POLAND — Ann Marie Grischow, 67, of Poland, passed away early Tuesday morning, May 19, 2026, at Shepherd of the Valley Nursing Center in Poland. She was born June 2, 1958, in Youngstown, the daughter of Walter C. and Patricia L. McKula Grischow. Ann Marie was a 1976 graduate of Austintown ...

JOHN BLOSCO JR., 100, East Palestine. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Friday, Nativity of Christ Orthodox Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 9:30 to 11 a.m. Friday, church. JOAN BREGAR, 94, North Lima. SERVICES: 3 p.m. Saturday, Mount Olivet UCC, North Lima. CALLING HOURS: 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, ...

EAST PALESTINE — John Blosco Jr., 100, a lifelong resident of East Palestine, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2026, at the Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital. John was born Jan. 6, 1926, in East Palestine, son of the late John Blosco Sr. and Irene Kovalchuk Blosco. He was a proud veteran of ...

PARMA — Josephine Luchison, 88, passed away Friday, May 8, 2026, surrounded by loved ones. She was born in 1938 in Youngstown to Amelia and Dominic Agostinelli. Josephine was one of seven children. She had four sisters and two brothers. She lived a full life surrounded by a large blended ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Edward C. Deitsch Jr., 81, passed away Monday, May 18, 2026, at St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital. Eddie was born Dec. 4, 1944, in Sharon, Pa., the son of Edward C. Sr. and Elvera Pasquerilla Deitsch. He worked as a machinist for Republic Steel, where he also served as ...

NORTH LIMA — Joan Bregar, 94, passed away early Saturday morning, May 16, 2026, at St. Mary’s Alzheimer’s Center in North Lima. Joan was born Jan. 1, 1932, in Youngstown, a daughter of Gordon and Elsie Maddocks Smith. She married Donald “Gene” Bregar on Aug. 28, 1948, and was a ...