Youngstown- Florence Greenblatt “Greenie” Mirkin passed away January 15, 2022 surrounded by her family, shortly before what would have been her 95th birthday.  Flo was born January 19, 1927 to Hy and Bess Greenblatt of Youngstown and married to her best friend Joe (1921-2000) for 53 years. She is also preceded in death by stepfather Nick Joseph, daughter Suzi, son-in-law Sam Kooperman, sister Shirley Kessler, and several beloved sisters- and brothers-in-law.  She...

Boardman- Verna B. Kness, 99, longtime resident of Poland, OH passed away peacefully on Friday, January 7, 2022 at Boardman’s Briarfield Place.   Verna was born on Nov 18, 1922 in Knoxville, AR.  She is the daughter of the late Vern R. and Hester Selby Brown.  Verna shared stories of her years growing up on the farm and peach orchard in Western Arkansas.   Education was an important part of her life.  She graduated from the College of the Ozarks in...

Helen Mildred Elder, 92, died January 4, 2022, in Youngstown, Ohio. Helen was born September 25, 1929, in Cleveland, Ohio, and was the daughter of Lillian Einhorn Polis and Abraham Polis.  Helen attended Glenville High in Cleveland, Ohio, and excelled in bookkeeping. Following graduation, Helen worked as a bookkeeper for various businesses. In 1954, Helen met her first husband, Samuel Kranitz, during a dance at the JCC in Cleveland, Ohio. After dating for two weekends in a row, the two...

Cleveland- David Schwartz, 67, died peacefully, surrounded by family, on December 30, 2021. David was a true warrior. In the last year alone, David courageously defeated aggressive lymphoma and kidney cancer, only to succumb to a breakthrough Covid infection, after being fully vaccinated and boostered, but being immunocompromised . He fought incredibly hard and was absolutely convinced he could beat it, but in the end, could not overcome the infection. He was a loving father of two very...

Larry Duff, 65, of Youngstown passed away on December 12, 2021 in the Greenbriar Nursing Home. He was born November 22, 1956 in Pittsburgh, PA. a son of the late Richard and Ann McCartney Duff.   Larry was a 1975 graduate of Austintown Fitch High School. He was well known at the local McDonalds and Wendys whose employees were very kind. Larry’s last four years were spent living with brother Gary while fighting cancer. He was Gary’s faithful companion and great friend...

HUDSON, OHIO — Brenda “Bonnie” Commins (Stone) died peacefully on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at the age of 81. Brenda, born March 15,1940 in Cleveland, and lived a happy and wonderful life. She grew up in Cleveland Heights with her parents, David (Stone) and Lillian (Bernstein) Stone, her brother, Howard Stone, and sister Serene (Miller). After graduating from The Cleveland Heights High School, she studied at the Ohio State University and later she met the love of her...

Boardman – Sioux (Susan) Rae Van Vlerah, 80 years old, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, November 17, 2021. She was born in Youngstown, Ohio in 1941. Sioux was the daughter of Sam and Helen Harshman and she was one of three children. She grew up in Youngstown and graduated from Youngstown State University. Sioux married Max Van Vlerah and they spent every moment together until his death. Sioux is survived by her two children Robert and Toby (and their spouses), and her...

Erwin Stanley Schwartz, age 97, of Boardman, passed away on Sunday, November 7, 2021. He was born in Cleveland on May 21, 1924 to the late Jennie (Eidelman) and Julius Schwartz. Erv was co-owner of Modern Litho, a printing company on Southern Blvd.  He was an avid fan of Cleveland sports and professional golf. He was past president of Congregation Ohev Tzedek, chaired its cemetery committee and played in its golf league. After undergoing heart bypass surgery, he volunteered for many...

David Frank Alter – loving son, husband, father, grandfather, and friend – passed away on November 2, 2021.  He was 86.  Born in 1935 to Raymond Alter and Mamie Alter (Frank) in Steubenville, Ohio, Dave graduated from New Castle High School in New Castle, Pennsylvania.  He earned bachelor’s degrees in both biology and chemistry from Washington & Jefferson College and later another bachelor’s degree in public accounting from Youngstown State...

  Services will be held on Thursday, November 4, at 1:00 p.m. in the Shriver-Allison-Courtley-Weller-King Funeral Home in Youngstown for Marcia S. Wolk, 78, who passed away on Sunday, October 31. Marcia was born on May 27, 1943. She was born in Buffalo, New York graduating from Riverside High School in 1961. She attended college at the University at Buffalo where she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 1965. Marcia then went on to earn her Masters Degree in Education in...