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Joseph Santon 1925-2025

BOARDMAN — Joseph A. Santon, 100, passed away peacefully, Wednesday night, Oct. 29, 2025, at Hospice House in Poland. He was born Feb. 14, 1925, the son of Joseph and Theresa Santon. As a young boy, he carried newspapers and later caddied at the Youngstown Country Club to earn spending ...

Area deaths

NEIL H. ALTMAN, 78, of Youngstown, died Friday. SERVICES: 2 p.m. Friday, Tod Cemetery, Rodef Sholom Chapel. CALLING HOURS: 1:30 to 1:55 p.m. Friday, chapel. (Shriver-Allison-Courtley-Weller-King) THOMAS M. KELLY, 77, of Warren, died Oct. 25, 2025, at Washington Square Healthcare. (Borowski / Oak Meadow)

Services

MARILYN BEN, 91, formerly of Girard. SERVICES: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, Warren. CALLING HOURS: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, church. TED B. BRIGGS, 55, Appomattox, Virginia. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Robinson Funeral Home, Appomattox, Virginia. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, funeral home. DAVID W. KUDARY, 75, Niles. SERVICES: 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dickey’s, Youngstown. CHARLES M. MCATEE, 81, Austintown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Christine Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Austintown Chapel. ELIZABETH ...

Ted B. Briggs 1970-2025

APPOMATTOX, Va. — Ted “Teddy” Brian Briggs, 55, of Appomattox, Virginia, passed away on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, at UVA Medical Center. He was born on May 10, 1970, in Warren, to William E. “Bill” Briggs and Barbara Hubble Briggs. The family moved to Virginia, where he graduated ...

David W. Kudary 1950-2025

NILES — David W. Kudary, age 75, of Niles, passed away peacefully Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, surrounded by family. Dave is survived by his dear wife, Marlene, his children, Chuck (Krystal) Kudary, Jaime (Joe) Zachar and Amanda (Anthony) Musmanno; and his siblings, Darlene Drovdlic, Linda ...

Elizabeth Modelski 1955-2025

POLAND — Elizabeth Modelski, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, surrounded by her family. She was born Dec. 1, 1955, in Bialystok, Poland, to Richard and Janina Kurianczyk Lachowski. On June 26, 1976, Elizabeth married the love of her life, ...