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J. RICHARD BENNETT, 92, Youngstown. SERVICES: 3 p.m. Monday, Davis-Becker Funeral Home, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Monday, funeral home. LOUISA R. BERGER, 81, Youngstown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Unitarian Universalist Church of Youngstown. MARY BLAND, 87, Youngstown. ...

Fiorentina owner and Mediacom chairman Commisso dies at 76

FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Rocco Commisso, the outspoken owner of Italian soccer club Fiorentina and chairman of New York-based Mediacom Communications, has died. He was 76. Both Fiorentina and Mediacom announced Commisso's death early Saturday without providing a cause. "After a prolonged ...

Charlotte J. Larson 1925-2026

POLAND — Charlotte Jane Dodd Larson, 100, passed away peacefully on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, at Poland Village Assisted Living. She was born Jan. 25, 1925, in New Philadelphia, a daughter of the late Charles Mitchener Dodd and Marian Charlotte Lieser Dodd. Her father’s role as a college ...

David L. Glassco 1962-2025

WESTFIELD, N.J. — It is with profound sadness that we share that David L. Glassco O.D.’s fight with multiple myeloma came to an end Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. He passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones. David resided in Westfield, New Jersey. He was born in Youngstown and ...

Robert J. Gordon 1941-2026

STRUTHERS — Robert J. Gordon, 84, passed away Tuesday, Jan.13, 2026, at Hampton Woods. He was born April 30, 1941, in Youngstown, a son of the late William A. Gordon and Mary E. Mraz Gordon. He attended Sacred Heart to 11th grade then Choffin Career and Technical Center. He worked at ...

Area deaths

MARY BLAND, 87, of Youngstown, died Jan. 8. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Friday, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Austintown. (Rossi and Santucci) DEBRA BREESE, 71, of Youngstown, died Monday. (Carl W. Hall) FRANZISKA CRAWFORD, 90, of Girard, died Wednesday at Park Vista. Arrangements are pending. ...