COPLEY—Ruthann “Rudi” Demechko, 60, passed away peacefully Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, at home. She was a collegiate softball athlete with degrees from Youngstown State and Robert Morris universities. Rudi and her husband, Mark, shared 35 beautiful years of marriage and loved family beach ...
POLAND - Paul Edward Gottschall passed away peacefully on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, at St. Mary’s Alzheimer’s Center with his loving family by his side. Paul was born June 29, 1956, to the late William “Bud” and Viola Gottschall and was the youngest of six children. During his ...
Area deaths RONALD L. KLAZON, 82, of Poland, died Oct. 3. SERVICES: noon Monday, Thompson Filicky Funeral Home, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 11 to 11:55 a.m. Monday, funeral home. TAMMI LEE, 44, of Youngstown, died Sept. 29. (Augustine) WILLIE MAE MCGILVARY, 93, of Youngstown, died Oct. 5. (Augustine)
Services DANIEL S. BATTAGLINE, 64, Pasadena, California, formerly Youngstown. CELEBRATION OF LIFE: 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Ciminero's Banquet Center, Niles. JOANN DELFRAINO, 80, formerly of Austintown. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Saturday, St. Blaise Parish-St. Joseph Church, Austintown. RUTHANN DEMECHKO, 60, Copley. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, Rose Hill Funeral Home, Akron. JULIANNE DUDASH, 63, Canfield. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Monday, Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Boardman-Canfield Chapel. CALLING HOURS: 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday and 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, funeral home. MARGARET R. FILACCIO, 86, Liberty ...
CANFIELD – Julianne "Boo Boo" Dudash, age 63, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026. She was born on July 17, 1963, in Youngstown, a daughter of the late Julius and Julia Eszenyi Tofil. From the day she was born, Julianne was special: the baby of the family arriving six months ...
RONALD L. KLAZON, 82, of Poland, died Oct. 3. SERVICES: noon Monday, Thompson Filicky Funeral Home, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 11 to 11:55 a.m. Monday, funeral home. TAMMI LEE, 44, of Youngstown, died Sept. 29. (Augustine) WILLIE MAE MCGILVARY, 93, of Youngstown, died Oct. 5. (Augustine)
