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COLUMBIANA -- Mary Isabelle Walko, 98, formerly of Poland, died on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, at The Inn at Old Saybrook in Columbiana.
Isabelle was born March 20, 1928, in Youngstown, a daughter of John P. and Helen G. Ferenchak Bobby.
She attended St. Matthias Catholic School and graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School. She married Edward J. Walko on June 17, 1950.
She was a member of Christ Our Savior/St. Nicholas Church and its Altar and Rosary Society, Jednota Slovak Catholic Sokol, Knollwood Garden Club, Ladies Card Club, and several bowling leagues. Isabelle volunteered at Beeghly Oaks, Southside Hospital, and St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. She was devoted to the Blessed Mother and prayed the Rosary daily.
Isabelle leaves her son, Thomas Walko of McDonald; her daughters, Judy (Jack) Worthington of Lake Wylie, South Carolina, Mary Ann (Ron) Trevis of Poland, and Barbara (Mark) Presby, also of Poland; her brother, James (Jackie) Bobby of Poland; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Isabelle was predeceased by her husband, Edward, who died Nov. 19, 2014; three brothers, William Bobby, Gerald Bobby and John Bobby Jr.; and two sisters, Geraldine Bobby, and Jane Baran.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers donations, in Isabelle's name, go to St. Vincent de Paul at svdmahoning.org/donate or by mail at P.O. Box 224, Youngstown, OH, 44501-0224; or to the Second Harvest Food Bank, online at mahoningvalleysecondharvest.org.
A prayer service will begin at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, at Clemente Funeral Home, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. at Christ Our Savior/St. Nicholas Church, both in Struthers.
Friends may call from 4 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, and from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, at the Clemente Funeral Home, 700 Fifth St., Struthers, OH, 44471.
This obituary may be viewed and condolences sent at www.ClementeFuneralHomes.com.
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