NORTH LIMA — Gareth Lamar Baer, 62, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, with his family by his side, after a very brief battle with cancer. Gareth was born June 2, 1963, in Youngstown, the son of Harold and Effie Ropp Baer. In his younger years, his family lived and ...

MARY V. DEARING, 77, of Boardman, died July 26. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Aug. 9, Rossi and Santucci Funeral Home, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 10:50 a.m. Aug. 9, funeral home. GAYLE SHOOK ELMER, 87, of Youngstown, died Tuesday. (Lane) SHIRLEY ANN PHILLIPS, 66, of Guilford Lake, died Wednesday. ...

BOARDMAN — Robert G. Avila, 68, passed away Monday, July 28, 2025, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital after a period of illness. He was born March 1, 1957, in Youngstown, to Nicolas and Carmel Tinoco Avila. He was a lifelong area resident and graduated from The Rayen School in 1975. On ...

WILLIAM F. BLASCAK, 93, Austintown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Thursday, Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Austintown. WILSON J. CARLISLE, 100, Brookfield. SERVICES: noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, New Bedford Evangelical Presbyterian Church, New Bedford, Pa. JOANNE E. CARLON, 79, New Middletown. SERVICES: 9 ...

POLAND — Richard J. “Lum” “Coach” LaLumia, 86, passed away Saturday, July 26, 2025, at Hospice House. Dick was born April 12, 1939, in Youngstown, the son of John C. and Concetta G. Battaline LaLumia, and was a lifelong area resident. He was a graduate of Boardman High School ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Karen Mae Miller Stephan, 78, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 24, 2025, in Pittsburgh, Pa. Born Sept. 16, 1946, in Spangler, Pa., Karen was preceded in death by her beloved father, Robert F. Miller; mother, Bethel M. Mertens; brother, Paul K. Miller; and husband, Frank ...