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Area deaths

JORGE BRIGNONI, 71, of Boardman, died Friday at Park Center. Arrangements pending. (Kinnick) VIRGINIA M. CAMPBELL, 90, of Mineral Ridge, died Saturday at Continuing Healthcare at the Ridge. SERVICES: noon Friday, Holeton-Yuhasz Funeral Home, Niles. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. to noon Friday, funeral home. HELEN M. KUKURA, 100, of Virginia Beach, formerly of Youngstown, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending. (Kinnick) BRENDA MARTIN, 57, of Youngstown, died Friday. (Vaschak-Kirila) JOHN E. STANCHIN, 85, of Struthers, died Monday at Poland Village. Arrangements are pending. ...

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MARY HELEN BALOGH, 79, Masury. SERVICES: 6 p.m. Tuesday, Lane Funeral Home, Madasz Chapel, Brookfield. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, funeral home. MELISSA A. CHRISTY, 43, Youngstown. SERVICES: noon Tuesday, Old North Church, Canfield. CALLING HOURS: 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, church. ANNE E. COPPER, 97, Boardman. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Catherine of Siena Parish-St. Luke Church, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 9 to 10:15 a.m. Saturday, Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Boardman-Canfield Chapel. WILLIAM J. DAVIES, 81, Poland. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Martin Luther Lutheran ...

Bruce D. MacLellan 1945-2025

COLUMBIANA — Bruce Duncan MacLellan, 80, of Lisbon, passed away Sunday afternoon, Dec. 7, 2025, at Parkside Health Care Center in Columbiana, with his wife beside him. Bruce was born May 29, 1945, in Youngstown, a son of William Duncan and Marion Wite MacLellan. A Liberty High School ...

Jean A. Kettler 1942-2025

EASTMAN, Ga. — Jean A. Kettler, 83, passed away peacefully, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, in Eastman, Georgia, with her loving family at her side. She was born Oct. 28, 1942, in Youngstown, the daughter of the late Allen N. Daily and Olive R. Rosky, and was a lifetime resident until recently ...

Peter P. Getch 1948-2025

BOARDMAN — Peter P. “Dedo” Getch, passed away Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, at the age of 77. Born in Youngstown, Peter was a proud graduate of Austintown Fitch High School, Class of 1966, and he earned his bachelor’s degree in history from Youngstown State University in 1971. Peter’s ...

Judith Taylor-Rubino 1941-2025

SALEM — Judith “Judy” Ann Taylor-Rubino, 84, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, at Covington Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in East Palestine, following a courageous battle with bladder cancer. Born Nov. 10, 1941, in Salem, she was the daughter of the late ...