All Obituaries

Michael Edward Jones, 80, of Niles, passed away peacefully at 9:36 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, at Autumn Hills Care Center in Niles. He was born Jan. 23, 1938, in Warren, Ohio, the son of Benjamin H. and Nora Welsh Jones. Mike was a lifelong area resident and was of the Catholic faith. He was a graduate of Niles McKinley High School and a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps., with rank of Lance Corporal, where he was a weapons instructor. He worked for 30 years at Copperweld Steel Company...

Margaret A. Hanshaw, 68, of Niles, died at 7:10 p.m., Sunday, July 29, 2018, at Trumbull Memorial Hospital in Warren. She was born October 1, 1949, in Warren, Ohio, the daughter of John C. and Mary T. Rapchak Reese. A life long area resident, she was a 1968 graduate of Niles McKinley High School. She worked for Packard Electric as an assembler on the harness line for 31 years, retiring in 1999. She was a member of the Army-Navy Post 252, the VFW Post 2074 and the Fraternal Order of Eagles...

Robert L. (Stony) Stoneburner Sr., 62, of Hubbard, died Saturday, July 28, 2018, at his residence of natural causes. He was born Oct. 3, 1955, in Youngstown, the son of William L. and Yvonne Harte Stoneburner. A lifelong area resident, he worked for Herman Rossi & Sons Inc. as a mechanic. Robert enjoyed cars, music and the time he got to spend with his children. Robert is survived by his wife, Tina Juliano Stoneburner, whom he married on May 12, 1990; his mother; two sons, Robert L....

David Thomas Filipcich Sr., 64, died at 11:51 a.m., on Thursday, July 19, 2018, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Youngstown. He was born April 8,1954, in Warren, Ohio, the son of Mike and Susie Pellino Filipcich. He was a 1972 graduate of Niles McKinley High School and was a graduate of St. Elizabeth School of Nursing. He attended Akron University, YSU and McKim Technical in Akron. David was a Pediatric Registered Nurse at St. Elizabeth Hospital and Akron Children’s Hospital for 24...

Kenneth B. Biamonte, 72, of Niles, Ohio, passed away at 11:01 a.m. Monday, July 16, 2018, at the Cleveland Clinic. He was born April 18, 1946, in Warren, Ohio, the son of Salvatore and Jenny  Petrilli Biamonte. Ken was a life-long area resident and attended Niles McKinley High School. He worked for the city of Niles as an electrical lineman for over 30 years, retiring in 2006. He was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Niles and was a U.S. Army Veteran. He enjoyed...

“Good friends are like stars. You don’t always see them but you know they are always there.” Monette R. Traichal, 66 of Niles, passed away Friday, July 6, 2018, at the Cleveland Clinic surrounded by her loving son Michael, his wife Kim, Golden Girl sister Judy, sister Jolene AKA Brat and should have been a sister, niece Sharon. The sky will be so much brighter with her amazing light… She was born Nov. 26, 1951, in Warren, the daughter of Joseph and Vera Gibbs...

Wilma C. Loney, 87, formerly of Niles, passed away March 31, surrounded by her family, following a brief illness.Daughter of James and Catherine (Myers) Welsh, Wilma was born June 25, 1930, in Youngstown. She was raised in Girard, and graduated from Ursuline High School in 1948. In 1954, Wilma married the love of her life, Patrick Loney Jr. and moved to Niles where they raised their six children. During that time she worked at St. Stephen’s School and Parish, Mt. Carmel Parish, and...

Ryan Lee Palm, 26, of Warren, died Monday, March 26, 2018, at Trumbull Memorial Hospital of natural causes. Ryan was born July 12, 1991, in Warren, Ohio, the son of David L. and Jami Jones Palm. A life long area resident, he enjoyed shooting pool and camping. He was a fan of the Ohio State Buckeyes, Cleveland Browns, Cavs and Indians. Ryan is survived by his parents, a daughter, Emma Ryan Palm of Howland, two brothers, David L. Palm III of Warren, Tanner J. Palm of Warren, three sisters,...

Kathleen A. Silvis 70, of Warren, formerly of Niles, died Monday, March 26, 2018 at her residence. She was born September 21, 1947, in Warren, the daughter of Thomas P. and Miriam Jones Allison. Kathleen was a graduate of Howland High School class of 1965. She worked at Packard Electric for 35 years, retiring as a Quality Technician at Plant 11. She is survived by her sister, Theresa Allison of Niles and a niece, Beth Ann Antonaccio of Warren. She was preceded in death by her husband,...

Glennis E. Thornsberry, 81, of Niles, died Friday February 23, 2018, at Northside Medical Center. He was born March 13, 1936, in Olive Hill, Kentucky, the son of Harve and Ida Lykins Thornsberry. He worked for 32 years at American Welding, where he ran the paint line. He retired in 1993. Glennis is survived by his wife, the former Peggy L. Barnhart, whom he married on October 4, 1958; a son, Alan (Rachel) Thornsberry of Birmingham, Alabama; two daughters, Cindy L. (John) Crockett of...