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Norma J. Schlosser 1944-2026

BOARDMAN – Norma Jean Schlosser passed away on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, at Continuing Health Care in Boardman. She was born on Feb. 10, 1944, in Youngstown, a daughter of James A. Gentile and Irene M. Lesko. Norma was a 1962 graduate of Chaney High School and worked as a school bus driver ...

Jennifer A. Martinelli 1960-2026

NORTH OLMSTED – Jennifer Ann Vitullo Martinelli, 66, of Youngstown, passed away Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. Jennifer was born March 6, 1960, at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Youngstown to Robert and Alice Vitullo. Family was the center of Jennifer's world, and caring for the people she loved was ...

Jerilynn Timms 1966-2026

STRUTHERS – Jerilynn Timms, 60, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, at the Cleveland Clinic. She was born on May 15, 1966, in Youngstown, a daughter of Janet Moschella Sheldon, the late Jere Richard Hetrick, and step-father William "Bill" Sheldon. While Jerilynn spent 32 years ...

Area Deaths

KEVIN B. GRAFTON, 76, of Warren, died Nov. 5 at Gillette Nursing Home, Warren. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Saturday, Saint Stephen Church, Niles. (Holeton-Yuhasz) ZACHARY KURTZ, 58, of Newton Falls, died Saturday at his home. (Borowski)

Nov. 9, 2026 services

MARGARET A. ALLEN, 78, Austintown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Lane Funeral Home, Austintown Chapel. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, funeral home. MSGR. GEORGE W. APPLEYARD, 84, Pittsburgh, Pa. SERVICES: 7 p.m. Tuesday, St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church, Pittsburgh, and 10 a.m. Wednesday, church. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, church. SYLVIA M. CRESPO, 90, Austintown. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Monday, Wasko Funeral Home, Campbell. CALLING HOURS: noon to 1 p.m. Monday, funeral home. MICHAEL FARRAGHER, 74, Galveston, Texas. SERVICES: noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Cassese’s MVR, ...

Peggy L. Rosenberger 1937-2026

BOARDMAN – Peggy L. Rosenberger, 89, formerly of Struthers, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, surrounded by her daughters. For the past four years, she called Shepherd of the Valley in Boardman her home. Born on June 26, 1937, in Youngstown, Peggy was the beloved daughter of ...