All Obituaries

  Nancy C. Poltar, 78, of Fowler, passed away Monday night, January 11, 2021, at Sharon Regional Medical Center. She was born July 16, 1942 in Sharon, the daughter of Kenneth E. and Ruth Brown Jones. Nancy was a 1960 graduate of Hartford High School.  She retired from the G.E. Ohio Lamp Plant shipping dept. after working 31 years. She was a member of the Hartford Community Church, where she was a member of the Ladies Guild and the quilting group.  Her hobbies were...

Karla Denise Garlock, 60, of Farmdale, passed away Saturday morning, January 2, 2021, at Trumbull Regional Medical Center. She was born December 25, 1960 in Warren, the daughter of Karl and Mary Steadman Garlock. Karla worked at the Fairhaven Workshop. She belonged to the Burghill Baptist Church and liked music. She is survived by her mother, Mary Garlock of Farmdale; a sister, Jacqueline (Tom) Stevens of Kinsman and a brother, Tom (Darla) Garlock of Farmdale. Karla was preceded in...

Linda R. Jones, 75, of Vienna, passed away Wednesday night, December 16, 2020, at the Sharon Regional Medical Center. She was born December 29, 1944 in Warren, Ohio, the daughter of Blair Sherwood and Clara Reeves Sherwood Fitzsimmons. She was also raised by her step-father, Cecil Fitzsimmons. Linda was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. Linda was a self-employed hair dresser.  She had also worked at Valley View in Brookfield in the domestics...

Wynetta S. Perrotta, 83, of Burghill, passed away Sunday morning, December 13, 2020 at the Cleveland Clinic.  She was born December 9, 1937 in Pittsburgh, PA, the daughter of Ralph P. and Elizabeth Kroll Schmidt. She received her B.A. from Westminister College in New Wilmington, PA in 1959.  She retired in 1998 from PPG Industries in Meadville, PA where she worked 39 years as an assistant director in human resources. April 24, 1971 she married Frank D. Perrotta.  He...

 William Hanselman, 74, of Kinsman, passed away Saturday afternoon, November 21, 2020, at his daughter’s home in Oberlin, under the care of Hospice. He was born November 28, 1945 in Pittsburgh, PA, the son of Michael and Olga Cavic Hanselman. He was an Air Force veteran, serving during the Vietnam War. He retired from Plasticolor, where he was a chemical purchaser. He belonged to the Living Word Fellowship in Kinsman. He married Jeanne Davis in 1968.  She preceded him...

Margaret LaClair, 81, of Fowler, passed away Thursday morning, November 12, 2020, at the home of her daughter, surrounded by her family, under the care of Hospice. She was born December 2, 1938 in Elwood City, PA, the daughter of Dan and Anna Tomei DiCarlo. Margaret was a homemaker.  She enjoyed sewing, cooking, gardening and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was of the Lutheran faith. She married Albert LaClair, Jr. November 1, 1961.  He...

Virginia “Jake” Scott, 89, of Burghill, passed away Friday evening, October 16, 2020, at O’Brien Healthcare in Brookfield. She was born March 10, 1931 in Sharon, the daughter of James and Anna Sowers Gill. She married Edmund Scott July 15, 1950.  He preceded her in death August 31, 2017. She was a sales clerk at Valley View Department Store in Brookfield.  She continued to work for the store when it turned into Valley View Antiques Flea Market until she...

Hazel E. Underwood, 97, of Warren, passed away Sunday morning, October 11, 2020 at Continuing Healthcare of Niles. She was born September 26, 1923 in Hartford, Ohio, the daughter of Clayton D. and Julia J. Henry Hightree. She was a 1943 graduate of Hartford High School.  She worked with her husband, Rev. Gilbert Underwood, a Nazarene evangelist, whom she married June 29, 1946.  She was by his side until his passing December 27, 1987. She is survived by a step-daughter, Barbara...

Phyllis J. Mott, 81, of Hartford, passed away in the comfort of home and family Saturday morning, October 10, 2020. She was born February 11, 1939 in Sharon, Pa., the daughter of Wilburt and Violet Palmer Hughes. Phyllis was a homemaker. She quietly served in many capacities at her church, Pleasant Valley Church in Niles.  She was involved in the children’s ministries of all ages.  She was part of the Women’s Council Board and was part of the Pleasant Valley...

Rick Allen Rufener, 63, of Houston, Texas, peacefully passed away on Friday, August 21, 2020. He was born December 14, 1956 in Vernon, Ohio, the son of Elmer and Edna Louise Stevens Rufener. In 1981, he moved to Houston and married Brenna on February 12, 1982. Rick enjoyed spending time with his family and friends.  After retirement, Rick enjoyed playing with his grandkids and spending the summers in Ohio with his family. Rick is survived by his loving wife, Brenna Rufener; sons,...