Obituary Listing

Nov 28, 2015

Brecksville - A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, December 2 at St. Dominic Church, 77 East Lucius Avenue, Youngstown, Ohio at 1:00 pm for Leona Massaro, 97, formerly of Danbury Drive, Boardman, Ohio.  She peacefully passed away Saturday, November 28, 2015 at The Oaks of Brecksville in Brecksville, Ohio.  Born on May 3, 1918 in...

Nov 16, 2015

Spring Hill FL – A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wed Nov. 25, 2015 at 10am in Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church in Youngstown for Annette Benedis Kalapos formerly of Euclid Blvd. She was born in Youngstown on Aug. 29, 1927 to her parents Nicola and Bianca Ferrara Benedis. Annette attended East High School and was...

Nov 16, 2015

Liberty Township- Valentino Cesidio De Vito, patriarch of the De Vito family in America, died on November 16, 2015 in the home he and our Mother made for us. Valentino sacrificed beyond measure to ensure a better life for his family, and to provide his children with all the opportunities in life that he was denied.

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Nov 12, 2015

Girard-Merrell Roy Hash, 78, passed away peacefully early morning Thursday November 12, 2015 in the company of his best friend at Meridian Arms. Merrell was born August 27, 1937 in Youngstown. He served in the US Navy and was a veteran of the Korean War. After his proud service, Merrell worked as a roofer. Merrell was a proud member...

Oct 28, 2015

Youngstown – A Mass of Christian Burial will be said Mon. Nov. 2 at 11am in St. Anthony of Padua Church for Ann M. DiMuzio Sefcik, 80 who died at Select Specialty Hospital on Wed., Oct. 28. Ann was born July 25, 1935 in Youngstown to her parents Vincenzo and Anna Liberatore DiMuzio. She was a member of the...

Oct 4, 2015

Youngstown – A prayer service will be held at 7 pm on Thursday, Oct. 8 in Schiavone Funeral Home for Judith K. Jones, 69 who died Sunday, Oct 4 in St. Elizabeth Health Center. Judith was born in Union City, Indiana on Oct. 18, 1945. She was a daughter of John and Rosella Wilson Lorton. Before moving to Youngstown,...

Sep 25, 2015

Austintown – There will be a Mass of Christian Burial Tuesday Sept. 29, 2015 at 11 a.m. in St. Joseph Church for Phillip Richley, 90 who passed away early Friday morning. Phil was born in Youngstown on December 28, 1924 to Vincent and Rose Patrone Richley. He was a welder and worked for Fortunato Construction for 20 years. He...

Sep 22, 2015

Girard – Private services were held yesterday at 10:30 am in Schiavone Funeral Home for Joseph G. Joseph, 58 who entered into eternal rest earlier in the week. Joseph was born on August 7, 1957 in Youngstown to his parents, Joseph and Delores Kanaan Joseph. He was a 1975 graduate of Liberty High School who worked in HVAC at...

Sep 10, 2015

Peter M. Bugno, 43

Boardman – A gathering of family and friends will be Tuesday Evening Sept. 15, 2015 from 4-7 PM in Schiavone Funeral Home for Peter M. Bugno, 43 who died Thursday. Pete was born Aug. 27, 1972 in Youngstown, a son of Robert Jerome Bugno and Debra Jean Patterson. He was self employed and...

Sep 6, 2015

San Jacinto, CA - June F. (Esposito) DeSantis, 83 formerly of Youngstown, OH passed away Sunday morning, September 6, 2015 at Hemet Valley Medical Center.June was born June 12, 1932 in Youngstown, OH, a daughter of the late Dominic and Frances Pregi Esposito. She attended Woodrow Wilson High School and graduated with a degree in Cosmetology in 1950.June was...

Aug 22, 2015

Harold (Butch) D. Gallagher Jr. 73

Harold (Butch) D. Gallagher Jr., 73 of Boardman died Saturday August 22, 2015.  Born Aug 25, 1941 to Harold and Katherine Gallagher of Youngstown.  He attended St. Columba Elementary and graduated from Ursuline High School where he lettered in football.  After serving 4 years in the United States Navy he returned...

Aug 11, 2015

Lena D. Garritano, 84 Boardman – Family and friends will gather from 5 to 7 PM on Sunday Aug 16, 2015 in Schiavone Funeral Home to celebrate the life of Lena D. Garritano, 84 who died early Tuesday morning. Lena was born Sept. 11, 1930 in Youngstown to her parents, Joseph and Gladys Migliore Tricoli. She was a 1948...

Aug 11, 2015

Joseph A. Rebraca, 81 Liberty – A Mass of Christian Burial will be said at 10:30 am Sat. Aug. 15, 2015 in St. Anthony of Padua Church for Joseph A. Rebraca, 81 who died at Select Specialty Hospital on Tuesday afternoon. Joe was the son of Joseph A. and Nadine Michaels Rebraca who was born Sept. 25, 1933 in...

Jul 28, 2015

Charles James McKinley, 84

Liberty – Funeral Services were held Wed. July 29, 2015 for Air Force Veteran Charles James McKinley, 84 who died Tues. in the Liberty Health Care Center. Charles was a descendent of the 25th president of the United States, William McKinley. He was the son of David Wendell McKinley and Eva Marie Murphy...

Jul 23, 2015

Carmel Marie (Zillo) Butch, 88

Youngstown – Carmel Marie (Zillo) Butch, 88, passed away quietly at home in the presence of loved ones.

Carmel was born Oct. 19, 1926 in Struthers, to Charles and Philomena (Pacifico) Zillo.

Carmel grew up in Struthers, working in the downtown Isaly's while attending Struthers High School. During...

Jul 15, 2015

Daniel J. Pecchio Jr., 58

Youngstown – There will be a Mass of Christian Burial held at noon on Sat. July 18, 2015 in St. Christine Church for Daniel J. Pecchio Jr. Dan was born Aug.2, 1956 in Youngstown, a son of Daniel J. Pecchio and Julia M. Barbone Pecchio. He was a retail clerk at Giant...

Jun 27, 2015

Lena A. Ruggiero, 89

Alexandria, VA - Lena A. Ruggiero, 89, formerly of Youngstown died at her home in Virginia on June 27, 2015.

She was born in Youngstown on April 3, 1926, a daughter of Phillip and Neva DiTommaso DiPiero, Lena was the beloved mother of son Dana (Maria) Ruggiero of Arlington, VA; son...

Jun 12, 2015

Anthony "Tony" Crish, 95

Youngstown - Tony Crish passed away peacefully June 12, 2015 at Oasis Rehabilitation Center.  He was born on July 19, 1919 in Youngstown, Ohio to parents Angelo and Angeline (Martone) Crish. He was one of 13 children who loved spending hours playing cards and sports on the farm and tending to the horses....

Jun 5, 2015

Cheryl E. Mayo, 68

Warren – A prayer service will be held at 11 am in Schiavone Funeral Home on Wed. June 10, 2015 for Cheryl E. Mayo, 68 who died early Friday afternoon. Cheryl was born in Youngstown on Sept. 3, 1946, a daughter of Pershing F. and Mary Bailey Whitacre. She was a 1964 Girard...

May 29, 2015

Dorothy A. Underwood, 77

Youngstown – There will be a gathering of family and friends Tuesday, June2, 2015 from 5-8 pm in Schiavone Funeral Home for Dorothy A. Underwood, 77 who died Friday evening. Dorothy was born Feb. 1, 1938 in Hamlin N.Y. and was the daughter of James and Ella Kruger Delano. She graduated from Hilton...