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Obituaries

Carmela Vendetti 1943-2026

POLAND — Carmela “Corky” Vendetti, 82, passed away Thursday afternoon, June 11, 2026, after a long struggle with illness. Corky was born Oct. 11,1943, in Youngstown, the “middle” daughter of the late Leo and Josephine Briglio Buffone. She graduated from Woodrow Wilson High ...

Elizabeth I. Foy 1937-2026

AUSTINTOWN — Elizabeth Irene Foy, 89, died Monday afternoon, June 15, 2026. She was born March 14, 1937, in Washingtonville, a daughter of Joseph and Violante Ballard Silvashy, and had been a lifelong area resident. Elizabeth was a member of Simon Road Church of God, where she had been a ...

Area deaths

BRANDYN A. EDELMAN, 31, of Niles, died Saturday. SERVICES: 6 p.m. Thursday, Holeton-Yuhasz Funeral Home, Niles. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, funeral home. JANET J. MORAN HAWKINS, 92, of Poland, died June 9. SERVICES: 11 a.m. June 26, Holy Family Church, Poland. (Fox)

Ronald J. Bishop 1927-2026

AUSTINTOWN — Ronald J. Bishop, 98, passed away peacefully Friday evening, June 12, 2026, at Hospice House, surrounded by the love of his family. Born Aug. 5, 1927, in Farrell, Pa., Ron was the son of the late Joseph and Sophie Pyzhnarcik Bishop. He graduated from Farrell High School in ...

Services

RONALD F. BAKER, 83, Poland. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Blackstone Funeral Home, Girard. CALLING HOURS: noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, funeral home. DAVID B. CAMERON, 53, Warren. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Lane Funeral Home, Austintown Chapel. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, funeral ...

Leslie G. Wire 1949-2026

NEW MIDDLETOWN — Leslie Gail Wire, 76, passed away Sunday afternoon, June 14, 2026. Leslie was born Oct. 15, 1949, in Salem, a daughter of Lester and Margaret Ann Fry Moore. She lived in the area her whole life and worked at Farmer’s Bank for 30 years as a teller in the loan department. ...