Obituaries

Apr 29, 2018

Deborah J. Hunkus, 59, of Liberty Twp., passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 29, 2018, at Autumn Hills, with her family by her side. Debbie was born April 2, 1959, in Youngstown, Ohio, the daughter of Emidio and Ivory (McGinnis) DiPiero. Debbie was a graduate of Liberty High School and earned her Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts from Youngstown...

Apr 26, 2018

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on April 30th 10:30 AM, at St. Rose Church, Girard for Norma Elaine (Barbini) Lucas. Norma was born April 24, 1938, in Youngstown, a daughter of Aldo and Helen (Brindiar) Barbini and lived her whole life in Girard and was a member of St. Rose Church. Norma was a volunteer at...

Apr 22, 2018

Theodore (Ted) Roberts, 68, of Howland, passed away on Sunday, April 22, 2018 at the Hospice House in Poland. Ted was born May 18, 1949, in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of Ted and Anna (Koranicki) Roberts. He was a 1967 graduate of Girard High School and a 1971 graduate of John Carroll University. Ted had retired from...

Apr 18, 2018

Elizabeth Newhouse, 95, formerly of McDonald, passed away on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at Vista Care Center in Mineral Ridge. Elizabeth was born October 23, 1922 in Campbell, Ohio, the daughter of John and Mary (Yurik) Meleg. Elizabeth had spent her life caring for her family as a devoted wife and mother. She was a member of Woodland Park...

Apr 13, 2018

Niles - MaryLou "Red" Cannistra, 94, formerly of Liberty, passed away peacefully on April 13, 2018 at the home of her daughter, with family at her side.

She was born November 24, 1923, the daughter of the late Michael and Mary Wardle. She was the beloved wife for 49 years of the late Edward E. (Deanny) Cannistra;...

Apr 12, 2018

Thomas R. Davis Jr., 62, of Girard, passed away on Thursday, April 12, 2018 at Hospice House in Poland. Tom  was born March 30, 1956 in Sharon, Pennsylvania, the son of Thomas R and Bessie (Whitecotton) Davis Sr. He was a 1974 graduate of Hubbard High School.  Tom worked for General Motors in the body shop, and retired in...

Apr 4, 2018

Richard P. Miketa Sr., 76, of Liberty Twp., passed away on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at his home. Richard (Dick), was born April 9, 1941 in Niles, Ohio, the son of Pete and Bertha (Dunn) Miketa. Dick retired in 2000 from McDonald Steel and had previously worked for US Steel. He was a member of St. Rose Church, Vienna...

Apr 4, 2018

Cathy Sue Barnett, 63, of Liberty Twp., passed away, Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at Hospice House in Poland. She was born in Ashtabula, Ohio on July 4, 1954, the daughter of James and Mattie (Gray) Giddings Sr. She was a1972 Niles High School graduate, and studied at Trinity Bible College. She had worked as an executive administrator for Ohio...

Mar 31, 2018

Robert G. "Bob" Blue, 73, of Girard, passed away on Saturday, March 31, 2018 at University Hospital in Cleveland. Bob was born November 11, 1944 in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of Terry E. and Lulu Lee (Bentley) Blue. After graduating from high school, Bob joined the US Air Force and served his country during the Vietnam War. Bob worked...

Mar 29, 2018

Robert H. McClary, 90, of McDonald, passed away on Thursday, March 29, 2018, at Humility House in Austintown. Robert was born May 13, 1927 in Akron, Ohio, the son of Luke W. and Ada (Hawk) McClary. Robert graduated from Copley High School and obtained his bachelor's degree at Bowling Green State University. He had worked for McDonald High School...

Mar 28, 2018

Elizabeth "Betty" June Ensor, 82, of Columbiana, formerly of Liberty Twp., passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at Parkside Health Care in Columbiana. Betty was born June 27, 1935 in Meadville, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Merle and Mabel (Howell) Klingensmith. Betty had worked part time for Nearly New Consignment Shop, but for most of her life she was a...

Mar 24, 2018

Louise C. Hayes, 85, of Liberty Twp., passed away on Saturday March 24, 2018 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Youngstown. Louise was born March 4, 1933 in Youngstown, Ohio, the daughter of Sam and Anna Swencicki. Louise had worked for Arby's Corporation office and later for Penn Ohio Towel Co., as an assistant to VP operations. She was of...

Mar 13, 2018

Thelma Jean Mikulich, 87, of Girard, passed away on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital. Thelma was born January 17, 1931 in Girard, Ohio, the daughter of William and Ottilee (Stone) Moss. She enjoyed gardening, especially her flowers, watching others sing karaoke, and going to amusement parks.  She leaves to cherish her memory, her children; Pamela J....

Mar 11, 2018

Rev. Bernard R. Schmalzried Jr., 75, of Girard, passed away on Sunday, March 11, 2018 at his residence. Rev. Bernard was born November 29, 1942 in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of Bernard and Alice (Geis) Schmalzried Sr.  He attended St. Rose Elementary School, Ursuline High School and Youngstown State University. Father Schmalzried studied for the priesthood at St. Gregory...

Mar 11, 2018

Elfreda M. Bacon, 91, of Niles, passed away on Sunday, March 11, 2018, at Shepherd Of The Valley Nursing Home in Niles. Elfreda was born July 1, 1926 in Youngstown, Ohio, the daughter of Rudolph and Gertrude (Homer) Meuser. She had worked at Packard Electric and retired in 1982. Elfreda was a devoted member of the Trinity Lutheran Church...

Mar 11, 2018

A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, March 14th, at 7:00 PM at Blackstone Funeral Home, for Gregory A.Snyder Sr., who passed away on Sunday, March 11, 2018, from a long illness. Greg was born April 5, 1947 in Warren, Ohio. He was the son of William and Olive (Burrows) Snyder. He leaves behind his wife Darlene (Hosterman)...

Mar 10, 2018

Willie Lee ''Ricky'' Carter Sr.,52,of Youngstown, passed away suddenly Saturday March 10,2018 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Youngstown. Ricky was born April 5,1965, in Whitesville North Carolina. Ricky had worked as an orderly at various Nursing homes, was a delivery man for Little Jimmy's Pizza, and also worked as a server at Holiday Inn on Belmont Ave. He had...

Mar 7, 2018

June Lorraine Peigowski, 89, passed away March 7, 2018 at her daughter’s residence in Champion with her children by her side.

June was born in New Castle, Pennsylvania on June 18, 1928 to Wilbert P and Thelma Body Druschel.  She married Leo Peigowski on March 6, 1948.  They shared 49 years together until his death in 1997....

Mar 7, 2018

Phyllis M. Migliozzi, 54, of Girard, passed away on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at St. Elizabeth Hospital, after a long illness. Phyllis was born September 28, 1963 in Youngstown, Ohio, the daughter of Giuseppe and Angela (Szewc) Migliozzi. Phyllis was a 1981 graduate of Girard High School and had attended Kent State University and Youngstown State University. She had...

Mar 6, 2018

Walter M. "Pete" Scannell, 75, of Austintown, passed away on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at the Cleveland Veteran's Hospital. Pete was born December 4, 1942 in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of Myron and Jules (Pugh) Scannell. After graduating, Pete served his country in the US Army during the Vietnam War. Pete retired from Syro Steel as a welder after...