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Karen Snyder

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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....

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