LIBERTY TOWNSHIP — Dona J. James, 95, passed away Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, at Assumption Village Nursing Home. Dona was born Aug. 3, 1930, in Youngstown, the daughter of Frederick and Anona Wilson Puscher. She had worked for the Mahoning County Health Department as a secretary for two ...

STRUTHERS — Sharyn Louise Kennedy, 78, passed away peacefully, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, at Hospice House, after her many-year battle with cancer. She was born Dec. 11, 1946, in Youngstown, a daughter of the late Owen and Betty Williams Altimus. Sharyn spent the early years of her life ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Christopher S. Timms left this world peacefully, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, at the age of 52. Born Aug. 16, 1973, in Sharon, Pa., a son of the late Rick and Lisa M. Hughes Timms. Chris graduated from Boardman High School in 1992. After graduating, he took his love for football ...

FRANCES M. GOTTI, 91, of Youngstown, died Sunday at Briarfield Place. SERVICES: 5 p.m. Wednesday, Kirila Funeral Home, Struthers. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, funeral home.

ANTONIO AGOSTINELLI, 79, Youngstown. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Tuesday, St. Catherine of Siena Parish-St. Charles Church, Boardman. DEBRA A. CANCIO, 67, Bristow, Va. SERVICES: 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Center, Austintown. ALFRED P. GUGLIOTTI, 92, Poland. SERVICES: 11 a.m. ...

AUSTINTOWN — Ruth E. Blasko, 99, died peacefully on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, at her home. Ruth was born Dec. 30, 1925, in Youngstown, the daughter of Michael Blasko and Anna Gedra Blasko. A 1943 graduate of Chaney High School, Ruth went on to work as a secretary at General Motors. ...