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Obituaries

Area deaths

JUDITH LEE BELL, 81, of Salem, died Wednesday. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Monday, Stark Memorial Funeral Home, Salem. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, funeral home. LARRY A. BROWN, 77, of Salem, died Wednesday. (Stark Memorial) MARY FRANCES WOLLET, 101, of Canfield, died Thursday. SERVICES: ...

Stephen B. Molnar Jr. 1953-2025

EAST PALESTINE — Stephen B. Molnar Jr., 72, passed away, surrounded by his family, Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital from complications of cancer. He was born Jan. 26, 1953, in Youngstown, a son of the late Stephen and Marion Schneider Molnar. He graduated from ...

Linda K. Bosworth 1946-2025

GIRARD — Linda K. Bosworth, 78, passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at her residence, after a courageous battle with illness. Born Oct. 13, 1946, in East Liverpool, she was the proud daughter of the late Kenneth Oliver and Elma Mae Rambo Beckwith. A graduate of East Liverpool High ...

Fannie Lou Martin 1934-2025

YOUNGSTOWN — Ms. Fannie Lou Martin, 90, transitioned from this life to eternal rest on Monday, July 7, 2025, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Ms. Martin was born Sept. 28, 1934, in Columbia, South Carolina, a daughter of James W. Sr. and Ella Mae Brooks Rogers. She had been ...

C. Kenneth ‘Ken’ Shaffer 1931-2025

CANFIELD — Charles Kenneth “Ken” Shaffer, 93, passed away peacefully, Sunday, June 29, 2025, at his home, surrounded by his family. Ken was born Nov. 28, 1931, the son of the late Emmett C. Shaffer and Agnes McCabe Shaffer, and was a lifelong area resident. Ken graduated from South ...

Joyce M. McKenzie 1938-2025

NEW WATERFORD — Joyce Marie McKenzie, 86, passed away peacefully, Monday, July 7, 2025, at The Inn at Old Saybrook in Columbiana. Joyce was born July 16, 1938, in Sharon, Pa., a daughter of the late Henry J. and Nettie Slabe Zorzi. A graduate of the Sharon General Hospital School of ...