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Obituaries

Services

GARETH L. BAER, 62, North Lima. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Tuesday, North Lima Mennonite Church. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 7 p.m. Monday and 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, church. WILLIAM F. BLASCAK, 93, Austintown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Thursday, Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Austintown. PATRICK J. BURNS, 76, ...

Country singer Jeannie Seely dies at 85

NEW YORK (AP) — Jeannie Seely, the soulful country music singer behind such standards like “Don’t Touch Me,” has died. She was 85. Her publicist, Don Murry Grubbs, said she died Friday after succumbing to complications from an intestinal infection. Known as “Miss Country Soul” ...

Louis Congelio 1955-2025

HOUSTON, Texas — Lou Congelio, husband, father, ad guy, died Monday, May 19, 2025, in Houston. Well, folks, it seems my last campaign has wrapped, my final deadline has passed and the client — well, the Big One upstairs — has approved my exit. I’m Lou Congelio and, if you’re reading ...

Linda J. Joerndt DePillo 1957-2025

YOUNGSTOWN — Linda DePillo, 67, also known as “Aunt Linda” to many, passed away peacefully, Monday July 28, 2025, surrounded by her family. She was born Sept.14, 1957, and raised in Youngstown. She was the loving daughter of Carl and Louise Haught Joerndt and was married to her loving ...

Gareth L. Baer 1963-2025

NORTH LIMA — Gareth Lamar Baer, 62, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, with his family by his side, after a very brief battle with cancer. Gareth was born June 2, 1963, in Youngstown, the son of Harold and Effie Ropp Baer. In his younger years, his family lived and ...

Area deaths

MARY V. DEARING, 77, of Boardman, died July 26. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Aug. 9, Rossi and Santucci Funeral Home, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 10:50 a.m. Aug. 9, funeral home. GAYLE SHOOK ELMER, 87, of Youngstown, died Tuesday. (Lane) SHIRLEY ANN PHILLIPS, 66, of Guilford Lake, died Wednesday. ...