Obituaries

Feb 27, 2023

HUBBARD Janice M. Maynard, 81, died Monday afternoon February 27, 2023 at home. She was born December 27, 1941 in Sharon, PA, a daughter of Sylvester and Edyth Koncar Gracenin.

Mrs. Maynard, of the Orthodox faith, was a graduate of Sharon High School. She volunteered at Hubbard School District and was a Football mom.

Her...

Feb 23, 2023

HUBBARD Janet L. Whiteman, 93, died Thursday afternoon February 23, 2023 at home. She was born May 14, 1929 in Bluefield, West Virginia, a daughter of Oscar and Lea DeCraene Rodgers.

Mrs. Whiteman was a member of St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church, and a member of The Ladies VFW Auxiliary of Hubbard. She was an admissions clerk...

Feb 10, 2023

YOUNGSTOWN Cathy Elizabeth Nash, 64, went to be with the Lord on Friday February 10, 2023. She passed peacefully and was surrounded by her loving family. She was born October 21, 1958 in Big Four, WV, a daughter of Paul J. and Stormy Odum Blackburn.

Cathy graduated from East High School, went on to work 30 years...

Feb 5, 2023

HUBBARD Daniel G. Geralsky passed away February 5, 2023 at St. Elizabeth Hospital after a brief illness with his wife Joan and daughter Michelle at his side.

Daniel was born October 17, 1942 in Sharon, PA, a 1960 graduate of Brookfield High School and attended Business Management classes at Youngstown State University. Daniel, a lifelong area resident...

Feb 1, 2023

HUBBARD Dennis E. Devine, 65, died Wednesday afternoon February 1, 2023 at his home. He was born November 16, 1957 in Youngstown, a son of James P. and Patricia A. Hurley Devine and was a lifelong Hubbard resident.

Mr. Devine, a member of St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church was a 1976 graduate of Ursuline High School, received...

Jan 31, 2023

YOUNGSTOWN Mark A. Fry, 57, died Monday morning January 31, 2023 at his home. He was born August 10, 1965 in Sharon, PA, a son of Peter O. and Mary Janice Chuey Fry.

Mr. Fry a member of St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church and a 1983 graduate of Hubbard High School, was a line worker for 23...

Jan 24, 2023

HUBBARD Francis A. Zitnik, 74, died Tuesday morning January 24, 2023 at St. Elizabeth Hospital. He was born March 9, 1948 in Youngstown, a son of Frank A. and Ann M. Vukovich Zitnik and was a lifelong area resident.

Mr. Zitnik, a member of St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church was a 1965 graduate of Ursuline High School...

Jan 23, 2023

HUBBARD Carole A. Pesa, 83, died Monday afternoon January 23, 2023 at her home. She was born July 30, 1939 in Youngstown, a daughter of Paul F. and Carolyn Geidner Dominic.

Mrs. Pesa was a 1957 graduate of Hubbard High School and a 1960 graduate of St. Elizabeth School of Nursing, after which she also performed nursing...

Jan 22, 2023

Sally Lou Manilla of Hubbard, Ohio passed away on January 22, 2023, at the age of 84. Sally was born on January 5, 1939, at the Buhl Hospital in Sharon, Pennsylvania to Patrick J. and Isabel J. (Perrotta) Pruent and was raised by her grandparents Mickele and Lucia (Marshall) Perrotta.

In 1956 she graduated from Hubbard High...

Jan 21, 2023

AUSTINTOWN Ralph J. "Jim" Campana Jr., 72, died Saturday morning January 21, 2023 at his home. He was born March 30, 1950 in Youngstown, a son of Ralph J. and Virginia M. Landolfi Campana Sr.

Mr. Campana, a 1968 graduate of East High School was of the Catholic faith and served with the United States Marines during...

Jan 14, 2023

BROOKFIELD Ruth A. Guyton of Brookfield, passed away on January 14, 2023 after an extended illness, at the age of 75.

Ruth was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on September 6, 1947, and was the daughter of the late John and Violet Walker. She graduated from Brookfield High School in 1965. She was a longtime, faithful member of...

Jan 3, 2023

HUBBARD Evelyn E. Rhodes, 89, died Tuesday evening January 3, 2023 at her home. She was born December 13, 1933 in Hubbard, a daughter of Walter H. and Irene Sutley Shook.

Mrs. Rhodes, a 1951 graduate of Hubbard High School, worked in the employment office at Youngstown Sheet and Tube. She was a foster parent with the...

Jan 3, 2023

GIRARD Louis F. Gasser, 57, died Tuesday morning January 3, 2023 at the Cleveland Clinic. He was born June 5, 1965 in Youngstown, a son of E. George and Janet "Janie" Faiver Gasser and was a lifelong area resident.

Mr. Gasser, a 1983 graduate of Liberty High School, received his Bachelor's degree from Youngstown State University in...

Jan 1, 2023

HUBBARD Margie E. Coller, 67, died Sunday evening January 1, 2023 at her home. She was born September 23, 1955 in Sharon, PA a daughter of Herbert and Goldie Sparks McGinnis.

Margie, a 1973 graduate of Brookfield High School was a nurse's aide. She enjoyed spending time with her kids and grandkids.

Her husband, Dennis...

Jan 1, 2023

HUBBARD David Ray Hine, 79, died Sunday morning January 1, 2023 at O'Brien Memorial Health Care. He was born May 3, 1943 in Akron, a son of Willis and Dorothy Perdue Hine.

Mr. Hine, a 1961 graduate of Kenmore High School, was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Youngstown and served with the United States Army....

Dec 31, 2022

HUBBARD Edith M. Brown, 87, died Saturday morning December 31, 2022 at Sharon Regional. She was born June 1, 1935 in Greenville, PA a daughter of Germono and Catherine Vivo Micheline and was a lifelong Hubbard resident.

Mrs. Brown was a cook at St. Bernadette's Church for 8 years and previously for St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church...

Dec 28, 2022

GIRARD Audrey A. Dagan, 91, died Wednesday December 28, 2022 at Countryside at the Elmwood in Hubbard, Ohio. Audrey was born November 22, 1931 in Youngstown, Ohio, the daughter of Joseph V. and Mae Nary Sobnosky.

She graduated from Ursuline High School in 1949, she was a billing director for Youngstown Kidney Group. Audrey enjoyed reading, playing...

Dec 27, 2022

HOWLAND Thomas E. Reese, 63, died Tuesday December 27, 2022 at his home. He was born August 16, 1959 in Warren, a son of James E. Reese and Melinda Spencer Reese.

Thomas was a lifelong truck driver. He was employed at Atlas Auto Crushers for 30 years but he was also employed at Main Auto Wrecking, Melmor...

Dec 25, 2022

HUBBARD Jean Lam of Hubbard, OH, passed away peacefully on December 25, 2022 at the age of 88.

Born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, Jean enjoyed a career in public relations and broadcasting while raising her two daughters. Jean was a natural storyteller, enthusiastically sharing stories with family and friends. She enjoyed the outdoors, favoring skiing and...

Dec 24, 2022

HUBBARD Robert L. "Bob" Ressler Jr., 81, died Saturday afternoon December 24, 2022 at his home. He was born June 5, 1941 in Canton, a son of Robert L. Ressler Sr. and Ida Bell Green and his stepfather, Robert Mayle who raised him.

Mr. Ressler, a 1959 graduate of Lincoln High School was a member of Canton...