YOUNGSTOWN — Joseph A. Bobovnyk Jr., 58, passed away unexpectedly, Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023, at his home. Joseph was born Nov. 16, 1965, in Youngstown, a son of the late Joseph A. and Elizabeth Pallone Bobovnyk, and was a lifelong area resident. Joe worked several different jobs with ...

POLAND — Linda D. Paris, 78, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023, at her home in Poland, with her devoted husband by her side. Born Jan. 10, 1945, in Youngstown, Linda was the daughter of the late William and Katherine Williams. She was a 1963 graduate of North High School. ...

NILES — Shirley May Gustovich, 73, passed away peacefully, Thursday morning, Dec. 28, 2023, at the residence of her niece, Sarella Sekola, in Canfield. Her nieces, Sarella and Natalie Gustovich, were by her side as she passed from this earthly life. Shirley, affectionately referred to as ...

BOARDMAN — Rebecca “Becky” I. Cantanzriti, 63, passed away suddenly, Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023, at her home. She was born May 27, 1960, in Liberty, a daughter of the late Ernest C. and Joan E. Reed Foltz. Becky graduated from Liberty High School in 1978. Becky was a devoted ...

AUSTINTOWN — Gerold W. “Jerry” Wix, 74, passed away unexpectedly Sunday evening, Dec. 24, 2023, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. Jerry, also known as “Sugar Bear,” was born Dec. 10, 1949, in Fairmont, W.Va., a son of the late Kenneth Lee and Ellen Mae Boyce Wix. He was a proud ...

CANFIELD — Connie J. Raupach, 83, died early Thursday morning, Dec. 28, 2023, at Hospice House in Poland, following an extended illness. She was born June 17, 1940, in Youngstown, the daughter of Merino “Mack” and Elaine Cellio LaCivita. Connie was a 1958 graduate of Austintown ...