Obituaries

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...

Patrick D. Mort

Aug 18, 2017

Patrick D. Mort, 77, of Bethesda, Ohio, died Friday, August 18, 2017 at Astoria Place of Barnesville.  Born August 31, 1939 in Adena, Ohio, he was the son of the late Earl Mort and Pearl Bennington Mort. A good husband and wonderful father, Patrick was very devoted to his family.  He attended Bethesda United Methodist Church, worked in the sales...

James E. Brown Jr

Aug 16, 2017

James "Jim" E. Brown Jr., 84 of Mingo Junction, OH died August 16, 2017 at home. He was born August 25, 1932 in Weirton, WV, a son of the late James E. and Nellie (Walters) Brown. He was a retired welder for Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel in Mingo Junction and was a U.S. Army veteran. He is survived by his...

Shirley Singer Smith

Aug 15, 2017

Shirley Singer Smith, 82, of Flushing, Ohio was welcomed into the loving arms of her Lord on Tuesday, August 15, 2017.  She was born on June 10, 1935 in Pinckneyville, Illinois to the late Howard A. Singer and Hulda M. Schroeder Singer. First and foremost in Shirley's life was her love for the Lord, leading her to be a devoted...

Bruce Allen Oliver

Aug 13, 2017

Bruce Allen Oliver, 68, of Bridgeport, OH, passed Sunday August 13, 2017 at the University of Pittsburgh Presbyterian Hospital. He was born in Wheeling, WV on April 4, 1949, a son of the late Jess and Sarah "Bessie" Elizabeth Smith Oliver. Bruce was a General Contractor, a U. S. Army Veteran and a member of the First United Methodist...

Leonard T. Bowers Jr

Aug 10, 2017

Leonard T. Bowers Jr., 77, of Bridgeport, OH died August 10th, 2017 at his home. He was born January 4, 1940, a son of the late Leonard and Anna (Letusick) Bowers. He was a member of the Sheet Metal Workers Local #33, Masons, Bridgeport Foresters, Cave Club, Sportsman Club, former Bridgeport American Legion, former Bridgeport Eagles, and was a...

William E. Satterfield

Aug 10, 2017

William "Bill" E. Satterfield, 62, of Lansing, OH died August 10, 2017 at Liza's Place. He was born August 1, 1955, a son of Ernie Townsend and the late Lois Townsend. He was preceded in death by his mother, and sister, Sherri Neal. He was a truck driver for Knight Transportation. In addition to his father, Bill is survived...

Carol Ann Stewart

Aug 9, 2017

Carol Ann Stewart 76, of Neff's formerly of Bridgeport, died Wednesday August 9, 2017 at Alleghany Hospital Pittsburgh. She was born December 9, 1940 in Martins Ferry, a daughter of the late George and Leona (Smith) Linn.

She was a homemaker, and a Protestant by faith. She loved her grandchildren and great grandchildren, Carol was a avid...