13 take oath as new American citizens

YOUNGSTOWN — Judge John M. Durkin of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court shared remarks and county Clerk of Courts Anthony Vivo administered the oath of allegiance to 13 people who became U.S. citizens in a naturalization ceremony 11 a.m. Thursday in the county courthouse.

Their names, hometowns and countries of origin are: Halla Jamal Mhawesh, Boardman, Jordan; Margarita Encarnacion, Campbell, Peru; Helena Tofilski, Berlin Center, Poland; Andrea Nicola Campbell, Boardman, Jamaica; Woodrow George Campbell, Boardman, Jamaica; Grace Taquiso Seefeldt, Youngstown, Philippines; Noris Regina Florez Utria, Boardman, Colombia; Ecaterina Gavrilnova Maslova, Liberty Township, Moldova; Ralph Dieter Johann Wilhelm Hillers, Girard, Germany; Mohammed Shabban Abukwaik, Boardman, Jordan; Sultan Azmi Salim Altawil, Boardman, Jordan; Malak Azmi Altawil, Boardman, Jordan; and Tony Manacmul Bautista, Canfield, Philippines.