SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Rafael Ithier, a beloved musician and a founder of the legendary salsa band El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, whose hits have inspired Bad Bunny and other icons, has died. He was 99. Ithier was a self-taught pianist, arranger, composer, music producer and orchestra ...

PITTSBURGH — David Stuart, 73, also known as David Howard Slutsky, passed away Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, at Autumn Grove Care Center in Harrisville, Pa., after an eight-month illness. He was born David Howard Slutsky on Dec. 4, 1952, in New Castle, Pa., son of Frances Raven (originally of ...

SALEM — Joyce Ann Keslar Habeger, 83, of Salem, passed away Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, at Hospice House of Poland. She will be deeply missed and remembered for her kindness, generosity and love of family. Born Nov. 24, 1942, in Salem, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Ruth Pike ...

BERLIN CENTER — D. L. “Duke” Katterheinrich, 86, of Berlin Center, passed away Thursday afternoon, Dec. 4, 2025, at St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, surrounded by his family. Duke was a 1957 graduate of New Knoxville High School, and worked as the owner operator of Dutch Harbor Marina ...

BOARDMAN — Anne E. Copper, formerly of Plainfield, New Jersey, known to many as “Mee Ma,” passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, surrounded by family. Anne was born in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., daughter of Odell and Alline Burks Jordan, and moved to Plainfield at an early ...

MCDONALD — Charles L. Wester Jr., 67, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, at Hospice of the Valley Hospice House. Charles was born Feb. 22, 1958, in Youngstown, a son of Charles L. Wester Sr. and Mary Jane Haney Wester, and was a lifelong area resident. He was a 1976 graduate ...