Area deaths
JOHN S. DOBRINDT, 83, of Canfield, died Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at home. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Saturday, St. Brendan Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 9 to 9:50 a.m. Saturday, church. (Kinnick)
EDWARD G. LORENZ, 76, of Struthers, died Monday, March 27, 2023. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Christ Our Savior Parish at St. Nicholas Church, Struthers. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Cunningham-Becker Funeral Home, Poland.
THOMAS A. MORGAN JR., 71, of Girard, died Tuesday, March 28, 2023. CALLING HOURS: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Blackstone Funeral Home, Girard.
Area deaths
JOSEPH A. BELCASTRO SR., 86, of Niles, died Sunday, March 26, 2023. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Stephen Church, Niles. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Holeton-Yuhasz Funeral Home, Niles.
KATHERINE BOROVITCKY, 96, of Youngstown, died Monday, March 27, 2023 at Hospice House. SERVICES: noon Friday, St. Anne Ukrainian Catholic Church, Austintown. CALLING HOURS: 9 to 11:15 a.m. Friday, Kinnick Funeral Home, Youngstown.
ROBERT J. FITZPATRICK JR., 65, of Beloit, died Monday, March 27, 2023 at home. SERVICES: 2 p.m. Saturday, Stark Memorial, Salem.
Area deaths
JANET GAETANO, 89, of Canfield, died Sunday, March 26, 2023. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Thursday, Rossi & Santucci Funeral Home, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: noon to 12:50 p.m. Thursday, funeral home.
EDWARD GRISA, 95, of Struthers, died Saturday, March 25, 2023, at Aventura at Assumption Village. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Friday, Davidson-Becker Funeral Home, Struthers. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, funeral home.
Area deaths
DOROTHY J. ANDERSON, 105, of Poland, died Thursday, March 23, 2023. Arrangements are pending. (Davis-Becker)
JACK JOHNSON SR., 60, of Youngstown, died Friday, March 24, 2023, at home. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Blackstone Funeral Home, Girard.
MARIO C. PECCHIA, 90, of Poland, died Saturday, March 25, 2023. Arrangements are pending. (Higgins-Reardon)
KAREN MICHELE STEC, 79, of Youngstown, died Wednesday, March 15, 2023. (Augustine)
JOYCE WOODS, 85, of Struthers, died Wednesday, March 22, 2023. (Augustine)
Area deaths
PECOLA BRYANT, 86, of Youngstown, died Friday, March 10, 2023. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Tuesday, F.D. Mason Memorial Funeral Home, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 10 a.m. Tuesday, funeral home.
DOROTHY G. SIKORA, 93, of Poland, died Sunday, March 19, 2023. Services were private. (Wasko)
Area deaths
RUTH A. AIKEY, 94, of Youngstown, died Sunday, March 5, 2023. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Thursday, St. Dominic Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 9 a.m. Thursday, church. (Augustine)
RICHARD C.W. BEGLEY, 41, of Austintown, died Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. Arrangements are pending. (Kinnick)
SILFREDO CARDONA, 73, of Youngstown, died Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at home. (Kinnick)
DONALD J. CLARK, 81, of Austintown, died Monday, March 20, 2023, at home. There are no services. (Kinnick)
PAUL D. DEAK, 82, of Austintown, died Sunday, March 19, 2023, at home. (Kinnick)
CHARLES L. RUPERT, 76, of Columbiana, died Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. SERVICES: 2 p.m. Saturday, Warrick-Kummer-Rettig Funeral Home, Columbiana. CALLING HOURS: 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, funeral home.
Area deaths
JESSE CARTER JR., 68, of Youngstown, died Thursday, March 16, 2023. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Monday, Third Baptist Church. CALLING HOURS: 10 a.m. Monday, church. (F.D. Mason)aLOIS L. CUTTS, 74, of Youngstown, died Friday, March 10, 2023, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. (L.E. Black)
PEGGY DEANGELIS, 91, of Warren, died Monday, March 20, 2023, at St. Joseph Warren Hospital. (Staton-Borowski)
TINA McCULLEN, 48, of Youngstown, died Friday, March 17, 2023, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. (Staton-Borowski)
Area deaths
LISA M. BEEBE, 63, of Girard, died Thursday, March 16, 2023, at Hospice House. CALLING HOURS: noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Holeton-Yuhasz Funeral Home, Niles.
LOUISE CAPALDI, 91, of McDonald, died Friday, March 17, 2023, at Hospice House. Arrangements are pending. (Kinnick)
MARYLOU V. CHIARELLO CROUTHERS, 73, of Boardman, died Friday, March 17, 2023, at Specialty Care, St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. Arrangements are pending. (Higgins-Reardon)
JAMES E. WESTMORELAND, 77, of Youngstown, died Sunday, March 12, 2023. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Third Baptist Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 10 a.m. Tuesday, church. (F.D. Mason)
ROLAND ARTHUR WOLF JR., 78, of Youngstown, died Thursday, March 16, 2023. There are no services. (Rossi and Santucci, Boardman)
Area deaths
MARGARET A. DAILEY, 104, of Youngstown, died Monday, March 13, 2023. Services were private. (Rossi and Santucci)
DOLORES J. MARTIN, 95, of Boardman, died Wednesday, March 1, 2023. There are no services. (Thompson Filicky)
Area deaths
KENNETH HERIOT, 61, of Campbell, died Saturday, March 4, 2023. SERVICES: 2 p.m. Friday, F.D. Mason Memorial Funeral Home, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 1 p.m. Friday, funeral home.
EMILIA CHAVEZ SAPHORE, 81, of Youngstown, died Wednesday, March 15, 2023. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. (Warrick-Kummer-Rettig)
ROGER SAPHORE, 79, of Youngstown, died Wednesday, March 15, 2023. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. (Warrick-Kummer-Rettig)
FRANK G. VARI, 82, of Ravenna, formerly of Youngstown, died Sunday, March 12, 2023, at Select Specialty Hospital, Akron. Arrangements are pending. (Kinnick)
Area deaths
KATHERINE “JOANNE” DEEMER, 83, of New Middletown, died Tuesday, March 14, 2023. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Saturday, Cunningham-Becker Funeral Home, Poland. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Saturday, funeral home.
ELOISE MITCHELL, 54, of Akron, died Tuesday, March 7, 2023. CALLING HOURS: 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, F.D. Mason Memorial Funeral Home, Youngstown.
LAURA I. “SIS” STRAUB, 92, of Salem, died Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at Salem West Healthcare Center. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Monday, Stark Memorial, Salem. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, funeral home.
Area deaths
JAMES A. ANTELL, 79, of Austintown, died Saturday, March 11, 2023, at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Services are pending. (Blackstone)
MARY ANN DeSANTIS, 99, of Liberty, died Friday, March 10, 2023, at Liberty Health Care Center. Arrangements are pending. (Blackstone)
FRED A. LIGGITT, 73, of Salem, died Saturday, March 11, 2023, at St. Mary’s Alzheimer’s Center, Columbiana. Services will be held at a later date. (Stark Memorial)
MARIE L. MARTINEZ, 33, of Youngstown, died Monday, March 6, 2023. SERVICES: noon Wednesday, F.D. Mason Memorial Funeral Home, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. to noon Wednesday, funeral home.
MARGARET “MARGIE” McGRAW, 85, of Venice, Fla., formerly of Youngstown, died Friday, March 10, 2023. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, St. Charles Church, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Fox Funeral Home, Boardman, and 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, church.
Area deaths
AMPARO CRUZ, 90, of Youngstown, died Friday, March 10, 2023. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Friday, St. Charles Borromeo Church, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 10:50 a.m. Friday, church. (Rossi & Santucci)
Area deaths
TODD CAUDILL, 59, of Boardman, died Tuesday, March 7, 2023. There are no services. (Higgins-Reardon)
SR. MARY ANN COZ, 102, of Canfield, died Friday, March 10, 2023, at the Ursuline Mother House. Arrangements are pending. (Kinnick)
PAUL L. “ROY” EIPPERT, 88, died Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. Arrangements are pending. (Gary S. Silvat)
DORA FIGUEROA-NOGUERA, 50, of Milwaukee, Wis., died Friday, March 3, 2023. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Monday, F.D. Mason Funeral Home, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 9:30 to 11 a.m. Monday, funeral home.
WILLIAM H. MURRAY, 40, of Youngstown, died Feb. 25, 2023. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Friday, F.D. Mason Memorial Funeral Home, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 10:30 a.m. Friday, funeral home.
THOMAS G. TALLARINO, 69, of Elyria, formerly of Youngstown, died Tuesday, March 7, 2023. SERVICES: 2 p.m. March 24, Fox Funeral Home, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: noon to 1:45 p.m. March 24, funeral home.
CHARLOTTE WALKER, 84, of Austintown, died Wednesday, March 8, 2023. There are no services. (Lane)
Area deaths
ROBERT E. ARMENI, 83, of Boardman, died Tuesday, March 7, 2023. SERVICES: 6 p.m. Monday, Rossi and Santucci Funeral Home, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 5:50 p.m. Monday, funeral home.
DEAN PONZIANI, 53, of Youngstown, died Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. Arrangements are pending. (Borowski Funeral / Oak Meadow)
Area deaths
CATHERINE A. DANIELS, 40, of Youngstown, died Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Friday, F.D. Mason Memorial Chapel, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: noon to 1 p.m. Friday, funeral home.
PHYLLIS A. LEONE, 70, of Poland, died Monday, March 6, 2023. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Monday, Holy Family Church, Poland. CALLING HOURS: 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Rossi and Santucci Funeral Home, Boardman.
ANTONIA SANCHEZ, 92, of Liberty, died Tuesday, March 7, 2023. Arrangements pending. (Becker)
Area deaths
ELIZABETH J. “LISA” CHRISTOFF, 57, of Youngstown, died Saturday, March 4, 2023. (Shriver-Allison-Courtley-Weller-King)
SALLY S. McCOLLUM, 82, of Columbiana, died Monday, March 6, 2023, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. SERVICES: 3 p.m. Friday, Warrick-Kummer-Rettig Funeral Home, Columbiana. CALLING HOURS: 2 to 3 p.m. Friday, funeral home.
WILLIAM G. YOUNG JR., 69, of Beloit, died Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, at University of Cleveland in Cleveland. SERVICES: 7 p.m. Friday, Stark Memorial Funeral Home, Salem. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, funeral home.
Area deaths
RICHARD J. ANTAL, 91, of Struthers, died Sunday, March 5, 2023. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Thursday, St. Patrick Church, Hubbard. (Davidson-Becker, Struthers)
ANDREW ANTHONY APPUGLIESE, 83, of Youngstown, died Friday, March 3, 2023. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Friday, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Basilica, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 9 to 9:50 a.m. Friday, church. (Rossi and Santucci, Boardman)
MARK ALLAN PETERITIS, 67, of Niles, died Saturday, March 4, 2023, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Friday, Christ Episcopal Church, Warren. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Wm Nicholas Funeral Home, Niles.
MICHAEL J. SAVKO, 86, of Austintown, died Saturday, March, 4, 2023. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Thursday, St. Joseph Church, Austintown. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 10:50 a.m. Thursday, church. (Rossi & Santucci, Boardman)
JOHN ULICNEY, 86, of Austintown, died Monday, March 6, 2023. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Friday, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Austintown. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, and 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. Friday, Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Austintown.
MICHAEL J. YANUCCI, 87, of Poland, died Monday, March 6, 2023. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Friday, Holy Family Church, Poland. (Higgins-Reardon)
Area deaths
BEVERLY J. MOHN, 89, of New Middletown, died Friday, March 3, 2023. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Friday, Bethel Friends Church. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Cunningham-Becker Funeral Home, Poland and 10 to 10:45 a.m. Friday church.
ROBERT J. “BOB” ROTH, 70, of Delphos, Ohio, and formerly of Youngstown, died Thursday, March 2, 2023, at Memorial Hospital, Lima. SERVICES: 8 p.m. Tuesday, Harter and Schier Funeral Home, Delphos. CALLLING HOURS: 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, funeral home.
FLORENCE CEIL WATSON, 94, of Youngstown, died Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, in Youngstown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Tuesday, New Bethel Baptist Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, church. (F.D. Mason)
Area deaths
PATRICK J. BRICELAND, 74, of Poland, died Thursday, March 2, 2023. SERVICES: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, St. Charles Church, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Davis-Becker Funeral Home, Boardman.
ANGELA J. DeTUNNO, 95, of Boardman, died Thursday, March 2, 2023, at Hampton Woods, Poland. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Monday, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Basilica, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 9 to 10 a.m. Monday, church. (Rossi and Santucci)
THOMAS J. DOHAR, 91, of Youngstown, died Wednesday, March 1, 2023. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Tuesday, St. Maron Maronite Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 9:30 to 10:50 Tuesday, church.
MARGIE JOBE, 102, of Liberty, died Thursday, March 2, 2023. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Church Hill United Methodist Church. (Blackstone)
JAMES A. LEWIS, 76, of Boardman, died Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Services were private. (Rossi and Santucci)
ERNEST A. MALAMISURA, 80, of Boardman, died Thursday, March 2, 2023 at The Cleveland Clinic. (Borowski / Oak Meadow)
Area deaths
JOHN G. BRACE, 64, of Austintown, died Wednesday, March 1, 2023. SERVICES: 2 p.m. Monday, Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Austintown Chapel. CALLING HOURS: 1 to 2 p.m. Monday, funeral home.
WILLIAM H. CLARK, 93, of Poland, died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2022 at his home. Arrangements are pending. (Kinnick)
PAUL E. GRESS, 73, of Youngstown, died Wednesday, March 1, 2023. SERVICES: 5 p.m. Sunday, Fox Funeral Home, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, funeral home.
SUE ELLEN GURD, 76, of Girard, died Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at Hospice House, Poland. Arrangements are pending. (Kinnick)
JAMES A. SPRATT, 87, of North Lima, died Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital. Arrangements are pending. (Warrick-Kummer-Rettig)
SHIRLEY A. STANEC, 73, of Austintown, died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, at her home. Arrangements are pending. (Kinnick)
STEPHEN A. VARMEGA, 92, formerly of Youngstown, died Thursday, March 2, 2023, at Champion Estates Assisted Living, Warren. Services are private. (Kinnick)
Area deaths
ROCCO L. MODARELLI, 92, of Youngstown, died Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. There are no services. (Rossi & Santucci)
PATRICIA J. RODRIGUEZ, 64, of Youngstown, died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. SERVICES: 3 p.m. Sunday, Rossi and Santucci Funeral Home, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, funeral home.
BARBARA ANN TRAFICANTI, 89, of Poland, died Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. Services were private. (Rossi & Santucci)
Area deaths
JOSEPH BALDWIN, 49, of Youngstown, died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Wednesday, F.D. Mason Memorial Funeral Home, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: 10 a.m. Wednesday, funeral home.
DESIREE FRANCISCA LOZADA, 34, of Columbus, died Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Friday, Elizabeth Baptist Church. CALLING HOURS: 10 a.m. Friday, church.