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ROCHELLE M. BLANCO, 89, of Boardman, died Saturday. (Kinnick) RICHARD J. BRADY, 61, of Austintown, died Sunday at home. SERVICES: 3 p.m. Saturday, Warren Masonic Temple. (Best) RONALD J. KARPINSKI SR., 69, of Hubbard, died Thursday at home. SERVICES: 7 p.m. Thursday, Kelley-Cummins Funeral Home, Hubbard. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, funeral home. RONALD L. SAFFELL, 79, of Girard, died Sunday at Hospice House in Poland. SERVICES: noon Wednesday, Blackstone Funeral Home, Girard. CALLING HOURS: 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, funeral home. CHARLES SHOENBERGER, 86, of Youngstown, ...

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JOSEPHINE F. DICAPRIO, infant, Poland. SERVICE: 11 a.m. Saturday, Poland Village Baptist Church. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, church. JOHN A. DRUMMOND SR., 58, Niles. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Friday, St. Stephen Cemetery, Niles. JAMES H. EIDEL SR., 83, Poland. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Clemente Funeral Home, New Middletown. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, funeral home. PATRICK J. FECKO, 89, New Middletown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Tuesday, St. Charles Church. SR. MARYANN GOLONKA, 79, Villa Maria, Pa. SERVICES: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Villa Maria Chapel, Villa Maria, Pa. CALLING ...

Sister Maryann Golonka 1946-2026

VILLA MARIA, Pa. — Sister Maryann Golonka, 79, died Thursday, March 19, 2026, at Villa Maria Community Center. Originally from New Castle, Pa., she graduated from Union Area High School in 1964 and entered the Sisters of the Humility of Mary in 1976 from Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish. She ...

Rodney R. Webber 1961-2026

EAST PALESTINE — Rodney R. Webber, 64, died Saturday morning, March 21, 2026, at Parkside Nursing Home, following a four-month battle with brain cancer. A longtime resident of New Waterford, who recently moved to East Palestine, in 2021, he was born Aug. 6, 1961, in Salem, to Floyd ...

John M. Bolchalk 1937-2026

HOWLAND — John M. Bolchalk, age 88, of Howland Township, passed away peacefully Thursday, March 19, 2026, surrounded by his family, at home. John was born April 26 1937, in Hubbard, a son of Steve and Theresa Krechnyak Bolchalk. He was a 1955 graduate of Hubbard High School. John was a ...

Donald L. Vaughn 1967-2026

AUSTINTOWN — Donald L. Vaughn, 58, passed away Wednesday evening, March 18, 2026, surrounded by his family at his residence. He was born July 23, 1967, in Amarillo, Texas, a son of James and Mary Westover Vaughn. Don was a 1985 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and worked as a parts manager for Superior Auto Body in Austintown for 35 years prior to retiring due to illness. He married the former Barbara J. Brooke on June 20, 1992. Together they shared 33 years of marriage and many happy memories. She survives him. Don was an avid motorcycle enthusiast. He was also an ardent ...