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Obituaries

Anthony J. Zuppo Sr. 1943-2026

GIRARD — Anthony J. Zuppo Sr., 82, passed away Thursday morning, Jan. 8, 2026, in the comfort of his home surrounded by the love of his family. Anthony was born Jan. 15, 1943, in Youngstown, a son of the late Anthony and Anna M. Suiro Zuppo, and was a lifelong area resident. He was a 1961 ...

Services

JOY A. AHO, 73, Vienna. SERVICES: Noon Wednesday, Blackstone Funeral Home, Girard. CALLING HOURS: 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, funeral home. MARYANN GIANNINI, 89, Poland. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Tuesday, St. Anthony Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday, Rossi Brothers and Lellio ...

Ex-Corsican nationalist leader shot dead at mother’s funeral

PARIS (AP) — Former Corsican nationalist leader Alain Orsoni has been shot dead in Corsica during his mother’s funeral, according to French newspaper Le Monde. He was 71 years old. The Ajaccio public prosecutor, Nicolas Septe, has opened an investigation into murder by an organized gang. ...

Joan M. Bobovnyik 1930-2026

NORTH LIMA — We are saddened to share that our loving mother, Joan Marie Bobovnyik, 95, passed away Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, at the Inn at Glenellen. She was born Sept. 8, 1930, the daughter of Charles and Anna Margaret Dunn Snyder in Youngstown. She was called “Peep” by the newborn ...

Emaline B. Smith 1943-2026

CAMPBELL — Emaline Brogdon Smith, 82, departed this life at 7:02 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, following complications from a short illness. She was born July 29, 1943, in Youngstown, the daughter of Morgan Brogdon and Willabelle Jones Harden. She was a ...

Cory A. Altman 1970-2026

CANFIELD — It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of Cory Alan Altman, of Muirfield Drive, in Canfield, on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, at the age of 55 years. He was born March 8, 1970, in Youngstown, a son of Martin M. Altman and the late Sherry Hope Altman. Cory was a ...