Obituary Listing

Jul 8, 2015

Naples, Florida – A prayer service will be held on Saturday, July 18, 2015 at 9:30 A.M. at the Clemente Funeral Home, and a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. at Christ Our Savior Parish at St. Nicholas Church, both in Struthers, for Josephine Fratino, who passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at The Carlisle...

Jul 8, 2015

NEW MIDDLETOWN –A Mass of Christian burial will be on Monday, July 13, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Paul the Apostle Church in New Middletown for Germaine Scahill, 76, of New Middletown, Ohio passed away on July 8, 2016 after a brief illness. Germaine was born on Oct. 13, 1938, the youngest of three daughters of Sadie and James...

Jul 4, 2015

New Middletown – William A. "Bill"  Blower, 77, of New Middletown, OH, passed into eternity on July 4, 2015. He was born on April 2, 1938 in East Palestine, OH, a son of Mr. William A. Blower, Jr., and Pauline (Frederick) Blower. Bill grew up in East Palestine and attended the school there. After high school he served in the...

Jul 4, 2015

POLAND – Services will be on Tuesday July 7,2015 at 11: 00 a.m. at the Clemente Funeral Home in New Middletown for Jean E. Rice, 87, formerly of Springfield Township who passed away Saturday afternoon at Hampton Woods. Jean was born on April 24,1928 in Poland,OH a daughter of Harry A. and Elizabeth Myers Kariher. She lived in the area...

Jun 28, 2015

New Middletown – Funeral Services will be held Thursday at 12:00 noon at Clemente Funeral Home in New Middletown for Shirley A. Richardson, 82, who passed away  Sunday. Shirley was born January 18, 1933, in Youngstown, a daughter of Edward W. and Jenny Sandburg Ludt. She married Henry Richardson in the early 1950's. Shirley was co-owner  of Richardson French Fries...

Jun 25, 2015

Struthers – Private funeral services were held Saturday at Clemente Funeral Home in Struthers for Gladys Boosinger, 89, who died Thursday. Gladys was born August 8, 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio, a daughter of Peter and Mary Molson Mekulak. She moved to Dayton, Florida in 1940 and to the area in 1942.  She graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School and served...

Jun 25, 2015

New Middletown –A Mass of Christian burial will be held Tuesday morning at 10:00 am at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in New Middletown for Donald J. Erwin, 71, who died Thursday. Donald was born July 15, 1943, in Youngstown, a son of Odis Ross and Patricia Louise McIntee Erwin. He married Peggy Ann Scott on July 15, 1963....

Jun 24, 2015

Struthers – Private services were held for Charles N. Schaffer, Jr. 54, who passed away on Wednesday morning. Charles was born September 15, 1960, in Aliquippa, Pa., a son of Charles N. Sr. and Norma M. Clark Schaffer. He moved to this area 15 years ago and worked as a tradesman. Charles leaves behind his mother Norma Schaffer of Belleview,...

Jun 24, 2015

Youngstown - A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday at 1:00 P.M. at the Clemente Funeral Home in New Middletown for Virginia M. D'Amato, 85, formerly of Youngstown, who passed away at St. Mary's Alzheimer's Center on Wednesday morning. Virginia was born April 17, 1930 in Youngstown, Ohio, a daughter of Norman and Marie Barb Stafford. She lived in...

Jun 23, 2015

New Middletown – Services will be held Friday at 11:00 A.M. in the morning at the Clemente Funeral Home in New Middletown for Ellen I. Behnke, 87, who died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Boardman. Ellen was born in Poland on April 8, 1928, a daughter of Elmer and Margaret Rohbaugh Paine. She lived in the area her...

Jun 20, 2015

YOUNGSTOWN- Funeral services will be on Wednesday at 10:00 A.M. at the Clemente Funeral Home in Struthers for Lorene J. Lewis, 85, who passed away on Saturday afternoon at the Hospice House with her family by her side. Lorene was born on April 3, 1930 in Youngstown, OH a daughter of Howard H. and Lucille Lamb Sprinkle. She lived in...

Jun 18, 2015

NEW MIDDLETOWN- A Memorial Mass will be held on Tuesday, June 23rd. at 11:00 A.M. at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in New Middletown, for John R. Comerford, 89, who passed away Thursday morning at Masternick Memorial Health Care Center. John was born June 23, 1925 in Youngstown, Ohio, a son of William and Catherine Reddington Comerford. He lived...

Jun 10, 2015

Poland – Funeral services will be held on Monday, June 15, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. at the Zion Lutheran Church in New Middletown for Etta L. Hertlein, 80, of Poland, who passed away at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center in Youngstown. Etta was born on May 12, 1935 in New Waterford, Ohio, a daughter of Seymour R. and Vernice M....

Jun 8, 2015

Niles – Marilyn Diamond, 77, of Niles, passed away Monday afternoon at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center in Youngstown. Marilyn was born on April 28, 1938 in Cleveland, Ohio, a daughter of Edward B. and Mary E. Bowen Bromeier. She lived in Cleveland, Ohio, Obetz, Ohio before moving to Niles. She was director of Child Care Centers and worked as...

Jun 4, 2015

Poland – Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 10:00 A.M. at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in New Middletown for Gerald Aey, 72, of Poland who passed away Thursday morning, after a 3 year battle against Multiple Myeloma. Gerald was born 10 December 1942 in Struthers, a son of Edward B. and Martha P. Fleming Aey. He...

May 28, 2015

Youngstown – Dale A. Riebe, 75, of Youngstown, passed away on Thursday morning at Hospice House, after an illness. Dale was born on September 25, 1939, in Youngstown, a son of Norman C. and Pearl M. Teter Riebe. He lived in the area most of his life and served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam era. He was a...

May 20, 2015

Youngstown – Private services were held on Friday, May 22, 2015 at the Clemente Funeral Home in Struthers for Bertha I. "Birdie" Flesher, 88, of Youngstown who passed away quietly in her sleep at home on Wednesday morning Bertha was born on September 1, 1926 in Wampum, Pa., a daughter of Carlo and Mary Bateman Assalone. She came to this...

May 18, 2015

POLAND – Services will be held Friday at noon at the Clemente Funeral Home in Struthers for Barbara C. Benzenhoefer, 94, of Poland who passed away on Monday morning. Barbara was born on January 14, 1921 in Youngstown, Ohio, a daughter of Peter and Mary Colaric. She lived in the area her whole life and worked  many years at Packard...

Apr 30, 2015

STRUTHERS – Services will be on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at 12:00 p.m. at the Clemente Funeral Home in Struthers for Dorothy Clara Folkwein, 81, who was born on October 21, 1933 and she passed away April 30, 2015 Dorothy was a loving, caring, wife, mother and grandmother, who will be greatly missed. She attended the Struthers Baptist Tabernacle Church,...

Apr 28, 2015