WILLIAM F. BLASCAK, 93, Austintown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Thursday, Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Austintown. LORETTA K. BORTMAS, 70, Austintown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Thursday, Zion Lutheran Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday, church. DIANNE C. BORZICK, 91, North Lima. ...

Staff report Area high schools have set their annual band nights, which serve as a preview for the schools’ marching band shows during the football season. The hosting schools are listed below, but other bands also participate at each. The band night season kicks off at 7:30 p.m. Monday ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Shirley Ann McCullough, 80, of 348 Marmion Ave., Youngstown, departed this life at 10:06 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, at Hospice House, following complications from an extended illness. She was born May 23, 1945, in Youngstown, the daughter of Henry and Lela Adams Wylie, ...

STRUTHERS — Nicole L. Busico departed this life Saturday, July 26, 2025, at the age of 47. Nicole was born Feb. 15, 1978, in Youngstown. Nicole had an extraordinary gift for bringing joy to everyday moments. She treasured her time spent baking and cooking with her children, turning ...

AUSTINTOWN — Rose Thomae, 91, passed away Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, at Briarfield at Ashley Circle nursing home, with her family by her side. Rose was born Feb. 25, 1934, in Lechnitz, Romania. She moved to the United States and had called it home since 1952. She was married to John Thomae ...

WALLINGFORD, Conn. — James “Jim” Bruce Williams, a cherished husband, father and grandfather of our family, passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. Born Dec. 1, 1944, in Youngstown, Jim lived a life marked by dedication to his family and ...