CORTLAND — Dona Mae Luster, 97, passed away peacefully, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. She was born May 15, 1928, to the late Benjamin McCaughtry and Cleda Williams. Dona was a loving mother to all. She was a caregiver and was able to show her kindness to others by opening her home to give ...

NELSON — Louis Koleszar, 97, of Nelson Township, passed away peacefully of natural causes at home, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, surrounded by his family. He was born May 11, 1928, in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, to Helen Tokar of Leisenring, Pa., and Lajos Koleszar of Kaponya, Hungary. Louis ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Mary Margaret Dunlap Manwell, formerly of Southington, died Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. She was born Oct. 9, 1937, to Alfred R. and Ruth Patterson Dunlap. Mary graduated at the top of her class from Franklin High School in New Athens in 1955, from Ohio Valley General ...

CORTLAND — Frederick J. Santell Jr., 81, passed away Tuesday morning, Aug. 26, 2025, at St. Joseph Warren Hospital. Fred was born Sept. 7, 1943, in Sharon, Pa., a son of Frederick J. Sr. and Rose Arcuri Santell. Fred was a 1961 graduate of Sharon High School and went on to attend Penn ...

NILES — James P. “Jim” Ford, 94, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at Shepherd of the Valley in Liberty. He was born June 23, 1930, in Holidays Cove, W.Va., to John S. and Marie Behres Ford. Jim is survived by seven children, Mary Kay Ingersoll (Mike Perrotta) of ...

NILES — Nancy C. DeFabio, 86, passed away peacefully, Wednesday morning, Aug. 27, 2025, at her residence, with her family at her side. Nancy was born Aug. 22, 1939, in Huntington, W.Va., the daughter of Maxie Lee and Lucille Schrader Thompson Sr. Nancy was a 1957 graduate of Mineral Ridge ...