RAYMOND O. COX, 71, of Salem, died Monday. SERVICES: 7 p.m. July 25, Stark Memorial Funeral Home. BARBARA L. LANTZ, 73, of Salem, died Friday. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Thursday, Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon, North Jackson. CALLING HOURS: 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. Thursday, church.

BOARDMAN — Marjorie “Margie” A. Viggiano passed away Saturday, June 28, 2025, at Hospice of the Valley, following a short battle with colon cancer. Born Aug. 12, 1942, in Youngstown, to the late Mitchell and Veronica Simerlink, Margie graduated in 1960 from South High School. She ...

NORTH LIMA — John C. Kovach, 72, passed away peacefully Saturday afternoon, June 28, 2025, with his family by his side. John was born June 2, 1953, in Youngstown, a son of the late John and Helen Demidovich Kovach. He was a 1971 graduate of Boardman High School and was a skilled tradesman ...

BOARDMAN — Dr. C. Allen Pierce, 87, of Boardman, passed away Friday, June, 27, 2025, in O’Fallon, Missouri, while visiting with family. Born Dec. 13, 1937, in Saginaw, Michigan, Allen was an Eagle Scout and a graduate of Saginaw High School in 1955. Allen enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was ...

THE VILLAGES, Florida — Anthony “Ike” Mediate passed away Monday, May 12, 2025. At the age of 94, he was still sharp as a whip and a loving mentor to his family and friends. He led a remarkable life that cannot be easily summarized in only a few short paragraphs, but we will focus on ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Helen Colaluca, 93, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, June 26, 2025, at St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital. Helen was born Dec. 13, 1931, in Youngstown. She was the daughter of Andrew and Catherine Bakos Harvischak. She was a 1950 graduate of ...