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Obituaries

‘What’s Happening!!’ star Danielle Spencer dies of cancer

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Danielle Spencer, who played the wisecracking and tattling little sister Dee Thomas on the 1970s sitcom “What’s Happening!!” has died at 60. Spencer, who became a veterinarian later in life, died Monday at a hospital in Richmond, Virginia, after a yearslong battle ...

Gervase A. Reeve III 1957-2025

NEWTON FALLS — Gervase “Jerry” A. Reeve III, 68, passed away peacefully into eternal rest on Friday night, Aug. 8, 2025, at his residence. He was born April 25, 1957, in Ravenna, the son of Gervase A. Reeve II and Bernice Mary Murray Reeve. Jerry lived in Newton Falls for over 37 ...

Dannette Marie Metz 1970-2025

WARREN — Dannette Marie Metz, 55, passed away peacefully Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, surrounded by her family at Hospice House in Poland. Born Feb. 3, 1970, in Warren, she was the daughter of Kathleen Neff and the late Gus Metz. Dannette attended ETI Technical College in the medical field and ...

Winifred M. Hamler 1941-2025

CORTLAND — Winifred M. Hamler, 84, passed away Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, at Cortland Health Care. She was born June 29, 1941, in Trumbull County, a daughter of the late Fred Jackson and the late Jeanetta Batesole Jackson. Winifred graduated from Niles McKinley High School and was employed ...

Keith E. Dunbar 1951-2025

WARREN — Ladies and gentlemen, we mark the checkered flag on an extraordinary life lived in the fast lane. On the morning of Friday, Aug. 8, 2025, Keith E. Dunbar pulled into his final pit stop, concluding a 74-year-long race fueled by passion, grit and relentless forward motion. Born Jan. ...

Theodore R. Ray 1933-2025

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. — Theodore R. “Ted” Ray, 91, passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at Hospice House of Pinehurst, North Carolina, with his loving wife, Susan, by his side. Ted was born Oct. 4, 1933, in Warren, a son of the late Raymond and Edith Ray. Ted graduated from Warren G. ...