Area Deaths
PHYLLIS CRACRAFT, 76, of Mineral Ridge, died Tuesday. (Kinnick) JOANN M. DELFRAINO, 80, formerly of Austintown, died Friday. (Kinnick)
Kristina G. Humenuk 1945-2026
NILES – It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our mother Kristina Humenuk of Niles. She passed away peacefully surrounded by those who loved her after a two-year battle with lung cancer on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. She was born on Oct. 31, 1945, in Detroit, Michigan, to ...
Services
TIMOTHY P. ABRAHAM, 94, Niles. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Friday, St. Stephen Church, Niles. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Holeton-Yuhasz Funeral Home, Niles. DANIEL S. BATTAGLINE, 64, Pasadena, California, formerly Youngstown. CELEBRATION OF LIFE: 3 to 5 p.m. Oct. 11, Ciminero's Banquet Center, Niles. RSVP to Detta, 330-550-1417. MARIAN H. BRENNARD, 93, New Springfield. SERVICES: noon Thursday, New Springfield Church of God. CALLING HOURS: 10:30 a.m. to noon, Thursday, church. GEORGE BRIEL, 96, Youngstown. SERVICES: noon Friday, Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Austintown Chapel. CALLING ...
Anita Chiaro 1942-2026
NEW MIDDLETOWN – Anita M. Chiaro, 83, of New Middletown, passed away Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, at Masternick Memorial Nursing Home. Anita was born Dec. 1, 1942, in Youngstown, the daughter of the late John and Constance Gagliano Pachner. Anita met the love of her life, Patsy Chiaro, at a ...
British broadcaster and campaigner Esther Rantzen dies at 86
LONSON (AP) — Esther Rantzen, the British broadcaster and campaigner who became a prominent voice in the recent attempt to get assisted dying legalized in the U.K., has died. She was 86. In a statement, her three children said their "adored mother" died on Wednesday. "We will always remember her endless capacity for joy, her ability to comfort every heartache, her beautiful way with words and her expert guidance in all things," her children Miriam, Rebecca and Joshua Wilcox said. Over the decades, Rantzen became one of the most respected figures within British media, helping her to ...
Richard J. Yankel 1931-2026
AUSTINTOWN – Richard J. Yankel passed away peacefully on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, at Heritage Manor. He was born on July 20, 1931, in a house on Bright Avenue in Campbell, to his parents, the late John and Mary Margala Yenkal. Richard attended Ursuline High School, where he played ...