NILES — Cheryl Ruth Rapczak, age 69, of Niles, passed away peacefully into eternal rest Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, at her residence. She was born Sept. 10, 1956, in Warren, the daughter of the late Julius Anthony Rapczak and Doris Eileen Stillwell Rapczak. Cheryl had lived in Niles for the last ...

CHAMPION — Eli J. “Bim” Byler, 76, of Champion, formerly of Mesopotamia, died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, at his home. He was born April 15, 1949, in Middlefield, the son of John and Mary Detweiler Byler. He was a member of the Amish Old Order Church # 103 B. He worked for Johnson ...

CHAMPION — Barbara Jokinen, 88, passed away peacefully Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, at the Hospice House in Poland. Barbara was born June 27, 1937, in Erie, Pa., a daughter of the late Carl and Anna Marks. She grew up on a dairy farm and graduated from Gustavus School in1956. On Dec. 6, ...

NILES — Raymond D. Witherstine Jr., 72, of Niles, passed away Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, at St. Joseph Warren Hospital. Raymond was born July 26, 1953, in Warren, the son of Raymond D. Witherstine Sr. and Marjorie Mae Parker. He was a proud 1971 graduate of Niles McKinley High School and ...

WARREN — Jaimie Lynn Robertson, 36, of Warren, passed away Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, at the Cleveland Clinic. She was born Dec. 19, 1989, in Warren, a daughter of Mark R. Frantz and Karen G. Frantz. She married the love of her life, Jose R. Robertson, on Jan. 12, 2018. She was a 2008 ...

EVELYN KAY BOUTS, 80, Niles. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Monday, Apostolic Pentecostal Church, Warren. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, church. BETTY JANE FICKES, 83, Leavittsburg. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Monday, James Funeral Home, Newton Falls. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, funeral ...