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ELIZABETH M. FRANKLIN, 86, Austintown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Monday, St. Mary Magdalene Parish-St. Christine Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 9 to 10:30 a.m. Monday, Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Austintown Chapel. GARY R. HARTMAN, 68, Youngstown. SERVICES: 6 p.m. Tuesday, Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Boardman-Canfield Chapel. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, funeral home. PATRICIA E. HEPHNER, 77, Austintown. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Lane Funeral Home, Austintown Chapel. CLARA JEAN HRITZ, 88, Boardman. SERVICES: noon Tuesday, Infant Jesus of Prague Byzantine ...

Fiore Sarno 1937-2026

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Fiore Sarno, 89, formerly of Reading, Pa., and Austintown, passed away Thursday, June 11, 2026, at Wellington Regional Hospital in West Palm Beach, Florida. Born in the small town of Bagnoli Irpino, Italy, he was the son of the late Aniello and Graziella Frasca ...

Janice M. Lintner 1951-2026

AUSTINTOWN —Janice Marie Litner, 75, lovingly known as Jannie or Jan, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2026, at the Hospice of the Valley Hospice House. She was born March 30, 1951, in Akron, a daughter of the late James and Mary Laraway Hopkins. Her family moved to Fort Lauderdale in 1962. ...

Katherine Wolf 1931-2026

POLAND — Katherine “Kay” Wolf, 94, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, June 25, 2026. She was born July 29, 1931, to Joseph and Philomena “Minnie” Dundee on Youngstown’s East Side. She maintained a close connection to the East Side before moving to Youngstown’s South ...

Area deaths

ROBERT E. BEEBE JR., 65, of Liberty, died Thursday at Windsor House. There are no services. (Holeton-Yuhasz) MARK R. OSTAPIAK, 48, of Oakland, California, formerly of Youngstown, died June 9. Arrangements pending. (Kinnick)

Robert A. Diss 1961-2026

BOARDMAN — Robert Anthony “Tony” Diss, 64, passed away Thursday, April 16, 2026, at the Cleveland Clinic from post-surgery complications following lung cancer surgery with his loving, devoted wife and family by his side. Having grown up mostly in Kent in the 1970s, Tony was a fierce protector of those he loved. He’s survived by “the girl of his dreams,” his wife of 26 years, Charlotte Frketich Diss; treasured pets, Louie and Tippy; brothers, Patrick Diss, Rick (Annette) McMullen and David (Darcy) McMullen; sister, Michelle (Dan) Ningard; nieces, Sarah Minnicks, Angela ...