Oct 1, 2018

CANFIELD - April Irene Gifford-Morgan, 43, passed away unexpectedly Oct. 1, 2018.

April was born Feb. 3, 1975, in Youngstown.

April is survived by her parents, Albert and Linda (Connelly) Gifford; sisters Kristin Yocum (Troy), Candace Nespeca (Dominic), and Wendy Penniman (Rick); and children Jarod, Cameron, and Olivia Morgan. She also leaves behind four nephews...

Sep 29, 2018

AUSTINTOWN - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at St Joseph Church for Catherine M. Welsh, 81, who passed away Saturday evening at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital.

Catherine was born March. 25, 1937, in Masury, a daughter of the late Edward and Margaret (Curtin) Manion.

Catherine graduated from Brookfield...

Sep 29, 2018

AUSTINTOWN - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Dominic Church for Mary Catherine “Katy” Rosen, 94, who passed away peacefully Saturday evening at Assumption Village.

She was born Sept. 29, 1924, in Youngstown, a daughter of the late James and Mary (Martin) Trant.

She was a graduate...

Sep 27, 2018

YOUNGSTOWN - Sandra Arkwright Manke, 76, passed away peacefully Sept. 27, 2018.

She was born July 12, 1942, in Youngstown, the daughter of Joseph and Audrey Arkwright.

Sandra graduated from Ursuline High School in 1960.

She was a veteran of the U.S. Army and worked as a dog groomer, a licensed barber and...

Sep 26, 2018

NEW MIDDLETOWN - Donald R. Woods, 95, formerly of Boardman, passed away Sept. 26, at his home at Windsor Estates Assisted Living in New Middletown, where he had been a resident since 2017.

He was born March 27, 1923, in Youngstown, to Marie (Park) and Robert Woods.

Don is survived by his wife of 69...

Sep 24, 2018

AUSTINTOWN - Prayers will be held Friday at 9:30 AM ay Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Austintown Chapel followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 AM at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church for Dorothy Wilson, 89, who passed away Monday evening at Austintown Care Center. Dorothy was born Sept. 29, 1928 in Youngstown, a daughter of the late Nicholas...

Sep 23, 2018

AUSTINTOWN – A kind and compassionate flame was extinguished unexpectedly early Sunday evening.

Nancie Bokesch was born Nancie Jane Duff on Nov. 26, 1946, in Alliance, the only child of Lilian (Adams) and Marion Duff.

She attended Alliance High School where she was an outstanding student, cheerleader and was active in student council. After graduating...

Sep 22, 2018

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. - Dwight Lubin Pavkovich Sr., 77, passed away in Hospice Care in Jacksonville on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018.

He was born on May 29, 1941, in McKees Rocks, Pa., to the late Lubin Charles and the late Edna (Bosch) Pavkovich.

Dwight graduated from McKees Rocks High School in Pennsylvania in 1958, where he...

Sep 22, 2018

YOUNGSTOWN – A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday at 10 a.m. at St. Christine Church in Youngstown for Mrs. Catherine J. Klingensmith, 68, who died Saturday morning at her home after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by her loving family.

Cathy was born Aug. 14, 1950, in Youngstown, a daughter of Kenneth...

Sep 21, 2018

COLUMBIANA - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Jude Catholic Church, 180 7th St. in Columbiana, for Dale J. Voitus, 65, who died on Sept. 21, 2018, at Hospice House.

Dale was born Oct. 31, 1952, in Youngstown, a son of John and Dorothy (Duncan) Voitus.

He...

Sep 20, 2018

AUSTINTOWN - A memorial service will be on Tuesday, Sept. 25, at 6:30 p.m., with calling hours from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Poland Methodist Church, officiated by Pastor Ken Gifford, for Dianne L. Batcho, 54, who died suddenly Thursday at her home.

Dianne was born April 13, 1964, in Youngstown, the daughter of John and...

Sep 18, 2018

BEYER, PA. – A Memorial Mass will be held Friday at 11 A.M. at Christ Our Savior, St. Nicholas Church in Struthers for Sarah Kathleen (Sepesy) Slovinsky, 34, formerly of Struthers, who passed away on Sept. 18, 2018, in Rayne Twp., Indiana Co. due to a tragic bus accident.

She was born on May 1, 1984, to...

Sep 17, 2018

POLAND - Funeral Services will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Poland Chapel for Mary Theresa Suszczynski, 91, who passed away Monday evening at Hampton Woods.

Mary was born April 29, 1927, in Youngstown, a daughter of the late Louis and Ethel (Stetts) Maxymych.

Mary was born in and grew...

Sep 16, 2018

AUSTINTOWN - Carmel Tomesina Margaret Orsini Matulek, born Oct. 29, 1935, passed away Sept. 16, 2018, surrounded by her family. Carmel was a force of nature, who lived by her own words of wisdom, “Be small, but mighty.” She loved dancing, and when she was young aspired to be a Rockette. In her later years, she became an avid...

Sep 13, 2018

Canfield— Joseph A. Simpson Jr., 91, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 13, 2018.  Family and friends may call Tuesday, September 18, 2018 from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home Canfield Chapel. Prayers will begin Wednesday at 10:15 am at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home Canfield Chapel, followed by a Mass of Christian...

Sep 12, 2018

NAPLES, FLA. - Donna E. Brocker, 68, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, following a long and courageous battle with cancer at home with family at her side.

Donna was born Jan. 4, 1950, in Youngstown, a daughter of Dorothy (Trout) and Chester Bailey.

She grew up in Youngstown and graduated from South...

Sep 12, 2018

BOARDMAN - A prayer service will be held on Monday 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. Charles Church in Boardman for Mr. Charles Emerson Mauch, 76, who passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Sept. 12, after a brief illness.

Charlie was born...

Sep 8, 2018

Andrew Vaughn Walko, 25, of Mahoningtown died on Sept. 8, 2018. Andrew was born on Aug. 4, 1993, in Tempe, Ariz. He was a son of John Walko and Teresa Christensen-Walko. Andrew attended Rhodes Jr. High and Skyline High School in Mesa, Ariz., before moving back to New Castle, where he spent the earlier years of his life. In...

Sep 6, 2018

CANFIELD - Alice Dudik, 88, departed this life on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, at the Inn at Ironwood.

Alice was born on April 1, 1930, the only girl to John and Susanna Hassay (Hlavchak). She was a lifelong resident of the Youngstown area.

After her graduation from East High School in 1948, she worked until...

Sep 6, 2018

YOUNGSTOWN – “He was a pastor so humble and always interested in what others were going through.”

“He was a servant first throughout his entire life. He taught me, by how he lived, what the radical hospitality of The Gospel looked like in practice.”

Early on the morning of Sept. 6, 2018, Pastor Robert “Bob”...