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ELLEN M. BOSCO, 81, Youngstown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Friday, St. Angelina Merici Parish. ENID BRAY, 90, Brookfield. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, Trinity Lutheran Church, Niles. CALLING HOURS: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Holeton-Yuhasz Funeral Home, Niles, and 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, church. CAROL S. ENTZI, 86, McDonald. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Sunday, Woodland Park Pavilion, McDonald. PATRICK J. LALLY, 74, Youngstown. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Friday, St. Dominic Church, Youngstown. JANET J. MORAN HAWKINS, 92, Poland. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Friday, Holy Family Church. WILLIAM J. McCLIMENT IV, 42, formerly of ...

Lead singer of Blood, Sweat & Tears dies

NEW YORK (AP) — David Clayton-Thomas, the lead singer of Blood, Sweat & Tears, whose husky, high-strung tenor on “Spinning Wheel,” “And When I Die” and other hits helped make the so-called brass rock band among the most popular acts of the late 1960s, has died at age 84. Spokesperson Eric Alper said that Clayton-Thomas died “peacefully” Wednesday at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto. Alper did not cite a specific cause. Clayton-Thomas was a onetime street fighter and petty thief from Canada who briefly became a rock superstar, the front man of a nine-member group that ...

David R. Piper 1952-2026

SALEM – David R. Piper, 73, passed away Thursday, June 18, 2026. He was born July 30, 1952, in Youngstown, a son of Raymond and Lucy Mayorga Piper, and had been a lifelong area resident. David was a graduate of North High School and had received his bachelor’s degree in applied science ...

Shirley A. Wilson 1935-2026

YOUNGSTOWN – Shirley A. Wilson, 90, of Cornersburg, passed away surrounded by family on Saturday, June 20, 2026, at Hospice House. Shirley was born Sept. 25, 1935, a daughter of Fred and Mary Elizabeth Prelog Swartz. She was a proud graduate of Boardman High School. On July 17, 1954, ...

Ellen M. Bosco 1945-2026

YOUNGSTOWN — Ellen M. Bosco, 81, passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 17, 2026. Born March 3, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Reda Bosco. As a proud graduate of Ursuline High School, Ellen dedicated herself to her community, becoming a well-respected pharmacy ...

John Gaskill Jr. 1930-2026

CANFIELD – John Gaskill Jr., 96, formerly of Austintown, passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at The Inn at Ironwood in Canfield. He was born Jan. 21, 1930, in Frostburg, Maryland, son of the late John and Rose Lavin Gaskill Sr. John graduated from Frostburg High School in 1947 and enlisted in the United States Army. He later worked as an ironworker at Republic Steel and Sheet and Tube in Youngstown; he retired in 1987. John liked stock car racing in Canfield during the 1950s. He belonged to Ironworkers Local 207 in Youngstown and enjoyed gardening and boating. John is ...