WARREN — Ann Leigh Apple Gilbert, 81, passed away peacefully Friday, June 26, 2026, at St. Joseph Warren Hospital, surrounded by family. Ann was born in Warren to Clyde Gilbert and Betty Emery. Ann loved spending time with her family and enjoyed sewing and quilting. She worked at ...
HELEN KROPOLINKSKY CHRISTIN, 98, Miami, Florida. SERVICES: noon Thursday, Lane Funeral Home, Roberts-Clark Chapel, Warren. CALLING HOURS: 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, funeral home. HELEN L. GLESS, 88, Fowler. SERVICES: 6 p.m. Wednesday, Lane Funeral Home, Shafer-Winans Chapel, Cortland. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, funeral home. CYNTHIA A. SHAFER, 73, Mecca. SERVICES: noon Thursday, Mecca Community Church, Cortland. CALLING HOURS: 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, church. ROBERT H. STERN, 65, West Farmington. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Lane Funeral Homes, Shafer-Winans Chapel, ...
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Abdul Ahad Momand, Afghanistan ‘s first citizen in space, has died at age 67, his family and friends said. A national hero, Momand died from cancer on June 21 in a hospital in Stuttgart, Germany, where he had lived since leaving Afghanistan in 1992 during the civil war. “I am deeply saddened by the sudden death of Afghanistan’s first and only astronaut, Abdul Ahad Momand,” former President Ashraf Ghani wrote on X. “I pray to God to grant Momand a high place in heaven, and I extend my deepest condolences to his wife, children, and other family ...
WARREN — Robert Lee “Bob” White Jr., 60, passed away Wednesday evening, June 24, 2026, at Continuing Healthcare at the Ridge. Bob was born in Fairmont, W.Va., a son of Robert Lee Sr. and Alice Kincaid White. Bob was a 1984 graduate of Howland High School, where he played soccer and ...
WEST FARMINGTON — Robert H. Stern, 66, passed away peacefully Friday, June 26, 2026, at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. Bob was born Oct. 4, 1959, to Robert and Dorothy Strawn Stern. Bob dedicated 42 years of his career as a mechanic at Midway Chevrolet in Orwell. He ...
BROOKFIELD — JoAnn L. Swineford, 92, passed away Thursday evening, June 25, 2026, at her residence. JoAnn was born March 7, 1934, in Brookville, Pa., a daughter of the late Glenn and Buela Swineford. After marrying her husband, Frank Fetchet, she helped him with their landscaping ...
