All Obituaries

Niles – David G. Erl, 68, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2019 at his home.           He was born July 13, 1950, in Philadelphia, PA, the son of the late Bernard and Elizabeth (Murphy) Erl.           David was a waiter at the Bob Evans Restaurant. He served our country in the U.S. Army.           He is survived by his son Brian J. Erl of Niles, three...

Bristolville – Gregory P. Nypaver, 67, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at his home.           He was born December 27, 1951, in Uniontown, PA, the son of Leo M. and Elizabeth (Zeller) Nypaver.           He retired as self-employed roofer. Gregory served our country in U.S. Merchant Marines.           He is survived by his mother Elizabeth...

Warren – Joseph Hornung, 70, entered into eternal life Wednesday, April 10, 2019.           He peacefully passed away of natural causes surrounded by family and under the care of Hospice of the Valley.           Joseph was born January 23, 1949, in Linz, Austria, the son of the late Jacob and Theresia (Welzer) Hornung.           He was a 1965...

          Warren – Virginia M. Boyles, 92, passed away March 31, 2019 at St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown.           She was born April 8, 1926, in Warren, Ohio the daughter of the Late Daniel and Sadie (Muntean) Ogrean. She was a 1945 graduate of Warren G. Harding High School. She retired from JC Penney’s as a sales clerk after 30 years. She was an avid bowler and a member of...

Florida – Anne Frances Wassel, 94, of Trinity, Florida, formerly of Warren, passed away on March 26, 2019.   Anne was born in Morrisdale, Pennsylvania on October 28, 1924, the daughter of Michael and Annie H. (Plevyak) Medzie and resided in Warren, Ohio. Anne made the move to Florida in 2001, where she lived with her daughter Marian, having her daughter Linda and son John live nearby.  She regularly attended church, enjoyed arts & crafts, and loved to play bingo...

Youngstown – Stewart H. Baird, 29, passed away Sunday, March 10, 2019 at his residence.             He was born April 3, 1989, in Youngstown, Ohio the son of Duane H. and Patricia A. (Powell) Baird.             He was a 2007 graduate of Warren G. Harding High School.  Stewart was chef at various restaurants. He enjoyed camping, fishing, hunting, restoring old cars,...

Southington – Jeffrey Lynn Griggs, 56, of Southington, passed away early Friday morning, March 8, 2019. Jeff was born July 17, 1962 in Sikeston, Missouri, the son of James and Jean (Steffey) Griggs. Jeff was a loving husband, father and grampy. He loved his family more than anything and always wanted the best for them. His grandson was his world and was so proud of him. Jeff loved riding his motorcycle with Beth and vacationing with her in Punta Cana. He also loved to golf with his...

Warren - Donald R. Recser, 80, of Warren, passed away unexpectedly Friday night, March 8th at his home. He was born on November 17, 1938 in Warren, Ohio. He graduated from Warren G Harding (Class of 1955) and an obtained an Accounting degree at Rollins College, FL in 1967. Don was a nationally-recognized, award winning, local artist who took great pride in his community, state, and country – which greatly influenced his subject matter.  As a self-taught artist, he was proud of...

Warren – Janet Leigh (Bench) Heeter, 70, of Masury, peacefully passed away Monday, afternoon, March 4, 2019. She was born November 24, 1948 in Warren, the daughter of John S. and Mary T. (Hildak) Bench and was a lifelong area resident. Janet was a 1966 graduate of John F. Kennedy High School. Besides being a proud homemaker, Janet worked for Packard electric for over 32 years as an inspector and retired in 1999. She attended SS. Peter & Paul Byzantine Catholic Church in Warren...

Warren – Philip Michael Anastos Adams, 81, passed away Thursday, February 14, 2019 at Continued Health Care of Niles.             He was born July 28, 1937, in Warren, Ohio, the son of the late Michael Philip and Christine Anastos.             Philip was a graduate of Warren G. Harding High School and Lehigh University with a Bachelors in Liberal Arts. Philip served our...