield,...
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