Area deaths
LAWRENCE DUNN, 87, of Austintown, died Friday, March 29, 2024. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Austintown. CALLING HOURS: 10:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, funeral home.
GARY LEE DRENNEN SR., 77, of Mineral Ridge, died Thursday, March 21, 2024, at Hospice House, Poland. Arrangements are pending. (Borowski/Oak Meadow)
ELSIE GOMEZ, 60, of Youngtown, died Friday, March 22, 2024. (Augustine)
KEITH A. KLINGENSMITH, 67, of Hubbard, died Sunday, March 17, 2024. SERVICES: 6 p.m. Saturday, Stewart-Kyle Funeral Home, Hubbard. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, funeral home.
CAROL JEAN MULICHAK, 87, of Youngstown, died Thursday, March 28, 2024. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Friday, Boardman United Methodist Church. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Fox Funeral Home, Boardman, and 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, church.
GILBERTO PAGAN, 63, of Campbell, died Tuesday, March 26, 2024. SERVICES: 6 p.m. Monday, Wasko Funeral Home, Campbell. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 6 p.m. Monday, funeral home.
CHRISTOPHER M. RUARK, 50, of Youngstown, died Thursday, March 28, 2024. Services are private. (Fox)
VINCENT L. TAYLOR JR., 51, of Lowellville, died Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Augustine)
Area deaths
MARLENE J. ROERS, 88, of Beloit, died Saturday, March 23, 2024. Services were private. (Stark Memorial)
KATHERN “KITTY” M. WEST, 77, of Salem, died Friday, March 29, 2024, at Blossom Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Services were private. (Stark Memorial)
Area deaths
CAROL BRIGHTWELL, 76, of North Lima, died Saturday, March 23, 2024. Arrangements are pending. (Kinnick)
PAUL L. LIMONGI, 88, of Boardman, died Monday, March 25, 2024. Arrangements are pending, (Kinnick) Youngstown.
TIMOTHY MORGAN, 76, of Girard, died Wednesday, March 20, 2024. SERVICES: 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, 2024, Kinnick Funeral Home, Girard.
KRISTEN SHEETS, 55, of Boardman, died Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Arrangements are pending. (Kinnick)
EARL S. STEADMAN, 86, of Fort Myers, Florida, died Thursday, March 21, 2024. SERVICES: 1 p.m. April 13, Holeton-Yuhasz Funeral Home, Niles. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 13, funeral home.
Area deaths
HARLAN D. DOUD JR., 81, of Youngstown, died Friday, March 15, 2024. Arrangements pending. (Davis-Becker)
KYLE A. PAKALNIS, 31, of Boardman, died Thursday, March 21, 2024. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Rossi and Santucci Funeral Home, Boardman.
ROGER C. PAROZ, 88, of Hubbard, died Friday, March 22, 2024. (Stewart-Kyle)
WANDA WIFF, 94, of Boardman, died Saturday, March 23, 2024. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Bethel Lutheran Church, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, church. (Becker)
Area deaths
PATRICIA A. HUMPHREY, 76, of Lake Milton, died Monday, March 18, 2024, at home. (Borowski Memorial)
EDITH PESKIN, 101, of Youngstown, died Thursday, March 21, 2024, at Trumbull Regional Medical Center. SERVICES: 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Itts Memorial Chapel, Anshe Emeth Cemetery, Youngstown. (Shriver-Allison-Courtley-Weller-King)
Area deaths
MARY ANN BELASCO, 73, of Youngstown, died Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Arrangements pending. (Kinnick)
JOSEPH A. BOTTIGLIERI, 77, of Niles, died Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at Shepherd of the Valley. (Holloway-Williams)
DENNIS M. GILLIAM, 68, of Austintown, died Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Services are private. (Kinnick)
CARMEN F. LAMANCUSA, 83, New Castle, Pa., died Wednesday, March 20, 2024. SERVICES: 10:30 a.m. Monday, Holy Spirit Parish, St. Vitus Church, New Castle. CALLING HOURS: Ed & Don DeCarbo Funeral Home, New Castle.
JOSEPH P. MAJZIK, 75, of Poland, died Wednesday, March 20, 2024. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Monday, Holy Family Church, Poland. CALLING HOURS: 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Poland Chapel.
KAREN L. BROWNLIE McCLUSKY, 73, of Columbiana, died Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Services are private. (Fox)
SONDRA S. O’DONNELL, 70, of Salem, died Tuesday, March 19, 2024. SERVICES: 12:30 p.m. Saturday, St. Paul Catholic Church, Salem. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Stark Memorial Funeral Home, Salem.
JOHN POPONYAK, 97, of Youngstown, died Tuesday, March 19, 2024, Arrangements pending. (Kinnick)
BRIAN W. PRITT, 53, of Youngstown, died Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Arrangements pending. (Cunningham-Becker)
WADE WILSON SMITH, 72, of North Lima, died Thursday, March 21, 2024. CALLING HOURS: 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Fox Funeral Home, Boardman.
ELIZABETH YANEK, 88, of Campbell, died Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at Assumption Village, North Lima. SERVICES: 10 to 10:45 a.m. Monday, St. Charles Church, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Davis-Becker Funeral Home, Boardman.
Area deaths
EDITH V. FEBINGER, 90, of Niles, died Monday, March 18, 2024, at home. Services were private. (Holeton-Yuhasz)
DEBORAH K. MILLER, 65, of Niles, died Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at Trumbull Regional Medical Center. SERVICES: 6 p.m. Friday, Holeton-Yuhasz Funeral Home, Niles. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, funeral home.
JOHN M. SNYDER, 86, of Canfield, died Monday, March 18, 2024, at St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital. SERVICES: noon Friday, Simpson Funeral and Cremation Service, Monaca, Pa. CALLING HOURS: 10 a.m. to noon Friday, funeral home.
Area deaths
LARRY D. BRATTON, 75, of Beloit, died March 11, 2024, at Blossom Nursing Center. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Thursday, Emmanuel Lutheran Church, North Georgetown. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday, church. (Stark Memorial )
PATRICIA HARNAR, 67, of Paris Township, died Saturday, March 16, 2024. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Saturday, Braceville United Methodist Church. CALLING HOURS: 6 to 8 p.m.Friday, James Funeral Home, Newton Falls.
SHIRLEY MARTINI, 88, formerly of Youngstown, died Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, in Columbus. Services were private.
STELLA M. McGUIRE, 72, of Boardman, died Saturday, March 16, 2024. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Monday, Davis-Becker Funeral Home, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday and 10 to 10:45 a.m. Monday, funeral home.
GLENN SAYLOR, 88, of Warren, died Sunday, March 17, 2024. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Thursday, Crown Hill Burial Park Chapel, Vienna. (Selby T.J. Fox)
LAURA L. SCHIMPF, 40, of Girard, died Wednesday, March 13, 2024. SERVICES: 7 p.m. Thursday, Kinnick Funeral Home, Girard. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, funeral home.
AUDITH J. GALCHICK SYPPKO, 89, of Salem, died Saturday, March 9, 2024, at home. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Saturday, St. Paul Catholic Church. (Stark Memorial)
Area deaths
CATHERINE D. ROSSER, 93, of Youngstown, died Sunday, March 17, 2024. Arrangements are pending. (Kinnick)
MICHAEL A. ROSSI, 49, of Youngstown, died Friday, March 15, 2024. SERVICES: noon Thursday, Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Austintown. CALLING HOURS: 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, funeral home.
ROSE ANITA JESWALD, 91, Austintown, died Thursday, March 14, 2024. SERVICES: Mass, 10 a.m. Saturday, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Austintown. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Austintown.
Area deaths
Area deaths
RICHARD ASHFORD JR., 74, of East Wenatchee, Washington, formerly of the area, died Friday, March 1, 2024. There are no services at this time. (Brookside)
MARTIN R. BERENDT JR., 74, of Youngstown, died Thursday, March 14, 2024. Arrangements are pending. (Kinnick)
CLYDE D. HOOPS SR., 90, of Goshen Township, died Friday, March 15, 2024. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Arbaugh-Pearce-Greenisen and Sons Funeral and Cremation Services, Salem. CALLING HOURS: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday and noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, funeral home.
JOAN C. McINTOSH, 92, of Boardman, died Friday, March 15, 2024. SERVICES: 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, Lane Funeral Homes, Canfield Chapel, and 11 a.m. Wednesday, St. Christine Parish, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, funeral home.
WILLIAM R. ‘BILLY’ SCOTT, 74, of Buffalo, New York and formerly of Youngstown, died Thursday, March 14, 2024. Arrangements are pending. (Kinnick)
IRENE SHEPPARD, 72, of Struthers, died Friday, March 8, 2024. (Augustine)
Area deaths
JON R. DIXON, 84, formerly of Youngstown, died Wednesday, March 13, 2024. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Fox Funeral Home, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, funeral home.
MICHAEL C. RUDLOFF, 65, of Columbiana, died Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Services will be held at a later date. (Lane)
Area deaths
EVELYN P. DAVIS, 92, of Boardman, died Wednesday, March 13, 2024, SERVICES: 4 p.m. Sunday, Highway Tabernacle Church. CALLING HOURS: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, church. (Higgins-Reardon)
BETTY A. GILLILAND, 96, of Girard, died Thursday, March 14, 2024. SERVICES: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, St. Rose Church, Girard. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, church. (Blackstone)
Area deaths
DARLENE R. “MUGGA” DESIMONE, 78, of Youngstown, died Monday, March 11, 2024. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Cunningham-Becker Funeral Home, Poland. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, and 10 to 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, funeral home.
MARILYN HENRY SNYDER, 84, of New Middletown, died Tuesday, March 12, 2024. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Monday, Lake Milton Baptist Temple. (Terry Cunningham)
Area deaths
ROBERT HOSPODOR, 70, of Lake Milton, died Sunday, March 10, 2024, at Woodlands Health and Rehabilitation Center, Ravenna. (Borowski Memorial)
QUINCY PENN, 91, of Youngstown, died Monday, March 11, 2024, at The Addison of Cornersburg. (Sterling-McCullough Williams)
JOSEPH SIMMONS OHR SR., 87, of Boardman, died Saturday, March 9, 2024. SERVICES: 3 p.m. Sunday, Davis-Becker Funeral Home, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 1 to 2:45 p.m. Sunday, funeral home.
EMMA SCHARSU, 98, of Youngstown, died Saturday, March 9, 2024. SERVICES: 11 a.m. March 22, Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Boardman-Canfield Chapel. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. March 21, and 10 to 11 a.m. March 22, funeral home.
Area deaths
ELEANOR A. “BUN” ADAMS, 83, of Winona, died Thursday, March 7, 0224, at home. There are no services. (Stark Memorial)
GRACE L. GBUR, 79, of Salem, died Thursday, March 7, 2024. CELEBRATION OF LIFE: 5 to 7 p.m. March 23, Stark Memorial Funeral Home, Salem.
SUSAN H. KLEMANN, 93, of Salem, died Monday, March 4, 2024. (Stark Memorial)
RUDOLF A. MAROSCHER, 93, of Salem, died Sunday, March 10, 2024, at Hospice House. SERVICES: noon Saturday, Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Salem. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, church.
MARY K. McDONOUGH, 69, of Youngstown, died Saturday, March 9, 2024. SERVICES: 1:30 p.m. Friday, Fox Funeral Home, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday, funeral home.
Area deaths
CLARICE MAE BATES, 92, of Columbiana, died Thursday, March 7, 2024. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Friday, Lane Funeral Homes, Canfield Chapel. CALLING HOURS: 12:30 to 1 p.m. Friday, funeral home.
DANIEL E. WALLACK, 68, of Youngstown, died Friday, March 8, 2024. SERVICES: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Cunningham-Becker Funeral Home, Poland. CALLING HOURS: 1 to 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, funeral home.
Area deaths
JEAN BATTISTI, 97, of Westlake, died Friday, March 1, 2024. (Rossi Brothers and Lellio)
CONNIE MAE RIDER, 66, of Kinsman, died Sunday, Feb. 25. 2024. Services are private. (Selby TJ Fox)
SHERRY M. WINKLER VEAUTHIER, 77, of Boardman, died Wednesday, March 6, 2024. SERVICES: noon Saturday, St. Patrick Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Fox Funeral Home, Boardman, and 11 to 11:50 a.m. Saturday, church.
Area deaths
DEBORAH ANN JAMES, 66, of Salem, died Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, at UH Parma. SERVICES: 6 p.m. Wednesday, Stark Memorial Funeral Home, Salem. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, funeral home.
JO-ANN ROCCI, 79, of Youngstown, died Monday, March 4, 2024. SERVICES: noon Saturday, Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Austintown Chapel. CALLING HOURS: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, funeral home.
ROBERT L. WHINNERY, 68, of Salem, died Friday, March 1, 2024, at Salem Regional Medical Center. There are no services. (Stark Memorial)
Area deaths
BETTY S. BEIGHT, 92, of Leetonia, died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, at Caprice Health Care Center, North Lima. SERVICES: noon Saturday, East Fairfield United Methodist Church, New Waterford. CALLING HOURS: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, church. (Warrick-Kummer-Rettig)
ANNA MARIE GALBRAITH, 54, of Struthers, died Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. SERVICES: 2 p.m. Saturday, Rossi and Santucci Funeral Home, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: noon to 1:50 p.m. Saturday, funeral home.
JENNA MARIE SEFCIK, 36, of Poland, died Friday, March 1, 2024, at the Cleveland Clinic. SERVICES: 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Holy Family Church, Poland. (Cunningham-Becker)
MICHAEL A. TOBIN, 58, of Struthers, died Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. Arrangements are pending. (Davidson-Becker)
Area deaths
KAREN S. HACK, 71, of Youngstown, died Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. Arrangements are pending. (Kinnick)
EVELYN HANNON, 81, of Youngstown, died Friday, March 1, 2024. Arrangements are pending.(Kinnick)
DONALD KUSHNER, 76, of Poland, died Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024, in Florida. SERVICES: 11 a.m. March 14, Cunningham-Becker Funeral Home, Poland. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 7 p.m. March 13, and 10 to 10:45 a.m. March 14, funeral home.
STEVE P. MAZEJKO, 65, of Poland, died Saturday, March 2, 2024. Arrangements are pending. (Kinnick)
JACK OSBORNE, 77, of Cortland, died Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. SERVICES: 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Crown Hill Chapel Mausoleum, Vienna. CALLING HOURS: noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Crown Hill Chapel Mausoleum. (Selby T.J Fox)
DORIS L. VANDENBOSCH, 93, of Austintown, died Saturday, March 2, 2024. Arrangements are pending. (Kinnick)
DR. DOUGLAS VAN REES, 72, of Canfield, died Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, at The Cleveland Clinic. CELEBRATION OF LIFE: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, R46 Restaurant, Canfield.
ARDITH M. WODIANKA, 85, of Diamond, died Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. Arrangements are pending. (Lane)
MILLARD W. WALTER, 85, of North Lima, died Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Kinnick Funeral Home, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, funeral home.
JUDITH YEATON, 79, of Youngstown, died Friday, March 1, 2024. Arrangements are pending. (Kinnick)
Area deaths
STEVEN E. GILL, 59, of Poland, died Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Davidson-Becker Funeral Home, Struthers.
JOANN “MAY” MARKOVICZ, 86, of Spring Lake, Michigan, formerly of Youngstown, died Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. Arrangements are pending (Sytsema)
VALENTINE MENDEL, 96, of Youngstown, died Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. Arrangements are pending. (Cunningham-Becker)
Area deaths
ROBERT W. FRY, 76, formerly of the area, died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, at home in Pittsburg, Illinois.
JOANNE JACKSON, 74, of Youngstown, died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. SERVICES: 10 a.m. March 9, L.E. Black, Phillips & Holden Funeral Home, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 9 to 10 a.m. March 9, funeral home.
JOANN McKELLY, 68, of Struthers, died Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024. SERVICES: noon Wednesday, Gilead Baptist Church. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. to noon Wednesday, church. (F.D. Mason)
MARY ELLEN NOVAK, 80, of Canfield, died Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. Services are private. (Kinnick-Youngstown)
DOLORES “DEE” RAY, 74, of Youngstown, died Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. Arrangements are pending. (Kinnick-Youngstown)
JUANITA SHARPER, 100, of Youngstown, died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. SERVICES: 11 a.m. March 11, World Fellowship Interdenominational Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. March 11, church. (L.E. Black)
RUBY WOODS WILLIAMS, 74, of Girard, died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. SERVICES: noon March 8, F.D. Mason Funeral Home, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. March 8, funeral home.