JOYCE L. BRANDT, 82, of Alliance, died Saturday. Private services will be held. (Stark Memorial) JOHN A. ITALIANO, 91, of Youngstown, died Saturday. Private services will be held. (Rossi and Santucci) DOROTHY POTOCNAK, 91, of Youngstown, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending. (Kinnick)

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Edward (Hockicko) Hawkins, A.K.A. Fr. Charles Hawkins, O.S.B., passed away Thursday, May 8, 2025. He was born May 19, 1947, in Youngstown, to Andrew and Sue Basanda Hockicko Murdzak. A funeral Mass will be celebrated 11 a.m. Friday, May 16, 2025, at Ascension Catholic ...

DE LEE A. KIDD, 67, Austintown. SERVICES: 2 p.m. Saturday, Kinnick Funeral Home, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, funeral home. JOSEPH J. LABOZAN, 98, Youngstown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Friday, St. Christine Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Kinnick Funeral ...

BERLIN CENTER — Robert “Bob” Kale, 76, passed away Thursday morning, May 1, 2025, at St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital. He was born Sept. 8, 1948, in Youngstown, the son of Wilbur and Martha Breit Kale. Bob graduated from Western Reserve High School in 1966 and after graduation, served ...

STRUTHERS — John McCormick, 78, died peacefully, in his sleep, early Sunday, May 11, 2025, at Liberty Health Care Center. John was born Jan. 17, 1947, to Joe and Edith Pyle McCormick. After graduating from Springfield High School in 1965, John served in the U.S. Army, and later worked ...

NILES — Anthony R. Nori, 79, passed away Thursday, May 8, 2025, at St. Joseph Warren Hospital. He was born Jan. 12, 1946, in Warren, the son of Rocco and Angela Spagnuolo Nori. Anthony was a 1963 graduate of Niles McKinley High School. He was employed in the commercial construction ...