All Obituaries

SALEM – Patricia Ann Behner, age 83 died at 10:20 p.m. Friday, September 13, 2019 at Salem Regional Medical Center. She was born January 31, 1936 in Garfield, the daughter of the late Willard H. and Etta (Courtney) Close. Patricia had worked as a personnel secretary at Salem Community Hospital for over 20 years. She was a member of Bunker Hill United Methodist Church and a 1953 graduate of Goshen High School. Patricia was a former active member of Chatterettes Card Club. Survivors...

SALEM – Thomas Walter Fidoe, age 88 died at 11:55 a.m. Saturday, September 7, 2019 at the Salem Regional Medical Center.  He was born January 31, 1931 in Salem the son of the late Thomas E. and Lenora (Smith) Fidoe.  Tom retired in 1990 from the Chrysler Corporation where he was a manager for 11 years.  He previously owned the An-Doe Tool and Die.  Tom was a resident of the area except for 21 years he lived in Florida and Michigan.  He was a 1949 graduate of...

SALEM – Karl E. Fox, age 90 died at 6:46 a.m. Thursday, September 5, 2019 at his home following a short illness with leukemia. He was born May 26, 1929 in Salem, a son of the late Levi A. and Florence M. (Hacker) Fox. He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was honorably discharged. Karl loved watching all kinds of sports, especially baseball and basketball. He talked often about playing basketball at the Memorial Building when he was young. Karl enjoyed...

SALEM – Antoinette “Tanny” M. Cannell, age 87 died at 12:15 p.m. Sunday, September 2, 2019 at her home. She was born February 15, 1932 in Austintown, the daughter of the late John and Anna (Sinchak) Ledinko. Tanny was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church, a 1950 graduate of Fitch High School where she was valedictorian. She enjoyed singing, dancing, art, reading and writing poetry. Tanny loved her cats. Survivors include her husband, John M. Cannell whom she married July...

  Carrollton- Rodney Keith Sawman, 49, died August 31, 2019 at Salem Regional Medical Center. Rodney was born November 20, 1969 in Mansfield, OH a son of Dennis and Sheri Sawman. Rodney was a 1988 graduate of Salem High School.  For the last six years he was working as a crude driver at Marathon. Some of his favorite past-times were spending time with his two children, 4 wheeling, and tinkering in the garage.    He was a member at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in...

YOUNGSTOWN – Jennie (Pietrzak) “Pittsrock” Wilson, age 80, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, August 30, 2019.   She was born March 21, 1939 in Bellaire, the daughter of the late Andy and Alta Pietrzak.  Jennie was a 1957 graduate of Salem High School. She married the love of her life, Paul Emery Wilson on June 7, 1958.  They were married over 58 years until Paul passed away on January 1, 2017. They fostered children for several years before...

SALEM – Joan Beverly Shoop, age 93 went to her heavenly home at 3:35 a.m. Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at her home. She was born December 7, 1925 in Canton, the daughter of the late Raymond G. and Helen (Paar) Sherrick. Joan was raised by uncle and aunt, the late Walter and Gertrude Smith. She was a homemaker and retired childcare provider. Joan was a member of Calvary Baptist Church of Salem. She was active in the former Photography Club of Salem, Salem Historical Society, Salem Bird...

SALEM – John L. Brothers, age 71, died at 10:07 a.m. Monday, August 26, 2019 at the Circle of Care – Skilled Nursing Facility. He was born February 1, 1948 in Alliance, the son of the late Marion and Ruth (Elton) Brothers. John was a signal maintainer for Conrail Railroad for 20 years. He was a graduate of Minerva High School and received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Kent State University. John was an avid golfer and card player, a member of Salem...

MORGANTON, NC – Michael “Mike” Alan Rice, age 41, died at 12:06 p.m. Sunday, August 25, 2019 at Grace Hospital in Morganton, NC. He was born March 15, 1978 in Salem, the son of Mark and Vicki (Yurchak) Rice of Salem, Ohio. Mike worked as a Certified RN anesthetist at Grace Hospital in North Carolina. He was a 1996 graduate of West Branch High School. He received his master’s degree at Youngstown State and CRNA at St. Elizabeth in Youngstown in 2013. Besides his...

SALEM – Patricia Ann Moore, age 77 went to her Father in Heaven at 5:32 a.m. Saturday, August 24, 2019 at Salem Regional Medical Center. She was born November 26, 1941 in Salem, the daughter of the late Lawrence Yates and Rebecca Jane (Snyder) Yates Holmes. Patricia was a 1959 graduate of Salem High School. She had worked at American Health Care, previously worked for Farmer’s National Bank and the Ravenna Arsenal during the Vietnam War. Patricia was a homemaker. Her husband,...