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Obituaries

Area deaths

JUDITH M. KEEFER, 81, of Poland, died Thursday. SERVICES: 11:30 a.m. Saturday, New Life Church, Poland. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, church. (Cunningham-Becker) PATRICIA MALINOWSKI, 85, formerly of Austintown, died Saturday. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Thursday, chapel, St Matthew Catholic ...

Services

JOSEPH B. BAKER, 98, North Lima. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Christ Our Savior Parish-St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Struthers. RICHARD A. DRENNEN, 85, Youngstown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Friday, St. Edward Church, Youngstown. JAMES D. ESAU, 55, Youngstown. CELEBRATION OF LIFE: Saturday, ...

Richard J. Hevener 1947-2025

AUSTINTOWN — Richard J. Hevener, 78, of Austintown, passed away unexpectedly Monday morning, Dec. 29, 2025, at his residence. He was born Sept. 1, 1947, in Youngstown, a son of Clare and Virginia Martin Hevener. Richard was a 1967 graduate of Austintown Fitch High School and worked as a ...

John T. Moore 1929-2026

BOARDMAN — John T. Moore died on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, at the age of 96. He was born Sept. 1, 1929, in Wheeling, W.Va., a son of the late William S. Moore and the former Maude M. Groves. John was proud to serve his nation as a member of the United States Army during the Korean War. ...

Phillip Kurek 1953-2026

AUSTINTOWN — Phillip Kurek, 72, passed away early Saturday morning, Jan. 3, 2026. He had been medically fragile for over nine years. He truly loved life and every day was a blessing to him. Phillip was born Aug. 1, 1953, the fourth of eight children, to John C. and Frances Schlosser ...

Irene R. Necko 1940-2025

AUSTINTOWN — Irene R. Necko passed away peacefully on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, at St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital. Irene was born in Youngstown, a daughter of John and Magdalin Bedenik Pavlovich. She was a graduate of Campbell Memorial High School and attended Youngstown Business College ...