West Side Priest

[Towntalk]

Very Reverend Stavrofor Janko Rajlich obit.

  Calling hours for Fr. "John" Rajlich will be held on Monday, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church, with a Pomen (prayer service) at 7 p.m. at 39 Laird St. in Youngstown.

The funeral will be on Tuesday, May 1, at 10 a.m. at the Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church, 39 Laird St. in Youngstown.

  http://www.vindy.com/news/tributes/2012/apr/30/very-reverend-stavrofor-janko-rajlic/


http://www.vaschak-kirilafh.com/obits/obituary.php?id=170981



 

[Towntalk]

If Fr. Rajlich was murdered whoever did it deserves to be gassed like any other mad dog, and then cremated, and his ashes dumped in a garbage land fill.

This is another very strong reason for a Court Watch, because 9 will get you 10 that the killers mouthpiece would try for a plea bargen to keep the killer from receiving the death penelty.

[iwasthere]

what is the world coming to when religious men and women are murdered in ytown?

[Towntalk]

The Vindicator version:

  Father Rajlich found dead and disheveled outside Holy Trinity church

YOUNGSTOWN
Parishioners at Holy Trinity Church on Laird Avenue found the body of their
priest between the church and the parish house today, Youngstown police
reported.

Police found the body of the Rev. Janko Rajlich, 74, face down in the grass.
Father Rajlich's clothing was in disarray, one of his shoes was 10 feet away
from his body and his glasses were three feet away, a police report said. A
silver watch was in the grass nearby, where a bloodstain was discovered, the
report says. Rajlich had cuts on his face and his false teeth were out of his
mouth.

The coroner's office is investigating, police said.
 

[iwasthere]

the vindicator article made it look like a mugging took place because his hair was disshevled and his dentures were missing? was it murder or a hrt attck.

[Towntalk]

WFMJ

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - Parishioners of a Youngstown church are mourning the
loss of their pastor.

Shortly before noon on Saturday, police found a body outside the yard of Holy
Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church on Laird Avenue.

A parishioner says it was Father Janko Rajlich.

Church members say it appears the Priest fell and hit his head possibly during a
heart attack.

The coroner's office will determine the cause of death.

                                                                                 
                                                                                 
WKBN

Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church is mourning the loss of its priest.

A parishioner found Reverend Janko Rajlich's body near the church Saturday
afternoon.

It appears he died of natural causes, and police say foul play does not appear
to be a factor.

"He had some health issues and, he was found this morning, closer to noon, and
we're just investigating at this point right now to make sure there is nothing
further to it, " said Det. Sgt. Daryl Martin with the Youngstown Police
Department.

Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church is located on Youngstown's West Side.

You can't expect two reporters wording their story the same way Jay, but all the known facts are in both stories.                 

[jay]

Each news source has a slightly different version of the priest's death.