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EVAN J. BENEDICT, 68, of Youngstown, died Feb. 1. There are no services. (Rossi and Santucci) JAMIE DePASCALE, 43, of Youngstown, died Jan. 31. (Augustine) THOMAS W. JACKSON, 78, of Mineral Ridge, died Jan. 25. Private services were held. (Rossi and Santucci) STEFAN KORDUPEL, 77, of North Lima, died Feb. 1. (Augustine) WAYNE MABRY, 70, of Youngstown, died Jan. 29. (Augustine) JAMES MUMAW, 83, of Lowellville, died Feb. 1. (Augustine) DELLANN A. PETRALLO, 81, of Boardman, died Jan. 26. Services will be held at a later date. (Rossi and Santucci)

Mary Ann Cramer 1929-2025

YOUNGSTOWN — Mary Ann Cramer, 96, passed away Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. She was born Jan. 17, 1929, in Campbell, daughter of George and Anna Kozusko Karsnak. Mary was a 1947 graduate of Campbell Memorial High School. She met the love of her life, ...

Jeanette Rowe 1933-2026

BOARDMAN — Jeanette Turner Rowe passed away from natural causes on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, at the age of 93. Jeanette was born Jan. 5, 1933, in Youngstown, the daughter of Frank Turner and Agnes Connell Turner. She was their youngest child, along with her three older brothers, Donald Turner, ...

Marsha J. Porter 1952-2026

BOARDMAN — Marsha J. Porter passed away on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. She was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and from an early age showed remarkable intelligence and talent. As a teenager, she competed in the Colorado State Piano Championship, already demonstrating the musical gifts that would ...

Louis R. Porfilio 1940-2026

CAMPBELL — Louis Ralph Porfilio, 85, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. Louis was born July 19, 1940, to devoted parents Ralph and Mary Demain Porfilio as the third of four children raised in Youngstown. Lou graduated in 1958 from East High School and enlisted into the ...

Shirley Plevniak 1961-2026

YOUNGSTOWN — Shirley Plevniak, 64, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. Shirley was born Feb. 1, 1961, in Youngstown, the daughter of John and Minnie Bagley Stanley, and was the baby girl of 12 siblings and affectionately known to her family as “Brat.” Feisty and fierce — some might ...