All Obituaries

        John Thomas Grodesky, Jr, 64 was called home to be with the Lord and reunited with his father, mother and brother on Thursday, July 11, 2019.   John was born on October 2, 1954 and resided in Newton Falls, OH until he joined the Air Force after graduation. John served as a weapons tech at the end of the Vietnam War, 4 years of active duty and 2 years in the reserves, then he cross trained to medivac. After leaving the services John worked in the medical...

Richard Allen Houk, 83, of Newton Falls, passed on Saturday, August 10, 2019 at his residence.  He was born on November 14, 1935 in Akron, Ohio, the son of Sylvester and Henrietta Gerber Houk.  Richard was a 1953 graduate of Barberton High School and attended Akron University and also attended college in St. Petersburg, Florida.  During his lifetime, Richard had resided in Barberton, Ohio, Nashville, Tennessee, St. Petersburg, Florida, Puerto Rico and since 1993, his home was...

            Rose Bartick, 96, of Lake Milton, passed away on Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at her residence.  Rose was born October 14, 1922 in Youngstown, the daughter of Martin and Madyline Karich Bartick.   She was a life time member of Lake Milton and a graduate of Jackson Milton High School.   Rose worked assembly for General Electric Corporation for 43 years retiring in 1989.    She was a long time member of Our Lady of the...

      Terry E. “Tex” Vestal passed peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, July 27, 2019 from cardiac arrest.  Terry was born on September 2, 1962 in Warren, Ohio.  He was adopted by Edward and Ruth Vestal, Jr. at an early age and he grew up and attended school in Hubbard, Ohio.  He graduated from Hubbard High School in 1980.    He moved to Newton Falls in 1991 and worked at Transco for 19 years in the maintenance department.   He...

Shirley Ann Sabo, born on September 24, 1954, after a strong twelve year fight with cancer, returned to our Lord on Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at home with her family at her side.  She was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio, the daughter of Lawrence and Josephine Johnson Lyden.  Shirley obtained her formal education through the Newton Falls school system.   She relocated to Hubbard, Ohio and had been employed by the Hubbard School system.   Shirley enjoyed spending her time...

Joseph C. Page, 78, of Newton Falls, passed away on Thursday, July 25, 2019 at the Laurie Ann Nursing Home.  Joe was born February 11, 1941 in Warren, the son of Joseph and Mildred (Douglas) Page. Joe served our country in the US Navy.  He worked 32 years as a machinist at WCI, retiring in 2002. Joe attended Southington Christian Church. He enjoyed hunting and was a Cleveland Indians and Cleveland Browns fan. On February 14, 1997 he was united in marriage to Candy Freeman at...

    Rickey D. Gibson, Sr., 66, of Newton Falls, passed away on Monday, June 10, 2019 at University Hospital, Portage Medical Center.  He was born April 12, 1953 in Morgantown, WV, the son of George E. and Violet (McCabe) Gibson. After his formal education he went on to serve our country in the US Army. His work history included Kmart Distribution Center and RCI. In his spare time he enjoyed riding motorcycles, listening to loud music, drinking beer and having...

Steve Namesnik, Jr., 93, of Newton Falls, Ohio passed on Wednesday, July 10, 2019 in the Continuing Healthcare at The Ridge in Mineral Ridge, Ohio. Steve was born on June 1, 1926 at the family home in Newton Falls to immigrant Croatian parents, Steve and Magdalena Bahat Namesnik, Sr., the second of five children.  A lifetime resident, he was a 1944 graduate of Newton Falls High School. While a senior in high school and World War II in progress, Steve enlisted into the United States...

Avis M. Williams, 88, of Newton Falls passed away with her family by her side on Monday, July 8, 2019 at the Country Club Allan Dell Assisted Living.  Avis was born in Warren on July 2, 1931, the daughter of Park and Eleanor (Barker) Turner. She was a teacher’s aide at Southeast Elementary School. Avis’ hobbies were scrap booking, cross stitching, and doing puzzles. Cherished memories will be carried on by her husband Okey Williams, Jr, whom she married on January 10,...

  Charles “Chuck´A. Furbee, 54, of 3959 State Route 305, Lot 60, Southington, Ohio 44470, passed away peacefully in his home on June 22, 2019.    He was born on September 18, 1964 in Warren.  Chuck was the son of Alfred Furbee and Geraldine Volhardt.   He loved camping, fishing, gardening, playing his guitar and constantly goofing around to make anyone have a brighter day.  He was a very loving husband, father, grandfather and...