All Obituaries

Leetonia – Services will be on Thursday April 15, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at the Clemente Funeral Home in New Middletown for Charles D. Thiry, 64, who passed away Friday morning April 9, 2021. Charles was born on October 27, 1956 in Kittaning, PA a son of Charles and Zoanna Aites Thiry. He lived in the area most of his life and worked as a laborer in the foundry at Exochem in East Palestine, OH. He was also a former member of the Eagles in New Waterford, OH. Charles married the former...

New Castle, PA – Dennis J. Masters, 68, passed away on Friday afternoon April 9, 2021. Dennis was born July 24, 1952 in Youngstown, Ohio, a son of Charles A. and Rita M. Ferguson Masters. He worked in maintenance at a plastic extrusion plant and moved to New Castle in 1986. Dennis leaves two brothers Charles E. Masters of Struthers, Ohio and Martin E. Masters of   Littleton, Colorado. He was preceded in death by his parents. There will be no calling hours or...

STRUTHERS - Mrs. Josephine Marie Hvizdos Opsitnik (Josie) passed away in the heavenly arms of our Lord on Friday, March 26, 2021 at the Hospice House in North Lima, Ohio. Josie was surrounded by loved ones as she became free from Alzheimer’s. Josie was born March 17, 1941 in Poland Township to Michael and Josephine Helt Hvizdos. She grew up in a home of Slovakian heritage and lived on a farm with her nine siblings. Josie graduated from Poland Seminary High School in 1959. She then...

Nancy (Nord) Hill, age 96, passed away peacefully on March 28, 2021 in Hudson, OH. Nancy was born July 1, 1924 in Poland, OH and graduated from Struthers High School in 1941.  She married her longtime sweetheart, Harold, on March 17, 1945.  Harold preceded her in death in 2002 after 57 amazing years of marriage.  After they married, the couple moved to Charleston, SC where they experienced the excitement of being newlyweds and the exhilaration of the celebrations for the end...

Ellen A. Clemente Ellen Arlene Clemente, 92, of Struthers, passed away on Thursday, March 4, 2021 surrounded by her family. Ellen was born February 9, 1929 in Scranton Pennsylvania, the daughter of George Reginald Curtis and Ella Josephine Nattrass and grew up in Nanticoke Pennsylvania. Ellen was a proud graduate of Massachusetts General Hospital School of Nursing in Boston and had dreams of travelling across country working as an RN.  First stop was Ann Arbor Michigan, where Ellen...

Youngstown – Henry J. Fiorenza Jr. 45 passed away on Saturday morning February 20, 2021. Henry was born November 28, 1975 in Struthers, Ohio, a son of Henry J. Sr. and Gloria J. Anzivino Fiorenza. He lived in the area his entire life and worked at Dynesol Plastics in Niles, Ohio and was a member of Christ Our Savior Parish/St. Nicholas in Struthers, Ohio. He enjoyed football and was an umpire for Struthers Little League Baseball. Henry leaves his mother of Youngstown; two brothers...

Elizabeth “Betty” Ann Wiesen Elizabeth “Betty” Ann (Porter) Wiesen passed away peacefully Sunday morning, February 28, 2021, at Hospice of the Valley in Poland, with her devoted children by her side. She will always be remembered by her family and friends for her loving, caring and generous nature and her fun and bright personality. Betty was born August 13, 1936 in Youngstown a daughter of Leonard and Jessie (Haddle) Porter (LaRosa). She was a lifelong Youngstown...

New Middletown – William J. Barber 69, passed away at his residence on Sunday morning February 14, 2021. He was born December 2, 1951 in Ellwood City, PA, a son of William G. and Mary K. Grekon Barber. William came to New Middletown twenty years ago and retired from G.M. Lordstown plant after working 30 years as an assembler William married the former Angela M. Bonace on January 9, 1971. Besides his wife, he leaves his mother Mary of Wampum, PA; two sons William J. Barber, Jr. of...

Austintown – A graveside service will be held on  Friday, February 12, 2021 at 11:00 am at Zion Cemetery 10982 Rapp Road in New Middletown, OH 44442 for Celia M. Solomon, 85, passed away Thursday evening at Briarfield at Ashley Circle. Celia was born May 16, 1935 in Scranton, PA, a daughter of Peter S. and Alice Ruschak Miller. She was a homemaker. Celia married Elmer C. Solomon and he passed away in 2002. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband. There will be...

New Middletown - Albert J. Leone, D.D.S passed away peacefully on the morning of February 4, 2021 from complications of Covid-19. Dr. Leone was born on June 11, 1930 in Youngstown, Ohio.  He was the oldest of three children born to Patsy and Edith (Zarlinga) Leone. Al was raised in a traditional Italian home, loving his mother’s delicious food made with the produce grown from his dad’s huge garden.  Years later, Al would still make his own “hot peppers”...