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Maria E. Stewart 1927-2025

DUBLIN — Maria E. Stewart, 98, of Dublin, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, at The Grand Health & Rehabilitation Center. Born Oct. 24, 1927, in Youngstown, Maria was the daughter of the late John and Rose Ciminelli Carano. She was a proud graduate of Campbell Memorial High School. On May 23, 1966, Maria married the love of her life, Donald Stewart. The two shared almost 22 beautiful years together until his passing in 1988. Maria spent several decades living in Alaska, where she worked as a Commissary Manager and made a warm home for herself, during her 40 years ...

Judith A. Brian 1950-2025

NILES — Judith A. Brian, 75, of Niles, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025, at Mercy Health St. Joseph Warren Hospital. She was born April 4, 1950, in Warren, the daughter of Robert and Virginia Conti Paris. Judy was a 1968 graduate of Niles McKinley High School and a 1972 graduate of ...

Area deaths

DOUGLAS E. MULLEN, 66, of Niles, died Nov. 25 at his home. SERVICES: 3 p.m. Saturday, Holeton-Yuhasz Funeral Home, Niles. CALLING HOURS: 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, funeral home. ERNEST C. TRIPODI JR., 82, of Niles, died Nov. 25 at St. Joseph Hospital. Services at a later date. (Holeton-Yuhasz)

Services

JUNE C. BYO, 93, formerly of Youngstown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, Church Hill United Methodist Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 9:30 a.m. Saturday, church. MELISSA A. CHRISTY, 43, Youngstown. SERVICES: noon Tuesday, Old North Church, Canfield. CALLING HOURS: 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, church. CHARLES W. DAHMAN, 80, Boardman. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Friday, St. Christine Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Fox Funeral Home, Boardman. WILLIAM J. DAVIES, 81, Poland. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Martin Luther Lutheran Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 ...

Tom Stoppard, playwright who won an Oscar for ‘Shakespeare In Love,’ dies

LONDON (AP) — British playwright Tom Stoppard, a playful, probing dramatist who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998’s “Shakespeare In Love,” has died. He was 88. In a statement Saturday, United Agents said the Czech-born Stoppard — often hailed as the greatest British playwright of his generation — died “peacefully” at his home in Dorset in southwest England, surrounded by his family. “He will be remembered for his works, for their brilliance and humanity, and for his wit, his irreverence, his generosity of spirit and his profound love of the English ...

Frank A. Rulli 1942-2025

POLAND — Frank Anthony Rulli peacefully passed away Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, surrounded by family. During his 83 years of life, he was a devoted son, loving husband, supportive father, doting grandfather, exemplary grocer and dedicated member of his community. Frank’s father, Nicola ...