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Obituaries

Robert Butler 1941-2025

YOUNGSTOWN — Robert E. Butler, 84, passed away peacefully, Monday morning, Aug. 11, 2025, at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Born in Canton, Bob was the son of the late Randall and Leora Hathaway Butler. He graduated from North Canton Hoover High School in 1959 and proudly served in the United ...

Donald L. Wells 1949-2025

AUSTINTOWN — Donald Lewis Wells Sr., 76, passed away Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, at his residence, surrounded by family. He was born Feb. 16, 1949, in Youngstown, to Lewis and Rosemary Ripple Wells. He remained a lifelong resident of Austintown. An avid outdoorsman and sports enthusiast, ...

Area deaths

NICHOLAS DAWES BARTON, 43, of Beloit, died Sunday at Aultman Alliance Community Hospital. SERVICES: 5 p.m. Saturday, Stark Memorial Funeral Home. CALLING HOURS: 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, funeral home. SUZANNE M. MILLER, 68, of Liberty, died Monday. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Friday, Fox Funeral Home, ...

Services

WALTER G. BROWN JR., 63, Youngstown. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Friday, McCauley Funeral Home, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Friday, funeral home. MARY E. CROCETTI, 92, North Lima. SERVICES: noon Wednesday, Davis-Becker Funeral Home, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11:45 a.m. ...

‘What’s Happening!!’ star Danielle Spencer dies of cancer

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Danielle Spencer, who played the wisecracking and tattling little sister Dee Thomas on the 1970s sitcom “What’s Happening!!” has died at 60. Spencer, who became a veterinarian later in life, died Monday at a hospital in Richmond, Virginia, after a yearslong battle ...

Dennis L. Magee 1942-2025

NEW MIDDLETOWN — Dennis L. Magee, 83, died peacefully Friday, Aug. 8, 2025, at St. Mary’s Alzheimer’s Center, surrounded by his family. Denny was born June 7, 1942, in Youngstown, a son of Leslie and Leona Fignisky Magee. After graduating from Chaney High School, he joined the Navy ...