All Obituaries

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”...

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...

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....

VIENNA – Nicholas J. Yannucci, age 83, of Vienna, OH passed away peacefully on Saturday evening, December 12th, 2020 in St. Joseph’s Hospital. Nick was born in Warren on February 11, 1937, to the late Herman and May Louise (Basciano) Yannucci. He was a graduate of Mathews High School and then began his career working for Packard Electric in Warren. Nick worked as a tow motor operator and retired with thirty-seven years of service. During his retirement, Nick was an...

LIBERTY TWP. – Patricia Slavin Herdman passed away peacefully due to complications of COVID-19 on Tuesday morning, December 15th, 2020. She was 77 years old. “Pat” was born in Youngstown on January 6th, 1943, a daughter of the late James and Agnes Slavin. She was a graduate of East High School and former Regent of the Catholic Daughters of America.  She married her husband, David Herdman on October 11th, 1969, and together they raised four children in...

HOWLAND- Howard Portzer of Howland passed away peacefully early Saturday morning December 5th, 2020 at Shepherd of the Valley in Howland. He was eighty-nine years old.  Howard was born in St. Mary’s, Pennsylvania on June 30th, 1931 a son of Edward and Madeline (Hess) Portzer.  Following his graduation from high school, he furthered his education to become an aviation mechanic.  He went on to work for Beckett Aviation at the Youngstown Regional Airport for many years...