By ACI AFRICA / EWTN NEWS Special to The Vindicator Sister Mary Augustine, who was born Adele “Dale” Rose Nemer in Youngstown, died June 16 at the Queen of Apostles community in Boston, Massachusetts, at the age of 87, according to a message by the Daughters of St. Paul. Sister Mary ...

COITSVILLE — Humane agents and other authorities investigated an animal welfare complaint Thursday at a Coitsville property. Jennifer Falvey, Animal Charity of Ohio board president and interim executive director, said her agency responded to an animal welfare concern at 502 ...

AUSTINTOWN — Paul J. Leonard, 89, passed away peacefully Wednesday morning, June 24, 2026, in the comfort of his home surrounded by the love of his family. Paul was born May 31, 1937, in Youngstown, a son of the late Joseph and Kathryn McMenamy Leonard, and was a lifelong area resident. A ...

AUSTINTOWN — Patricia Ellen Hephner, 77, of Canfield, died Wednesday afternoon, June 24, 2026. She was born Nov. 30, 1948, in Farrell, Pa., a daughter of Andrew and Margaret Badis Kovach, and had lived most of her life in the area. She was a 1966 graduate of Farrel High School and ...

THELMA L. VENEABLE PALMER, 88, of Campbell, died Monday at Hospice House. (Sterling-McCullough Williams) MAXINE E. PRYOR, 68, of Salem, died Tuesday. There are no services. (Stark Memorial)

ELLEN M. BOSCO, 81, Youngstown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Friday, St. Angelina Merici Parish. ENID BRAY, 90, Brookfield. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, Trinity Lutheran Church, Niles. CALLING HOURS: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Holeton-Yuhasz Funeral Home, Niles, and 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, church. CAROL S. ...