All Obituaries

Douglas S. Hunkus, 50, of Kinsman, went to be with his Lord Tuesday evening, May 3, 2022, at home with his wife, Tracy, his sons and daughter-in-law, his grandson, his parents and siblings and his pastor by his side. He was born May 5, 1971 in Warren, the son of Peter and Marjorie Woofter Hunkus. He was a maintenance supervisor at Zekelman Industries in Warren. He belonged to the Greater Youngstown Wisdom Center in Girard. Doug was a drummer for the band, Radio Pulse, and a football...

  Mary Ellen Messersmith, 79, of Virginia Beach, VA, formerly of Hartford, passed away Thursday, April 7, 2022, at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center. She was born March 29, 1943 in Michigan City, IN, the daughter of the late Arnold P. Belcher and Helen C. Perry. She married Gary Messersmith on July 6, 1969 and together raised four children; Sandra C. Messersmith of San Jose, CA, James P. Messersmith of Vancouver, WA, Eric J. Messersmith of Virginia Beach, VA and Rebecca R. Dickerson...

    GUSTAVUS - David Robert "Big Dave" Siekkinen, 74, of Gustavus, Ohio, born Nov. 21, 1947, to David and Ida Siekkinen, died Thursday, 28, 2022, unexpectedly. Dave lived his life with the concept of sisu. Dave was a lifelong conservationist and outdoorsman who shared his craft to whomever wanted to know how he did it. Dave did not shy from hard work. In addition to the regular chores of running a dairy farm, he also planted acres of sweet corn that was...

  Jessica Lynn Burnett, 37, of Kinsman, passed away Thursday night at Trumbull Regional Medical Center. She was born May 24, 1984 in Binghamton, N.Y., the daughter of Harry and Barbara Kintner Albert. She was a stay at home Mom and wife.  She was a leader of American Heritage Girls in Cortland and a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Sharon. Jessica is survived by her husband, Jason Burnett, whom she married May 6, 2006; five daughters, Kaylee, Alyssa, Emily, Amelia and...

Douglas LeRoy DeJean, Fowler, Ohio, passed of a heart attack on February 25, 2022. Doug was born at home on June 25, 1933, in Warren, Ohio, to Roy and Lois (Platt) DeJean. Doug and his younger brother Jerry, who preceded him in death, served active duty in the United States Air Force (USAF). Doug graduated from Johnston High School in 1951 and worked at ITT Grinnell Corporation until he joined the Air Force on January 5, 1952. Doug attained the rank of Staff Sergeant and was a flight line...

David T. Black, 68, of Kent, Washington, formerly of Hartford, passed away Tuesday, February 8, 2022. He was born June 2, 1953 in Greenville, the son of Ted and Sylvia Hall Black. David was a graduate of Badger High School and an electronics school in Akron. He was a broadcast engineer at Fox KCPQ, channel 13, in Seattle.  He retired in 2019. David was a member of the Kirkland Family Church. He loved to drive, which meant that he loved to travel.  He was always taking...

Gregory Dale Sarko passed peacefully with his family by his side in St. Joseph Mercy Health Center, Warren, Ohio at 7:38 a.m. Monday, February 7, 2022.  He was born in Warren September 17, 1964 to Francis Eugene Sarko and Shirley Jean (Blair) Sarko.  He lived most of his life in Hartford, Ohio. He attended Hartford Elementary School and was a 1982 graduate of Joseph Badger High School.  He studied computer technology at Youngstown State University.  For four years, he...

 Pastor James E. Stewart, Sr., 81, of Burghill, passed away Monday, December 6, 2021, at Hospice House in Poland with his family by his side. He was born June 16, 1940 in Mingo Junction, OH, the son of Donald and Hazel Summerville Stewart. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. He retired from Warren Fabricating as a truck driver.  He was also a Pastor at several area churches, Charity Baptist Church, Burghill Baptist Church and Orangeville Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Sue...

Charles Frederick Timko, 85, of Brookfield, OH passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side on Sunday, November 28, 2021, after a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis. Charlie, as he was affectionately known by his family and friends, was born August 19, 1936 to John and Susan Korpa Timko in Masury. He was a 1954 graduate of Mathews High School in Vienna. He loved racing go-carts, boating and water-skiing as a young man. He had a gift for mechanics, carpentry and...

Gladys Fae Walker 77 of Burghill, OH, passed away November 2, 2021 at Sharon Regional Medical Center in Sharon, Pennsylvania. One of 10 children, Gladys was born November 5, 1943 to Hoyt Blackburn Snyder and Gatha Mae Gandee in Gandeeville, WV. She graduated from Walton High School Class of 1961 and after receiving her degree from Mountain State College in Parkersburg, WV she started her career working for Johns Manville in Vienna, WV. She was married October 27, 1963 in SC to Franklin...