BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — James “Jim” Banfield, 42, formerly of Austintown, passed away unexpectedly Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. Jim was born Jan. 29, 1983, in Youngstown, the son of Larry and Shirley Sheets Banfield. He grew up in Austintown and moved to Indiana in 2017. He was a 2001 graduate ...
NORTH JACKSON — Juliann Kreca passed away Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Mirko Michael Kreca, and her son, Michael Eli Kreca. She is survived by her daughter, Joan Elaine Kreca, and her cherished grandson, Aydin. Juliann was born Sept. 17, 1935, ...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement, has died. She was 86. Her death was announced Tuesday by the Claudette Colvin Legacy Foundation. Ashley D. Roseboro of the organization confirmed she died of natural causes in Texas. Colvin, at age 15, was arrested nine months before Rosa Parks gained international fame for also refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus. Colvin had boarded the bus on March 2, 1955, on her way home from high school. The first ...
NEW YORK (AP) — John Forte, the Grammy-nominated musician known for his work with the Fugees and the Refugee Camp All-Stars among others, has died at age 50. He was found dead Monday afternoon in his home in Chilmark, Massachusetts, according to police. Chilmark Police Chief Sean Slavin said in a statement that there were no signs of foul play or “readily apparent cause of death.” The case is being investigated by the state medical examiner’s office, according to Slavin. A native of New York City, Forte was a musical prodigy who broke through in his early 20s as a contributor ...
WILLIAM S. CANDELLA, 76, of Boardman, died Jan. 6. There are no services. (Rossi & Santucci) RAYMOND L. HILLIARD, 94, of Salem, died Sunday. (Stark Memorial) TONI MARIE SACCOMEN, 63, of Youngstown, died Monday at Hospice House. Arrangements are pending. (Kinnick)
JOY A. AHO, 73, Vienna. SERVICES: Noon Wednesday, Blackstone Funeral Home, Girard. CALLING HOURS: 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, funeral home. JUNE M. BELL, 89, Youngstown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Thursday, Cunningham-Becker Funeral Home, Poland. CALLING HOURS: 9 to 10:45 a.m. Thursday, funeral home. LOUISA R. BERGER, 81, Youngstown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Unitarian Universalist Church of Youngstown. SUZANNE J. BROWN, 78, Canfield. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Friday, Fox Funeral Home, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday and 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, funeral home. BARBARA J. GUZAN, 88, ...
