Richard Smallwood, a gospel singer and recording artist nominated eight times for Grammy Awards, has died. He was 77. Smallwood died Tuesday of complications of kidney failure at a rehabilitation and nursing center in Sandy Spring, Maryland, his representative Bill Carpenter ...

CHAMPION — It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Roland “Butch” Taylor Sr., a longtime resident of Champion Township who died peacefully in his sleep Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, in Plymouth, Michigan, at the age of 88. Butch was born in Warren on Aug. 14, 1937, to parents ...

POLAND — Christian Ronald Harris passed away Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. He was born April 26, 1995, in Youngstown. Christian was a graduate of Boardman High School, Class of 2014. Following his education, he began working as a machinist at Trivium. Christian enjoyed nature, hiking and ...

YOUNGSTOWN — John T. Trella, 93, of the city’s West Side, passed away peacefully Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, at Hospice House, with his family by his side. John was born Jan. 19, 1932, in Youngstown, a son of the late Mike and Mary Elko Trella, and was a lifelong area resident. A graduate of ...

HILLSVILLE, Pa. — Joseph D. “Butch” Nestasie, 75, passed Friday, Dec.26, 2025, at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. He was born March 4, 1950, to Joseph and Jean Ague Nestasie in Youngstown. Joseph worked as a millwright for Sharon Steel. He was a member of the Mahoning Sportsman’s Club, ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Bernice Kaplon, 90, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, at Mercy Health Hospice of the Valley. Bernice was born April 16, 1935, in a small village in Poland, Europe. She was the daughter of Dominic and Elizabeth Kopij Sarwinski. She immigrated to the United States in 1950 with ...