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ENID BRAY, 90, Brookfield. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, Trinity Lutheran Church, Niles. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, church. CAROL S. ENTZI, 86, McDonald. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Sunday, Woodland Park Pavilion, McDonald. PATRICIA E. HEPHNER, 77, Austintown. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Lane Funeral Home, Austintown Chapel. PAUL J. LEONARD, 89, Austintown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Austintown. CALLING HOURS: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Kinnick Funeral Home, Youngstown. WILLIAM J. McCLIMENT IV, 42, formerly of Girard. CELEBRATION OF ...

Charles A. Palmer Jr. 1952-2026

NORTH LIMA — Charles A. “Chuck” Palmer Jr., 73, passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of his family on Thursday, June 25, 2026 Chuck was born Sept. 2, 1952, in New Castle, Pa., to Charles and Mary Palmer. He graduated from New Castle High School with the Class of 1970, where he ...

Clara Jean Hritz 1937-2026

BOARDMAN — Clara Jean Hritz, 88, passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, with her family at her side. Clara was born Dec. 12, 1937, in Youngstown, the daughter of the late Michael and Margaret Racek Repasky. She was a 1955 graduate of South High ...

Wayne C. Noday 1951-2026

YOUNGSTOWN — Wayne C. Noday passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at the age of 74. He was born on July 15, 1951, in Youngstown, a son of the late Alfred Carmen Noday and Isabel Mary Noday, née Rondinelli. Wayne graduated from Austintown Fitch High School in 1971 and went on to have a ...

Pauline nun, native of Youngstown, dies at 87

By ACI AFRICA / EWTN NEWS Special to The Vindicator Sister Mary Augustine, who was born Adele “Dale” Rose Nemer in Youngstown, died June 16 at the Queen of Apostles community in Boston, Massachusetts, at the age of 87, according to a message by the Daughters of St. Paul. Sister Mary ...

Animal Charity seizes 6 dogs from Coitsville home

COITSVILLE — Humane agents and other authorities investigated an animal welfare complaint Thursday at a Coitsville property. Jennifer Falvey, Animal Charity of Ohio board president and interim executive director, said her agency responded to an animal welfare concern at 502 Coitsville-Hubbard Road Thursday morning. Six dogs were removed from the dilapidated house. The house was red-tagged, meaning it is not fit for human habitation. However, the owner is not the person believed to be keeping dogs at the house. Retired Mahoning County humane agent Dave Nelson said Animal Charity ...