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CHARLOTTE A. BOTTAR, 94, Hubbard. SERVICES: noon Saturday, Grace Lutheran Church, Hubbard. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11:45 a.m. Saturday, church. DARIN M. BRINDIAR, 61, Lowellville. SERVICES: 7 p.m. Friday, Kelley-Cummins Funeral Home. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, funeral home. SUSAN L. BURNS, 72, Poland. SERVICES: noon Saturday, Kirila Funeral Home, Struthers. CALLING HOURS: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, funeral home. SANDRA J. CAMMARATA, 79, Liberty. SERVICES: noon Friday, Blackstone Funeral Home, Girard. CALLING HOURS: 10 a.m. to noon Friday, funeral home. MATHILDA CHACHKO, 95, ...

‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ singer dies

Bonnie Tyler, the gravelly voiced, Grammy-nominated Welsh pop star whose 1983 chart-topping power ballad “Total Eclipse of the Heart” enchanted succeeding generations with its bombastic charms during solar and lunar eclipses, has died. She was 75. Tyler died unexpectedly in a hospital in ...

Oldest woman to travel into space, Wally Funk, has died at 87

GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — Wally Funk, an aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to launch into space, has died. She was 87. Funk died Wednesday at her apartment in an assisted living facility, in Grapevine, Texas, City Councilwoman Duff O’Dell said Thursday. O’Dell, who described ...

Matthew A. DiLoreto 1967–2026

CANFIELD — Matthew Anthony DiLoreto, 58, loving son, companion, brother, beloved uncle, friend and great-uncle, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2026, with his family by his side. Matt was born Dec. 5, 1967, in Youngstown, to Joseph and Barbara Keefer DiLoreto. He graduated from Chaney High ...

Frances D. Stanovcak 1935-2026

GIRARD — Frances D. Stanovcak, 90, passed away Thursday, July 2, 2026, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, surrounded by the love and comfort of her family. Frances was born July 30, 1935, in Youngstown, a daughter of the late Dominic and Nora Buongrazio DiCesare, and was a lifelong ...

Carol Valentino 1944-2026

CANFIELD — Carol Valentino, 82, passed away peacefully Friday, May 8, 2026, at Beeghly Oaks in Youngstown. Carol was born Feb. 20, 1944, in Youngstown, a daughter of the late Patrick and Theresa Ignozzi Valentino. She was a graduate of Boardman High School and began her career working ...