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Obituaries

Mark Ostapiak 1978-2026

OAKLAND, Calif. — Mark “Osta” Ostapiak, 48, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, June 9, 2026. Mark was born May 4, 1978, in Youngstown, the beloved son of Peter and Sylvia Ostapiak. He graduated from Canfield High School in 1996, where he excelled academically. Following graduation, ...

Sherry L. Linert 1948-2026

EAST PALESTINE — Sherry L. Linert, 77, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2026, at Hospice House in Poland, following a lengthy illness. Sherry was born July 11, 1948, in Salem, daughter of the late Paul and Myrtle Crabb Mollenkopf. She was a 1966 graduate of East Palestine High School, where ...

Services

GERALD E. BEIGHT, 89, Poland. SERVICES: 6 p.m. Wednesday, Cunningham-Becker Funeral Home, Poland. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, funeral home. JANICE M. LINTNER, 75, Austintown. SERVICES: 5 p.m. Friday, Lane Funeral Home, Austintown Chapel. CALLING HOURS: 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, ...

Area deaths

ANTHONY L. GAGLIONE III, 85, formerly of Youngstown, died Friday. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Monday, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Basilica, Youngstown. (Rossi & Santucci) CAROLE LEONE, 87, of Sebring, died Monday. There are no services. (Stark Memorial) IRENE D. SMITH, 77, of Youngstown, died ...

Thelma L. Palmer 1937-2026

CAMPBELL — Thelma Louise Veneable Palmer, 88, departed this life at 5:51 p.m. Monday, June 22, 2026, at Hospice House, following complications from a short illness. She was born Sept. 10, 1937, in Campbell, the daughter of Charles and Myrtle Johns Veneable. Thelma was employed with Kmart ...

Phyllis C. Schmidt 1938-2026

AUSTINTOWN — Phyllis C. Ellis Schmidt, 87, a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, passed away Saturday afternoon, June 27, 2026, at Briarfield Manor Nursing Center in Austintown, held in the love of the family she spent her life caring for. Born Nov. 20, 1938, in Emeigh, Pa., Phyllis was ...