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NANCY EICHER, 84, died Wednesday at Willow Woods Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in North Lima. (Borowski/Oak Meadow) ERIC S. TRACEY SR., 78, of Vienna, died Thursday. (Staton-Borowski)
James Burrows, director of TV comedies including ‘Cheers’ and ‘Friends,’ dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Burrows, who helped create volumes of laughter as director of more than a thousand episodes of such classic television comedies as "Cheers," "Taxi," "Friends" and "Will and Grace," died Friday. He was 85. His family confirmed his death in a statement to People, saying he "passed away peacefully today surrounded by his family." No location or cause of death was provided. Burrows spent his career behind the camera specializing in situation comedies. Few viewers recognized him or knew his name, other than to see it flash quickly on the screen in the opening ...
Gary L. Stephens 1950-2026
WARREN — Gary L. “Pee Wee” Stephens, 75, peacefully entered the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, June 14, 2026, at the Hospice of the Valley Hospice House, following a courageous and hard-fought battle with cancer. He was born on Nov. 17, 1950, in Warren, Ohio, ...
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KATHRYN A. BRZEZINSKI, 86, Warren. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 6 p.m. Monday, funeral home. SERVICES: 6 p.m. Monday, Staton-Borowski Funeral Home, Warren. KEITH A. CALDWELL SR., 61, Warren. SERVICES: noon Monday, Second Baptist Church, Warren. CALLING HOURS: 11 a.m. to noon Monday, church. STELLA GILL, 79, Warren. SERVICES: noon Saturday, Carl W. Hall Funeral Home, Warren. CALLING HOURS: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, funeral home. TIM GLEASON, 71, Mineral Ridge. SERVICES: noon Friday, First Presbyterian Church, Mineral Ridge. CALLING HOURS: 10 to 11:45 a.m. Friday, church. RICHARD G. ...
Comedy trailblazer, Sinatra’s longtime opening act, dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tom Dreesen, who along with partner Tim Reid formed one of America’s first interracial stand-up comedy duos and later spent years as Frank Sinatra’s opening act, died Wednesday. He was 86. Dreesen died at his home in Los Angeles, according to publicist Lori De Waal. ...
‘The Ring’ villain and Lilo voice dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former child actor Daveigh Chase, known for her youthful voice in Disney’s “Lilo & Stitch” and her villainous performance in the thriller “The Ring,” has died. She was 35. Chase’s father, John David Schwallier, confirmed to The New York Times she died from complications of bacterial meningitis and a blood infection. She had been homeless in Los Angeles with her boyfriend near the hospital where she died, he told the newspaper. She struggled with drugs since she was 13 years old, Schwallier said in an interview with the Times. He said his daughter was ...