NILES — Wanda M. Mechling, 87, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. She was born on Dec. 10, 1938, in Shinnston, W.Va., a daughter of the late Arthur and Elizabeth Horner Wright. Wanda has resided in Niles, for the last 15 years, with her daughter Wendy. Wanda loved her ...
WARREN — Elaine C. Bender, 84, was called home by the angels on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. Elaine was born Jan. 17, 1942, in Warren, to the late Arthur and Josephine Crum. Elaine was a 1956 graduate of Warren G. Harding High School. On Feb. 4, 1961, she married Robert “Bob” Bender. She ...
WARREN — Virginia Higinbotham, 82, passed away peacefully on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. Born on July 1, 1944, in Warren, Ohio, Virginia was the daughter of the late Forrest DayTibbs and Blanche Elizabeth Greenwood Tibbs. Virginia enjoyed the simple things in life and found her greatest ...
NILES — Deborah J. Illencik, 59, of Niles, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, July 5, 2026, following a brief illness. Debbie was born on Oct. 21, 1966. She attended Niles McKinley High School and The Gordon D. James Career Center. Debbie was preceded in death by her husband, James Illencik, whom she married on June 21, 1999; her parents, Patricia and Ronald Haudenschilt; her grandparents, Alice and Earl Ripple; and her pets, Midnight and Misty. Debbie was a longtime member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Warren, where she was a very active volunteer and worked very closely with ...
MELISA BLAZEK, 57, Lake Milton. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday, Our Lady of the Lakes Parish-St. James Catholic Church, North Jackson. BRADLEY K. GIBSON, 55, Warren. SERVICES: CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Carl W. Hall Funeral Home, Warren. KENNETH M. GROFF, 89, Middlefield. CELEBRATION OF LIFE, 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, the Grand Resort Pavilion (Avalon Country Club), Howland. KATHY M. GROVE, 75, Southington. SERVICES: noon Friday, Mercy Ministries-Delightful Campus, Southington. CALLING HOURS: 10 a.m. to noon Friday, church. MARY RUTH YOUNG LIMING, 89, Lordstown. SERVICES: ...
LORDSTOWN — Mary Ruth Young Liming, 89, passed away peacefully into eternal rest Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, at her residence. She was born March 4, 1937, at North Side Hospital in Youngstown, the daughter of the late Lamar A. Young and Lillian Aiken Young, and lived her entire life at Lou-Ida ...
