All Obituaries

NILES - John Philip Hallock 73, passed away peacefully at 9:04 a.m. on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at the Hospice House in Poland. John was born in Warren, Ohio on May 4, 1947 the son of John and Margaret M. "Peg" (Walker) Hallock and resided in this community his entire life. He was a 1965 graduate of Niles McKinley High School and a 1969 graduate of Clarion University with a Bachelors of Science degree in Education. He retired in 2000 from Howland Middle School where he taught...

AUSTINTOWN - Trent Alexander Swan 20, died unexpectedly on Tuesday evening April 13, 2021 at the St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown. He was born in Youngstown, Ohio on April 18, 2000 the son of Kevin A. Swan and Tricia D.Barnett. Trent was a 2018 graduate of Ursuline High School and attended Youngstown State University. He worked in the parts department at the Auto Zone in Liberty and was a personal shopper at the Giant Eagle in Canfield. He loved working on cars and was especially...

NILES - Maureen Elizabeth Kutsch 73, passed away at 1:15 p.m. on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at the Trumbull Regional Medical Center. She was born in Warren, Ohio on March 24, 1948 the daughter of Walter F. and Audrey (Cornwell) Ziegler Sr. and lived in this community her entire life. She attended Niles McKinley High School and was a Resident Aide at the Shepherd of the Valley Nursing Home for many years. Maureen loved bowling, spending time on Facebook, playing bubble blast and candy crush on...

NILES -Infant Hunter Robert Nathan Allen, died at birth on Tuesday morning March 30, 2021 at St. Joseph Health Center. Hunter is the son of Leon and Miranda (Bowdish) Allen V. Infant Hunter is survived by his parents, four brothers: Leon VI, Tanner, Aksis, Syxx, two sisters Daenerys, Adorabella all at home; grandparents Leon IV and Renee Allen of Howland, Jodi Weaver of Warren, Robert Bowdish Jr. of North Jackson, several Aunts, Uncles and Cousins. Graveside services will be held at the...

NILES - William Robert Pirigyi Sr. 95, passed away peacefully at 4:43 p.m. on Monday March 29, 2021 at the Hospice House in Poland following a short illness. He was born in Niles, Ohio on July 2, 1925 the son of John J. and Minnie (Shirkman) Pirigyi Sr. and lived in the Niles community most of his life. Bill retired in 2014 as the dedicated owner and operator of Niles RFG and Heating for over 60 years. He was a professional member of the Trumbull County Heating and Air Conditioning...

NILES - Elizabeth "Betty" (Kravec) Petrosky 93, passed away peacefully on Thursday morning March 25, 2021 at her home. She was born in Mineral Ridge, Ohio on September 3, 1927 the youngest child of John and Johanna (Sarisky) Kravec Sr. She was a 1944 graduate of Austintown Fitch High School. Betty was a stenographer and worked for the government in Cleveland before returning to this area. She was a lifetime member of St. Mary's Church in Mineral Ridge, its Altar and Rosary...

COLUMBUS – Patricia A. Cline, 80 formerly of Warren, passed away peacefully at 6:53 p.m. on Sunday March 7, 2021 at her daughter’s home in Columbus.  She was born in Buckhannon, West Virginia on September 16, 1940 the daughter of Dee Victor and Myrtle (Darnell) Bumgardner.  She retired in 1998 after working 30 plus years as a cutter operator at Delphi Packard Electric Company.  Patricia was an active member of the Evening Light Apostolic Church in Niles where she...

NILES - Shirley A. Stephens, 89, passed away unexpectedly Friday evening March 5, 2021 at the St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown. Shirley was born in Niles, Ohio on November 20, 1931 the daughter of David and Lydia Howells and lived there her entire life. Shirley was a 1949 graduate of Niles McKinley High School and a 1952 graduate of the Youngstown Hospital Association School of Nursing. She was employed as a registered nurse at North Side and South Side Hospitals for many years....

MINERAL RIDGE - Leona Mae Jean Moore 91, passed away peacefully at 2:46 a.m. on Wednesday March 3, 2021 at her home. She was born in Parkersburg, West Virginia on November 4, 1929 the daughter of Harry Burton and Dorothea Mabel (Moore) Garvin and came to this area from Alliance, Ohio. Mrs. Moore graduated from the Alliance School System and was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served faithfully in many callings. She enjoyed scrapbooking, reading,...

AUSTINTOWN - Mary Jane Boag 102, passed away peacefully at 12:05 p.m. on Monday, March 1, 2021 at the Victoria House Assisted Living. She was born in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania on December 22, 1918 the daughter of John E. and Myrtle L. (Lewis) Boag. Mary Jane came to Niles as a young child and was a 1936 graduate of Niles McKinley High School and received an associate degree in Business from Youngstown College. She was an active member of the Niles First United Methodist Church. She was the...