NILES — Charles M. Edwards, 81, passed away Saturday morning, Jan. 24, 2026, at his home and surrounded by his family. “Chuck,” as he was affectionately known, was born May 7, 1944, in Youngstown, a son of the late Clyde E. and Ellen E. Datkuliak Edwards. He was a 1962 graduate of ...
POLAND — Victor A. Grdina, 92, died Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, at Hampton Woods. Victor was born Sept. 6, 1933, in Cleveland, to Jerome and Mamie Virant Grdina. He graduated from Cathedral Latin High School in Cleveland and enlisted into the Army. He married the former Anita Hunt on ...
BOARDMAN — Mary Ann Vernars, 84, died peacefully on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, at her home. She was born May 29, 1941, in Youngstown, a daughter of Nick and Ann Kussic. Mary Ann graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School. She acquired her real estate license. She participated in a bowling ...
MARY GRACE AURANDT, 70, Poland. SERVICES: 5 p.m. Friday, Davis-Becker Funeral Home, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 3 to 4:45 p.m. Friday, funeral home. JULIUS BALOGH, 87, Youngstown. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Feb. 4, First Presbyterian Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 12:30 to 12:55 p.m. Feb. 4, church. RICHARD A. BOWEN JR., 57, Berlin Center. CELEBRATION OF LIFE: 11 a.m. Saturday, Canfield Presbyterian Church. CALLING HOURS: 10 a.m. Saturday, church. RUTH ANN BRUDERLY, 76, Salem. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Friday, Stark Memorial Funeral Home, Salem. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday and 10 to 11 ...
The Associated Press Virginia Oliver, one of the oldest lobster fishers in the world who trapped crustaceans in Maine for nearly a century, has died. She was 105. Born in Rockland, Maine, Oliver started trapping lobsters at age 8 alongside her father and older brother at a time when few women worked on the water in the male-dominated industry. She fell in love with the business and went on to become known as the “lobster lady” as she faithfully tended traps for decades.
YOUNGSTOWN — Joseph Anthony Tufaro, 70, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. Joseph was born April 21, 1955, to Vincent and Connie Tufaro. He was the youngest of four children. He was a graduate of Liberty High School, Class of 1973, and then earned a Bachelor of ...
