GIRARD — Joseph C. Perone, 100, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2026, at Shepherd of the Valley-Liberty. He was born June 18, 1925, the son of Frank and Antoinette Giuliano Perone. He owned and operated Duel Painting most of his life. He was a member of St. Pope John XXIII Parish-Our Lady ...

AUSTINTOWN — Nicholas L. DiFabio, 91 1/2 (as he would routinely correct anyone who said he was just 91, insisting he was 91 and a half), passed away peacefully at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, May 24, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family in the home he built with his own two hands and where he ...

POLAND — Dolores “Dee” Petrus, 95, passed away peacefully Saturday morning, May 23, 2026. Dolores was born Aug. 17, 1930, in Youngstown, a daughter of Andrew and Anna Kapina Sedlar. During the Korean War, Dolores worked at Commercial Shearing and Stamping and later worked in the ...

HUBBARD — Mary Louise Scopacasa, 86, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2026, at UPMC Jameson Hospital in New Castle, Pa. Mary was born Dec. 3, 1939, in New Castle, Pa., a daughter of Charles E. and Elizabeth M. Stoffick Forney. She graduated from New Castle High School and later graduated ...

DENNIS J. CARTER, 69, Berlin Center. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Friday, Stark Memorial Funeral Home, Salem. CALLING HOURS: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday and 9 to 10 a.m. Friday, funeral home. GLORIA J. COLITTE, 86, Niles. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Wednesday, St. Pope John XXIII Parish-Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, ...

NILES — Gloria Jean Colitte, 86, of Niles, has joined the angels. Her passing took place on Tuesday May 19, 2026, St. Joseph Warren Hospital. She was born March 15, 1940, in Warren, to her father and mother, George and Anna Bizilo Regalia. Gloria was a graduate of Girard High School, and ...