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JAMES A. BANFIELD, 42, formerly of the area. SERVICES: 6 p.m. Thursday, Kinnick Funeral Home, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, funeral home. JUNE M. BELL, 89, Youngstown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Thursday, Cunningham-Becker Funeral Home, Poland. CALLING HOURS: 9 to 10:45 a.m. Thursday, funeral home. LOUISA R. BERGER, 81, Youngstown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Unitarian Universalist Church of Youngstown. SUZANNE J. BROWN, 78, Canfield. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Friday, Fox Funeral Home, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday and 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, funeral home. ...

Former Cyprus president has died

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Former Cypriot President George Vassiliou, a successful businessman who helped to energize his divided island’s economy and set it on the road to European Union membership, has died. He was 94. Vassiliou died Wednesday after being hospitalized on Jan. 6 for a respiratory infection. Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides praised Vassiliou as a leader who became synonymous with the country’s economic prosperity, social progress and push toward modernization. “Cyprus has lost a universal citizen who broadened our homeland’s international imprint,” ...

John H. Guerriero 1932-2026

YOUNGSTOWN — John Henry Guerriero, 93, passed away peacefully Sunday morning, Jan. 11, 2026. He was born Feb. 12, 1932, in Masury, son of the late John and Marion Meyers Guerriero. After attending South High School, John was drafted into the Army, serving during the Korean War, where he ...

Helen J. Corey 1937-2026

NORTH LIMA — Helen Joan Corey, 88, passed away with family by her side Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, at Aventura Place Assisted Living in North Lima, where she had lived for seven years. She was born June 3, 1937, in Youngstown, a daughter of Edward and Helen Thompson Hough, and lived in Boardman ...

Janet L. Walston 1937-2026

CANFIELD — Janet Lynne Willis Walston, 88, passed away peacefully Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, at St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital. Janet was born July 10, 1937, in Republic, Pa., the daughter of Edward and Margaret Evans Fowler. She was a 1955 graduate of John Marshall High School and ...

George W. Rapp Jr. 1939-2026

POLAND — George W. Rapp Jr., 86, passed away peacefully shortly after midnight, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. George was born Nov. 8, 1939, in Jersey City, New Jersey, the son of George W. Sr. and Ethel Marie Eccleston Rapp. George began his working career with the General Electric Company ...