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Obituaries

Area Death

WILLIAM SIMON, 87, of Dublin, formerly of Youngstown, died Saturday. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Patrick Church. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 10:50 a.m. Saturday, church. (Fox)

Services

KATHLEEN E. ALLEN, 82, Austintown. SERVICES: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Austintown Chapel. CALLING HOURS: noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, funeral home. ELAINE C. BAUER, 89, Poland. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Wednesday, St. Joseph Church, Lucinda, Pa. HELEN L. BAYUS, 93, ...

Joseph E. Blasko 1934-2025

CAMPBELL — Joseph E. Blasko, 91, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at Hospice House in Poland. Joseph was born March 11, 1934, in Campbell, a son of Jacob and Anna Cifrik Blasko. Joseph was a 1951 graduate of Campbell Memorial High School. He ...

Robert F. Benson 1958-2025

STRUTHERS — Robert “Bob” F. Benson, 66, of Struthers, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 24, 2025, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Born Nov. 21, 1958, in Indiana, Pa., Bob was a son of the late Edward and Margaret Adams Benson. He graduated from Struthers High School ...

Frances A. Rigby 1935-2025

SALEM — Frances A. Rigby, 89, of Salem, peacefully passed away at home on Thursday, July 24, 2025. She was born on Aug. 28, 1935, in Youngstown, to the late Nicholas and Ethel Burnett. Frances grew up in Youngstown and graduated from Villa Maria High School in 1953. In her early years, ...

Kathleen E. Allen 1942-2025

AUSTINTOWN — Kathleen E. Allen, 82, after spending precious moments with her loved ones, peacefully passed away on Saturday, July 26, 2025, with her loving daughters by her side. Kathleen was born on Sept. 7, 1942, in Youngstown, to the late George B. Kesner and Marcella Holleran Kesner. ...