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L. Joseph Wittenauer 1935-2026

HUBBARD — Joe Wittenauer passed away peacefully on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, at Elmwood Assisted Living. He was born April 21, 1935, in Youngstown, the son of the late Vincent William and Catherine Veronica Walsh Wittenauer. Joe graduated from St. Vincent Prep School in 1958, Ohio ...

Terri L. Goforth 1951-2026

WARREN — Terri L. Wagoner Goforth, 74, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at the Community Skilled Nursing Home. She was born in Warren on Nov. 30, 1951, the daughter of Charles and Joyce Tackett Wagoner. She was a loving wife to Donald, whom she married on Jan. 11, 1969; ...

Michael T. Klem 1965-2026

CANFIELD — Michael T. Klem passed away Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, at Hospice House, at the age of 60. Mike was born Aug. 3, 1965, in Youngstown, to Alvin and Jean Klem. He graduated from Canfield High School in 1983 and remained active on the reunion committee. He attended Youngstown ...

Catherine O’Hara, Emmy-winning comedian, dies at 71

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Catherine O'Hara, a gifted Canadian-born comic actor and "SCTV" alum who starred as Macaulay Culkin's harried mother in two "Home Alone" movies and won an Emmy as the dramatically ditzy wealthy matriarch Moira Rose in "Schitt's Creek," died Friday. She was 71. O'Hara died at her home in Los Angeles "following a brief illness," according to a statement from her agency, Creative Artists Agency. Further details were not immediately available. O'Hara's career was launched at the Second City in Toronto in the in 1970s. It was there that she first worked with Eugene ...

Gilbert V. Lucarelli 1933-2026

BETHEL PARK, Pa. — Gilbert “Gil” V. Lucarelli, formerly of Youngstown and Hillsville, Pa., passed away Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, at the age of 92. Born Sept. 1, 1933, in Youngstown (Brier Hill), Gil was the son of the late Daniel and Carmel Lucarell. Gil was preceded in death by his ...

Christine M. Shepas 1962-2026

YOUNGSTOWN — Christine Marie Shepas, 63, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. She was born Dec. 25, 1962, to Ron and Jean DiVincenzo of Boardman. Christine, affectionately known as Chrissy, was a graduate of Boardman High School and Youngstown State University, where she ...