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Raymond J. Dunn 1941-2026

NEW MIDDLETOWN — Raymond J. Dunn, 85, passed away peacefully on Thursday morning, Aug. 6, 2026, with his daughter at his side, at Christian House Assisted Living and Health Care. He was born on Jan. 3, 1941, in Youngstown, a son of the late Raymond and Margaret Scanlon Dunn and was a ...

John J. Scheckelhoff Sr. 1948-2026

MINERAL RIDGE — John J. Scheckelhoff Sr., 77, of Mineral Ridge, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. Born on Sept. 30, 1948, in Youngstown, John was the son of the late Herman and Caroline Butler Scheckelhoff. A 1966 graduate of East High School and a proud alumnus of ...

Services

MELISSA BLAZEK, 57, Lake Milton. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, St. James Catholic Church, North Jackson. WAYNE L. BOWEN, 78, New Middletown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Monday, Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Poland Chapel. CALLING HOURS: 9 to 11 a.m. Monday, funeral home. LESLIE S. DOMONKOS, 88, formerly of the area. CELEBRATION OF LIFE: 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, SpringHill Suites by Marriott Canfield. MICHAEL FINNEY, 62, Boardman. CELEBRATION OF LIFE: 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Family Life Center First Christian Church, Martins Ferry. THOMAS P. FLYNN SR., 83, Ravenna. SERVICES: Mass, 11 a.m. Monday, ...

Area deaths

OLGA KRAGEL, of Liberty, died July 28. (Kinnick-Youngstown) CURTIS RAY LEWIS JR., 54, died Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, at St. Joseph Warren Hospital. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Aug. 15, Holeton-Yuhasz Funeral Home, Niles. CALLING HOURS: noon to 1 p.m. Aug. 15, funeral home. CHARLES MCGAHA, 73, of Austintown, died Tuesday. (Augustine) WILLIE WILSON, 84, of Youngstown, died Thursday. (Kinnick-Youngstown)

Jack R. Stefanik 1957-2026

VIENNA — Jack R. Stefanik, 69, of Vienna, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. Jack was born July 17, 1957, in Elyria, Ohio, a son of Stephen and Donna May Jarkowski Stefanik. He had worked with his dad and brothers installing siding and worked in ...

Mark Morocco 1959-2026

POLAND — Mark Morocco, 66, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, surrounded by his loved ones, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born Nov. 8, 1959, in Youngstown, the son of Albert and Irma Morocco. He was a graduate of Poland Seminary High School in ...