EAST PALESTINE — John Blosco Jr., 100, a lifelong resident of East Palestine, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2026, at the Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital. John was born Jan. 6, 1926, in East Palestine, son of the late John Blosco Sr. and Irene Kovalchuk Blosco. He was a proud veteran of ...

PARMA — Josephine Luchison, 88, passed away Friday, May 8, 2026, surrounded by loved ones. She was born in 1938 in Youngstown to Amelia and Dominic Agostinelli. Josephine was one of seven children. She had four sisters and two brothers. She lived a full life surrounded by a large blended ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Edward C. Deitsch Jr., 81, passed away Monday, May 18, 2026, at St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital. Eddie was born Dec. 4, 1944, in Sharon, Pa., the son of Edward C. Sr. and Elvera Pasquerilla Deitsch. He worked as a machinist for Republic Steel, where he also served as ...

NORTH LIMA — Joan Bregar, 94, passed away early Saturday morning, May 16, 2026, at St. Mary’s Alzheimer’s Center in North Lima. Joan was born Jan. 1, 1932, in Youngstown, a daughter of Gordon and Elsie Maddocks Smith. She married Donald “Gene” Bregar on Aug. 28, 1948, and was a ...

BARBARA C. CLARK, 67, of Boardman, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. No services or calling hours. (Davis-Becker) SISTER LEORA FREEL, 88, of North Jackson, died on May 13, at Antonine Village in North Jackson. (Borowski/Oak Meadow)

BOARDMAN — Koula “Kay” Tsaknis, 94, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2026, at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Kay was born July 3, 1931, in Martins Ferry, the third child of George and Kaliope Maounis Amorgeanos. As a young girl, growing up in Warren, she was a graduate of ...