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Anna J. Cushwa 1936-2026

GRANGER, Indiana – It is with great sorrow we announce that Anna Jean Cushwa died on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, in Granger, Indiana. She was 90. Anna Jean was born on July 19, 1936, in Youngstown, to Fred G. Schuler and Alice Vitullo Schuler. From 1950 on, she worked in support of her ...

Alan A. Szabo 1961-2026

NEW SPRINGFIELD – Alan Attila Szabo, age 65, of New Springfield, passed away on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. Born March 8, 1961, in Youngstown, Alan was the son of the late Elizabeth Leffler Szabo and Elmer Szabo. He grew up in Youngstown alongside his older brother, Charles, and younger siblings, ...

Norma J. Simmons 1940-2026

GIRARD – Norma Jean Simmons, 86, of Girard, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, at Austintown Health Care Center. Norma was born March 10, 1940, in Youngstown, a daughter of Andrew and Mary Paolone Shiley. Norma had worked for Walt Disney World in Florida, but for most of her life was as ...

Nov. 10, 2026, services

MARGARET A. ALLEN, 78, Austintown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Lane Funeral Home, Austintown Chapel. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, funeral home. MSGR. GEORGE W. APPLEYARD, 84, Pittsburgh, Pa. SERVICES: 7 p.m. Tuesday, St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church, Pittsburgh, and 10 a.m. Wednesday, church. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, church. MICHAEL FARRAGHER, 74, Galveston, Texas. SERVICES: noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Cassese’s MVR, Youngstown. CHARLES O. FITCH SR., 82, Edinburg, Pa. SERVICES: 4 p.m. Saturday, Bethel Friends Church, Youngstown. JEAN H. McBRIDE, 87, ...

Mary Helen Giangardella 1936-2026

NILES – Mary Helen Giangardella, 90, of Niles, passed away at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6, 2026, at St. Joseph Warren Hospital in Warren, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on March 24, 1936, in East Liverpool, the only child of the late John E. and Anna Phyllis Fitzgerald Doherty. ...

Nov. 10 AREA DEATHS

ROBERT SOFRANEC, 87 of Boardman, died Sunday. (Kubina-Yuhasz)