WARREN — Brett Clingan, 54, passed away Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at Louis Stokes VA Medical Center. He was born June 8, 1971, in Cleveland, the son of Robert Clingan and Linda Olsen Clingan. Brett was a retired Army veteran. Prior to his disability, he enjoyed gardening and handcycling ...
NILES — James W. “Duke” Sandy Jr., 93, passed away Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, at St. Joseph Warren Hospital. He was born June 3, 1932, in Warren, the son of James W. Sr. and Elizabeth Scarnecchia Sandy. Duke was a 1950 graduate of Niles McKinley High School and was employed by Wade Rose ...
MICHAEL A. BRANDON, 660, Oakwood Village. SERVICES: 10:30 a.m. Friday, Mount Zion Oakwood Village. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, East Side Church of Christ, Warren. ANNETTE DIGIOVANNI, 70, Niles. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Peter Rossi & Son Memorial Chapel, Warren. LINDA K. DOWDY, 73, Warren. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Wednesday, North Mar Church, Warren. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, church. VIRGIL L. OWENS, 72, Newton Falls. SERVICES: noon, Thursday, Believers Church, Warren. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. to noon Thursday, church. MARIAN L. PHILLIPS, 71, Warren. ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Award-winning poet, author, translator and educator X.J. Kennedy has died. He was 96. He schooled millions of students through “The Bedford Reader” and other textbooks and engaged voluntary readers with his children’s stories and intricate, witty verse. Born Joseph Charles Kennedy, he chose the professional name X.J. Kennedy as a young man to avoid confusion with Joseph P. Kennedy, the father of President John F. Kennedy. Starting in the early 1960s, he turned out dozens of poetry and children’s books, contributed to the popular Bedford Reader and ...
SHARON, Pa. — Edward M. Gunesch, 81, passed away peacefully at Hospice House in Poland, Ohio, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, after a short but brave battle with cancer, with his loving wife, Renee, by his side. Ed was born Feb. 22, 1944, in Sharon, Pa., to Martin and Jeannette Fowler Gunesch. A ...
WARREN — Linda K. Dowdy, 73, died Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at St. Joseph Warren Hospital. She was born May 12, 1952, in Nyack, New York, a daughter of George and Marilyn Thornhill Benson. She was the office manager for W3 Financial Group for many years. Linda was an active member of ...
