ISLE OF PALMS, South Carolina — William Normand “Bill” Letson, 95, passed away following a short illness Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, with his wife by his side. Bill was born in Brooklyn, New York, on March 24, 1930, the only son of Ellen Shon and Benjamin Pascow. Sadly, when Bill was only 4 ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Natasha L. Harris, 42, of Youngstown, was involved in an automobile accident and passed away on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, in Lawrence County, Pa. Natasha was born Sept. 17, 1983, in Youngstown, a daughter of Tyrone Freeman and Edna O’Conner. She was a 2003 graduate of The ...
POLAND — Gerald “Jerry” M. Skarote, 82, died peacefully Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, at Windsor House at Parkside surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 16, 1943, in Youngstown, the son of Henry and Minnie Vivo Skarote. Jerry was a proud veteran of the United States Navy, ...
GLORIA A. BEDNAR, 83, Youngstown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Monday, Kinnick Funeral Home, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, funeral home. 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. THERESA BERG, 78, Poland. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Monday, Holy Family Church. MARY K. DRISCOLL, 89, Westlake. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Monday, St. Rafael Catholic Church, Bay Village. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, church. DOROTHY FICOCELLI, 89, McCormick, S.C.. SERVICES: 10:30 a.m. ...
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese Nobel Prize-winning physicist Chen Ning Yang, one of the most influential scientists in modern physics, died in Beijing on Saturday. He was 103. The prestigious Tsinghua University, where he studied and served as a professor, said in a statement that Yang died of an illness, without sharing further details. “Professor Yang is one of the greatest physicists of the 20th century, having made revolutionary contributions to the development of modern physics,” the statement said, praising his contribution to China’s scientific and educational ...
Sam Rivers, the bass player in the nu metal band Limp Bizkit, died on Saturday, according to social media posts by his band mates. The band did not disclose where Rivers died or the circumstances, but praised him as “pure magic” and “the soul in the sound.” “From the first note we ever played together, Sam brought a light and a rhythm that could never be replaced,” they wrote in a group Instagram post. “His talent was effortless, his presence unforgettable, his heart enormous.” Fred Durst, the band’s front man and lead vocalist, posted a video Sunday morning that ...
