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Obituaries

Joan Bregar 1932-2026

NORTH LIMA — Joan Bregar, 94, passed away early Saturday morning, May 16, 2026, at St. Mary’s Alzheimer’s Center in North Lima. Joan was born Jan. 1, 1932, in Youngstown, a daughter of Gordon and Elsie Maddocks Smith. She married Donald “Gene” Bregar on Aug. 28, 1948, and was a ...

Area deaths

BARBARA C. CLARK, 67, of Boardman, died Thursday at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. No services or calling hours. (Davis-Becker) SISTER LEORA FREEL, 88, of North Jackson, died on May 13, at Antonine Village in North Jackson. (Borowski/Oak Meadow)

Koula Tsaknis 1931-2026

BOARDMAN — Koula “Kay” Tsaknis, 94, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2026, at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Kay was born July 3, 1931, in Martins Ferry, the third child of George and Kaliope Maounis Amorgeanos. As a young girl, growing up in Warren, she was a graduate of ...

Katherine Hurdley 1942-2026

AUSTINTOWN — Katherine Hurdley, 83, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at Select Specialty Hospital in Boardman. Katherine was born Aug. 16, 1942, in Youngstown, a daughter of the late Roland and Avanell Broderick MacDougall, and was a lifelong area resident. She was a 1960 ...

Services

PATRICIA A. CRAMER, 67, Poland. SERVICES: 7 p.m. Friday, Clemente Funeral Home, New Middletown. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, funeral home. VIDA M. CRUMP, 92, Liberty. SERVICES: 10:30 a.m. Friday, Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Church, Warren. CALLING HOURS: 9 to 10 a.m. Friday, ...

Stephen J. Nyers Jr. 1944-2026

YOUNGSTOWN — Stephen J. Nyers Jr., 82, of the city’s west side, passed away peacefully in his sleep Friday morning, May 15, 2026, in the comfort of his home. Stephen was born Feb. 3, 1944, in Columbia, Mississippi, a son of the late Stephen J. Nyers and Eloise Holland Nyers, and came to ...