COLUMBIANA — Sylvia R. Pope Jara, a former teacher and active community volunteer, died on Pentecost Sunday, May 24, 2026, after a brief battle with leukemia. She was 76. Born Dec. 11, 1949, in Youngstown, Sylvia built a life centered on faith and simple pleasures. She spent many years ...
GIRARD — Mary Jane Dally, 75, passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at Shepherd of the Valley-Liberty. Mary was born Nov. 29, 1950, in Grove City, Pa., the daughter of Robert and Dorothy Leise McKnight. Mary had worked as a registered nurse for 51 years before retiring. She ...
BOARDMAN — Phyllis Wick, 91, passed away peacefully Wednesday evening, May 20, 2026. Phyllis was born Feb. 6, 1935, in Youngstown, the daughter of Louis A. and Lena Carano Arquilla. She retired from Metal Carbides. Phyllis used her talents as a hairdresser for family and friends. She ...
HUBBARD — Robert T. Larson, 92, died Saturday morning, May 23, 2026, at his home. He was born Oct. 3, 1933, at home in Newton Falls, a son of Harold and Jacquline Emmitt Helligso and raised by his stepfather, Wayne Larson. Mr. Larson was a 1951 graduate of Tillamook High School in ...
STRUTHERS — Jeanie Mikus, 87, passed away peacefully Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, at Hampton Woods. Jeanie was born Nov. 25, 1938, in Youngstown, a daughter of the late Andrew and Mary Bata Zupko. Jeanie dedicated 33 years of her life to working as a school bus driver, a role she took pride in ...
DENNIS J. CARTER, 69, Berlin Center. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Friday, Stark Memorial Funeral Home, Salem. CALLING HOURS: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday and 9 to 10 a.m. Friday, funeral home. GEORGE DiCIOCCIO, 69, Boardman. SERVICES: 6 p.m. Thursday, Davidson-Becker Funeral Home, Struthers. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, funeral home. NICHOLAS L. DIFABIO, 91, Austintown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Mary Magdalene Parish-St. Christine Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Rossi Brothers and Lellio Funeral Home, Boardman. PAULA A. GERMAN, 71, Youngstown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. ...
