All Obituaries

Struthers – A prayer service will be held Tuesday, September 10, at 10:30 am at the Clemente Funeral Home and a mass of Christian burial will be held at 11:00 am at Christ Our Savior / St. Nicholas Church both in Struthers, for Millie Skoloda, 92, who passed away Friday afternoon, September 6, at the Greenbriar Center in Boardman. Millie was born August 27, 1927, in New Castle, PA, a daughter of John and Blanche Kogut Bergles.  She moved from Bessemer to Struthers in 1951 and...

Arizona – Funeral services will be Wednesday September 4, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. at the Clemente Funeral Home in Struthers for Rosemary Scully, 83, formerly of Weirton, West VA, who passed away in Arizona on August 7, 2019. Rosemary was born December 8, 1934 in Steubenville, OH a daughter of Edward P. and Eleanor O’Malley Scully. She retired from the University of Pittsburgh as chairman of the Physical Therapy Department. Rosemary leaves one sister Patricia Scully of Irmo, South...

Ronald J. “Bookworm” Himes, 78, passed away on July 31, 2019 at Windsor House Canfield, OH where he was a resident for approximately 2 months. Ron suffered for many years from COPD and related complications. Ron was born on March 11, 1941 in Truittsburg, PA to George and Mildred (Smith) Himes. He was the eldest of 3 children. He attended Summerville schools for 10 years before moving to Redbank Valley High School in New Bethlehem, PA where he spent his last 2 years and graduated...

New Middletown – Nancy L. Bell, 65, passed away Saturday morning, August 31, 2019 at home. Nancy was born July 21, 1954 in Sharon, PA, a daughter of Melvin Benjamin and Betty Kunkle Williams. She moved to this area as a child and worked for the Schwebel Baking Company for 16 years. She retired from Giant Eagle, where she worked in the bakery, and was a member of the Johnson Club. Nancy leaves one son, Eric James (Brittish Leigh) Bell of Girard, OH; three sisters, Becky Showman of...

Youngstown – Funeral services will be held Wednesday, August 21, at 11:00 am at the Clemente Funeral Home in Struthers for Marjorie M. Opsitnik, 92, who passed away on Friday morning, August 16, from cancer. Marjorie was born on September 17, 1926, in Portland, Maine, a daughter of George L. and Ethel M. Archibald Queen.  She came to this area in 1945. She was a personal shopper for McKelvey Department Store and also a homemaker.  Marjorie was a member of the Heritage...

Lowellville – A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, August 17, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. at the Clemente Funeral Home in Struthers for Julie Ann Speziale, 63, who passed away Sunday afternoon August 11, 2019. Julie was born August 17, 1955 in Youngstown, Ohio, a daughter of Charles M. Sr. and Julia J. Wrona Skibbe. She lived in the area her whole life and worked in registration at Forum Health for fifteen years before retiring. She was a member of Christ Our Savior Parish/St. Nicholas...

Youngstown – Services will be held at Clemente Funeral Home in Struthers on Friday, August 9, at 11:00 am for Hollis R. Hall, 87, who departed this life on August 3, 2019. Hollis was born July 4, 1932, the son of Walter and Velva (Carpenter) Hall of Guardian, West Virginia. No matter who Hollis met throughout his life, he loved to make people laugh with a good joke. You could not help but smile as he usually laughed at his own jokes. Hollis graduated with honors from Webster Springs...

Struthers – A prayer service will be held on Saturday, June 29, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at the Clemente Funeral Home and a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. at Christ Our Savior Parish/Holy Trinity Church, both in Struthers, for Carol (June) Tomko, 86 who passed away Monday morning June 24th at Hampton Woods. Carol was born January 3, 1933 in Hendley, Nebraska, a daughter of Gail S. and Clara V. Smith Bryant. She graduated with an Associate Degree from McCook Junior College as a...

Youngstown – Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 27, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at the Clemente Funeral Home for Fred M. Krzys, Jr. 82 who passed away at Heritage Manor on Monday evening June 24, 2019. Fred was born on October 2, 1936 in Campbell, OH, a son of Fred and Joan Kumiga Krzys. He lived in the area his whole life and graduated from Struthers High School in 1956 and worked in the Supply Department at North Side Hospital retiring in 1997. Fred was a member of Christ the...

A Private Mass of Christian Burial was held on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at Christ Our Savior Parish/St. Nicholas Church in Struthers for Gloria Raney, 86, who passed away on Friday June 21, 2019 at Hospice House in Poland. Gloria was born September 25, 1932 in Struthers, a daughter of Fred and Anna Marie Fazzoni Raney. She lived in the area her whole life and retired from the Department of Human Services in Mahoning County after working for 30 years. She was a member of Christ Our Savior...