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Obituaries

Suzanne Mathew 1950-2025

GIRARD — Suzanne Mathew, 74, passed away on Friday, April 25, 2025, at Liberty Healthcare Center. Suzanne was born Oct. 23, 1950, in Youngstown, a daughter of the late Nicholas and Mary Leech Pavlinic Sr. She was a 1968 graduate of Girard High School, and later went on to work at Perkins ...

Area deaths

GLORIA J. STEFFEY, 77, of Youngstown, died Saturday. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Friday, Fox Funeral Home. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, funeral home. RAYMOND V. VASVARI SR., 88, of Struthers, died April 24 at his home. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. (Kirila)

Remembering 1st black US secretary of labor

WASHINGTON (AP) — Labor leaders, politicians and civil rights activists are mourning the death of Alexis Herman, the first black U.S. secretary of labor and a fierce advocate for workplace equality. She died Friday at the age of 77. Herman broke many barriers in her prolific career, and ...

Dolores J. Schrieber 1933-2025

CAMPBELL — Dolores J. “Honey” Schrieber passed away peacefully in her home on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at the age of 92. Honey was born Feb. 21, 1933, in Youngstown, to Michael Yarab and Mary Wolf Yarab. She graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1950 and became a practical ...

Jacqueline Whitehead 1942-2025

EAST PALESTINE — Jacqueline “Jacquie” Whitehead, 82, passed away Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, at Covington Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, East Palestine. Jacqueline was born May 13, 1942, in East Cleveland, a daughter of the late Earl and Ida Kallio Cope. Jacquie had worked ...

Services

JILL ANNE BECK, 70, Columbiana. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Wednesday, East Palestine Church of Christ. CALLING HOURS: 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Seederly-Mong and Beck Funeral Home, Columbiana, and 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, church. IDABELLE J. DeHOFF, 99, Austintown. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Lane ...