BOARDMAN — The family of Charlotte A. Rule is saddened to announce her passing on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. Charlotte, 88, is survived by her brother, Richard (Mary) Faull of Warren; a daughter, Alice DiGiovanni, also of Warren; a son, Robert (Kristina) Rule of Boardman; three grandchildren, ...
NEWTON FALLS — On Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, at 11:37 a.m., Mary Ellen Snyder went home to be with her Heavenly Father. She was born in Greenville, Tennessee, on June 17, 1945, to Theodore and Montie Rea Shelton. When Mary was a young girl, her family moved to Newton Falls, where she later ...
CANFIELD — Monsignor Alexis Mihalik passed away peacefully on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025, surrounded by his family. The extraordinary life of the Reverend Monsignor Alexis Mihalik began Dec. 8, 1937 in Hagerstown, Maryland, born to Andrew and Agnes Mihalik. After moving to the Youngstown ...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Iain Douglas-Hamilton, a British-born zoologist and conservationist who dedicated much of his life to protecting elephants, has died, his Save the Elephants group said Tuesday. He was 83. Douglas-Hamilton was known for decades of conservation work, which included pioneering trackers and collaring to protect elephants against poaching and the illegal ivory trade. He died on Monday in Kenya, the statement said. Save the Elephants said he was “instrumental in exposing the ivory poaching crisis” and documenting the destruction of over half of Africa’s ...
NILES — Gerald R. “Jerry” Shaffer, 90, was called home to Heaven on Thursday evening, Dec. 4, 2025, surrounded by his family, at St. Joseph Warren Hospital. He is now in the presence of his Savior, worshiping with joy beyond measure, reunited with his beloved wife, who entered into glory ...
POLAND — James “Jay” P. Welch Jr., born April 10, 1952, in Pulaski, Virginia, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, with his beloved family by his side. He was 73 years old. Jay leaves behind a legacy of warmth and kindness that touched the lives ...
