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Shelby J. Conn 1938-2025

WARREN — Shelby J. Conn, 87, passed away peacefully at 9:32 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, at the Windsor House, Champion. Shelby was born Feb. 11, 1938, at the Grant Street home in Niles, the daughter of James Fred and Gladys Marie Dowdy Tomlin and has lived in this area all her ...

Robert L. Kimple Sr. 1959-2025

NILES — Robert L Kimple Sr., 66, of Niles, passed away the morning of Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. He was born May 6, 1959, in Warren, a son of Robert and Shirley Edwards Kimple. He was a 1978 graduate of Niles McKinley High School. Robert loved fishing, bowling, putting Legos together, ...

Christine C. Fisher 2004-2025

MIDDLEFIELD TOWNSHIP — Christine C. Fisher, 21, died Friday afternoon, Aug. 22, 2025, from an accident at work. She was born June 28, 2004, in Middlefield, the daughter of Crist and Ruth Ann Wengerd Fisher. She was a member of the Old Order Amish Church. She is survived by her parents and siblings, Timothy Fisher, Stephen Fisher, Philip Fisher, Joanna Fisher, Lukas Fisher and Eva Fisher. Funeral services will be 9 a.m. Monday at 16115 Nauvoo Road, Middlefield. Visitation will be anytime until the service. Burial will be in Miller Cemetery, Middlefield Township. ...

‘Sopranos’ star Jerry Adler dies

NEW YORK (AP) — Jerry Adler, who spent decades behind the scenes of storied Broadway productions before pivoting to acting in his 60s, has died at 96. Adler died Saturday, according to a brief family announcement confirmed by the Riverside Memorial Chapel in New York. Adler “passed peacefully in his sleep,” Paradigm Talent Agency’s Sarah Shulman said on behalf of his family. No immediate cause was given. Among Adler’s acting credits are “The Sopranos,” on which he played Tony Soprano adviser Hesh Rabkin across all six seasons, and “The Good Wife,” where he played law ...

Service pending

RONALD L. STANKO, 86, of Niles, died Saturday at St. Joseph Warren Hospital. (Holloway-Williams)

Services

MARGIE E. GREEN, 99, Niles. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Monday, Holloway-Williams Funeral Home, Niles. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, 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. KAREN NAGEL, 79, Hartford. SERVICES: 9 a.m. Saturday, St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, Vienna.