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Obituaries

Area deaths

KATHLEEN BLAKE, 94, of Salem, died June 6. Services are private. (Stark Memorial) BRUCE A. ELLIS, 68, of Boardman, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending. (Davis-Becker) LINDA H. FULLERTON, 86, of Poland, died Monday. Arrangements are pending. (Cunningham-Becker) BETTY S. POLING KIST, 88, ...

Mary Buck 1957-2025

HUBBARD — Mary Buck, 67, passed away peacefully, Monday, June 9, 2025, at Austintown Healthcare. Mary was born Oct. 11, 1957, in Circleville, a daughter to the late Oscar and Margaret Taylor Buck. She was a 1978 graduate of Warren G. Harding High School. After graduation, she attended ITT ...

Sandra Kay Mraz 1945-2025

YOUNGSTOWN — Sandra Kay Mraz, 80, peacefully passed away on Monday evening, June 2, 2025. Sandra was born Feb. 17, 1945, to Viola Craig and William Mock (Violet Eliza Jackson, foster mother) in Clearfield County, Pa. Sandra attended The Rayen High School and was a loving, devoted wife ...

Caroline Garea 1924-2025

CANFIELD — Caroline “Carol” Garea passed away Friday, May 30, 2025, at 100 1/2 years of age. She left her life on earth to join her late husband, Raymond A. Garea, on his birthday. Carol was born in Youngstown, the daughter of Ignatius and Agatha Kesic. She graduated from Woodrow ...

Services

DONALD L. AGLER, 92, Austintown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Thursday, Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Austintown Chapel. CALLING HOURS: 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday, funeral home. DONNA R. BEZILLA, 85, Canfield. SERVICES: 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Lane Funeral Home, Austintown. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ...

Stephen J. Tabaka Jr. 1955-2025

BARBERTON — After a long battle with chronic pain, Stephen J. Tabaka Jr. passed away peacefully, Monday, June 10, 2025, at the age of 69. Stephen was born July 12, 1955, in Youngstown, the son of the late Stephen J. Sr. and Frances Grusykowski Tabaka. Known for maintaining an immaculate ...