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Donna L. Bissell 1942-2025

CORTLAND — Donna Lee Bissell, 83, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, at Ohio Living Lake Vista. She was born Aug. 18, 1942, in Cleveland, the daughter of Allen and Sara Mildred Epley Hare. Donna graduated from Grand Valley High School in 1960. She married Larry Bissell on June 10, ...

Edward Szewczyk

NORTH OLMSTEAD — Edward Szewczyk, 88, passed away Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. Ed was a well-renowned mechanical engineer who graduated from Fenn College after serving in the Army for two years. He met and married his wife, Mirta, in 1966, and they started a family together. He went on to ...

Services

ALICE A. BEAN, 91, Mesopotamia. SERVICES: noon Saturday, Fairview Cemetery Chapel, Mesopotamia. CALLING HOURS: 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, chapel. LESLIE W. BEST, 72, Girard. CELEBRATION OF LIFE: 1 p.m. Saturday, Cortland Conservation Club. MARY ANN FERGUSON, 93, Hubbard. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Friday, St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 10:45 a.m. Friday, Stewart-Kyle Funeral Home, Hubbard. ELISHA R. GALIK, 43, Canfield. SERVICES: noon Saturday, Holeton-Yuhasz Funeral Home, Niles. CALLING HOURS: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, funeral home. ROY E. HART JR., 44, ...

Services pending

MARIA OWENS, 71, of Lake Milton, died Wednesday at Hospice House, Poland. (Borowski) ROBERT W. RAY, 94, of Warren, died Thursday at home. (Ferfolia)

Donald T. Knight 1943–2025

GIRARD — Donald T. “Donny” Knight, 82, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, surrounded by loved ones. Born Oct. 18, 1943, in Youngstown, to John and Mary Knight, Donny lived a life defined by generosity, faith, humor and a deep love for the people around him. Donny was a faithful man ...

Mavis Free 1936-2025

BURGHILL — Mavis L. Free, 89, passed away Monday afternoon, Nov. 17, 2025, at Concord Care of Hartford. She was born Feb. 5, 1936, in Cortland, the daughter of Milton L. and Margorie L. King Phillips. She and her husband, Harlan D. Free, whom she married Nov. 18, 1954, were ...