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Obituaries

Area deaths

WALTER F. LEININGER, 86, of Salem, died Sunday in Warren. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Thursday, Stark Memorial, Salem. CALLING HOURS: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday, funeral home. ROSE PETRELLA, 87, formerly of Poland and Struthers, died Friday at Vitalia Senior Living, Stow. ...

Victoriano Rivera 1934-2025

CAMPBELL — Victoriano Rivera, 90 passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. Victoriano was born March 30, 1934, in Lares, Puerto Rico, a son of Manuel Rivera and Maria Molina. Victor left Puerto Rico in 1955, moving to Ashtabula, where he ...

Sr. Marjorie King, HM 1934-2025

VILLA MARIA, Pa. — Sister Marjorie King, HM, formerly Sr. Luellen, 90, died Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, at Villa Maria Community Center. Originally from Akron, she graduated from St. Mary High School in 1952 and entered the Sisters of the Humility of Mary in 1953 from Annunciation Parish. She ...

Peggy Lesigonich 1929-2025

BOARDMAN — Peggy Taafe Lesigonich passed away peacefully, Thursday evening, Jan. 30, 2025, at St. Mary’s Alzheimer’s Center, with her beloved daughters by her side, holding her hand as she completed her journey home. Peggy was born in Youngstown, a daughter of the late Richard and ...

Services

FLORENCE J. BARBER, 75, Youngstown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Tuesday, St. Christine Church, Youngstown. BETTY JEAN BROWN, 89, Poland. SERVICES: 7 p.m. Friday, Cornerstone Presbyterian Church, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 6 to 7 p.m. Friday, church. JULIANNE CAMUSO, 71, Austintown. SERVICES: 10:30 ...

Ruth Ann Eldridge-Whittaker 1939-2025

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. — Ruth Ann McKnight Eldridge-Whittaker, 85, passed away peacefully at home, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Born Oct. 30, 1939, in Hubbard, Ruth was the beloved daughter of George W. McKnight and Elizabeth H. Campbell McKnight. Ruth spent the ...