Obituaries

Robert "Bob" Alvin Gretzinger

Sep 10, 2017

Robert "Bob" A. Gretzinger, 89, of St. Clairsville, OH, passed Sunday September 10, 2017 at Forest Hills Retirement Community. He was born in Wheeling, WV on August 15, 1928, a son of the late Charles and Esther Fundis Gretzinger. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by a sister Alice Boyd. Bob was a life member...

Michael J. Denard

Sep 6, 2017

Michael J. Denard, 67, of Piedmont, OH, formerly of Martins Ferry, OH, died Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at his residence. He was born April 4, 1950 in Wheeling, WV, son of the late Joseph S. and Martha J. (Hartness) Denard. Mike retired from Shoemaker Coal Mine. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Martins Ferry...

Katherine Ellen "Kay" Nagy

Sep 5, 2017

Katherine Ellen "Kay" Nagy 81, of Blaine died Tuesday September 5, 2017 at her home. She was born May 20, 1936 in Philadelphia, PA, a daughter of the Paul and Mary Tasjian.

She was a retired employee of the Elder-Berman Department Store St. Clairville and a Presbyterian by faith.

Kay is survived by her loving...

John Henry Weaver

Sep 2, 2017

John Henry Weaver, 9 years old, of Jerusalem, Ohio, died September 2, 2017 at his home.  He was born April 20, 2008 in Barnesville, Ohio, son of Henry Weaver and Katie Schlabach Weaver. In addition to his parents, John is survived by his sisters, Joella and Samantha; brothers, Roman and Ethan; maternal grandparents, Roman and Amanda Schlabach; paternal grandparents, Jake...

Julius Koles

Sep 2, 2017

Julius "Red" Koles 89 of Rayland died Saturday September 2, 2017 at his home. He was born June 27, 1928 in Deep Run a son of the late John and Lena (Kuhn) Koles.

He was a retired Iron Worker with Local #549 in Wheeling, and a US Marine in the Korean. He also was a member of...

Joseph J. "Joe" Smolira

Aug 30, 2017

Joseph J. Smolira, 73, of Bethesda, Ohio, died Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at Cleveland Clinic.  He was born February 14, 1944 in Lafferty, Ohio, son of the late Joseph Smolira and Aniela Waskiewicz Smolira. Joe, as he was known to all, was a member of Assumption Catholic Church.  He was very dedicated to the church and never missed attending Mass. ...

Lila J. Vitter

Aug 29, 2017

Lila J. Vitter, 91, of Dillonvale, OH died August 29, 2017 at Wheeling Hospital. She was born October 31, 1925, a daughter of the late Floyd and Zelia (DeNoose) Orsillo Sr. She was a member of Dillonvale Presbyterian Church, Order of the Eastern Star, and LaBelle Chapter 414. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Patricia Louise Skukan

Aug 27, 2017

Patricia Louise Skukan, 68, of Bridgeport, Ohio, passed Sunday August 27, 2017 at Wheeling Hospital. She was born in Martins Ferry, OH, on August 6, 1949, a daughter of the late Charles and Teresa Conolly Groves. Pat was a retired employee of Plastic Surgery Inc. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by a sister Nancy...

Martha F. Perkins

Aug 27, 2017

Martha Perkins, 92, of Barnesville, died Sunday evening at Astoria Place in Barnesville.  She was born in Somerton, Ohio on March 27, 1925, to the late Earl H. and Edna Reed Dallas. After graduating from Barnesville High School, Martha married Clarence Perkins and they made their home and raised their family on a farm near Beallsville. In addition to her...

Louis M. "Lou" Tolonese

Aug 26, 2017

Louis M. "Lou" Tolonese, 87, of Martins Ferry, OH died Saturday, August 26, 2017 at Aspinwall VA Medical Center, Aspinwall, PA. He was born Oct. 28, 1929 in Yorkville, OH a son of the late Ralph and Lucy (Ziralle) Tolonese. He was retired from the Yorkville Plant of Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel. Lou was a member of St. Mary's...

Glenn W. Phillips

Aug 26, 2017

Glenn W. Phillips, 67, of Bellaire, Ohio, died Saturday, August 26, 2017 at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.  He was born May 29, 1950 in Bellaire, Ohio, son of the late Nyle Phillips and Louis Ewing Phillips. Spending many years and miles on the road, Glenn was a truck driver for HLC.  Glen enjoyed cooking and especially enjoyed having...

Jean (Nagy) Stonage

Aug 26, 2017

Jean (Nagy) Stonage, 77, of Monessen, PA, formerly of Lansing, OH, passed Saturday August 26, 2017 at Wheeling Hospital. She was born in Lansing, OH on December 16, 1939, a daughter of the late Louis and Eloise Nagy. Jean was a retired employee of Peterson Hospital. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by a son...

Edward Wayne ""Ed"" Emory, Sr.

Aug 25, 2017

Edward Wayne Emory, Sr., 93, of Bethesda, Ohio, died at his home on Friday, August 25, 2017.  Born July 8, 1924 in Derwent, Ohio, he was the son of the late Gerald Emory and Joie Mae Kraft Emory. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Wilda Emory in 1985; son Dennis Emory in 1973;...

Thomas C. Feiock

Aug 22, 2017

Thomas C. Feiock, 77, of Bethesda, Ohio, died August 22, 2017 at Cumberland Pointe.  He was born on May 2, 1940 in Wheeling, West Virginia. Thomas is preceded in death by his parents. He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather.  A dedicated worker, he retired from Ohio Valley Coal, where he worked as a belt mechanic.  He enjoyed classical...

Sarah Julian Rankin

Aug 22, 2017

Sarah Julian Rankin, 94, of Dillonvale, OH, passed Tuesday August 22, 2017. She was born December 5, 1922, a daughter of the late Floyd and Zelia DeNoose Orsillo. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband Virgil Rankin, sisters: Nicolette Bailey and Elise Kasper, a brother Floyd Orsillo. Sarah was a member of Dillonvale...

Angela M. (Fabian) Defranco

Aug 21, 2017

Angela M. (Fabian) DeFranco, 92, of Martins Ferry, OH died Monday, August 21, 2017 at Liza's Place Hospice Care Facility, Wheeling, WV. She was born October 26, 1924 in Bridgeport, OH a daughter of the late Joseph and Angela Fabjan. She was retired from the Martins Ferry Plant of Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel. Angela was a member of St....

Jeffery Paul Houghton

Aug 20, 2017

Jeffery Paul Houghton, 50, of Bridgeport, OH, passed Sunday August 20, 2017. He was born in Manchester, NH on March 3, 1967, a son of Rachel Cogar Skoda and Joseph Skoda. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his brothers: Michael Houghton of Sarasota, FL, and Bruce Houghton of Green Love, FL; a sister Anastasia Lucas of...

Joseph J. Tokouzeski

Aug 18, 2017

Joseph J. Tokouzeski, 59, of Wolfhurst died August 18, 2017 at home. He was born October 24, 1957 in Martins Ferry, OH, a son of the late Joseph J. and Stella M. (Zemba) Tokouzeski. He was a truck driver for Maroon Enterprises and was Catholic by faith. He was member of the Lansing Sportsman Club, Bridgeport Foresters, Polish Club,...

Betty Mae Anderson

Aug 18, 2017

Betty Mae Wensyel Anderson, 90, of Bridgeport, died Friday August 18, 2017 at East Ohio Regional Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was born April 15, 1927, in Bridgeport, OH, a daughter of the late Cecil and Thelma (Kilgore) Wensyel. She was a life-long member of the Brookside Church of God. She worked as a banquet server at Wheeling...

Elizabeth S. "Libby" Reynolds

Aug 18, 2017

Elizabeth S. Wilson Reynolds, age 70, of New Philadelphia, who was known throughout her life as Libby, passed away Friday, August 18, 2017 while in Community Hospice's Truman House, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Libby was born July 1, 1947, at Union Hospital in Dover, a daughter of the late Fred Wilson and Kate Kaiser Wilson. She...