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Obituaries

Shirley Mae Hahn 1947-2025

AUSTINTOWN — On Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, Shirley Mae Kloss Hahn joined her devoted husband Dean in eternal rest, just a short few weeks after his own passing. A lifetime resident of the Youngstown area, she spent the majority of her life on West Calla Road in North Lima, though she was ...

Loretta C. Walkama 1923-2025

LOWELLVILLE — Loretta C. Walkama, 102, passed away peacefully, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025, at her home. Born July 21, 1923, in Louisville, Kentucky, she was the daughter of John and Anna Wacker Arnold. On Oct. 13, 1945, Loretta married the love of her life, Eugene Walkama. The two shared ...

Munir ‘Mike’ Rafidi 1940-2025

COLUMBIANA — Munir “Mike” Rafidi, a beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, peacefully passed away Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, at the age of 85. He leaves behind his cherished wife of 58 years, Marlene Jane Carbon Rafidi, with whom he built a beautiful life. Munir’s ...

Services

EILEEN ANERINO, 61, Girard. SERVICES: noon Tuesday, St. Edward Church. CALLING HOURS: 11 to 11:50 a.m. Tuesday, church. BERTHA T. BARTOS, 92, Campbell. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Christ the Good Shepherd Parish, Campbell. CALLING HOURS: 9 to 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, church. PATRICK M. CHRYSTAL, ...

One of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre’s last survivors has died at age 111

DALLAS (AP) — Viola Ford Fletcher, who as one of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in Oklahoma spent her later years seeking justice for the deadly attack by a white mob on the thriving Black community where she lived as a child, has died. She was 111. Her grandson Ike ...

Reggae giant Jimmy Cliff dead at 81

NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Cliff, the charismatic reggae pioneer and actor who preached joy, defiance and resilience in such classics as “Many Rivers to Cross,” “You Can Get it If You Really Want” and “Vietnam” and starred in the landmark movie “The Harder They Come,” has died at ...