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Audrey Steigner 1937-2025

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. — Audrey Steigner, 88, passed away Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, at her home. Audrey was born and raised in Youngstown to Vernon and Gladys Thistlewaite. She graduated in 1955 from The Rayen School, where she was a majorette, but most importantly, met her high school ...

Robert L. Zorn 1938-2025

POLAND — Dr. Robert L. Zorn, 87, passed away unexpectedly, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, with his two daughters by his side. Robert was born March 22, 1938, in Youngstown. He was a 1955 graduate of Struthers High School, where he met the love of his life, his high school sweetheart, Joan Wilkos. ...

Carolynn I. Dietz 1937-2025

BOARDMAN — Carolynn Irene Beard Dietz passed away peacefully Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, surrounded by family. Born Feb. 22, 1937, in Muskegon, Michigan, she was the youngest of five children to Donald Orson and Irene Murphy Beard. She was raised in North Muskegon, Michigan, and after ...

Stephen J. Tayala 1961-2025

McDONALD — Stephen John Tayala, 63, passed away unexpectedly from natural causes Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. He was born Dec. 6, 1961, in Warren. Stephen married the love of his life, Marianne Tayala, on Dec. 13, 1984, and together they built a beautiful family and a life filled with ...

Services

KENNETH J. BERADUCE, 70, New Middletown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, Davis-Becker Funeral Home, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 10:45 a.m. Saturday, funeral home. DAVID P. BURNETT SR., 78, Poland. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Friday, Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Poland Chapel. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, funeral home. JOHN CYCYK, 76, Struthers. CALLING HOURS: noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Holy Family Parish Hall, Poland. LANCE F. DUDECK, 66, Hubbard. SERVICES: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, Vienna. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Friday and 9 to 10:15 a.m. Saturday, ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Popular Greek singer-songwriter Dionysis Savvopoulos, known for his allegorical and deeply poetic lyrics that commented on Greek politics, identity and society, has died. He was 80. A prominent figure on the Greek cultural and intellectual scene, Savvopoulos died Tuesday night, his family announced on his official social media account. The musician had been hospitalized in recent days, and had been battling cancer for several years. Known by his nickname Nionios — a commonly used nickname for Dionysis — Savvopoulos rose to prominence in the 1960s, gaining ...