DATO, Carl Lew, 85, of Bridgeport, Ohio, died Tuesday, December 16, 2008, in the Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling, W.Va.He was born in Bridgeport on August 26, 1923, a son of the late Samuel and Mary Rae Dato.Carl was a retired employee of Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Corp., Yorkville Plant; a member of Martins Ferry American Legion; Bridgeport Eagles; Yorkville V.F.W.; a U.S. Army veteran of WWII; and a Purple Heart recipient.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Jim and Charles Dato; and two sisters, Florence and Rose Dato.Carl is survived by his wife, Ethel Freese Dato; a son, Sam Dato and his wife, Susan, of North Fort Myers, Fla.; a daughter, Flo Dato of Akron, Ohio; a sister, Mary Zambito; two grandchildren, Brian and Erika Dato; three great-grandchildren, Trevor, Ava, and Kaylee Dato; and numerous nieces and nephews.Friends will be received Thursday 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the Wilson Funeral Home, 920 National Road, Brookside, Ohio, where services will be held Friday December 19, 2008 at 1 p.m. with Pastor John Oliver officiating. Military Honors will be provided by the Belmont County Council of VFW.Interment will follow in Linwood Cemetery, Blaine, Ohio. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at wilsonfuneralhomes.com