Poland- Our beloved aunt , Rose Yampolsky, passed away on Monday , June 15, 2020 at  St. Elizabeth Hospital , Boardman. She was 93 Years old.   Aunt Rose was born October 3, 1926 in the family home on Fulton Street  in Youngstown, Ohio, to Ben and Anna ( Shulman) Yampolsky.  She graduated from South High School in 1944. She was previously employed at Yampolsky Merchandisers and Phantom Fireworks . She was a  past member of ABWA(American Business Women’s...

Private graveside service were held for Mae Sands, 98, who passed away June 11, 2020 peacefully in the comfort of her home with her daughter Cathy by her side. Mrs. Sands was born February 3, 1922 in Wilmington, Delaware a daughter of Katheryn and Morris Forman. She was a graduate of P.S. Dupont High School and Maryland College. Mae married her husband Morty in 1946 and they were happily married for 54 years. She was a member of Ohev Tzedek Synagogue and was a bridal consultant for 20...

William B Rosenblum,92, passed away peacefully in his sleep on May 28th, 2020 in Delray Beach, Florida. William was born in Youngstown on January 17th, 1928 and was the youngest son of Oscar B Rosenblum and Henrietta (Lottie) Bender- Rosenblum.   He graduated from The Rayen School in 1945 and from Oberlin College in 1949. During the Korean War, William entered the Aviation Cadets and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the regular Air Force and a navigator on a B-36. In 1954 he was...

Dr. Bella Davidovna Chernyak died peacefully on Saturday, May 23rd in Youngstown, Ohio at the age of 92. Determined, brave and generous-- Dr. Bella Chernyak was an extraordinary woman. Bella will be remembered for her loud laughter and unbreakable spirit. She survived a war, lived through communism, anti-Semitism, and left her country of origin at the age of 66 years to start all over. She was a strong-willed person who had a fierce tenacity, a sharp wit, and a great sense of humor. Bella...

Edith Gorsky (Fischer) aged 92 passed away peacefully on Friday May 15 at Heritage Manor in Youngstown. Edith was born on January 11, 1928 in Michkolz Hungary a daughter of Abraham and Rose Fischer.  Edith, her mother and three siblings emigrated from Hungary in 1939 and settled in Cleveland Ohio. She was married for 62 years to her husband, Irving, who passed away in November  2012. Edith was a loving mother to her two sons David (Laura) and Mark...

Dean P Chengelis, 70, passed away Saturday, May 9, 2020. Mr. Chengelis was born November 5, 1949 in Youngstown, son of James and Ann Mastronestis Chengelis. He was a 1968 graduate of Boardman High School, attended The Ohio State University and was a MP in the U.S. Army in Vietnam. Mr. Chengelis was owner operator of Chengelis Aviation and the Youngstown Executive Airport. While living in West Palm Beach, FL he was General Manager of Stewart Pontiac Mazda. In Newport, RI he was...

George F. Livingston Jr. passed away peacefully on April 21, 2020. He was born July 31, 1924 in Youngstown, Ohio, a son of Rena Rosenbaum Livingston and George F. Livingston Sr. He was the grandson of Charles and Anna Solinsky Livingston, founders of Livingston’s, a fine women’s apparel store in downtown Youngstown. George graduated from Culver Military Academy in 1942 and was immediately sent to officer candidate school at Fort Benning, Georgia. He graduated in the spring of...

On March 12, 2020, the Mahoning Valley, Ohev Tzedek Temple and the greater Jewish Community lost one of its most treasured members with the untimely passing of Neil Yutkin, 68. Neil was born Nov. 8, 1951, raised in Youngstown and graduated from Ohio University. His professional career spanned 30 years with the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services, Unemployment Services. His devotion to the working men and women of Ohio was second only to his deep commitment to the Jewish community....

Youngstown- Benita Mae Penner, 79, passed March 1st, 2020.  Benita was born August 10, 1940 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Florence and Harry Browarsky. She moved to Youngstown in 1950 and graduated from the Knox School in St. James, NY in 1959. She attended Youngstown State University for a short time until she met and married David Penner. They married June 9, 1963 and were together until his death last September. Her hobbies included reading and knitting. Her big joy in her life...

Youngstown- Anita Weinerman ,92, passed away peacefully February 11, at Heritage Manor in Youngstown. Mrs. Weinerman was born September 15, 1927, in Lisbon, Portugal. She then lived her early years in Brussels, Belgium. After the war, she immigrated to the United States.  Anita Weinerman was married to Morris, who pre deceased her, for 49 years. She was a home maker and a member of Children of Israel Congregation. She leaves two daughters, Adeline and Miriam of Cleveland and  a...