Obituaries

Sep 26, 2016

Maxie Lee Thompson, Jr., 70, of Ellsworth, Ohio, died Monday September 26, 2016 at his residence.

He was born September 22, 1946 in Warren the son of Maxie and Lucille Schrader Thompson Sr.

Maxie was a United States Army veteran of The Vietnam War, and a graduate of Auto Body School. His artistic talent carried...

Sep 25, 2016

Eva F. Ficeti, 88, of Niles died at 6PM Sunday September 25, 2016 at Shepherd of The Valley Lutheran Home in Niles.

She was born August 16, 1928 in Niles the daughter of Nick and Sarah Rubatino Masciangelo.

Eva was a 1946 graduate of Niles McKinley High School and employed as an inspector at Delphi...

Sep 24, 2016

Dorothy A. "Dot" Bianco, 90, of Niles, died at 7:45AM Saturday September 24, 2016 at Concord Care Center of Hartford.

She was born June 1, 1926 in Niles the daughter of John and Helen Carmella Buccella.

She was a 1944 graduate of Niles McKinley High School, employed at Hoffman's Department Store in Niles, and a...

Sep 23, 2016

George V. Rohland, 88, of Niles, died Friday September 23, 2016 at his residence surrounded by loving family.

He was born February 13, 1928 in Brownsville, Pennsylvania the son of George and Maxine Budd Rohland.

George retired from Republic Steel in Warren. He has also worked in McBeil Plumbing in Brownsville, PA and Neeling Box...

Sep 22, 2016

Hazel J. Kelly, 86 of Cortland, died at 12:50AM Thursday September 22, 2016 at Park Vista Nursing Home in Youngstown.

She was born June 16, 1930 in Neville Island, Pennsylvania the daughter of Adolph and Janette Bowman Tomana.

She was a 1948 graduate of Farmington High School, employed for Alaskan Railroad in the clerical department...

Sep 19, 2016

Joyce A. Byrd, 76 of Howland, died Monday September 19, 2016 at her residence.

She was born May 25, 1940 in Warren, Ohio the daughter of Harold and Lillian Bauer Hover.

Joyce was a 1958 graduate of Gustavus High School, employed at Delphi Packard Electric in Warren for 30 years retiring in 1997, enjoyed spending...

Sep 11, 2016

Angeline R. Mazza Dudley, 90, formerly of Niles, went home peacefully to the Lord on September 11, 2016 at Omni Manor Nursing Home with her loving son Joe at her side after courageously living with Alzheimer's for several years.

She was born February 11, 1926 in Niles the daughter of Carmine and Angeline Vigorito Mazza and was...

Sep 6, 2016

Rosemarie Jones, 85, of Champion, formerly of Niles went to be with the Lord on Tuesday September 6, 2016 at The Windsor House of Champion.

She was born May 5, 1931 in Youngstown the daughter of John and Rose Ann Ambrose Caroppoli.

Rosemarie was a homemaker, enjoyed quilting, and watching I Love Lucy and The...

Sep 5, 2016

Bella E. Logan, 98, formerly of Niles died at 7:40AM Monday September 5'th 2016 at Briar Hill Health Care Center in Middlefield, Ohio.

She was born April 6, 1918 in Warren the daughter of Sante and Lucy Bostaro Simon.

Bella was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Niles, a homemaker, and...

Sep 3, 2016

Anthony D'Urso, 87, of Niles, died at 3:44AM Saturday September 3, 2016 at St. Joseph's Hospital Eastland in Warren.

He was born October 17, 1928 in Bagnoli Irpino, Italy the son of Anthony and Albina Buccino D'Urso and came to the United States in 1952.

In 1958, Anthony and his cousin Vincent Chieffo  purchased the...

Aug 27, 2016

Ashlyn R. Ramirez, 3 years old, of Champion, died Saturday August 27'th, 2016.

She was born December 19, 2012 the daughter of Brian Fiorentino and Alicia Ramirez

She will be deeply missed by her father of Liberty, her mother, with whom she made her home, a brother Kyler Michael Fritz, at home, her maternal grandmother...

Aug 24, 2016

Rosemary P. Barber, 88, of McDonald, died at 11:59PM Wednesday August 24, 2016 at her residence surrounded by her family.

She was born April 5, 1928 in Niles the daughter of Vincent and Mary Cretella Philomeno.

She was a 1946 graduate of Niles McKinley High School, employed for 30 years as a bulb assembler at...

Aug 19, 2016

Ann M. Nemes, 86, of Niles died at 11:30PM Friday August 19, 2016 at St. Joseph's Hospital Eastland in Warren.

She was born August 17, 1930 in Niles the daughter of Anthony and Rose Sabino Massaro.

Ann was a 1948 graduate of Niles McKinley High School, employed at Packard Electric for 32 years retiring in...

Aug 18, 2016

Flora E. "Beth" Chilton, 83, of Warren died at 11:48AM Thursday August 18, 2016 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Youngstown.

She was born January 15, 1933 in Niles the daughter of Newton Callihan and Flora Morgan Ceroli.

Flora was a 1950 graduate of Niles McKinley High School, a member of First Presbyterian Church of Niles,...

Aug 1, 2016

Peggy M. Erro, 74, died at 3:50 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, at Briarfield Manor in Austintown. She was born March 22, 1942, in Pittsburgh, the daughter of Frank and Mary Rebar Kurimsky. She was a graduate of Penn Hills High School and employed as a teachers aide at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School and Lincoln Elementary...

Jul 30, 2016

Trudy H. Perry, 91, formerly of Niles, passed away on Saturday July 30, 2016 at JoAnne's House Hope Hospice in Bonita Springs, Florida.

Born February 19, 1925 in Germany, she was the daughter of Alfred and Emillie Gerstner Hamprecht.

On August 28, 1948 she married Charles E. Perry in Germany. Trudy enjoyed spending time with...

Jul 21, 2016

MARIA (MARY) PALLANTE Mary went to Heaven to be with Jesus Christ on July 21st, 2016. She was born to Raphail and Antonia Moranti DeAngelis on October 26, 1929 in Campotosto, Italy She came to Niles on November 15, 1949 and was married on November 10th 1952 to Domenic whom she met at Idora Park. She spent most of...

Jul 17, 2016

Phyllis B. "Phyl" Virostko, 89, of Niles died peacefully at 9:24PM Sunday July 17, 2016 at Gillette Nursing Home in Warren, OH, with family at her side.

She was born September 30, 1926 in Niles the daughter of Carmen and Minnie Soriano Biviano, who were both born in Italy.

She was a 1944 graduate of...

Jul 8, 2016

Adriana G. Tomlin, 85, of Niles, passed away peacefully July 8, 2016 at Trumbull Memorial Hospital in Warren surrounded by her family.

Adriana was born June 2, 1931, in Trieste, Italy, the daughter of Giuseppe and Maria Pertot Gustin. She immigrated to The United States in 1956 with her young family and moved to Niles in 1958.  ...

Jul 6, 2016

Sarah E. D'Errico, 42, of Niles died at 6:45AM Wednesday July 6, 2016 at University Hospital's Seidman Cancer Center in Cleveland after a courageous battle with AML Leukemia.

She was born February 25, 1974 in Columbus, Ohio the daughter of Walter and Karen Lee Kingry Matheny.

She was a 1992 graduate of Westland High School,...