WARREN — Sherri R. Cummings, 69, passed away at 12:35 a.m. Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at Hospice House, Poland. She was born Aug. 11, 1956, in Warren, the daughter of William F. and Josephine M. Rudy Cornwell, and attended Niles McKinley High School. Sherri loved the outdoors, planting ...

WARREN — Delbert Earl Dietz, 84, died Thursday, April 16, 2026, at St. Joseph Warren Hospital. He was born Dec. 7, 1941, in Warren, a son of Delbert and Iona Klugh Dietz. He retired from WCI Steel. Survivors include his wife, Kathy Prikryl Dietz; daughters, Lori Harris and Amy Hetzel; ...

BONNIE HELTZEL, 79, of Lake Milton, died Thursday at the Cleveland Clinic. (Borowski Memorial)

NEW YORK (AP) — Don Schlitz, the storied country music songwriter known for such hits as “The Gambler,” “On the Other Hand” and “Forever and Ever, Amen,” died Thursday at a Nashville hospital. He was 73. The cause of death was not immediately known. A press release from the Grand ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — Oscar Schmidt, the Basketball Hall of Famer whom his Brazil compatriots know as the “Holy Hand,” died Friday. He was 68. Schmidt’s family said in a statement that he fought a brain tumor for 15 years “with courage, dignity and resilience . . . while remaining a role ...

WARREN — Finley “Ron” Ruth, a loving, gentle and humble husband, was welcomed into the arms of our Lord on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026 in the comfort of his home with his wife, Jennifer, and two cats, Nica and Bogey, present. Ron was born Feb. 20, 1951, in New Martinsville, W.Va., to ...