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SHELBY J. CONN, 87, Warren. SERVICES: 6 p.m. Thursday, Holeton-Yuhasz Funeral Home, Niles. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, funeral home. CHERYL A. JONES, 63, Southington. SERVICES: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Carl W. Hall Funeral Home, Warren. CALLING HOURS: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, funeral home. JOHN F. LIGHTNER, 89, Niles. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Wednesday, St. Pope John XXIII Parish-St. Stephen Church, Niles. CALLING HOURS: 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, Holloway-Williams Funeral Home, Niles. JAMES M. MCKENDRICK, 79, Southington. SERVICES: 2 p.m. Tuesday, James Funeral Home, Newton ...

Norman H. Wilson 1967-2025

BRISTOLVILLE — Norman Howard Wilson, 57, of Bristolville, passed away Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, at UH Portage Medical Center. He was born Sept. 22, 1967, in Warren, a son of Glenn M. and JoAnn Stanley Wilson. He married Terri Lynn Wamsley on Sept. 23, 2000. He attended Champion High ...

Joseph V. Tarantino 1944-2025

JOHNSTON — Joseph V. Tarantino, 81, passed away Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, at his home. He was born July 9, 1944, in East Cleveland, the son of the late Vincent J. Tarantino and the late Marie Simmennetta Tarantino. Joe was a 1962 graduate of Bedford High School and was employed as a UAW ...

Cheryl A. Jones 1961-2025

SOUTHINGTON — Cheryl A. “Jill” Jones, 63, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, at St. Joseph Warren Hospital. She was born Nov. 3, 1961, in Warren, the daughter of the late Harry and the late Ann Marie Chizmar Jones. She was a supervisor at Neff Perkins Company for 38 years. She ...

James M. McKendrick 1946-2025

SOUTHINGTON — James M. McKendrick, 79, of Southington, peacefully passed Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, while surrounded by family. Born on April 10, 1946, in Akron, he was the son of James and Dorothy Costakes McKendrick. After graduating from Green High School in 1964, he went on to serve ...

Irene N. Pruitt 1927-2025

WARREN — Irene Nettie Pruitt, 98, of Warren, passed away Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, at her home. She was born May 3, 1927, in Warren, a daughter of the late Crell M. and Bernice Bushnell Kayser. She married Claude Earl Pruitt on June 5, 1952 and they spent 65 years together. She was a ...