All Obituaries

Poland- Lola Sparks, 90, entered eternal rest on Saturday, December 21st, 2019 at home after a long illness. Lola was born on August 24th, 1929 in McCarr, Kentucky, the daughter of Lewis and Laura Sanson. She was a little country girl who was a homemaker and lioness of her six children. Lola Lived a well pampered life. She and her husband traveled and were admired jitterbug dancers. She loved music and everyone who knew her gravitated toward her. Lola is preceded in death by her husband...

Paul A. Witherow 1936-2019 Boardman – Paul A. Witherow, 83, passed away Sunday, December 29, 2019, at Assumption Village Nursing Home while being surrounded by his family. Paul was born in Irvona, Pennsylvania on October 31, 1936, to the late Lloyd and Elizabeth (O’Shea) Witherow. He graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1955 and later went on to earn his bachelor’s degree in business from Youngstown State University. However, in order to honor his country, Paul...

New Middletown – A prayer service will be held Friday, January 17, at 1:00 pm at the Clemente Funeral Home in New Middletown for Verna L. Erwin, 54, who died Saturday, January 11, 2020, at her residence. Verna was born October 26, 1965, in Youngstown, a daughter of Peggy and Donald  Erwin. She graduated from Springfield High School and worked as a graphic artist at Kwik Kopy of Austintown, Youngstown Osteopathic Hospital and Boardman Medical Supply.  She was a member of St....

Alvera Genevieve Billock, formerly of Poland, peacefully passed away surrounded by family at Hospice House of the Villages in Florida on December 19, 2019. Alvera accomplished her final goal: to spend Christmas with her husband, Richard Thomas Billock, who died in 1995. What a joyous Christmas celebration! Alvera was born June 17, 1933, the 7th daughter of Phillip and Rosaria Segretti  DiCiocco and grew up in Struthers. At age 16, she married Richie, the love of her life and they moved...

Struthers - Robert Kenneth Tait, 57, passed away on Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center,                   Youngstown, Ohio.                   Robert was born on April 4, 1962, a son of Robert I. and Alice L. Davis Tait in Youngstown, Ohio.                   There will be no calling hours or services.        ...

Struthers – A prayer service will be held at Clemente Funeral Home in Struthers at 9:30 am on Friday, December 20, followed by a Mass of Christian at 10:00 am at Christ Our Savior / St. Nicholas Church in Struthers for Rita A. Galletta, 91, of Struthers who died Saturday, December 14, at Altercare of Alliance. Rita was born March 5, 1928 in Youngstown a daughter of Emidio and Alice Sebastian Cerimele.  Rita worked for the Struthers City Schools and prior to that worked at...

Lowellville – A prayer service will be held on Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at the Clemente Funeral Home with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. at Christ Our Savior Parish/St. Nicholas Church, both in Struthers for Olga Kowalczyk 93 who passed away on Thursday afternoon, December 12th at Masternick Memorial Health Care Center. Olga was born October 24, 1926 in Campbell, Ohio, a daughter of Steve and Eva Litwin Melnik. She lived in the area most of her life and...

Leetonia – A prayer service will be held Friday, December 13, at 1:00 pm at Clemente Funeral Home in New Middletown for Sheila Lynne Janutolo Thiry, 61, of Leetonia who died Saturday, December 7, at Hospice House in Poland. Sheila was born in Bluefield, West Virginia, on February 15, 1958, the daughter of Benjamin and Sarah Janutolo Farmer.  She graduated from Springfield High School and married Charlie Thiry on June 14, 2004.  She enjoyed going to the casino and most of all...

New Middletown - A memorial service will be held on Saturday December 7, 2019 at  1:00 p.m. at the Church of the Rock 7025 Luteran Lane Poland, Ohio 44514 for JoAnne Kliem, 75, who passed away on Saturday afternoon November 30, 2019 at Masternick Memorial Nursing Home with her loving family by her side. JoAnne was born May 6, 1944 in New Castle, PA, a daughter of Joseph and Rose Granato Zokle. She moved to this area in 1967 and was a hairdresser, and worked in admission marketing for...

Struthers – A memorial service will be held Friday, December 6, at Zion Lutheran Church at 3300 Canfield Rd. in Youngstown 44511, at 11:00 am for Susan C. Flesher, 64, of Struthers, who died Monday December 2 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Youngstown. Susan was born September 4, 1955, in Youngstown a daughter of George and Sophia Tarnaski Voytilla.  She graduated from Struthers High School in 1973 and was co owner of Thatcher Heating & Cooling. She married Dennis Flesher on...