Obituaries in East Palestine, OH

Rita K. Smith 63 passed away November 19 2025 at the Salem Regional Medical Center following a lengthy illness. She was a longtime resident of Old Hickory TN before moving home to Salem to spend time with family when she became ill. Rita worked for Fed Ex for over 15 years and loved working. She was...

Wayne graduated from Beaver Falls High School in 1958. He worked for Adamson Tank Co. from 19611969. He then began his truck driving career at Ralph Veon until 1971. He joined J. Miller Trucking where he worked until 1975. Wayne then went on to work for Ted Mesmer Jr. Trucking from 1975 until his re...

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...

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...

Richard L. Spratt 86 passed away January 12 2026 at St. Elizabeths Health Center in Boardman. Rich was a proud veteran of the US Marine Corps and longtime resident of East Palestine. He served as Vice President of NULFCO Trucking for a number of years prior to his retirement. After retirement Richar...

Marlyn Mac McKenna 77 passed away November 28 2025 at the Christian House Assisted Living in East Palestine where he has resided since 2019. Mac was born September 29 1948 in Beaver County PA son of the late George and Fern Rosenmund McKenna. He was raised in New Brighton and was a 1966 graduate of ...

George W. Butch Libert Jr. 73 passed away December 20 2025 at St. Elizabeths Health Center in Boardman following a brief illness. Butch was born November 8 1952 in Fairmont WV. son of the late George and Sandra Laurel Libert Sr. He attended Wright State University and worked as a forklift operator f...

Rose V. Turnbull 98 passed away December 18 2025 at Cardinal Retirement Village in Cuyahoga Falls. Rose was born August 28 1927 in East Palestine daughter of the late Charles and Rose Faulk Peterson. Rose was a lifelong resident of East Palestine prior to moving to Cuyahoga Falls in 2011 to be close...

Tim was a lifelong resident of New Waterford and a 1975 graduate of Crestview High School. He was a proud US Army veteran having served in the 82nd Airborne. Tim worked as an industrial mechanic for City Machine and Technology in Youngstown for many years. He enjoyed hunting fishing gardening and mo...

Robin L. Hughes 61 passed away December 7 2025 with family by her side after a courageous battle with cancer She was born March 271964 in Beaver PA daughter of Thornton Hez III and Margaret Boyles Harn. Robin was a lifelong resident of Negley and a graduate of Beaver Local High School. She worked fo...

Evalyn Lee Thompson Hauserman 93 of Columbiana formerly of Rogers Ohio and Fort Pierce Florida passed away peacefully on December 3 2025. Born July 14 1932 in Negley Ohio to the late Curtis and Doratha Dyke Thompson Evalyns greatest joy was her 75year marriage to her most loving husband Donald Barne...

Benjamin was born December 4 1931 in New Castle PA son of the late Glendon Hazelton I and Bertha Stafford Hazelton. He was a proud veteran of the US Navy and served in the Korean War with a rank of Seaman Apprentice. He was an active member of Enon Valley Church of Christ where he served a number of...