KALAMA, Wash. — Lloyd E. Slusher, MD, passed away Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Longview, Washington. Lloyd was born on a farm in Butler County, Ohio, on Nov. 18, 1938, the youngest of nine siblings. He pursued higher education at Miami University, earning his bachelor’s degree, and went on ...

POLAND — Barbara “Barbie” Ann Marakas, 72, of Poland, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, after a hard fought battle with cancer. Barbie was born Dec. 17, 1952, in Youngstown, to John and Barbara Caputo. The second child out of seven, she always watched out for her younger ...

STRUTHERS — Richard Bodendorfer, fondly known as Bodie or Rich, 97, of Struthers, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, at Hospice of the Valley in Poland. Rich was born on Nov. 2, 1927, to John and Sofia Fabian Bodendorfer, in New Castle, Pa. He was “the baby” of the family ...

KEWADIN, Michigan — Thomas C. Lance passed away peacefully Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, with family by his side. Thomas was born Nov. 3, 1940, in Youngstown, and graduated from Boardman High School in 1959. He attended Youngstown State University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in ...

Area deaths SUSAN L. DECORT, 72, of Salem, died Thursday. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Greenford Lutheran Church, Salem. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, church. LARRY JOLTIN, 81, of Liberty, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Tuesday, ...

Services EDWARD BURY SR., 89, Boardman. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Tuesday, St. Catherine of Siena Parish-St. Luke Church, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 10:45 a.m. Tuesday, church. JOHN CUREA SR., 97, Boardman. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Davis-Becker Funeral Home, Boardman. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 ...