Sam Rivers, the bass player in the nu metal band Limp Bizkit, died on Saturday, according to social media posts by his band mates. The band did not disclose where Rivers died or the circumstances, but praised him as “pure magic” and “the soul in the sound.” “From the first note we ...

WESTLAKE — Mary Katherine Meyer Driscoll died peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, at home in Westlake, surrounded by family. Born Aug. 15, 1936, in Chicago, she was the eldest daughter of Winnifred Duffy Meyer and Theodore Meyer and raised in Glenview, Illinois. She ...

COLUMBIANA — Donald L. Kirkwood, 83, peacefully passed away on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, at St. Mary’s Alzheimer’s Center in Columbiana. Donald was born Jan. 10, 1942, in Youngstown, to the late Truman and Myrtle Fenton Kirkwood. He graduated from Western Reserve High School in ...

LANCE F. DUDECK, 66, of Brookfield, died Wednesday. (Stewart-Kyle) ROHN D. RILEY, 71, of Salem, died Tuesday at Salem Regional Medical Center. (Stark Memorial)

NILES — Raymond Palen (Palombaro), 92, passed away peacefully in his sleep, Thursday morning, Oct. 16, 2025, at Hospice House. Ray was born Oct. 25, 1932, to Frank and Frances (Pauline) Palombaro. Ray grew up surrounded by love, laughter and a strong sense of family. He was a proud ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Gloria A. Bednar, 83, passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, Oct. 15, 2025, at Hospice House, surrounded by the love of her family. Gloria was born June 11, 1942, in Toledo. She was adopted by the late James and Rose Bushong and came to the Youngstown area as a ...