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Obituaries

Tim Gleason 1955-2026

MINERAL RIDGE — Tim Gleason passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, June 11, 2026. He was 71 years old. Born in 1955 in Pittsburgh, Tim grew up in Youngstown, where he graduated from Chaney High School in 1973. He was a member of the track team and vice president of the senior class. He ...

Area deaths

BRIAN J. BOTTICELLI, 54, of Hubbard, died Thursday at home. SERVICES: 7 p.m. Friday, Kelley-Cummins Funeral Home, Hubbard. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, funeral home. DONALD T. HEID, 85, of Boardman, died Friday. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, Rossi & Santucci Funeral Home, Boardman. ...

Services

DAVID B. CAMERON, 53, Warren. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Lane Funeral Home, Austintown Chapel. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, funeral home. JOHN F. GALIDA, 91, Campbell. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Tuesday, St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church, Campbell. HELEN ...

South African jazz icon Abdullah Ibrahim dies

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Globally celebrated South African jazz icon Abdullah Ibrahim, who performed at Nelson Mandela ‘s 1994 presidential inauguration, has died at age 91, his family announced in a statement Monday. Ibrahim, formerly known as Dollar Brand, passed away peacefully in Germany ...

Barbara F. Higgins 1934-2026

POLAND — Barbara Frances Higgins, 91, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2026, at the Inn at Poland Way. Born Nov. 1, 1934, in Youngstown, she was raised on the city’s South Side by her mother, Emma Scheetz Ockerman, alongside her older brother, William. Barbara credited her extended family ...

Jeral R. Johnson 1937-2026

GROVE CITY — Jeral R. Johnson, 88, formerly of E. Prospect Street in Girard, passed away Thursday, June 11, 2026, at Doctor’s Hospital in Columbus, surrounded by the love and comfort of his family. Jeral was born Aug. 1, 1937, in Youngstown, a son of the late Jeral and Elizabeth Hulick ...