YOUNGSTOWN — Sam “Sava” Yovanovich passed away unexpectedly, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, surrounded by his family. Born in Youngstown, Feb. 4, 1958, to Rudy Yovanovich and Mildred Jean Novakovich. He was raised and spent his whole life in Youngstown. Sam was a graduate of Boardman High ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Carol Agnew Tallman, 82, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. Carol was born July 1, 1942, to Elbert and Betsy Agnew. She graduated from Boardman High School and went on to earn a teaching degree from Bowling Green State University, where she joined Delta Zeta sorority and was ...

NAPLES, Fla. — Carol Jean Evans, 81, passed away peacefully, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, surrounded by her loving family, after a very brief illness. Carol, affectionately known as “Gokie,” was born Nov. 11, 1943, the beloved daughter of James Robert Brown Sr. and Pearl Irene Wodianka Brown. ...

COLUMBIANA — Lee Work “The General” Pratt, 90, passed away Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. He was born to the late Paris and Evelyn Fortney Pratt on March 9, 1934, in Grant Town W.Va. He enlisted in the Air Force in 1956. After the Air Force, he came to Columbiana in search of work. He ...

BOARDMAN — Sherwood Brice Stephens, 81, passed away after a long illness, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, at Hospice of the Valley Hospice House, with his loving family by his side. Sherwood was born Jan. 3, 1943, in Greenville, Pa., a son of the late Floyd B. Stephens and Helen McCoy ...

NILES — Mary J. Hickey DiRando, 74, was unexpectedly called home by Jesus, Sunday morning, Nov. 17, 2024, with her husband by her side. Mary was born Sept. 9, 1950, in Youngstown, a daughter of the late Bernice Hickey. She graduated from South High School in 1969. On July 22, 1972, she ...