All Obituaries

BROOKFIELD – A Mass of Christine Burial will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 19 in St. Edward Church, celebrated by Monsignor Robert Siffrin, for Joann M. Reilley, 85, of Brookfield who passed away Thursday evening at her residence with her family by her side. Mrs. Reilley was born Nov. 11, 1933 in Youngstown and was a daughter of Gilbert and Dorothy Crouch Fitzpatrick and was a lifelong member of the community. Mrs. Reilley was employed by the Hills Department Store for ten years in...

CANFIELD –A funeral mass will be 10am, Saturday March 16, in St. Charles Borromeo Church for Curtis S. Cox, 84 of Canfield, who passed away Sunday morning at the Cleveland Clinic. Curt was born February 9, 1935 in Tulsa Oklahoma the son of John David and Vera Tyler Cox. He was a 1954 graduate of Oklahoma’s Pryor High School and was a drummer for the locally famous Starlighters Band. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a BS in Psychology and later pursued an...

YOUNGSTOWN – Mary Joyce Hartwig, 57, passed into God's perfect peace February 26, 2019 with family beside her. She is a 1980 graduate of Ursuline High School, attended YSU, and gifted many over the years with her talents as a hair stylist.  Mary was born December 27, 1961 and a lifelong Northside Youngstown resident. She is preceded in death by her father, Warren "Babe" Hartwig, brother Tom “Twig” Hartwig and brother-in-law Jerry Resatar.  Mary is...

BOARDMAN – Robert C. Johnston, Jr, 73, of Boardman passed away Tuesday evening at Hospice House following a courageous battle with his illness. “Bobby” was born August 19, 1945 in Youngstown, a son of Robert C. and Mary Louise Riley Johnston, Sr. and was a lifelong member of the community. He was a 1964 graduate of Cardinal Mooney High School, attended Youngstown College for one year and then went to American Academy of Arts graduating with a degree in Graphic Arts. Mr....

YOUNGSTOWN – Richard “Dick” J. Manushaw, 84, of Youngstown, passed away Sunday, February 17, 2019, at the Cleveland Clinic following a prolonged illness and he will be certainly be missed. After graduating from the University of Notre Dame (class of 1956), Richard served his country in the U.S. Army.  Nevertheless, he was a lifelong Youngstown resident- a city where his family had deep roots.  Richard was a member of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church...

YOUNGSTOWN – Harry McLaughlin Haddox passed away peacefully at Hospice House on January 25, 2019 in Poland at the age of 93. Left to cherish his memory are his daughters, Nancy (Raymond) Krygowski of Liberty; Colleen (Alan) Oleksa of Pittsburgh; and Holly (Tom) Airhart of Youngstown. Seven grandchildren; Brian (Gillian) Krygowski and Scott Krygowski of Cincinnati, and Amanda Krygowski of Youngstown; Alan J. Oleksa, Jr., Megan Oleksa and Lauren Oleksa of Pittsburgh and Tony (Melanie)...

YOUNGSTOWN – A Private Memorial Service was today for Christine Ann Dota, 57, of Youngstown who passed away Thursday afternoon at St. Elizabeth Boardman Medical Center celebrated by, Monsignor Robert Siffrin, at the McCauley Funeral Home.  Christine was born November 17, 1961 in Youngstown and was a daughter of Raymond and Joyce Moriarty Dota and was a lifelong member of the community. She was a graduate of Boardman High School, attended Youngstown State with broadcasting as her...

YOUNGSTOWN—Services will be 9:45 am Monday, January 28 at the McCauley Funeral Home followed by A Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 am in St. Dominic Church for M. Noreen McGiffin, 84, who passed away at St. Elizabeth Hospital Boardman Campus Wednesday, January 23, surrounded by her loving family. The daughter of Edward and Margaret McCauley Handel, she was born on April 5, 1934 and was a life- long resident of the Mahoning Valley. A graduate of Ursuline High School in 1952, she...

LIBERTY TWP – Christopher A. Clemens passed away Friday at his home.  He was born in Nuremberg Germany on June 9, 1979 and was a son of Craig Clemens and Kathleen Kane and came to this area as a child. Christopher was employed by Groover Roofing for 10 years, he was an avid Ohio State fan, enjoyed spending time outdoors, likes to build and had the ability to fix or repair anything. He leaves to cherish his memory his mother and stepfather, Kathleen and Bob Edwards; his father...

 GIRARD—A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Monsignor Robert Siffrin in St. Edward Church at 12 pm, on Wednesday, Dec., 19, for Linda Marie Manning, who passed away at her daughter and son-in-law’s  home surrounded by her family. She was born on April 24, 1949, a daughter of Warren and Nora McDonough Wollitz. A lifelong resident of the Mahoning Valley, she grew up on Youngstown’s West Side and graduated from Chaney High School in 1967. In 1969, she...