YOUNGSTOWN — William Slyvester Dean, aka “Sly,” 87, departed this life and went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. William was born Nov. 9, 1937, in Youngstown, to William Dean and Sadie Swan. He was raised by his grandmother, Vallie Walls, and stepmother, Pauline ...

POLAND — Gloria J. Hum, 95, passed away peacefully, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, at Aventura at Assumption Village, surrounded by her loving family. Born Aug. 20, 1930, in Salem, she was the daughter of the late Werner and Alta Clay Weingart. A graduate of Goshen High School, Gloria married ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Raymond Petrus was peacefully shepherded from death into Eternal Life on All Souls’ Day, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, in the home that he loved and cherished, surrounded in spiritual presence by his family and his memories of the life he shared with them. Raymond Richard Petrus was ...

AUSTINTOWN — Brian M. Williams, 51, passed away unexpectedly, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025. Brian was born Sept. 26, 1974, in Youngstown, a son of Patrick M. Williams Sr. and Rosemary Altman Williams, and was a lifelong area resident. He was a 1993 graduate of Austintown Fitch High School and ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Michael J. Ruozzo, 64, passed away Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. He was born Sept. 1, 1961, in Youngstown, a son of Louis Ruozzo Sr. and Rosemarie Burdette Ruozzo. Michael was a graduate of Lowellville High School. He ran his own construction business. He was the founder of the ...

AUSTINTOWN — Clara Mae Rummel, 90, entered into eternal rest, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, at Austintown Health Care Center. She was born Jan. 12, 1935, in Bluefield, W.Va., the daughter of William and Flora Elizabeth Aust Starkey. A spunky soul and a hardworking lady, Clara worked in ...