Obituaries
Fred Coates
Aug 26, 2022
Harry "Fred" Coates, 86, of Girard, passed away on Friday, August 26, 2022 in the comfort of his home surrounded by his loving family. Fred was born March 21, 1936 in New Castle, PA, a son to the late Harry and Anna (Blews) Coates. He was a truck driver for over 60 years retiring from Yellow Freight and...
Gary E. Klink
Aug 19, 2022
Gary E. Klink, 65, of Girard, passed away on Friday, August 19, 2022 at St. Elizabeth Hospital, following an extended illness. Gary was born November 13, 1956 in Youngstown, Ohio, a son to the late David and Kathleen (Kelley) Klink. Gary had a love for fishing in his spare time, and building anything for his grandchildren. But most...
Alice Cernich
Aug 16, 2022
Alice Cernich, 98, of Girard, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at Shepherd of the Valley. Alice was born April 10, 1924 in Warren, Ohio, the daughter of Joseph and Anna (Kanaus) Umeck. She graduated from Niles McKinley High School and Youngstown Hospital School of Nursing and worked as a registered nurse for 35 years at...
Harry "Bud" Davy
Aug 11, 2022
Harry E. "Bud" Davy, 90, of Liberty Twp., passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2022 at Liberty Health Care Center. Bud was born June 26, 1932 in Girard, Ohio, the son of Harry L. and Eva (Satterfield) Davy. Bud graduated from Girard High School in 1950 and from Youngstown State University in 1960. He served his country in...
Ronald W Oakman
Aug 7, 2022
Ronald W Oakman Jr., 61, of Girard, passed away on Sunday, August 7, 2022 at his home, surrounded by his loved ones, after a courageous battle with cancer. Ronnie was diagnosed eight years ago and was given a prognosis of 1-2 years. His perseverance, faith and drive for life beat all odds. Through his continued fight, he got...
James Desmod
Aug 6, 2022
James F. Desmond, 80, of Girard, passed away peacefully at his residence on Saturday, August 6, 2022, surrounded by loved ones.
Jimmy was born June 5, 1942 in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of Thomas Desmond and Winifred (Madden) Desmond.
Jimmy had the biggest personality one could ever hope to encounter—always...
Alfred L. Falgiani
Aug 6, 2022
Alfred L. Falgiani, 95, of Boardman, formerly of Girard, passed away Saturday, August 6, 2022 peacefully in his sleep at home.
He was born July 1, 1927 in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of the late Dominic and Ida Falgiani. He graduated from Rayen High School and then served his country in the Army. He married Theresa Bevilacqua...
John "Jack" Altier
Aug 4, 2022
John E. "Jack" Altier died peacefully on August 4, 2022 at the age of 89 with his family by his side. Jack was born on May 24, 1933, in Girard, Ohio, and has been a lifelong resident. He was the son of John and Mary (Vitacula) Altier. He was a 1951 graduate of Girard High School where he...
William "Bill" Edwards
Jul 31, 2022
William "Bill" R. Edwards, 91, passed away peacefully with his son’s at his bedside on Sunday, July 31, 2022 at Villa at the Lake in Conneaut. Bill was born January 26, 1931 in Youngstown, OH, a son to the late William and Elizabeth (Kay) Edwards. Bill excelled as a baseball pitcher in high school to the point of...
Bill Lowry
Jul 30, 2022
Our beloved Billy was cruelly taken from this earth in the early hours of Saturday, July 30th, 2022.
Son to William and Sherri Lowry. Brother to Sara, Jake and Nicholas.
Born and raised in McDonald, Ohio, Bill graduated class of 2009. Shortly after, Billy courageously enlisted in the USMC during...
Barbara L. Winowich
Jul 25, 2022
Barbara L. Winowich, 77, of Girard, Ohio passed away Monday July 25, 2022 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Youngstown. Barbara was born March 15, 1945 in Youngstown, Ohio the daughter of William and Inis (Penza) Callard. She graduated high school and went to college to get her bachelors degree. She worked as a teacher for 33 years at...
Ida "Tootie" Griffey
Jul 23, 2022
Ida "Tootie" M. Bennett Griffey, 83, of Girard, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, July 23, 2022 surrounded by family. Tootie was born May 21, 1939 in Warren, OH to the late Carl and Emma Latimer of Warren. Tootie was a 1957 graduate of Warren G. Harding High School. Tootie was a member of...
Janet Marie Wojcicki
Jul 20, 2022
Janet M. Wojcicki, 65, of Girard, passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at her residence. Janet was born January 15, 1957 in Youngstown, Ohio, the daughter of Edward and Jacquilyn (Carlson) Diamond. Janet was a 1974 graduate of Girard High School. She had worked for a veterinary clinic and was a member of St. Rose Church. She...
Lois Ann (Marsico) Costarella
Jul 18, 2022
Lois Ann (Marsico) Costarella, 84, of Girard, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Monday, July 18, 2022 at Hospice of the Valley. Lois was born March 6, 1938 in Niles, Ohio, the daughter of Nicholas and Anna (Gallucci) Marsico. She graduated in 1956, valedictorian of her class, from Niles High School. Lois had worked for Woolco...
Kerri (Kay) Kaelber
Jul 16, 2022
Kerri Kaelber, 70, of Liberty Twp., passed away on Saturday, July 16, 2022 at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Youngstown. Kerri was born July 1, 1952 in New Mexico, the daughter of Robert J. and Joann C. (Milliman) Kay. Kerri retired from Omni Manor after 35 years as an LPN. She was a member of the Crystal Lake...
Joyce I. Maholtz
Jul 11, 2022
Joyce I. Maholtz, 89, of Liberty Twp., passed away on Monday, July 11, 2022 at her daughter's residence, surrounded by her family. Joyce was born December 24, 1932 in Youngstown, Ohio, the daughter of Richard N. and Anna M. (Mihalko) Craver. Joyce had worked for the Ohio Leather Works for 10 years, but for most of her life...
Nick Katchmer
Jul 8, 2022
Nick Katchmer, 90, of Girard, passed away on Friday, July 8, 2022, at his home, surrounded by his family. Nick was born March 29, 1932, in McKinley Heights, Ohio, the son of Pete and Catherine (Senchisak) Katchmer. He enjoyed a long life full of adventure and had many friends.
Nick attended Niles McKinley High...
Nancy Meigs
Jul 5, 2022
Nancy Lou Meigs, 90, of Warren, Ohio passed into the loving arms of our Lord on July 5, 2022. She was born May 27, 1932 in Warren, Ohio, a daughter of the late Frank C. and Frances Denison Difford. She graduated from Warren G. Harding High School in 1951 and then attended Allegheny College, Meadville, PA. She graduated...
Alexander DelBene
Jul 4, 2022
Alexander G. DelBene, 94, of Girard, passed away on Monday, July 4, 2022, surrounded by his family. Alex was born May 19, 1928 in Youngstown, OH, the son of Michael and Margaret (Augustine) DelBene. Alex was a 1946 graduate of Girard High School, the Youngstown College in 1960, and received his Masters Degree from Westminster College in 1965....
Dorothy Weitzman
Jun 29, 2022
Dorothy M. Weitzman, 95, of Girard, passed away peacefully on Wednesday,June 29, 2022 at Liberty Health Care Center. Dorothy was born September 26, 1926 in New Castle, PA., the daughter of Lewis and Mayme (Coates) Ott. Dorothy was a 1944 graduate of South High School. She had worked as a secretary for the Youngstown Board of Education and...
