Obituaries

Dec 22, 2009

BOARDMAN: Betty L. Luzier, 62, died Tuesday, December 22, 2009, at Hospice House. She was born September 10, 1947 in Altoona, PA, a daughter of Wilmer and Mildred Fink Leonard and was a lifelong area resident. Mrs. Luzier was a homemaker and also a Certified Child Care Provider. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary, American Legion in Girard,...

Dec 20, 2009

HUBBARD Mary Jane "Murt" Heiss, 64, died Sunday, December 20, 2009 at Northside Hospital Medical Center. She was born June 29, 1945 in Michigan, a daughter of Edgar and Henrietta Houser Hivner and was a life long Hubbard resident. Mrs. Heiss was a manager in the food and beverage industry for many years. She enjoyed gardening, loved the outdoors, NASCAR...

Dec 18, 2009

HUBBARD Aurelia O. "Rae" Bozdog, 82, died Friday evening, December 18, 2009 in El Paso, TX. She was born March 8, 1927 in Youngstown, a daughter of Traian "Tom" and Nellie Stroia Dragus and was a lifelong area resident, living also in Austintown and Sharon. Mrs. Bozdog worked for G.M. McKelvey Company and Crest Johnson. She was a member of...

Dec 17, 2009

HUBBARD Ann M. Orlando, 92, died December 17, 2009 at Sharon Regional Hospital. She was born April 5, 1917 in Hubbard, a daughter of Benjamin and Marietta LaCivita Longo and was a lifelong Hubbard resident. Mrs. Orlando was a partner in the family business, the former Longo Restaurant in Hubbard. Prior to this she worked with her father in the...

Dec 12, 2009

YOUNGSTOWN Ernest Smallwood, 84, died Saturday, December 12, 2009 at Pembrook Place. He was born April 3, 1925 in Pikeville, KY a son of John and Adeline Hollands Smallwood and lived most of his life in the area coming from Kentucky. Mr. Smallwood retired from Truscon Steel Corporation as a welder and then drove School Bus for Youngstown City Schools....

Dec 6, 2009

BROOKFIELD Barbara R. Deichler, 71, died Sunday afternoon, December 6, 2009 at Northside Hospital Medical Center. She was born October 27, 1938 in Campbell, a daughter of William and Helen Butch Oakley and was a life long area resident. Mrs. Deichler, a homemaker, was a member of Masury United Methodist Church and enjoyed bingo, gambling junkets, cooking shows and Paula...

Dec 3, 2009

HUBBARD Michael DeSantis, Sr., 110, died Thursday morning, December 3, 2009 at his home. He was born May 26, 1899 in Charlieroi, PA a son of Quinton and Angela Volpi DeSantis and was a lifelong area resident. Mr. DeSantis was a welder for Republic Steel for 38 years. He was a member of St. Patrick Church, Hubbard, the Knights of...

Dec 3, 2009

HUBBARD John J. Hudach, 74, died Thursday, December 3, 2009 at Northside Hospital Medical Center. He was born January 19, 1935 in Youngstown, a son of John and Anna Gornichek Hudach and was a lifelong area resident. Mr. Hudach was a deputy sheriff for the Trumbull County Sheriff Department for 18 and a half years retiring as a Sergeant in...

Dec 2, 2009

HUBBARD Richard P. "Rick" Baker, 57, died Wednesday afternoon at Washington Square Nursing Home. He was born July 15, 1952 in Sharon, PA a son of Charles "Red" and Dolores I. Miller Baker and was a life long Hubbard resident. Mr. Baker worked for the City of Hubbard Street Department for 17 years. He was a 1970 graduate of Ursuline...

Nov 21, 2009

CUYAHOGA FALLS Michael W. Scott, 44, died Saturday, November 21, 2009 at Akron City Hospital. He was born June 18, 1965 in Youngstown, a son of Robert and Beverly Thomas Scott and has lived in Cuyahoga Falls for 8 years. Mr. Scott was an environmental engineer for the State of Ohio Environmental Protection Agency in Twinsburg for 9 years. He...

Nov 20, 2009

HUBBARD Joseph J. Yaksic, 88, died Friday afternoon, November 20, 2009 at Forum Health Northside Medical Center. He was born June 3, 1921, in Hillsville, PA. a son of Mike and Frances Kuchel Yaksic and was a lifelong area resident. Mr. Yaksic worked for The Sharon Steel Corporation as a bar mill operator for 43 years retiring in 1983. He...

Nov 18, 2009

HUBBARD Raymond Stafford, 89, died Wednesday morning, November 18, 2009 at his son's home in New Carlisle, OH. He was born March 24, 1920 in New Bedford, PA, a son of James and Viola Stauffer Stafford and lived in Hubbard most of his life. Mr. Stafford was a tool and die maker for Powell Pressed Steel, retiring in 1982. He...

Nov 17, 2009

HUBBARD Frances A. Carsone, 90, died Tuesday evening, November 17, 2009 at her residence. She was born January 8, 1919 in Hubbard, a daughter of Paul and Mary Lancione Rosile and was a lifelong Hubbard resident. Mrs. Carsone, a homemaker, was a member of St. Patrick Church, Hubbard and a past member of the Altar and Rosary Society. She was...

Nov 16, 2009

HUBBARD Alice A. Hetmanski, 65, died Monday afternoon, November 16, 2009. She was born February 13, 1944 in Youngstown, a daughter of John and Mary Keshock Chervinko and was a lifelong area resident. Mrs. Hetmanski was co owner and operator of Studio 2000 Hair Salon in Youngstown for 20 years and had previously worked for General Electric. She was a...

Nov 15, 2009

HUBBARD Raphael "Rae" McGhee, 76, passed away Sunday, November 15, 2009 at Farrell UPMC Hospital after a brief illness. She was the sixth daughter of the late James and Lucy Carano Vernell. Rae was born on April 22, 1933 in Hubbard and graduated from Hubbard High School in 1951. Rae worked at Golden Dawn Foods / PJS Warehouse in Sharon...

Nov 5, 2009

HUBBARD Joan Eileen Beck, 77, died Thursday morning, November 5, 2009, at Liberty Health Care. She was born September 4, 1932 in Girard, a daughter of William E. Sr. and Frances Marie Swift O'Connell and was a life long area resident. A homemaker, Mrs. Beck had formerly worked as a key punch operator for McKelvey's Department Store and Ohio Leather....

Nov 2, 2009

Nov 2, 2009

HUBBARD Patrick J. "Sarge" McDowell, Jr., 57, died Monday morning, November 2, 2009 at Northside Hospital Medical Center. He was born October 12, 1952 in New Castle, PA a son of Patrick J. and Geraldine Via McDowell, Sr. and has lived in Hubbard since 1977. Mr. McDowell was a guard for TCI Prison retiring in 2008 and also served with...

Oct 31, 2009

WILLIAMSFIELD Eli M. E. Miller, 60, died Saturday morning, October 31, 2009, at his residence. He was born November 16, 1948, in Enon Valley, PA, a son of Menno E. and Hanna Hostetler Miller. Mr. Miller was a self employed carpenter and a member of the Old Order Amish. He leaves his father, Menno E Miller of Hillsboro, KY; his...

Oct 30, 2009

HUBBARD Walter J. Garbus, 88, died Friday afternoon, October 30, 2009 at Liberty Health Care. He was born December 14, 1920 in Linden, NJ, a son of Frank and Katherine Chromazk Garbus and lived in Hubbard since 1949. Mr. Garbus was a pipe fitter for Aero Quip Rubber for 37 years before retiring in 1978. He was a member of...