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PATRICIA BENSON, 55, Canton. SERVICES: 5 p.m. Thursday, Rossi Brothers and Lellio Funeral Home, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, funeral home. FRANCIS E. BUCKLEY, 85, Wooster. SERVICES: 6 p.m. Thursday, Murray Funeral Home, Fredericksburg. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, funeral home. WILLIAM J. CARDON, 93, Columbiana. SERVICES: 1:30 p.m. Friday, Christ Our Savior Parish-St. Nicholas Church, Struthers. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Davis-Becker Funeral Home, Boardman, and 1 to 1:30 p.m. Friday, church. CLAIRE P. DEPAUL, 84, Austintown. SERVICES: noon ...

First wife of Sen. Edward Kennedy dies

BOSTON (AP) — Joan Kennedy has died. The first wife of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy died Wednesday at the age of 89. She endured the assassinations of two brothers-in-law and stood by her husband through the Chappaquiddick scandal as well as through his failed 1980 run for president. The couple divorced in 1982. She worked for the mentally challenged and other causes but also struggled with mental health issues and alcoholism herself for much of her life, including several drunk driving arrests.

Lynn E. Rice 1947-2025

BOARDMAN — Lynn E. Rice, 78, of Boardman, passed away peacefully on Friday afternoon, Oct. 3, 2025, at Hospice House in Poland. Born Jan. 13, 1947, in Sharon, Pa., Lynn was the daughter of the late Floyd and Elizabeth Shepard. Lynn worked for many years at the Holiday Inn and also ...

Claire P. DePaul 1941-2025

AUSTINTOWN – Claire P. DePaul, 84, fondly known as “Tippy,” passed away Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, at Hospice House of the Valley by Compasses, peacefully, with her family by her side. Claire was born Feb. 9, 1941, in Butler, Pa., a daughter of the late George and Edith Ervin. Claire ...

Constance L. Meek 1947-2025

POLAND — Constance L. Meek, passed away Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, at the age of 78. Born May 1, 1947, in Youngstown, she is a daughter of the late Angelo and Mary D’Onofrio Romano. Constance was a proud graduate of Struthers High School, Class of 1965, ...

Jacqueline M. Donofrio 1957-2025

AUSTINTOWN – Jacqueline M. Donofrio, 68, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. She was born June 11, 1957, in Youngstown, a daughter of the late Daniel Anthony Donofrio Jr. and Mary Louise DiMargio Donofrio. Jackie was a 1975 graduate of Chaney High School ...