John F. Reese 1940-2026
STRUTHERS — John F. Reese, 86, passed away peacefully Sunday evening June 28, 2026. John was born June 21, 1940, in Youngstown, a son of the late Regis John and Helen Gertrude Holden Reese.
He was a proud 1958 graduate of Ursuline High School and spent his working career as an insurance adjuster for several area companies. In 1968, John enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he was stationed at Fort Dix, New Jersey, before being honorably discharged in 1969. He was a member and Eucharistic minister at Holy Family Church, was a scratch golfer and was the past president of the Y League.
His wife, the former Barbara Guidos, whom he married in 1967, passed away in 2007.
Left to cherish John’s memory are his brothers, James and William Reese; sister, Maureen Krull; and nephews, William Krull, Jason (Heidi) Krull, Michael (Beth) Reese and Matthew (Tomoko) Reese.
He was preceded in death by brothers Dennis and Donald Reese.
Family and friends can call from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday July 6, 2026, at the Fox Funeral Home.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by the Very Rev. Martin Celuch at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 7, 2026, at Holy Family Church, 2729 Center Road, Poland, OH 44514.
He will be laid to rest next to his wife, Barbara, in Holy Rosary Cemetery, Lowellville.
Material tributes can be made in John’s memory to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Edward J. Fox & Sons Funeral Home, 4700 Market St., Boardman. Family and friends may visit www.fox
funeralhome.org to view this obituary and to give condolences to the family.
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