Obituaries
Paul Remias
Dec 22, 2016
AUSTINTOWN - Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Martin Luther Lutheran Church for Paul M. Remias, 85, who passed away Thursday evening at St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown. Paul was born Sept. 9, 1931, in Youngstown, a son of Paul and Anna Remias. Paul was a 1950 graduate of Chaney High School and received...
Dominic (Papa)
Dec 21, 2016
CANFIELD - A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Friday at St. Christine Church for Dominic Joseph "Papa" Bettura, 90, who died Wednesday morning at Hospice House. Dominic was born June 9, 1926, in Youngstown, a son of the late Samuel and Niccola Chieffo Bettura, and was a lifelong area resident. Dominic attended The Rayen...
James Berroteran
Dec 21, 2016
POLAND - A Memorial Mass will be Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, at 10 a.m. at the Holy Family Church for James Ignacio "Nacho" Berroteran, 88, who died Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016, at home surrounded by his family. "Jim" was born March 21, 1928, in Youngstown, the son of Miguel and Andrea (Remboa) Berroteran, who came to the United States in...
Lori Spagnola
Dec 21, 2016
AUSTINTOWN - Funeral Services will be held Saturday at 11 AM at Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Austintown Chapel for Lori L. (Cook) Spagnola, 52, who passed way early Wednesday morning after a lengthy illness. Lori was born Jan 18, 1964 in Youngstown, a daughter of Keith E. and Louise (Androsky) Cook. Lori was a 1982 graduate of Ursuline High School and...

Dorothy Yovick
Dec 20, 2016
AUSTINTOWN - Funeral services will be held on Friday at 1 p.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Austintown Chapel for Dorothy Yovick, 95, who passed away Tuesday evening at ValleyCare Northside Medical Center. Dorothy was born Aug. 17, 1921, in Youngstown, a daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth (Pulis) Storsin. Dorothy enjoyed crafts and planting flowers. She also loved...
Paul Neff
Dec 15, 2016
AUSTINTOWN - Private services will be held at a later date for Paul R. Neff, 46, who passed away Thursday at the Cleveland Clinic. Paul was born March 3, 1970, in Youngstown, son of Ronald L. and Ada May (Deiger) Neff. Paul was a 1989 graduate of Austintown Fitch High School. He was a former firefighter for Poland, Austintown, and...
Michael Vrable
Dec 14, 2016
CANFIELD - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday at 10 a.m. at St. Michael Byzantine Church in Campbell, for Michael Alan Vrable, 29, who died Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. Michael was born Jan. 7, 1987, in Youngstown, the son of Dr. Alex and Annette (Lipari) Vrable. He was a 2005 graduate of Canfield High School and...
Eva Orechoneg
Dec 13, 2016
YOUNGSTOWN - Private services were held for Eva B. Orechoneg, 86, who died late Tuesday evening at Omni West Assisted Living. Eva was born Nov. 14, 1930, in Edmonson County, Ky., the daughter of Carlos and Mildred (Dowes) Blaton. She was a 1950 graduate of The Rayen School and worked for General Motors for 32 years until retiring. Eva enjoyed...

Patricia Kikta
Dec 13, 2016
AUSTINTOWN - Prayers will begin Monday at 11:30 AM at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Austintown Chapel, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 12:00 PM noon at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church for Patricia A. Kikta, 70, who died late Tuesday night at home surrounded by her family. Patricia was born Dec. 11, 1946, in Youngstown, the daughter of...
Margaret Kovach
Dec 12, 2016
NORTH LIMA - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at St. Christine Church for Margaret Kovach, 87, who died peacefully early Monday morning at Assumption Village Nursing Home. Margaret was born March 19, 1929, in Youngstown, the daughter of Joseph and Helen (McEvoy) Boyle. She was a member of St. Christine Church. Margaret worked...
Maureen Livi
Dec 11, 2016
GIRARD - Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Austintown Chapel, for Maureen P. "Reenie" Livi, 69, who died Sunday afternoon at St. Joseph Health Center. Reenie was born June 13, 1947, in Youngstown, the daughter of Frank and Patricia (Harrison) Colonna. She was a 1965 graduate of The Rayen School. Rennie was...
Barbara Elsbury
Dec 11, 2016
YOUNGSTOWN - Barbara Elsbury, 83, passed away early Sunday morning at St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown. Barbara was born Oct. 24, 1933, in Youngstown, a daughter of the late Rudolph and Minnie (Capots) Zoppelt. Barbara was an avid photo collector and adored pictures of her family. She also enjoyed old country music and soap operas. Her greatest love was...

Colleen Farnbauer
Dec 9, 2016
MINERAL RIDGE - Private services were held for Colleen Farnbauer, 77, who died Friday afternoon at Vista Care at the Ridge. Colleen was born April 20, 1939, in Youngstown, the daughter of Clarence and Marjorie (Smith) McGowan. She was a former member of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. Colleen's husband, James Farnbauer, whom she married Aug. 24, 1957, died...

Anthony Rocci
Dec 8, 2016
AUSTINTOWN - Services will be Monday at 1 p.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Austintown Chapel for Anthony Joseph Rocci, affectionately known as "Rocky," who passed away Thursday peacefully but unexpectedly at home at 75 years old, after a struggle with kidney disease. Born April 8, 1941, he had fond memories of growing up on Carroll Street in Youngstown, where...
Kathleen Kurtz
Dec 5, 2016
AUSTINTOWN - Funeral services will be held on Friday at noon at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Austintown Chapel, officiated by Msgr. Kenneth Miller, for Kathleen Mary Kurtz, 89, who passed away peacefully Monday morning. Kathleen "Kay" was born March 27, 1927, in Youngstown, the daughter of Charles T. Foley Sr and Margaret McGuire Foley. She was a beloved mother and...
Nancy Brode
Dec 4, 2016
Prayers will be held Friday at 9:30 AM at Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Austintown Chapel followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 AM at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church for Nancy Kathryn (Flynn) Brode, 84, who passed away Sunday at her home with her family by her side, after a long courageous battle with Alzheimers. Nancy was born Oct....
Mary Romito
Dec 3, 2016
NEW MIDDLETOWN - Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Poland Chapel for Mary A. Romito, 83, formerly of Poland, who passed away Saturday morning at Masternick Memorial. Mary was born March 25, 1933, in Youngstown, a daughter of the late Fred and Dorothy (Morrow) Poppineau. Mary graduated from The Rayen School and...
Helen Klein
Dec 3, 2016
BOARDMAN - Prayers will be held Tuesday 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 Helen R. Klein, 95, who passed away Saturday afternoon at St. Mary's Alzheimer's Center. Helen was born June 11, 1921, in Youngstown, a daughter of...
Cheryl Bilicki
Dec 1, 2016
YOUNGSTOWN - Cheryl L. Bilicki, 68, died peacefully early Thursday morning at Hospice House, surrounded by her family. Cheryl was born Dec. 22, 1946, in Youngstown, the daughter of William and Katherine (Eder) Beach. She attended Boardman High School and graduated from Austintown Fitch High School. Cheryl was a member of the Austintown Senior Citizens Center. She was an avid...
Marjorie Thomas
Nov 30, 2016
YOUNGSTOWN - Marjorie Thomas, 83, passed away Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Health Center. She was born Feb. 14, 1933, in Youngstown, a daughter of the late George and Frances (Barth) Stein. Marjorie was a 1951 graduate of Chaney High School and spent her life lovingly caring for her home, her family, and her friends. Marjorie leaves her husband, Paul Thomas,...
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