ENCINO, Calif. — Cheryl Ann “Cherly” Clevenstine, 49, passed away peacefully Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. Cherly was born Sept. 22, 1976, in Youngstown, the daughter of Rosetta Cheryl Ann Clevenstine and the late Malcom Clevenstine. She was a graduate of Canfield High School and went on to ...

NILES — Louis W. Mason Sr., 91, passed away peacefully Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, at his home with his family at his side. He was born Nov. 18, 1934, in Waynesburg, Pa., the son of Jesse L. and Josephine G. Inghram Mason. After moving to Ohio, he worked at U.S. Steel in McDonald for 27 ...

BAY VILLAGE — Claude Lloyd Meeker, 95, formerly of Duncan Drive in Poland, passed away Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, in Bay Village, where he had been living with his daughter for the past four years, surrounded by loving family. Claude was born July 21, 1930, in Youngstown, son of Lloyd Gennings ...

GIRARD — Joseph “Joe” L. Kaster, 80, passed away Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease. Joe was born April 12, 1945, in Warren, to Joseph and Pearl Kaster. He was a graduate of Maplewood High School and later attended technical college, where he ...

NEW MIDDLETOWN — Sandra J. Kurdziel, 87, passed away peacefully Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, at Masternick Memorial Nursing Home in New Middletown. She was born May 20, 1938, in Salem, the daughter of the late W. Keith and Hazel Lucille Benner Duganne. She graduated from Canfield High School ...

AUSTINTOWN — Maria Koval-Melnykovich, 91, passed away peacefully, Tuesday morning, Jan. 20, 2026, at Hospice House. Maria was born Nov. 11, 1934, in Ukraine, a daughter of the late John and Anna Hyt. She came to the United States and the Youngstown area in the early 1990s, where she made ...