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Thomas A Toth Jr. 1948-2026

AUSTINTOWN — Thomas A. Toth Jr., 78, of Austintown, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, at Austintown Healthcare Center. He was born April 26, 1948, in Youngstown, a son of the late Thomas A. Toth Sr. and Julie Kalasky Toth. Tom married Linda Orwell on June 23, 1973. Together they ...

David A. Veitz 1940-2026

BOARDMAN — David A. Veitz, 86, passed away peacefully Friday afternoon, Aug. 14, 2026. Dave was born March 1, 1940, in nearby Beaver Falls, Pa., the son of Anthony and Mary Corssini Veitz. He moved to Youngstown’s North Side in 1946, where he attended St. Columba Grade School. It was ...

Kim M. Kesner 1960-2026

POLAND — Kim M. Kesner, 66, passed away peacefully on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, at Hospice House in Poland. Kim was born May 13, 1960, in Youngstown, and was a daughter of William J. and Geneva Liane Vitullo Rovder Sr. She was a 1978 graduate of Campbell Memorial High School and went on to ...

Susanna Staffeld 1945-2026

YOUNGSTOWN — Susanna Gourley Staffeld, 81, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. She was born July 24, 1945. Susanna married her beloved husband, Gary Staffeld, in 1968. They shared more than 50 years of marriage before his passing seven years ago. She was also preceded in death by her ...

Services

ROBERT E. BUSH JR., 79, Youngstown. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Saturday, Beulah Temple United Holy Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday, church. JAMES E. GLENN, 97, Youngstown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Monday, L.E. Black, Phillips and Holden Funeral Home, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, funeral home. VERNON L. HUGHES, 95, formerly of Canfield. SERVICES: 3 p.m. Saturday, Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, East Palestine. AUDREY J. MARTIN, 100, Canfield. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Saturday, St. Dominic Church, Youngstown. LORRAINE H. MILANEK, 89, Youngstown. ...

Charles B. Waldo 1955-2026

ENID, Okla. — Charles B. Waldo, born April 2, 1955, in Youngstown, Ohio, to Frank and Julie E. Hansford Waldo, departed this life on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, in Enid, Oklahoma. Charles attended elementary school at Paul C. Bunn until the sixth grade. After his father, Frank, retired in 1968, the family moved West and eventually settled in Enid, Oklahoma. Charles attended North Enid–Carrier High School from 1968 to 1972, when the family moved to Canton, Oklahoma, where Charles graduated with the class of 1974. He then attended Northwestern Oklahoma State University, NWOSU, at Alva ...