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...
Charles M. "Chuckie" Boerio, Jr.
May 23, 2021
HUBBARD - Charles Michael "Chuckie" Boerio, Jr., 27, passed away early Sunday morning, May 23, 2021, at the scene of a traffic accident on Salt Springs Road on Youngstown's West Side.
Chuckie was born Oct. 10, 1993, in Youngstown, and was a son of Charles M. Boerio, Sr. and Amy Metzinger.
He worked for Youngstown...
John M. Martin
May 23, 2021
BERLIN CENTER - John M. Martin, 54, passed away unexpectedly early Sunday morning, May 23, 2021, at his home after suffering an apparent heart attack.
John was born Aug. 5, 1966, in Youngstown, and was a son of John Martin and the late Gail Roberta Slater Martin. He was a graduate of Jackson-Milton High School and lived...
Valentino J. Monti
May 20, 2021
AUSTINTOWN - Valentino J. Monti, 84, passed away peacefully early Thursday morning, May 20, 2021, at Briarfield at Ashley Circle following an extended illness. Valentino, who was also known to friends as "Val," or just simply "Monti," and to his family as "Pap," was born on Valentine's Day in 1937 in Homer City, Pa., and was the son of...
Stephen J. Matyi
May 15, 2021
AUSTINTOWN - Stephen Joseph "Steve" Matyi, 73, passed away early Saturday morning, May 15, 2021, ending his lifelong struggle with muscular dystrophy, surrounded by his loving family during his short stay at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital.
Steve was born Oct. 22, 1947, in Youngstown, the second eldest of 12 children born to the late Frank and Flora...
Joelle Quade
May 13, 2021
HUBBARD - Joelle Quade, 48, passed away Thursday afternoon, May 13, 2021, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital following a brief illness.
Joelle was born Dec. 17, 1972, in Youngstown, a daughter of the late Albert and Sally Rhodes Naples, and was a lifelong area resident.
She was a 1990 graduate of Canfield High School and...
Joanne Miles
May 11, 2021
YOUNGSTOWN - Joanne Miles, 63, passed away Tuesday morning, May 11, 2021, at Beeghly Oaks in Boardman following a very brief illness.
Joanne was born Oct. 19, 1957, in Youngstown, and was a daughter of the late Charles and Joanne Thoreson Miles. She graduated from Chaney High School in 1975, and lived her life in this area....
Roman Ploskodniak
May 11, 2021
CANFIELD - Roman Ploskodniak, 69, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes early Tuesday morning, May 11, 2021, at his home. Roman was born July 16, 1951, in Grenoble, France, and was a son of Steve and Mychalina Chukla Ploskodniak. He came to America and Youngstown with his family as a child, and graduated from South High School in 1969....
David Vincent Hlinka
May 10, 2021
YOUNGSTOWN - David Vincent Hlinka, 62, lifelong resident of the city's West Side, passed away at his parents' home late Monday morning, May 10, 2021, with family and friends by his side following a 15-month battle with cancer. David, who was affectionately known to many as "JR" and fondly to his mother as "Sweet Pea," was born Oct. 10,...
Elsie May Kaehler
May 9, 2021
AUSTINTOWN - Elsie May Kaehler, 88, passed away Sunday morning, May 9, 2021, at The Woodlands at AustinWoods.
Elsie was born March 14, 1933, in Kincaid, Illinois, and was a daughter of the late Hobart D. Pruett and Delsie M. Brown Pruett. She came to this area in her 30s after living in California and Oregon, and...
Robert Stanley "Bob" Komsa
May 8, 2021
YOUNGSTOWN - Robert Stanley "Bob" Komsa, 73, passed away unexpectedly Saturday evening, May 8, 2021, at his home after suffering an apparent heart attack.
Bob was born May 27, 1947, in Youngstown, a son of the late Stanley and Mary Garich Komsa, and was a lifelong area resident.
Mr. Komsa graduated from Chaney High School,...
Loretta I. Bonczyk Brown
May 7, 2021
YOUNGSTOWN - Loretta I. Bonczyk Brown, 92, of the city's West Side and formerly of Canfield, passed away peacefully Friday evening, May 7, 2021, at Antonine Village in North Jackson following a brief illness.
Loretta was born June 11, 1928, in Campbell, and was a daughter of the late Rudolph and Hermina Schwarz Limberger. She was a...
Robert Arroyo
May 6, 2021
YOUNGSTOWN – Roberto "Robert" Arroyo Padilla, 71, passed away peacefully Thursday afternoon, May 6, 2021, in Las Vegas, after an amazing battle of will and strength with MDS and other complications. Robert was born May 14, 1949, in Puerto Rico, the sixth of 16 children born to Teodoro Arroyo and Rosa Arroyo. He moved with his family to Youngstown...
