Obituaries

Loretta Mae Wilk

Dec 31, 2016

Loretta Mae Wilk, 83, of Bridgeport, OH, passed Saturday December 31, 2016 at Forest Hills Retirement Community. She was born in Clarksburg, WV, on September 15, 1933, a daughter of the late Walter Arnett Dennison and Virginia Ann Shamblin Dennison. Loretta is survived by her loving husband Stanley Wilk; children: Katherine (Thomas) Stalnaker of Glen Dale, WV, Walter (Cheryl)...

James W. "Jim" Cook

Dec 30, 2016

James W. "Jim" Cook, 80, of Barnesville, Ohio, died Friday, December 30, 2016 at Barnesville Hospital. Born October 16, 1936 in Barnesville, Ohio, Jim was the son of the late Alva G. Cook and Hallie O. Hall Cook. A very active member of Assumption Catholic Church, Jim always gave moral support to parish activities. He was a member of the...

Dorothy Bowman Fowler

Dec 30, 2016

Dorothy "Bowman" Fowler, 79, of Colerain Pike, Martins Ferry, OH, passed Friday December 30, 2016 at home after a long illness. She was born April 3, 1937 and was a retired employee of Belmont County Housing Authority. Dorothy is survived by her husband Walter R. Fowler, sons: Tim Bowman and Todd Bowman, a daughter Trudy Craig; a brother: John...

Raymond Lee Tyler Jr

Dec 30, 2016

Raymond Lee Tyler Jr., 61, of Blaine, OH passed away December 30, 2016 at East Ohio Regional Hospital. He was born November 30th, 1955, in Martins Ferry, OH, A son of the late Gertrude (Brown) and Raymond Tyler Sr. He was a Baptist by faith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Richard...

John William Greenlee

Dec 30, 2016

John William "Bill" Greenlee, 90, of Bridgeport, OH passed away December 30, 2016 at home. He was born March 10, 1926, in Bridgeport, OH a son of the late Goldie Nash Greenlee. He was a retired bailiff for the Belmont County Courthouse, a former Ohio State Highway Patrolman and an Army Veteran serving in WWII. He was very active...

Mary A. Zeik

Dec 29, 2016

Mary Ann Zeik, 100, of Bridgeport OH, passed away December 29th, 2016 at Liza's Place. She was born December 8, 1916, in Crescent, OH, a daughter of the late Frank J. and Julia (Stetchina) Sulek. She was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter,...

Jesse A. Thomas

Dec 29, 2016

Jesse A. Thomas, 28, of Martins Ferry, OH died Thursday, December 29, 2016 at his residence. He was born October 20, 1988 in Wheeling, WV a son of Heidi (Hill) Roth and his step-father Les Roth. Survived by the love of his life his daughter Alexis Jo Thomas of Barnesville, OH and also by his brother, Tyler Thomas of...

Michele R. Linn

Dec 26, 2016

Michele R. Linn, 42, of Bridgeport, OH, died Monday, December 26, 2016 at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH. She was born July 26, 1974 in Martins Ferry, OH a daughter of Ralph E. and Sharon A. (Dayton) Linn. Michele was preceded in death by her brother, Ralph E. Linn, Jr. Surviving in addition to her parents of Bridgeport are...

Anthony J. "Joe" Antosz

Dec 25, 2016

Anthony J. "Joe" Antosz, 83, of Bridgeport, OH died Sunday, December 25, 2016 at Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, WV. He was born November 4, 1933 in Wheeling, WV a son of the late Andrew and Stella (Olinski) Antosz. He retired from the Martins Ferry Plant of Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel. Joe was a member of the American Legion Post #38, Martins...

James A. Strama

Dec 24, 2016

James A. Strama, 78, of Sunny Acres Dr., Martins Ferry, OH died Saturday, December 24, 2016 in East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. He was born March 21, 1938 in Martins Ferry a son of the late Victor F. and Goldie M. (Applegarth) Strama. He was retired from International Harvester, Shadyside, OH. James was a member of St. Paul's...

Dennis William Nardo

Dec 24, 2016

Dennis W. Nardo, 61, of Morristown, Ohio, passed away peacefully at Ohio State University James Cancer Center in Columbus, on December 24, 2016. He was born in Bellaire, Ohio on December 30, 1954 to the late Nick Nardo and Betty Schmitt Nardo. He is survived by his wife, Sheri Nardo; children, Aleah (Justin) Valine of Barnesville, Ohio, Dennis (Jasmine) Nardo...

Bridget Ann White

Dec 24, 2016

Bridget White, 57, of Bridgeport, OH, passed Saturday December 24, 2016 at home. She was born in Reno, NV, on September 11, 1959, a daughter of Alice Cogar Picetti and the late Pete Picetti. In addition to her father, she is preceded in death by a brother Rocky Rodriguez. In addition to her mother, she is survived by a...

Emmett Richard Neuhart

Dec 23, 2016

Emmett Richard Neuhart, 91, of Bethesda, Ohio, died Friday, December 23, 2016 at Wheeling Hospital. Born November 15, 1925 in Belmont, Ohio, he was the son of the late Emmett Neuhart and Agnes Kinney Neuhart. A lifelong member of Belmont United Methodist Church, Emmett was past president of Bethesda-Belmont Rotary Club, Paul Harris Fellow, past president of Union Local School...

Delores "Dee" M. Frohnapfel

Dec 22, 2016

Delores "Dee" M. Frohnapfel, 86, of Colerain, OH passed away December 22nd at Adena Health Care. She was born April 17, 1930 in Martins Ferry, OH, a daughter of the late Harry and Jessie Deaton. She was retired from JCPenney Department Store in St. Clairsville, OH, and was a retired school bus driver for Martins Ferry Schools. She was...

Fredrick R. Huffman Sr

Dec 21, 2016

Fredrick R. Huffman Sr., 76, of Bridgeport, OH passed away Wednesday December 21st, 2016 at Wheeling Hospital. He was born March 20, 1940, a son of the late Frances and Ruby Huffman. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Madonna Tarbert Huffman in 2012. Fredrick is survived by his children; Fredrick R. (Patricia)...

James H. Jackson

Dec 20, 2016

James H. "Pop Jackson" Jackson, 91, of Bridgeport, OH died Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry, OH. He was born September 16, 1925 in Martins Ferry, OH a son of the late Isaiah J. and Hazel M. (Davis) Jackson. He was a retired employee of Ormet Corp., Hannibal, OH. James was a member...

Phillip Michael Kinkus Ii

Dec 17, 2016

Phillip Michael Kinkus II, 26, of Mount Pleasant, OH, passed Saturday December 17, 2016. He was born in Wheeling, WV on December 11, 1990, a son of Phillip Michael Kinkus and Marcie (Perko) Kinkus-Sell. He is preceded in death by his grandfather William A. Kinkus Jr. Michael is survived by his Parents: Marcie (Charles) Kinkus-Sell of Wheeling; Phillip Michael...

Sonya E. (Henry) Williams

Dec 15, 2016

Sonya E. (Henry) Williams, 49, of Bridgeport, OH, died Thursday, December 15, 2016 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry, OH. She was born, July 4, 1967 in Pittsburgh, PA a daughter of Walter and Carolyn (Deck) Henry. Surviving are her husband, Theodore Williams, children; Melissa McClure of St. Clairsville, OH, Ryan Akers of Bridgeport, Kashia Robbins and...

Hilda L. Workman Duvall

Dec 15, 2016

HILDA L. WORKMAN DUVALL Hilda L. Workman Duvall, 92, formerly of Morristown, Ohio and most recently a resident of the Walton Home in Barnesville, Ohio, died Thursday, December 15, 2016. Born May 31, 1924 in Bannock, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Thoburn E. Workman and Ida Maude O'Neil Workman. A member of the First Christian Church of...

Marlene Ann Costello-Battilochi

Dec 13, 2016

Marlene Ann Costello Battilochi, 87 of St. Clairsville formerly of New Town, died Tuesday December 13, 2016 at her home. She was born December 12, 1929 in MI. a daughter of the late Samuel and Mary Costello. She was a member of St. Adalbert Catholic Church Dillonvale. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her...