All Obituaries

Charles T. Cromley Sr, 76, of Niles and LaBelle, Florida, passed away at 3:21PM Tuesday July 16, 2019 at Mercy Health St. Elizabeth’s Youngstown Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born October 14, 1942 in Warren the son of Ralph and Mary Thomas Cromley. Chuck was a 1960 graduate of Warren G. Harding High School and employed for 30 years at General Motors Lordstown retiring in 1995. He was a member of Harvest Christian Assembly in Warren, Niles Jaycees, Army-Navy...

Thomas M. “Tex” Calderone, 94, of Niles, passed away at 10:40PM Sunday July 14, 2019 at Assumption Village Nursing Home in North Lima. He was born January 3, 1925 in Niles the son of Thomas and Anna DeSantis Calderone. Thomas was a 1943 graduate of Niles McKinley High School, employed at LTV Steel, member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Niles, and San Fellipe Neri Lodge. He enjoyed walking, sports,golfing, horse racing, and was a United States Naval Veteran of World War...

Judith W. Becker, 74, of Niles went to her eternal rest Friday June 28, 2019, at Mercy Health St. Joseph’s Warren Hospital. She was born July 10, 1944, in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Walter and Ruth (Jacobs) Wright.Judy was a 1962 graduate of Uniontown High School and worked for 35 years at Delphi Packard Electric, retiring in 1999. She was a member of First Christian Church of Niles,where she was an active member of the Lydia Circle and the Knotty Girls Quilters. She...

John N. Revezzo, 69, of Niles, passed away Thursday June 27, 2019 at Trumbull Regional Medical Center Warren.  He was born May 19, 1950 in Warren, Ohio the son of Pat M. and Beatrice Ross Revezzo.  For some, finding a career is a choice. For John, teaching was his preordained vocation. By age five he was playing ‘classroom’ with siblings and friends. John graduated from Niles McKinley High School in 1968 and then pursued higher education at Kent State and Youngstown...

Carmen Joseph “Bear” DeGennaro, 89,  beloved husband, father and grandfather,passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 20, 2019. Bear was born on May 13,1930 in Niles, Ohio, the son of the late Marco and Rose Maiorca DeGennaro. Carmen graduated from Niles McKinley High School in 1949. He served proudly in the UnitedStates Army during the Korean Conflict stationed in Germany. Achieving the rank of Corporal,he was inducted March 15,1951, and was transferred to the Army...

Mark A. Harper, 67, of Niles passed away Wednesday June 19, 2019 at Continuing Health Care at The Ridge. He was born September 4, 1951 in Canton, Illinios the son of Wallace and June Visnosky Harper. Mark was employed for several trucking companies retiring in 1991, loved spending time with his grandchildren, and avid Ohio State Buckeyes fan. Memories of Mark will be carried on by his wife Roseann Buccino Harper whom he married April 1, 1974, his sons Wally Harper(Kim Golec) of Girard and...

Grace A. Corso, 89, of Niles, passed away at 6:19AM Tuesday June 18, 2019 at Shepherd of The Valley Lutheran Home in Niles. She was born February 17, 1930 in Warren the daughter of Dominic and Angeline Villio Vinchwater. Grace was employed at Benada Aluminum in Girard for 10 years retiring in 1983, a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Niles, enjoyed cooking, crossword puzzles, and casino trips. Her husband John A. Corso Sr. whom she married April 24, 1948 died March 3,...

Barbara L. Nardo, 74, of Niles, passed away Tuesday June 4, 2019 at Shepherd of The Valley Lutheran Home in Niles surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 6, 1944 in New Castle, PA. the daughter of Walter and Dorothy Mary Soland Bonk. She was a 1962 graduate of Liberty High School and also a graduate of Lewis, Weinberger and Hill School of Cosmotology. Following her education, Barb went into business with her sister at Beverly’s Salon in Girard. She also was employed as a...

Bernard “Gene” Helmick, 78, of Niles, passed away at 3:35PM Sunday June 2, 2019 at Mercy Health St. Joseph’s Warren Hospital. He was born November 4, 1940 in Cowen, West Virginia the son of Edward and Virginia Long Helmick. Gene was a 1960 graduate of Niles McKinley High School and played football under coach Tony Mason whom he greatly admired. He then went on to attend Arizona State University and played on a football scholarship for one year. He returned back to the...

Richard C. Maines Sr., 70, of Niles, passed away at 9:00AM Sunday May 26, 2019 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born March 26, 1949 in Clearfield, Pennsylvania the son of Richard G. and Mary Ortasic Maines. Richard was a 1968 graduate of Clearfield High School, employed as a coal miner in Pennsylvania, then U.S. Steel for eight years, and as a custodian for Niles City School for 28 years. He was a member of New Life Christian Fellowship in Girard, William McKinley...