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JACQUELINE DOMER, 85, of Boardman, died Thursday. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Thursday, St. Patrick Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Fox Funeral Home, Boardman. KATHLEEN A. KING, 79, of Austintown, died Monday at Hospice House. Arrangements are pending. (Kinnick) SANDRA A. McKENNA, 83, of Youngstown, died Jan. 16. Services were private. (Fox) NORMA J. PECCHIO, 98, of Austintown, died Monday. SERVICES: 12:30 p.m. Friday, Kinnick Funeral Home, Youngstown. LOUIS R. PORFILIO, 85, of Campbell, died Saturday. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Monday, Our Lady of Mount Carmel ...

Joseph M. Seinkner Jr. 1952-2026

CANFIELD — Joseph Michael Seinkner Jr. passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, after a courageous battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), surrounded by the love of his family. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Sr. and Clara Seinkner, and his son, Jason ...

Vera L. DeFuria 1928-2026

YOUNGSTOWN — Vera Lauretta DeFuria, 97, passed away Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, after a long, happy and fulfilling life. Vera was born Sept. 7, 1928, in Youngstown, shortly after her parents, Francesco and Filomena Casasanta Castrucci, and her sisters arrived from Bugnara, Italy. Vera ...

Services

ROBERTO A. BACANI, 87, Liberty. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Friday, St. Edward Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Shriver-Allison-Courtley-Weller-King Funeral Home, Youngstown. JULIUS BALOGH, 87, Youngstown. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Wednesday, First Presbyterian Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 12:30 to 12:55 p.m. Wednesday, church. CURTIS A. BAUN, 73, Boardman. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, The Gate Church, North Lima. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, church. DONALD J. BRINER, 65, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Fox Funeral Home, Boardman. LOUIS D. ...

Chuck Negron, Three Dog Night singer, dies at 83

NEW YORK (AP) — Chuck Negron, a founding member of the soul-rock sensations Three Dog Night who sang lead on such hits as “One” and “Just an Old Fashioned Love Song” and hollered the immortal opening line “Jeremiah was a bullfrog!” on the chart-topping “Joy to the World,” ...

James W. Sandy Jr. 1932-2026

NILES — James W. “Duke” Sandy Jr., 93, passed away Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, at St. Joseph Warren Hospital. He was born June 3, 1932, in Warren, the son of James W. Sr. and Elizabeth Scarnecchia Sandy. Duke was a 1950 graduate of Niles McKinley High School and was employed by Wade Rose ...