Obituaries

Brian Sterling
Jun 3, 2010
AUSTINTOWN - Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Crossroads Church, 554 South Meridian Road in Austintown for Brian G. Sterling Sr., 52, and Shirley A. Sterling, 47, who went home to the Lord early Saturday morning at their home. Brian was born March 30, 1958, in Sharon, Pa., the son of Francis Gene and Urla...

Rita Eperjesi
Jun 3, 2010
POLAND ? Prayers will be held Monday at 10:30 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Poland Chapel followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. at the Holy Family Church for Rita Eperjesi, 58, who passed away Wednesday evening at Hospice House. Rita was born June 3, 1951, in Youngstown, the daughter of John S. and Margaret R....

Dorothy Myers
May 31, 2010
Youngstown - Prayers will be held Friday at 9:30 AM at Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home Ausintown Chapel followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Joseph Church in Austintown for Dorothy A. Myers who passed away Monday at Hospice House. Dorothy was born in Altoona, PA, the daughter of Paul W. and Lorine M. Woomer Snyder. Dorothy attended Ursuline High...

Thomas Whitaker
May 28, 2010
YOUNGSTOWN ? Prayers will be held Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Austintown Chapel and at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph Church in Austintown for Thomas M. Whitaker, 75, who passed away Friday at St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center. Thomas was born Oct. 13, 1934, in Youngstown, the son of Frank and Marie Martin Whitaker. Thomas was...

Myron Iii
May 27, 2010
STRUTHERS ? Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Austintown Chapel for Myron E. Wem III, 55, who passed away Thursday morning at his home with his family by his side. Myron was born July 11, 1954, in Youngstown, the son of the late Myron E. and Donna L. Hilbert Wem Jr. Myron was...

Earl Irwin
May 24, 2010
AUSTINTOWN ? Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home Austintown Chapel for Earl O. Irwin, 83, who passed away Monday at St. Elizabeth Health Center. Earl was born March 1, 1927, in Struthers, the son of Leslie Hewett and Doris Elizabeth Schenck Irwin. Earl served in the U.S. Army during World War II...

Rebecca Eliser
May 24, 2010
BOARDMAN ? Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Boardman-Canfield Chapel for Mrs. Rebecca Ann Eliser, 83, who died Monday morning at her home. She was born July 25, 1926, in Youngstown, a daughter of Frank and Mary McCreary Liston. Mrs. Eliser also known as ?Becky? was a 1944 graduate of South High...

Ryan Yurchison
May 22, 2010
NEW MIDDLETOWN ? Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Zion Lutheran Church in New Middletown for Ryan Alexander Yurchison, 27, who died early Saturday morning. Ryan was born July 21, 1982, in Youngstown to Michael C. Yurchison and the former Cheryl Lynn Fisher. Ryan was a graduate of Springfield Local High School. Ryan enjoyed riding BMX...

Jennie Parisi
May 22, 2010
POLAND ? A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Tuesday morning at 11 a.m. at Holy Family Church for Jennie M. Parisi, 94, who died Saturday, May 22. Jennie was born Oct. 5, 1915, in Niles, the daughter of Joseph and Mamie Rose Ross. She was a homemaker and a member of Holy Family Church. She also belonged to...

Jeanette White
May 21, 2010
YOUNGSTOWN - Jeanne went home to be with the Lord Friday morning at Forum Health Northside Medical Center. Jeanne was born Dec. 4, 1936, in Youngstown, a daughter of the late Stephen and Dorothy Ferkula and Margaret Patrick. A 1954 graduate of Fitch High School, she retired after 37 years as a machine operator at Metal Carbide Corp. She enjoyed...

Joanne Smaldino
May 18, 2010
POLAND - Prayers will begin Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial celebrated at 11 a.m. at the Holy Family Church in Poland for Joanne M. Smaldino, 72, who died Tuesday afternoon at St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown. Joanne was born Aug. 27, 1937, in Youngstown, the daughter of Vincent and Mary Bassetti Tavolario....

Virginia Nagie
May 14, 2010
YOUNGSTOWN ? Prayers will be held Wednesday at 10:15 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Austintown Chapel followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. at St. Christine Church for Virginia D. Nagie, 92, who passed away Friday morning at Hospice House. Virginia was born June 10, 1917, in Youngstown, the daughter of Patsy and Mary Bellino Prologo....

Joseph Mazerik
May 9, 2010
AUSTINTOWN - A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Church, with Fr. Gregory Fedor officiating and prayers offered at 9:30 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Austintown Chapel for Joseph M. ?Maz? Mazerik, 77, who died Sunday afternoon at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Joseph was born Feb. 15, 1933,...

Ruth Oblinger
May 9, 2010
NORTH JACKSON ? Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, North Jackson Chapel Route 45 for Mrs. Ruth Stroup Oblinger, 84, who died Sunday afternoon from cancer at her home, with her family by her side. Ruth was a descendent of the early settlers, James Russell and Andrew Stroup. She was a daughter...

Betty Mccarthy
May 8, 2010
BOARDMAN ? A Memorial Mass will be celebrated Saturday morning at 11 a.m. at St. Charles Catholic Church for Betty H. ?Bets? McCarthy, 82, formerly of Pittsburgh, who died Saturday at Victoria House. Betty was born Aug. 17, 1927, in Pittsburgh, the daughter of Daniel and Helen Drummond Hawes. She had worked as a registered nurse for the Allegheny Health...

Dr. James Davidson
May 6, 2010
YOUNGSTOWN ? Dr. James Kenneth Davidson died at his home on Thursday after a long courageous battle with prostate cancer. He and his family celebrated his 89th birthday on Tuesday. Dr. Davidson was born May 4, 1921, in Chicago, the son of John H. and Ruth Johnson Davidson. His family moved to Youngstown in the 1930s and he graduated from...

Charles Mascioli
May 5, 2010
POLAND - Funeral services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Poland Chapel for Charles ?Chuck? Mascioli, 64, who passed away Wednesday, May 5, at St. Elizabeth Health Center. Chuck was born May 23, 1945, in Mansfield, the son of Joseph and Theresa Spitalieri Mascioli. Chuck was a 1964 graduate of St. Peter?s High School....

George Protain
May 2, 2010
AUSTINTOWN ? A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church and prayers offered at 10 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Austintown Chapel for George D. ?Elmer? Protain, 73, who died late Sunday night at Austin Woods Nursing Center. George was born Nov. 5, 1936, in Youngstown, to the...

Andrew Serenko Jr
May 1, 2010
POLAND ? Prayers will be held Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Poland Chapel followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at the Holy Family Church for Andrew J. Serenko Jr., 83, who passed away Saturday morning at Hospice House. Andrew was born a Nov. 19, 1926, in Youngstown, the son of Andrew J....

Virginia Caizzo
May 1, 2010
BOARDMAN - Prayers will begin Thursday morning at 9:15 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. Charles Church for Virginia F. Caizzo, who died Saturday, May 1, at St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center. Virginia was born in Youngstown, the daughter of Anthony and Philomena Bovenzi Caizzo....
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