EFFORT, Pa. — Forrest J. “Smokey” Cavalier Jr., 87, formerly of Youngstown, passed away Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, at Brookmont HealthCare Center in Effort. Forrest was born on June 13, 1937, in Youngstown, a son of the late Forrest J. Cavalier Sr. and Anne Alexander Cavalier. All his ...

IRMA J. BIROSCHAK, 89, formerly of Poland. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, Holy Family Parish, Poland. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Poland Chapel. MICHAEL L. BLOSAK, 75, Boardman. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Friday, St. Dominic Church, Youngstown. CALLING HOURS: ...

BRUCE LEE WALKER, 58, of Campbell, died Thursday at Hospice House. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, Grace Church of the Nazarene, Austintown. (Davidson-Becker, Struthers)

LIBERTY — James T. Weller Sr., 94, passed away peacefully, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. He was surrounded by his wife of 71 years, his children and grandchildren, and his dog, Will. Born Aug. 2, 1930, in Patton, Pa., Jim was the second child of Andrew and Matilda Weller. The family relocated ...

POLAND — Joyce Ellen Ohlin, 92, passed away peacefully at her home, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. She was born on Sept. 20, 1932, in Campbell, the daughter of Aleck and June Butcher Famor. Her husband of 55 years, Rudy E. Ohlin, passed away in 2008. Joyce leaves her seven children, Kathryn ...

PETERSBURG — Patrick A. Lucash, 74, passed away Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, at St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital after a short illness. Patrick was born Nov. 1, 1950, in Belleville, Illinois, a son of the late J. Benjamin and Mary Jo Bann Lucash. As a proud veteran, he served honorably in the ...