Obituary Listing

May 12, 2024

AUSTINTOWN – Eric R. Newton, Sr. 81 of Austintown passed away Sunday morning, May 12, 2024 at Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Downtown Health Center with his loving family by his side.

Mr. Newton was born Tuesday, September 8, 1942 in Youngstown and a son of Samuel B. and Ella May Edmonds Newton, Sr., and a lifelong member...

May 12, 2024

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP – William M. Marcavish, 77, of Liberty Township passed away Sunday afternoon May 12, 2024 in Mercy Health, St. Elizabeth Main Hospital with his son by his side.

Mr. Marcavish was born Thursday, May 30, 1946 in Nu Mine, Pennsylvania, a son of William and Velma Oakley Marcavish coming to the Youngstown community as a...

Apr 20, 2024

AUSTINTOWN – George B. Russ, 82, of Austintown passed away Saturday morning, April 20, 2024 at Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Youngstown.

Mr. Russ was born Sunday, June 1, 1941 in Altoona, PA and was a son of Paul and Dorothy Russ and returned to Youngstown the second time in 2016.

Mr. Russ was a member...

Apr 14, 2024

Sister Jean Orsuto, H.M., the former Lauretta Jean Orsuto and formerly Sr. M. Donald, 78, died April 14, 2024, at Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital.

She graduated from St. John High School in Ashtabula in 1963 and entered the Sisters of the Humility of Mary later that year from Mt. Carmel Parish. She professed her perpetual...

Apr 4, 2024

YOUNGSTOWN – Claudia Jeanne Corbé, 75, of Youngstown passed away early morning on Thursday, April 4, 2024 at Hospice House with her loving family by her side.

Mrs. Corbé was born Wednesday, October 20, 1948 in Medford, Massachusetts. She was a daughter of James H. Murphy and C. Marie (Ouellette) Murphy and came to the Youngstown area...

Feb 27, 2024

YOUNGSTOWN – Carl Pesa, 85, of Youngstown passed away Tuesday morning at Hospice House with his family by his side.

Mrs. Pesa, who was known as Bones, was born Saturday, May 28, 1938 in Youngstown and was a son of Anthony Joseph and Josephine Stein Pesa.

He was a tanker driver for Lyden Oil, a...

Feb 7, 2024

HOWLAND – John Banks McAllen, 94, of Howland passed away Wednesday evening, February 7, 2024, at his residence with his loving family by his side.

Mr. McAllen, who was known by Jack, was born in Youngstown Friday, April 5, 1929 and was a son of Edward Leroy and Irene Banks McAllen and was a lifelong member of...

Feb 4, 2024

VILLA MARIA - Sister Jane Petrunyak, H.M., formerly Sr. Mary Simon, 90, died February 4, 2024 at Villa Maria Community Center.

Originally from Patton, PA, she graduated from Patton High School in 1951 and entered the Sisters of the Humility of Mary in 1957 from St. George Church. She professed her perpetual vows in 1964.

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Jan 24, 2024

Helen Angeline (Papini) Collins

December 10, 1936 - January 24, 2024

Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Saturday, February 17th for Helen Angeline (Papini) Collins, 87, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2205 Tibbetts Wick Road, Girard, Ohio 44420, who passed away in the home of Kevin and Corina...

Jan 24, 2024

CANFIELD – Clifford Monroe Powell, Jr., 88. Of Canfield passed away Wednesday morning, January 24, 2024 at the Assumption Village.

Mr. Powell was born in Youngstown Wednesday November 25, 1935 and was a son of Clifford Monroe and Luella McKay Powell, Sr.

He was a licensed barber with his father at Kips Barber Shop on...

Jan 21, 2024

VILLA MARIA - Sister Kathleen King, H.M., formerly Sr. M. Campion, 92, died January 21, 2024 at Villa Maria Community Center.

Originally from Akron, she graduated from Villa Maria High School, Villa Maria PA in 1949 and entered the Sisters of the Humility of Mary in 1950 from St. Sebastian Parish. She professed her perpetual vows in...

Jan 7, 2024

YOUNGSTOWN – Robert L. Shannon, 87, of Youngstown passed away early afternoon Sunday, January 7, 2024 at Park Vista of Youngstown with his loving family by his side.

Mr. Shannon was born Thursday, July 30, 1936 in Youngstown and was a son of John and Catherine Collins Shannon and was a lifelong member of the community.

Jan 5, 2024

Paul Hartwig completed his earthly journey on January 5, 2024 with his family by his side.

A proud Northside native, Paul was one of eight children who made Youngstown their playground. A 1976 graduate of Ursuline High School, he loved his time in the steel industry and later, with the Mahoning Valley Community School working alongside one...

Dec 15, 2023

CANFIELD – Jean Marie Cherol, 96, of Canfield passed away Friday morning, December 15, 2023 at Windsor House at Canfield with her loving family by her side.

Mrs. Cherol was born in Youngstown Wednesday, November 30, 1927 and was a daughter of Edward and Margaret Mary Mahoney Welsh and was a lifelong member of the Youngstown Community....

Dec 4, 2023

CORTLAND - Scott Julian, 47, of Cortland passed away Monday, December 4, 2023.

Scott was born Tuesday, November 16, 1976 in Goldsboro, NC and was the son of Youngstown natives Vincent and Mary Louise. Shortly after his birth, the family returned to Youngstown where Scott was raised and established long-term roots in this city he loved.

Nov 30, 2023

HUBBARD – Ronald P. Ross, 67, of Hubbard passed away Tuesday morning, January 2, 2024, at Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital with his loving family by his side.

Ron was born in Youngstown, Thursday, February 2, 1956 and was a son of Patsy and Helen Hunter Ross and a lifelong member of the community.

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Nov 28, 2023

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GIRARD - On Tuesday, November 28, 2023, we confronted the somber reality of bidding farewell to a beautiful heart and soul — our cherished sister, stepmother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend.

Sandi Metzinger Estes departed from this world, leaving behind a void that we, her mournful kin, now grapple with. Born in Youngstown on December...

Nov 11, 2023

YOUNGSTOWN – Mary Patricia Sturgeon, 93, of Youngstown passed away early Saturday evening, November 11, 2023 at the Austintown Health Care Center.

Mrs. Sturgeon, who was known as "Pat", was born Tuesday, July 22, 1930 in Youngstown and was a daughter of Mark and Mary Agnes McHugh Whalen and she was a lifelong member of the community....

Nov 8, 2023

OKLAHOMA - Ronald John Lazar, 68, passed away suddenly on November 8th, 2023 near his home in Guthrie Oklahoma, as a result of injuries received in a motorcycle collision. He was born on November 14th, 1954 in Youngstown Ohio and is survived by his older brother George Lazar, his daughter Olivia Kay Lazar, his partner Patty and a great...

Oct 22, 2023

GIRARD – James Donald Mock, 81, of Giard passed away Sunday, October 22, 2023 at St. Mary's Alzheimer's Center in Columbiana with his loving family by his side.

Mr. Mock was born in McGees Mill, Pa Wednesday, Aprill 1, 1942 and was a son of William H. and Viola M. Craig Mock, Sr. and came to this...