All Obituaries

John Leslie Hughes, of Austintown, Ohio, passed away at 11:49 PM Friday, July 13, 2018, at Northside Regional Medical Center, Youngstown, Ohio, following a brief illness. He was 69. John was born in Youngstown, on January 8, 1949, a son to Elmer W. and Garnett L. (Misel) Hughes. A 1966 graduate of Austintown Fitch High School, he proudly enlisted with the U.S. Navy to protect our flag and to help keep our country free. He achieved the rank of Shipfitter Second Class during his obligation...

V.J. “Jack” Briceland, of Pikeville, Tennessee, formerly of Columbiana, Ohio, put up one hell of a fight before cancer had its way with him. He passed away at 2:40 PM on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, while at home and under hospice care following a long hard illness. He was 83. Jack was born September 18, 1934, at home on the family farm in Summitville, Ohio, the youngest son of ten children to Joseph R. & Mary C. (Wargo) Briceland. After graduating from Salineville High School,...

Darlene Ann Perkins, of Masury, Ohio, was called home on Thursday, July 5, 2018, in the Emergency Room of UPMC Horizon, Shenango Valley Campus, Farrell, Pennsylvania, following an apparent heart attack. She was 75. Darlene was born May 27, 1943, in Rochester, Pennsylvania, a daughter to Benjamin Edward & Ann Jane (Whittingham) Yard. A 1961 graduate of New Brighton High School, she worked for SCI, Department of Corrections, Leavittsburg, Ohio, as a Librarian. Her favorite pastime was...

Lois Evelyn Roh, 87, of Cortland, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at Cortland Health Care Center. Lois was born August 24, 1930, in Falls Creek, Pennsylvania, the daughter of John M. and Lois I. (Barker) Wolff. She had previously worked at Howard Johnson's and Jimmy Chieffo's in Warren, but for most of her life Lois was a devoted her life to caring for her family. She was a member of the Vienna United Methodist Church and had been a Girl Scout Leader in...

Irene Johnson, of Hermitage, Pennsylvania, formerly of Farrell, Pennsylvania, was received in the loving arms of Jesus at 2:35 PM on Thursday, June 14, 2018, while a patient in the Saint John XXIII Home, Hermitage, following an extended illness. She was 97. Ms. Irene was born on September 25, 1920, in Sharon, Pennsylvania, a daughter to John Henderson & Flora (Lee) Farrow. A 1938 graduate from Farrell High School, she married Wade E. Johnson, Sr., on September 12th of that same year....

Raymond C. Sankey, of Masury, Ohio, passed away at 4:30am on Sunday, June 17, 2018, while a patient at Sharon Regional Health Care System, Sharon, Pennsylvania, following a brief illness. He was 83. Born Friday, May 24, 1935, in Sharon, a son of the late Howard and Elizabeth (Crea) Sankey. He graduated from Brookfield High School in 1953, where he excelled in football and baseball. After graduation he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. He proudly served our country from November...

Richard “Rich” J. Furillo, Sr., of Brookfield, Ohio, entered into eternal rest at 9:25 PM Tuesday, May 29, 2018, at home while surrounded by his family, following a period of declining health. He was 78. Rich was born in Youngstown, Ohio on October 10, 1939, a son to James Vincent and Mary (Cross) Furillo. A 1958 graduate of Brookfield High School, he found employment with Sharon Steel where he worked as a millwright until he retired after 29 years of service to the...

Mary Hubish, of Brookfield, Ohio, entered eternal rest at 7:50 AM on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 following an extended illness. She was 89. Mary was born December 5, 1928, at home in Farrell, Pennsylvania, a daughter to Joseph & Helen (Ratatjaich) Zdelar. On October 2, 1954, she married Anthony “Tony” Hubish and together they started a family. Born to this union were four children: John, Jim, Donna and Deborah. She was a member of the Queen of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church,...

John “Boots” Wayne Berena, of Masury, Ohio, passed away at 6:46 AM Wednesday, May 30, 2018, while at home and under Hospice Care, following an extended illness. He was 72. John was born on June 6, 1945, in Sharon, Pennsylvania, a son to Louis J. & Susan M. (Voss) Berena. A 1963 graduate of Brookfield High School, he willingly joined the military during a very unstable time in our country’s history. Self was forgotten the day that he left his home to defend our flag...

Eleanor “Ele” L. Merrow, of Greenville, Pennsylvania, passed away at 4:45 PM Thursday, May 31, 2018, while a patient in the Grove at Greenville, following a brief illness. She was 76. Eleanor was born in Titusville, Pennsylvania on November 22, 1941, a daughter to Oscar & Mildred (Sherwood) Carson. She met her husband Richard S. Merrow, Sr., on a blind date in Pittsburgh and they married on February 9, 1963. Together they raised two sons. After moving to the valley, Ele...