Obituaries

Beryl Sachire
May 31, 2009
AUSTINTOWN - Prayers will begin Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Austintown Chapel followed by a Mass of Christian Burial celebrated at 10:30 a.m. at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church for Mrs. Beryl J. Sachire, 85, who passed away Sunday morning. Beryl was born Feb. 8, 1924 in Altoona, Pa., the daughter of William and Kathryn...

Almerinda Ciarniello
May 30, 2009
AUSTINTOWN - Funeral services will be Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. in the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Boardman-Canfield Chapel for Almerinda Ciarniello, 89, who died Saturday morning in St. Elizabeth Hospital, Boardman Campus. Almerinda was born January 15, 1920, in Bagnoli del Trigno, Italy She came to the United States in 1935 from the Moliniaize-Abruzzi region of Italy. She was a member...

James Mccarthy
May 30, 2009
BOARDMAN - A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Charles Church, and prayers offered at 9:45 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Boardman-Canfield Chapel, for Mr. James T. McCarthy, 98, who died early Saturday morning at his residence. James was born Aug. 25, 1910 in Buffalo, N.Y., to the late Florence and Catherine...

Nicholas Detoro
May 30, 2009
AUSTINTOWN ? Prayers will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Austintown Chapel followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church for Nicholas J. DeToro, 26, who passed away Tuesday morning. Nicholas was born Dec. 6, 1982 in Youngstown, the son of Armand E. DeToro Jr. and...

Dr. Beverly Copper-Butler
May 26, 2009
BOARDMAN A funeral Mass will be held Saturday May 30, 2009, at 10 a.m. at St. Luke Catholic Church for Dr. Beverly A. Copper-Butler, formerly of Toledo, who made her transition from earth to heaven on Tuesday, May 26, 2009, after a lengthy and courageous battle with ALS. Bev, as she was affectionately known, was born and raised in...

Richard Thomas Jr
May 22, 2009
AUSTINTOWN Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Austintown Chapel for Richard J. ³Red² Thomas Jr., 82, who passed away from congestive heart failure Friday morning at Cleveland Metro Health Center. Red was born April 18, 1927 in Youngstown, the son of the late Richard J. and Grace Davis Thomas Sr. Red...

Reynard Fitori
May 20, 2009
BOARDMAN Reynard Joseph Fitori, 90, of Boardman, passed away May 20, 2009. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at St. Christine Church. The family will be receiving friends from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the church, prior to the Mass. Reynard was born Aug. 5, 1918 in Youngstown, the son of the late Joseph and...

Marie Klimaski
May 19, 2009
AUSTINTOWN Prayers will be held Friday at 9:30 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Austintown Chapel followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church for Marie Elizabeth Klimaski, 92, who passed away early Tuesday morning at her home. Marie was born July 1, 1916 in Youngstown, the daughter of the late...

Emil Conte
May 19, 2009
AUSTINTOWN A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, and prayers offered at 10:30 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Austintown Chapel for Emil C. Conte, 85, who passed away May 19, 2009, at Delray Beach Medical Center in Delray Beach, Fla., with his family by his side....

Gloria Burke
May 18, 2009
POLAND Prayers will begin at 9:15 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Boardman-Canfield Chapel followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at St. Christine's Church in Youngstown, for Mrs. Gloria Burke, 78, formerly of Lucerne Lane in Boardman, who died Monday morning at the Hospice House. Gloria was born July 11, 1930 in McDonald, a daughter of...

Harold Turjanica
May 18, 2009
AUSTINTOWN ? Prayers will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Austintown Chapel followed by funeral services at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary?s Byzantine Church for Harold Turjanica, 86, who passed away Monday at Select Specialty Hospital. Harold was born Sept. 20, 1922 in Uniontown, Pa., the son of the late Charles and Mary Hayjurik Turtanica....

William Grinta
May 16, 2009
Austintown- A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10:30AM Wednesday in the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church for William A. "Bill" Grinta, age 82, of Austintown, who died Saturday afternoon at his residence surrounded by his family. Bill was born March 31, 1927 in Warren, Ohio to the late Louis and Rose Semeraro Grinta. He graduated from Warren Harding High...

Ann Olsavsky
May 16, 2009
YOUNGSTOWN A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Brendan¹s Church, and prayers offered at 9:15 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Austintown Chapel for Ann Bayne Varner Olsavsky, 79, who died Saturday afternoon at Hospice House surrounded by her family. Ann was a 1947 graduate of Chaney High School and a member...

John Scheetz
May 14, 2009
AUSTINTOWN Funeral services will be held Monday at 11:30 a.m. at St. Paul the Apostle Church in New Middletown for John Leonard Scheetz, 89, who passed away Thursday evening at Briarfield at Ashley Circle. John was born Dec. 28, 1920 in Youngstown, the son of the late Frank and Christina Restle Scheetz. John was a U.S. Army veteran serving...

Olga Sanders
May 13, 2009
FLORIDA Prayers will be held Monday at 9:30 a.m. at Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Poland Chapel and at 10 a.m. at the Holy Family Church for Olga L. Sanders, 79, formerly of Poland, who passed away Wednesday evening from a sudden heart attack at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Boardman Campus. Olga was born May 19, 1929 in Midland, Pa., the...
Agnes Belyusar
May 9, 2009
STRUTHERS - Prayers will be held Wednesday at 9:15 a.m. at Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Poland Chapel and at 10 a.m. at St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church for Agnes M Belyusar, 81, who passed away Saturday at the Hospice House with her family by her side. Agnes was born Jan. 16, 1928, in Youngstown, the daughter of the late Joseph and...

Catherine Taylor
May 8, 2009
NORTH LIMA - Services will be Monday at 11 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Poland Chapel for Catherine L. Taylor, 93, who died Friday afternoon at Assumption Village. Catherine was born Sept. 28, 1915, in Youngstown, the daughter of Thomas and Catherine Gallier Wells. Catherine worked in retail sales for many years for several stores in the area and...

Thomas Shaffer
May 7, 2009
YOUNGSTOWN Thomas K. Shaffer, 34, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2009 at his home. He was born Jan. 9, 1975, in West Virginia to Sheila Spear Shaffer and the late Thomas Shaffer. Tom was employed by Fyda Freightliner. He will be missed by his young children, Kevin and Emma; and the mother of his children, Anette Shaffer. He was...

Donald Kirk
May 6, 2009
Canfield- Funeral services will be 10:00 am Saturday in the Good Hope Lutheran Church for Donald Robert Kirk, age 89, of St. Mary's Alzheimer's Center, formerly of Canfield, who died Wednesday morning at the Hospice House surrounded by his family. Don was born October 22, 1919 in Poland, Ohio to the late Arthur and Lydia Patrick Kirk. He attended Poland...

Donald Howard
May 3, 2009
CAMPBELL Funeral services will be held Friday at 7 p.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Poland Chapel for Donald S. Howard, 58, who passed away Sunday morning at St. Elizabeth Health Center after complications from emphysema. Donald was born Oct. 22, 1950 in Huntington, W.Va., the son of the late Chester and Yvonne Curry Howard. Donald attended Cardinal Mooney...
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