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Nomiki Lyras 1960-2025

CAMPBELL — Nomiki “Noma” Pizanias Lyras, 64, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Born Dec. 14, 1960, in Darwin, Australia, Noma was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister and friend, whose life was defined by faith, strength ...

Area deaths

JUDITH GUY, 82, of Boardman, died Monday. SERVICES: noon Friday, Green Haven Memorial Gardens Chapel, Canfield. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. to noon Friday, chapel. (Davis-Becker) WILLIAM N. LETSON, 95, formerly of Warren, died Sunday. (Charleston Cremation Center)

Services

PATRICIA BENSON, 55, Canton. SERVICES: 5 p.m. Thursday, Rossi Brothers and Lellio Funeral Home, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, funeral home. FRANCIS E. BUCKLEY, 85, Wooster. SERVICES: 6 p.m. Thursday, Murray Funeral Home, Fredericksburg. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, funeral home. WILLIAM J. CARDON, 93, Columbiana. SERVICES: 1:30 p.m. Friday, Christ Our Savior Parish-St. Nicholas Church, Struthers. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Davis-Becker Funeral Home, Boardman, and 1 to 1:30 p.m. Friday, church. CLAIRE P. DEPAUL, 84, Austintown. SERVICES: noon ...

First wife of Sen. Edward Kennedy dies

BOSTON (AP) — Joan Kennedy has died. The first wife of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy died Wednesday at the age of 89. She endured the assassinations of two brothers-in-law and stood by her husband through the Chappaquiddick scandal as well as through his failed 1980 run for president. The couple divorced in 1982. She worked for the mentally challenged and other causes but also struggled with mental health issues and alcoholism herself for much of her life, including several drunk driving arrests.

Lynn E. Rice 1947-2025

BOARDMAN — Lynn E. Rice, 78, of Boardman, passed away peacefully on Friday afternoon, Oct. 3, 2025, at Hospice House in Poland. Born Jan. 13, 1947, in Sharon, Pa., Lynn was the daughter of the late Floyd and Elizabeth Shepard. Lynn worked for many years at the Holiday Inn and also ...

Claire P. DePaul 1941-2025

AUSTINTOWN – Claire P. DePaul, 84, fondly known as “Tippy,” passed away Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, at Hospice House of the Valley by Compasses, peacefully, with her family by her side. Claire was born Feb. 9, 1941, in Butler, Pa., a daughter of the late George and Edith Ervin. Claire ...