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Joyce A. Bailing 1956-2026

CANFIELD — Joyce A. Bailing, 70, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. Joyce was born on Jan. 31, 1956, in Youngstown, the daughter of Harry and JoAnn McDonald VandenBosch. Joyce worked as a dispatcher and an EMT for Gold Cross and American Ambulance. She also worked as a ...

Roger M. Rowbottom 1945-2026

CANFIELD — Roger M. Rowbottom, 81, passed away on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, at his residence. He was born Aug. 26, 1945, in Warren, a son of the late D. Myron and Alice Rose Wyers Rowbottom. Roger was a 1963 graduate of Canfield High School. After graduation, he proudly served in the ...

Area deaths

THOMAS MARK BARRETT, 71, of Salem, died Saturday, Sept. 12. SERVICES: 7 p.m. Sept. 24, Stark Memorial Funeral Home, Salem. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 24, funeral home. JANET FAYE WARNER, 95, of Salem, died Thursday, Sept. 10. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Friday, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Salem. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Stark Memorial.

James A. Marco 1937-2026

STRUTHERS — James A. Marco, 89, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, with his family by his side. Jim was born July 23, 1937, and graduated from East High School in 1956. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend. He was a proud Army veteran and ...

Services

JOHN S. DONCHESS JR., 79, Boardman. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Tuesday, St. Mary Magdalene Parish-St. Christine Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Kinnick Funeral Home, Youngstown. LARRY D. GRIMM, 93, Youngstown. SERVICES: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, St. John's Lutheran Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, church. ELIZABETH L. HIMES, 84, Youngstown. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Wednesday, St. Paul the Apostle Roman Catholic Church, New Middletown. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, and 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, ...

Fashion designer Mackie dies at 87

NEW YORK (AP) — Bob Mackie, the fashion designer whose visually provocative Hollywood style defined glamour for the 1970s — including putting Carol Burnett in some of her kookiest getups and Cher in her raciest ones — died Monday. He was 87. “He lived his 87 years to the fullest, fulfilling his dream of being a Fashion and Costume Designer, which is all he ever wanted to do,” read a statement on his social media accounts. Mackie died in Palm Springs, California, from pneumonia, his publicist said. Dubbed the “Designer to the Stars,” Mackie won nine Emmy Awards, a Tony ...