All Obituaries

Austintown – Tracey Lynn Johnstone, 52, of Austintown, passed away with her family by her side on Friday afternoon, February 19, 2021 after battling with medical issues for many years. Tracey will always be remembered and loved by her family and friends for her smile, generosity, caring and supportive nature. She was born in Youngstown on June 20, 1968 the daughter of Robert and Christine (Baechly) Johnstone and was a lifelong area resident. Tracey was a 1986 graduate of Canfield...

Marion Ure (Person) Thompson, 94, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 17, 2021. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on May 25, 1926 the daughter of Oscar and Marion (Anderson) Person.  She graduated from high school in Gary, Indiana and attended nursing school at St. Luke's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio.  She worked as a nurse in Youngstown and Athens, Ohio.  While in Youngstown she met and married Navy veteran, George E. Thompson in 1949.  They raised their...

Youngstown – Thomas M. “Tom” Korhely Sr., 83, of Youngstown, passed away Wednesday evening, February 17, 2021. Tom will always be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, uncle and friend. He was born on February 5, 1938 in Youngstown, the son of John J. and Mary (Rutkay) Korhely and was a lifelong area resident.   Tom was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and proudly served his country in the National Guard. Tom...

Kalispell, Montana - Beverly Rae Woods, 78, died peacefully with her daughter by her side, at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, in Kalispell, Montana, on February 3, 2021, trusting in Jesus Christ, for her eternal salvation and so looking forward to seeing her Lord and Savior and others whom she loved and have gone to Heaven before her. Beverly was born in Greensburg, PA, on April 17, 1942, the daughter of the late Kenneth H. Shively and late Gertrude (Rhea) Shively. After her...

Mount Lebanon, PA – Mary Louise (McClurg) Smith Baldwin, 102, of Asbury Villas, Mount Lebanon, PA, formerly of Youngstown, passed away peacefully Tuesday, February 2, 2021.  She was born on November 19, 1918 in Youngstown, the only child of John Howard and Lucia Janette (Dunbar) McClurg. Upon graduated from South High School, Louise attended Mount Union College, where she joined Delta Delta Delta Sorority, later becoming a Life Member. Amongst her many other organizational...

Poland - Mildred “Millie” “Mel Gee” (Leong) Lee, 91, of Poland, who passed away peacefully Saturday January 24, 2021.  She was born on July 21, 1929 in Manhattan, New York to Chuck Ping and Lily Wong Leong.  Millie graduated from Washington Irving High School where she then started working for the Bowery Savings Bank in Manhattan. While at an YM/YWCA conference in Toronto, Canada, she met her future husband William “Bill” Lee in 1953. ...

Youngstown:   Robert J. “Bob” Rushwin, 78, passed away Monday morning, January 18, 2021 at Canfield Place Nursing Facility in Youngstown. Bob was born on August 7, 1942, the only child of Jospeh and G. June (Kramer) Rushwin. He was a proud graduate of East High School and was a lifelong area resident.      Bob proudly served in the United States Army Reserves. After returning home, was employed at GM Lordstown for many years where he worked on the...

Youngstown – Lucille Mae Wright, 91, of Youngstown, formerly for over 65 years of Calla Rd., North Lima, passed away early Tuesday afternoon January 5, 2021 with her loving family by her side.    Lucille will always be remembered and loved by her family and friends for her kindness, generosity, caring nature and smile. She was born September 5, 1929 in Greenford, the daughter of Arthur and Helen (Hofmann) Horst and was a lifelong area resident. She was a 1947 graduate of...

Blacklick, Ohio – William “Bill” Tabaka, 86, of Blacklick, formerly of Boardman, passed away  on Thursday, December 31, 2020 at his home.  Bill was born on May 31, 1934 in New Middletown, Ohio, the youngest of 10 children of Frank  and Catherine (Mogelski) Tabaka.  Bill graduated from Springfield High School and went on to work as the part owner of Lumber  City lumberyard with three of his brothers. After 44 years, he enjoyed a much-deserved ...

Cincinnati - Melanie J. (Rehn) McKinnie, 69, of Cincinnati, formerly of Boardman, passed away on December 22nd from complications related to the coronavirus. Melanie was born on June 24th 1951 at Mahoning County Hospital in Youngstown, the daughter of the late William F. and Betty J. (Yeany) Rehn. She lived in Boardman attending Market Street Elementary and Boardman Junior High Schools.  Prior to her freshmen year, her family moved to Flossmoor IL in suburban Chicago and eventually...