NEWTON FALLS — Melvin E. Staats, 92, passed away into eternal rest, Monday, July 28, 2025, at UH Geauga Medical Center in Chardon. He was born July 1, 1933, in Akron, the son of the late Everett Staats and Matilda Keil Staats. He had lived in Newton Falls since 1957 and was formerly of ...

HOUSTON, Texas — Lou Congelio, husband, father, ad guy, died Monday, May 19, 2025, in Houston. Well, folks, it seems my last campaign has wrapped, my final deadline has passed and the client — well, the Big One upstairs — has approved my exit. I’m Lou Congelio and, if you’re reading ...

NEW MIDDLETOWN — Joanne E. Raco Carlon, 79, passed away peacefully at Hospice House on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. Born Jan. 3, 1946, in Cirella, Reggio Calabria, Italy, Joanne is the daughter of Elizabeth Yeropoli and Antonio Raco. She was a beautician and owner of 850 Hair Salon for 25 ...

RICHARD LALUMIA, 86, of Poland, died Saturday. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Wednesday, St. Charles Church, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 9 to 9:50 a.m. Wednesday, church. (Rossi & Santucci) MARY LOU PALMER, 95, formerly of Girard, died Wednesday at Shepherd of the Valley. SERVICES: 4 p.m. Monday, ...

STRUTHERS — Paul A. Sodeman, 78, died unexpectedly Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at home. He was born April 12, 1947, in Youngstown, the son of Harold and Ruth Thompson Sodeman. Paul was a graduate of Struthers High School and attended Youngstown State University. He graduated from the Ohio ...

CLARION, Pa. — Ian Scott Doran, 35, passed away on Wednesday evening, July 30, 2025, at Butler Memorial Hospital in Butler, Pa., surrounded by his family, following a brief illness. Ian was born Sept. 29, 1989, in Salem, son of Chuck and Cindy Dilworth Doran. Ian was a 2008 graduate of ...