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Obituaries

Martha S. Yoder 1941-2025

MIDDLEFIELD — Martha S. Slabaugh Yoder, 84, died Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, at home. She was born May 12, 1941, in Burton, a daughter of Enos C. and Sarah C. Miller Slabaugh. She was a member of the Old Order Amish Church. Survivors a her husband, Jonas S. Yoder; children, Owen Yoder, ...

Patricia A. Merkel 1938-2025

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Patricia Ann “Patty” Merkel, 86, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in Cape Coral, Florida. Born Sept. 11, 1938, in Warren, Patty was the daughter of Leo and Mary Spelich Russ. From an early age, she brought joy and laughter to those around her — a gift ...

Douglas Eugene Barnhart 1968-2025

LAKE WORTH, Fla. — Doug Barnhart, 57, died peacefully on Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. He was born March 30, 1968, in Warren, a son of the late George Barnhart and Shirley Miller Barnhart. Doug graduated from Warren Western Reserve High School in 1986 and from Hiram College in 1993 with a ...

Services

RONALD W. CARPENTER JR., Girard. SERVICES: 2 p.m. Sunday, Masters Bar & Grill, Girard. ROBERT J. FUTEY, 74, Warren. CALLING HOURS: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Carl W. Hall Funeral Home, Warren. FLEMON MURRAY, 85, formerly of Warren. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Friday, Third Christian Church, Warren. ...

Services pending

KAREN A. DAMATO, 66, of Warren, died Sunday at Continuing Healthcare, Niles. (Holloway-Williams) JEFFERY D. MULLETT, 66, of Warren, died Sunday at the VA Hospital in Cleveland. (Holeton-Yuhasz)

Co-founder, singer of Supertramp dies

LONDON (AP) — Rick Davies, the co-founder, singer and songwriter of British band Supertramp, has died after a long battle with cancer, the band said Monday. He was 81. Davies, who co-wrote the band's music with Roger Hodgson, was "the voice and pianist behind Supertramp's most iconic songs, ...