SEATTLE (AP) — The celebrated mountaineer Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mount Everest, has died. He was 97. Whittaker, who also served as the first full-time employee of the outdoor retailer REI and later as its president and CEO, died Tuesday at his home in Port Townsend, ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Donald Piecuch, 79, of Youngstown, passed away on Monday, April 6, 2026, at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital. He was born on Jan. 26, 1947, in Youngstown, a son of the late Edward and Rose Hill Piecuch. Donald Piecuch married Bernice Stanislaw on June 18, 2003, in Hawaii. Together, ...

HUBBARD – Margaret J. “Peggy” Serrano died early Saturday afternoon, April 4, 2026, at Windsor House in Canfield. She was born Sept. 12, 1939, in Youngstown, a daughter of William J. and Mildred R. Hickey Morgan and was a lifelong area resident. Peggy was a graduate of Fitch High ...

HAMILTON — Edward C. McKenzie, 89, passed away Easter Sunday, April 5, 2026, surrounded by his loved ones at Gateway Springs Health Campus in Hamilton. He was born Oct. 7, 1936, in Youngstown, the son of Edward L. and Sally McKenzie (formerly Grasso) and he lived in the Youngstown area for ...

WEST MIDDLESEX, Pa. — Gleanora J. Wasser, 88, of West Middlesex, Pa., passed away at home on Saturday, April 4, 2026. Gleanora was born April 21, 1937, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, a daughter of Ailrad & Carrie Louise Shafer Van Horn. She enjoyed gardening, flowers, music, dancing and ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Jesse Lee Carter Sr., a lifelong resident of Youngstown, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2026. He was born on Dec. 13, 1929, to the late Armstead J. Carter and Hattie Emma Jones Carter. Jesse was educated in the Youngstown City Schools and graduated from The Rayen School ...