Obituaries

Jan 1, 2021

AUSTINTOWN -  Zouhair Rached Tabbara, 80, passed away early Friday afternoon, Jan. 1, 2021, at Austintown Health Care Center.

Zouhair was born Nov. 28, 1940, in Beirut, Lebanon, and was the son of the late Rached Tabbara and Lawahez Chaban Tabbara. Zouhair came to America and this area as a young man of 21.

Mr....

Dec 28, 2020

GIRARD - Perry Joseph De Steven, 100, passed away peacefully Monday morning, Dec. 28, 2020, at Shepherd of the Valley in Liberty.

Perry was born July 18, 1920, in Girard, a son of the late Louis and Lucy Gelsomino De Steven, and was a lifelong Girard resident.

He was a 1938 graduate of Girard High...

Dec 27, 2020

AUSTINTOWN - Sandra K. "Sandy" Arden, 74, passed away Sunday morning, Dec. 27, 2020, at St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital.

Sandy was born Oct. 13, 1946, in Chesapeake, W.Va, and was a daughter of the late Charles and Helen Moore Jarrell. She was a 1964 graduate of East Bank High School in West Virginia, and came to this...

Dec 26, 2020

BOARDMAN - Christine Esther Terlesky, passionate advocate and beloved mother, wife, daughter, sister, aunt, coach, teacher, and friend, died in her home surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, at the age of 48, after a long, courageous, and public battle with ALS.

Christine was born Sept. 18, 1972, in Youngstown, a daughter of...

Dec 25, 2020

YOUNGSTOWN - Nanette Cecelia Gasser, 70, passed away peacefully in her sleep early Christmas morning, Dec.  25, 2020, at Omni Manor Health Care Center.

Nanette was born in Youngstown two months prematurely on July 19, 1950. She was a daughter of the late Frederick A. and Louise R. LaRiviere Gasser, and lived her life in this area....

Dec 25, 2020

YOUNGSTOWN - David T. Penezich Sr., 78, of the city's West Side, passed away peacefully Christmas morning, Dec. 25, 2020, at Omni Manor Health Care Center.

David was born Jan. 14, 1942, in Youngstown, a son of the late Frank and Anna Stanko Penezich, and was a lifelong area resident. He attended Chaney High School and worked...

Dec 24, 2020

BOARDMAN - Patti Armstrong, 78, passed away peacefully in her sleep Christmas Eve afternoon, Dec. 24, 2020, at Park Center. Patti was born June 29, 1942, in Altoona, Pa., and was a daughter of the late William R. Wolfe, Sr. and Helen Wertz Wolfe. She graduated from Altoona High School and came to this area in the late 1960s....

Dec 24, 2020

YOUNGSTOWN - Aloysius William "Ben" Oberman, 95, departed this life Thursday morning, Dec. 24, 2020, having left an indelible mark on everyone whose lives he touched.

Born Aug. 14, 1925, in Youngstown to Polish immigrants, the late John Oberman and Malvina Bojda Oberman, he was the fifth of eight children and grew up on Youngstown's South Side....

Dec 23, 2020

AUSTINTOWN -  Stephen R. Prusak, 85, passed away peacefully late Wednesday evening, Dec. 23, 2020, at his home with family by his side.

Stephen, who was known affectionately to many as "Shorty," was born Nov. 17, 1935, in Youngstown, a son of the late John and Adela Steinager Prusak, and was a lifelong area resident.

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Dec 22, 2020

AUSTINTOWN - Edward Joseph Dyer, 72, passed away Tuesday evening, Dec. 22, 2020, at The Woodlands at AustinWoods from complications of COVID-19. Edward, known to his family and neighborhood friends as "Hub," which was a childhood nickname that stuck, was born in Youngstown on Christmas Day in 1947 to John F. and Catherine Shelar Dyer. He moved with his...

Dec 22, 2020

POLAND  - Eugene D. "Gene" Brungardt, 89, formerly of South Dunlap Avenue in Youngstown, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, Dec. 22, 2020, at his home.

Gene was born Aug. 9, 1931, in Hastings, Neb., and was a son of the late Julius and Lillian Nolda Brungardt. He graduated from Hastings Senior High School, proudly  served in the...

Dec 22, 2020

GIRARD - Frank W. "Butch" Arundel, 80, passed away Tuesday morning, Dec. 22, 2020, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital.

Frank was born Nov. 6, 1940, in Youngstown, a son of the late Howard and Mary Margaret Osborne Arundel, and was a lifelong area resident.

He was a 1958 graduate of Girard High School and attended...

Dec 21, 2020

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP - Orpha Maxine "Mickey" Sauricki, 92, formerly of Mineral Ridge and later of McDonald, passed away Monday evening, Dec. 21, 2020, at Shepherd of the Valley in Liberty Township following a battle with COVID-19.

Orpha was born April 22, 1928, in Apollo, Pa., a daughter of the late John Wesley and Florence Moore Slick, and...

Dec 21, 2020

AUSTINTOWN -  Walter Charko, 77, passed away peacefully Monday evening, Dec. 21, 2020, with his wife and daughter by his side.

Walter was born Nov. 23, 1943, in Wackerstein, Germany, and was a son of the late Iwan and Anna Sameluk Charko. Walter came to America and this area with his parents at the age of seven,...

Dec 20, 2020

YOUNGSTOWN - Sandra A. "Sandy" DeLisio, 70, of the city's West Side, passed away late Sunday morning, Dec. 20, 2020, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital from complications of COVID-19.

Sandy was born Feb. 20, 1950, in Youngstown, a daughter of the late John and Ann Sevachko Mshar, and was a lifelong area resident.

She was...

Dec 18, 2020

YOUNGSTOWN -  Lawrence J. "Larry" Kent, 67, of the city's West Side, passed away Friday afternoon, Dec. 18, 2020, at Vibra Hospital of Mahoning Valley in Boardman, following a brief illness.

Larry was born Nov. 28, 1953, in Youngstown, and was a son of the late Jacob and Ruth Kramer Kent. Larry was a 1971 graduate of...

Dec 18, 2020

YOUNGSTOWN -  David R. Sowa, 56, of the city's Cornersburg area, passed away early Friday morning, Dec. 18, 2020, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital following a brief illness.

David was born on the Fourth of July, 1964, in Chicago, and was a son of the late Robert and Nadia Kovalchuk Sowa. David came to this area with...

Dec 18, 2020

GIRARD - Adrian "Agie" Dietz, 84, passed away Friday afternoon, Dec. 18, 2020, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital.

Adrian was born Oct. 12, 1936, in Youngstown, and was a son of the late Aloysius and Gertrude Brown Dietz. He was raised by his father and step-mother, Millie Morosko Dietz, and lived on the North Side of Youngstown...

Dec 17, 2020

NORTH LIMA - Carol A. Cantor, 82, formerly of the city's South Side, passed away late Thursday morning, Dec. 17, 2020, at St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital from complications of COVID-19.

Carol was born May 18, 1938, in Youngstown, a daughter of the late John and Ann Rasinya Hassey, and was a lifelong area resident.

She...

Dec 17, 2020

YOUNGSTOWN - Kenneth James "Kenny" Gbur, 68, passed away Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, at his home at Canfield Healthcare Center in Cornersburg.

Kenny was born July 1, 1952, in Youngstown, and was a son of the late Martin and Julia Pruss Gbur.

Kenny served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam, and had fun working as...