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KATHRYN A. BRZEZINSKI, 86, Warren. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 6 p.m. Monday, funeral home. SERVICES: 6 p.m. Monday, Staton-Borowski Funeral Home, Warren. KEITH A. CALDWELL SR., 61, Warren. SERVICES: noon Monday, Second Baptist Church, Warren. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. to noon Monday, church. STELLA GILL, 79, Warren. SERVICES: noon Saturday, Carl W. Hall Funeral Home, Warren. CALLING HOURS: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, funeral home. TIM GLEASON, 71, Mineral Ridge. SERVICES: noon Friday, First Presbyterian Church, Mineral Ridge. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11:45 a.m. Friday, church. RICHARD G. ...

Comedy trailblazer, Sinatra’s longtime opening act, dies

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tom Dreesen, who along with partner Tim Reid formed one of America’s first interracial stand-up comedy duos and later spent years as Frank Sinatra’s opening act, died Wednesday. He was 86. Dreesen died at his home in Los Angeles, according to publicist Lori De Waal. ...

‘The Ring’ villain and Lilo voice dies

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former child actor Daveigh Chase, known for her youthful voice in Disney’s “Lilo & Stitch” and her villainous performance in the thriller “The Ring,” has died. She was 35. Chase’s father, John David Schwallier, confirmed to The New York Times she died from complications of bacterial meningitis and a blood infection. She had been homeless in Los Angeles with her boyfriend near the hospital where she died, he told the newspaper. She struggled with drugs since she was 13 years old, Schwallier said in an interview with the Times. He said his daughter was ...

Colleen Tokash 1927-2026

NILES — Colleen Perry Tokash, 98, passed away peacefully Sunday, June 7, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Warren on Nov. 23, 1927, Colleen was raised in Midland, Pa., by her parents, Alfred “Jessie” Lefebvre and Antoinette “Twin” Lefebvre. From an early age, she ...

Mary Ann Spain 1943-2026

NILES — Mary Ann Spain, 83, beloved wife, mother, nana, sister and sister-in-law, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, June 16, 2026, with her loving family by her side. Mary Ann was born Jan. 26, 1943, in Youngstown, the oldest child of Harold and Florence Nevin. She lived the majority of ...

Sonya Rochelle Davis Harden 1968-2026

WARREN — After a valiant and courageous four-year battle, at 10 a.m. Friday, June 5, 2026, our Heavenly Father gently whispered, “Sonya, come with me,” to our beloved Sonya Rochelle Davis Harden, who passed away at her residence. Sonya, 58, a fighter and true warrior until the end, heard ...