Area Deaths WILLIAM D. DAVIS, 77, of Poland, died Oct. 10. (Davidson-Becker) PAUL EDWARD NICOL, 62, of Hubbard, died Friday. SERVICES: noon Saturday, Fox Funeral Home, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 10 a.m. to noon Satuday, funeral home. GERALDINE ROOFNER, 98, of Columbiana, died Tuesday. No services. (Seederly-Mong & Beck)
MARTHA J. BARNES, 90, formerly Youngstown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, Canfield Christian Church, Canfield. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, church. RENNIE DAVIS, 98, Lancaster, Pa. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, Guiding Light Presbyterian Church, Girard. CALLING HOURS: 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Columbiana Performing Arts Center. RONALD E. HELMICK, 58, Canfield. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Lane Funeral Home, Canfield chapel. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, funeral home. ERIC A. HOGAN, 60, Austintown. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Friday, Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Austintown. CALLING ...
CANFIELD – Margaret Dolores Wayman Drummond died Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. She was born on Sept. 15, 1935, in Jefferson, to Nicholas William Wayman and Catherine Holleran Wayman. She was the eldest of their three children. After graduating from Ashtabula High School, Margaret attended St. ...
BILLY C. BLACKBURN, 91, of Salem, died Saturday at Blossom Skilled Nursing Home. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Friday, Stark Memorial Funeral Home, Salem. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, funeral home. GREGORY BRADFORD SMITH SR., 60, of Columbiana, died Saturday. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Davis-Becker Funeral Home, Boardman. TRACY C. ELKO, 57, of Austintown, died Saturday. Arrangements pending. (Kinnick)
YOUNGSTOWN – Randall A. “Duke” Wellington passed away on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, leaving behind a legacy of dedicated public service, leadership and devotion to his family and community. Duke was born on Feb. 1, 1933, in Youngstown, the son of George and Carrie Wellington. A lifelong ...
STRUTHERS – Philip J. Ceplice, 87, of Struthers, died Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, at the Greenbrier Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Boardman. He was born March 31, 1939, in Youngstown, to the late Peter (Emma Wolfe) Ceplice. He graduated from Struthers High School in 1956. He worked several years for the Youngstown Sheet & Tube Steel Company. He served during the Vietnam era as a Military Policeman. Phil was a lifelong resident of Struthers and a member of the Struthers Athletics Boosters, helping with many of the home football games. He was a member of the American Legion of ...
