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Christina Burbano-Jeffrey 1976-2026

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. — Christina Burbano-Jeffrey, wife, mother, grandmother and daughter, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in Santa Clarita, California. She had just turned 50. Christina enjoyed a loving, music-filled romance with her husband, Jim Jeffrey, and was the ...

Christopher J. Sweeney 1940-2026

POLAND — Christopher J. Sweeney, Ph.D., YSU Emeritus Professor of Psychology of Boardman and Harwich Port, Massachusetts, passed away on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, at St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital. He was a professor at Youngstown State University for 43 years. He was born in Boston in ...

Peter Haladej 1976-2026

MASSILLON — Peter Haladej, 50, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, after a courageous battle with glioblastoma. Family and friends will be received from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, and 9 to 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, at the Heitger Funeral Home, Massillon Chapel. A ...

Area deaths

FRANCINE FANTONE, 64, of Youngstown, died Aug. 10. (Augustine) JOSEPH “JAY” JANUS JR., 75, of Blue Ash, Ohio, died Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. (Hodapp) STEVEN LAN, 66, of Youngstown, died Sept. 22. (Augustine) JUAN M. LeBRON, 94, of Campbell, died Sept. 20. (Augustine) SHAWN PHIPPS, 51, of Campbell, died Aug. 10. (Augustine) LEONA MARIE RUSSELL, 80, of Salem, died Sept. 22. SERVICES: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Stark Memorial Funeral Home, Salem. CALLING HOURS: 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, funeral home.

Marian H. Brennard 1933-2026

NEW SPRINGFIELD — Marian H. Brennard, 93, of New Springfield, died on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, at her home. Marian was born on June 25,1933, in Poland, a daughter of the late Theodore and Minnie Berrisford Hanson. Marian was a member of the New Springfield Church of God. After ...

Robert Kauffman 1954-2026

YOUNGSTOWN — Robert “Robbie” Kauffman, 72, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, at St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, with his loving family by his side. Robbie was born July 28, 1954, in Youngstown, a son of Robert and Dorothy Dustman Kauffman. Robbie was loved by his ...