AUSTINTOWN — Mrs. Ellen L. Knowles, 80, passed away late Wednesday evening, Feb. 25, 2026, at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born Nov. 20, 1945, in Cleveland, a daughter of the late Arthur and Eleanor Vowie Fitzgerald. Ellen was a 1963 graduate of Parma Senior High School ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Jane S. Radovich, 78, of Youngstown’s west side, passed away peacefully Saturday morning, Feb. 28, 2026, at Hospice House in Poland. Jane was born March 28, 1947, in post-World War II Germany, a daughter of Felix and Eudokia Luczak. At the age of 4, her family immigrated to ...

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP — Deacon James R. Smith, a devoted educator and cherished community leader, passed away early Saturday evening, Feb. 28, 2026, at Hospice House, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Friday, Dec. 16, 1938, the son of Raymond C. and Dolores Stafford Smith, and lived a ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Edward A. Rakocy, 85, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 1, 2026, at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Ed was born Feb. 18, 1941, in Youngstown, the son of the late Andrew Rakocy and Mary Lucansky Rakocy, and was a lifelong area resident. He graduated from the first class at ...

YOLANDA AMEDURI, 90, Boardman. SERVICES: noon Wednesday, Rossi Brothers and Lellio Funeral Home, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, funeral home. THEODORE J. FRAZZINI, 83, Campbell. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 8 p.m. March 13, Mill Creek MetroParks McMahan Hall, Canfield. JOANNA ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Anthony Michael Sabatka, 40, has taken the Golden Road to Unlimited Devotion on Monday, March 2, 2026, and is now on the path to joyous liberation. Anthony was born Oct. 4, 1985, to Frank and Sharon Spangel Sabatka. A graduate of Ursuline High School, he was a goalie for ...