MINERAL RIDGE — Fred Merkich, 81, passed away Monday, May 4, 2026. He leaves behind a legacy of strength, warmth and an unwavering commitment to the people he loved. Fred was born Dec. 4, 1944, the son of Fred and Pauline Rohan Merkich. He was a lifelong area resident and a proud graduate ...

NEWTON FALLS — Patrick D. “Pat” Riggs, 73, passed away Wednesday morning, May 6, 2026, surrounded by his family at his residence, following an extended illness. He was born Sept. 18, 1952, in Norfolk, Va., a son of Keith and Eileen McBride Riggs. Pat was a 1970 graduate of Jackson ...

STRUTHERS — Christine Ann Koontz, 68, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2026. Christine was born May 22, 1957, in Bethesda, Maryland, to George and Kathleen Burke Ceremuga. She moved to the Mahoning Valley as a child and graduated from Poland Seminary High School in 1976. Christine was the heart ...

ESTHER C. BOGATAY, 92, Girard. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Monday, Kinnick Funeral Home, Girard. CALLING HOURS: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday, funeral home. NANCY MAE BRINK, 76, Salem. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, Arbaugh-Pearce-Greenisen & Sons Funeral and Cremation Services, Salem. CALLING HOURS: 10 ...

POLAND — Joseph Dale Perkins, 89, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. He was born March 11, 1937, in Youngstown, the son of Joseph and Dorothy Sorrell Perkins. Joe was a proud 1954 graduate of Struthers High School and began a union carpentry apprenticeship in 1955. He started ...

WARREN — It is with profound sorrow that the family of Edna May Murphy announce the passing of their cherished matriarch on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at home, peacefully and surrounded by the love of her family The middle of three daughters, Edna, affectionately known as May, was born in ...