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Emma M. Flenner 1938-2026

NILES — Emma M. “Jake” Flenner, 87, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 7, 2026, at her home. She was born Oct. 27, 1938, in Walkersville, W.Va., a daughter of Cecil Homer and Treassa J. VanKirk. A devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and housekeeper, she resided in ...

Douglas Skaggs 1943-2026

WARREN — Douglas MacArthur Stevenson Skaggs, 83, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2026. He was born in May 1943 in the family home in Rich Creek, W.Va., to Steve and Bertie Skaggs. At the age of 22, Douglas proudly answered the call to serve his country, entering the United States Army in ...

Nancy J. Fox 1950-2026

WARREN — Nancy J. Fox, 75, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 5, 2026. She was born June 22, 1950, in Warren, a daughter of Mauro and Rita Tatalo. Nancy was a 1968 graduate of John F. Kennedy High School and retired from Warren City Schools. If you knew Nancy, you knew that she ...

Gordon S. Wood, eminent scholar of the American Revolution, dies at 92

NEW YORK (AP) — Gordon S. Wood, the eminent and prolific scholar who forged a highly influential and sharply debated narrative of the country’s early years of independence through such prize-winning works as “The Creation of the American Republic” and “The Radicalism of the American Revolution,” has died. He was 92. Wood, a professor emeritus at Brown University, died Sunday after being struck by a car in a supermarket parking lot in East Providence, Rhode Island, according to police.

Services

MICHELLE A. BROWN, 69, Warren. CELEBRATION OF LIFE: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Howland Community Church, Warren. CLINTON L. BURGAN, 72, Cortland. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Saturday, Champion Township Cemetery chapel, and 12:30 to 4 p.m., Mecca Township Park pavilion. JOSEPH L. KASTER, 80, Girard. CELEBRATION OF LIFE: noon, Sunday, Mosquito Lake State Park beach pavilion. DAVID A. NYCUM, 55, Howland. CALLING HOURS: 4 to 6 p.m. June 17, Lane Funeral Home, Roberts-Clark Chapel, Warren. RENARDIERE L. OWENS, 15, Warren. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Thursday, Second Baptist Church, Warren. CALLING HOURS: noon ...

Gregory M. Vanderhoff 1949-2026

NILES — Gregory M. Vanderhoff, 76, died Friday, June 5, 2026, at St. Joseph Warren Hospital. He was born Sept. 24, 1949, in Clarksburg, W.Va., the son of Lewis Ray and Ardith Hope Pigott Vanderhoff. Survivors include his son, Ronald D. Vanderhoff; a daughter, Melissa D. Hern; and his ...