All Obituaries

SALEM – Gordon W. Dawes III, age 60 died Monday, January 27, 2020 at his home. He was born January 27, 1960 in Kankakee, Illinois, son Gordon (Janet) Dawes Sr. of Salem and Sue (Guard) Spencer of Illinois. Gordon was a 1979 graduate of United Local High School. He worked at GM Lordstown, retiring after 30 years. Besides his parents, survivors include his wife, Laura Jean (Radawalt) Dawes; two daughters, Danielle Dawes of North Carolina and Shanon Pruden of Kentucky; two...

SALEM – Tommy Simmons passed away Thursday, January 23, 2020 at Aultman Hospital in Canton Ohio. He was born on October 10, 1946 in Lanesville, West Virginia.  Tommy was a U.S. Army veteran, serving from 1968-1970.  He retired from General Motors in October of 2006 after 35 years of service.  He loved deer hunting, watching football, and going fishing on Lake Erie with his friends. Tommy leaves his wife of 52 years, Shirley (Wilfong); one son, Scott and his wife,...

SALEM – Donald Errol Kephart, age 83, died at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at Vibra Hospital of Mahoning Valley in Boardman. He was born May 9, 1936 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, son of Helen (Kephart) Bittner. Donald worked as a welder/operator for General Motors for over 37 years. He was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church. Donald was a graduate of South Union High School in Uniontown, PA. He loved to play golf and was active in many local leagues. Donald served in the...

SALEM – Dominick T. Quinn, age 89 died Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at his home. He was born January 2, 1931 in Lisbon, son of the late Bruno and Catherine (Ieropoli) Quinn. Dominick had worked as a core-maker at Eljers Manufacturing for 33 years, retiring in 1987. He was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church. Dominick was a graduate of Salem High School, a member of Salem V.F.W. Post 45 and enjoyed gardening. Dominick served in the United States Navy during the Korean War. Survivors...

ALLIANCE – Steven C. Beck, age 60 died at 10:50 a.m. Monday, January 20, 2020 at his home. He was born July 6, 1959 in Salem, son of Roxanna G. (Calhoun) Beck and the late Galen C. Beck. Steven passed away peacefully in his sleep, watching sports as he so loved to do. He was a 1977 graduate of West Branch High School (lovingly known as "Skelly"), and a 1987 graduate of Kent State University. Steve had worked at MAC Trailer in Alliance for several years.  Steve was a...

SALEM - Erick Lee Theiss, 77, died Friday, January 17, 2020 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center. He was born July 19, 1942 in Canton, son of the late Daniel Theiss and Louise (Pochubay) Theiss. Erick was a 1960 graduate of Salem Senior High School. He attended The Ohio State University where he earned a Bachelors degree in Horticulture in 1964. While there, Erick was a member of the Sigma Pi Fraternity and more recently an active board member in the Alumni Chapter in Columbus. Erick was also a...

Timothy Alan Loudon died at 5:45 a.m. Friday, January 17 at Auburn Skilled Nursing after an intense battle with metastatic melanoma. He was 69 years old. Born in Salem, Ohio, Tim spent his childhood in Hanoverton, Ohio, graduating from United High School in 1968. He earned a bachelor’s degree in physics and an MBA in finance from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.  Tim was the son of Henry Ford Loudon Sr. and Mary Lou Haessly Loudon who both preceded him in death. He lived the...

GREELEY, COLORADO - Agnes Marie (Kamasky) Tullis of Greeley, Colorado formerly of Salem, Ohio, age 95, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2020. Agnes was born March 4, 1924 in Albert, West Virginia, to Anthony and Katherine (Menet) Kaczmarczyk. She was a lifelong member of the St. Paul Catholic Church in Salem and attended St. Mary Catholic Church in Greeley. A 1943 graduate of Salem High School, she attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and worked at the Salem News in the business...

SALEM – Dorothy Elenor McKinley, age 92, died at 10:00 p.m. Saturday, January 11, 2020 at her home.  She was born May 3, 1927 in North Conway, New Hampshire the daughter of the late Benjamin and Ora (Sinnett) Phinney.  Dorothy has been resident of the Salem area since 1958 and was a retired waitress for seven years at the former Barnett’s Restaurant.  She was member or the Middle Sandy Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Homeworth. Her husband, Clifton W. McKinley...

LEETONIA – Edward Andrew “Andy” Dickey, age 44, died at 7:38 p.m. Saturday, January 11, 2020 at the Mercy Health – St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital.  He was born July 6, 1975 in Salem the son of Arnold A. Dickey Sr. and the late Marcia A. (Vulcan) Dickey.  Andy was a member of the Greenford Christian Church.  He was born with cerebral palsy and was cared for in the comfort of his family’s home. Survivors include his father, Arnold A. Dickey Sr. of...