Obituaries

Jun 7, 2014

HUBBARD Martin J. "Uncle Marty" Ball, 88, died Saturday June 7, 2014 at Hospice House. He was born October 25, 1925 in Mckees Rocks, PA, a son of Anthony and Victoria Baal Ball Sr. Mr. Ball was a groundskeeper at Youngstown State University for over 20 years. He was a member of St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church and Knights of...

Jun 5, 2014

HUBBARD Josephine A. Secich, 89, died Thursday morning, June 5, 2014 at O'Brien Memorial Nursing Home after a long illness. She was born February 18, 1925 in Youngstown, a daughter of Joseph and Bridget Przelomski Strawinski and has lived in Hubbard since 1956. Mrs. Secich, a homemaker, had worked for The Woolworth Company. She was a member of St. Patrick...

Jun 5, 2014

HUBBARD Rebecca J. Churchill, 62, died Thursday June 5, 2014 at her home. She was born September 30, 1951 in Youngstown, a daughter of Edwin and Betty Notman DiBell. Mrs. Churchill graduated in 1969 from Greenford High school and was top of her class. She got her Associates degree from Kent State and was a surgical technician for Grand Strand...

Jun 1, 2014

HUBBARD Earl D. Beckner, 85, died Sunday June 1, 2014 at Hospice House. He was born January 19, 1929 in Youngstown, a son of Ira and W. Ethyl Johnston Beckner. Mr. Beckner was a press operator at U.S. Can for over thirty years and was a member of Central Christian Church. Earl loved gardening and was proud of his garden,...

May 30, 2014

HUBBARD Catherine D. Carsone, 87, died Friday May 30, 2014 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center. She was born May 21, 1927 in Youngstown, a daughter of Frank and Antionette Mirto Popio and moved to Hubbard in 1948. Mrs. Carsone was a member of St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church and had worked at Isaly Dairy Co. for 4 years prior to...

May 27, 2014

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HUBBARD Howard C. Fennell, 73, died Tuesday morning May 27, 2014 at St. Elizabeth Hospital Medical Center. He was born September 12, 1940 in Greensburg, PA a son of Charles and Margaret Carr Fennell and has lived in the area for 60 years, coming from Greensburg. Mr. Fennell was a truck driver for Preston Trucking from 1976 to...

May 21, 2014

HUBBARD Anthony Perry, 93, died Wednesday May 21, 2014 at Liberty Healthcare. He was born October 1, 1920 in Youngstown, a son of Patsy and Martha Purfey Perry and was a lifelong area resident. Mr. Perry, a 1941 graduate of East High School, was a member of St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church and a laborer at Republic Steel for over...

May 17, 2014

HUBBARD George E. Roth, 84, died Saturday evening May 17, 2014 at Northside Hospital. He was born March 18, 1930 in Youngstown, a son of George J. and Mildred I. Gill Roth and was a lifelong area resident. Mr. Roth was an operator for Raymond Concrete Pile for over 30 years, retiring in 1989. He was of the Methodist faith...

May 15, 2014

HUBBARD William Robert LaCivita, 89, died Thursday evening May 15, 2014 at Briarfield Manor Assisted Living. He was born October 20, 1924 in Hubbard, a son of Frank and Elizabeth Cataline LaCivita. Mr. LaCivita worked at Borden Milk Company for 12 years, retiring in 1987 and formerly worked as a truck driver for Tieche Pie and Wheeler Potato Chips...

May 15, 2014

BOWLING GREEN, KY Frederick O. Gurney, 96, formerly of Hubbard, died Thursday evening May 15, 2014 at his home. He was born October 7, 1917 in Minerva, OH a son of Otho and Edith Lozier Gurney. Mr. Gurney worked in the accounting department at Republic Steel for 21 years, retiring in 1982. He served with the United States Army and...

May 8, 2014

HUBBARD David A. Hetmanski, 42, died Thursday May 8, 2014 at his home. He was born December 7, 1971 in Youngstown, a son of Edward J. and Alice A. Chervinko Hetmanski Sr. and was a lifelong area resident. David was a 1990 graduate of Hubbard High School, received his Associates degree in Criminal Justice from Akron University and his Bachelors...

Apr 28, 2014

HUBBARD Stephen M. Dobosh, 72, died Monday morning April 28, 2014 at his home. He was born October 24, 1941 in Youngstown, a son of Stephen J. and Mary T. Petrunak Dobosh and was a lifelong Hubbard resident living with his parents. Mr. Dobosh was a member of St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church and the Moonbeam Senior Cerebral Palsy Club...

Apr 26, 2014

HUBBARD Anthony A. "Tony" Pitoscia, 81, died peacefully Saturday morning April 26, 2014, surrounded by his family at his home. He was born March 15, 1933 in Youngstown, a son of Joseph and Giovannina Colalillo Pitoscia and was a lifelong area resident. Tony was a graduate of East High School and a member of St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church for...

Apr 25, 2014

HUBBARD Theresa Rose Carano, 89, died Friday evening April 25, 2014 at St. Elizabeth Hospital. She was born February 1, 1925 in Youngstown, a daughter of Joseph A. and Theresa Tucciarone Mattinat and was a lifelong Hubbard resident. Mrs. Carano worked in the family business at Mattinat Cleaners in Hubbard for many years, and was a member of the St....

Apr 13, 2014

HUBBARD Aletha "Lee" Meeker, 84, died Sunday morning April 13, 2014 at Liberty Health Care. She was born May 3, 1929 in Hubbard, a daughter of Guy and Katherine Connely Fluent and was a lifelong Hubbard resident. Mrs. Meeker, a homemaker, was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Hubbard. Aletha was a member of the IV C's...

Apr 11, 2014

HUBBARD Eugene G. Camuso, Sr., 84, died Friday afternoon April 11, 2014 at his home. He was born November 10, 1929 in Hubbard, a son of George and Antionette Adducci Camuso and was a lifelong Hubbard resident. Mr. Camuso was an electrician for Campbell Electric for 35 years, retiring in 1982. He was a member of the St. Patrick Roman...

Apr 5, 2014

HUBBARD Leonard W. Wilson, 83, died Saturday morning April 5, 2014 at his home. He was born February 15, 1931 in Toledo, a son of Frank and Irene Scanlon Wilson and was a longtime Hubbard resident. Mr. Wilson served with the United States Air Force and was a letter carrier with the United States Post Office in Youngstown for 40...

Apr 4, 2014

HUBBARD Rick A. Welch, 63, died Friday afternoon April 4, 2014 at St. Elizabeth Hospital Medical Center. He was born March 9, 1951 in Youngstown, a son of John E. and Ida Juanita (Holquist) Welch and was a lifelong area resident. Mr. Welch was manager of the blue printing department for The DeBartolo Corporation for 19 years. He was...

Apr 2, 2014

HUBBARD William Russell Priester, Sr., 82, died Wednesday morning April 2, 2014 at Liberty Health Care. He was born January 29, 1932 in Rimersburg, PA a son of Russell and M. Blanche Mortimer Priester and moved to the area in 1942 coming from Rimersburg. Mr. Priester was a heavy equipment operator for 30 years at International Mill Service, retiring in...

Mar 30, 2014

HUBBARD Mrs. Norma J. Morrison, 83, died Sunday morning March 30, 2014 at Liberty Arms. She was born December 30, 1930 in Youngstown, a daughter of Samuel and Carmella Carbone Stella and was a lifelong area resident. Mrs. Morrison owned Enorjay Food Inc., an Arby's franchise in Indiana, PA for 33 years. She was a member of St. Patrick Roman...