Obituaries
John Lampkin
Feb 22, 2022
Pinellas Park, Florida- John Lampkin, age 81, passed away Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at Suncoast Hospice, Bayfront Health Center in St. Petersburg, Florida John was born March 7, 1940 in Laurel Creek, West Virginia to the late James and Violet (Barney) Lampkin. He was a proud veteran serving in the U.S. Air Force. John retired from General Motors in Lordstown...
James M. Orris
Feb 22, 2022
Southington – James M. Orris, 64, passed away Tuesday morning, February 22, 2022. James was born on May 13, 1957 in Warrenville Heights, OH, a son of Meredith and Barbara Orris. He was a graduate of Warren Western Reserve High School and worked in the Railroad for 42 years. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and son. He loved...
Jerry Dennis Rowe
Feb 21, 2022
Cortland — Jerry Dennis Rowe, 75 of Cortland, passed away Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, at Trumbull Regional Medical Center in Warren, OH following extended illness. A lifelong resident of Cortland, Jerry was born to his loving parents, George and Beulah, on October 9, 1946. Jerry was a graduate of Lakeview High School, class of 1964. Following high school, he proudly...
Curt R. Guisler
Feb 21, 2022
Curt R. Guisler, 58, of Austintown, passed away following a brief illness, on Monday evening at 5:00 p.m., February 21, 2022, with his children by his side at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Boardman. Born August 12, 1963 in Youngstown, Ohio, Curt was the son of Raymond and Nan (Walsh) Guisler. Curt was a graduate of Austintown Fitch High School and...
Frank W. Betsa
Feb 21, 2022
NORTH JACKSON-Frank W. Betsa, 53, passed away Monday, February 21, 2022. He was born May 22, 1968 in Youngstown, a son of William and Stella (Vivo) Betsa. Frank was a Principal Systems Engineer with Proofpoint, a cyber security software company, where he was highly revered for his accomplishments and was known as a consistent high achiever. He was also bestowed...
Richard C. Taaffe
Feb 20, 2022
Richard C. Taaffe, 86 of Austintown, died Sunday evening at St. Elizabeth/Mercy Health Center, Youngstown. Richard was born June 19, 1935 in Youngstown, a son of the late Leo A, and Bernice (Thrasher) Taaffe and was a lifelong area resident. Richard, known as “Dick” grew up in Poland, graduating from Poland Seminary High School in 1953, where he was a...
Randall John Emrich
Feb 19, 2022
Randall John Emrich, 77 of Austintown died early Saturday morning at his residence. Randall, known as Randy, was born June 2, 1944 in Youngstown, a son of the late John “Jack” and R. Thelma (Younger) Emrich and was a lifelong area resident. He grew up in Hubbard, graduating from Hubbard High School in 1962. Randy received an Associate Degree from...
Wanda Lee Lowe
Feb 19, 2022
Wanda Lee Lowe, 81 of Mineral Ridge passed away early Saturday morning at home. Wanda was born January 30, 1941 in Warren, a daughter of the late Glen and Ruby (Comer) Whittaker and was a lifelong area resident. She graduated from Mineral Ridge High School and worked as a press operator at Packard Electric for 31 years, retiring in 1995....
Charlotte M. White
Feb 18, 2022
Warren – Charlotte M. White, 79, passed away Friday morning, February 18, 2022 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Warren. Charlotte was born on March 11, 1942 in Cleveland, OH, a daughter of the late Charles and Ruth Jaskiewicz. She enjoyed reading, cooking, and crosswords. Charlotte will be deeply missed by her loving children, David S. White and Leslie (Robert)...
Karen D. Smith
Feb 18, 2022
Karen Dell Williams Smith, age 76 of Warren, OH passed away Friday, February 18, 2022. She was born on November 28, 1945, to the late Delbert and Pearl Williams. She is preceded in death by her parents; brother Richard “Dick” Williams; and sister, Donna Nellis-Craig. Karen was a graduate of Howland High School in 1963. After her graduation she took...
Ronald J. Hefner
Feb 17, 2022
Ronald J. Hefner, 56 of Austintown, passed away Thursday morning after losing his battle with covid pneumonia at St. Elizabeth/Mercy Health Youngstown. Ronald was born May 8, 1965 in Warren, a son of Ronald W. and Wanda J. (West) Hefner and was a lifelong area resident. He graduated from Howland High School in 1983 and had served in the Army...
Robert Raymond Allard
Feb 16, 2022
Robert Raymond Allard, age 90 of Cortland passed away Wednesday, February 16, 2022. He was born in Warren, OH on January 12, 1932, to the late Harold and Sarah Allard. He is preceded in death by his wife, Carol J. Prather Allard; sisters, Patricia Mancini, Betty Jo Soich, and Sally Hill; brother, Harold “Bud” Allard, Jr. Robert was a graduate...
Paula J. Snyder
Feb 16, 2022
Paula Snyder passed away on February 16, 2022 in Howland, OH. She was 85, one day shy of her 86th birthday. Paula Jean Snyder (Clark) was born on February 17, 1936 in Dozier, AL to Ceylon and Madge Clark. Paula was raised in Youngstown, OH and graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School. She attended Youngstown College. Paula married John Snyder...
Bobbi Jo Moore
Feb 15, 2022
Bobbi Jo Moore, 62, of Youngstown, passed away early, Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at her residence, surrounded by her family. Bobbi Jo was born September 16, 1959 in Warren, Ohio, the daughter of Howard W. Moore and Shirley V. (Hausch) DeMita. Bobbi Jo was an entrepreneur and loved quilting, reading and her German Shepherds, Jackson and Jewels. Bobbi Jo was...
Heather Ann Parsons Fenstermaker
Feb 14, 2022
Heather passed away Monday February 14, 2022 at her home in South Carolina. Heather passed after a short illness. Born May 12,1976 at Saint Elizabeth in Youngstown, Ohio. Heather was the daughter of Larry Parsons and Elthea Palcich. Heather was a 1994 graduate of Champion High School where she played in the marching band and ran cross country; she also...
Dorothea Jane Lewis
Feb 14, 2022
Dorothea Jane Lewis, “DJ”, 27, of Warren, lost her courageous battle with cancer. DJ was born November 22, 1994, in Youngstown, Ohio, daughter of Dotsy Snowden and William Lewis, Jr. DJ graduated in 2013 from ECOT as well as from Kent State University with an associate degree in Nursing in 2019. She worked at Gillette Nursing Home, touching the lives...
Siara Marie Garland
Feb 14, 2022
Siara Marie Garland, 32 of Canfield, died Monday afternoon at St. Elizabeth/Mercy Health Center, Youngstown. Siara was born March 1, 1989 in Youngstown, a daughter of Robert T. and Shari E. (Miller) Rushwin and was a lifelong area resident. She graduated from Western Reserve High School in 2007 and received her cosmetology license from Raphael’s School of Beauty Culture in...
Roger Gene Shafer
Feb 13, 2022
Roger Gene Shafer, AKA “Big Red”, 84, was embraced by our savior, Jesus Christ when he passed away on February 13, 2022 (Super Bowl Sunday). Roger was born on January 31, 1938, in Mecca, to Harry and Margaret Shafer. Roger chose to serve his country as an Army Veteran. Roger was an honorable member of his community, as he was...
Mark Arlan Freeman
Feb 13, 2022
Mark Arlan Freeman, 36 of Austintown died early Sunday morning, February 13th at St. Elizabeth/Mercy Health Center, Boardman. Mark was born May 9, 1985 in Murray, Utah, a son of Arlan Dean and Diane (Shy) Freeman and came to this area in 2011. Mark received a Bachelor’s Degree in both Physics and Computer Science from Youngstown State University, where he...
Joseph T. Wojtowicz
Feb 13, 2022
Joseph T. Wojtowicz, Jr. 72, of Mineral Ridge died Sunday evening at St. Elizabeth/Mercy Health Center, Youngstown. Joseph was born January 4, 1950 in New Castle, PA, a son of the late Joseph T. and Jane (Pierz) Wojtowicz and came to this area in 1979. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Slippery Rock University and was a small...
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