All Obituaries

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...

VILLA MARIA, PA -Sister Claire Young, H.M., 90, formerly Sr. Mary Pius, died Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at Villa Maria Community Center. She entered the Sisters of the Humility of Mary in 1954 from St. Dominic Parish, Shaker Heights.   Sr. Claire dedicated herself with great enthusiasm for 45 years in the ministry of education at the secondary and college levels in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida and Dhaka, Bangladesh.  Sr. Claire taught at Villa Maria High School, Villa Maria,...

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Rose Church in Girard, on Thursday, Dec. 13, at 11am, celebrated by Monsignor John Zuraw, for Margaret Mary Kather, 83, who passed away Sunday, Dec. 9, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Kather was born in Youngstown on April 9, 1935, a daughter of Vincent I. and Irene Saunders Laughlin and was a lifelong resident of the valley. She was a graduate of Chaney High School and on February 28, 1953, married Albert Kather. They shared...

YOUNGSTOWN – Private services were held for Ronald L. Joy, 69, of Youngstown who passed away December 1, 2018 at his residence. Mr. Joy was born Aug. 15, 1949 in Wellsville, a son of Charles and Loretta Shannon Joy and came to the Youngstown community in 1988. He retired as a truck driver working for several transportation companies in the Youngstown area, a working member of his family construction business located in Wellsville, a security person for Warconhut and was a civil...

YOUNGSTOWN -Elizabeth Anne McLaughlin Flannery, 97, passed away on October 23, 2018 at Mercy Health in Youngstown from complications following surgery. She was born on January 17, 1921, the fifth child of Vincent and Elizabeth McEvoy McLaughlin’s ten children.  She attended St. Edward’s School and graduated from The Rayen School in 1938. Following high school, she was a secretary at The City Loan and Savings Co. where she met her future husband, Frank A. Flannery. She also...

YOUNGSTOWN – Cynthia Ryan Reardon, 81, of Youngstown passed away Saturday evening October 20, 2018 at Ohio Living Park Vista with her family by her side.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:00 p.m.  Wednesday, celebrated by Monsignor Robert Siffrin in St. Edward Church. Mrs. Reardon was born on August 13, 1937, in Cambridge, Ohio, a daughter of James C. and Gertrude Sullivan Ryan and moved with her family to the Mahoning Valley when she was a child. She graduated from...

Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, October 13, 2018, for Eugene Collins, 82, of Boardman, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2205 Tibbetts Wick Road, Girard, Ohio 44420, who passed away Sunday morning at Mercy Health St. Elizabeth – Boardman with his family by his side. Mr. Collins was born in Youngstown on June 12, 1936 and was a son of Joseph and Veronica Sullivan Collins and was a lifelong member of the community. He was an engineer for CSX Railroad for 35 years...

YOUNGSTOWN – Private services were held for Mrs. Jacqueline C. Joy 67, who passed away Wednesday Oct. 19, 2018 at Ohio Living Park Vista with her loving family by her side. Mrs. Joy was born Jan. 8, 1951 in Pittsburgh, PA, was a daughter of Edward and Philomena Farbacher Reese and moved to valley from Wellsville in 1988. Mrs. Joy was a homemaker, a graduate of Allegheny Community College in Pittsburgh, PA, a member of St. Columba Cathedral Parish and was a foster parent for 12...

MCDONALD – A Private Family Service will be held Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, at Calvary Cemetery Chapel for Mary Riley, 80, who passed away Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018 at Omni Manor Health Center with her loving husband and family by her side. Mrs. Riley was born in Youngstown on Jan. 16, 1938, a daughter of John and Nora Colleran McGovern and was a lifelong member of the community. Mrs. Riley was a 1956 graduate of Ursuline High School. She was employed as a secretary for General...