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Area deaths

VICKI L. COWAN, 66, of Salem, died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, at Salem West Healthcare Center. SERVICES: noon Monday, Stark Memorial, Salem. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. to noon Monday, funeral home.

VENISE G. HILEMAN, 55, of Yellow Creek Township, died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. There are no services. (Arbaugh-Pearce-Greenisen)

EDWARD KIRKPATRICK, 67,of Youngstown, died Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, at home. (Staton-Borowski)

DAVID TURNBULL, 62, of Niles, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021. There are no services. (Wm Nicholas)

Area deaths

DIANE BANKSTON, 76, of Youngstown, died Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. SERVICES: noon Tuesday, Church of Hope. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. Tuesday, church. (F.D. Mason)

WILLIAM D. REITZ, 68, of Howland, died Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021, at his home. SERVICES: 4 p.m. Friday, Staton-Borowski Funeral Home. CALLING HOURS: 3 to 4 p.m. Friday, funeral home.

Area deaths

JEANNINE CARTER, 57, of Youngstown, died Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. SERVICES: noon Thursday, F.D. Mason Funeral Home, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. to noon Thursday, funeral home.

SUSAN MARIE GENETTA, 58, of Berlin Center, died of natural causes, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021, in Fort Myers, Fla. Services are pending. (Mullins Memorial, Fort Myers, Fla.)

CAROL JEAN HALL, 81, of Niles, died Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, at the Briarfield Manor, Austintown, following an extended illness. Services have taken place. (Holeton-Yuhasz)

HARRIETT J. HILL, 75, of Niles, died Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hopsital. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Friday, Staton-Borowski Funeral Home. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 10:50 a.m. Friday, funeral home.

ROBERT C. HILL JR., 66, of Warren, died Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at St. Joseph Warren Hospital. (Borowski)

CHARLES E. RANDALL SR., 78, of Struthers, died Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. Arrangements are pending. (Davidson-Becker)

DONNA K. SMITH, 72, of Struthers, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021. Arrangements are pending. (Davidson-Becker)

Area deaths

BONNIE M. JACOBS, 73, of Youngstown, died Friday, Dec. 24, 2021. (Edward J. Fox )

MAHLON F. GRIFFITH JR., 89, of Salem, died Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021, at the Blossom Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. SERVICES: 3 p.m. Friday, Stark Memorial. CALLING HOURS: 2 to 3 p.m. Friday, funeral home.

LINDA L. STATEN KALINA, 77, of Columbiana, died Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021, at Assumption Village, North Lima. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Thursday, Warrick-Kummer-Rettig Funeral Home. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, funeral home.

JOHN OANA JR., 93, of Salem, died Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021, with his family by his side. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Friday, Stark Memorial. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, funeral home.

JOHN POPA JR., 62, of Salem, died Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, at his home. SERVICES: 7 p.m. Jan. 7, Stark Memorial. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, funeral home.

BETTY JUNE SNOWDEN, 83, of Niles, died Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021, at home. SERVICES: noon Thursday, Holeton-Yuhasz Funeral Home, Niles. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. to noon Thursday, funeral home.

Area deaths

WILLIAM JOSEPH DELFAVERO, 84, of Salem, died Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021, at Salem Regional Medical Center. No services will be held. (Stark Memorial)

JEANNE GOOD, 74, of Lisbon, died Friday, Dec. 24, 2021 at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa. SERVICES: noon Wednesday, Stark Memorial Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Salem. CALLING HOURS: 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, funeral home.

PASHA S. HARRIS, 32, of Warren, died Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, at University Hospital, Cleveland. (Wm Nicholas Funeral Home)

SHANE M. HOLMES, 44, of Struthers; died Friday, Dec. 24, 2021. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Friday. Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Poland Chapel. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, funeral home. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Friday, funeral home.

RONALD INGRAM IREY, 81, of Salem, died Friday, Dec. 24, 2021, at Salem Regional Medical Center . (Stark Memorial)

SALLY M. REEDY, 81, of Boardman, died Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021. Arrangements are pending. (Thompson Filicky Funeral Home, Boardman)

Area deaths

GENEVA BETTS, 73, of Youngstown, died Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Cleveland. SERVICES: noon Tuesday, Phillips Chapel COGIC. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. Tuesday, church. (F.D. Mason)

BARBARA KUBINSKI, 78, of Howland, died Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, at Trumbull Regional Medical Center Intensive Care Unit. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Tuesday, SS. Mary and Joseph Catholic Church, Warren. CALLING HOURS: 9 to 9:50 a.m. Tuesday, church.

JOSEPH KUBINSKI, 77, of Howland, died Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, at Trumbull Regional Medical Center Intensive Care Unit. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Tuesday, SS. Mary and Joseph Catholic Church, Warren. CALLING HOURS: 9 to 9:50 a.m. Tuesday, church.

ANGELA ONDO, 59, of Girard, died Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. Services are private. (Wm Nicholas)

JASON S. WALLACE, 41, of Hubbard, died Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021. SERVICES: 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Eastwood Event Center, Niles. (Wm Nicholas)

Area deaths

JOHN M. “SPEEDY” CANNELL, 90, of Salem, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021, at Auburn Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. SERVICES: noon Wednesday, St. Paul Catholic Church, Salem. CALLING HOURS: 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, church.

RONALD D. CARABBIA, 92, of Poland, died Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Monday, St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church, Struthers. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 10:45 a.m. Monday, church.

DIANE M. HILL, 61, of Craig Beach, died Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. Services were private. (Staton-Borowski)

RICHARD P. SCHWARTZ, 83, of Columbiana, formerly of Youngstown, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021, at Whispering Pines Village, Columbiana. Arrangements are pending. (Warrick-Kummer-Rettig)

Area deaths

THOMAS L. ARCHER, 74, of Girard, died Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021, at his residence. SERVICES: noon Wednesday, Evangel Baptist Church, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Blackstone Funeral Home, Girard, and 11 a.m. to noon Wednesday, church.

REV. MSGR. WILLIAM DAVID BONCZEWSKI, 73, of North Jackson, died Wednesday Dec. 22, 2021. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, at Basilica & National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in North Jackson. Calling hours are noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at the basilica. (Rossi and Santucci Funeral Home in Boardman).

JONATHAN W. FICKES, 73, of Salem, died Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, at Salem Regional Medical Center. There are no services. (Arbaugh-Pearce-Greenisen)

NICHOLAS P. KOVELL, 40, of Niles, died Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, at his residence. (Wm Nicholas)

CLAIR A. MILLER, 60, of Warren, died Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, at his residence. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Monday, Wm Nicholas Funeral Home, Niles. CALLING HOURS: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday and 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, funeral home.

ANNA J. RILEY, 66, of Niles, died Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, at St. Joseph Warren Hospital. SERVICES: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Holeton-Yuhasz Funeral Home, Niles. CALLING HOURS: 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, funeral home.

TIMOTHY S. RININGER, 62, died Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, at his home. There are no services. (Arbaugh-Pearce-Greenisen)

GEORGE T. SABOL, 85, of Struthers, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021, at his home. Arrangements pending. (Davidson-Becker)

ROSE J. SCHNEIDER, 100, of Salem, died Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021, at Stone Creek Assisted Living and Memory Care, Alliance. SERVICES: noon Monday, St. Paul Catholic Church. CALLING HOURS: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, StarK Memorial, Salem.

Area deaths

CHRISTINA R. ARNAL, 44, of Hubbard, died Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, at Sharon Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are pending. (Stewart-Kyle)

BEVERLY J. ALTENHOF, 87, of Leetonia, died Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Dec. 30, 2021, Stark Memorial, Salem.

ROBERT CAIN, 68, of Warren, died Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, at St. Joseph Warren Hospital. Arrangements pending. (Staton-Borowski)

RICHARD R. COULTER JR., 72, of Brookfield, died Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021 at his home. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Wm Nicholas Funeral Home, Niles.

NICKOLAS R. MINNIE, 86, of Canfield, died Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Monday, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Basilica, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 9 to 9:55 a.m. Monday, church. (Rossi and Santucci)

TED R. SLOAN, 66, of Austintown, died Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Austintown Chapel. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday and 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, funeral home.

EDWARD P. WOJTOWICZ, 70, of McDonald, died Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. CALLING HOURS: 5:30 to 7 p.m. Monday and 9 to 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, Schiavone Funeral Home, Youngstown.

Area deaths

LEONARD C. ANZEVINO, 76, of Poland, died Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. Arrangements are pending. (McGonigle)

GARY L. BAKER, 78, of Salem, died Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, at Salem Regional Medical Center. SERVICES: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Stark Memorial, Salem. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, funeral home.

DONALD BLACKBURN, 73, of Warren, died Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. (Staton-Borowski)

Area deaths

DON BURKEY, 87, of Warren, died Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, at his residence. SERVICES: 5 p.m. Wednesday, Staton-Borowski Funeral Home. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, funeral home.

MARK DEAN JR., 36, of Youngstown, died Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. SERVICES: noon Wednesday, Christ Centered Church. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. Wednesday, church.

BRYAN EGGLESTON, 59, of Windham, formerly of Struthers, died Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021. Arrangements are pending. (Davidson-Becker)

WILLIAM T. GUIDOS, 83, of Mineral Ridge, died Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, at his residence. Arrangements are pending. (Holeton-Yuhasz)

CHERYL KING, 65, of Warren, died Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, at her residence. (Staton-Borowksi)

ROBERT W. LAUGHLIN, 82, of Salem, died Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, New Alexander Christian Church, East Rochester. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, church.

LEDA P. SELL, 64, of Warren, died Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021, at St. Joseph Warren Hospital. (Staton-Borowski)

JANICE MAE ZICCARDI, 64, of Lowellville, died Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Friday, Davidson-Becker Funeral Home, Struthers. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, funeral home.

Area deaths

BRIAN I. BAUMILLER, 52, of Hubbard, died Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, at Sharon Regional Medical Center, Sharon, Pa. Arrangements are pending. (Stewart-Kyle Funeral Home, Hubbard)

LORI GOETZ, 45, of Youngstown, died Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021, at her residence. Arrangements are pending. (Staton-Borowski Funeral Home, Warren)

PAUL J. SCHILLING, 76, of Boardman, died Friday, Dec. 17, 2021. There will be no calling hours or services. Arrangements are being handled by Davis-Becker Funeral Home, Boardman.

Area deaths

JOHN BARNETT, 77, of Brookfield, died Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, at his home. There are no services. (Staton-Borowski)

IRA TELLIS BINFORD, 66, of Youngstown, died Monday, Dec. 13, 2021, in Warren. SERVICES: Noon Tuesday, Alpha & Omega Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday, church. (FD Mason)

BOUNCIL BROGDEN, 70, of Warren, died Friday at St. Joseph Warren Hospital. Arrangements are pending. (Staton-Borowski)

CHRISTOPHER M. DeMATTIO, 47, of Warren, died Monday, Dec. 13, 2021, at Trumbull Regional Medical Center. There are no services. (Staton-Borowski)

DOMENICA DiCESARE, 87, of Warren, died Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, at Assumption Village, North Lima. Services are private. (Staton-Borowski)

AMANDA B. FREEBORN, 38, of Niles, died Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, at her home. Services were private. (Staton-Borowski)

TAMMY GRIFFIN, 54, of Youngstown, died Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021. SERVICES: 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, F.D. Mason Funeral Home, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, funeral home.

PHILLIP L. McNEAL, 69, of Warren, died Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. SERVICES: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Staton-Borowski Funeral Home, Warren. CALLING HOURS: 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, funeral home.

MILDRED E. MURRAY, 80, of Bazetta, died Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Home, Howland. There are no services. (Staton-Borowski)

EDWARD L. PARAMORE SR., 75, of Youngstown, died Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Monday, Christ Centered Church, Youngstown.

THELMA PARRISH, 73, of Youngstown, died Monday, Dec. 13, 2021, in Fowler. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Tuesday, F.D. Mason Funeral Home, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, funeral home.

MARY “MAC” RUTHRAUFF, 72, of Salem, died Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, at home. SERVICES: 4 p.m. Tuesday, Stark Memorial, Salem. CALLING HOURS: 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, funeral home.

BRIAN K. WHITE, 51, of Hubbard, died Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Crown Hill Burial Park Chapel Mausoleum, Vienna. CALLING HOURS: noon Wednesday, mausoleum. (Selby TJ Fox)

Area deaths

PAULA J. CHOVAN, 47, of McDonald, died Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, at St. Joseph Warren Hospital. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Kinnick Funeral Home, Youngstown.

ANTHONY FRATTAROLI, 82, of Struthers, died Friday, Dec. 17, 2021. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Tuesday, St. Nicholas Church, Struthers. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Poland Chapel.

HANS P. HAMMERSCHMIDT, 76, of Geneva, died Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, at UH Geneva. Services were private. (Kinnick)

TAMI J. PALOVICH, 57, of Salem, died Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, at Hospice House, Poland. (Borowski / Oak Meadow)

ARNOLD G. SCHURING, 86, of Niles, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, at his residence. (Holloway-Williams)

JOSEPH A. SCULLI JR., 73, of Canfield, died Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Kinnick Funeral Home, Youngstown.

Area deaths

SHERRY L. CRACRAFT, 74, of Youngstown, died Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, at Assumption Village, North Lima. (Stark Memorial)

GLORIA JEAN FURRIE, 89, of Vienna, died Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Saturday, St. Thomas the Apostle, Vienna. (Staton-Borowski)

MARY A. HUNT, 88, of Youngstown, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, at Canfield Care Center. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Saturday, F.D. Mason Memorial Funeral Home, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday, funeral home.

NANCY A. ROWE, 58, of Struthers, died Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, at Caprice Health Care, North Lima. There are no services. (Davidson-Becker)

FLORENCE TOKICH, 93, of Poland, died Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, at Hampton Woods. (Borowski / Oak Meadow)

MONIQUE LAVETTE WILLIAMS, 53, of Youngstown, died Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. CALLING HOURS: 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, at Metropolitan Baptist Church, Youngstown. SERVICE: 11 a.m. Monday, church.

Area deaths

SAMUEL J. ACCORDINO, 59, of Austintown, died Friday, Dec, 10, 2021. SERVICES: noon Saturday, Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11:50 a.m. Saturday, church.

SHAMIKA N. DUBOIS-PETE, 37, Youngstown. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Thursday, F.D. Mason Memorial Funeral Home, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: noon Thursday, funeral home.

MERCEDES S. HARRIS, 31, Youngstown. SERVICES: noon Friday, F.D. Mason Memorial Funeral Home, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. Friday, funeral home.

PHILLIP “SCOOP” LONCAR, 86, of New Middletown, died Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, Davis-Becker Funeral Home, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 10:45 a.m. Saturday, funeral home.

JOHN SHAFFER, 80, of Howland, died Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, at Washington Square Healthcare, Warren. (Staton-Borowski)

NANCY K. SNIDER, 73, of Niles, died Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, at Caprice Health Care Center in North Lima. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Saturday, St. Stephen Church, Niles. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Holeton-Yuhasz Funeral Home, Niles.

PAUL C. WOOLWEAVER, 81, of Poland, died Monday, Dec. 13, 2021. Arrangements are pending. (Cunningham-Becker)

Area deaths

DOMENICO B. ALIBERTI SR., 93, of Youngstown, died Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Friday, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Basilica, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 9 to 9:55 a.m., church. Arrangements are being handled by Rossi & Santucci Funeral Home, Boardman.

ADA BLEGGI, 91, of Boardman, died Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, at The Inn at Christine Valley. (Kinnick)

ALICE B. CITANO, 81, of Stow, died Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Boardman-Canfield Chapel.

WILLIAM G. HACKATHORN, 57, of Columbiana, died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. Arrangements are being handled by Edward J. Fox Funeral Home, Boardman.

ROBERT L. “DUMPY” JAVEY JR., 62, of Youngstown, died Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. SERVICES: 2 p.m. Wednesday at F.D. Mason Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. CALLING HOURS: 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday, funeral home.

MARILYN J. MAHONEY, 84, of Boardman, died Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, at Hospice House. Arrangements are being handled by Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Youngstown.

DONALD E. PORTER, JR., 66, of Youngstown, died Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. (Kinnick)

Area deaths

PAUL J. BYRNE, 81, of Warren, died Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, at his residence. SERVICES: 4 p.m. Friday, Holy Lamb of God Church, Alliance. (Wm Nicholas)

DONALD M. FORD, 85, of Youngstown, died Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Thursday, Our Lady of Sorrows Parish-St. Matthias Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 9 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday, church. (Rossi & Santucci)

TAMME “BECKI” ST. CLAIR, 61, of Leavittsburg, died Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. There are no services. (Wm Nicholas)

NEVA L. TENNEY, 78, of Mineral Ridge, died Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. There are no services. (Wm Nicholas)

Area deaths

ELAINE M. DAVIS, 94, of Salem, died Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, at her residence. Services are private. (Stark Memorial)

DAVID E. JONES, 81, of Boardman, died Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, at Park Center Healthcare and Rehabilitation, Youngstown. (Borowski/Oak Meadow)

ROBERT B. McINERNEY, 81, Niles, died Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. There are no services. (Wm Nicholas)

Area deaths

LAUREL ANN MAGILL MORRISON, 69, of Columbiana, died Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. (Seederly-Mong and Beck)

VIRGINIA M. SCAGGS, 92, of Niles, died Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, at home. Services were private. (Holeton-Yuhasz)

Area deaths

ELEANOR CARSON, 90, of Poland, died Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. Arrangements are pending. (Cunningham-Becker)

ANDREW WABACK, 82, of Boardman, died Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. to noon Monday, Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Boardman-Canfield Chapel.

Area deaths

FRANCES BUSHMAN, 95, of Struthers, died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, at Maplecrest Nursing Home. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Friday, Calvary Cemetery. (Wasko)

EUGENE L. HOGUE, 74, of Youngstown, died Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. (Augustine)

ROBERT D. LINES JR., 56, of Cortland, died Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021. Services are private. (Selby TJ Fox)

EDGAR L. LYKINS JR., 85, of Niles, died Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, at Trumbull Regional Medical Center. SERVICES: 5 p.m. Friday, Holeton-Yuhasz Funeral Home, Niles. CALLING HOURS: 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, funeral home.

STEPHEN MANN, 46, of New Middletown, died Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Friday, Davis-Becker Funeral Home. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Friday, funeral home.

EVELYN MERSHIMER, 96, of Girard, died Monday, Dec. 6, 2021. SERVICES: 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Blackstone Funeral Home. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 6 p.m. Friday and 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, funeral home.

FRANK R. SEBEST, 94, of Struthers, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Saturday, Cunningham-Becker Funeral Home, Poland, and 11 a.m., Christ Our Savior Parish at St. Nicholas Church, Struthers. CALLING HOURS: 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday, funeral home.

MATTHEW STOSIC, 59, of Youngstown, died Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, at his residence. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 6:45 p.m. Friday, Davidson-Becker Funeral Home, Struthers.

THOMAS TODD, 60, of Youngstown, died Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. (Augustine)

LAWRENCE ZAGOTTI SR., 76, of Salem, died Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon, North Jackson. CALLING HOURS: 10:30 to 10:55 a.m. Saturday, shrine. (Rossi and Santucci)

Area deaths

PATRICK CHRISTOPHER DeLISIO, 63, of Struthers, died Dec. 2, 2021. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Saturday, Cunningham-Becker Funeral Home, Poland. CALLING HOURS: 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Saturday, funeral home.

EDWARD CRAFF, 73, of Youngstown, died Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Tuesday at New Bethel Church. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, church.

RICHARD C. CULP SR., 90, of Garrettsville, died Monday, Dec. 6, 2021. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Saturday, Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Jackson-Milton. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, funeral home.

RICHARD D. EICHER JR., 53, of Canfield, died Dec. 4, 2021. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Saturday, St. Christine Church. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, church. (Davis-Becker, Boardman)

JUDITH M. HANEK, 84, of Youngstown, died Monday, Dec. 6, 2021. SERVICES; noon Thursday, Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Austintown. CALLING HOURS: 11 to 11:45 a.m. Thursday, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church.

KATHIE PIGOTT, 69, of Southington, died Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, at her residence. (Staton-Borowski)

AGNES “AGGIE” MAYOR PUHALA, 88, of Struthers, died Monday, Dec. 6, 2021. SERVICES: Prayer service, 10:30 a.m. Friday, Davidson-Becker Funeral Home; Mass, 11 a.m. Friday, St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church. CALLING HOURS: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday, funeral home.

JOHNNIE P. THOMAS JR., 67, of Youngstown, died Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. SERVICES: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Mount Gilead Baptist Church. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, church. (F.D. Mason)

JACK L. THOMPSON, 62, of Warren, died Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, at Vibra Hopsital in Warren. (Staton-Borowksi)

ALAN-MICHAEL WELSH, 31, of Girard, died Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Schiavone Funeral Home.

Area deaths

VIVIAN L. FITZSIMMONS, 100, of New Waterford, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, at St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital. SERVICES: noon Wednesday, Warrick-Kummer-Rettig Funeral Home, Columbiana. CALLING HOURS: 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, funeral home.

BETTY JADLOSKI, 90, of Newton Falls, died Monday, Nov. 29, 2021 at Country Club Nursing and Rehabilitation in Newton Falls. (Borowski Memorial Home)

IVAH CAROL KLINE, 77, of Newton Falls. died Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, at Country Club Nursing and Rehabilitation in Newton Falls. (Borowski Memorial Home)

JOHN C. PRIMM, 68, of Boardman, died Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. Arrangements are pending with Davis-Becker Funeral Home in Boardman.

PAUL T. SIMONE JR., 61, of Lowellville, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021; Arrangements are pending with Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Poland Chapel.

GRACE WOOFTER, 92, of Niles, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021 at her residence. There are no calling hours or services. (

Area deaths

ELIZABETH A. ANTRAM, 70, of Salem, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021 in Canton. SERVICES: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Arbaugh-Pearce-Greenisen & Sons Funeral and Cremation Services, Salem. CALLING HOURS: 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, funeral home.

JAMES R. HART, 86, of Struthers, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021 at his home. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Davidson-Becker Funeral Home, Struthers.

GEORGE W. LEONARD JR., 83, of New Waterford, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021 in Youngstown. There are no services at this time. (Arbaugh-Pearce-Greenisen)

MARGARET E. “SALLY” MORAN, 84, of Youngstown, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Thursday, St. Christine Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Boardman-Canfield Chapel.

NICOLE O’BRIEN, 52, of Girard, died Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, at home. (Staton-Borowski)

ROSEMARIE OTTENBERG, 81, of Youngstown, died Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Arrangements are pending. (Fox)

TOD A. SHAFFER, 29, of Austintown, died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. SERVICES: 5 p.m. Tuesday, Arbaugh-Pearce-Greenisen & Sons Funeral and Cremation Services, Salem. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, funeral home.

ANDREW M. SWANTEK, 81, of Boardman, died Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021 at St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital. There are no services. (Kubina Yuhasz Wasko)

THOMAS R. WILDE, 74, of Salem, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. There are no services. (Arbaugh-Pearce-Greenisen)

JAMES R. WILSON, 80, of Salem, died Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. There are no services. (Arbaugh-Pearce-Greenisen)

Area deaths

DALE L. ILER, 86, of Salem, died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, at Salem Regional Medical Center.

SHANNON M. LEININGER, 41, of Salem, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. Private services will be held at a later date. (Stark Memorial)

THOMAS J. STRAUSS, 92, of Youngstown, died Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Services were private. (Rossi & Santucci)

Area deaths

ANNA HAFNER, 88, of Youngstown, died Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, at Hospice House. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Monday, St. Patrick Church. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, church.

THERESA A. EVERSON, 78, of Salem, died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Monday, Salvation Army, Salem. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Stark Memorial, Salem.

WILLIAM F. IFFT JR., 80, of Boardman, died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. Arrangements are pending. (Kinnick)

LARRY McCUNE, 64, of Rayland, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. (Staton-Borowski)

ETHEL M. RIVERS, 81, of Youngstown, died Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Saturday, Phillips Chapel COGIC. CALLING HOURS: 9 a.m. Saturday, church. (F.D. Mason)

CLAUDE D. VANCE JR., 78, formerly of the area, died Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, in Lake Wales, Fla. Services will be held at a later date. (Arbaugh-Pearce-Greenisen)

GINGER L. WERMAN, 82, of Niles, died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, at her residence. SERVICES: 2 p.m. Saturday, Holeton-Yuhasz Funeral Home, Niles. CALLING HOURS: noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, funeral home.

Area deaths

BERNEDA “NAN” FITCH, 82, of Salem, died Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, First Presbyterian Church, Salem. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Stark Memorial, Salem, and 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, church.

SHIRLEY R. BRADLEY, 68, of Warren, died Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, at Trumbull Regional Medical Center. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, Union Baptist Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, church. (Staton-Borowski)

JOSETTE LYNN CARKET, 49, of Youngstown, died Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. There will be no services or calling hours. (F.D. Mason)

ALMA WALKER, 90, of Warren, died Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, at Trumbull Regional Medical Center. (Staton-Borowski)

Area deaths

SHIRLEY ANN BROWN, 67, of Columbiana, died Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. Arrangements are pending. (Arbaugh-Pearce-Greenisen)

MICHAEL “POKIE” CLARK, 56, of Niles, died Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, at St. Joseph Warren Hospital. (Holloway-Williams)

MICKEY “MICK” E. DILLINGER SR., 70, of Salem, died Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, at his residence. CALLING HOURS: 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec.11, Stark Memorial Funeral Home.

MARILYNN L. DRUMM, 78, of McDonald, died Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. There are no services. (Lane)

LARRY J. HANE, 78, of Canfield, died Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. SERVICES: 4 p.m. Sunday, Fox Funeral Home, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, funeral home.

JoANN R. MAXGAY, 76, of Austintown, died Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Matthias Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Austintown Chapel.

WESLEY A. PIERCE JR., 41, of Youngstown, died Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Thursday, New Vision New Day Ministries. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday, church. (F.D. Mason)

ERIC J. RUTLEDGE, 58, of Youngstown, died Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. SERVICES: 3 p.m. Wednesday, F.D. Mason Funeral Chapel. CALLING HOURS: 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, funeral home.

KENNETH M. SAPPIO, 66, of Weathersfield, died Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. Services are private. (Lane)