×

Obituaries

Services

GARY T. CARTER, 65, Athens, Tennessee. SERVICES: noon Wednesday, Sterling-McCullough Williams Funeral Home, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. to noon Wednesday, funeral home. LOOMIS R. CONTI JR., 89, Lowellville. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Our Lady of Holy Rosary Catholic Church, ...

Ex-Canadian politician, activist dies

TORONTO (AP) — Stephen Lewis, Canada's former ambassador to the United Nations and a lifelong social activist and former politician, has died. He was 88. The Stephen Lewis Foundation announced his death on Tuesday. He had been diagnosed with stomach cancer eight years ago. Lewis held ...

Betty L. Polito 1933-2026

POLAND – Betty L. Polito, 92, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, March 26, 2026, with her loving family by her side. She was born July 27, 1933, in Youngstown, the daughter of Alvin and Anna Maikranz Howe. Betty was a 1951 graduate of The Rayen School. She worked for General ...

Services

DOMINIC J. ALBANESE, 83, Girard. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Blackstone Funeral Home, Girard. CALLING HOURS: noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, funeral home. MIKE J. BAJNOK, 98, Austintown. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Tuesday, St. Mary & St. Joseph Church, Newton Falls. CALLING HOURS: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ...

Charles Stevens 1947-2026

McDONALD — Charles “Randy” Stevens passed away Friday, March 27, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family. Randy was born March 15, 1947, in Youngstown, the eldest son of June and Charles Stevens. He graduated from McDonald High School in 1965. While enjoying his early retirement from ...

Charles E. Crowther 1943-2026

ELLSWORTH — It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Charles Edward Crowther, known to many simply as Charlie, who left this world on the last train to glory on Saturday, March 28, 2026. He was born Aug. 18, 1943, to the late Charles Edgar Crowther and Violet Mae Playforth ...