All Obituaries

GIRARD – John T. Minahan, 83, of Girard passed away Monday morning, October 19, 2020, at Mercy Health – St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. Mr. Minahan, who was known as Jack, was born January 14, 1937 in Niles, Ohio and a son of Gerald J. and Mildred M. Mathews Minahan and was a lifelong member of the community. Mr. Minahan was employed by Higley’s Florist and Landscaping in his early years in which he developed a passion for keeping his yard meticulous. He also worked...

YOUNGSTOWN – Carolyn Katheryn Bardash, 78, formerly of Forty Second Street in Canfield, of Youngstown passed away early Monday morning at Omni West Assisted Living. Mrs. Bardash was born March 18, 1942 in Youngstown and was a daughter of Lawrence and Stella Serensky Bailey and was a lifelong member of the community. Mrs. Bardash was a reading Teacher in which she taught 2 years at St. Brendan School and once she married she taught for over 35 years in the Warren City School System....

DR JOHN A. DEPINTO, JR   John Anthony DePinto, 83, passed away peacefully at Hospice House the evening of October 10, 2020.  John was born in Youngstown on January 4, 1937, the son of John and Lenore (Conti) DePinto, and still is known affectionately to the family as “Junior.”  In addition to his parents, John is preceded in death by his first wife, Sue Shelton, who passed away in 2016 of Alzheimers. During John’s early school years, the family moved from...

BOARDMAN - Jay Dalton Gardner, 76, passed away early Tuesday morning, Sept. 8, 2020 at St. Elizabeth Health Center - Youngstown with his loving family by his side. Mr. Gardner was born April 28, 1944 in Youngstown and was a son of Jay and Ann Korecki Gardner and was a lifelong member of the community. Mr. Gardner’s principal occupation was the as a self employed Auctioneer and Real Estate Agent, but he wore many hats as a railroad engineer for Erie Lackawanna and Conrail Railroads....

YOUNGSTOWN – Marion E. Mauser, 95, passed away Wednesday morning, Sept. 9, 2020 at Park Vista of Youngstown with her loving family by her side. Marion was born In Youngstown, June 27, 1925, and was a daughter of Paul and Ruth Musser Mauser and came to the Youngstown area as a child. She was a secretary at Truscon Steel until her children were born and then began her career as a homemaker. Marion was a graduate of The Rayen School, member of St. Edward Parish, very active in the...

YOUNGSTOWN – Richard R. Lucarell, 78, of Youngstown, who was known as “Luke” passed away peacefully Thursday morning, Sept. 3, 2020, at his residence. Luke was born July 22, 1942 in Youngstown and was a son of Anthony “Dugan” and Dorothy Pogacnik Lucarell and was a lifelong member of the community. Luke was employed by the Federal Municipal Court as the chief bailiff for many years and retired in 2004. He was a 1960 graduate of Ursuline High School and staunch...

LIBERTY TWP – Services were held at the McCauley Funeral Home in Youngstown for Patrick Joseph O’Connell, 72, of Liberty Twp., who passed away August 26, 2020 at his residence with his loving wife by his side. Mr. O’Connell was born August 20, 1948 in Sharon, Pennsylvania and was a son of Joseph and Marian Shayuth O’Connell Mr. O’Connell was an electrical engineer for Penn Power for many years and retired in 2010 from Reznor Manufacturing of Mercer,...

NEW SPRINGFIELD – Lauren Michele McGarry, 43, of New Springfield, passed away on the evening of August 24, 2020 at her residence with her mother by her side. Lauren was born October 21, 1976 in Youngstown and was a daughter of Donald and Marjorie Chaberd McGarry. Besides her parents, Lauren is survived by her sister, Holly (Ryan) Bunner of Dublin and three nephews, Aidan, Dillon and Quinn Bunner. Lauren was a 1995 graduate of Austintown Fitch High School. She attended Naropa...

YOUNGSTOWN – Thomas J. Jones III, 77, of Youngstown passed away Monday morning, August 10, 2020 at Mercy Health – St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Mr. Jones was born August 12, 1942 in Youngstown and was a son of Thomas J. and Clara Rochford Jones II and was a lifelong member of the community. He was a self-employed paving contractor for many years and owned and operated several used car dealerships in the area since the 1960’s and retired in 2013. Mr. Jones, formerly...

LIBERTY TWP. – Donald M. Patrick, Sr., 87, of Liberty Township passed away Friday evening at his residence. Mr. Patrick was born September 19, 1932 in Farrell, Pennsylvania  was a son of Stephen J. and Veronica Malak Patrick and moved to the area as a child. He was employed as an agent for the Internal Revenue Service for more than 26 years and retired in 1988. Mr. Patrick was a South High School graduate and a graduate of Youngstown State University receiving a...