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Obituaries

Area deaths

CAROL J. LABERTO, 82, of Youngstown, died Jan. 4. SERVICES: 6 p.m. Thursday, Davidson Becker Funeral Home, Struthers. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 5:45 p.m. Thursday funeral home. RALPH P. PERRONE, 78, of New Castle, Pa., died Tuesday at UPMC Jameson Hospital. SERVICES: 6 p.m. Friday, Noga Funeral ...

Services

DAVID A. ACIERNO, 72, Youngstown. SERVICES: 2 p.m. Jan. 17, Kinnick Funeral Home, Girard. CALLING HOURS: 1 to 2 p.m. Jan. 17, funeral home. THOMAS W. ABERNETHY III, 71, Boardman. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Saturday, St. Michael Catholic Church, Canfield. KATHLEEN BERENDT, 74, Youngstown. CALLING ...

Marie Giannini 1936-2026

POLAND — It is with profound sadness that the family of MaryAnn “Marie” Pitzulo Giannini, 89, announces she went to be with the Lord on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. Marie was born March 27, 1936, the daughter of Frank and Rose Alfano Pitzulo in Lowellville. She was a 1954 graduate of ...

John E. Lopatta 1953-2026

BOARDMAN — John Edward Lopatta, 72, left this world peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. He was born April 25, 1953, in Youngstown. A proud graduate of Boardman High School, John dedicated his life to his work at Falcon Foundry in Lowellville. John was a spiritual anchor for many as a ...

Catherine M. Koehler 1952-2025

BOARDMAN — Catherine Mary Koehler, 73, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, at Hospice House in Poland. She was born April 8, 1952, in Denver, Colorado. Her birth parents, Don and Mary Elizabeth Slocumb Andersen, preceded Cathi in death. Her stepmother, Christine Andersen, ...