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MARYANN “MARIE” GIANNINI, 89, Poland. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Tuesday, St. Anthony Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday, Rossi Brothers and Lellio Funeral Home, Boardman. BARBARA JEAN GUZAN, 88, Sarasota, Florida. SERVICES: 10:20 a.m. Wednesday, Peter Rossi and Son Memorial Chapel, Warren, and 11 a.m. Wednesday, Queen of the Holy Rosary Chapel, Vienna. CALLING HOURS: 9 to 10:15 a.m Wednesday, funeral home. BETTY RACICH JACOBS, 92, Columbus. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Tuesday, St. Michael Church, Canfield. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Fox Funeral Home, ...

John David Davis 1970-2026

YOUNGSTOWN — John David Davis, 55, unexpectedly passed away at his home on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. John was born Sept. 22, 1970, in Youngstown, to David Howard Davis and Martha Sue Powell Davis, and was a 1988 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School. He grew up surrounded by family and ...

Maureen Barber 1945-2026

SARASOTA, Fla. — Maureen Barber, 80, passed peacefully on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, while in hospice at Liana of Sarasota, Florida, after a lengthy battle with complications of dementia. Maureen was born Nov. 26, 1945, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital to James Joseph O’Hara Sr. and ...

Mary E. Bobersky 1952-2025

LAKE MILTON — Mary E. Bobersky, 73, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025, at her home. Mary was born Oct. 30, 1952, in Youngstown, a daughter of the late Theodore and Irene Semchee Bobersky, and was a lifelong resident of Lake Milton. She was a graduate of Jackson Milton High School and ...

Area deaths

CAROL J. LABERTO, 82, of Youngstown, died Jan. 4. SERVICES: 6 p.m. Thursday, Davidson Becker Funeral Home, Struthers. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 5:45 p.m. Thursday funeral home. RALPH P. PERRONE, 78, of New Castle, Pa., died Tuesday at UPMC Jameson Hospital. SERVICES: 6 p.m. Friday, Noga Funeral Home, New Castle. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, funeral home.

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DAVID A. ACIERNO, 72, Youngstown. SERVICES: 2 p.m. Jan. 17, Kinnick Funeral Home, Girard. CALLING HOURS: 1 to 2 p.m. Jan. 17, funeral home. THOMAS W. ABERNETHY III, 71, Boardman. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Saturday, St. Michael Catholic Church, Canfield. KATHLEEN BERENDT, 74, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Kinnick Funeral Home, Youngstown. RAYMOND E. CAPOTS, 88, Columbus. SERVICES: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, St. Joan of Arc Campus, Powell. CALLING HOURS: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, church. GERALD DIMOFF, 73, Struthers. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Monday, St. Michael Byzantine ...