All Obituaries

Edwin Armour Poland

Edwin R Armour, 92, passed away early Wednesday morning, December 9, 2020 at St. Elizabeth Health Center in Boardman. Edwin was born November 13, 1928 in Pittsburgh, PA, the son of Russell and Ethel Kurtz Armour. Raised in the Pittsburgh area, Edwin was a graduate of Carrick High School, Class of 1946. After graduation, he enlisted in the United States Army and served from 1946 until 1948. Honorably discharged at the rank of Corporal, Edwin returned to the Pittsburgh area and...

Edwin R Armour, 92, passed away early Wednesday morning, December 9, 2020 at St. Elizabeth Health Center in Boardman. Edwin was born November 13, 1928 in Pittsburgh, PA, the son of Russell...

John Ziccardi, Jr. Middleburg, Florida

John Ziccardi, Jr. 45 Middleburg, FL - John Ziccardi, 45, passed away Friday evening, December 4, 2020 at UF Health Hospital in Jacksonville, FL. John was born May 24, 1975 in Youngstown, OH, a son of John, Sr. and Elisa Sorvillo Ziccardi. Raised in New Middletown, John was a 1994 graduate of Springfield Local High School. A very hard worker, John worked for Nemenz IGA, Ski Limited and Sheely's Furniture after graduating high school and while attending The Tri-State College of...

John Ziccardi, Jr. 45 Middleburg, FL - John Ziccardi, 45, passed away Friday evening, December 4, 2020 at UF Health Hospital in Jacksonville, FL. John was born May 24, 1975 in Youngstown,...

Raymond F. Strahley Jr.

On Monday, December 7th Raymond F Strahley Jr. passed away at his home surrounded by family after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 52 years old. Ray was born January 22, 1968 in Youngstown, a son of Raymond and Darlyne (Moorehead) Strahley Sr. He was a 1986 graduate of Boardman High School and a proud punter for the Spartan's football team. His work on the field earned him a football scholarship to Kent State University. Ray was an avid sports fan and participant alike. He...

On Monday, December 7th Raymond F Strahley Jr. passed away at his home surrounded by family after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 52 years old. Ray was born January 22, 1968 in...

Kathleen Rickert Boardman

Boardman - Kathleen A. Rickert, 89, died Saturday evening, November 28, 2020 in the comfort of her home. Kathleen was born October 25, 1931 in Grove City, PA, a daughter of the late Dr. David E. and Kathleen (Starkey) Montgomery. She was a June 1948 graduate of South High School. In 1952, Kathleen graduated from Mount Union College with a bachelor's degree in Psychology and received her bachelor's degree in Education from Youngstown College in 1958. She later did some...

Boardman - Kathleen A. Rickert, 89, died Saturday evening, November 28, 2020 in the comfort of her home. Kathleen was born October 25, 1931 in Grove City, PA, a daughter of the late Dr. David E....

Phyllis Petrella Erskine Quarry

Phyllis Petrella, 92, passed away peacefully with her family at her side, Saturday afternoon, November 28, 2020. Phyllis was born September 9, 1928 in Erskine Quarry, PA, the daughter of the late James and Margaret Pagley Tamburino. Raised in Lowellville, Phyllis was a graduate of Lowellville High School, Class of 1946 and later served on the committee for the 50th Class Reunion. She worked in the payroll department for Automatic Sprinkler, Chrysler Corporation and...

Phyllis Petrella, 92, passed away peacefully with her family at her side, Saturday afternoon, November 28, 2020. Phyllis was born September 9, 1928 in Erskine Quarry, PA, the daughter...

John Aquisto, Jr. New Middletown

New Middletown - John J. Aquisto, Jr., 62, died Friday, December 4, 2020 after a short illness at Mercy Health in Boardman. John was born February 27, 1958 in Youngstown, a son of the late John and Grace (Speerbrecher) Aquisto, Sr. A lifelong area resident, John was a 1976 graduate of Austintown Fitch High School. John worked as a painter and fabricator for the majority of his career, working most recently for Allied Erecting and Dismantling, until this past...

New Middletown - John J. Aquisto, Jr., 62, died Friday, December 4, 2020 after a short illness at Mercy Health in Boardman. John was born February 27, 1958 in Youngstown, a son of the late...

Frances Yaksic Campbell

Frances C. Yaksic, 86, passed away Thursday afternoon, December 3, 2020 at Select Specialty Hospital, Youngstown Campus. Fran was born November 14, 1934 in Youngstown, the daughter of Thomas and Catherine Botak Sinkovich. Raised on the North Side of Youngstown, Fran was a graduate of The Rayen School, Class of 1953. She went on to receive her LPN Certificate from Choffin Career Center. She worked for several health care facilities and retired in 1995 after 40 years of...

Frances C. Yaksic, 86, passed away Thursday afternoon, December 3, 2020 at Select Specialty Hospital, Youngstown Campus. Fran was born November 14, 1934 in Youngstown, the daughter of...

Dolores Rita Renzenbrink

Poland - Dolores Rita Renzenbrink, 90, of Poland, died Saturday morning December 5, 2020 at St. Elizabeth Health Center in Boardman from complications of COVID-19. She was born March 21, 1930 in Youngstown, a daughter of Lamont and Mary (Rochford) Longstreet and was a lifelong area resident. Dolores was a June of 1949 graduate of South High School and went to work at United Engineering as a telephone operator. Throughout her career, she worked many places as an operator, including The...

Poland - Dolores Rita Renzenbrink, 90, of Poland, died Saturday morning December 5, 2020 at St. Elizabeth Health Center in Boardman from complications of COVID-19. She was born March 21, 1930 in...

Billie Alberter Poland

Billie B. Alberter, 94 Cortland - Billie Blair Alberter, 94, formerly of Poland, Ohio passed away Monday, December 7, 2020 at Cortland Healthcare Center. She was born January 9, 1926 in Webster, WV, the daughter of the late William Nichols and Thelma Wyne and a sibling to three brothers and two sisters. Billie is survived by four children, Carol L. Doemner of Apple Valley, CA, C. Jack Glover of Cortland, OH, David J. (Gina) Shives of Hubbard, OH, and Mark T. Shives of...

Billie B. Alberter, 94 Cortland - Billie Blair Alberter, 94, formerly of Poland, Ohio passed away Monday, December 7, 2020 at Cortland Healthcare Center. She was born January 9, 1926 in...

Olga Gegus

North Lima - Olga P. Gegus, 98, formerly of Youngstown, died early Saturday morning, December 5, 2020 at Assumption Village. Olga, known as "Ollie," was born February 21, 1922 in Youngstown, a daughter of Michael and Anna (Uhrin) Gegus. A lifelong area resident, Olga was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School. She worked the majority of her career in data entry, working for Standard Oil and later Butler Wick. She was a longtime member of St. Matthias Catholic...

North Lima - Olga P. Gegus, 98, formerly of Youngstown, died early Saturday morning, December 5, 2020 at Assumption Village. Olga, known as "Ollie," was born February 21, 1922 in...