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Nancy M. Natoli 1931-2025

AUSTINTOWN — Nancy M. Natoli, 94, passed away peacefully on Friday evening, Sept. 5, 2025, at the Shepherd of the Valley, Liberty. Nancy was born June 28, 1931, in Howland Township, the daughter of Wilbur S. and May H. Holeton Mines. Nancy grew up on the Mines Farm in Howland, where she ...

Thomas L. Kovalchik 1947-2025

YOUNGSTOWN — Thomas L. Kovalchik, 77, of Youngstown’s West Side, passed away peacefully Friday afternoon, Sept. 5, 2025, at home, with his family by his side, following complications from a fall in 2024. Born Oct. 27, 1947, in Youngstown’s “Monkey’s Nest” neighborhood on Crescent ...

James E. Kimmel 1941-2025

BOARDMAN — In loving memory of James Edgar Kimmel of Boardman, who died late Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, at the age of 84. The original “Jimmy” Kimmel was born March 10, 1941, in Canfield, to Edgar M. and Mabel Cotterman Kimmel. The youngest of his siblings, his loving sisters Joanne ...

Services

HEATHER L. BIGLEY, 37, Campbell. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Wasko Funeral Home, Campbell. JAMES E. CARNES, 79, Diamond. CALLING HOURS: 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, Borowski Memorial Home, Newton Falls. RONALD W. CARPENTER JR., Girard. SERVICES: 2 p.m. Sunday, Masters Bar & Grill, Girard. DEBRA D. DAY, 74, Youngstown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Columbiana Cemetery Chapel. MARY JANE DEPALMO, 95, Canfield. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Friday, St. Catherine of Sienna Parish-St. Charles Church, Boardman. CALLING ...

Davies, the co-founder and singer of Supertramp, dies

LONDON (AP) — Rick Davies, the co-founder, singer and songwriter of British band Supertramp, has died after a long battle with cancer, the band said Monday. He was 81. Davies, who co-wrote the band's music with Roger Hodgson, was "the voice and pianist behind Supertramp's most iconic ...

California US Rep. John Burton dies at 92

SAN FRANCISCO — Former U.S. Rep. John Burton has died at age 92. Burton was a salty-tongued and unabashedly liberal San Francisco Democrat who stood up for the working class, children, and people who could not speak for themselves. He mentored countless politicians, including former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla. Burton died Sunday after being in ill health for years. He was elected to the state Assembly and then to Congress, but opted against reelection in 1982 to address a cocaine addiction. He returned to politics in 1988, serving in the ...