YOUNGSTOWN — Ann Marie Franko, 90, passed away peacefully at her home, Tuesday evening, June 17, 2025, surrounded by her family. Ann was born March 11, 1935, in Youngstown, a daughter of Peter and Magda Grdenic Mahin, and was a lifelong area resident. Ann was a 1953 graduate of Woodrow ...

LAKE MILTON — Dr. Gordon G. Wepfer, 92, passed away Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Akron. Gordon was born in 1933 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to William Oscar Wepfer and Edna Martha Leona Guhl Wepfer. He married his college sweetheart, Virginia May Schwartz, in Gordon G. Wepferchildren. ...

SALEM — Nicholas J. Parks, 32, passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2025. His departure marks the end of a valiant battle with anxiety and depression, a journey he navigated with courage and grace. Nicholas, affectionately known as “Nick,” was born Dec. 11, 1992, in Youngstown, the cherished ...

HINSDALE, Ill. — Ronald Michael Preksta, 81, formerly of Youngstown’s West Side, passed away peacefully Monday evening, June 16, 2025, in the comfort of his home. Ronald was born March 4, 1944, in Youngstown, a son of the late John and Anastasia “Sadie” Wolsonovich Preksta. He was a ...

NEW MIDDLETOWN — Darci Lynn Johns, 59, passed away Friday, June 13, 2025, at St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital. She had been battling pneumonia since January and was told in April her cancer had returned. She fought six long weeks in the hospital and was able to complete four radiation ...

NEW MIDDLETOWN — Vicki L. Hutch passed away peacefully Thursday, June 19, 2025, at the age of 71, after a courageous 10-year battle with cancer, surrounded by her adoring family at her bedside. She is now joyfully reunited with her beloved husband, Jerry, whom she married Jan. 30, 1971, ...