Obituaries

Timothy Knisely
Feb 27, 2016
YOUNGSTOWN - Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in the chapel at Green Haven Memorial Gardens for Timothy G. Knisely, 69, who passed away Saturday morning at his home. "Tim" was born Nov. 16, 1946, in Youngstown, a son of the late Creston and Emily (Purnell) Knisely. Tim graduated from Jackson Milton High School and served in...
Niklaus Negovan
Feb 25, 2016
STRUTHERS - Prayers will be held Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Poland Chapel, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at the Christ Our Savior, St. Nicholas Church for Niklaus Negovan, 89, who passed away Thursday morning at Masternick Memorial. Niklaus was born Nov. 9, 1926, in Startschewo, Banat, Yugoslavia, the son of...
Celia Ball
Feb 24, 2016
BOARDMAN TOWNSHIP - A celebration of life will be held Saturday, March 5, 2016, at 1 p.m., at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Boardman-Canfield Chapel, officiated by Sr. Pat Fesler H.M., for Celia Warfield (Purnell) Ball, 73, who died Wednesday morning at her home, surrounded by her loving family, after a courageous battle with cancer. Celia was born on Christmas day,...
Gloria Mcguire
Feb 21, 2016
YOUNGSTOWN - Memorial services will be held on Friday at noon, at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Austintown Chapel, celebrated by the Rev. Kevin Peters, for Gloria M. McGuire, 66, who died Sunday afternoon at Meridian Arms in Youngstown. Gloria was born on Oct. 10, 1949, in Youngstown, daughter of Victor J. and Agnes C. (Paden) McGuire, and was a lifelong...
Jeffrey Susa
Feb 19, 2016
AUSTINTOWN - Funeral services will be held Monday at 10:30 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Austintown Chapel for Jeffrey L. Susa, 55, who passed away early Friday morning at St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown after a long illness. "Jeff" was born Jan. 6, 1961, in Youngstown, a son of William R. and Sylvia L. (Czekanski) Susa. Jeff was...
Jacqueline Shaffer
Feb 18, 2016
CANFIELD - Prayers will begin Monday at 10:15 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Boardman-Canfield Chapel, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. at St. Charles Church, for Jacqueline Shaffer, 82, who died early Thursday morning at Masternick Memorial Nursing Home. Jacqueline was born Sept. 23, 1933, in Youngstown, the daughter of James and Michaeline (Suskey) Rock....

Marian Mckinney
Feb 16, 2016
CANFIELD - Marian V. McKinney, 80, passed away Feb. 16, 2016, at St Mary's Alzheimer's Center, Columbiana, where she had been a resident since August of 2013. Marian was born March 5, 1935, in Youngstown, a daughter of the late Carl J. Newman and Anne M. Varley Newman. Marian was a 1953 graduate of Ursuline High School, as well as...
Amanda Fire
Feb 14, 2016
AUSTINTOWN - Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1 PM at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Austintown Chapel, for Amanda L. "Mandy" Fire, 37, who died Sunday morning at the Cleveland Clinic after a brief illness. Mandy was born January 4, 1979, in Youngstown, the daughter of Phillip and Theresa (Karnofel) Gursky. She was a 1997 graduate of Austintown Fitch...
Dorothy Amann
Feb 13, 2016
YOUNGSTOWN - Prayers will begin Wednesday at 9:15 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Austintown Chapel, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at St. Christine Church, for Dorothy B. Amann, 86, who died early Saturday morning at Hospice House. Dorothy was born Aug. 8, 1929, in Leavittsburg, the daughter of Jacob and Thereza (Smendrovac) Ban. She...
Gretchen Owens
Feb 8, 2016
AUSTINTOWN - Prayers will begin Monday at 10:30 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Austintown Chapel, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph Church, for Gretchen K. Owens, 99, who died Monday afternoon at Austinwoods Nursing Home. Gretchen, who was affectionately known as "Mickey," was born Sept. 7, 1916, in Clearfield, Pa., the daughter...
Thomas Glova
Feb 6, 2016
STRUTHERS - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Christ Our Savior Parish, St Nicholas Church, with Fr. Bob Bonnot for Thomas P. Glova, 79, who passed away Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016, in the comfort of his home and surrounded by family. Tom was born in 1936, in Youngstown. He proudly served in...
Ned Shippoli
Feb 4, 2016
AUSTINTOWN - Prayers will begin Monday at 12:15 p.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Austintown Chapel, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 1 p.m. at St. Patrick Church in Youngstown, for Ned R. Shippoli, 61, who died unexpectedly on Thursday. Ned was born Dec. 27, 1954, in Youngstown, the son of Anthony J. and Mary A. (Freisen) Shippoli....
Donald Davis
Feb 3, 2016
HUBBARD - Donald Owen Davis, 72, died peacefully Wednesday evening, at Hospice House, surrounded by his loving family, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident in October. Mr. Davis was born on Sept. 27, 1943, in Youngstown, son of George S. and Dorothy (Gallugher) Davis, and was a lifelong resident of the area. Donald was a very proud graduate of...
Edward Vallus
Jan 27, 2016
POLAND - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Christ the Good Shepherd Parish, St. Joseph the Provider Church for Edward G. Vallus, 79, who passed away Wednesday morning at his home. Eddie was born Sept. 2, 1936, in Youngstown, a son of the late Joseph and Katherina (Gayan) Vallus. Eddie began playing the...
Thomas Ridel Sr
Jan 26, 2016
CINCINNATI - A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday at 1 p.m. at the St. Columba Cathedral, officiated by the Rev. Msgr. Peter Polando, preceded by a 12:15 p.m. prayer service at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Austintown Chapel, for Mr. Thomas Joseph Ridel Sr., 78, who died Tuesday evening at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, surrounded by...

Victor Rozzi Sr
Jan 26, 2016
AUSTINTOWN - Prayers will begin at 9:15 a.m., on Saturday, at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Austintown Chapel, followed by a 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Joseph Catholic Church, for Mr. Victor Rozzi Sr., 74, who died early Tuesday morning at Austinwoods Nursing Center in Austintown, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Rozzi was born on Oct. 23,...
Anita Toth
Jan 25, 2016
CANFIELD - Prayers will begin Friday, at 9:15 a.m., at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Boardman-Canfield Chapel, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m., at St. Dominic's Church in Youngstown, for Anita L. Toth, 63, who died Monday morning at St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown. Ms. Toth was born on Nov. 4, 1952, in Youngstown, the daughter...
Anne Dottore
Jan 24, 2016
AUSTINTOWN - Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Austintown Chapel, for Anne Dottore, 94, who died Sunday evening at Briarfield Manor Nursing Home. Anne was born Jan. 22, 1922, in New York City, the daughter of James and Katherine (Ahern) Tracy. Anne grew up in the Bronx and moved to the area...
Richard Kronk
Jan 22, 2016
YOUNGSTOWN - Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 4 p.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Austintown Chapel, for Richard "Dick" G. Kronk, 79, who died Friday afternoon at St. Vincent Charity Medical Center, surrounded by his family. Dick was born May 20, 1936, in Youngstown, the son of Michael and Mary (Bodnar) Kronk. He was a graduate of Austintown...

Patricia Aliff
Jan 22, 2016
AUSTINTOWN - Private services were held for Patricia Ruth Aliff, 82, who died Jan. 22, 2016, with her family by her side. Patricia was born March 5, 1933, in Mayham, W.Va., the daughter of W.L. and Inez (Ferrell) Tucker. Patricia worked for Lawsons Dairy in Lorain, Mahoning and Trumbull counties as a manager and supervisor for 13 years. She also...
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