AUSTINTOWN — Donald Lyle Hilbert passed away peacefully Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at the age of 67. He was born Jan. 9, 1959, in Youngstown, a son of Donald Hilbert and the former Louise Ferguson. He grew up on Youngstown’s East Side and was never without a story from his beloved ...
COLUMBUS — Leslie Ann Patrone, 60, passed away Sunday morning, March 29, 2026. She was born and raised in Youngstown, and spent the remainder of her life in Columbus with family and friends. She graduated from Cardinal Mooney High School in 1983. She continued on to Youngstown State ...
PARRISH, Fla. — Elizabeth Jean Toman, 91, formerly of Hubbard, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Elizabeth was born March 20, 1935, in Youngstown, a daughter of Rocco A. and Mary Gentile Berardino. She was a 1952 graduate of East High School and later attended Youngstown College. She ...
AUSTINTOWN — Thomasina Rose Procco DeMain, 98, passed away peacefully Saturday afternoon, April 11, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. Thomasina was born March 26, 1928, in Youngstown, the daughter of Joseph and Rose DeMario Procco, and remained a lifelong area resident. She was a proud graduate of East High School, where she was a “Golden Bear,” and later attended Youngstown State University. Thomasina retired from Mahoning County Job and Family Services, where she served as a case manager, while also dedicating her life to her family as a devoted homemaker. She was ...
JOAN B. DAVENPORT, 85, Canfield. SERVICES: 3 p.m. Saturday, Canfield Presbyterian Church. CALLING HOURS: 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, church. ANTHONY J. D’APOLITO, 79, Ocala, Florida. SERVICES: noon Saturday, Greenford Christian Church, Main Campus, Greenford. CALLING HOURS: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, church. FRANK R. D’APOLITO, 97, Boardman. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Monday, St. Catherine of Sienna Parish-St Charles Campus, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. Monday, Rossi & Santucci Funeral Home, Boardman. MARION MCDERMOTT, 99, Poland. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Christ Our Savior ...
BOSTON (AP) — Bob Hall, a childhood polio survivor who became known as the father of wheelchair racing after twice winning the Boston Marathon and then going on to build racing chairs for the generations of competitors that followed, has died. He was 74. The Boston Athletic Association said Hall’s family confirmed his death on Sunday. In 1975, Hall convinced Boston Marathon organizers to let him into the race and was promised a finishers’ certificate like the one the runners got if he completed the 26.2-mile distance in under 3 hours. (In 1970, Vietnam War veteran Eugene ...
