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WALLACE P. BAKER, 94, Warren. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Friday, Bristolville Freewill Baptist Church. CALLING HOURS: noon to 1 p.m. Friday, church. DENNIS DALE DABNEY II, 54, Newton Falls. SERVICES: 4 p.m. Sunday, James Funeral Home, Newton Falls. CALLING HOURS: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, funeral home. LOIS ANN DIFRANCESCO, 87, Warren. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Friday, St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish-St. James Church, Warren. CALLING HOURS: 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Peter Rossi & Son Funeral Home, Warren, and 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. Friday, church. ALICE FUNGI, 93, Girard. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Friday, St. Rose Catholic ...

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ARTHUR JOHN BITTMAN SR., 79, of Austintown, died Tuesday at his residence. (Joseph Rossi) JOSEPH C. BRENNER, 69, of Niles, died Monday in the emergency room at St. Joseph Warren Hospital. (Holloway-Williams) FRED GRANDE, 73, of Girard, died Aug. 2 at his residence. (Borowski Memorial) TOM PERSINO, 77, of Newton Falls, died Friday at his residence. (Borowski Memorial)

Lois A. DiFrancesco 1939-2026

WARREN — Lois Ann DiFrancesco, 87, passed away on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, at Champion Estates Assisted Living in Warren. Lois was born on Jan. 9, 1939, in Youngstown, Ohio, and was the daughter of Joseph Reda, an Italian immigrant, and Adeline “Lena” Reda. She was a graduate of Woodrow ...

Joseph G. Mollica 1954-2026

COLUMBUS — Joseph Guy Mollica, 71, of Columbus, passed away on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at Dublin Methodist Hospital. He was born Nov. 1, 1954, in Warren, the son of Joseph and Dorothy D’Amico Mollica. Joe was a graduate of John F. Kennedy High School; Cornell University, where he played ...

Dorcas R. Haynes 1977-2026

NILES — Dorcas Rochelle Haynes, 48, died Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at her residence, following a short illness. She was born Nov. 2, 1977, in Warren, a daughter of Cecil L. Jr. and Nellie R. Summerlin Haynes. She was employed as a store associate at Walmart in Austintown, and as a cook at ...

Joseph E. Freeman 1952-2026

MINERAL RIDGE — Joseph Edward Freeman, 73, died Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, following an extended illness. He was born on Sept. 23, 1952, in Warren, a son of George and Gladys Freeman. He was of the Catholic faith. He was employed as a certified electrician and drove a ...