AMI M. COLES, 52, of Youngstown, died Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. (Stewart-Kyle) THOMAS R. HALL, 83, of Poland, died Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Thursday, Holy Family Church, Poland. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, and 9:30 to 10:15 a.m., ...

AUSTINTOWN — David E. Stryffeler, a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and respected community leader, passed away peacefully on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, at the age of 94. Born on June 16, 1931, in North Jackson, Ohio, David was the son of the late Emanuel and Olive Wehr ...

BOARDMAN — With profound sadness, we announce the passing of Laura C. Ciminero Sammartino, 76, of Boardman, who made her transition to her heavenly home on Friday evening, Feb. 20, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. Laura will always be remembered as a wonderful mother, grandmother, ...

STRUTHERS — John J. Chapella, 67, passed away Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, at Parkside Health Care Center in Columbiana, Ohio. He was born in Youngstown, Ohio, on May 29, 1958, a son of the late Andy and Ann Pavlick Chapella. John graduated from Struthers High School in 1976 and attended YSU ...

CHERYL A. ABEID, 65, Campbell. SERVICES: 11:30 a.m. Friday, Victory Christian Church, Coitsville. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Wasko Funeral Home, Campbell, and 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, church. JOSEPH R. CHRISTOPHER SR., 57, Austintown. CELEBRATION OF LIFE: 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, ...

Two-time WNBA champion Kara Braxton died at 43 after being in a car crash in Atlanta on Saturday. The athletic department at Georgia, where Braxton played in college, texted The Associated Press confirmation of her death on Monday and posted on social media. Her son, Jelani Thurman, posted a ...