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Retired Dallas Cowboys linebacker Lee Roy Jordan dies

DALLAS (AP) — Lee Roy Jordan, a linebacker on the first Super Bowl-winning team for the Dallas Cowboys in the 1970s, has died. He was 84. The Cowboys announced Jordan’s death Saturday without saying when he died or giving a cause of death. Jordan was a first-round draft pick by Dallas in 1963 after a standout career at Alabama, where he played for the late Paul “Bear” Bryant. Jordan was a big part of the “Doomsday” defense that carried the Cowboys to a Super Bowl title in a 24-3 victory over the Miami Dolphins during the 1971 season. He retired in 1976, the year before ...

Stanley ‘Toby’ Kosinski Jr. 1971-2025

YOUNGSTOWN — Stanley “Toby” Kosinski Jr., 54, passed away Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, after a courageous battle with cancer. Stanley was born Jan. 13, 1971, in Youngstown, a son of the late Stanley Kosinski Sr. and Marion McNicholas Kosinski, and was ...

Nancy C. DeFabio 1939-2025

NILES — Nancy C. DeFabio, 86, passed away peacefully, Wednesday morning, Aug. 27, 2025, at her residence, with her family at her side. Nancy was born Aug. 22, 1939, in Huntington, W.Va., the daughter of Maxie Lee and Lucille Schrader Thompson Sr. Nancy was a 1957 graduate of Mineral ...

James P. Ford 1930-2025

NILES — James P. “Jim” Ford, 94, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at Shepherd of the Valley in Liberty. He was born June 23, 1930, in Holidays Cove, W.Va., to John S. and Marie Behres Ford. Jim is survived by seven children, Mary Kay Ingersoll (Mike Perrotta) of ...

Services

Services DEBRA A. CANCIO, 67, Bristow, Va. SERVICES: 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Center, Austintown. WILLIAM DUCHEK, 90, Poland. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, Holy Trinity Church, Struthers. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 10:50 a.m. Saturday, church. MARYJANE GREEN, 88, Boardman. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, Evangel Baptist Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, church. JOHN C. GRISHAM, 79, Boardman. SERVICES: 5 p.m. Saturday, Fox Funeral Home, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 3 to 4:50 p.m. Saturday, funeral home. MARLENE J. HORLICK, 86, Boardman. ...

Thomas M. Manning 1956-2025

AUSTINTOWN — Thomas Martin Manning, 69, passed away Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Tom was born July 1, 1956, in Youngstown, to John P. and Kathleen Reagan Manning. He grew up on the North Side and attended St. Edward School. He graduated from his beloved Ursuline High School in 1974. Tom was ...