All Obituaries

Robert Lee Bright Jr. 33 of Bridgeport passed away Monday July 6, 2020 at his home. He was born June 17, 1987 in Reading, PA, a son of Robert Lee Bright Sr. of Reading PA and Andrea (Ninfo) Hartong of Quaker City, OH.   Bobby was a Lutheran by faith a member of Laborers Union Local #1149 Wheeling, a member of Bridgeport Fire Department, and the Lansing Sportsman Club.  He is also survived by his loving wife of 10 years, Kristen (Wamsley) Bright, two sons Remington and Ryker...

Ernie Pyatt, 53, of Bridgeport, died Sunday, July 5, 2020 in Wheeling Hospital.  He was born in Wheeling on May 8, 1967 a son of the late Ernest and Shirley (McNinch) Pyatt.  Ernie worked for Sheet Metal Local 33 and was a member of Lansing Sportsman Club.  He is survived by his wife, Pam; two sons, Mike and Mark; future daughter-in-law, Diamond; sister, Lisa (Scott) Chapman; brother-in-law, Joe (Renee) Shutek; niece, Shannon (Jeffrey) Young; great niece, October as well as...

Patricia A. “Pat” Puskas, 77 of Lansing, passed away Wednesday July 1, 2020 at Wheeling Hospital. She was born March 10, 1943 in Campus IL, a daughter of the late James C. and Margaret M. (Zeller) Lepic.   She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church Wolfhurst, and a housewife. Pat loved to cook and bake, she also enjoyed traveling.   In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband George Puskas Jr.   Pat is survived by her children Scott...

Elizabeth Ann “Aunt Libby” Smith, 85, of Colerain, OH passed away July 1, 2020, at her home. She was born June 13, 1935, in Farmington, OH, a daughter of the late Robert R. and Esther (Cope) Smith. Elizabeth was a graduate of Mt. Pleasant High School and graduated from Mt. Union College in 1956 where she was a member of the Tri Delta Sorority.  Libby was a dedicated teacher who had a positive influence on the many students she taught during her thirty years of...

John Andrew Worwa Sr., 63 of Dillonvale, passed away Monday, June 29, 2020 in Wheeling Hospital.  He was born in Germany on July 16, 1956 a son of the late Stanley and Sylvia (Sowers) Worwa.  He was a US Army Veteran.  John was a member of St. Adalbert Catholic Church, a life member of the DAV and enjoyed working on his farm and repairing cars and trucks. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Sharon (Faunda) Worwa; 2 daughters, Michelle (Chris) Atwood and Sandy (Kenneth)...

Catherine M. Petrella 77, of Mingo Junction Ohio formerly of Maryland, passed away Tuesday June 23, 2020 at her home. She was born September 10, 1942 in Washington DC, a daughter of the late Herbert S. Smith and Helen (Appleton) Smith Deeck.   She was a retired owner of her own day care center, and the A.S.H.A. (American Speech and Hearing Association) in Rockville, MD, also she was a Methodist by faith.   In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her brothers...

  Flora E. (Betty Dixon) Rager 79, of Mingo Junction Ohio passed away Sunday June 14, 2020 at Country Club Manor Steubenville. She was born August 27, 1940 in Steubenville, a daughter of the late Walter and Mary (Barnes) Dixon.   She was a housewife and a member of the Pleasant Hills Baptist Church in Steubenville, the Democratic Women, and the Mingo Junction Senior Citizens.   In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Raymond Rager, a son Randell...

TOGETHER AGAIN: Charles W. “Bud” Coulson Sr. 92, of Bridgeport passed away Thursday June 11, 2020 at Wheeling Hospital. He was born July 26, 1927 in Martins Ferry, a son of the late Martin V. and Ella May (Welsh) Coulson.   Bud was a retired truck driver for the former Warwood Transfer Co., a Catholic by faith, a veteran of the US Air Force in WW II, a member of the Bridgeport  Blue Lodge #181, the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of Steubenville, the Scottish Rite of...

Wm “Jess” Warren, 78, of Bridgeport, OH, passed away Monday, June 8th, 2020 at his home. He was born March 10, 1942 in Spencer, WV, a son of the late Martin and Chloe (Fox) Warren. Jess retired from A.E.P. after thirty-three years.  He was a member of the Martins Ferry Rotary, Masonic Lodge, and Kiwanis Club.  He was a Boy Scout Leader, youth baseball coach, and was an avid hunter and fisherman.  Jess was a member of and was very involved in the Mt. Pleasant...

Anna Pafcoff 98, of Dillonvale Ohio, passed away on Saturday June 7, 2020 at her home in Pickerington Ohio with her family by her side.  Born on January 22, 1922 in Connersville, Ohio, a daughter of the late Samuel and Tellie (Dziama) Yarish.  Preceding her in death, in addition to her parents, were two brothers: Michael, Steven: Uncle Steve Dziama. Surviving is her loving husband of 58 years, Duly Pafcoff; nephew and caregiver Richard (Tina) Yarish of Pickerington: a great...