BOARDMAN — Josephine Janik passed away Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, after a brief illness. She was born May 13, 1930, on the East Side of Youngstown, the daughter of the late John and Alberina Tedeshi Lamanna, and was a lifelong area resident. Josephine graduated from East High School in ...

AURORA — Rolland E. “Rollie” Swegan passed away peacefully Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025, at his home in Aurora. He was 83 years old. Rollie was born Sept. 24, 1942, in Niles. He attended Niles High School and then studied mathematics at Northwestern and Youngstown State universities. He ...

BOARDMAN — Rebecca L. Haynes, a beloved mother, grandmother and friend, passed away peacefully Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, at the age of 83, after a long battle with COPD. Born Aug. 5, 1942, in Glasgow, Kentucky, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Louise Fisher (stepmother). She ...

DAVID BODENDORFER, 75, of Salem, died Wednesday. SERVICES: 5 p.m. Thursday, Zion Hill Church, Columbiana. (Stark Memorial) ANTHONY FARINELLI, 81, of Berlin Center, died Friday. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Thursday, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Basilica, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, ...

JOSEPH B. BAKER, 98, North Lima. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Christ Our Savior Parish-St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Struthers. SANDRA BURBICK, 77, Columbiana. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Monday, Warrick-Kummer-Rettig Funeral Home, Columbiana. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, funeral ...

BERLIN CENTER — Glenn Edwin Gotthardt, born Sept. 22, 1929, in Darlington, Pa., to Lester and Clara Gotthardt, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, at his home. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Jacqueline “Jackie” Gotthardt; his brother, Ernie ...