STRUTHERS — Vita Mraulak, 91, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, at Hospice of the Valley-Hospice House. Born June 17, 1934, in Youngstown, Vita was the daughter of the late Vito and Susie Pagley DiTommaso. She was a proud graduate of North High School. On Sept. 25, 1954, ...
DONALD F. LUKAS, 79, of Canfield, died Sunday. SERVICES: noon Monday, Lane Funeral Homes, Canfield Chapel. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11:45 a.m. Monday, funeral home.
TALLMADGE — Barbara Witt Viti, 94, peacefully passed away on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, at Cleveland Clinic Hospice House in Fairlawn, surrounded by her loving family. Barbara was born, along with her twin sister, Betty, on Oct. 15,1931, in Topeka, Kansas, to Caroline and Raymond Wolford. ...
BOARDMAN — Deanna A. Vallos, 83, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. Born Feb. 16, 1942, in Youngstown, Deanna was the daughter of James and Ethel Chaparas Vallos and was a lifelong member of the community she loved so dearly. A devoted member of St. John the ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Phyllis F. Scarpine, 97, passed away peacefully on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. Phyllis was born April 15, 1928, in Youngstown, the daughter of Samuel and Mary DePinto Vitullo. She grew up in Briar Hill and was proud of her Italian heritage. She then moved to Cornersburg in 1947. She was a 1947 graduate of The Rayen High School. Phyllis worked in the jewelry department at G.M. McKelvey Department Store. She was a member of St. Matthias Church and a longtime auxiliary member of VFW Post 3767 in Hubbard. Her husband, Joseph Scarpine Jr., whom she married Sept. 7, 1953, ...
SALEM — Margaret “Margie” Greene James, 78, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, surrounded by family. She was born at St. Thomas Hospital in Akron and lived a life rooted in faith, family and love. Margie was a graduate of ...
