Obituaries
Helen H. Naddeo
Feb 24, 2020
Helen H. Naddeo, 93, of Girard, passed away Monday, February 24, 2020 at Liberty Health Care. Helen was born December 9, 1926 in Niles, the daughter of the late Michael and Fanny (Lasicha) Hodak. Helen was a graduate of McDonald High School. She had worked for Hanley's Restaurant in Marathon, Florida as a hostess and later worked at...
Linda G. (Milligan) Howell
Feb 22, 2020
Linda G. Howell, 63, of Warren, passed away peacefully, Saturday, February 22, 2020 at Continuing Healthcare at the Ridge. Linda was born April 18, 1956 in Youngstown the daughter of the late William and Margaret (Valentine) Milligan. Linda enjoyed going camping, having picnics by the water and taking trips to the racino. She is survived by her sisters;...
Richard E. Stonebraker Sr.
Feb 17, 2020
Richard E. Stonebraker Sr., 90, of Girard, passed away Monday, February 17, 2020, at Liberty Health Care. Richard was born November 24, 1929 in Altoona, PA the son of the late Harry E. and Helen (Mattingly) Stonebraker. Richard served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. After he served he worked for U.S. Steel in...
Patricia W. (Blaine) Mushrush
Feb 10, 2020
Patricia W. Mushrush, 94, of Girard, passed away Monday, February 10, 2020 at Liberty Health Care. Patricia was born March 18, 1925 in Girard, the daughter of the late William and Anna (Brayer) Blaine. After graduating high school Patricia worked for the Girard News. She then married her high school sweetheart and from then devoted her time to...
Pamela A. (Ritter) Pierce
Feb 4, 2020
Pamela A. Pierce, 75, of Liberty Twp., formerly of Girard, passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2020, at Trumbull Memorial Hospital. Pam was born August 10, 1944, in Youngstown, Ohio, the daughter of Frederick and Betty (Moore) Ritter. Pam was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. She had volunteered for Easter Seals, in Youngstown, for over 37 years, and...
Mitchell Rushwin
Jan 31, 2020
Mitchell A. Rushwin, 92, of Liberty Twp., passed away on Friday, January 31, 2020, at Liberty Health Care Center. Mitchell was born July 16, 1927, in Youngstown, Ohio, the son of Thomas and Mabel (Peter) Rushwin. Mitchell served his country in the US Army during WW II. After the serve he worked for Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. and...
Lorraine Drennen
Jan 27, 2020
Lorraine F. Drennen, 68, of Girard, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2020, at Hospice House in Poland. Lorraine was born October 18, 1951, in Niles, Ohio, the daughter of Frank and Edna (Allen) Basciano. She had worked for nearly forty years as an LPN nurse for Trumbull Memorial Hospital, retiring in 2014. Lorraine enjoyed vacations with her family,...
Anthony Gambacorta Jr.
Jan 21, 2020
Anthony Gambacorta, Jr., 70, passed away January 21,2020. Anthony was born in Brooklyn, New York, the first child of Anthony and Edith (Tarolla) Gambacorta. In 1952 the family moved to Levittown, Long Island, New York where they lived their entire lives. Anthony worked at TWA airlines as an airplane mechanic. Upon retirement, and with his lifelong passion for automobiles...
Jerry Brown
Jan 19, 2020
Jerry Brown, 54, of Youngstown, Ohio passed away Sunday January 19, 2020 at his residence. Jerry was born August 20, 1965 to Ray and Harriet(Schimel) Brown.He was a member of the Amerian Legion and the founding member of the B.A.D motorcycle run in Ashtabula, Ohio. He leaves to cherish his memory his sister Renee Drake, brother Ray Brown, a...
Olga Tatalovich
Jan 18, 2020
Olga Tatalovich, 96, formerly of Girard, passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2020, at Park Vista Nursing Care Center. Olga was born September 21, 1923, the daughter of Nicholas and Anna (Milanovich) Metrovich. She was a faithful member of Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church, in Youngstown, where she had been the choir director. Olga had a passion for singing...
Norman E. Keith Sr.
Jan 15, 2020
Norman E. Keith Sr., 80, of Girard, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at Hospice House in Poland. Norman was born October 25, 1939 in Northern Cambria, PA, the son of the late Elias and Ressie (Boring) Keith. Norman retired from Delphi Packard in 1999 after 30 years. As a hobby Norman enjoyed going fishing. Norman was a...
Justin A. Steffy
Jan 14, 2020
Justin A. Steffy, 29, of Girard, passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at his home. Justin was born June 14, 1990, in Youngstown, the son of Robert and Jill (Myer) Steffy. He was a 2008 graduate of Liberty High School and had worked as a chef for several local restaurants. Justin loved to cook, enjoyed listening to his...
Phillip J. Bellanca Jr.
Jan 6, 2020
Phillip J. Bellanca Jr., 79, of Palm Springs, California, formerly of Lowellville, passed away on Monday, January 6, 2020, in Palm Springs. Phillip was born January 12, 1940, in Lowellville, Ohio, the son of Phillip and Clara (Labrie) Bellanca Sr. Philiip was a 1958 graduate of Lowellville High School. He moved to California and worked for McDonnell Douglas Aircraft...
Robert C. Houck
Dec 30, 2019
Robert C. Houck, 75, of Girard, passed away on Monday December 30, 2019, at Hospice House in Poland. Robert was born February 2, 1944, in Youngstown, the son of Amos and Ethel M. (Glenn)Â Houck. He had worked in supervision at Binghamton Psychiatric Center, in Binghamton, New York and had attended Practical Bible Training School. He was a member...
Theresa "Terri" (Bendik) Madden
Dec 28, 2019
Theresa "Terri" Madden, 88, of Girard, was born in New Springfield, Ohio on February 4, 1931, the sixth of eight children born to Joseph and Kathryn Jurek Bendik. She was preceded in death by her parents, sisters, Mary Petrencik (Andrew), Kathryn "Kay" Timko (John), and Marge Harris, and brothers, Joe and John. She will be greatly missed and...
William McKinstry
Dec 25, 2019
William McKinstry, 61, of Warren, passed away on Wednesday, December 25, 2019, at Trumbull Regional Medical Center. Bill was born May 20, 1958, in Youngstown, Ohio the son of William and Gladys (Vincent) McKinstry. He had worked for Tom's Sewer and Drain Service. Bill loved listening to country music. He is survived by his brother, Gilbert McKinstry, of Girard,...
James M Morrison Jr.
Dec 22, 2019
James M. Morrison Jr., 82, of Liberty Twp., passed away on Sunday, December 22, 2019, at Vibra Hospital in Warren. Jim was born July 20, 1937, in Warren, Ohio, the son of James M. and Eva (Titus) Morrison Sr. Jim retired in 1999, after 33 years, for General Motors. He was a member of New Life Lutheran Church,...
Joseph Lisner
Dec 19, 2019
Joseph Lisner, 83, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, December 19, 2019 at his home in Poland, Ohio. Joseph was born in Pakrac, Croatia on March 29, 1936 to Anna and Andrew Lisner. At 24 years of age he immigrated to America, where he met his soulmate Carmella Minetti. The two married on July 2,1960. They had a deep love...
Helen Costanzo
Dec 17, 2019
Helen Costanzo, 92, of McDonald passed away Tuesday December 17, 2019 at her residence. Helen was born April 15, 1927 in Youngstown, Ohio, the daughter of Frank and Catherine Marko. Helen lovingly devoted her life as a wife, mother and grandmother and great-grandmother. She enjoyed gardening and playing cards. She leaves to cherish her memory, her children, Kenneth (Claudia)...
Fred W. Tillery
Dec 15, 2019
Fred W. Tillery, 58, of Vienna, passed away suddenly on Sunday, December 15, 2019, at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Fred was born July 14, 1961, in Girard. He was a 1981 graduate of Girard High School and a member of Local #669 and Vienna Fish and Game. Fred enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping. He leaves to cherish his memory, his...
