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Obituaries

Roger E. Walters 1955-2026

DAVENPORT, Fla. — Roger Ervin Walters, 70, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, at Lake Nona Veterans Medical Center in Orlando, Florida, with his beloved wife, Rosalee Jean Alley Walters by his side. Roger and Rosalee shared 50 years of marriage, having been united on Nov. ...

Charles M. Edwards 1944-2026

NILES — Charles M. Edwards, 81, passed away Saturday morning, Jan. 24, 2026, at his home and surrounded by his family. “Chuck,” as he was affectionately known, was born May 7, 1944, in Youngstown, a son of the late Clyde E. and Ellen E. Datkuliak Edwards. He was a 1962 graduate of ...

Victor A. Grdina 1933-2026

POLAND — Victor A. Grdina, 92, died Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, at Hampton Woods. Victor was born Sept. 6, 1933, in Cleveland, to Jerome and Mamie Virant Grdina. He graduated from Cathedral Latin High School in Cleveland and enlisted into the Army. He married the former Anita Hunt on June ...

Mary A. Vernars 1941-2026

BOARDMAN — Mary Ann Vernars, 84, died peacefully on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, at her home. She was born May 29, 1941, in Youngstown, a daughter of Nick and Ann Kussic. Mary Ann graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School. She acquired her real estate license. She participated in a bowling ...

Services

MARY GRACE AURANDT, 70, Poland. SERVICES: 5 p.m. Friday, Davis-Becker Funeral Home, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 3 to 4:45 p.m. Friday, funeral home. JULIUS BALOGH, 87, Youngstown. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Feb. 4, First Presbyterian Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 12:30 to 12:55 p.m. Feb. 4, ...

Woman who worked decades in lobster industry dies at 105

The Associated Press Virginia Oliver, one of the oldest lobster fishers in the world who trapped crustaceans in Maine for nearly a century, has died. She was 105. Born in Rockland, Maine, Oliver started trapping lobsters at age 8 alongside her father and older brother at a time when few ...