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BRUCE BUNDY, 65, Jefferson. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Monday, Cherry Valley Cemetery, with celebration of life to follow. CHERYL DONAHUE, 57, Warren. CELEBRATION OF LIFE: 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, ITAM 30, Warren. DONNA K. MARTIN, 79, Warren. SERVICES: 2 p.m. July 12, Hall of Philosophy, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, New York. LORETTA S. MORTON, 82, Warren. SERVICES: noon Friday, Greater Apostolic Faith Church. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. to noon Friday, church. DWAYNE PLUCHE JR., 73, Niles. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Friday, Joseph Rossi and Son Funeral Home, Niles. CALLING HOURS: 9 to 11 a.m. ...

Duane A. Pluche Jr. 1953-2026

NILES – Duane Alfred Pluche Jr. passed away peacefully Monday, June 29, 2026, surrounded by his loved ones. Duane was born April 5, 1953, in Warren, to Duane Sr. and Marjorie Miller Pluche. Duane graduated from Niles McKinley High School in 1971 and went on to own the beloved local Sub ...

Josephine F. Villecco 1942-2026

NILES — Josephine F. Villecco, 83, passed away peacefully Sunday, June 28, 2026, at her residence with her loving family by her side following a short illness. Born Dec. 28, 1942, in Youngstown, Josephine was the beloved daughter of the late Frank and Pauline Catone Ezzo. She was a proud ...

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HELEN KROPOLINKSKY CHRISTIN, 98, Miami, Florida. SERVICES: noon Thursday, Lane Funeral Home, Roberts-Clark Chapel, Warren. CALLING HOURS: 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, funeral home. BRUCE BUNDY, 65, Jefferson. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Monday, Cherry Valley Cemetery, with a celebration of life to follow at his home. CHERYL DONAHUE, 57, Warren. CELEBRATION OF LIFE: 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, ITAM 30, Warren. LORETTA S. MORTON, 82, Warren. SERVICES: noon Friday, Greater Apostolic Faith Church. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. to noon Friday, church. CYNTHIA A. SHAFER, 73, Mecca. SERVICES: noon Thursday, Mecca ...

Victor Willis, who co-founded the Village People, dies at 74

NEW YORK (AP) — Victor Willis, who co-founded the Village People, co-wrote the disco group’s classic hits “Y.M.C.A.,” “Macho Man” and “In the Navy,” and delighted crowds while dressed as the band’s helmeted and mustachioed police officer, has died. He was 74. “We are profoundly sad to announce the death of Victor Willis, lead singer of Village People,” the group posted on its official Facebook page. The cause was identified as “a short but aggressive illness.” Willis was a musician-actor who, among other things, had appeared on Broadway in “The Wiz” when ...

Loretta S. Morton 1943-2026

WARREN — Evangelist Loretta Stewart Morton, 82, departed this life at 10:35 p.m. Friday, June 26, 2026, at Shepherd of the Valley Howland, following complications of extended illness. She was born Nov. 7, 1943, in Warren, a daughter of James and Geneva McCoy Stewart. Loretta was employed ...