TALLMADGE — Barbara Witt Viti, 94, peacefully passed away on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, at Cleveland Clinic Hospice House in Fairlawn, surrounded by her loving family. Barbara was born, along with her twin sister, Betty, on Oct. 15,1931, in Topeka, Kansas, to Caroline and Raymond Wolford. ...
BOARDMAN — Deanna A. Vallos, 83, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. Born Feb. 16, 1942, in Youngstown, Deanna was the daughter of James and Ethel Chaparas Vallos and was a lifelong member of the community she loved so dearly. A devoted member of St. John the ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Phyllis F. Scarpine, 97, passed away peacefully on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. Phyllis was born April 15, 1928, in Youngstown, the daughter of Samuel and Mary DePinto Vitullo. She grew up in Briar Hill and was proud of her Italian heritage. She then moved to Cornersburg in 1947. She was a 1947 graduate of The Rayen High School. Phyllis worked in the jewelry department at G.M. McKelvey Department Store. She was a member of St. Matthias Church and a longtime auxiliary member of VFW Post 3767 in Hubbard. Her husband, Joseph Scarpine Jr., whom she married Sept. 7, 1953, ...
SALEM — Margaret “Margie” Greene James, 78, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, surrounded by family. She was born at St. Thomas Hospital in Akron and lived a life rooted in faith, family and love. Margie was a graduate of ...
NILES — Norman “Ludy” Gatta, 101, passed Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, at St. Joseph Warren Hospital. Norman was born July 11, 1924, in Warren, a son of Pasquale and Antonetta Toriello Gatta. His full name was Onorio “Norman” Anthony Gatta. Baptism records later showed his middle name as ...
HUBBARD — Michael Edward Baum, 55, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, at his home. His sudden passing has left his family and friends stunned, heartbroken and still trying to wrap their heads around how someone so full of life, sarcasm and opinions could be gone so ...
