Obituaries

George Becca, Sr.

Dec 11, 2015

George Becca, Sr., 82 of Martins Ferry, OH died Friday, December 11, 2015 at Liza's Place Valley Hospice South, Wheeling, WV after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born August 20, 1933 in Martins Ferry a son of the late Michael and Eva (Jurka) Becca. He was retired from the Martins Ferry Plant of Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel were...

Jesse William Watson Jr

Dec 10, 2015

Jesse William Watson Jr., 21, of Bridgeport, OH, passed Thursday December 10, 2015. He was born in Glen Dale, WV on September 29, 1994, a son of Jesse William Watson and Tina Zetty Nolan. He is preceded in death by maternal grandparents Don and Ruth Zetty; and paternal grandparent Jesse Butler. In addition to his parents, he is survived...

Ruth Virginia Main

Dec 8, 2015

Ruth Virginia (Wright) Main, 78, of New Cumberland, WV, passed Tuesday December 8, 2015 at Bishop Joseph H. Hodges Continuous Care Center, Wheeling. She was born in Hundred, WV, on February 7, 1937, a daughter of the late Nathan and Eva Wright. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband William C. Main; a...

Andrea K. Papp

Dec 8, 2015

Andrea K. Papp, 62, of Martins Ferry, OH died Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at Liza's Place, Valley Hospice South, Wheeling, WV. She was born September 17, 1953 in Martins Ferry a daughter of the late Andrew Papp, Jr. and Eunice (Sirtoli) Papp. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a nephew, John A. Straface, Jr....

Anthony "Tony" P Cuffaro Sr

Dec 7, 2015

Anthony "Tony" Peter Cuffaro Sr., 71, of Bridgeport, OH, passed Monday December 7, 2015 at Park Health, St. Clairsville, OH. He was born in Wheeling, WV, on July 12, 1944, a son of the late Pete and Emma Soltez Cuffaro. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife Sharon Young Cuffaro. Anthony was a...

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...