Obituaries

Dr. Beverly Copper-Butler

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Jo Crogan

Jo Crogan

May 3, 2009

CANFIELD ­ Memorial Services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Old North Church in Canfield for Jo Ann J. Crogan, 69, who passed away peacefully Sunday at Hampton Woods. Jo Ann was born May 20, 1939, in Youngstown, the daughter of the late Eugene and Helen Mancino Malone. She was a 1957 graduate of Ursuline High School, and...

Linda Melia

Linda Melia

May 2, 2009

Poland - Prayers will be held Wednesday at 9:30 AM at Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home Poland Chapel followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 AM at Holy Family Church for Linda Ann Melia, 44, who passed away May 2, 2009 peacefully at her home. Linda was born Oct. 19, 1964 in Youngstown, the daughter of Dominic and Elizabeth Herceg...

Mary Turner

Mary Turner

Apr 25, 2009

Youngstown- Funeral services will be 1PM Wednesday in the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Austintown Chapel for Mary D. Turner, age 94, of formerly of Rhoda Ave. on the city's Westside, who died Saturday at Briarfield Manor. Mary was born in Clearfield County Pennsylvania February 2, 1915 to Stephen And Mary Kotulak Korfant. The family later moved to Cleveland, Ohio. Where as...

Jean Miller

Jean Miller

Apr 25, 2009

YOUNGSTOWN ­ Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Poland Chapel for Jean J. Miller, who died Saturday morning at Greenbriar Healthcare Center. Jean was born May 8, 1931 in Elwood City, Pa. to the late Larry and Rosie Carsele Nash. She worked for General Electric Trumbull Lamp Plant in Warren for over 30...

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