STRUTHERS — John J. Chapella, 67, passed away Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, at Parkside Health Care Center in Columbiana, Ohio. He was born in Youngstown, Ohio, on May 29, 1958, a son of the late Andy and Ann Pavlick Chapella. John graduated from Struthers High School in 1976 and attended YSU ...
CHERYL A. ABEID, 65, Campbell. SERVICES: 11:30 a.m. Friday, Victory Christian Church, Coitsville. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Wasko Funeral Home, Campbell, and 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, church. JOSEPH R. CHRISTOPHER SR., 57, Austintown. CELEBRATION OF LIFE: 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, St. Maron Church Antioch Hall, Youngstown. THOMAS F. CIMINELLI, 83, North Lima. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Tuesday, St. Columba Cathedral, Youngstown. RONALD G. JANDROKOVIC, 86, Canfield. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Lane Funeral Home, Canfield Chapel. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday and 10 to 10:45 ...
Two-time WNBA champion Kara Braxton died at 43 after being in a car crash in Atlanta on Saturday. The athletic department at Georgia, where Braxton played in college, texted The Associated Press confirmation of her death on Monday and posted on social media. Her son, Jelani Thurman, posted a photo of his younger self in his mother’s jersey on social media and wrote that he we will miss his “queen.” Braxton last played in the WNBA in 2014 while finishing up a four-year stint with New York. She won two titles with the Detroit Shock in 2006 and 2008. She celebrated her birthday ...
NORTH LIMA — Area golf pro Thomas F. “Tom” Ciminelli, 83, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. Tom was born Dec. 20, 1942, in Youngstown, the son of Ted and Lena Fretlose Ciminelli. He attended St. Edward Elementary School and served as an altar boy at St. Edward ...
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Margaret Evelyn White, 92, passed away peacefully Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, after a short illness. Born in Butler County, Pa., to Joseph and Laura Worsk, she married Raymond C. White in 1951, and spent most of her adult life in the Pymatuning Lake area before moving in ...
COLUMBIANA — Kenneth William Robb entered his eternal life Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. Ken lived the American Dream in this world and was prepared by God’s saving grace for the next. Ken was born May 2, 1952, to William G. Robb and Betty Lou Stoffer Robb Beight in Salem. By God’s ...
