Obituaries

Russell K. Armstrong

Dec 7, 2015

Just like the 76 trombones in "The Music Man," Martins Ferry icon Russell Kenneth Armstrong led the big parade for more than 50 years. Armstrong, the former high school band director and third-ward city councilman, died Monday, December 7, 2015 at the age 76, after a battle with cancer. Armstrong resided in Martins Ferry with his wife, Suzanne and...

Nellie (Kornacki) Covington

Dec 6, 2015

Nellie "Anyella" (Kornacki), Covington, 94, of Martins Ferry, OH died Sunday, December 6, 2015 at Belmont Manor Nursing Home, St. Clairsville, OH. She was born December 4, 1921 in Harpersville, OH a daughter of the late Walter and Maryanna (Glinka) Kornacki. She was a catholic by faith and a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Martins Ferry. Nellie was...

Thelma Polomik

Dec 5, 2015

TOGETHER AGAIN: Thelma Polomik, 81, of St. Clairsville formerly of Wolfhurst died Saturday December 5, 2015 at Forest Hills Retirement Center St. Clairsville. She was born August 8, 1934 in Bridgeport, a daughter of the late Michael Sr. and Kathryn (Rothermund) Stanton. She was a Nurse, a housewife, also a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church Wolfhurst, and the...

Marjorie M. Trouten

Dec 4, 2015

TOGETHER AGAIN: Marjorie M. Trouten 82, of Brookside died Friday December 4, 2015 at Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling. She was born October 12, 1933 in Bridgeport, a daughter of the late George and Nellie (Bendekgey) Gonot. She was a retired employee of the former Tri-State Rack Martins Ferry, a member of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church Bridgeport, and the...

Anna L. Parissi

Dec 4, 2015

Anna L. Parissi, 90 of Steubenville formerly of Mingo Junction, Ohio, died Friday December 4, 2015 at Carriage Inn of Steubenville. She was born March 20, 1925 in Mingo Junction, a daughter of the late Romeo and Anna (DeSantis) Parissi. She was a member of St. Agnes Catholic Church Mingo Junction. In addition to her parents she was preceded...

Loreen S. (Bednar) Shreve

Nov 30, 2015

Loreen S. (Bednar) Shreve, 64, of Martins Ferry, OH, died Monday, November 30, 2015 at Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling, WV. She was born July 17, 1951 in Martins Ferry a daughter of the late Albert J. Bednar, Jr. and Phyllis J. (Gitto) Bednar. Loreen was a retired hairdresser from J. C. Penney & Co. Surviving are her...

James F. Lemmon

Nov 29, 2015

James F. Lemmon, 73, of Martins Ferry, OH died Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015 in Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, WV. He was born Jan. 17, 1942 in Wheeling, WV a son of the late Forrest and Betty C. (Renforth) Lemmon. He was retired for Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, WV. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brother,...

Irene Windsheimer

Nov 28, 2015

Irene Windsheimer 89 of Brookside, died Saturday November 28, 2015 at her home. She was born September 18, 1926 in Wheeling, a daughter of the late John and Elizabeth (Marco) Pinter. She was the Secretary for Bridgeport School District for 45 years, and a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Bridgeport. In addition to her parents she was preceded...

Ernest R. "Ernie" Hill, Sr.

Nov 27, 2015

Ernest R. "Ernie" Hill, Sr., 85, of Martins Ferry, OH died on Friday, November 27, 2015 at Belmont Manor, St. Clairsville, OH. He was born on September 26, 1930 in Martins Ferry, the son of the late Ernest and Edna Hendershot Hill. Ernie was a graduate of Martins Ferry High School and a veteran of the U. S. Navy....

Deborah Ann Ickler

Nov 24, 2015

Deborah Ann (Tracey) Ickler, 62, of Martins Ferry, OH, passed Tuesday November 24, 2015 at Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling. She was born in Martins Ferry, OH, on August 20, 1953, a daughter of the late Robert G. Tracey Sr., and Nora Lee (Smith) Tracey. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by a brother Charles...

Kimberly J. Giffin-Medicus

Nov 22, 2015

Kimberly J. Giffin-Medicus, 48 of Shadyside died Sunday November 22, 2015 at Bellaire Acuity Hospital. She was born July 31, 1967 in Wheeling, a daughter of Chester R. and Linda (Leonard) Giffin Sr. of Bridgeport. She was a member of the Labor's Union #1149 Wheeling, and a member of the Rock Hill Presbyterian Church Bellaire. In addition to her...

Bettie Ann Waldren

Nov 21, 2015

Bettie Ann Waldren, 84, of Knoxville, Tennessee and formerly of Bethesda, Ohio, died Saturday, November 21, 2015 at Shannondale Nursing Home. She was born September 28, 1931 in Belmont, Ohio, daughter of the late George R. McFarland and Jessie I. Nichols McFarland. When Bettie and her husband, Eldon were first married, they lived in Newark, Ohio, later moving to Barnesville....

Walter ""Mike"" Maleski

Nov 21, 2015

Walter, "Mike" Maleski, 85, of Barnesville, Ohio, died Saturday, November 21, 2015 at his home, with his family by his side. He was born August 30, 1930 in Johnson City, Illinois, son of the late Paul Maleski and Mary Zaro Maleski. Mike, as he was to all, had a passion for animals, especially horses and dogs. He enjoyed long walks...

Cameron Lee Wigal

Nov 19, 2015

Cameron "Lee" Wigal, 77, of Rayland, OH., passed Thursday November 19, 2015 at Valley Hospice South, Liza's Place. He was born on February 20, 1938, a son of the late Cameron and Opal Griffin Wigal. Cameron was a retired employee of Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Corrugating Division where he worked as an estimator; and a U.S. Army Veteran. He is...

Margaret E. (Huffman) Beavon

Nov 18, 2015

Margaret E. (Huffman) Beavon, 93, of Martins Ferry, OH died Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015 at Heartland-Lansing Nursing Home, Bridgeport, OH. She was born Sept. 23, 1922 in West Liberty, WV a daughter of the late Carl and Mary (Mowder) Huffman. She was a member of the New Life United Methodist Church, Wheeling, WV formerly Thomson Church of Wheeling. In...

Raymond Barnett

Nov 17, 2015

Raymond Barnett, 65, of Cambridge, Ohio, died Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at Select Specialty Hospital in Newark, Ohio. He was born December 22, 1949 in Zanesville, Ohio, son of the late Fielding Barnett and Mae Fleming Barnett. Raymond spent most of his professional career as a Police Officer, protecting and serving his community. In honoring Raymond's wishes, there will be...

Josephine Irene Stargen

Nov 10, 2015

Josephine I. Stargen, 84, of Bridgeport, died Tuesday November 10, 2015 at East Ohio Reginal Hospital Martins Ferry. She was born December 9, 1930 in Smithfield, a daughter of the late Claud Sr. and Willa Dee (Jones) Stargen. She was a member of Shiloh Temple Bridgeport, and a retired housekeeper. In addition to her parents she was preceded in...

Deb Jo Bennington

Nov 9, 2015

Deb Jo (Bugaj) Bennington, 61, of Lansing, Ohio, passed Monday November 9, 2015 at Valley Hospice South, Liza's Place. She was born in Wheeling, WV on December 22, 1953, a daughter of the late Stanley "Stumpy" and Josephine "Babe" Bugaj. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband Mark "Mole" Bennington; an Aunt Helen...

Patricia J. Hickenbottom

Nov 8, 2015

Patricia Jean McBride Hickenbottom, 84, of Barnesville, passed away Sunday November 8, 2015 at Barnesville Hospital. She was born November 11, 1930 in Salem, West Virginia to Matthew and Gail McBride. A loving wife, mother, grandma, great-grandma, and great-great-grandma, Pat lived and enjoyed working on the family farm, alongside her husband and five children for 50 years. She was a...

Leenora M. (Briggs) Benline

Nov 6, 2015

Leenora M. (Briggs) Benline, 89, of Lancaster, OH. formerly of Yorkville and Martins Ferry, OH, died Friday, November 6, 2015. She was born October 9, 1926 in Martins Ferry a daughter of the late Joseph E. Briggs Sr. and Iva (Watson) Briggs. She retired from Premix of Lancaster and was a member of the Christian Fellowship of Lancaster and...