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Obituaries

Services

JOANN COLLA, 93, Canfield. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Youngstown. CAROL S. CHRISTY, 86, Austintown. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church, Austintown. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Lane Funeral ...

Area deaths

ELLA L. GUZZO BEVAN, 88, of Austintown, died Sunday at Hospice House. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Friday, St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Lane Funeral Home, Austintown. DEREK SHINGLER, 33, of Girard, died Sunday. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ...

Riegle, who represented Michigan under 7 presidents, dies

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Donald W. Riegle, who represented Michigan in Congress for nearly three decades under seven presidents, has died, his family said Sunday. He was 88. Riegle, who began his career as a Republican and later became a Democrat, died Friday of cardiac arrest at his home in San ...

Last surviving member of Ronettes dies at 80

NEW YORK (AP) — Nedra Talley Ross, the last surviving member of the 1960s bee-hived pop band the Ronettes, who sang the enduring hits “Be My Baby,” “Baby I Love You” and “Walking in the Rain” alongside her cousins, has died. She was 80. Ross died at home Sunday, according to the ...

Mary E. Swanson 1937-2026

LIBERTY — Mary Ellen Burgermyer Swanson passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2026. Mary was born Jan. 27, 1937, in Warren, a daughter of William Boniface and Esther Alberta Toot Burgermyer. She was a 1955 graduate of Warren G. Harding High School. Following high school, Mary completed a course ...

Kathleen M. Gerdes 1948-2026

STRUTHERS — Kathleen M. Briceland Gerdes passed away peacefully the morning of Friday, April 24, 2026, at Masternick Memorial, with her loving family at her side. She was born on June 14, 1948, in Youngstown, the daughter of William R. and Marie Ida Zimmerman Briceland. Kathleen graduated ...