Youngstown- Sidney Z Rusnak, 87, died on Saturday, May 21st at Heritage Manor Nursing Home.  Sidney was born October 18th, 1934 in Youngstown, a son of Alex and Dorothy Rusnak. He married the love of his life, Gerry Rusnak, in 1956 who he shared a wonderful life and raised four children with until her death in 2012.  Sidney worked for over 30 years for Hearn Paper as a sales associate.  After his retirement,  he provided security services for several area...

Poland- On Tuesday, May 10th, 2022 with his wife, Sandy and faithful Dog, Buddy Beam by his side Donald D Beam passed away peacefully at home under the watchful eyes of his brothers. The son of Barney and Loretta Beam, Donny began an amazing journey June 10, 1951 in Youngstown, OH Blessed with a great life, always positive even while battling multiple health issues for more than eleven years. An avid outdoorsman he grew up hunting and fishing with his father and older brother, Jim...

  David Miller  July 11, 1926 – April 19, 2022  Warren- David Miller, the former owner and co-chairman of Trumbull Industries, Inc. passed away on  Tuesday, April 19, 2022. David was born in Warren, Ohio to Samuel and Katie (White) Miller, and  graduated from Warren G. Harding High School in 1944. He swiftly enlisted in the U.S. Navy  following graduation and served until the war ended. He returned to Warren and met and married  his sweetheart,...

Youngstown- Marie Williams, age 98, passed away on March 2, 2022, at Heritage Manor. Marie was born June 25, 1923, daughter of Rachel Fedida and Saul Danino in Casablanca, Morocco.  Marie was a secretary/interpreter for the U.S. Army based in Casablanca where she met and married Sgt Warren Williams during his service in World War II.  When his service time was over, they moved to his hometown of Youngstown.   Marie was on the board of the Youngstown Motion Picture...

Youngstown- Eugene (“Gene”) Mallen, 86, an avid family man, educator, and athlete, died peacefully Tuesday at home in his adopted hometown of Youngstown, OH.  Born in Brooklyn, NY, Gene’s Youngstown roots run deep.  In 1961, Gene met and married the love of his life, Sandra (Ortman) Mallen, while stationed at the Youngstown Air Force Base.  He earned his teaching credential and master's degree from Youngstown State University and enjoyed a 36-year...

CLEVELAND – Frannie Heyman Iseman, 74, died peacefully on Sunday, February 13, 2022, at Montefiore of Menorah Park, Beachwood, OH, due to complications sustained from a stroke she suffered in August of last year. Born and raised in Youngstown, she was a 1965 graduate of The Rayen School, after which she went on to attend The Ohio State University, followed by Antioch University, where she received her B.A. and M.A. in Counseling and Clinical Psychology. She earned her second Masters...

Canfield- Betty Brown Jagnow, trailblazing publisher of The Youngstown Vindicator, president of WFMJ Television, dies at 92 Betty Brown Jagnow blazed a trail as one of the few women in America to serve as publisher of a major family-owned daily newspaper while also president of a top 100 market television station, 21 WFMJ.  Betty J.H. Brown Jagnow, of Canfield, former publisher of The Vindicator and president of The Vindicator Printing Company in Youngstown for nearly four decades,...

Henry Diamond passed away on February 4, 2022.  He was one of three children born to Louis and Mildred Diamond. Henry was born in Detroit on May 23, 1943.  His family moved often when he was young, and Henry was regularly making new friends and losing old ones. As a young adult, Henry moved and worked at various jobs in Pennsylvania and Ohio.  In 1976, he moved to Canton for work and began his college studies at Kent State University. He was earning credits in education but...

Leonard Kirtz, Jr., 72, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 29, 2022 at Greenbriar. Leonard, affectionately known as J.R. to his family and Len to his close friends, was born May 11, 1949 in Youngstown a son of Leonard and Harriette Kirtz.  Len had a passion for living and loved the finer things in life. He especially enjoyed spending time with his friends and watching the news and The Price is Right while sipping tea. Len was the inspiration for his father’s advocacy on...

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...