Obituaries
James Pryor
Apr 12, 2016
BOARDMAN - A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Holy Family Church, officiated by the Rev. Msgr. William Connell, preceded by a 9:20 a.m. prayer service at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Poland Chapel, for Mr. James L. Pryor, 93, who died early Tuesday morning at St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center. Mr. Pryor was...

Elizabeth Polish
Apr 11, 2016
YOUNGSTOWN - Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Austintown Chapel, for Elizabeth L. "Betty Lou" Polish, 84, who died Monday morning, surrounded by her family. Betty Lou was born Feb. 16, 1932, in Youngstown, the daughter of John and Virginia (Jackson) Murphy. She worked many years as a kitchen worker for various...
Marie Yost
Apr 9, 2016
NEW SPRINGFIELD - Funeral services will be held Thursday at noon at the New Middletown Free Methodist Church in New Middletown for Marie L. Yost, 93, who passed away Saturday evening, April 9, 2016, at Caprice Health Care Center, surrounded by her family. Marie was born Nov. 27, 1922, in New Springfield, a daughter of the late Raymond and Sophia...
Jean Rice
Apr 9, 2016
YOUNGSTOWN - Prayers will be held 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 Jean Marie Rice, 88, who passed away Saturday. Jean was born March 31, 1928, in Youngstown, the daughter of Frank and Florence (Manning) Veauthier. She was a 1946...
Myrna Strange
Apr 9, 2016
AUSTINTOWN - Funeral Services will be Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Austintown Chapel, for Myrna M. Strange, 80, who passed away Saturday morning at her home. Myrna was born May 17, 1935, in Youngstown, a daughter of the late Robert E. and Myrna A. (Waller) Leach. Myrna graduated from The Rayen School. She was a member...
Kenneth Erdner
Apr 8, 2016
CANFIELD - A memorial service will be held Saturday at 12:30 p.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church for Kenneth M. Erdner, 91, who passed away Friday evening at his home, surrounded by his family. "Ken" was born Jan. 21, 1925, in Avalon, Pa., a son of the late David and Ella (Baacke) Erdner and moved to Ohio in 1956. Ken...
Adeline Debartolo
Apr 7, 2016
POLAND - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, at 11 a.m. at the Holy Family Church for Adeline Marie DeBartolo, 101, who died Thursday morning, at Woodlands Assisted Living. Adeline was born Nov. 9, 1914, in Youngstown to Santo and Filomena (DiBlasio) Pallotta. She was a 1938 graduate of South High School and a lifelong resident of...

Frank Magmore
Apr 6, 2016
BOARDMAN - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, with Fr. Tom Ziegler officiating, who is a very close friend of the family, for Frank G. Magmore, 61, who passed away Wednesday evening at St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown from complications from muscular dystrophy. Frank was born June...
Elizabeth Baker
Apr 4, 2016
AUSTINTOWN - Prayers will begin Friday 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 Elizabeth "Betty" Rose Baker, 92, who died Monday afternoon at Humility House, surrounded by her family. Betty was born May 5, 1923, in Youngstown, the daughter of Joseph C....
James Omalley
Apr 3, 2016
YOUNGSTOWN - A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Brendan Catholic Church, preceded by a 9:15 a.m. prayer service at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Austintown Chapel, for James Edward O'Malley, 91, who died Sunday morning at the Inn at Ironwood, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. O'Malley was born on Aug. 23, 1924,...
Molly Frank
Apr 1, 2016
POLAND - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church for Molly Vaughn Spotleson Frank, 86, who passed away Friday, April 1, 2016, with her loved ones by her side. Molly was born April 10, 1929, in Chickasaw, Armstrong County, Pa., a daughter of George R. and Evelyn (Ringbloom) Vaughn....
Maddison Pappas
Mar 30, 2016
AUSTINTOWN - A celebration of life will be held on Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Austintown Chapel, for Maddison Taylor Pappas, 15, who passed away unexpectedly early Wednesday morning. Maddison was born July 11, 2000, in Youngstown, daughter of Erik Thomas and Shannon Marie (Gregory) Pappas. Maddison enjoyed working for Lutz Greenhouse, for fun, in her...
Jeanne Cummings
Mar 28, 2016
CANFIELD - Funeral services will be celebrated, Thursday, at 11 a.m., at the Real Life Assembly of God Church, 12824 Salem Warren Road, Salem, for Mrs. Jeanne Louise Cummings, 65, who died Monday morning at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Cummings was born on Oct. 28, 1950, in Youngstown, daughter of Roy and Frieda (Roth) Martz. She...
John Gavura
Mar 26, 2016
BOARDMAN - Prayers will begin Friday, 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 John J. Gavura, who died Saturday evening at St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center. John was born July 14, 1931, in Youngstown, the son of Joseph J. and Julianna (Teshlar)...
Elvira Bellino
Mar 26, 2016
AUSTINTOWN - Funeral services will be held, Thursday, at 11 a.m., at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Austintown Chapel, for Elvira A. Bellino, 96, who died Saturday evening at Meridian Arms Nursing Home. Elvira was born Oct. 13, 1919, in Cleveland, the daughter of Ralph and Adeline (Cercone) Lucente. She worked for General Fireproofing for many years and Austintown Schools as...
Alice Nicols
Mar 24, 2016
BOARDMAN - A memorial Mass will be celebrated on Saturday at 10 a.m., at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church for Mrs. Alice E. Nicols, 81, who died Thursday, March 24, at Hospice House. Mrs. Nicols was born on April 19, 1934, in Youngstown, daughter of Joseph and Helen (Schirck) Ernst. She was a graduate of Wilson High School, before completing...
Verne Shoemaker
Mar 24, 2016
AUSTINTOWN - Funeral services will be held Monday, at noon, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Chapel, for Mrs. Verne Rhoads Shoemaker, 98, who died Thursday afternoon at Hospice House, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Shoemaker was born on Oct. 1, 1917, in Youngstown, daughter of Wilton and Loddie (Rogers) Fowler, and was a lifelong resident of the area. She...
Brian Malysa
Mar 23, 2016
YOUNGSTOWN - Brian E. Malysa, 32, passed away Wednesday evening. Brian was born April 1, 1983, in Youngstown, a son of Edward J. Malysa and Christine M. (Sebaugh). Brian was a landscaper for several years at Final Phase. He enjoyed fishing, camping and cooking out. His greatest love was spending time with his family, especially his nephews. Brian leaves his...
Robert Mulichak
Mar 23, 2016
A celebration of life will be held at 11:00am on Tuesday, March 29th at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Poland Chapel, with Pastor Reid Lamport officiating, for Robert M. Mulichak, 69, who passed away Wednesday evening at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Boardman. Robert was born Aug. 4, 1946, in Youngstown, the son of John and Mary (Zayac) Mulichak. He was a...
Sandy Alvino
Mar 19, 2016
YOUNGSTOWN - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at St. Brendan Church for Sandy Alvino, 94, who passed away Saturday, March 19. Sandy was born Nov. 1, 1921, in Trivigliano, Italy, a son of the late Anthony and Olivia (Cinti) Alvino. He resided in Youngstown since the age of 5. Sandy was a graduate...
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