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CHERYL A. ABEID, 65, Campbell. SERVICES: 11:30 a.m. Friday, Victory Christian Church, Coitsville. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Wasko Funeral Home, Campbell, and 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, church. PAUL BITTIGAR, 60, New Middletown. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Friday, Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Poland Chapel. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday and 12:30 to 1 p.m. Friday, funeral home. WILLIAM G. BURNS, 83, Sebring. SERVICES: noon Thursday, Gednetz-Ruzek-Brown Funeral Home, Sebring. CALLING HOURS: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and 11:30 a.m. Thursday, funeral home. JOHN J. CHAPELLA, 67, ...

Christine M. Panamarczuk 1950-2026

YOUNGSTOWN — Christine M. Panamarczuk, 75, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, at her home. She was born April 18, 1950, in Brunswick, Germany, a daughter of the late Walter and Maria Karniewicz Panamarczuk. She attended St. Stanislaus Schools and graduated ...

Catherine P. Parks 1952-2026

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — God repo’d Catherine Pearl Simpson Parks from this world on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, after a long illness. She was born on Nov. 28, 1952, to James and Dorothy Simpson. Though she was sad to leave her family, she is oh so joyous to be reunited with her loved ...

Thomas R. Hall 1942-2026

POLAND — Thomas Richard Hall, 83, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 20, 2026, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Thomas was born April 27, 1942, in Youngstown, a son of the late Jesse B. and Rita McDonald Hall. He graduated from Boardman High School in 1960, and, in his ...

Robert Carradine, ‘Revenge of the Nerds’ star, dies at 71

The Associated Press Robert Carradine, the youngest of his prolific Hollywood family and whose biggest hit was the 1984 comedy “Revenge of the Nerds,” has died at 71. In a Tuesday statement, his family said he lived with bipolar disorder for two decades. His brother told Deadline that Carradine died by suicide. “We want people to know it, and there is no shame in it,” Keith Carradine told Deadline. “It is an illness that got the best of him, and I want to celebrate him for his struggle with it, and celebrate his beautiful soul. He was profoundly gifted, and we will miss ...

William J. Doneyko 1938-2026

FARMDALE — William J. “Bill” Doneyko, 87, passed away in the late afternoon on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, surrounded by loved ones at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. Bill was born on May 12, 1938, in Youngstown, the only child of the late John and Mary Bates Doneyko. He was a Class ...