GIRARD — Joseph “Joe” L. Kaster, 80, passed away Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease. Joe was born April 12, 1945, in Warren, to Joseph and Pearl Kaster. He was a graduate of Maplewood High School and later attended technical college, where he ...

NEW MIDDLETOWN — Sandra J. Kurdziel, 87, passed away peacefully Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, at Masternick Memorial Nursing Home in New Middletown. She was born May 20, 1938, in Salem, the daughter of the late W. Keith and Hazel Lucille Benner Duganne. She graduated from Canfield High School ...

AUSTINTOWN — Maria Koval-Melnykovich, 91, passed away peacefully, Tuesday morning, Jan. 20, 2026, at Hospice House. Maria was born Nov. 11, 1934, in Ukraine, a daughter of the late John and Anna Hyt. She came to the United States and the Youngstown area in the early 1990s, where she made ...

WARREN — Joan L. Blosser passed away peacefully Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. She was born May 4, 1948, in Garden City, Michigan, the beloved daughter of the late Leroy and Dorothy Blosser. Joan dedicated more than 30 years of her life to General Motors, working as a journeyman welder ...

AUSTINTOWN — Thomas L. Dailey, 81, passed from this life to be with the Lord on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, at Hospice House following an extended illness. Born April 29, 1944, in Youngstown, he was the son of Joseph E. Dailey and Florence Lambing Dailey. Tom leaves behind his devoted wife ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Thomas D. DeMonaco, 93, passed away peacefully Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. Thomas was born May 26, 1932, in West Pittsburgh, Pa., the son of Pasquale and Lavinia D’Allesandro DeMonaco. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Thomas retired from ...