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Obituaries

Helen C. Casale 1935-2025

PORT CLINTON — Helen Clare Strahler Casale, 89, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, at Fostoria Community Hospital. She was born June 20, 1935, on a farm near McConnelsville, the youngest of seven children born to Frank and Emma O’Linn Strahler. She married Michael J. Casale on June ...

Judy A. Brennan 1939-2025

MCDONALD — Judy A. Brennan left this world peacefully on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, at the age of 85. Born on Sept. 20, 1939, in Youngstown, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Mae Whitarce. Judy was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She lived in Portersville, Pa., for more ...

Charles J. Soda 1954-2025

NILES — Charles John Soda, 70, passed away peacefully on Monday evening, Feb. 3, 2025, at the Hospice House in Poland following an eight-month courageous battle with cancer. He was born June 28, 1954, in Warren, the son of Jess and Mary Dara Soda. Charlie was a 1972 graduate of Niles ...

Area deaths

NADINA AGUE, 56, of Youngstown, died Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Davis-Becker Funeral Home, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Monday and 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, funeral home. MERLE L. POYNTER, 80, of Lisbon, died Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Thursday, ...

Services

JOHN J. FARCUS, 73, Youngstown. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Monday, Rossi and Santucci Funeral Home, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 10:50 a.m. Monday, funeral home. CHARLES F. HARRIS, 87, Salem. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Monday, Stark Memorial, Salem. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, funeral home. ...

Jimmy D. Saffell 1945-2025

STRUTHERS — Jimmy D. Saffell, 79, passed away peacefully Thursday evening, Feb. 6, 2025. Jim was born July 5, 1945, in Andalusia, Alabama, a son of James Francis Saffell and Ruby Lee Ramer Saffell. He graduated from Boardman High School in 1963. Jim served in the U.S. Navy during the ...