All Obituaries

MIDDLEFIELD – Bettie Joe (Arlene) Bryant, age 89, passed away peacefully Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at Ohman Family Living at Briar Hill. She was born August 23, 1934, Simon, West Virginia, the daughter of Chester Lee and Victoria (Cline) Toler. Bettie was a 1952 graduate of Baileysville Highschool in Brenton, West Virginia. She was a nurse at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Warren, Ohio for 22 years, retiring in 1992. She enjoyed doing crafts, gardening, and traveling. After...

WARREN – Richard E. Blair, age 65, a lifelong area resident, passed away peacefully Monday, September 25, 2023 at St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown.  He was born September 4, 1958 in Warren, the son of Richard C. and Val Jean (Novelli) Blair. Richard was a 1977 graduate of Howland High School and had worked in several area bakeries.  He was of the Christian faith. He enjoyed classic cars, rock & roll, sports, collecting L.P. albums, and watching sports,...

WARREN – Ronald Frye, age 73, entered eternal rest with his family by his side, Friday, September 22, 2023, at his residence. He was born November 15, 1949, in Warren, Ohio, the son of Richard and Jean (Bronson) Frye. Ronald graduated from Howland High School in 1968. He was employed at Packard Electric, retiring in 1999. He enjoyed fishing, camping, golfing, watching The Ohio State Buckeyes and Cleveland Browns and fixing things. Ronald is sadly missed by his wife, Ruth (Sallaz)...

WARREN – Dr. John James Damiani, 98, entered eternal rest on Monday, September 18, 2023. He was born on September 24, 1924, in Rochester, New York to Antonio and Mary. He had two brothers, Joseph and Louis, and four sisters, Agnes, Florence, Esther, and Theresa.  As a young man he was drafted as a cadet in 1943. He did his training at the University of Chattanooga at Chattanooga TN.  After WWII, he attended Ithaca College at Ithaca New York and graduated Magna Cum Laude...

LEAVITTSBURG – Claude William “Bubby” Massey, age 59, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at the Budget Lodge in Newton Falls. He was born May 28, 1964 in Charleston, West Virginia, the son of Claude Jr. and Helen Ann (Jones) Massey, and lived most of his life in Ohio. Bubby was a graduate of Cleveland South High School and enjoyed fishing and cooking out. Fond memories of Bubby live on with his two sons, Jonathan Massey of Tennessee and Michael Massey...

WARREN – Robert L. Morris, age 75, passed away peacefully Sunday, September 17, 2023 at Continuing Health Care in Mineral Ridge.  He was born May 8, 1948 in West Virginia, the son of Leroy and Theresa (Pavlik) Morris. A graduate of Niles McKinley High School, Robert served his country proudly in the U. S. Marine Corps.  He worked for many years as a custodian at McKinley, and enjoyed casinos, watching the news, listening to Glenn Miller, and Westerns, especially with John...

WARREN – Russell L. Proudfoot, age 56, entered into eternal rest unexpectedly on Monday, September 11, 2023 at Trumbull Memorial Hospital.  He was born July 28, 1967 in Broward County, Florida, the son of Harold Proudfoot and Linda Bosak. Russ graduated from Ohio Aviation Trade School in Cleveland and later received his CDL to drive Semi-truck which he did for over 20 years. During his time on the road, he proudly received multiple awards for over 1,000,000 miles of safe driving...

NEWTON FALLS – May B. Hicks, age 90, entered into eternal rest Friday, September 15, 2023 at Hospice House in Poland.  May was born May 17, 1933 in Homestead, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Michael and Anne (Cejkovski) Bindus. A highly respected educator, May taught in the Newton Falls schools for many years.  She enjoyed gardening, reading, watching Westerns (loudly) and most of all, spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She is sadly missed by her...

NILES – Thomas “Bruce” B. Gavin, age 69, lifelong area resident, passed away peacefully Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at home.  He was born May 5, 1954 in Ohio, the son of Thomas and Udyvie (Williams) Gavin. Bruce was a graduate of Niles McKinley High School, where he played basketball and earned a college scholarship. He worked in the steel mills and enjoyed fishing, shooting pool, Steelers football, basketball, and being with his friends. Fond memories of Bruce...

WARREN – Aaron Lynn Brown, Jr. age 25, died Saturday, September 2, 2023 at his residence in Cincinnati, due to a a senseless act of violence. Aaron was born April 12, 1998 in Warren, the son of Natalie Brown and Aaron L. Brown, Sr. Aaron grew up as a very playful child.  He enjoyed playing all kinds of sports, from T-ball to boxing to high school football.  He was also a member of the Warren G. Harding bowling league.  He graduated from Warren G. Harding High School in...