East High Alumni Obituaries

Elizabeth Libby Booher Recupero age 88 of West Kittanning passed away peacefully surrounded by family. She was born on January 31 1937 in Pine Hill to Lucy and Richard E. Booher. She graduated from East Brady High School in 1954 and went on to live a life centered on family faith friendship and serv...

DaVon Montrayl Edwards 31 of Youngstown OH departed this life Monday November 24 2025 at 138 a.m. at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center following complications from an extended illness. He was born December 24 1993 in Youngstown OH the son of Leon Edwards III and Tenesha Rena Thomas. Da...

LeVar Arnell Belcher 48 of Youngstown OH departed this life Sunday November 30 2025 at 639 p.m. at his residence after suffering a heart attack. He attended East High School and enjoyed bowling billiards listening to music and was an avid Dallas Cowboys fan. He leaves to mourn one son Markise Belche...

Carol Lillian Metzka went home to be with her Savior Jesus Christ on her 78th birthday December 9th 2025. She was born in Youngstown Ohio on December 9th 1947 to the late Edward and Julia Neill. Carol graduated from East High School in 1965 and then OhioPenn Junior College. She worked at US Steel un...

Frederick Richard Swaldo age 94 of Uhrichsville passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday December 3 2025. He was born on November 3 1931 to the late John Duck and Fanny Davis Swaldo of Wainwright. He is preceded in death by the love of his life Donna Meese with whom he wa...

Patricia E. Johnson 76 passed away November 21 2025 at St. Elizabeths Health Center in Boardman following a lengthy illness. Patricia was born October 27 1949 in Salem OH daughter of the late William and Lois Justison Smith. She was a lifelong resident of East Palestine and a 1968 graduate of East P...

Tom was born in East Palestine September 20 1939 son of the late John S. and Goldie George Cartwright. He was a lifelong resident and a graduate of East Palestine High School. Tom worked as an inspector for Babcock Wilcox for 20 years then worked in maintenance for EP China for 10 years prior to hi...

James was born October 23 1947 in Sewickley PA son of the late James Stanyard III and Jeanne Watts Stanyard. James was a 1965 graduate of East Palestine High School and a proud veteran of the US Air Force having served in Spain during the Vietnam War. He was a member of the American Legion and serve...

Russell Shane Waite 51 passed away January 5 2026 at St. Elizabeths Health Center after a brief battle with cancer. Russell was born July 25 1974 in East Liverpool son of the late Russell M. and Rebecca Baumgarner Waite. He has resided in East Palestine the past 28 years but was a lifelong resident ...

She was a longtime resident of Negley prior to moving to Columbiana in her later years. Nancy graduated from East Palestine High School in 1961. She worked all her life as a homemaker raising her children cooking and baking. She enjoyed reading watching movies fashion and spending time with family e...

Shirley K. Young 82 passed away December 20 2025 at St. Elizabeths Health Center in Boardman. Shirley was born April 16 1943 in East Palestine daughter of the late Everett White and Helen Dickens. She was a 1962 graduate of East Palestine High School and worked as a waitress for local area restauran...

COLUMBIANA Robert E. Dickey Jr. 73 passed away unexpectedly but peacefully in his sleep on Sunday evening January 4 2026 at his home in Columbiana. Robert was born on March 4 1952 in Salem the son of Robert E. and Dorothy J. Taylor Dickey Sr. He grew up on the family farm in New Waterford and gradu...

Doris Jeanette Cameron Jones was born on January 19, 1934, in Southern Pines, North Carolina, the beloved first child of Lindsay and Ruth Cameron (nee Bowman). A year later, the family welcomed a second daughter, Gloria Joyce, and in 1940, a third daughter, Eleanor Madge, completing the trio of Came...

Lois was the daughter of the late Clyde Herr and Celia Herr. She was a graduate of East Lampeter High School. A talented artist she worked as a graphic designer for approximately 30 years at Armstrong in the marketing department before retiring. Lois was a longtime and active member of BirdinHand Un...

Alvina Jones, a longtime resident of Orange, New Jersey, peacefully departed this earth on January 11, 2026, at the age of 100. Born on June 13, 1925, in East Orange, Alvina lived a life defined by dedication to her family, professional integrity, and a spirited love for life.Alvina was a proud grad...

Jack Michael Wall 67 of Harborcreek passed away on Wednesday October 29 2025. He was born in Erie on September 10 1958 the son of the late Robert and Barbara Martin Wall. Jack was a 1977 graduate of North East High School. He attended Lipscomb University graduated from the University of Pittsburgh a...

Frank Semelka age 85 of North East died following a brief illness surrounded by his family on Friday November 21 2025 at UPMC Hamot. He was born on May 17 1940 in Scranton PA to the late William and Marie Marciano Semelka. Frank attended North East High School and later served in the United States A...

June Boger Sacra of the Addison of Uniontown PA formerly of Washington PA and Charlottesville VA passed away on November 11 2025 at the age of 100. June was born in Sandy Plains Clarksville PA on February 5 1925 to the late Levi and Henrietta Bessie Wensing Boger. She was the youngest of seven child...

Walter Walt Sifford 66 passed away on Sunday December 7th at Atrium Health Cabarrus. Born April 3rd 1959 in Rowan County he was the beloved son of the late Ruth May Sifford. Walt was a proud graduate of East Rowan High School where he excelled as a threesport athlete in football basketball and track...

Later in life, Gail Stark, in comforting assurance of meeting again, ended each family farewell by saying, “Good bye for now!” What became her mantra actually serves as an apt metaphor for her eventful life of hellos and goodbyes. Gail said hello to the world in Arkansas City, Kansas on March 27, 1...

Phyllis Joann Raynor Miller of Wilmington NC Scotts Hill died Wednesday January 7 2026 in her home after a long and determined battle with cancer. Phyllis was born in Beulaville NC on February 26 1950. She was the daughter of Hosea Lewis "Boog" Raynor and Phoebe Maready Raynor both of whom preceded ...

Ralph Luntz Cohen a Denver native proud father and psychiatrist known for his warmth inquisitive mind and devotion to the craft of psychotherapy died on January 6 2026 in Denver Colorado. He was 87. Born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Ralph grew up in Denver attending Smiley Middle School and East High ...

Holly Nicole Landis, 48, of Wardensville, WV, died on Saturday, December 28, 2024, at her home.Holly was born on February 22, 1976, in Winchester VA, the daughter of the late Harmon A. Landis, Sr. & Madge R. Miller Landis. Holly was a 1994 graduate of East Hardy High School and was a collector o...

Connie Jo Copeland of Wardensville, WV passed away peacefully at her family home Friday, March 21st, 2025.Jody, as she was affectionately known, was a shining light in the lives of all who had the privilege of knowing her. Her journey on this earth was one marked by love, compassion, and unwavering ...

Mark Delano Barney, 53, of Wardensville, WV, died on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, at the Winchester Medical Center.Mark was born on April 19, 1971, in Winchester, VA, the son of the late James H. “Jim” Barney. Mark was a 1990 graduate of East Hardy High School in Baker, WV and attended Brighter Days ...

Amanda Dannielle Warren, better known to her loved ones as Mandy, 51, of Wardensville, WV went to be with our Lord on Sunday, March 2, 2025.Mandy was born on December 29, 1973 , in Winchester, VA to the late William "Ed" Walker and surviving Esther Walker to complete the family of five and be the ba...

Rollin Edwin Garrett, 90, of Wardensville, WV, died on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at his home.Rollin was born on April 14, 1934, in Wardensville, WV, the son of the late Raymond and Nellie Sine Garrett. He worked as a State Inspector for Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), was a member of...

Born June 29 1965 in West Chester PA he was the son of the late Charles R. Malin Jr. and the late Brenda Wilson Malin. He grew up in West Chester and was educated in the West Chester Area School District where he graduated from East High School. He retired in 2024 from UPS after 35 years of dedicate...

A celebration of life service for Mr. Eddie M. Thomas II will be held on Saturday December 27 2025 at 1100 a.m. at New St. Matthew Missionary Baptist Church 1006 S. 50th Street Tampa Florida 33619 Senior Pastor Rev. Alec F. Hall with Pastor Richard Ash II OfficiatingEulogist. Military honors will be...

Albert Al Cataldo was born and raised in East Boston Mass as the oldest of 6 children he grew up learning the value of hard work and ever learning to build a better life for himself and his family. Beloved husband of Frances nee Salmon. Loving father to Albert P. Marianne Cataldo Jr. Janet McDougall...