Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Hubbard, OH, and surrounding areas.

Eleanore Repko Fischio

Eleanore Repko Fischio

Feb 6, 2006

HUBBARD Eleanore M. Repko Fischio, 85, of Hubbard, died Monday morning, February 6, 2006 at Park Vista in Youngstown. She was born December 20, 1920, in Campbell, a daughter of John W. and Anna Martin Repko and was a lifelong area resident. Mrs. Fischio was a homemaker and formerly a welder at Truscon Steel. She was a member of St....

Charles "Fritz" Shipton, Jr

Charles "Fritz" Shipton, Jr

Feb 6, 2006

HUBBARD Charles F. "Fritz" Shipton, Jr., 89, of Hubbard, died Monday evening, February 6, 2006, at Orange Village Care Center. He was born December 13, 1916, in Youngstown, a son of Charles F. Sr. and Sarah Ellis Shipton and was a lifelong area resident. Mr. Shipton was a clerk for the U. S. Postal Service for 37 years, retiring in...

Frances Hetson

Frances Hetson

Feb 4, 2006

HUBBARD Frances "Rita" Hetson, 70, died Saturday evening, February 4, 2006, at her home. She was born February 3, 1936, in Hubbard, a daughter of Frank and Catherine Stopnick Phillips and was a lifelong Hubbard resident. Rita worked for the National City Bank, Hubbard branch, for 37 years, retiring in 1998. She was a member of Covenant Life Fellowship, Hubbard,...

Vita Rocco

Vita Rocco

Feb 3, 2006

HUBBARD Vita M. Rocco, 88, of Hubbard, died Friday afternoon, February 3, 2006, at Liberty Health Care. She was born September 22, 1917, in Youngstown, a daughter of Jerome and Pauline Sugamele Alberti and was a life long Hubbard resident. Mrs. Rocco was a bookkeeper for Brownlee Oil Company in Hubbard for 23 years retiring in 1977. She was a...

Vivian "Kate" Marino

Vivian "Kate" Marino

Jan 28, 2006

HUBBARD Vivian Kathleen "Kate" Marino, 76, went home to be with her Lord Saturday, January 28th following a brief illness. She will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved her. She was born in Portsmouth, Ohio on October 2, 1929, the daughter of Paul and Gladys McGraw Farley. Kate retired in the year 2000 as a bus driver...

Russell Buzek

Russell Buzek

Jan 27, 2006

HUBBARD Russell B. Buzek, 50, of Hubbard, died Friday evening, January 27, 2006, at Sharon Regional Health System following a long illness. He was born January 2, 1956, in Youngstown, a son of George and Nancy J. Evock Buzek and was a life long area resident. Russell was a dispatcher for the Hubbard Police Department retiring on disability in 1998....

Kenneth Bretz

Kenneth Bretz

Jan 12, 2006

HUBBARD Kenneth A. Bretz, 57, of Hubbard, died Thursday evening, January 12, 2006, at his residence. He was born November 3, 1948, in Youngstown, a son of Ralph and Elizabeth Ducay Bretz and was a life long Hubbard resident. Mr. Bretz worked for Tri-County Distributing, Hubbard, for 30 years. He was a member of St. Patrick Church, Hubbard, the Hubbard...

Frank Nelepka

Frank Nelepka

Jan 10, 2006

HUBBARD Frank A. Nelepka, 86, of Hubbard, died Tuesday morning, January 10, 2006, at Liberty Health Care Center. He was born July 31, 1919, in Youngstown, a son of Joseph Sr. and Rosalia Theirkauf Nelepka and was a lifelong area resident. Mr. Nelepka worked for US Steel Corp. Ohio Works for 42 years, retiring in 1978. He was a member...

Rose Dirocco

Rose Dirocco

Jan 7, 2006

HUBBARD Rose M. DiRocco, 97, of Hubbard, died Saturday morning, January 7, 2006, at her home. She was born April 3, 1908, in Youngstown, a daughter of Dominic and Angeline Colonna Zorella and was a life long area resident. Mrs. DiRocco worked for St. Elizabeth Hospital for 23 years, retiring in 1972. She was a member of Covenant Life Fellowship...

Beatrice "Bea" Griffith

Beatrice "Bea" Griffith

Jan 4, 2006

HUBBARD Beatrice M. "Bea" Griffith, 78, of Hubbard, died Wednesday morning, January 4, 2006, at her residence. She was born May 18, 1927, in Youngstown, a daughter of Gail Winwood Dunmire and was a life long area resident living in Hubbard for 44 years. Bea, a homemaker, had worked as a waitress at the former Longo's Restaurant in Hubbard and...

Irene Medve

Irene Medve

Jan 3, 2006

HUBBARD Irene E. Medve, 93, of Hubbard, died Tuesday evening, January 3, 2006 at Northside Medical Center. She was born September 4, 1912, in Youngstown, a daughter of John and Julia Varko Medve and lived most of her life in the area. Miss Medve worked for Aeroquip Rubber for 20 years, retiring in 1971. Prior to this, she worked at...

Edward Chovan

Edward Chovan

Jan 1, 2006

HUBBARD Edward Chovan, 81, of Hubbard, died Sunday, January 1, 2006, at John XXIII Home in Hermitage, PA. He was born January 6, 1924, in Sharon, PA, a son of Andrew and Susann Dacho Chovan and was a lifelong Hubbard resident. Mr. Chovan was a carpenter and a member of the Carpenters' Union Local 268 in Sharon, PA for 50...

Glenn Roskie

Glenn Roskie

Dec 29, 2005

HUBBARD Glenn F. Roskie, 80, of Hubbard, died of cancer Thursday evening, December 29, 2005 at his residence. He was born October 4, 1925, in Youngstown, a son of John P. and Annie Laurie Gale Roskie and was a lifelong Hubbard resident. Mr. Roskie worked for Hubbard Coal & Supply for 25 years, retiring in 1968 and he also worked...

Kathryn Thomas Peterson

Kathryn Thomas Peterson

Dec 28, 2005

HUBBARD Kathryn Rose Thomas Peterson of Hubbard, died Wednesday, December 28, 2005 at her family's home in Des Moines, Iowa, from complications of emphysema. She was born October 5, 1921, in Brookfield, OH, a daughter of Thomas John and Rose George Thomas. Kathryn grew up in Sharon, Pennsylvania and graduated from Kent State University with a degree in nutrition. On...

Jacquelyn "Jackie" Hughes

Jacquelyn "Jackie" Hughes

Dec 27, 2005

NEW BEDFORD, PA Jacquelyn F. "Jackie" Hughes, 69, of New Bedford, PA, died Tuesday morning, December 27, 2005, at Jameson Memorial Hospital in New Castle, PA. She was born July 7, 1936, in Pennsylvania, a daughter of James and Irene Young Pearce and lived most of her life in the New Bedford – New Castle area. Mrs. Hughes was a...

Joseph Blazak, Sr

Joseph Blazak, Sr

Dec 27, 2005

HUBBARD Joseph A. Blazak, Sr., 72, of Hubbard, died Tuesday evening, December 27, 2005 at his residence. He was born May 12, 1933, in Youngstown, a son of Anthony and Anna Derfiny Blazak and was a lifelong area resident. Mr. Blazak worked for General Motors Corp. in Lordstown for 35 years, retiring in 2001. He was a U. S. Army...

Norma Goodrich

Norma Goodrich

Dec 20, 2005

HUBBARD Norma G. Goodrich, 87, of Hubbard, died Tuesday morning, December 20, 2005 at Northside Medical Center. She was born April 28, 1918, in Washington, DC, a daughter of Chauncey and Norma Frances Failing Goss and lived in the area since 2001, moving here from Ruskin, FL. Prior to that, she spent most of her life in Columbus, OH. Mrs....

Georgetta Wylam

Georgetta Wylam

Dec 9, 2005

DENVER, COLORADO Georgetta M. Wylam, formerly of New Bedford, PA, died Friday, December 9, 2005, in Denver, Colorado. She was born December 20, 1915, in New Bedford, PA, a daughter of George and Elizabeth McClenehan Wortman. Mrs. Wylam retired from Gorant Candies in Boardman after many years of service. She was a member of Canfield Presbyterian Church and Order of...

Lucille Kosiba

Lucille Kosiba

Dec 5, 2005

HUBBARD Lucille I. Kosiba, 88, of Hubbard, died Monday morning, December 5, 2005 at St. Elizabeth Health Center. She was born August 11, 1917, in Hubbard, a daughter of Stanley and Mary Pavlisko Kosiba and was a lifelong Hubbard resident. Miss Kosiba was a homemaker and formerly worked for the General Fireproofing Corp. during World War II. Lucille was a...

Joseph Tod

Joseph Tod

Dec 3, 2005

HUBBARD Joseph F. Tod, 91, of Hubbard, died Saturday morning, December 3, 2005, at Northside Medical Center. He born March 22, 1914, in Coitsville Township, a son of Stephen F. and Helen M. Fedor Tod and was a lifelong area resident. Mr. Tod owned and operated Tod's Lunch for 22 years and then worked for Stambaugh Thompson in Liberty for...

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