Obituaries

Sep 11, 2014

Kathleen A. "Kathy" Vallas, 63 Campbell…Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at 10:00 a.m. at Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church with Fr. Steve Denas officiating for Kathleen A. "Kathy" Vallas, who passed away Thursday afternoon at the Cleveland Clinic. Kathy was born November 19, 1950, in Youngstown, the daughter of Edward and Katherine Garcia Dobran Simmons. She was...

Sep 7, 2014

Dennis Frank Barr, 71 CAMPBELL - Funeral services will be held Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at the Wasko Funeral Home followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at Christ the Good Shepherd Parish at St. Lucy Catholic Church for Dennis Frank Barr, 71, who passed away Sunday afternoon. Dennis was born April 18, 1943, in Youngstown, the...

Aug 15, 2014

Eugene R. "Geno" Sanders, 84 Campbell…Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. at St. John Russian Orthodox Church, with Father Andrew Nelko officiating for Eugene R. "Geno" Sanders, 84, who passed away Friday night. Geno was born March 4, 1930, in Youngstown, the son of John and Mary Pekarcik Sanders and was a lifelong area resident. He retired...

Aug 12, 2014

Phillip T. Kapsulis, 71 Campbell…Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at the Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church with the Rev. Constantine Valentasis officiating for Phillip T. Kapsulis, 71, who passed away Tuesday evening at Hospice House. Phillip was born May 1, 1943, in Youngstown, the son of Themelis and Eudoxia Cambouris Kapsulis. He was a 1962 graduate...

Aug 9, 2014

BOARDMAN - Calling hours will be held beginning at 9:30 a.m. with a prayer service at 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014, at the Kubina-Yuhasz-Wasko Funeral Home followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church with Father Edward Neroda officiating for Christine Magielski, 68, who was suddenly called to be with the...

Aug 9, 2014

Catherine A. "Kitty" Orjavsky, 80 Lowellville…Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. at the Wasko Funeral Home, with Father Michael Swierz officiating for Catherine A. "Kitty" Orjavsky, 80, who passed away late Saturday morning at Maplecrest Nursing Home. Catherine was born October 18, 1933 in Youngstown, the daughter of John and Katherine Mihlan Orjavsky. She was a...

Aug 3, 2014

IRENE R. KOVALCHICK, 87 North Lima…A Panachida service will be held Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at the Wasko Funeral Home, followed by a Divine Liturgy at 11:00 a.m. at St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Church, officiated by Father Kevin Marks, for Irene R. Kovalchick, 87, who passed away Sunday at the Assumption Village Nursing Home after a long and courageous battle...

Jul 24, 2014

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YOUNGSTOWN – Arthur Lange, 71, passed away peacefully at home, entering into the presence of our Lord in the wee hours of the morning of Thursday, 24 July 2014. Art was born 12 February 1943 in Torun, Poland (Germany at the time), a birthplace he shares with Copernicus, and a birthday he shares with Abraham Lincoln. He was...

Jul 20, 2014

Dorothy Mary VanSuch Fetty, 75 CAMPBELL - A Panachida service will be held Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. at the Wasko Funeral Home, followed by a Divine Liturgy at 9 a.m. at St. Michael's Byzantine Church officiated by Father Kevin Marks for Dorothy Mary VanSuch Fetty, 75, who passed away Sunday morning at Austinwoods Nursing Facility after a long illness....

Jul 19, 2014

Helen Marie Rinaldi Mingo, 90 Campbell………Funeral services will be held 10am Thursday at the Wasko Funeral Home with Fr. Michael Swierz officiating for, Helen Marie Rinaldi Mingo, 90, who passed away Saturday evening at Park Vista with her loving family by her side. Helen was born, Jan. 1, 1924 in Youngstown, the daughter of Felix and Rose Pecchio Etri Rinaldi....

Jul 19, 2014

Joseph Edward Bartos, 79 YOUNGSTOWN - Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at the Wasko Funeral Home and 11:30 a.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Austintown for Joseph Edward Bartos, 79, who passed away Saturday morning. Joe was born Nov. 24, 1934, in Campbell, the son of Joseph Paul and Mary Franko Bartos. He...

Jul 15, 2014

Marie E. Hawn, 90 Youngstown…Funeral services will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the Wasko Funeral Home, with Father Michael Swierz officiating, for Marie E. Hawn, 90, who passed away Tuesday evening. Marie was born August 30, 1923, in Campbell, the daughter of Andrew and Eva Lebenac Cutic. She graduated from Campbell Memorial High School in 1941, and was...

Jul 13, 2014

Sylvia Mastronikolas, 65 Campbell…Funeral services will be held Friday at 10:00 a.m. at Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church, with Fr. Steve Denas officiating for Sylvia Mastronikolas, 65, who passed away Sunday. Sylvia was born March 9, 1949 in Kalymnos, Greece, the daughter of Skevos T. and Nomiki Loukakis Psaras. Sylvia made her home in Campbell, traveling from Greece in 1960....

Jul 11, 2014

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Kathleen "Katie" Balale, 72 Campbell…Funeral services will be Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. at Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church, officiated by Fr. Steve Denas for Kathleen "Katie" Balale, 72, who peacefully passed away in her sleep Friday surrounded by her loving family. She fought a courageous battle with breast cancer. Katie was born November 30, 1941, the daughter of...

Jun 27, 2014

Agripino Serrano Sr., 86 Campbell…Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at 11:30 a.m. at the Wasko Funeral Home for Agripino Serrano, Sr., 86, who passed away Friday morning at his home. Agripino was born December 16, 1927, in Humacao, Puerto Rico, the son of Luis and Atanasia Santana Serrano. Agripino retired after 30 years of service from Youngstown Sheet...

Jun 15, 2014

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Roberta A. Yash, 59 Austintown…Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. in the Chapel of St. John Catholic Cemetery with Deacon Paul Lisko officiating for Roberta A. Yash, 59, of Austintown, formerly of N. Montgomery Ave. in Youngstown, who passed away June 15th. Roberta was born December 15, 1954, in Youngstown, the daughter of Martin P....

Jun 13, 2014

YOUNGSTOWN – A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday, June 16, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Stanislaus Church, officiated by Father Edward Neroda, for Paul "PJ", "Pat" F. Janis, 93, who passed away on June 13, 2014. Paul was born in Youngstown on February 25, 1921, a son of Paul F. and Mary A. Markovitz Janis Sr....

Jun 3, 2014

YOUNGSTOWN – A Prayer Service will be held at 9:15 a.m. at the Kubina-Yuhasz-Wasko Funeral Home followed by a Mass of Christian Burial on Saturday, June 7, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Parish at St. Matthias Church, officiated by Father Martin Celuch for JoAnne L. Blaski, 80, who went to be with the Lord on...

May 18, 2014

BOARDMAN – A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at 10:00 AM at St. Charles Borromeo Parish with Father Philip E. Rogers officiating for Frank Joseph Mamrak Sr., 90, who passed away Sunday, May 18, 2014 at Hospice House surrounded by family. Frank was born in Youngstown, Ohio on June 7, 1923, the third...

May 15, 2014

AVON, IN – A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at Christ Our Savior Parish at St. Nicholas Church in Struthers, with Fr. Bob Bonnot officiating for Margaret Elizabeth Kaperak, 91, formerly of Youngstown, who went to be with the Lord on May 15, 2014. Margaret was born February 2, 1923 in Struthers,...