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JOSEPH E. CUPAN JR., 66, of Niles, died Thursday at Hospice House in Poland. SERVICES: 4 p.m. Sept. 12, The Alumni Inn, Girard. (Holeton-Yuhasz) SHARON M. MALONEY, 87 of Canfield, died Saturday. SERVICES: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Poland Chapel. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Friday and 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, funeral home.

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LOUIS J. ARQUILLA, 87, Youngstown. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Monday, St. Michael Roman Catholic Parish, Canfield. CHRISTINA BISKER, 63, Youngstown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Monday, Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Austintown Chapel. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, funeral home. PAUL DANDO, 68, New Middletown. SERVICES: 6 p.m. Monday, Ed and Don DeCarbo Funeral Home, New Castle, Pa. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 6 p.m. Monday, funeral home. CAROL T. KELLER, 94, Lisbon. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, Upper Room Fellowship, Columbiana. FRANCES C. BIZUB MIKETA, 96, Youngstown. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Wednesday, ...

Nicholas A. Paolone 1934-2026

NAPLES, Fla. — Nicholas Anthony Paolone, 91, passed away Monday, June 15, 2026. Born Oct. 25, 1934, Nicholas graduated New Castle High School, in the class of 1952, and furthered his studies, graduating in 1957 with a degree in pharmacy from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pa. Nicholas ...

Virginia R. Rodway 1933-2026

BOARDMAN – Virginia R. Rodway, 92, formerly of Lisbon, known to everyone as “Sally,” passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, at the Hospice House. Sally was born in Detroit, Michigan, a daughter of Julius and Jennie Cleckner Keehne. She moved to the Youngstown area as a young ...

Leslie Albanese 1981-2026

BOARDMAN — Leslie Albanese, 44, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, at Adventura at the Assumption after a lengthy health battle. She was born Nov. 20, 1981, in Youngstown, daughter of Ronald and Elizabeth “Betty” L. Kogelnik Albanese and was a lifelong area resident. Leslie ...

Patricia E. Mills 1949-2026

BROOKFIELD — Patricia Eileen Cratsley Mills, of Brookfield, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, after a hard-fought and courageous battle with multiple system atrophy. She was 76 years old. Patty was born on Sept. 12, 1949, to William F. Cratsley Sr. and Helen J. ...