Mar 16, 2021
CANFIELD –Alex Chismar was welcomed to heaven on the morning of Friday, March 12, 2021, by Carol, his loving wife of 70 years and his grandson, Brad Blakeman. He was 96 years old.
Alex was born Nov. 21, 1924, in Youngstown to John and Catherine Parimucha Chismar. He spent his younger years with his many cousins and large family in the area.
Alex married his wife, Carol Basinger of Columbiana, in 1948, and built their home in Greenford, where they raised their three children and many grandchildren.
Alex worked as a carpenter, building many homes in the Canfield and Austintown areas with his cousin, Steve Parry. He also worked as a barber and at the GE Lamp Plant, prior to his retirement in 1985.
Feb 18, 1929
Jan 21, 2021
Rhoda Fisher Grimes passed away peacefully on January 21, 2021 at the age of ninety-one years. She had resided in Georgetown, Texas for the last eight years, but was a resident of Houston, Texas for most of her adult life.
Rhoda, or Susie as she was known to some, was born in San Angelo, Texas on February 18, 1929. When she was thirteen years old, her father, Tom Green County District Attorney O. C. Fisher, was elected to the United States Congress. She lived in Washington, D.C. for the next several years until she returned to San Angelo to graduate from the old San Angelo High School, now known as Central High School. She then attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri for two years. She completed her education at the University of Texas at Austin. She remained loyal to her college sorority, Alpha Phi, for the rest of her life.