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Shirley A. Barnes

SALEM — Shirley A. Barnes, 79, passed away peacefully Thursday evening at Hospice of the Valley’s Hospice House with her loving family by her side. Shirley was born October 5, 1942 in Lisbon, Ohio; a daughter of the late Clark A. and Orpha (Dawson) Ridgley and had lived in the area most ...

Mildred Maxine Strabala

LISBON — Mildred Maxine Strabala, 85, died at 3:40 p.m. Thursday, May 5, 2022 at Blossom Nursing Home. Born July 9, 1936 in Lisbon, she was a daughter of the late Harvey and Clara (Wressler) Frantz. A homemaker, she was a graduate of Lisbon David Anderson High School. She was a member ...

George W. (Bill) Schneidmiller

Dear friends and family, please join us as we celebrate the wonderful life of George William (Bill) Schneidmiller on Saturday, June 18, 2022 at Valley Golf - 41784 Cherry Fork Road in Columbiana from 1-4 p.m. It will be a casual ceremony with a light meal, desserts and yard games afterward; ...

Death Notices

Robert Wright, Sr. WELLSVILLE — Robert Lester Wright, Sr., 75, of Wellsville died Wednesday at East Liverpool City Hospital. He was born Jan. 27, 1947, in Toronto, Ohio, son of the late Harold Lorain and Julia Elanor (Tribbett) Wright. Arrangements by J.E. Foster Funeral Home, Toronto. Hobart McCue Jr. SALEM — Hobart McCue Jr., 92, died Thursday at Salem North Healthcare Center in Salem. He was born Feb. 13, 1930 in Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, son of the late Hobart McKinley and Anne Lucille (Neeley) McCue. Arrangements by Stark Memorial Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Salem. 5/7/22

Norma Rose Holtom

Norma Rose Holtom, age 87, passed away from this earthly life on May 2, 2022. She was born the only daughter of 7 children to Robert and Rosanna Shingleton October 1, 1934. Most of her upbringing was on a farm homestead outside of Rogers, Ohio. She graduated from Waterford High School in 1952 ...

Rebecca J. Kerr

LISBON — Rebecca J. Kerr passed peacefully Thursday, May 5, 2022, with her loving husband, James F. Kerr and her niece, Karen by her side. Becky was born on June 15, 1941 in Canton, Ohio, the 9th child of 10 and only daughter of the late Marion E. Quillen, Sr. and Georgia M. (Miller) Quillen Hutchinson. Becky was a 1959 graduate of Glenwood High School. Her greatest loves in life were her husband, her family, her cat, Jett, dog Corky, playing solitaire and Italian food. She enjoyed helping special needs children as a teacher’s aide and serving as a chaperone with her husband, Jim ...