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ALBERTT G. CHECCONE, 92, Canfield. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Friday, St. Michael Roman Catholic Parish. CALLING HOURS: 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Lane Funeral Homes, Canfield Chapel. ELIZABETH COLE CLARK, 98, Warren. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Saturday, Christ Episcopal Church, Warren. JEREMY C. FERGUSON, ...

DEATH ELSEWHERE: Patriarch of ‘Duck Dynasty,’ had suffered Alzheimer’s

WEST MONROE, La. (AP) — Phil Robertson, who turned his small duck calling interest in the sportsman’s paradise of northern Louisiana into a big business and conservative cultural phenomenon, died Sunday, according to his family. He was 79. Robertson’s family announced in December on ...

Marcel Ophuls, filmmaker who shattered French WWII myth, dies

PARIS (AP) — Marcel Ophuls, the Academy Award-winning filmmaker whose landmark 1969 documentary “The Sorrow and the Pity” shattered the comforting myth that most of France had resisted the Nazis during World War II — has died at 97. The German-born filmmaker, who was the son of ...

James A. Russell 1956-2024

YOUNGSTOWN — James A. “Rusty” Russell, 69, passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2025. He was born Feb. 13, 1956, in Youngstown, to James M. and Evelyn Robbins Russell. He was known for his vibrant sense of humor and love of family. He especially loved the time he spent with his grandson, ...

Maryann K. Pillin 1933-2025

BOARDMAN — Maryann K. Pillin, 91, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at Briarfield Place, surrounded by her loving family. She was born May 28, 1933, in Youngstown, the daughter of the late John and Mary Johnson Toman. Maryann was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School. Her ...