All Obituaries

AUSTINTOWN – A Memorial Mass will be 11 a.m. Friday, July 21st, in St. Edward Church celebrated by Monsignor Robert Siffrin for Rosemary Cordova Hosa who passed away peacefully with family and friends by her side at St. Elizabeth Medical Center on Friday, July 14th. Rosemary was born in Youngstown on Nov. 21, 1951 and was a daughter of John P. and Alice Meehan Hosa. Rosemary retired after 35 years of service as a licensed pharmacy technician from Allen's...

Sister Mary Ann Sebian, H.M., 88, formerly Sr. Mary Elizabeth, died Sunday, July 9, 2017 at Villa Maria Community Center, Villa Maria, PA.   Born in Painesville, she graduated from Villa Maria High School in 1947 and entered the Sisters of the Humility of Mary Congregation in 1948 from St. Mary Parish. She professed perpetual vows in 1953.  Sr. Mary Ann earned her BA in Music from Nazareth College, Rochester, NY and her MA in Speech Pathology from Kent State...

Sister Mary Conrad Walsh, H.M., the former Kathleen Walsh, 92, died Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at Villa Maria Community Center, Villa Maria, PA.  She entered the Sisters of the Humility of Mary Congregation in 1946 from Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, Cleveland.  She professed perpetual vows July 17, 1951 and celebrated her 70th jubilee in 2016.   Sr. Mary Conrad earned her BSE from St. John College, Cleveland and her MEd from Duquesne University,...

VILLA MARIE--Sister Therese Quinn, H.M., formerly Sister Mary Nicholas, 101, died Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at Villa Maria Community Center, Villa Maria.   A 1933 graduate of Villa Maria High School, she entered the Sisters of the Humility of Mary Congregation in 1934 from then St. Columba Parish, Youngstown. Sr. Therese served 62 years in active ministry as a dedicated teacher, principal, media center director and in the ministry of hospitality. She was director of the...

HUBBARD--Donald Stephen “Buzz” Gubany was born October 7th, 1939, in Youngstown, OH., the son of Joseph Patrick Gubany and Helen Gurella Gubany. Buzz graduated from Campbell Memorial High School (’57) and Youngstown University (’64) where he was a member of Theta Chi fraternity. After graduating from college, he entered the United States Navy and graduated from Officer’s Candidate School in Newport, RI.   Buzz proudly served for four years and was...

NEW MIDDLETOWN—Services will be 9:15 a.m. Wednesday at the McCauley Funeral Home followed by A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Monsignor Robert Siffrin at St. Edward Church, on Wednesday, May 31, at 10am, for Mrs. Patricia Ann Miller 84, who passed away at Masternick Memorial Health Care Center with her family at her side.                 Mrs. Miller was born in Cleveland, November 8,...

A Memorial Service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Richard Brown United Methodist Church in Youngstown conducted by Pastor Kelsey Jones Orosan, for William E. White, 63, of Youngstown who passed away Dec. 12, 2016 at his residence. Mr. White was born Sept. 19, 1953 an adoptive son of Karl and Gladys Wolfe and moved to the area in 1976 from Dorest, Ohio. Mr. White was the custodian of the church since 1990. He was a member of the church, is choir, an usher, the church food...

LIBERTY TWP—A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Monsignor Robert Siffrin at noon on Thursday, May 18, at St. Edward Church for William “Knobby” Kane, 85, who passed away on May 14, at his residence with his loving family by his side.                 Knobby was born in Youngstown, on February 14, 1932, a son of Martin James and Lena Dannery Kane. He was a lifelong resident of...

Services will be 9:15 a.m. Wednesday at the McCauley Funeral Home and a Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m.  at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Basilica for Joseph A. Cappuzzello, 91, who passed away Saturday morning at Hospice House with his family by his side. Mr. Cappuzzello was born in Youngstown on Sept. 19, 1925 and was a son of George and Theresa Iorio Cappuzzello and was a lifelong member of the community. Mr. Cappuzzello was employed by the United States...

Sister Denise Maher, H.M., 69, died Thursday, May 11 at Villa Maria Community Center. She was the founding director of Humility of Mary Housing, Inc., Akron. She served as principal at St. Brendan School and was a social action coordinator and director of initial formation for the Sisters of the Humility of Mary. Originally from Canton, she was the daughter of the late Dennis and Winefred (Sheehan) Maher. She is survived by her sister Beth Maher Rinz, University Heights and her...