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MELISSA BLAZEK, 57, Lake Milton. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, St. James Catholic Church, North Jackson. WAYNE L. BOWEN, 78, New Middletown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Monday, Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Poland Chapel. CALLING HOURS: 9 to 11 a.m. Monday, funeral home. LESLIE S. DOMONKOS, 88, formerly of the area. CELEBRATION OF LIFE: 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, SpringHill Suites by Marriott Canfield. MICHAEL FINNEY, 62, Boardman. CELEBRATION OF LIFE: 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Family Life Center First Christian Church, Martins Ferry. THOMAS P. FLYNN SR., 83, Ravenna. SERVICES: Mass, 11 a.m. Monday, ...

Area deaths

OLGA KRAGEL, of Liberty, died July 28. (Kinnick-Youngstown) CURTIS RAY LEWIS JR., 54, died Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, at St. Joseph Warren Hospital. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Aug. 15, Holeton-Yuhasz Funeral Home, Niles. CALLING HOURS: noon to 1 p.m. Aug. 15, funeral home. CHARLES MCGAHA, 73, of Austintown, died Tuesday. (Augustine) WILLIE WILSON, 84, of Youngstown, died Thursday. (Kinnick-Youngstown)

Jack R. Stefanik 1957-2026

VIENNA — Jack R. Stefanik, 69, of Vienna, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. Jack was born July 17, 1957, in Elyria, Ohio, a son of Stephen and Donna May Jarkowski Stefanik. He had worked with his dad and brothers installing siding and worked in ...

Mark Morocco 1959-2026

POLAND — Mark Morocco, 66, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, surrounded by his loved ones, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born Nov. 8, 1959, in Youngstown, the son of Albert and Irma Morocco. He was a graduate of Poland Seminary High School in ...

Janet M. Hershey 1948-2026

BOARDMAN — Janet M. Hershey, 78, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026, at St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital. She was born on Feb. 19, 1948, in East Liverpool, a daughter of the late Clarence P. and Rose Marie Shevenaugh Custer. Janet had a long career ...

Gloria Groner 1942-2024

NEW MIDDLETOWN — A Mass of Christian burial will take place at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, at St. Paul the Apostle Church, 10143 Main St., New Middletown, OH 44442, for Gloria J. Groner, 84, who died on Aug. 5, 2024, at Masternick Memorial, surrounded by her family. Gloria was born on ...