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REV. RICHARD C. BARTHOLOMEW SR., 92, North Lima. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, North Lima Mennonite Church. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, church. THERESA I. HINOTE, 79, Youngstown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Rossi Brothers and Lellio Funeral Home, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, funeral home. VERNON L. HUGHES, 95, formerly of Canfield. SERVICES: 3 p.m. Aug. 29, Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, East Palestine. ELIZABETH JACUBEC, 69, Struthers. SERVICES: noon Saturday, Davidson-Becker F.H., Struthers. CALLING HOURS: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, funeral ...

Janice A. Nemergut 1946-2026

BOARDMAN — Janice A. Nemergut, 79, of Boardman, formerly of Cleveland, passed away Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 12, 2026, after a battle with cancer. Janice was born Oct. 4, 1946, in Youngstown, the daughter of the late Angelo H. and Helen L. Detell Gioglio. She was a 1965 graduate of ...

Mark Ostapiak 1978-2026

OAKLAND, Calif. — Mark “Osta” Ostapiak, 48, formerly of Canfield, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, June 9, 2026. Mark was born May 4, 1978, in Youngstown, a son of the late Peter and Sylvia Ostapiak. A 1996 graduate of Canfield High School, Mark later moved to the San Francisco Bay ...

Thomas E. Balent 1969-2026

STOW — Thomas E. Balent, 57, formerly of Newton Falls, passed away Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. He was born May 30, 1969, in Warren, a son of Frank and Carol Ludington Balent. Tom was a 1987 graduate of Jackson-Milton High School, where he played football and participated in track and field events. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Youngstown State University in 1993. He worked as a senior structural engineer for Wheaton and Sprague Engineering. He enjoyed golfing, bocce, softball, darts and playing poker with his friends and family. He leaves his mother, of Newton Falls; his ...

Philanthropist Nancy Kissinger dies at 92 at home

NEW YORK (AP) — Philanthropist Nancy Kissinger, onetime foreign policy researcher and wife of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, has died. She was 92. She died Thursday at her home in Kent, Connecticut, Robert Johnson, manager of the property, told The Associated Press. The cause ...

Edward J. Champion 1927-2026

YOUNGSTOWN — Edward J. Champion, 99, died Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, at Southern Care Hospice, surrounded by his family. Edward was born April 5, 1927, in Wickliffe, a son of Joseph and Eloise Black Champion. He served in the Navy during World War II and Korea and received the Pacific ...