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Obituaries

James D. Underwood Jr. 1929-2025

NEWTON FALLS — James D. Underwood Jr., 95, passed away peacefully into eternal rest, Saturday morning, July 19, 2025, at Austinwoods Rehab Health Care Center in Austintown. He was born Dec. 2, 1929, in McDonald, Pa., the son of the late James William Underwood and Lillie Helen Pastor ...

William E. Spurk 1936-2025

CHAMPION — William E. “Bill” Spurk, 89, passed away peacefully early Thursday morning, July 17, 2025, with his loving wife and daughter by his side. Born May 13, 1936, in Warren, Bill was the son of Raymond and Clara Lane Spurk. He attended Warren G. Harding High School and was a proud ...

Donna J. Alexander 1944-2025

AUSTINTOWN — Donna J. Alexander, 81, formerly of Austintown, died late Friday morning, July 18, 2025, at The Inn at Ironwood nursing center in Canfield. She was born July 6, 1944, in Youngstown, the daughter of Wilbur and Helen Becker Gromley. Donna was a 1962 graduate of Canfield High ...

Leroy Lyons 1931-2025

WARREN — Leroy Lyons, 93, died peacefully on Sunday, July 20, 2025, with his family by his side. Leroy was born Nov. 9, 1931, in Idamir, Pa., a son of John Marshall and Helen Irene Polasky Lyons. Leroy met Stella Long, the love of his life, in 1948; they married in 1951 and built a warm ...

Margaret Hyden 1936-2025

HIRAM — Margaret (“Peg”) Hyden of Hiram, Ohio, died on Tuesday, July 15, 2025. She was born in Warren on Dec. 28, 1936, to Mary and Patrick Harrington. She attended St. Mary’s High school in Warren, where after graduation she began working at Packard Electric where she met her ...

Marilyn D. Pease 1944-2025

WARREN — Marilyn D. Pease, 81, joined her loved ones in heaven on Wednesday morning, July 16, 2025. Born Feb. 15, 1944, in Warren, Marilyn is the daughter of Frank and Caroline Ravoira Derville and remained a lifelong resident of the area. A graduate of Warren G. Harding High School, ...