All Obituaries

Poland – Patricia “Patty” L. Caldrone passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, September 20, 2020. Patty was born December 13, 1943, daughter of the late Albert and Carmel (Carol) Dinard Caldrone. She was a graduate of South High School (1961) and Youngstown State University (YSU), with a Bachelor of Science (1965) and Master’s Degree (1978) in Education. Patty retired from the Youngstown City School District after thirty plus years of dedicated service. Patty belonged...

Youngstown - Helen S. Donofrio, 95, of Youngstown, who passed away peacefully early Wednesday morning, September 23, 2020. Helen will always be remembered for her sweet and caring personality. Helen was born November 15, 1924 in Struthers, the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Taronoski) Suszczynski and was a lifelong area resident. She graduated from Struthers High School in 1942 and attended Youngstown Business College. Besides being a proud homemaker and the matriarch of her family, Helen...

Canfield – Adelle A. Maroun, 93, of Canfield, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, September 8, 2020 with her loving family by her side. Adelle will always be remembered for her generosity, her strength and determination along with the love she showed to family and friends. She was born March 19, 1927 in Bejjeh, Lebanon, the daughter of Elias and Hanneh (Saadey) Abi Akl and came to the United States in 1986.   Adelle was a proud homemaker and true matriarch for her family....

Boardman – Albert “Al” Peter Nerone, 101, of Boardman passed away peacefully on Thursday evening, September 3, 2020. Al will always be remembered and loved by his family and friends for his outgoing personality, his hard work ethic and the way he touched so many people with his presence.  He was born on August 3, 1919 in Youngstown the son of Charles and Mary Ann (DiIacovo) Nerone and was a lifelong area resident.   Upon his graduation from East High School, Al...

Youngstown – Beatrice Louis Paris, 93, of Youngstown passed away September 6, peacefully with her family by her side. Beatrice was born in Jonesborough Tennessee to George Washington Campbell and Lettie Bell Parish-Campbell on February 2, 1927. She was the 12th child and had 6 brothers and 5 sisters. Beatrice came to Youngtown to visit her sister Francie, and met the love of her life, Harry Ross Paris, and they were married on June 14, 1947. In 1951 on May 23rd at they welcomed a baby...

Youngstown – Bill R. Beshara, 70, of Youngstown, passed away peacefully Thursday evening, September 3, 2020 with his family by his side. Bill will always be remembered for his good advice and his sense of humor. He was a man of few words, yet he always had wisdom and something funny to share. He was born June 14, 1950 in Youngstown, the son of Joseph and Eleanor (Dohar) Beshara and was a lifelong area resident. Bill was a 1968 graduate of Cardinal Mooney High School. Bill was an...

Austintown – Russell Joseph Saadey III, 37, of Austintown, passed away peacefully Friday morning, August 28, 2020. Russell will always be remembered for his larger than life personality that left an indelible mark on everyone whom he encountered. He will also be remembered for his smile, dimples, sense of humor, his generosity and being so charismatic. Anyone who knew Russell knew how he was always dressed impeccably and had style for fashion that always grabbed your attention. He...

Boardman - He ran the race and finished the course, fighting the good fight of faith William Carl Durflinger, referred to as Bill or “Durf” by family and friends went peacefully to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on Monday, August 17th.  He was born September 12, 1934 to the parents of William and Dorothy (Weil) Durflinger in Youngstown where he was a lifelong resident. Bill was an employee of Ohio Edison for 44 years. He was a big fan of football, his favorite...

Poland – Felix Iarussi, 98, of Poland, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2020.           Felix will always be remembered and loved by his family and friends. He was born January 18, 1922 in Agone, Italy, the son of Pasquale and Angeline Iarussi and came to the United States in 1929 as a young boy. Felix was a 1942 graduate of East High School. He proudly served his country in the United States Army, fighting in World War II, in Germany and Belgium and...

Boardman – Russell Craig Cornman, 50, of Boardman, passed away early Wednesday morning, August 19, 2020 from complications from surgery.​ Craig will always be remembered and loved for his sense of humor along with his friendly and outgoing personality. Craig had a special way of drawing people to him because he was so genuine and sincere. Once you met him, you found you had a friend for life.​ He was born November 26, 1969 in Youngstown, the son of Russell and Darlene...