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Obituaries

Sr. Marilyn Hoover, OSU 1932-2026

CANFIELD — Sister Marilyn Hoover, OSU, died Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, at Ursuline Sisters Senior Living. She was 93. Sister Marilyn was born Joan E. Hoover on June 23, 1932, in Altoona, Pa., the daughter of Chester and Marie Nagle Hoover, and moved to Youngstown as a child. She attended ...

Area deaths

JACQUELINE DOMER, 85, of Boardman, died Thursday. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Thursday, St. Patrick Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Fox Funeral Home, Boardman. KATHLEEN A. KING, 79, of Austintown, died Monday at Hospice House. Arrangements are pending. (Kinnick) SANDRA ...

Joseph M. Seinkner Jr. 1952-2026

CANFIELD — Joseph Michael Seinkner Jr. passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, after a courageous battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), surrounded by the love of his family. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Sr. and Clara Seinkner, and his son, Jason ...

Vera L. DeFuria 1928-2026

YOUNGSTOWN — Vera Lauretta DeFuria, 97, passed away Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, after a long, happy and fulfilling life. Vera was born Sept. 7, 1928, in Youngstown, shortly after her parents, Francesco and Filomena Casasanta Castrucci, and her sisters arrived from Bugnara, Italy. Vera ...

Services

ROBERTO A. BACANI, 87, Liberty. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Friday, St. Edward Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Shriver-Allison-Courtley-Weller-King Funeral Home, Youngstown. JULIUS BALOGH, 87, Youngstown. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Wednesday, First Presbyterian Church, Youngstown. ...

Chuck Negron, Three Dog Night singer, dies at 83

NEW YORK (AP) — Chuck Negron, a founding member of the soul-rock sensations Three Dog Night who sang lead on such hits as “One” and “Just an Old Fashioned Love Song” and hollered the immortal opening line “Jeremiah was a bullfrog!” on the chart-topping “Joy to the World,” died ...