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Thomas Doctor 1944-2025

POLAND — Thomas Doctor, 81, passed away Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, at the Cleveland Clinic after a brief illness. He was born March 20, 1944, in Beaver Falls, Pa., son of Henry and Juliet Doctor. After graduating from Beaver Falls High School, Tom attended Grove City College, graduating in ...

Jeff Povtak 1959-2025

ROANOKE, Va. — Jeff Povtak, 65, was called home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. Jeff was a follower of Jesus. He was the son of a good man with an angel of a mother. He was a husband to one woman for more than 35 years. He was a brother, an uncle and ...

Services

ANTHONY F. BOWENS, 68, New Kensington, Pa. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Friday, Sterling-McCullough Williams Youngstown Funeral Chapel. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, funeral home. PATRICIA B. BRAUN, 79, Boardman. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Friday, Calvary Cemetery. WILLIAM P. CARSON, 87, Poland. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 10:45 a.m. Saturday, church. JOSEPH E. COSTANZO, 84, Columbiana. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Columbiana First Presbyterian Church. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Seederly-Mong & Beck Funeral Home, Columbiana, and 10 ...

John A. Cicero Jr. 1950-2025

NEWTON FALLS — John A. Cicero Jr., 75, passed away peacefully into eternal rest, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, at St. Joseph Warren Hospital. He was born Oct. 6, 1950, in Youngstown, the son of the late John A. Cicero Sr. and Ann Pavelko Cicero. John lived in Newton Falls for the last 48 ...

William P. Carson 1937-2025

POLAND — William Preston “Bill” Carson, 87, passed away peacefully Monday morning, Nov. 3, 2025, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Bill was born Dec. 11, 1937, in Donora, Pa., a son of the late James and Amelia Laub Carson. He graduated from Donora High School and went on ...

Anthony Fred Bowens 1957-2025

NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. — Anthony “Tony” Fred Bowens, 68, of New Kensington, Pa., departed this life at 6:44 a.m. Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, at his residence, following complications of an extended illness. He was born May 2, 1957, in Youngstown, the son of Ulysses Sr. and Ada Laverne Troutman ...