LIBERTY — Mark Erkman, 91, passed away peacefully, Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023. Mark was born June 2, 1932, son of Milos and Julia Erkman of Youngstown. Mark attended Wilson High School. Mark ran the family business, Worker’s Tavern, with his two brothers until he retired in 1998. He was a ...

PETERSBURG — Larry J. Nelson always said, “when it’s your time, it’s your time.” That time came for Larry on Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023. Born Dec. 30, 1943, in Templeton, Pa., son of Chester A. and Ruth Willison Nelson (Brocious Bish), he was raised in the New Bethlehem, Pa. area. ...

COLUMBIANA — Dorothy Ann Gwatkin, just shy of 102, passed away Christmas morning, Monday, Dec. 25, 2023, with family by her side. Born Feb. 3, 1922, Dot (aka Dottie) enjoyed her 100th birthday like a celebrity, while a resident of Paisley House Assisted Living. Dot is survived by her ...

AUSTINTOWN — Clark Westly Eckenrode, 76, passed away peacefully at his residence in Austintown, on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. Clark was born July 17, 1947, in Youngstown, and went on to enter the Army after graduation. He was part of the First Infantry Division, Blue Spader in Vietnam, where he ...

LORDSTOWN — Albert Paul “Peno” Romain, 91, passed away peacefully at home, Friday, Dec. 22, 2023, surrounded by his loved ones, after a long-time battle with cancer. Albert was born Feb. 28, 1932, to Albert and Stella Lemanek Romain of Warren. He was a 1950 graduate of Lordstown High ...

CAMPBELL — Irene Yanno, a lifelong resident of Campbell, died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023, at Masternick Memorial Nursing Home. She was 95 years old. The cause of death was old age. Irene “I” Frances Szpyt Yanno, the youngest of six children, was born to Polish immigrants on April 14, 1928. ...