NORTH JACKSON — Freida O. Penza, 94, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, in the comfort of her home. Freida was born Dec. 21, 1930, in Girard, a daughter of the late Herman and Antonia Treck Perechlin, and was a lifelong area resident. She was a 1948 graduate of Girard High School and ...
BOARDMAN — Richard B. “Rich” Patterson, 76, passed away peacefully Monday afternoon, Nov. 24, 2025, at his residence. Richard was born Nov. 16, 1949, in Youngstown, the son of Jacob Baylor and Jean Elizabeth Braun Patterson, and was a lifelong area resident. A 1968 graduate of ...
NEW MIDDLETOWN — Richard M. Kovach, 57, passed away peacefully at his home after a long illness, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. He was born July 31, 1968, in Youngstown, a son of Paul R. Kovach Sr. and the late Roseann M. Colick Kovach. Rick was a lifelong resident of New Middletown. He graduated from Springfield Local High School in 1987. He worked at Sears for over 16 years. Shortly after Sears closed, he worked for Everflow Eastern, then Donnell Ford. Rick was a lifetime member of the Mahoning Sportsmen’s Club in Hillsville, Pa. He enjoyed taking trips to the casinos, but his ...
ELLWOOD CITY, Pa. — At the appointed time of the Father, Mrs. Barbara Prudence Thelma Reino Mastropietro was met by her beloved David to bring her home and lay her in the lap of Jesus on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, at UPMC Mercy Hospital. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, at the Samuel Teolis Funeral Home and Crematory Inc. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. Entombment will follow in Holy Redeemer Cemetery. Members of the Christian Mothers are asked to meet in the back of the church by 9:50 a.m. to form an honor ...
BERNALILLO, N.M. — June Catherine Wajda Byo, 93, passed away peacefully on Wednesday Nov. 12, 2025. She was born Jan. 4, 1932, in Youngstown, the daughter of the late John and Mary Piejko Wajda, and remained an 89-year resident of Northeast Ohio. June was educated in Johnston schools, ...
LEBANON, Tenn. — Edmund “Ed” John Sewruk Sr., affectionately known to many as “Papa,” passed away peacefully on Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, at his home, at the age of 86. Born May 28, 1939, in Krzeszow, Poland, Ed’s life was a remarkable journey of resilience, faith and joy. Having ...
