BOARDMAN — Robert G. Avila, 68, passed away Monday, July 28, 2025, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital after a period of illness. He was born March 1, 1957, in Youngstown, to Nicolas and Carmel Tinoco Avila. He was a lifelong area resident and graduated from The Rayen School in 1975. On ...

WILLIAM F. BLASCAK, 93, Austintown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Thursday, Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Austintown. WILSON J. CARLISLE, 100, Brookfield. SERVICES: noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, New Bedford Evangelical Presbyterian Church, New Bedford, Pa. JOANNE E. CARLON, 79, New Middletown. SERVICES: 9 ...

POLAND — Richard J. “Lum” “Coach” LaLumia, 86, passed away Saturday, July 26, 2025, at Hospice House. Dick was born April 12, 1939, in Youngstown, the son of John C. and Concetta G. Battaline LaLumia, and was a lifelong area resident. He was a graduate of Boardman High School ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Karen Mae Miller Stephan, 78, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 24, 2025, in Pittsburgh, Pa. Born Sept. 16, 1946, in Spangler, Pa., Karen was preceded in death by her beloved father, Robert F. Miller; mother, Bethel M. Mertens; brother, Paul K. Miller; and husband, Frank ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Kathy M. DiPietro passed away peacefully on Tuesday July 29, 2025, at St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital. She was a devoted sister, loving aunt and kind-hearted friend, leaving behind a legacy of warmth, generosity and quiet strength. Born March 20, 1947, and raised in a family ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Laura Emma Thornton Brady, known to family and friends as “Cookie,” entered her eternal rest, Thursday, July 24, 2025, at the age of 83. Laura was the second child of Pastor Emeritus Percy C. Thornton Sr. and Alberta Rabb Lee Thornton. The Youngstown native was born ...