Leroy "Lee" Lewis
Jun 18, 2021
STRUTHERS - Leroy "Lee" Lewis, 78, passed away peacefully Thursday, June 18, at Briarfield at Ashley Circle in Austintown. Lee was born Feb. 7, 1943, in Youngstown, and was a son of the late Everett R. and Sophie Kotick Lewis. He graduated from Struthers High School in 1962, and attended Fort Scott Junior College, where he was later recruited...
Barbara Julia Mcclay Shaffer
Jun 18, 2021
CANFIELD - Barbara Julia McClay Shaffer, 84, passed away peacefully Friday morning, June 18, 2021, at her home in Canfield, surrounded by family.
Barbara was born Dec. 20, 1936, and was a daughter of the late Mary Welcomer McClay and John J. McClay.
She attended St. Patrick Elementary School in Youngstown and graduated in 1954...
Mavis Irene Breetz
Jun 18, 2021
YOUNGSTOWN - Mavis Irene Breetz, 97, passed away peacefully in her sleep early Friday morning, June 18, 2021, at Liberty Health Care Center in Liberty Township.
Mavis was born Dec. 10, 1923, in Youngstown, and was a daughter of the late Harold and Elizabeth McLaughlin Tharp. She was raised in Youngstown, was a graduate of East High...
Brian G. Stringer
Jun 17, 2021
WARREN - Brian G. Stringer, 59, passed away unexpectedly Thursday morning, June 17, 2021, at his home.
Brian was born Oct. 8, 1961, in Warren, a son of Dallis G. and JoAnne Mateyko Stringer, and was a lifelong area resident.
He was a 1979 graduate of Girard High School and later earned an associate's degree...
Carl C. Heltzel
Jun 16, 2021
GIRARD - Carl C. Heltzel, 66, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday evening, June 16, 2021, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital.
Carl was born Nov. 11, 1954, in Warren, a son of the late Robert and Mary Jane Hazzard Heltzel, and he was a lifelong area resident.
He was a 1973 graduate of Gilmour Academy and graduated...
Patricia Ann "Pat" Theis Heini
Jun 13, 2021
CUYAHOGA FALLS - Patricia Ann "Pat" Theis Heini, 76, formerly of Austintown, passed peacefully into eternal life late Sunday morning, June 13, 2021, at Akron Select Specialty Hospital with her family by her side.
Pat was born July 7, 1944, in Youngstown, and was the daughter of the late William Theis and Wilhelmina Eberth Theis. She lived...
Karen Snyder
Jun 12, 2021
BERLIN CENTER - Karen Snyder, 69, passed away Saturday morning, June 12, 2021, at her home following a short and difficult struggle with cancer.
Karen was born April 6, 1952, in Chicago, and was the daughter of the late Arthur and Sophie Frankovic O'Gara.
She came to Youngstown as a young woman in 1972 after...
Roger P. Mowen
Jun 11, 2021
NILES - Roger P. Mowen, 72, passed away early Friday morning, June 11, 2021, at Washington Square Healthcare Center following a courageous battle with cancer.
Roger was born June 2, 1949, in Alliance, a son of the late Robert and Martha Thorn Mowen, and was a lifelong area resident.
He was a 1967 graduate of...
Christopher Jay Jones
Jun 10, 2021
AUSTINTOWN - Christopher Jay "Chris" Jones, 51, passed away early Thursday evening, June 10, 2021, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital from complications of Covid-19.
Chris was born Nov. 21, 1969, in Youngstown, and was a son of Charles E. Jones, I and Patricia J. Sharpe Jones. He was a 1988 graduate of Chaney High School and lived...
June J. Day
Jun 10, 2021
GIRARD - June J. Day, 82, passed away Thursday evening, June 10, 2021, at her daughter's home surrounded by her family.
June was born Aug. 3, 1938, in Youngstown, a daughter of the late Martin and June Fitch Washington, and was a lifelong area resident.
June worked for Truenorth in Hubbard for over 20 years,...
Marlene L. Smail
Jun 8, 2021
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP - Marlene L. Smail, 62, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, June 8, 2021, at Hospice House following a brief illness.
Marlene was born Dec. 9, 1958, in Youngstown, a daughter of Melvin Smail and Marlene Allen O'Neill, and was a lifelong area resident.
She was a 1977 graduate of McDonald High School and...
Robert Emmett "Bob" Casey
Jun 7, 2021
YOUNGSTOWN - Robert Emmett "Bob" Casey, 77, of the city's West Side, passed away early Monday morning, June 7, 2021, at Hospice House from complications of Parkinson's Disease, surrounded by the love of family and friends. Bob was born June 21, 1943, in Youngstown, and was a son of the late Michael Emmett Casey and Winifred Kelley Casey. He...
Kenneth Max Dunmire
Jun 6, 2021
BERLIN CENTER - Kenneth Max Dunmire, 86, passed away Sunday afternoon, June 6, 2021, at his home following an extended illness.
Kenneth was born Oct. 10, 1934, in Bell Township, Pa., and was the son of the late Alfred Dunmire and Wilma Haulton Dunmire.
He graduated from Bell Township High School and then proudly served...
Terry R. Black
Jun 2, 2021
BOARDMAN - Terry R. Black, 71, passed away Wednesday evening, June 2, 2021, at Windsor House of Canfield following a brief illness.
Terry was born March 16, 1950, in New Castle, Pa., and was a son of the late Robert and Esther Furlong Black. He graduated from New Wilmington High School in Pennsylvania in 1968, and came...
Joseph A. Pruneski
May 31, 2021
GIRARD - Joseph A. Pruneski, 91, passed away Monday evening, May 31, 2021, at his home following a brief illness, surrounded by his family.
Joseph was born June 4, 1929, in McDonald, and was a son of the late Joseph and Helen Johnson Pruneski. He was raised in Erie, Pa. and returned to this area to attend...
Jan Allen Murphy
May 30, 2021
YOUNGSTOWN - Jan Allen Murphy, 81, passed away Sunday, May 30, 2021, at his home on the city's West Side, under hospice care.
Jan was born Feb. 19, 1940, in Washington Township, and was the son of the late Roy H. Murphey and Lois H. Rice Murphey.
Mr. Murphy was a lifelong resident of Ohio,...
Stanley P. Chermely
May 27, 2021
CANFIELD - Stanley P. Chermely, 96, passed away unexpectedly Thursday afternoon, May 27, 2021, at his home.
Stanley was born Dec. 28, 1924, in Wooster, and was the youngest of three children born to the late Joseph and Mary Kozar Chermely.
He was raised in Cleveland and attended Collinwood High School. He honorably served in...
Deborah “Debbi” Banas Thompson
May 26, 2021
GIRARD - Deborah "Debbi" Banas Thompson, 57, passed away peacefully Wednesday afternoon, May 26, 2021, at her home following a lengthy illness.
Deborah was born Nov. 18, 1963, in Youngstown, and was a daughter of Joseph and Carolyn Bartels Banas.
Debbi was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and lived her life in this...
Jack R. Fry
May 24, 2021
MINERAL RIDGE - Jack R. Fry, 81, passed away May 24, 2021, at his home at Continuing Health Care following a lengthy illness.
Jack was born May 1, 1940, a son of the late Jack Tomalka and Ruth Andrews, and lived his life in Ohio.
Mr. Fry worked at Northside Hospital, and he enjoyed playing...
Darlene Lynn Alexander
May 24, 2021
AUSTINTOWN - Darlene Lynn Alexander, 67, passed into eternal life early Monday morning, May 24, 2021, at the Cleveland Clinic. Darlene was born Oct. 30, 1953, in Youngstown, and was the daughter of the late Carl M. Alexander and Blanche Anderson Alexander. She was a 1971 graduate of East High School and later graduated in 1997 from Youngstown State...
