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KENNETH J. FLACK SR., 87, Warren. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Saturday, St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish-Blessed Sacrament Church. CALLING HOURS: 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday, church. JANET GILKES, 88, Warren. SERVICES: 2 p.m. Saturday, Staton-Borowski Funeral Home, Warren. CALLING HOURS: 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, funeral home. GLORIA A. GOWER, 74, Warren. SERVICES: noon Tuesday, Life Church, Leavittsburg. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday, church. SAMANTHA J. EDMONDS JETHROW, 59, Warren. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Saturday, Sterling-McCullough Williams Funeral Home, Warren. CALLING HOURS: noon to 1 p.m. ...

Tribune Chronicle obituary policy

The Tribune Chronicle offers free obituaries and paid, special notices. A free obituary, offered in unique cases for deceased residents of Trumbull County, lists general information, including birth date, parents, employment, survivors and services. Free obituaries also may include a photo of the deceased or flags for military veterans. A paid, special notice is a more personal tribute and may include additional information about a loved one’s life. The newspaper maintains the right to edit all obituaries for content or style and to withhold publication of photos due to poor ...

Celebrated Russian composer Rodion Shchedrin dies at age 92

MOSCOW — Russian composer Rodion Shchedrin, who created the celebrated ballets “Anna Karenina” and the “Carmen Suite,” has died in Germany at age of 92, Moscow’s Bolshoi Theater said Friday. He and his wife of 57 years, legendary ballerina Maya Plisetskaya, dominated the Soviet and Russian cultural scene for the latter part of the last century. She died in 2015. Shchedrin’s work ranged from choral music and concertos to opera and ballet, blending Russian folk influences, classical traditions and avant-garde technique. His 1972 ballet “Anna Karenina” remains a staple ...

Randy Moffitt, major league reliever and brother of Billie Jean King, dies

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Randy Moffitt, a reliever who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball and was the younger brother of tennis great and equality advocate Billie Jean King, has died after an extended illness. He was 76. Moffitt died on Thursday in Long Beach, California, according to a representative of the family. Moffitt was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the first round in 1970 and made his major league debut with the team in 1972. He went on to play 10 seasons with the Giants, before spending one each with the Houston Astros and Toronto Blue Jays. He went 43-52 ...

Robert L. Thompson 1943-2025

VIENNA — Robert L. “Bob” Thompson, 82, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, at the Cleveland Clinic, following cardiac arrest. Bob was born July 12, 1943, in Coalport, Pa., the son of Robert W. Thompson and Sarah Boyle Sherwin. He was raised in Clearfield, Pa. In school, he was active in football and wrestling and graduated in the class of 1961. Bob became a journeyman electrician and was a 50-plus-year member of the IBEW working out of Local 573, Warren. For the majority of his career, he worked for Waynco Electric. He took pride in his work as well as the accomplishments ...

Norman U. Yoder 2006-2025

ORWELL — Norman U. Yoder, 19, died Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, in New Castle, Pa. A cause is pending. He was born Feb. 7, 2006, in Claridon Township, a son of Urie E. and Carolyn Miller Yoder. He was a member of the Old Order Amish Church. Survivors include his parents; siblings, Marlene Mullet, Caroline Yoder, and Robert, James, Michael and Myron Yoder; his paternal grandmother; two maternal grandparents; and special friend, Ruth Mullet. Norman was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather. Services have taken place with interment in Noble Road Cemetery, ...