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Kenneth ‘Pete’ Rukenbrod Kenneth “Pete” Rukenbrod, died Saturday. Born on June 5, 1929 to Kenneth E and Pauline Ashbaugh Rukenbrod. Linsley-Royal Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements. 11/2/21 Hannah Nicole Leasure Hannah Nicole Leasure, 25 died Thursday. She was born July 12, 1996 in Steubenville the beloved daughter of David Lee and Robin Michelle (Goray) Leasure. Arrangements handled by Clarke Funeral Home. 11/2/21 Mary Walton EAST LIVERPOOL — Mary F. Walton, 89, of East Liverpool died Friday at East Liverpool City Hospital. She was born, Aug. 5, ...

Maxine (Pat Reed) DeLeo

Maxine (Pat Reed) DeLeo formerly of Wellsville, Ohio, died peacefully on Oct. 27 of a lengthy illness. She was living in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was preceded in death by her husband Donald DeLeo and parents Robert and Kathryn Reed; sister Sue Henthorne; infant sister Margaret Jane; and brother James Reed. Left behind to miss her is her loving daughter Dianna Shamel of Winston-Salem, North Carolina and son Robert DeLeo of Ooltewah,Tennessee. Also grandchildren Elizabeth Parsons of Asheville, North Carolina, Amanda Stidham and Vincent DeLeo of Cleveland, Tennessee. Maxine ...

Robert Duke Jr.

Robert Duke Jr., 67, of East Liverpool, Ohio, passed away Oct. 29, 2021. Born Feb. 13, 1954 in East Liverpool, Ohio, he was the son of the late Robert and Ruth Ann (Mays) Duke Sr. He attended the Salvation Army Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister and a brother. Surviving are his wife, Angela (Alford) Duke of East Liverpool; a son, Robert E. Duke III of East Liverpool; three sisters and two brothers; and also by Little Buddy Josh Wooten Jr. Private arrangements were handled by the Nixon Funeral Home. 11/1/21

William C. Johnson Jr.

William C. Johnson Jr., 67, of Lisbon passed away Oct. 25, 2021. Born May 9, 1954 in East Liverpool, Ohio, he was the son of Ruth (Heiney) Johnson of East Liverpool and the late William Johnson Sr. He attended Lisbon Church of the Nazarene and the Peer Recovery Resource Center. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his two sisters, Mary Matthews and Edna Johnson Along with his mother, surviving are a daughter, Susie (Ryan) Jenkins of East Liverpool; a grandson, Kegon Shafer of East Liverpool; and four brothers, Bobbie, Mike, Roy and Pete Johnson, all of East ...

Vouda Margarette Lacey

HANOVERTON — Vouda Margarette Lacey, 86, died at 7:40 p.m. Saturday at Andover Village Nursing and Rehabilitation following a recent illness. She was born Jan. 13, 1935 in Jenkins, Kentucky to the late Thurman and Dollie Dimples (Robbins) Jenkins. The Eells-Leggett-Stauffer Funeral Home is assisting the family. 11/1/21

Byron Dray

EAST LIVERPOOL – Charles Byron Dray, of East Liverpool, passed away Friday morning, October 29, 2021, at Crossroads Assisted Living. He was 96. Born in East Liverpool, August 7, 1925, he was a son of the late Harold A. and Kathryn Clements Dray. A resident of this area all his life, he ...