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MARIAN H. BRENNARD, 93, New Springfield. SERVICES: noon Thursday, New Springfield Church of God. CALLING HOURS: 10:30 a.m. to noon Thursday, church. ROCCO DIGENNARO JR., 64, Akron. SERVICES: 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Davis-Becker Family Center, Boardman. ELIZABETH A. GAWDYDA, 99, McDonald. SERVICES: noon Monday, Queen of Heaven-Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, McDonald. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Blackstone Funeral Home, Girard. WALTER HOLOKAI JR., 72, Boardman. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, ...

Robert W. Thorne 1946-2026

ELLSWORTH — Robert William Thorne, 80, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, at his beloved farm in Ellsworth, surrounded in love by family. He was born on Jan. 21, 1946, in Youngstown, a son of the late John C. and Anna White Thorne. He graduated from Cardinal Mooney High School in ...

Martha M. Loyd 1934-2026

POLAND — Martha May Loyd, 92, passed away peacefully on Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, at St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. Martha was born on July 24, 1934, in Oak Hill, W.Va., the daughter of the late Frank H. and Margie L. Bradley Spangler. She was a graduate ...

Robert B. Williamson 1966-2026

WARREN — Robert Brian Williamson, 60, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. He was born in Youngstown on Jan. 29, 1966, to loving parents, the late Robert Thomas and Berit Vivianne Williamson Jr. Brian was a 1984 graduate of Boardman High School. After graduation, under the ...

Jack A. Uber 1946-2026

PULASKI TOWNSHIP, Pa. – Jack Allen Uber, 80, of Pulaski Township, Pa., passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, at UPMC Passavant Hospital in Pittsburgh. He was born on May 3, 1946, in Grove City, Pa., to Clair Jacob and Eleanor Luella Winger Uber. Jack married Susan Jane Morris on Nov. ...

Marlene A. Holdash 1942-2026

NORTH LIMA — Marlene A. Holdash, 84, formerly of the city’s West Side, passed away Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, at Aventura at Assumption Village. Marlene was born July 27, 1942, in Youngstown, a daughter of the late William and Molly Cecko Holdash, and was a lifelong area resident. She was ...