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Obituaries

Area deaths

TYMARK FREEMAN, 22, of Youngstown, died Dec. 26. (Augustine) EMMA W. JONES, 94, of Struthers, died Monday. Arrangements pending. (Davidson-Becker) BRANDI J. JORGENSEN, 25, of Struthers, died Dec. 30. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Thursday, Poland Village Baptist Church. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. ...

Richard G. Edwards Sr. 1935-2025

WASHINGTONVILLE — Richard G. Edwards Sr., 89, passed away peacefully, Sunday morning, Jan. 5, 2025, at Windsor House of Canfield. Richard was born April 2, 1935, in Detroit, Michigan, and moved to this area as a child. He graduated from Chaney High School in 1954. After graduation, he ...

Leanna Ilene Felger 1944-2025

POLAND — Leanna Ilene Felger, born July 6, 1944, in Youngstown, to George and Helen Hinderliter Bensky, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. She was a 1963 graduate of Springfield High School. She remained in the Springfield area with her family and eventually married her husband, Robert ...

Richard W. Gunn 1935-2025

HUDSON — Richard William “Rich” Gunn, 89, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. He was born Feb. 22, 1935, in Cleveland, to the late Frank Murphy and Frances Mae Fryan Gunn. Rich is the beloved husband of Sarah Anne “Sally” Crespi Gunn, and formerly of Carol Cleo Calvin, who died ...

John B. LaPlante 1940-2025

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — VADM John Baptiste LaPlante, USN (Ret.), 84, passed away peacefully, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, after a short battle with lung cancer. His wife of 60 years, Phyllis, was at his side. John “Bat” was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, on June 6, 1940. Not a true Missourian, his ...

Thelma P. Hunt 1941-2025

NORTH LIMA — Thelma P. Hunt, 83, passed away Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, at Hospice Of The Valley- Hospice House in Poland. She was born May 7, 1941, in Youngstown, the daughter of the late Albert and Helen Mansfield Coler, and was a lifelong area resident. Thelma was a homemaker most of the ...