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Teresa Ann Venzeio 1939-2026

YOUNGSTOWN — Teresa Ann Venzeio, 86, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. Teresa was born Dec. 11, 1939, to Frank “Peppers” and Mary Rainer Tarantino. On June 3, 1961, she married her childhood sweetheart, Carl Venzeio. Together, they ...

Marco Zaza 1938-2026

WILMINGTON, N.C. — Marco Zaza, 88, of Wilmington, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, with his loving family gathered around him. Marco was born in 1938, in Youngstown, Ohio, to Pasqualina and Gaetano Zaza, the fourth of five children. A graduate of East ...

Betty Grossen 1940-2026

STRUTHERS — Betty Grossen, 85, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, with her family at her side. Born on Oct. 6, 1940, in Youngstown, she was a daughter to the late John and Catherine Dubec Gerlach. She was a graduate of Struthers High School, class of 1958. On Nov. 15, ...

Services

THOMAS M. BARRETT, 71, Salem. SERVICES: 7 p.m. Thursday, Stark Memorial Funeral Home, Salem. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, funeral home. VIRGINIA L. BEGANSKY, 88, Warren. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Theresa of Calcutta Parish-St. Mary Catholic Church, Warren. CALLING HOURS: 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Lane Funeral Home, Roberts-Clark Chapel, Warren. FATHER JAMES CAVANAUGH, 100, Youngstown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Tuesday, St. Edward Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 6 p.m. Monday, church. MICHELINA DEDONATO, 99, Niles. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Teresa of Calcutta ...

Area deaths

ROBERT E. DOYLE, 90, of Youngstown, died Monday. (Kinnick, Youngstown) ANTHONY M. NATALE, 81, of Warren, died Thursday, Sept.10. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 29, Peter Rossi & Son Funeral Home, Warren. STAN OWEN, 88, of McDonald, died Friday. Arrangements are pending. (Kinnick, Youngstown)

Richard Robert Berdy Sr. 1949-2026

AUSTINTOWN — Richard Robert Berdy Sr., 77, passed away on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, in Austintown, in the comfort of his home with the help of Expand Hospice, a devoted caregiver and friend of the family, and his family at his bedside. Born on Sept. 9, 1949, in Youngstown, Richard lived a ...