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Obituaries

Area deaths

RICHARD L. FIRTH, 91, of Hanoverton, died Sunday. There are no services. (Stark Memorial) BARRY L. RUSSELL, 78, of Boardman, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending. (Davidson-Becker) ORTHONIA D. VIRAY, 94, of Cortland, died Friday at St. Joseph Warren Hospital. There are no services. ...

Patricia Ann Williams 1936-2025

COLUMBIANA — Patricia “Pat” Ann Williams, 88, passed away peacefully with her family by her side, Saturday, March 15, 2025. She was born Dec. 10, 1936, in Youngstown, a daughter of the late Timothy and Leona Lehman Cleary. Pat was a 1954 graduate of South High School in Youngstown ...

Walter V. Evanoski 1933-2025

WARREN — Walter V. Evanoski, 91, died peacefully, Thursday, March 13, 2025, at Hospice House. Walter was born April 25, 1933, in New Castle, Pa., a son of Michael Evanoski and the former Gertrude Lewandowski. Walter earned his master’s degree in education administration from Westminster ...

Services

STEPHEN J. BENEDICT, 85, formerly of Youngstown. CELEBRATION OF LIFE: 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Caffe Capri, Boardman. ROBERT W. COMPTON, 73, Youngstown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Church of Christ, Struthers. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 10:45 a.m. Tuesday, church. THEODORE M. DREWEK, 58, Lordstown. ...

Belgian actor Emilie Dequenne dies at 43 of rare cancer, report says

Emilie Dequenne, the Belgian actor who won a top Cannes Film Festival prize for her breakout role in “Rosetta,” has died, a news report says. She was 43. Her family and agent told the news agency Agence France-Presse that Dequenne died Sunday of a rare cancer in a hospital outside of ...

William G. Hvizdak 1947-2025

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. — William G. “Bill” Hvizdak, 78, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2025, following a lengthy illness. Mr. Hvizdak was born in Youngstown, a son of the late William C. and Concetta LaVolpe Hvizdak, and graduated from Mohawk High School in 1965. Bill served in the U.S. ...