Obituary Listing

Jan 23, 2019

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,...

Dec 21, 2018

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...

Dec 14, 2018

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...

Dec 11, 2018

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...

Dec 9, 2018

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...

Dec 1, 2018

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...

Oct 23, 2018

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...

Oct 20, 2018

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...

Oct 10, 2018

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...

Oct 7, 2018

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...

Sep 19, 2018

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...

Sep 5, 2018

YOUNGSTOWN—A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11am, Monday, Sept. 10, at St Edward Church for Michael George Lowry, Jr., 34, who passed away last Wednesday at his residence.

He was born on December 28, 1983, in Youngstown a son of Michael and Annie Miller Lowry and was a lifelong resident of the Mahoning Valley.

Aug 22, 2018

VILLA MARIA, PA - Sister Lucy Copeck, H.M., 76, formerly Sr. Mary Theola, died Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at Villa Maria Community Center, Villa Maria, PA. She was born in Conneaut, Ohio, and entered the Sisters of the Humility of Mary from Mother Cabrini Parish in 1959.

Sr. Lucy ministered in elementary education for 37 years in...

Aug 3, 2018

Private funeral services were held today at Green Haven Memorial Gardens for Judith A. Marsilio, 73, of Canfield, who passed away Friday afternoon at her residence.

Mrs. Marsilio was born Feb. 16, 1945 in Cleveland and was a daughter of George and Jenny Tryzensyn Kukarola and came to this area in 1968.

Her employment career...

Jul 28, 2018

PUNTA GORDA, FL – A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Wednesday in St. Patrick Church -  Youngstown for Doris M. Vaughan, 93, who passed away Saturday morning.

Mrs. Vaughan was a daughter of Martin and Hazel Kerr Acker was born Feb. 3, 1925 in Pittsburgh, PA. and came to this area in 1954.

Jun 30, 2018

BOARDMAN – A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Charles Borromeo Church celebrated by Father Gerald DeLucia for Bernice A. Rodgers, 94, who passed away Saturday morning at Sunrise of Poland with her daughter by her side.

Mrs. Rodgers was born August 31, 1923 in Bellaire, Ohio, a daughter of Naeem and...

Jun 24, 2018

STRUTHERS – A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m., Friday, at St. John The Baptist Church in Campbell celebrated by Monsignor Peter Polando for Helen K. Garchar, 94, of Struthers who passed away at the emergency room of St. Elizabeth Hospital Main Campus on Sunday morning.

Mrs. Garchar was born Oct. 18,1923 in Fort Dodge,...

Jun 13, 2018

MOUNT PLEASANT, SOUTH CAROLINA - Marian McVean "Tad" Josef, 94, of Franke at Seaside, Mount Pleasant, SC , formerly of Lorain, Ohio and Youngstown, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, June 13, 2018, after a short illness.

Family and friends are invited to attend her visitation on Monday, June 18, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. and...

May 27, 2018

Sister Barbara Sitko, H.M., 79, formerly Sr. M. Dolorosa, died Sunday, May 27, 2018 at McGee-Womens Hospital of UPMC, Pittsburgh.  A Cleveland native, she entered the Sisters of the Humility of Mary Congregation in 1956.

Sr. Barbara completed her BA in English and French graduating magna cum laude from Notre Dame College of Cleveland in 1962.  Her...

May 18, 2018

VILLA MARIA - Sister Jean Babeaux, H.M., 91, formerly Sr. Mary Irene, died Friday, May 18, 2018 at Villa Maria Community Center, Villa Maria, PA.  A graduate of Mt. Marie Academy, Canton, she entered the Sisters of the Humility of Mary Congregation in 1946. Sr. Jean dedicated her 49 years of ministry as an educator, high school librarian, minister...