All Obituaries

Boardman – A prayer service at Clemente Funeral Home in New Middletown will be held Friday, December 3, at 11:00 am for Colleen E. Helmick who died Sunday, November 28. Colleen was born April 7, 1948, in Youngstown a daughter of Leo and Gertrude Cook. She attended Youngstown State and Kent State and acquired a Master’s Degree.  She retired from her teaching position in the Youngstown City Schools after 40 years.  She married Stephen M. Helmick, Sr. on September...

New Middletown – Sally Lou (Metzka) Rogers, 87, passed away peacefully Sunday, November 21, at Hospice House.  She was born June 11, 1934, to Joseph and Sally Metzka.  She was married to Robert C. Rogers for 31 years and he passed away January 30, 1986. While in Springfield Township, she was a life-long Member of the Old Springfield Church.  Sally was employed as a secretary of Springfield Local High School.  She was also employed for 28 years at the United...

New Middletown – Funeral services will be on Wednesday November 24, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at the Clemente Funeral Home in New Middletown for Frank R. Duraney, Jr. 66, who passed away Friday November 19, 2021 at Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Boardman. Frank was born August 3, 1955 in Youngstown, Ohio, a son of Frank and Ann Bukovina Duraney. He lived in the area his entire life, was a graduate of Campbell Memorial High School, and worked in construction, Youngstown Sheet & Tube, the LTV...

Pittsburgh – A Memorial Service will be held on Monday, Nov. 22, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at the Freedom Church 9900 Youngstown-Pittsburgh Road New Middletown, Ohio 44442 for Jerry Lee Browning who  passed away on October 21, 2021 in Pittsburgh, PA after a long illness. He was born in Wayne, Michigan in 1969. Jerry grew up in Newburgh, NY and enjoyed camping and fishing. He was a member of the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts of America. He loved baseball and played on leagues for 8 years....

Youngstown – Funeral services will be held Sunday, November 21, at 5:00 pm at Clemente Funeral Home in Struthers for Daryl W. Tennant, 64, who passed away Wednesday afternoon at his residence. Daryl was born December 12, 1956, in Canton, a son of Melvin E. and Nellie P. Shriver Tennant.  He lived in the area most of his life and is odd jobs and enjoyed helping people.  He loved to go to yard sales and working on his moped and scooters.  Everyone knew him because he rode...

New Springfield – Services will be held at St. John Lutheran Church in Petersburg on Friday, November 12, for Terry C. Ball, Sr., 74, of New Springfield who died Monday, November 8. Terry was born in Youngstown on December 8, 1946, a son of Gilmer and Ethel Kimble Ball. He worked at the Sheet & Tube for twenty years and then became a truck driver prior to his retirement.  He married Carol Gibson on January 2, 1965.  Terry was a member of St. John Lutheran Church and was...

Poland – A prayer service will be on Wednesday November 10, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. at the Clemente Funeral Home in Struthers with a Mass of Christian burial at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church in Poland for William G. Hedrick 80, who passed away on Friday morning , November 5, 2021. William was born June 23, 1941 in Youngtown, Ohio, a son of Graham H. and Adelaide Nell  Piersante Hedrick. He attended Jackson Milton High School and Youngstown State University. William was a...

  Petersburg - The world lost one of its great trout fishermen on October 29th 2021 when David A. Shandor passed away unexpectedly at the age of 73 after being hospitalized with COVID-19. David was born in Youngstown on November 18, 1947 to Bill and Ruth Shandor. He grew up in New Springfield and graduated from Springfield Local High School in 1968. Dave briefly attended YSU before joining the Army until he was honorably discharged in 1970. After the Army, Dave worked in the service...

Struthers - A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, November 6th 2021 at 2:00pm at the Clemente Funeral Home in Struthers for Marsha Ann Pratt, “Mama”, age 80, who went Home to be with her Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, October 20th 2021 at St. Elizabeth Hospital Boardman after a brief illness. Marsha was born on July 17, 1941 in Youngstown to Marshall & Mildred Twigg. She lived in Virginia for 11 years and recently moved back to the area in December 2020....

Struthers – A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, November 6, 2021 at 2:00 pm at the Clemente Funeral Home in Struthers for Josephine Myers “Josie” age 47 who passed away unexpectedly on Friday October 15th at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, Boardman, Ohio. Josie was born on October 10th 1974 in Youngstown, Ohio to Francis and Marsha Pratt III. She was a lifelong resident of North East Ohio and a graduate from Lowellville High School in 1993. She was passionate...