Obituaries

Delores Mashburn
Dec 17, 2011
NEW MIDDLETOWN - Services will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Gospel Baptist Church for Delores A. Mashburn, 73, who died Saturday afternoon at St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center. Delores was born Jan. 19, 1938, in McCaysville, Ga., the daughter of Atkins and Lona Mae Dockery Johnson. She was a homemaker and a member of the Gospel Baptist Church....

Albert Wolz
Dec 16, 2011
Boardman - Services will be held on Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Poland Chapel, with burial following at Lake Park Cemetery in Youngstown, for Mr. Albert A. Wolz, 87, who died Dec. 16, 2011, at the VA Clinic in Cleveland. He was born Oct. 28, 1924, in Youngstown, a son of Albert M. and Jennie M....

James Driscoll
Dec 16, 2011
POLAND - Love of God, family, and friends defined James Francis Driscoll who died peacefully Friday evening at his home. "Jim" was born Nov. 25, 1935, in Brookline Boston, Mass., the eldest son of James Francis and Anne Katholing Driscoll, both deceased. In his early years, the family moved to Flossmoore Chicago, Ill. Jim attended Mt. Carmel High School and...

Anne Peressini
Dec 16, 2011
AUSTINTOWN - Anna Peressini, 91, passed away on Friday, Dec. 16, at the Clare Bridge Senior Living Facility in Austintown. Anna was born on Sept. 15, 1920, in Istrago, Italy. She immigrated to the United States with her family in the mid-1950s and settled in the Youngstown area. She was a devoted wife and mother and had a passion for...

Anne Cuccarese
Dec 15, 2011
YOUNGSTOWN - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at St. Charles Church for Anne T. Cuccarese, 96, who passed away Thursday morning at Greenbrier Nursing Home. Anne was born Sept. 16, 1915, in Youngstown, a daughter of the late Lee and Rose Marnelli Tiberio. Anne graduated from South High School. She was a secretary...

Robert Jacobson
Dec 14, 2011
AURORA - Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Boardman-Canfield Chapel for Mr. Robert Jacobson, 63, who died peacefully on Dec. 14, 2011, in Aurora, after a long and courageous battle with multiple sclerosis. He was born March 4, 1948, in Youngstown, a son of Joseph and Mary Bindas Jacobson. Robert was a...

Gemma Thomas
Dec 13, 2011
POLAND - Prayers will begin Friday morning at 9:15 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Poland Chapel followed by a Mass of Christian Burial celebrated at 10 a.m. at St. Luke Catholic Church for Gemma M. Rauso Thomas, 79, who died early Tuesday morning at St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown. Gemma was born Oct. 9, 1932, in New Castle,...

Kenneth Bednarik
Dec 12, 2011
CANFIELD - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday at 11 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Church Catholic Church in Campbell, for Kenneth M. Bednarik, 51, who passed away Monday morning at the VA Clinic in Cleveland. Kenneth was born May 18, 1960, in Youngstown, a son of Richard and Carol Liposchak Bednarik. Kenneth attended St....

Rev. John Lyons
Dec 10, 2011
AUSTINTOWN - A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Bishop George V. Murry on Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph Church in Austintown, for Rev. Father John F. Lyons, 90, Pastor Emeritus of St. Joseph Parish, who entered into eternal life Saturday afternoon. Father Lyons was born June 4, 1921, in Skeghard, Ballyhaunis, County Mayo, Ireland, the...

Nicholas Harris
Dec 10, 2011
AUSTINTOWN - Prayers will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Austintown Chapel followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church for Nicholas J. Harris Sr., 90, who passed away Saturday at Hospice House. Nicholas was born June 2, 1921, in Cleveland, a son of the late...
Frank Tufaro
Dec 6, 2011
AUSTINTOWN - Services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Austintown Chapel for Frank Tufaro, 72, who died Tuesday afternoon at his home after a long and courageous over 15 year battle with cancer. Frank was born Francesco Antonio Tufaro in Italy on June 30, 1939, the son of James and Filomena Lanza Tufaro. At the...
Joseph Lupo Sr
Dec 6, 2011
EDINBURG - Prayers will be held Friday at 12:15 p.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Poland Chapel followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 1 p.m. at St. Dominic Church, for Joseph N. Lupo Sr., 83, who passed away Tuesday morning at Hospice House. Joseph was born April 15, 1928, in Hillsville, Pa., a son of the late Jack...

Robert Akers
Dec 5, 2011
BOARDMAN - Military services will be held at the Western Reserve National Cemetery in Rittman, for Robert James Akers, 67, who died early Monday morning at his home. Robert was born Feb. 1, 1944, in Youngstown, the son of Arthur and Margaret Riley Akers. After serving in the Navy, he worked at the Tindall Corporation in Spartinsburg, S.C. as a...

Ruth Brajkovich
Dec 3, 2011
YOUNGSTOWN - Prayers will begin Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Boardman-Canfield Chapel followed by a Mass of Christian Burial celebrated at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph Church for Ruth M. Brajkovich, 84, who died Saturday evening at the Greenbriar. Ruth was born June 18, 1927, in Youngstown, the daughter of Louis K. and Anna V. Buchanan...

Robert Ripley
Dec 2, 2011
NORTH JACKSON - Services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, North Jackson Chapel for Robert E. Ripley, 67, who died Friday afternoon at St. Elizabeth Health Center. Robert was born Aug. 31, 1944, in Youngstown, the son of Earl L. and Ann L. Phillips Ripley. He attended Western Reserve High School and worked as a...

Helen Ulicney
Dec 1, 2011
CANFIELD - A prayer service will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Monday at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Austintown Chapel and a Mass of Christian Burial at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Austintown at 10 a.m. for Mrs. Helen "Nell" Ulicney, 84, who died Thursday morning at the Hospice House. She was born Oct. 1, 1927, in Youngstown, a...
Barbara Acerra
Dec 1, 2011
BOARDMAN - Funeral services will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at St. Maron Church for Barbara J. Acerra, 61, who died of breast cancer Thursday morning at her home after a courageous battle. She was born on Feb. 20, 1950, in Youngstown, a daughter of Charles B. and Josephine E. Abdalla Thomas. A 1968 graduate of Ursuline High School,...

Ellen Dennison
Nov 30, 2011
POLAND - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Christ Our Savior at St. Nicholas Church in Struthers for Ellen Rose Dennison, 83, who passed away Wednesday at her home. Ellen was born Oct. 3, 1928, in Youngstown. Ellen attended Villa Marie for three years and then graduated from The Rayen School. Prior to...

Eugene Muldowney
Nov 12, 2011
DIAMOND - A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Lake Milton, for Eugene L. Muldowney, 78, who died Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011, at his home surrounded by his family. Gene was born Feb. 28, 1933, in St. Clair, Pa., the son of John J. and Catherine P. Grace Muldowney....

Edward Fennessey
Nov 11, 2011
POLAND - A memorial service will be held Tuesday at 4 p.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes, Poland Chapel for Edward C. Fennessey, 90, who passed away Friday evening at Shepherd of the Valley. Edward was born June 27, 1921, in Youngstown, a son of the late John and Martha McDine Fennessey. Edward was a 1939 graduate of East High...
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