EAST PALESTINE - Sandra E. Riggs, 63, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, at St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, surrounded by family. She was born March 14, 1963, in Youngstown, daughter of Eugene and Gerry Yurcic Riggs. Sandy was a lifelong resident of East Palestine and a 1981 graduate ...
HUBBARD – Robert E. Gibson, 81, of Hubbard, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, at Addison Healthcare in Masury. Robert was born Oct. 7, 1945, in Natrona Heights, Pa., a son of John A. and Ruth L. Ingram Gibson Jr. He was a 1963 graduate of Penn Hills High School and received his bachelor’s degree in 1967 at Edinboro State College. Robert was a systems engineer at IBM for 25 years and later at Jas Tec and for 15-plus years worked at RE Gibson Systems Consulting Company. He was a member of St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus 2072 and the Hubbard Historical ...
AUSTINTOWN – Jack A. Jones, 91, passed away Monday afternoon, Oct. 12, 2026, in the comfort of his home, surrounded by the love of his family. Jack was born Oct. 5, 1935, in Youngstown, a son of the late Thomas and Margaret O’Leary Jones, and was a lifelong area resident. He lived in ...
YOUNGSTOWN – Edward A. Flask – long-time Youngstown attorney, known to his most treasured circle as their darling "Poppi" – passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, at the age of 84. He took his final breath at home, surrounded by his beloved family. Born on Nov. 4, 1941, Eddy ...
MICHELLE L. BURNS, 50, of Poland, died Thursday. SERVICES: noon Tuesday, Davis-Becker Funeral Home, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday and 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Tuesday funeral home. JEFFREY J. BROZMAN, 66, of Youngstown, died Wednesday. (Kinnick) MONTE R. SMALLWOOD, 77, of Youngstown, died Oct. 11 at Park Center Healthcare, Youngstown. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Sunday, Kelley-Cummins Funeral Home, Hubbard. CALLING HOURS: noon to 1 p.m. Sunday, funeral home. PATRICK M. WILLIAMS SR., 77, of Austintown, died Friday. Arrangements are pending. (Kinnick)
GALVESTON, Texas – Michael Farragher, 74, died peacefully on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, at a Galveston, Texas Hospice facility, after a summer of battling numerous health issues. Michael was born on June 2, 1952, in Youngstown, to Firmin Farragher and the former Mary K. Dougherty. He was a graduate of Ursuline High School in 1970; he went on to earn his degree in mechanical engineering from Youngstown State University and made his career in industrial manufacturing. “Big Mike” loved cooking and sharing food with family and friends, a good nap, golfing and was active with the ...
