YOUNGSTOWN — Edwin “Rick” Berger, 79, passed away Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. Born Oct. 1, 1946, Rick graduated from Westmoreland Central High School in New York. He went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree from Slippery Rock State College in Pennsylvania and later received his Master of ...

JOHN M. AMMON, 75, of Salem, died Saturday in Youngstown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Tuesday, St. Paul Roman Catholic Parish, Salem. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Stark Memorial, Salem. MICHAEL W. SMITH, 73, of Salem, died Feb. 24. No services. (Stark Memorial) JASMINE MAE STEFFEY, 33, of ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Catherlin Mitchell, lovingly known as “Cat,” peacefully went to Heaven on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, with her family by her side. Catherlin was born Oct. 24, 1937, in Piedmont, Alabama, to the union of Charlie and Linnie Bee Wright Green. Catherlin dedicated her life to ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Carolyn Marie Dotson, 67, departed this life at 10:12 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, at Hospice House, following complications from an extended illness. She was born Jan. 16, 1959, in Youngstown, the daughter of Archie Jr. and Mattie Snider Dotson. Carolyn was employed with ...

CHERYL A. ABEID, 65, Campbell. SERVICES: 11:30 a.m. Friday, Victory Christian Church, Coitsville. CALLING HOURS: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, church. PAUL BITTIGAR, 60, New Middletown. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Friday, Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Poland Chapel. CALLING HOURS: 12:30 to 1 p.m. ...

MCDONALD — Nina D. Pastore, 88, passed away peacefully, Tuesday evening, Feb. 24, 2026, in the comfort of her home surrounded by the love of her family. Nina was born Feb. 10, 1938, in Bugnara, L’Aquila, Italy, a daughter of the late Umberto and Edele Di Giacomo. She came to the United ...