All Obituaries

Canfield – Faye Perdue, of Canfield, died Monday, December 5 at the age of 82. Faye was born October 13, 1940, in Beckley, West Virginia, a daughter of Frank Witter and Bertha Mae Foster Smith.  She married Alfred Eugene Perdue on March 2, 1955, and he preceded her in death on August 8, 2013.  She worked for over thirty years at Barth Farms as a meat cutter until she retired. Faye loved camping, taking walks, golfing and reading her Bible.  Her greatest joy was her...

Struthers – A Mass of Christian burial will be held Saturday, December 3, at 10:00 am at Christ Our Savior / St. Nicholas Church in Struthers for Erma “Jean” Navy, 98, who died on Tuesday, November 29, at the Assumption Village in North Lima. Erma was born October 18, 1924, in Campbell a daughter of John and Theresa Beck Ungar.  She graduated from Campbell High School and married John S. Navy on August 14, 1970.  She worked as a waitress for most of her life at...

New Middletown – A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, November 25, at 11:00 am at St. Paul the Apostle Church in New Middletown for Robert H. Franko, 85, who died Saturday, November 19, at St. Mary’s Alzheimer’s Center. Robert was born March 23, 1937, in Youngstown, a son of Henry and Irene Smotrilla Franko.  He lived in the area his entire life and graduated from Ursuline High School.  He worked as a clerk at Republic Steel and a toll collector for...

Youngstown – Private services were held on Thursday, December 1, for Mary F. Thomas, 94, who passed away on Thursday, November 24. Mary was born on May 31, 1928, in Youngstown, a daughter of John N. and Mary Louise Fok Wallerick. Mary was a cashier and a homemaker.  She was a member of the Christ Our Savior / St. Nicholas Church in Struthers. Mary married Emil J. Thomas on September 9, 1950 and he preceded her in death on April 26, 1993. She leaves three sons Richard (Mary...

Struthers – A memorial service will be held on Monday, November 14, at 6:00 pm at the Clemente Funeral Home in Struthers for Frances E. Kachmar, 70, who passed away peacefully Wednesday morning, November 9. Fran was born February 17, 1952, in Struthers a daughter of John and Elizabeth Hlubic Bitsko.  She lived in the area her whole life and graduated from Cardinal Mooney High School in 1970 and furthered her education at Youngstown State University with a Bachelors and Masters of...

New Middletown - Joseph P. Molaskey  passed away peacefully at home on Monday, November 14, with his family by his side. Joe was born August 16, 1927, in Sharon, PA, to the late Joseph C. Molaskey and Mary Tebelak Molaskey. He married Stella Sensesak on March 15, 1957, and she preceded him in death on November 24, 2015. Joe graduated from Hickory High School in 1945.  Upon graduation, he joined the Army and served as a platoon sergeant in Germany until 1947. He completed classes...

Canfield – Janene Estelle Wertman  Mirto, 81, passed away peacefully with her loving husband holding her hand on Tuesday Morning November, 1, 2022. Janene was born on January 7, 1941 in Youngstown, Ohio, a daughter of John James and Virginia Ruble Wertman. Janene graduated from South High School in 1959 and then went to the Women’s Army Corps in 1959 to 1962. When she came home from the Army, she joined the Civil Air Patrol and fell in love with Sam Mirto whom she married on October...

Poland – Private services were held for Patricia R. Flaherty who passed into the presence of the Lord on Friday October 28, 2022 at the age of 99. She was born on December 29, 1922 in Youngstown, Ohio, a daughter of Joseph and Mayze McLaughlin. She graduated from Sough High School and business school. She worked for the U.S. Steel Company until her family moved to California, and then worked at Fitzsimmons Grocery Store. After marrying her husband, she returned to...

New Middletown – A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, October 25, at 11:00 am at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in New Middletown for Margaret (Sarisky) Huda, 95, who died Saturday, October 22, at the Hospice House. Margaret was born May 5, 1927, in Youngstown a daughter of the late Joseph and Katherine Galik Sarisky.  She graduated from Ursuline High School in 1945 and worked for twenty five years as the secretary at Springfield Local High School, prior to...

Campbell – A private service was held for Howard W. Moore of Campbell who died October 21, 2022. Howard was born December 22, 1944, in Braddock, PA, a son of Harold and Mary Smith Moore.  He served in the Army from 1965 to 1967.  He married Rosalie Kraljevic on February 1, 1969.  He worked at the Youngstown Sheet and Tube and other skilled jobs until he retired. Howard leaves two sons Martin (Heather) Moore and Dino (Amy) Moore, two grandchildren Logan and Brianna...