Youngstown- Graveside service will be held at Noon, Sunday, October 23, 2022, at Mt. Olive Cemetery in Solon for Marvin Lukin, 94 who died Tuesday in Heritage Manor. Marvin was born on February 12, 1928 in Cleveland the oldest child of Adolph and Yeda Babkow Lukin. He graduated from John Adams High School and went to Ohio State for a few years and transferred to Ohio University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry. Marvin was drafted into the Army in1951 and stationed at the...

Katherine (Katie) B. Ricciuti, 81 of Liberty Twp. passed away peacefully with her family by her side Saturday morning October 1, 2022. Katie was born February 20, 1941, the daughter of Dr. James Bruce Birch and Katherine Summers Birch in Youngstown Ohio and lived her life in Liberty Township. She was a 1959 graduate of The Rayen High School, a member of the National Honor Society, and attended Lake Erie College and Youngstown State University. Katie worked at WKBN Radio and after her...

Dr. Max A. Malkoff, Dentist With an Adventurous Side, Dies at 82 He lived in a house of wildly colorful artwork and led a life that matched those bright paint strokes that surrounded his Ohio family. Dr. Max Abraham Malkoff, DMD, beloved husband, father, stepfather, grandfather, and owner of more than 1,500 colorful neckties, passed away on Tuesday, September 27, 2022 after a long battle with congestive heart failure and amyloidosis at the age of 82. Dr. Malkoff ran a dental practice for...

Richard L. "Rick" Spokane, 79, died at home Thursday, September 22, 2022. Rick was born October 18, 1942, in Pittsburgh the son of Sam and Min Spokane. Rick was a graduate of The Rayen School and also was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He started selling cars at the age of 21 in 1964. He loved selling cars and enjoyed his many loyal customers and the people he worked with. He felt if you loved what you do, you've never worked a day in your life. This is why at...

Funeral services will be graveside at 11 a.m. at Ohev Tzedek Cemetery, 4260 Tippecanoe Road, Canfield on Friday, August 26, 2022 for Susan Carol Mostov, 78, the devoted wife, mother, sister, aunt, cousin and friend. Susan Mostov passed away at home with her loving companion cat Girlfriend never leaving her side. Susan was born in 1944 to Fred and Lillian Klein of Youngstown, and that is where she spent her childhood. She attended Boardman schools and Ohev Tzedek-Shaarei Torah. Susan...

C. Kenneth Fibus passed away today at the age of 88 surrounded by his family.  He was a son, a husband, a father, a grandfather, and nearly a great grandfather. He loved his family in the best way he knew how, but his passion and energy came from creating and growing the business that his father started in 1939. He began working for The Steel City Corporation at the age of 13, sweeping floors. He worked all through school and college.  During his junior year at the University of...

Samuel P. Fine,  passed away peacefully early Saturday morning, August 6, 2022, at the incredible age of 99, while holding the hand of his wife of 73 years, Naomi Stern Fine.  Samuel was born June 4, 1923 in Smokey Hollow, Youngstown, Ohio, the youngest of six sons, Benjamin, Morris, Harry, David and Hyman, of the late Max and Bertha Fine.  Samuel leaves to carry on his memory his wife, Naomi, his son Alan, granddaughter Jennifer Fruzzetti, and grandsons Jared Townsend Fine...

Youngstown- Norene Udell, 85, passed away peacefully on July 23, 2022, in her residence at the Levy Gardens Assisted Living Facility in Youngstown, Ohio, where she called home since 2016.  Norene was born at home in Sharon, PA on April 11, 1937, the youngest of 5 children to Terrence and Helen (Roberts) Meenihan. Formerly of Liberty Township, Norene was the beloved wife of Allen Udell, married on May 13, 1961, and devoted mother to her two children – Lori and Curtis, and a...

Robert H. “Bobby” Tinkham, 65, of Hubbard, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, July 18, 2022. He was born May 14, 1957 in Youngstown, the son of Gary and Barbara Tinkham. Bobby attended Mercersburg Academy and was a 1976 graduate of Liberty High School. He attended the Ohio State University for a year, and later completed the Bobby Isaac Motorsports Program at Catawba Valley Community College in the early 2000s.  Racing was an important part of Bobby’s life. His...

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...