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Obituaries

Kenneth J. Kovach 1940-2025

NEW MIDDLETOWN — Kenneth J. Kovach, 84, passed away Friday, March 7, 2025, at Masternick Memorial. Kenneth was born Oct. 28, 1940, in Youngstown, a son of John and Ann Timcisko Kovach. He married the former Karen Mint on July 11, 1964. He worked at General Motors in human resources ...

Services

JERRY F. ANGELO, 89, Canfield. SERVICES: 9:15 a.m. Saturday, Kinnick Funeral Home, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, funeral home. MARGARET A. ARVIN, 92, Canfield. SERVICES: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Wasko Funeral Home, Campbell. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, funeral ...

South African playwright Fugard dies

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Athol Fugard, South Africa’s foremost dramatist who explored the pervasiveness of apartheid in such searing works as “The Blood Knot” and “’Master Harold’... and the Boys” to show how the racist system distorted the humanity of his country with ...

Tommy L. Hubbert 1953-2025

YOUNGSTOWN — Tommy Lee Hubbert, 71, of 623 Ferndale Ave., Youngstown, departed this life at 8:50 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, at Washington Square Healthcare Center, following complications from an extended illness. He was born June 11, 1953, in Youngstown, the son of Jim and Loretta Henry ...

Bryan A. Gerbasi 1975-2025

POLAND — Bryan A. Gerbasi, 49, passed away peacefully, Saturday evening, March 8, 2025, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, surrounded by the love of his family. Bryan was born June 9, 1975, in Sharon, Pa., a beloved son of Augustine Gerbasi and Mary Milano Gerbasi. He spent his early ...

Robert W. Davis 1940-2025

BOARDMAN — Robert W. “Bob” Davis, 84, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2025, at Hospice of the Valley in Boardman. Bob was born Dec. 24, 1940, in Youngstown, to parents Robert Davis and Vera Grindle Davis. He was a graduate of Chaney High School, Class of 1958, and was in the United ...