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Toronto and Smithfield, Ohio

Eugene J. 'Jeep' Tovinitti

Eugene J. 'Jeep' Tovinitti

Mar 6, 2012

Eugene J. Tovinitti, 84, of Smithfield, Ohio passed away Tuesday March 6, 2012 at his home. Private services will be held at the convenience of his family.

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John E. 'Frosty' Lastivka

John E. 'Frosty' Lastivka

Mar 5, 2012

John E. "Frosty" Lastivka, age 78, of Alliance, died Monday, March 5, 2012, at Alliance Community Care Center. He was born September 12, 1933, in Port Homer, Ohio, to the late Andrew and Anna (Bednar) Lastivka and has resided in Alliance since 1957. John graduated from Toronto High School 1951 and worked at the former Ameritech as a technician until...

John R. Jeffrey

John R. Jeffrey

Mar 3, 2012

John R. Jeffrey, 89, of Toronto, OH, recently of the Copeland Oaks Retirement Community, Sebring, OH, passed away Saturday March 3, 2012 in Crandall Medical Center. John was born on Oct. 6, 1922 on the family farm near Toronto, OH, son of the late John G. and Lena Russell Jeffrey. He was preceded in death by his sister Gail Elizabeth...

Teresa M. Telek

Teresa M. Telek

Mar 1, 2012

Teresa M. Telek, 48, of Mingo Jct., OH, passed away Thursday March 1, 2012 in the Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville, OH.Teresa was born April 2, 1963 in Martins Ferry, OH, daughter of the late Julius, Sr. and Virginia Reinagle Telek.Teresa worked as a housekeeper for area families and also for her sister Barbara.In addition to her parents, Teresa...

John A. Dunlap

John A. Dunlap

Feb 24, 2012

John A. Dunlap, 68, of Toronto, OH, passed away Friday Feb. 24, 2012 in Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville, Ohio. John was born April 12, 1943 in Steubenville, OH, son of the late Alfred and Margaret Karaffa Dunlap.John worked for a while at the Sammis Plant in Stratton, OH and transferred to the Penn Power Bruce Mansfield Plant where...

Frances R. Wherry

Frances R. Wherry

Feb 16, 2012

Frances R. (Fowler) Wherry, 70, of Toronto, OH, passed away Thursday, February 16, 2012 in the East Liverpool City Hospital in East Liverpool, OH.Frances was born December 11, 1941 in Latrobe, PA, daughter of the late Harry and Helen Cooper Fowler.Frances was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Toronto, OH; she enjoyed being a loving wife, mother,...

Nellie Marie Combs

Nellie Marie Combs

Feb 15, 2012

Nellie Marie (Davis) Combs, 88, of Toronto, Ohio passed away Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012 in Life Line Hospital in Wintersville, Ohio. Nellie was born Jan. 28, 1924 in Norton, Va., daughter of the late Addison C. and Amanda Stone Davis. Nellie was retired from the Pepsi-Cola Co. in Norton, Va., where she was a clerk and she was protestant by...

Gene V. Straight

Gene V. Straight

Feb 9, 2012

Gene V. Straight, 83, of Toronto, OH, formerly of Pittbsurgh, PA, passed away Thursday, February 09, 2012 in Sienna Woods Nursing Home in Wintersville, OH.Gene was born July 15, 1928 in Pittsburgh, PA, son of the late Vince and Irene Burkholder Straight.In addition to his parents, Gene was preceded in death by his wife, Jeanette (McElfresh) Straight whom were married...

Eleanor J. Ewing

Eleanor J. Ewing

Feb 8, 2012

Eleanor Jane (Williamson) (Fisher) Ewing, 78, of Toronto, OH, passed away Wednesday Feb. 8, 2012 in Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville, OH. Eleanor was born April 22, 1933 in Toronto, OH, daughter of the late Joseph and Edna Amos Williamson.Eleanor was a former clerk at the former G.C. Murphy Store in Toronto and was a member of Gospel Hall....

Olive L. Carpenter

Olive L. Carpenter

Feb 7, 2012

Olive L. (Ackerman) Carpenter, 80, of Toronto, OH, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at the Gables Care Center in Hopedale, OH.Olive was born September 22, 1931 in Whitaker, PA, daughter of the late William and Dorothy (Caspare) Ackerman. She was a Methodist by faith.In addition to her parents, Olive was preceded in death by her four sisters, Mildred Eisnaugle,...

Betty Jean Holliday

Betty Jean Holliday

Feb 5, 2012

Betty Jean (Walker) Holliday, 89, of Smithfield, OH, passed away Sunday, February 05, 2012 in the Valley Hospice Care Center North in Steubenville, OH.Betty was born November 29, 1922 in Plum Run, OH, daughter of the late Howard "Red" and Lois S. (DeLong) Walker. Betty was a member of the Smithfield Christian Church and a 1941 graduate of Smithfield High...

Baby Logan Frank Starr

Baby Logan Frank Starr

Feb 5, 2012

Baby Logan Frank Starr, son of Frank E. and Rebecca J. (Coil) Starr, departed this world Sunday, February 5, 2012 surrounded by his loving family.He was loved by all his family and will be sadly missed by everyone.Baby Logan was preceded in death by his Paternal Grandmother Nancy Starr and his Maternal Grandfather Bernie Coil.Baby Logan leaves behind his parents,...

Sophie V. Cervenak

Sophie V. Cervenak

Feb 4, 2012

Sophie V. Cervenak, 87, of Steubenville, OH, passed away Saturday Feb. 4, 2012 in the Carriage Inn in Steubenville, OH. Sophie was born December 13, 1924 in Steubenville, OH, daughter of the late Frank and Sophie Klonowski Aleksiejczyk. Sophie was a homemaker and was Catholic by faith. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband...

Margaret M. Skrabak

Margaret M. Skrabak

Jan 24, 2012

Margaret M. (Yanik) Skrabak, 87, of Toronto, OH, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2012 in the Stone Pear Pavilion in Chester, WV.Margaret was born August 11, 1924 in Mingo Junction, OH, daughter of the late Pius T. and Mary (Kovach) Yanik. Margaret was a member of St. Francis Catholic Church in Toronto, OH, Jednota, Toronto Seniors, VFW Auxillary; she was...

Charles R. Young

Charles R. Young

Jan 23, 2012

Charles R. Young, 83, of Smithfield, Ohio passed away Monday January 23, 2012 at his home. Charles was born March 17, 1928 in Parkersburg, WV, son of the late Charles F. and Cloa Wine Young. He was retired from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp., Mingo Plant where he was a barge loader. He was also a self-employed farmer, a former truck driver...

Richard E. 'Rick' Burns

Richard E. 'Rick' Burns

Jan 18, 2012

Richard E. "Rick" Burns, 62, of Steubenville, OH, passed away Wednesday January 18, 2012 in Trinity Medical Center West. Rick was born March 25, 1949 in Steubenville, OH, son of the late Edward and Beryl (Tuttle) Arthurs. Rick served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War; he worked for many years as a laborer for Labor Local...

Peter Kurty, Jr.

Peter Kurty, Jr.

Jan 17, 2012

Peter Kurty Jr., 81, of Toronto, OH, passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at the Valley Hospice Care Center North in Steubenville, OH. Pete was born Oct. 23, 1930 in Stratton, OH, son of the late Pete and Mary (Zelasko) Kurty Sr. Pete was retired from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp., Steubenville Plant, where he worked in the cold Strip Dept. He...

Shirley Mae Mcfall

Shirley Mae Mcfall

Jan 16, 2012

Shirley Mae (Hughes) McFall, 80, of Toronto, OH, passed away Monday, January 16, 2012 in the Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville, OH.Shirley was born May 16, 1931 in Toronto, OH, daughter of the late Harry and Evelyn (Davidson) Hughes. Shirley was a former member of the Findley United Methodist Church and Toronto Nazarene Church; she was also an Eastern...

Irene E. Burns

Irene E. Burns

Jan 7, 2012

Irene E. Burns, 81, of Steubenville, OH, passed away Saturday, January 07, 2012 in the Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville.Irene was born on May 27, 1930 in Steubenville, OH, daughter of the late James C. and Bessie M. (Anderson) Burns.Irene was a member of Richmond Methodist Church in Richmond, OH. She was a 1948 graduate of Jefferson Union High...

Mary J. Kelley

Mary J. Kelley

Jan 5, 2012

Mary J. Kelley, 82, of East Springfield, OH, passed away at her home Thursday, January 5, 2012 surrounded by her loving family.Mary was born May 23, 1929 in Mayo County Ireland, daughter of the late Michael and Julia Gaughan Deane. Mary was a homemaker and a Catholic by faith. During the Korean War, Mary worked as a Nurses Aid in...

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