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CHARLES J. BALSIDE SR., 97, Warren. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Joseph Rossi and Sons Funeral Home, Niles. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, funeral home. FLORENCE G. JOHNSON, 93, Girard. SERVICES: 6 p.m. Monday, Blackstone Funeral Home, Girard. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 6 p.m. Monday, funeral home. WILLIAM N. LETSON, 95, formerly of Warren. CELEBRATION OF LIFE: 4 p.m. Friday, beach house, Wild Dunes, Isle of Palms, South Carolina. BRIAN J. McVICKER, 57, Vienna. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Monday, Crown Hill Burial Park, Vienna. ELAINE A. WALLACE, 97, Warren. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Tuesday, St. ...

Shirley A. Wittenauer 1937-2025

GIRARD — Shirley Ann Wittenauer, 88, died Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, at Liberty Healthcare Center. She was born June 6, 1937, in Hubbard, a daughter of Irvine and Helen Bernice Danner Fergusen. She retired as a secretary at Columbia Iron and Metal and was a caregiver at Homecare Network. ...

Barbara A. Hilterman 1935-2025

CARLISLE, Pa. — Barbara Ann Kibler Hilterman, 89, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, in Carlisle, Pa. Barbara was born in Rootstown on Nov. 23, 1935, to Paul and Nina Kibler. After graduating from Howland High School in 1953, Barbara married her high school sweetheart, Tom ...

Charles J. Balside Sr. 1928-2025

WARREN — Charles J. Balside Sr., 97, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, at Shepherd of the Valley-Howland. He was born May 18, 1928, in Hamilton, the son of Anthony and Shirley Goode Balside. Charles was a 1946 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School in Xenia and employed as a ...

Robert E. Woodward 1955-2025

NILES — Robert E. Woodward, 70, passed away Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, at Hospice House in Poland. He was born Sept. 29, 1955, in Warren, the son of Robert R. and Edith Coudriet Woodward. Young Bobby spent the first eight years of his life growing up in small Niles and attending local ...

Carol S. Griffiths 1939-2025

HOWLAND — Carol S. Griffiths passed away peacefully with her loved ones by her side, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, at the age of 86. Born in Youngstown on April 9, 1939, Carol lived a life marked by love, grace and devotion to family. Carol was a graduate of Youngstown South High School, where ...