JOSEPH M. KOREN JR., 75, of Powell, died Saturday at Grant Medical Center in Columbus. (Blackstone)

GIRARD — Our beloved husband, father, brother and friend, Leslie William Best, 72, passed away with his loved ones by his side, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, at University Hospital in Cleveland. He was born Dec. 20, 1952, in Warren, grew up in Niles and later settled in Girard. He graduated ...

CANFIELD — Pamela L. Brincko, 78, passed away peacefully at 11:46 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, at Hospice House, following an extended illness, with her family at her side. Pam was born Jan. 22, 1947, in Norristown, Pa., the daughter of Paul Robert and Eleanor Lois Kenderdine Reber. At ...

CORTLAND — Lois J. Long, 83, of Cortland, went to be with her Lord and savior on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, at Continuing Healthcare at the Ridge. She was born Feb. 18, 1942, in Warren, a daughter of the late William A. Yocum and the late Anna Catherine Helms. She married Robert H. Long on ...

VIENNA — Daniel M. Swaffar Jr., age 96, of Vienna, passed away peacefully Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, at Omni Manor in Youngstown. Daniel was born May 12, 1929, in Chillicothe, Missouri, a son of Daniel M. Sr. and Gladys Hopkins Swaffar, but grew up in Oklahoma and Oregon. He was a ...

JAMES E. ANDERS III, 83, Brookfield. SERVICES: 6 p.m. Monday, Staton-Borowski Funeral Home, Warren. LESLIE W. BEST, 72, Girard. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Blackstone Funeral Home, Girard. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday and 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, funeral home. ROBERT P. KOSMAS, 82, ...