All Obituaries

WARREN-Yvonne Eaken, age 41, departed this life on Tuesday September 7, 2021 at Trumbull Regional Medical Center due to complications from a brief illness. She was born on January 30, 1980 in Warren to Robert and Sandra (Childs) Eaken. She was a homemaker as well as a caring and devoted wife and mother to her family. Yvonne leaves behind to cherish her memory her husband of sixteen years Eric Seeman Jr., children Brittany, Jasmen, and Robert, parents Robert and Sandra Eaken, sister Holly...

Vienna – Mary Ann (Tomaskovich) Wright, 71, of Niles, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, August 17, 2021 with her loving family by her side.  Mary Ann will always be remembered for her independence, caring nature and generosity.  She was born June 15, 1950 in Youngstown, the daughter of Michael and Frances (Crish) Tomaskovich and was a lifelong area resident.  Mary Ann was a 1969 graduate of Ursuline High School and then earned her Associates Degree from Youngstown...

NILES-‘It’s not how the story ended, but how it began.’ Ricardo Melendez Cumba was born November 6th, 1978 in Puerto Rico to Julio and Rosita Melendez. He lived his childhood in Cleveland and graduated from John Marshall High School. Ricardo worked hard in all walks of life, anywhere he worked he touched hearts that mourn his passing. He is survived by his six beautiful children Ricardo, Sebastian, Eric, Sareena, Caiden, and Ethan; his separated wife Jennifer, his...

HOWLAND- Georgia Lee Lytle, of Howland Township passed away unexpectedly on Thursday evening February 11th, 2021 in her own home. She was seventy-seven years old. She was born in Warren on March 9th, 1943 the second child of Richard and Florence (Oswald) Lytle.  Georgia was a graduate of Howland High School and was also a graduate of the Trumbull Memorial Hospital School of Nursing.  Her loving and nurturing personality led her on to become a Registered Pediatric Nurse...

LIBERTY– William B. Taylor Jr., 89, was called home early Tuesday evening, March 30, 2021, to abide in the presence of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Bill was born Monday, March 7, 1932, in Warren, the son of William B. and Alice Irene Beighley Taylor. Bill attended Howland High School and worked at Highway Roller Rink renting and adjusting roller skates in the evenings and on weekends. It was there that he met his future wife, Luann Check. He would often recount how...

CORTLAND- Terry L. Wasylink, age 73, of Cortland passed away peacefully Friday afternoon February 26, 2021 surrounded by his wife and daughters while a patient at the Cleveland Clinic following complications from the COVID-19 virus. Terry was born in Warren on November 13, 1947 and was a graduate of Warren G. Harding High School. After his graduation he enlisted in the United States Navy where he...

VIENNA- Joyce Frickanish Dailey, age 74, of Vienna, Ohio passed away in her sleep on Saturday morning with her loving husband by her bedside on February 6th, 2021 at her home following a seventeen-year battle from several illnesses.  Joyce was born in Chewton, PA on January 21st, 1947 a daughter of John and Josephine (Zohosky) Frickanish. Joyce had a stunning voice which she used singing as a backup for Tammy Wynette and in earlier years under the stage name “Kandi Clark”...

WARREN- Joan A. Boettinger age 72, of Warren, Ohio passed away unexpectedly in her sleep on Tuesday January 19th, 2021 at her home.  Joan was born in Newark, New Jersey on January 30th, 1948 the daughter of Joseph and Martha (Ackerman) Gantz. She was a homemaker and had been a resident of Edwardsville, PA for over thirty years. Following the death of her husband she moved to Warren where she has resided for the past ten years. Although she never drove, Joan loved traveling and...

HOWLAND- John Thomas Knoske, of Howland, died unexpectedly in the early morning hours of Thursday, January 14, 2021, at his home. He was sixty-five years old. John was born in Warren on July 25, 1955 to William and Jean (Vine) Knoske, the fourth of seven children. After graduating from Howland High School he attended the Cleveland Institute of Art, where he studied abstract painting. He later studied photography, and leaves behind a private but impressive portfolio of fine art...

VIENNA- Richard A. Gearheart age 78, of Vienna, OH passed away on Tuesday afternoon December 29th, 2020 while a patient at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Youngstown following a heart attack, he had suffered at home on the day prior. Dick was born in Washington Court House, Ohio on September 2nd, 1942 a son of Golden and Zelma Gearheart.  He spent his early years being raised in Olive Hill, KY before his family moved to Warren where he would graduate from Leavittsburg High School....