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Carmel A. Rinaldi 1939-2025

NILES — Carmel A. Rinaldi, 86, passed away Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, at St. Joseph Warren Hospital, after an extended illness. She was born Feb. 13, 1939, in Warren, the daughter of Joseph and Ann Morabito Dalessandro. Carmel was a 1957 graduate of Niles McKinley High School. After high ...

Jenny Bajgier 1930-2025

BOARDMAN – Jenny Bajgier, a remarkable woman, passed away Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, just shy of her 95th birthday. Born Sept. 25, 1930, in Latrobe, Pa., Jenny dedicated her life to the service of others with passion and grace. As a devoted cardiovascular nurse at St. Elizabeth Youngstown, ...

Angelo J. Italiano 1938-2025

YOUNGSTOWN — The world feels a little less bright with the passing of Angelo Joseph Italiano, who left us peacefully, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, at the age of 87. A man remembered for his strength, warmth and devotion to family, Angelo touched the lives of all who knew him. He was born Jan. ...

Gislinde Byrne 1942-2025

NILES — Gislinde Byrne, 83, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at Hospice House on Thursday, June 26, 2025. Gislinde Ute Trenkel Byrne was born Aug. 21, 1942, in Breslau, Germany. She came to the United States in 1963 and lived in Weston, Connecticut, where she raised her two ...

Area deaths

GUY F. DAMORE, 101, of Canfield, died Monday. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Friday, Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Boardman-Canfield Chapel. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, funeral home. JAMES E. MARX, 58, of Salem, died Sept. 9 in Boardman. (Stark Memorial) JUDITH A. MCELHANEY, 82, of North Jackson, died Monday. SERVICES: noon Friday, Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Jackson Milton Chapel. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday and 11 a.m. to noon Friday, funeral home.

Services

PAMELA L. BRINCKO, 78, Canfield. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Friday, Holeton-Yuhasz Funeral Home, Niles. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, funeral home. JOAN M. CIANCIOLA, 84, Canfield. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Wednesday, St. Christine Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 10:50 a.m. Wednesday, church. WILLIAM GILBOY, formerly of Youngstown. CELEBRATION OF LIFE: 1 p.m. Friday, Low Country Community Church, Bluffton, South Carolina. SUZANNE KACHUREK, 75, Austintown. SERVICES: 6 p.m. Friday, Lane Funeral Home, Austintown Chapel. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 6 p.m. Friday, funeral home. ROBERT J. ...