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Obituaries

Services

HANS G. ANDERSON, 87, North Jackson. SERVICES: 6 p.m. Friday, Lane Funeral Home, Austintown Chapel. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 6 p.m. Friday, funeral home. JAMES L. BOWERS, 70, Apache, Arizona. CALLING HOURS: 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Roosevelt Park, Pavilion 3, Campbell. ELIZABETH I. FOY, 89, ...

Comedy trailblazer, Sinatra’s longtime opening act, dies

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tom Dreesen, who along with partner Tim Reid formed one of America’s first interracial stand-up comedy duos and later spent years as Frank Sinatra’s opening act, died Wednesday. He was 86. Dreesen died at his home in Los Angeles, according to publicist Lori De Waal. A ...

Colleen Tokash 1927-2026

NILES — Colleen Perry Tokash, 98, passed away peacefully Sunday, June 7, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Warren on Nov. 23, 1927, Colleen was raised in Midland, Pa., by her parents, Alfred “Jessie” Lefebvre and Antoinette “Twin” Lefebvre. From an early age, she ...

Michael P. Julian Jr. 1947-2026

KENT – Michael P. Julian Jr., affectionately known by family and friends as “Miki,” passed away peacefully Monday, June 15, 2026, at Summa Health in Akron, surrounded by his family. He was born May 7, 1947, in Youngstown, the son of the late Michael P. and Claire Tortora Julian Sr. ...

Denise P. McKee 1948-2026

AUSTINTOWN — Denise “Dee” Patricia Robbins McKee, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, passed away Monday, June 15, 2026, at her home in Austintown surrounded by her family after an extended illness. Dee was born Dec. 1, 1948, in Wellsville, New York, the oldest child of the late Earl ...

Area deaths

WILLIAM F. IREY, 87, of Salem, died Tuesday after a brief illness. CELEBRATION OF LIFE: 1 p.m. July 4, Irey home. (Stark Memorial) SARAH ANN NELSON, 72, of Salem, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. SERVICES: 11 a.m. July 3, Salem Bible Methodist Church. CALLING HOURS: 5:30 to ...