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Shirley Ann Stryffeler

1931-2024 COLUMBIANA — Shirley Ann Stryffeler, 92, passed peacefully from this earth Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, at her home in Columbiana. She was born Aug. 24, 1931, in Paris, Ohio, to the late Edward and Myrtle McNutt Ryser. Deeply affected by The Great Depression, her childhood was spent ...

Mary Alice Neiheisel

1966-2023 Mary Alice Neiheisel, 57, of Pleasant Plains, Arkansas, departed this life Monday, Dec. 18, 2023, in Pleasant Plains. She was born July 20, 1966, to John and Janice (Bussard) Neiheisel in Salem, Ohio. Mary graduated from Robert Bycroft School in Lisbon, Ohio. She competed in ...

Thomas Edward Galchick

1954-2023 SALEM — Thomas Edward Galchick, 69, passed away Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023, at his residence in Salem. Known to his family as “Eddie” and professionally as Ed, he was born June 28, 1954, in Salem, Ohio, the son of Charles and Lillian M. (DePietro) Galchick. He graduated from ...

David Murlan Nihart

1956-2023 SALEM — David Murlan Nihart, 67, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023, at Salem Regional Medical Center with his loved ones by his side. David was born Nov. 19, 1956, in Canton, Ohio, the son of Murlan and Mary (Long) Nihart. David was a 1974 graduate of Minerva Local High School. David worked at Quaker City Casting as a core maker retiring in 2015. He was an avid Cleveland Indians and Ohio State football fan. He loved watching old westerns. David leaves his wife of 23 years, the former Lynn Geist, whom he married Nov. 25, 2000. He also leaves one sister, Sharron Krabill ...

Linda Lou (Davis) Irwin

1941-2023 SALEM — Linda Lou (Davis) Irwin, 82, passed away Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023 at Aultman Hospital in Canton. She was born Aug. 9, 1941, in Salem, daughter of the late Glenn L. and Edith C. (Wagenhouser) Davis. She is a direct descendant of Samuel Davis, one of the founders of Salem, ...

Hazel ‘Hay-Hay’ (Gorby) Ewing

1931-2023 On Dec. 22, 2023, Hazel “Hay-Hay” (Gorby) Ewing passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her family. Born Aug. 14, 1931 to Bartlett and Lillian Gorby, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Robert Ewing; her “adopted” son, Michael Owen Scott; and her brothers, ...