POLAND — John Shurilla passed away Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, at University Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. John was born Dec. 30, 1964, in Youngstown, a son of John and Veronica Shurilla. John was very skilled as a cabinet maker (he would have corrected you if you called him a ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Marie Agnes Schuler Handel, 96, of Youngstown, left us peacefully on Thursday morning, Aug. 20, 2026, enveloped in the love of her children, with her devoted son Kevin at her side. Marie was born on May 3, 1930, in Cincinnati, the sixth of nine children to Larry and Armella ...
THOMAS E. BALINT, 57, Stow. SERVICES: 6 p.m. Thursday, Lane Funeral Home, Austintown. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, funeral home. JALEN N. DEVINE, 25, Boardman. SERVICES: 6:30 Monday, Kirila Funeral Home, Struthers. CALLING HOURS: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, funeral home. THERESA I. HINOTE, 79, Youngstown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Rossi Brothers and Lellio Funeral Home, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, funeral home. VERNON L. HUGHES, 95, formerly of Canfield. SERVICES: 3 p.m. Aug. 29, Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, East Palestine. ELLEN C. HYLAND, ...
Early Motown songwriter Janie Bradford Hobbs, who helped pen hits including "Money (That's What I Want)" and "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby," has died following an extended illness at a Los Angeles hospital, her family said Saturday. She was 87. Bradford Hobbs was born in Charleston, Missouri, and later moved to Detroit. She was introduced in the late 1950s to Motown founder Berry Gordy by neighbor and singer Jackie Wilson. She joined Motown as a receptionist in 1958 and like many of the company's employees took part in the creative process that helped make Motown a music industry ...
RAVENNA — Peter J. “Pete” Vitucci, 90, passed away Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. Born at home in Youngstown on May 5, 1936, to Panfilo and Lidia Pinciaro Vitucci, he was a proud first-generation American and a graduate of East High School, class of 1954. Pete worked at a local steel mill ...
MORENO VALLEY, Calif. — Brian Eric Noss, 67, went home to our Lord and Savior on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, where he will be in perfect joy and peace. Brian was a gifted man with a gentle and trusting soul. Born Feb. 5, 1959, in Youngstown, to Vera and Norbert Noss, he was special in every ...
