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Matthew J. Miles 1987-2026

CALIFORNIA – Matthew Jordan Miles, beloved son, husband, father and brother, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, at age 39, leaving a legacy in music and community service. Matthew was a celebrated American tenor and conductor whose career spanned decades in Los Angeles’ ...

Oct. 15 area deaths

EDWARD M. CUPRIK, 82, of Youngstown, died Saturday. SERVICES: noon Oct. 24, Mercy House Church, Pulaski, Pa. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. to noon Oct. 24, church. (Davidson-Becker) BETTY JEAN FEIDLER, 65, of Columbiana, died Sunday. SERVICES: 2 p.m. Oct. 31, Franklin Center United Methodist Church, Edinboro, Pa. (Davis-Becker) JAMES R. HOPPER, 75, of Mineral Ridge, died Sunday. SERVICES: noon Oct. 19, Kinnick Funeral Home, Youngstown. JACK A. JONES, 91, of Austintown, died Monday. (Kinnick) JAMES M. MANGANARO, 86, of Boardman, died Sunday. (Kinnick)

Oct. 15 services

JAMES E. FORTNAT, 89, Youngstown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Blaise Parish-St. Joseph Church, Austintown. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Austintown Chapel. BARBARA M. GRIFFITH, 76, Boardman. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Monday, St. Catherine of Siena Parish-St. Charles Church, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Fox Funeral Home, Boardman. THOMAS J. HUCKLE, 76, Boardman. SERVICES: noon Thursday, Davidson-Becker Funeral Home, Struthers. CALLING HOURS: 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, funeral home. LEILA M. KIRKWOOD, 82, Berlin Center. SERVICES: 11 a.m. ...

Services

MARTHA J. BARNES, 90, formerly Youngstown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Oct. 24, Canfield Christian Church, Canfield. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Oct. 24, church. MARY ANN CLEVENGER, 64, Cameron, North Carolina, formerly New Castle, Pa. SERVICES: Celebration of life, noon Oct. 31, Adcock Funeral Home, Spring Lake, North Carolina, 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, Johnson Club, Hillsdale, Pa. RENNIE DAVIS, 98, Lancaster, Pa. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Oct. 24, Guiding Light Presbyterian Church, Girard. CALLING HOURS: 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Columbiana Performing Arts Center. CAROL ANN DOYLE, 80, Boardman. SERVICES: ...

Robert B. Thomson 1970-2026

HUBBARD – Robert B. Thomson, 56 of Hubbard, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026, at St. Joseph Warren Hospital. Bob was born March 30, 1970, in Sharon, Pa., the son of Robert B. and Judith A. Wimer Thomson. He was a 1989 graduate of Hubbard High School. For many years, he was an ...

Area death

CAROLYN FUELLHART-LISI, 87, of Canfield, died Wednesday. SERVICES: 2 p.m. Oct. 19, Bethel Friends Church, Poland. CALLING HOURS: 1 to 2 p.m. Oct. 19, church. (Fox)