Obituaries
Marguerite Shields
Jul 14, 2012
OLMSTED TOWNSHIP - Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Boardman United Methodist Church for Marguerite H. Shields, 96, formerly of Struthers and Boardman, who passed away Saturday evening at the Renaissance Health Center. "Marge" was born June 14, 1916, in Youngstown, the youngest daughter of the late Ivan Warren and Leola Mae Mercer Host. She...
Mary Schaeffer
Jul 13, 2012
NORTH LIMA - Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Boardman-Canfield Chapel for Mary Schaeffer, 89, who passed away Friday at Assumption Village. Mary was born Sept. 11, 1922, in Youngstown, a daughter of the late George and Susan Andraso Varkonda. Mary graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School. She was a bookkeeper for...
Bernard Potkanowicz
Jul 12, 2012
BOARDMAN - Prayers will begin Monday morning at 9:15 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Poland Chapel, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial celebrated at 10 a.m. at St. Stanislaus Church for Bernard T. Potkanowicz, 76, who lost his four month battle with pancreatic cancer Thursday, dying peacefully surrounded by his family in his home. Bernard was born Feb....
Dorothy Fergus
Jul 12, 2012
AUSTINTOWN - Services will be Monday at 1 p.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Austintown Chapel for Dorothy Fergus, 93, who died at her home Thursday morning. Dorothy is survived by her daughter, Judy Ernest Pappas; her son, Andrew Fergus; two grandchildren, Erik Shannon Pappas and Joanna Fergus Tom Keller; and four great-grandchildren, Maddison, Hunter, Ava and Aubriana. Friends may...
Philip Prosser
Jul 12, 2012
BOARDMAN - A prayer service will be held Monday at 10:30 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Boardman-Canfield Chapel and a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. at St. Charles Church for Mr. Philip J. Prosser, 81, who died Thursday morning at St. Vincent Hospital in Erie, Pa. He was born June 23, 1931, in Youngstown, a son of...
Marie Kushner
Jul 11, 2012
BERLIN CENTER - Funeral services will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Austintown Chapel for Marie "Teesie" Kushner, 81, formerly of Austintown, who passed away Wednesday at her home after a courageous battle with cancer, with her family by her side. Teesie was born March 28, 1931, in Youngstown, a daughter of the late Thomas...
Edward Vaughn
Jul 9, 2012
AUSTINTOWN - Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11:30 a.m. at the Austintown Community Church for Edward H. Vaughn, 80, who passed away Monday morning at St. Elizabeth Health Center. Edward was born June 5, 1932, in Canton, a son of the late Harold and Ida Wagner Vaughn. Edward was a 1950 graduate of Canton McKinley High School. He...
Andrew Hudoba
Jul 8, 2012
Youngstown .. . . . . .Mr. Andrew Hudoba, age 93, died Sunday evening at Omni West Assisted Living. He was born in Youngstown on May 22, 1919, the son of Anthony and Mary Prociak Hudoba. After graduating from Struthers High School, he worked as a store clerk for the Thom McAnn Shoe Company in downtown Youngstown before entering the...
Andrew Hudoba
Jul 8, 2012
YOUNGSTOWN - Mr. Andrew Hudoba, 93, died Sunday evening at Omni West Assisted Living. He was born in Youngstown, on May 22, 1919, the son of Anthony and Mary Prociak Hudoba. After graduating from Struthers High School, he worked as a store clerk for the Thom McAnn Shoe Company in downtown Youngstown before entering the armed services in February of...
Rose Flanagan
Jul 8, 2012
LAKE MILTON - A memorial Mass will be celebrated Saturday, July 14, at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick Church in Youngstown with a luncheon to follow for Rose Mary Flanagan, 77, who died Sunday afternoon at the home of her daughter. "She gave definition of how to fight cancer with grace and dignity." Rose was born July 11, 1934, in...
Josa�Ac. Ramirez
Jul 6, 2012
YOUNGSTOWN - Prayers will be Monday morning at 9:15 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Austintown Chapel, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial celebrated at 10 a.m. at St. Brendan Church for José F. Ramirez, 89, who died Friday afternoon surrounded by his family at the home of his daughter. José was born Nov. 22, 1922, in Tarejero, Michoacan,...
Donald White
Jul 4, 2012
POLAND - Prayers will be held on Saturday 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 Holy Family Church for Donald A. White, 81, who passed away early Wednesday morning. Donald was born April 12, 1931, in Youngstown, a son of the late Nicholas and Mary...
Susan Mootz
Jun 28, 2012
POLAND - Early Thursday morning, Susan J. Mootz, 90, was led to her Heavenly home by the loving hand of her Savior. Services for Susan will be held Monday at 9 :30 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Poland Chapel 2726 Center Road Route 224 in Poland with a Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 10 a.m. at Holy...
Martin Washington Jr
Jun 24, 2012
AUSTINTOWN - Martin Dale Washington Jr., 68, passed away Sunday morning after a courageous fight with cancer and diabetes. Martin was born June 21, 1944, in Youngstown, a son of the late Martin Dale and June Fitch Washington Sr. Martin graduated from South High School in 1963. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War from January of...
Mary Gary
Jun 24, 2012
POLAND - Prayers will begin Wednesday morning at 9:30 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Poland Chapel followed by a Mass of Christian Burial celebrated at 10 a.m. at the Holy Family Church for Mary Louise Sebest Gary, 95, who died Sunday. Mary Louise was born Nov. 2, 1916, in Youngstown, the daughter of George and Catherine Romer Derni. After...
Ronald Sweet Sr
Jun 20, 2012
AUSTINTOWN - Burial will take place Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Brunstetter Cemetery for Ronald Lee Sweet Sr., 68, who passed away Wednesday at his home from cancer. Ronald was born June 5, 1944, in Landrum, S.C., a son of the late Roscoe and Madeline Estella Ash Sweet. Ronald retired from the U.S. Air Force and served in the Vietnam...
Naomi Molaskey
Jun 18, 2012
NEW MIDDLETOWN - A funeral Mass will be held on Friday at noon at St. Paul the Apostle Church for Naomi "Nickie" S. Molaskey, 78, who passed away Monday evening at St. Elizabeth Health Center in Boardman. Nickie was born March 4, 1934, in Morgantown, W.Va., the oldest daughter of the late Orval and Kathryn Sweitzer Starkey. The family moved...
Emma Zizzo
Jun 18, 2012
BOARDMAN - Services for Emma S. Zizzo, 91, who passed away Monday morning, will be held Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at the Higgins Reardon Funeral Home in Canfield. The daughter of the late Martin and Mary Zink Breckner, she was born Nov. 7, 1920, in Youngstown. Emma married her husband, Jack Zizzo, on Feb. 14, 1944, in Youngstown. In addition...
Raymond Koneval
Jun 17, 2012
AUSTINTOWN - Prayers will be held Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Austintown Chapel followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, for Raymond M. Koneval, 82, who passed away Sunday morning at St. Elizabeth Select Specialty. Raymond was born Dec. 1, 1929, in Youngstown, a son of...
Michael Saborse
Jun 17, 2012
AUSTINTOWN - Michael Saborse, 87, died Sunday, June 17, 2012, in Briarfield at the Ridge Nursing Home, from complications following kidney failure. Born Aug. 30, 1924, in Youngstown, he was the son of the late Carmen and Jennie Pirone Saborse. A graduate of The Rayen School, Michael earned a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Miami University in Ohio, where...
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