BOARDMAN — Donald J. Briner, 65, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. He was born June 12, 1960, in Butler, Pa., son of the late Philip Briner and Mary Jane Heller. Donald graduated from Butler High School and worked as an aide at Ron Joy Nursing Home. He also worked at ...
CANFIELD — Ruth Ann Blevins, 74, passed away Thursday afternoon, Jan. 29, 2026, at the Hospice House in Poland. She was born May 7, 1951, in Salem, a daughter of Wayne and Doris Lance Weingart. Ruth was a 1969 graduate of Western Reserve High School and received her RN degree from Akron ...
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP — Roberto Antonio Bacani, M.D., age 87, passed away peacefully in his sleep, at his Liberty Township home, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. Roberto (known as “Bob” to family and friends) was born May 13, 1938, in Quezon City, the Philippines. As a young scholar, he excelled ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Denise Catherine Illes, 61, passed away Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. Denise was born May 6, 1964, in Youngstown, the daughter of Richard and Lorraine French Dorko. She worked as a support specialist and trainer for Nextgen. She was a graduate of Cardinal Mooney High School and attended Youngstown State University. Denise will always be remembered lovingly by her daughter, Kacie (Richard) Luklan; three grandchildren, Owen, Harper and Lainey Luklan; and sister, Dana (Bill Waldschmidt) Donofrio. She was preceded in death by her parents, Richard and Lorraine. There ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Helen M. Fusco, 88, of Youngstown’s West Side, passed away peacefully early Friday morning, Jan. 30, 2026, at the Inn at Old Saybrook in Columbiana. Helen was born March 31, 1937, in Youngstown, a daughter of the late Michael and Rose Stanko Kaplach, and was a lifelong area ...
CAMPBELL — Kenneth Zomoida, 78, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, with his family by his side. Kenneth was born Feb. 13, 1947, in Youngstown, a son of John and Katherine Plentay Zomoida. He was a 1965 graduate of Campbell Memorial High School and ...
