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BONNIE S. AMRICH, 80, Youngstown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Struthers Church of Christ. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, church. EDWARD DUKE, 89, Canfield. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Monday, St. Christine Catholic Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, church. STEVEN D. MCSWEENEY, 64, Salem. SERVICES: 6 p.m. Monday, Stark Memorial Funeral Home, Salem. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 6 p.m. Monday, funeral home. VERA M. OROSZ, 76, Canfield. CELEBRATION OF LIFE: 11 a.m. Saturday, Austintown Community Church. RAFAEL ORTIZ, 77, Youngstown. SERVICES: noon Monday, Youngstown Spanish ...

Bobby Hart, co-wrote ‘Last Train to Clarksville’ and other hits, dies

NEW YORK (AP) — Bobby Hart, a key part of the Monkees’ multimedia empire who teamed with Tommy Boyce on such hits as “Last Train to Clarksville” and “I’m Not Your Steppin’ Stone,” has died. He was 86. Hart died at his home in Los Angeles, according to his friend and co-author, Glenn Ballantyne. He had been in poor health since breaking his hip last year. Boyce and Hart were a prolific and successful team in the mid-1960s, especially for the Monkees, the made-for-television group promoted by Don Kirshner. They wrote the Monkees’ theme song, with its opening shot, ...

Robert P. Klingensmith 1955-2025

YOUNGSTOWN — Robert P. Klingensmith passed away at his home Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. Bob was born Aug. 14, 1955, in Youngstown, son of the late William and Dorothy Stucki Klingensmith. He was a graduate of Wilson High School worked as a welder. He worked at one time for Dearing ...

Edward L. McQuillan 1960-2025

STRUTHERS — Edward Leo McQuillan, 64, formerly of Struthers, passed away after a long illness Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, at Heather Knoll Nursing and Rehabilitation in Tallmadge. Edward was born Sept. 14, 1960, in Youngstown to Lawrence and Gertrude McGraw McQuillan. He graduated from ...

Bonnie S. Amrich 1945-2025

YOUNGSTOWN — Bonnie S. Amrich, 80, of Youngstown’s West Side, passed away peacefully Wednesday evening, Sept. 10, 2025, in the comfort of her home, surrounded by the love of her husband. Bonnie was born March 18, 1945, in Dalton, Georgia, a daughter of the late John and Minnie Bagley ...

Area death

STEVEN D. McSWEENEY, 64, of Salem, died Monday. SERVICES: 6 p.m. Monday, Stark Memorial Funeral Home, Salem. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 6 p.m. Monday, funeral home.