All Obituaries

YOUNGSTOWN –  Margaret (Sue) Vitale, 84, passed away early Monday morning, November 22, 2021 at Hospice House in Poland. Sue was born in Omaha, Nebraska on September 5, 1937 and was a daughter of James Patrick and Margaret Olsen Savage. The family moved to the Youngstown community in 1958 from the Chicago area. Sue was a self-employed Home Health Care Aid for many years, but her true passion was her church life. Sue was a member of Touch of Heaven Church in Canfield, Ohio where...

BOARDMAN – John E. Potts, 64, of Boardman passed away early Monday morning at Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Boardman due to the COVID-19 virsus. John was born in Youngstown July 24, 1957 and was a son of Clarence and Mary Louise Welsh Potts and was a lifelong member of the community. He was still working at Polaris Windows and Doors in shipping and receiving for over 37 years. John was a graduate of The Rayen School, a huge Notre Dame and Cleveland Browns football fan, enjoyed NASCAR...

YOUNGSTOWN – John Patrick Connors, 91, of Youngstown, formerly of Mill-Run Drive-in Liberty Township, passed away Sunday morning, November 28, 2021 at Park Vista Retirement Community with his family by his side. Mr. Connors was born March 4, 1930 in Youngstown was a son of John F. and Veronica Fabian Connors and was a lifelong member of the community. He was a plant engineer for Packard Electric for over 30 years, member of St. Edward Parish, its Knights of Columbus, and was a...

VIENNA - Mrs. Shirley A. Arnold was born 03-09-36, daughter of the late Min and Sam Spokane, wife of the late Herbert B Arnold.  She resided in Youngstown from 1946 to 2021.  She attended Indiana University and Ohio State University where she graduated in 1958.  She worked as a speech pathologist for the Warren schools, Youngstown Hearing and Speech Center, Potential Development Center, and Mill Creek Child Care Center and retired in 1989 from the Youngstown schools where she...

YOUNGSTOWN – Amber Rose Melnik, 34, of Youngstown passed away Monday afternoon, November 8, 2021, at St. Elizabeth – Main Campus surrounded by her loving family and closest friends. Amber was born in Youngstown on May 21,1987 and was a daughter of Paul and Kelly (Meyers) Melnik and was a lifelong member of the community. She was employed by First Step Recovery as a Chemical Dependency Counselor Assistant and was a devoted and loving mother of three beautiful children. Amber...

AUSTINTOWN – Mary Agatha (Aggie) Patrick, 84, formerly of Goldie Road in Liberty Township, passed away Tuesday morning, October 26, 2021, at Victoria House in Austintown. Mrs. Patrick who was known by Aggie was born in Girard on March 24, 1937 to Michael and Florence Zuby Zabotsky. Aggie was a member of St. Edward Church and active with the church prayer chain. Aggie belonged to the Sokol Gymnastics Organization.  She was a graduate of Girard High School, where she was a...

AUSTINTOWN – Jeanne was born in Struthers, Ohio, on January 31, !945, her dad died when she was 14 this shaped and molded her. Jeanne married Mike Ruiz in 1962, they were only days away from being married 59 years! Together they have four children: Richard, Melonie, Lisa, and Liza and eight grandchildren: Jena, Michael, Jason, Elaina, Nicole, Jade, Mckenzee and Mariah and six great grandchildren. Jeanne loved reading a gift she passed on to all of us and even some of her...

VIENNA – Kenneth M. Norris, 62, of Vienna passed away suddenly Friday evening September 17, 2021 at his home Ken was born in Youngstown, November 12, 1958 to David and Nancy Hermes Norris and was a lifelong member of the community. He was employed by Youngstown Osteopathic Hospital for over 27 years and was the shop steward. He was then employed by Teamsters Local 377 for eight years serving as a Business Agent and the Recording Secretary. Ken was a member of St. Edward Parish,...

YOUNGSTOWN – Cyril (Cy) A. Slifka, 94, of Youngstown passed away peacefully early Wednesday evening, September 15, 2021 at Park Vista Retirement Community with his family by his side. Cyril, born on April 5, 1927, to Stephen and Marie (Willo) Slifka, was the youngest of six children. He attended The Rayen School until June of 1945. He met the love of his life there, Anna Zarlenga. They soon married.  On August 8, 1945 he enlisted in the Armed Forces where he proudly served his...

Sister Deborah “Debbie” Barker, H.M., 64, died Sept. 6, 2021 at University Hospital in Cleveland. Born in Akron, Sr, Debbie was raised in Warren and graduated from Warren Western Reserve High School in 1975. She entered the Sisters of the Humility of Mary in 1977 from St. Pius X Parish and professed her perpetual vows in 1984. Sr. Debbie earned her BSE from Kent State University. She was a dedicated elementary teacher for 20 years who loved the little ones in her care. She...