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Commissioners offer sympathies on death of colleague Carol Rimedio-Righetti’s spouse

YOUNGSTOWN — One of the Mahoning Valley’s longest-serving leaders is in mourning today, and her colleagues have made it clear that she will not grieve alone. Frank Righetti, 88, the husband of Mahoning County Commissioner and former Youngstown City Councilwoman Carol Rimedio-Righetti, died Wednesday after a long battle with cancer. Fellow Commissioners Geno DiFabio and Anthony Traficanti announced the news at Thursday’s regular meeting, and asked for a moment of silence. At the end of a short meeting, both commissioners offered condolences to their colleague and spoke kindly ...

Tina Majetich 1960-2026

TRIADELPHIA, W.Va. — Tina Colby Majetich, 66, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, at her home in Triadelphia, West Virginia, with a house full of her loved ones but not before leaving them behind with excellent hair, a suspicious number of rescue dogs, and no one entirely sure ...

Sharon M. Maloney 1939-2026

CANFIELD — Sharon M. Maloney, age 87, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. She was born on May 24, 1939, in Pound, Wisconsin, and proudly graduated from Pius XI High School. Sharon dedicated her professional life to the field of education as the principal’s secretary for ...

Area Deaths

LESLIE JENNINGS, 75, of Youngstown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Tuesday, L.E. Black, Phillips & Holden Funeral Home, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, funeral home. FRANK JOSEPH RIGHETTI, 88, of Youngstown, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. SERVICES: noon Saturday, St. Anthony of Padua Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Schiavone Funeral Home, Youngstown.

Elizabeth Jacubec 1957-2026

STRUTHERS — It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Elizabeth “Lee” Jacubec, our beloved “Nee Nee,” who passed away on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, at Hospice of the Valley’s Hospice House in Poland, following a courageous battle with cancer, at 69 years old. Lee was ...

Services

REV. RICHARD C. BARTHOLOMEW SR., 92, North Lima. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, North Lima Mennonite Church. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 7 p.m. Friday and 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, church. RICHARD R. DIMARINO, 79, Austintown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Thursday, St. Blaise Parish-St. Joseph Church, Austintown. JEANETTE HORVATH, 88, Poland. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Friday, St. Anthony Church, Youngstown. CAROL T. KELLER, 94, Lisbon. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, Upper Room Fellowship, Columbiana. DOROTHY YATSCO MAKOSKY, 91, formerly Youngstown. SERVICES: 1:30 p.m. Friday, St. Dominic Church, Youngstown. ...