Breaking News

Obituaries

Oct. 14 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. PAUL E. GOTTSCHALL, 70, Poland. SERVICES: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, St. Edward Church, Youngstown. 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. Friday, Stark Memorial, Salem. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, funeral ...

Paul R. Pesa 1955-2026

AUSTINTOWN – Paul Richard Pesa, 71, of Austintown, passed away Friday afternoon, Oct. 9, 2026, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, with his loving wife by his side. Mr. Pesa was born Monday, April 4, 1955, in Youngstown, the son of Anthony and Josephine Stein Pesa. He attended St. Mary ...

Donna L. Kacmar 1951-2026

HENDERSON, Nevada – Donna L. Kacmar, 75, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026. Born Jan. 18, 1951, in Wheeling, W.Va., Donna grew up in Elm Grove outside of Wheeling and later graduated from West Virginia University. She was a past resident of Canfield and relocated to Henderson, Nevada, ...

Patricia A. Hughes 1939-2026

LAKE MILTON – Patricia A. Hughes, of Lake Milton, passed away in Ravenna, on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, following complications of a stroke. She was born on Jan. 8, 1939, in Ravenna, to Christ and Dorothie Scheiben. Over the years, Pat worked at Weimer's Dairy Isle and Westfall's Family ...

Area deaths

JAMES C. MCGUIRE, 72, of Salem, died Saturday. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Thursday, Stark Memorial Funeral Home, Salem. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday and 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday, funeral home. WILLIAM J. COLE, 91, formerly of Niles, died Saturday. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Evansville Baptist Church. CALLING HOURS: noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, church. DWAYNE T. BROADHURST, 62, of Youngstown, died Oct. 3. SERVICES: 4 p.m. Oct. 23, Corner House Christian Church, Hubbard. CALLING HOURS: 2:30 to 4 p.m. Oct. 23, church. (Stewart-Kyle) MELODY CUTTER, 77, of Girard, died Monday. ...

Mary Ann Rezek 1935-2026

NORTH JACKSON – Mary Ann Rezek, 91, died Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, at Antonine Village. She was born on July 26, 1935, in Erie, Pa., and grew up on the North Side of Youngstown. She attended St. Edward Elementary School and Ursuline High School. On June 6, 1959, Mary Ann married Richard ...