All Obituaries

Helen "Sis" Kaniclides, 92, passed away peacefully at 5:00am on Saturday, August 6, 2022 at the Victoria House in Austintown following a short illness. She was born in Niles, Ohio on October 18, 1929 the daughter of Nicholas and Julia (Kowalchik) Constantino (Cost). She was a 1947 graduate of Niles McKinley High School and worked as a bookkeeper for several doctor offices and insurance companies. Helen was a member of the St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Warren, Niles Senior...

Richard L. Scherich, 68, passed away peacefully at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 4, 2022 at the Cleveland Clinic after battling complications from a lung transplant surgery. Rick as he was known by many, was born in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania on July 16, 1954 the son of Joseph and Pauline (Scott) Scherich. Rick was retired in October of 2003 as a welder from the General Motors Company, Lordstown Plant following 30 years of faithful service. A graduate of Waynesburg High School in 1972, he was...

George Anthony "Tony" Kaniclides, 61, passed away unexpectedly at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday August 3, 2022 at the St. Elizabeth Health Center Emergency Room in Youngstown. He was born in Youngstown, Ohio on November 17, 1960 the son of George Arthur and Leah J. (Ross) Kaniclides. Tony was a graduate of Niles McKinley High School and attended Youngstown State University. He currently worked at the Trumbull Country Club Golf Course as the scheduler and in maintenance. He previously...

Ralph E. Granger Jr., 73, formerly of Niles, passed away peacefully at 9:57 a.m. on Tuesday August 2, 2022 at the Select Specialty Hospital - Trumbull. He was born in Niles, Ohio on May 16, 1949 the son of Ralph and Frances (DeLarratta) Granger Sr. Ralph was a graduate of Niles McKinley High School. He worked in the newspaper industry and Kraftmaid throughout his life, dedicating most of his working life to The Vindicator newspaper. He enjoyed golfing, fishing,...

Ignation "Diggers" George 90, died peacefully at 3:00 a.m. on Friday July 15, 2022 at the University Hospital in Cleveland of pneumonia. He was born in Niles, Ohio on September 17, 1931 the son of Stiles and Mary George (Kitsos). He was a member of St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Warren. He was a 1949 graduate of Niles McKinley High School. After graduation he worked at General Electric - Niles Glass for over 44 years as a maintenance man. In 1952, he was drafted by the...

Harold William Lemley 89, passed away peacefully at 3:55 p.m. on Thursday, July 14, 2022 following a short illness. Harold was born in Littleton, West Virginia on August 18, 1932 the son of Carl R. and Ada M. (Barnhart) Lemley and came to this area as a child. He was a 1951 graduate of Niles McKinley High School and honorably served in the United States Navy from 1951 to 1953 during the Korean War. He was discharged on September 11, 1953 and served on the Heavy Cruiser USS Macon. Harold...

Heidi Leann (Bland) Malachin, 48, passed away unexpectedly at 6:04 p.m. on Monday, July 4, 2022 at the St. Elizabeth Health Center, Youngstown following a short illness. Heidi was born in Warren, Ohio on July 20, 1973 the daughter of Daniel and Shirley (Rood) Bland. Heidi formerly lived in Howland Township, graduated in 1991 from Howland High School and was employed for over ten years as a meter reader for the Dominion Gas Company. She enjoyed playing pool and caring for her dogs. Heidi is...

Patricia June Chetian, 80, passed away peacefully at 12:24 a.m. on Thursday June 30, 2022 at the Victoria House after enduring a difficult journey with Alzheimer's. Patti, as she was affectionately known, was born on June 27, 1942 and raised in Cherry Valley, Ohio the daughter of Harrison and Margaret (Hamilton) Giddings. Patti would later move to McDonald, Ohio where she raised her children. Patti attended Youngstown State University and earned a Bachelors Degree in Education. She had...

Lawrence J. Heltzel, 73, died peacefully at 1:20 a.m. on Thursday, June 30, 2022 at the Cortland Health Care Center following a long illness. Larry was born in Warren, Ohio on August 11, 1948 the son of Robert E. and Mary Jane (Hazzard) Heltzel Sr. and has lived in the Trumbull County area all his life. Mr Heltzel attended Saint Stephen Grade School in Niles, graduated from Gilmour Academy, Cleveland in 1966 and Saint Louis University. He was of the Catholic faith and retired president...

James Clifford Click, 62, died peacefully at 9:41 p.m. on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at his residence following a short illness. He was born in Ravenna Ohio on October 13, 1959 the son of Jake and Doris (Johns) Click Sr. Jim previously lived in Ocala, Florida and graduated from Lakeweir High School in Ocala and moved to this area many years ago. He is survived by two brothers Kris Miller of Niles with whom he lived, Jake Click Jr. in Ohio; two sisters Cathy (Bobby) Branch of Ocala,...