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Peter Piergiovanni

Peter Piergiovanni

May 3, 2021

YOUNGSTOWN - Peter Piergiovanni, 99, formerly of Austintown, passed away peacefully Monday morning, May 3, 2021, at his home at Canfield Place. Peter was born Feb. 18, 1922, in Rillton, Pa., and was a son of the late Daniel and Jennie Polato Piergiovanni. Mr. Piergiovanni proudly served as a Sargent in the U.S. Army during World War II, participating...

David J. "Dave" Crincic

David J. "Dave" Crincic

May 3, 2021

YOUNGSTOWN - David J. "Dave" Crincic, 65, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes Monday evening, May 3, 2021, at his home. Dave was born May 12, 1955, in Youngstown, and was a son of Joseph and Helen Petro Crincic. He grew up in Austintown, was a 1973 graduate of Fitch High School, and was a lifelong area resident. Mr....

Delores J. Anzelmo

Delores J. Anzelmo

Apr 29, 2021

AUSTINTOWN - Delores J. Anzelmo, 84, passed away peacefully Thursday morning, April 29, 2021, at The Woodlands at AustinWoods, following a lengthy struggle with dementia.

Delores was born March 27, 1937, in Youngstown, and was the youngest of 12 children born to Harold LeRoy Hinkson and Lydia Brown Hinkson. She attended South High School and lived her...

Rosemarie Repasky

Rosemarie Repasky

Apr 27, 2021

GIRARD - Rosemarie Repasky, 87, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, April 27, 2021, at her home, surrounded by her family.

Rosemarie was born Oct. 14, 1933, in Struthers, a daughter of the late Dominic and Philomena Acierno Coloutes, and was a lifelong area resident.

She was a graduate of Struthers High School and after her...

Catherine Maruschak Malley

Catherine Maruschak Malley

Apr 26, 2021

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MICH. - Catherine Maruschak Malley, 84, longtime resident of the Youngstown area, passed into Eternal Life on Monday, April 26, 2021, at her home in Michigan. Catherine was born Feb. 22, 1937, in Youngstown, and was the youngest child of John and Anna Paruch Maruschak. She was raised in Youngstown and lived in this area until moving...

Donald E. "Don" Brobst

Donald E. "Don" Brobst

Apr 23, 2021

CANFIELD - Donald E. "Don" Brobst, 89, passed away peacefully early Friday morning, April 23, 2021, at his home with family by his side.

Donald was born in Youngstown on Nov. 25, 1931, and was the son of the late Byron W. and Martha Ashton Brobst. He graduated in 1949 from Chaney High School and lived much...

Elaine M. Baran

Elaine M. Baran

Apr 20, 2021

YOUNGSTOWN - Elaine M. Baran, 82, passed away peacefully early Tuesday morning, April 20, 2021, at her home at Canfield Place.

Elaine was born Feb. 9, 1939, in Youngstown, and was a daughter of the late Guy Delpha and Mary Frances Guerriero Delpha. She was raised in Youngstown and graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1957....

Mary A. Rock

Mary A. Rock

Apr 18, 2021

MCDONALD - Mary A. Rock, 86, passed away peacefully, early Sunday morning, April 18, 2021, at Hospice House.

Mary was born Nov. 5, 1934, in Girard, a daughter of the late John M. and Mary M. Hirst Barninger, and was a lifelong area resident.

Mary worked at Super 8 Motel in housekeeping for 30 years....

Deborah M. "Debby" Green

Deborah M. "Debby" Green

Apr 17, 2021

MINERAL RIDGE - Deborah M. Green, 52, passed away Saturday evening, April 17, 2021, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital after becoming ill at home.

Known to all as Debby, she was born Feb. 26, 1969, in Youngstown, and was a daughter of the late Frederick Wike and Frances Swartzen Strobel. She attended McDonald High School and lived...

Alice Elsie Napodano Heaver

Alice Elsie Napodano Heaver

Apr 17, 2021

AUSTINTOWN - Alice Elsie Napodano Heaver, 84, passed away Saturday, April 17, 2021, at Austintown Health Care from complications of Covid-19. Alice was born July 10, 1936, in New Castle, Pa., was a daughter of the late Fred H. Vannatten and Virginia Walls Vannatten, and graduated from Union Area High School in New Castle. She lived in Ohio, Texas,...

William Stephen "Bill" Sywy

William Stephen "Bill" Sywy

Apr 14, 2021

WYLIE, TEXAS - William Stephen "Bill" Sywy, 79, longtime resident of the Mahoning Valley, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at Methodist Richardson Medical Center near his home in Texas, after a bout with kidney failure. William was born in Youngstown on April 24, 1941, and was the son of the late Steve Sywy and Anna Hubiack Sywy....

Sandra L. "Sandy" Mihalik

Sandra L. "Sandy" Mihalik

Apr 14, 2021

BOARDMAN - Sandra L. "Sandy" Mihalik, 62, passed away early Wednesday morning, April 14, 2021, at St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer.

Sandy was born June 29, 1958, in Youngstown, was a daughter of Albert and Frances Potisek Mihalik, and lived her life in this area.

She was a 1976...

Amy Abranovich

Amy Abranovich

Apr 12, 2021

YOUNGSTOWN - Amy Abranovich, 53, passed away unexpectedly Monday, April 12, 2021, at her home.

Amy was born Feb. 4, 1968, in Sharon, Pa., was a daughter of Nick and Tressa Abranovich, and has lived in the Youngstown area for about 20 years.

She was a graduate of New Wilmington High School in Pennsylvania, and...

Lucille D. Novak

Lucille D. Novak

Apr 11, 2021

AUSTINTOWN - Lucille D. Novak, 91, passed away peacefully Sunday afternoon, April 11, 2021, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital.

Lucille was born Nov. 14, 1929, in Campbell, and was a daughter of the late Steve and Sadie Rich Testa. She was a lifelong area resident, and lived in Austintown since 1959.

She was a graduate...

Walter Turner Karr

Walter Turner Karr

Apr 10, 2021

AUSTINTOWN - Walter Turner Karr, 78, passed away peacefully Saturday morning, April 10, 2021, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. Walter was born in Sharon, Pa. on May 15, 1942, and was the son of the late Frank M. Karr and Isabelle Turner Karr. He graduated in 1960 from The Rayen School and then enlisted in the U.S. Air Force....

Wadad Atway Jadallah

Wadad Atway Jadallah

Apr 9, 2021

COITSVILLE TWP. - Wadad Atway Jadallah, 75, passed away peacefully Friday afternoon, April 9, 2021, at Austintown Healthcare Center, with her family by her side.

Wadad was born Nov. 16, 1945, in Palestine, and was a daughter of the late Saed and Ida Atway. She came to this area 60 years ago with her family.

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Fredintino “Fred” Cavalcanti

Fredintino “Fred” Cavalcanti

Apr 7, 2021

HUBBARD – Fredintino "Fred" Cavalcanti, 43, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at his home. Fred, also known as "Freddie," was born July 7, 1977, in Youngstown, and was the third son of the late Francis T. Cavalcanti, Jr. and Sallie Anderson Cavalcanti Morris. He grew up in the city of Girard, and graduated from Woodrow Wilson High...

Shirley Saccomen

Shirley Saccomen

Apr 7, 2021

YOUNGSTOWN - Shirley Saccomen, 79, passed away peacefully early Wednesday morning, April 7, 2021, at Hospice House with her family by her side, following a brief illness.

Shirley was born March 31, 1942, on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay in Havre de Grace, Md., and was a daughter of the late Edward Dolan and Ella Stevens...

Ann M. Lessick

Ann M. Lessick

Apr 6, 2021

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP - Ann M. Lessick, 97, longtime resident of the Youngstown's West Side, passed away peacefully Tuesday evening, April 6, 2021, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital after a long and fulfilling life.

Ann was born June 25, 1923, in Smock. Pa., a daughter of the late Frank and Elizabeth Kurilla Danko, and came to this area...

Anita L. "Lucy" Decker-Feltner

Anita L. "Lucy" Decker-Feltner

Apr 5, 2021

GIRARD - Anita L. Decker-Feltner, 71, passed away late Monday afternoon, April 5, 2021, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital with her family by her side, after a brief illness.

Anita, who was know to all as "Lucy," was born Oct. 29, 1949, in Fayetteville, North Carolina, a daughter of the late Walter and Anna Mary Rubino Decker,...

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