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Obituaries

David A. Pritchard 1953-2025

CANFIELD — David A. Pritchard, 71, passed away Saturday, May 3, 2025, after a yearlong battle with gastric cancer. David was born July 17, 1953, in Youngstown, son of David A. Pritchard Sr. and Barbara Hengen Pritchard. He graduated from Boardman High School in 1971 and received a ...

Linda M. Yencha 1949-2025

SALEM — Linda Marie Yencha, beloved wife, mother, sister and educator, passed away peacefully at St. Mary’s Alzheimer’s Center in Columbiana, Saturday, May 3, 2025, at the age of 75. Born Oct. 31, 1949, in Youngstown, to the late Roy D. DeLauter and Virginia Smith DeLauter, Linda spent ...

John C. Bacani 1958-2025

YOUNGSTOWN — John C. Bacani, 67, passed away peacefully at home, Saturday, May 3, 2025, surrounded by family and his beloved dogs, Sadie and Cooper. John was born Aug. 12, 1958, in Youngstown, to the late Joseph E. Bacani and Marie Janoso Bacani. He was also preceded in death by his ...

Julia Gabriel 1941-2025

MINERAL RIDGE — Julia Roberts Gabriel, after an eight-year battle with dementia, died Sunday, May 4, 2025, 30 days short of her 84th birthday. Julia was born the second of four children to Joseph and Julia Roberto Roberts. Julia was raised through the fourth grade on Superior Street in ...

Area deaths

ANTHONY M. FUSCO, 64, of Youngstown, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending. (Kinnick) SHERDEN W. KENNER, 91, of Girard, died Tuesday. SERVICES: 12:30 p.m. Friday, Blackstone Funeral Home, Girard. CALLING HOURS: 11:30 a.m. Friday, funeral home. JOSEPH M. KLEIN, 84, of Poland, died Monday. ...

George Pincham Jr. 1958-2025

YOUNGSTOWN — George Pincham Jr., 67, departed this life Saturday, April 26, 2025, at 9:48 a.m., at Hospice House, following complications from a short illness. He was born March 15, 1958, in Youngstown, the son of George Pincham Sr. and Joan D. Fleming Underwood. He was a 1976 graduate of ...