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Obituaries

Sandra Jean Cooper Jackson 1938-2025

WARREN — Sandra Jean Cooper Jackson, 86, formerly of Sharon, Pa., passed away in Warren on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, after an extended illness. Sandra was born Oct. 19, 1938, in Sharon, Pa., the third child of Lewis H. and Edith I. Flippens Cooper. She attended Sharon City Schools and later in ...

Joseph L. Plotts 1979-2025

MIDDLEFIELD — Joseph Luke Plotts, 46, died Saturday morning, Oct. 4, 2025, in a vehicle crash in Middlefield. He was born March 2, 1979, in Claridon Township, a son of Harvey and Laura Hull Plotts. He was employed at Mast Metals. Survivors include his parents and sister, Sara ...

Richard L. Becker 1945-2025

NEWTON FALLS — Richard L. “Bud” Becker, 80, passed away peacefully into eternal rest, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. He was born June 17, 1945, in Toledo, the son of Louis Fredrick Becker and Anna Iris Stewart Becker. Bud graduated in 1963 from Macomber ...

Services

MARY J. ALLEN, 74, Jefferson. CELEBRATION OF LIFE: 1 p.m. Sunday, 3300 McCleary Jacoby Road, Cortland. CARL L. CALLOW JR., 61, McDonald. SERVICES: 7 p.m. Thursday, Blackstone Funeral Home, Girard. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, funeral home. CARMEN D. JOHNS JR., 59, Lordstown. ...

First wife of Sen. Edward Kennedy dies

BOSTON (AP) — Joan B. Kennedy, the former wife of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy who endured a troubled marriage marked by family tragedies, her husband’s infidelities and her own decades-long struggles with alcoholism and mental health, died on Wednesday. She was 89. The former Joan Bennett, one ...

Janet M. Barnett 1950-2025

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. — Janet M. Minick Barnett, 75, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, at her home. She was born Jan. 30, 1950. She loved gardening, sitting on the porch, camping, birds and fishing. She loved spending time with her family, and loved talking about Jehovah / God and sharing ...