Obituaries

Charles T. "Charlie" Moore

Jul 25, 2015

Charles T. "Charlie" Moore, 90, of Martins Ferry, OH died Saturday, July 25, 2015 at his residence. He was born Aug. 20, 1924 in Martins Ferry a son of the late Charles W. Moore and Leatha (Petchauer) Moore Lashhorn. He was retired from the Steubenvile South Plant of Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel. Charlie was a member of American Legion...

Linda Jo Bumbico

Jul 24, 2015

Linda Jo Bumbico 70, of Lansing died Friday July 24, 2015 at East Ohio Regional Hospital Martins Ferry. She was born October 3, 1944 in Fairpoint, Ohio, a daughter of the late Wilbur and Juanita (McDaniel) Anderson. She was a Mennonite. Linda is survived by her husband Nick F. Bumbico, children Michelle Depoe, Lori Depoe Dixon and her husband...

Margaret E. "Peg" Bell

Jul 24, 2015

Margaret E. "Peg" Bell, 91, of Mingo Junction, died Friday July 24, 2015 at The Laurels of Steubenville. She was born April 7, 1924 in Toronto, Ohio, a daughter of the late George and Anna Matyas. She was a member of St. Agnes Catholic Church Mingo Junction, a graduate of Toronto High School class of 1942, she was a...

Monica R. (Glazeski) Murabito

Jul 23, 2015

Monica R. (Glazeski) Murabito, 77, of Wheeling, WV died Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling WV. She was born Apr. 15, 1938 in Shadyside, OH a daughter of the late Felix and Sophie (Putinsky ) Glazeski. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Martins Ferry. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death...

Dr. Felipe V. Lavapies

Jul 23, 2015

DR. FELIPE V. LAVAPIES OBITUARY Dr. Felipe V. ("Dr. Lava") Lavapies, 87, of Martins Ferry, OH, and Palm Desert, CA, died Thursday, July 23, 2015, at Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling, WV. He was born August 25, 1927, in Mambusao, Capiz, Philippines, the son of the late Soledad and Bienvenido Lavapies. Dr. Lavapies was a retired family physician....

Andrew David Faldowski Sr

Jul 23, 2015

Andrew David Faldowski Sr., 79, passed away on July 23, 2015 at East Ohio Regional Hospital. He was born in Adena, Ohio, on November 19, 1935, the son of the late Frank and Anna Faldowski. He said he was born at home because "It was before they had hospitals". He was a graduate of Dillonvale High School and was...

Anita "Darlene" Anderson-Lang

Jul 20, 2015

Anita "Darlene" Anderson-Lang, 70 of Bridgeport, died Monday July 20, 2015 at Ohio Valley Hospital Wheeling. She was born June 26, 1945 in Wheeling, a daughter of then late Errol R. and Dortha (Thomas) Raper Sr. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her Husband Harvard David Lang in 2013, and a brother Russell Raper....

George E. Sinclair

Jul 20, 2015

George E. Sinclair, 91, of Mingo Junction, died Monday July 20, 2015 at Sienna Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Wintersville, Ohio. He was born October 29, 1923 in Mingo Junction, a son of the late William and Barbara (Myers) Sinclair. He was a retired nurse's aide for the former St. John's Medical Center Steubenville, a veteran in the US...

Lloyd James Boston

Jul 19, 2015

Surrounded by his family, Lloyd James Boston, Sr., 71, of Blaine OH entered into heaven for eternal rest on Sunday, July 19, 2015 at Wheeling Hospital. Lloyd was born January 2, 1944 in Jacobsburg, OH, son of the late Chalmer Boston and Waifood Kocher Boston. Lloyd was a retired employee of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel, Martins Ferry, OH. He was a...

Betty M. Baker

Jul 19, 2015

Betty M. Baker 85, of Mt. Pleasant, Ohio died Sunday July 19, 2015 at Autumn Heath Care Adena. She was born March 11, 1930 in Barton, Ohio, a daughter of the late Ernest and Elizabeth (Bonnell) Worrell. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her loving husband Dale Baker in 1990, a son Richard L....

Michael L. "Mick" Kompier

Jul 16, 2015

Michael "Mick" Kompier 58 of Barton died Thursday July 16, 2015 at his home. He was born December 7, 1956 in Wheeling, a son of the late Michael and Mary M. (Kuhar) Kompier. He was a former employee of Cardello's Lighting and Electrical Supply, and Wesco Distributing, Wheeling, a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church Wolfhurst, and a social...

Dolores Mary Gorence

Jul 14, 2015

Dolores Mary Gorence, 76, of Lansing, Ohio, passed Tuesday July 14, 2015 at Ohio State University Hospital, Columbus, OH. She was born August 28, 1938, a daughter of the late George and Adeline (Rizzi) Souillard Sr. She was a retired employee of St. Joseph School Cafeteria; a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and an active member of the...

Harry "Butch" F. Stratton

Jul 13, 2015

Harry F. "Butch" Stratton, of St. Clairsville, OH, died Monday, July 13, 2015 at his residence. He was born February 17, 1943 in Steubenville, OH a son of Irene (Zappone) Stratton and the late Harry C. Stratton. Butch retired as a legal researcher. He served in the U.S. Army Reserves. In addition to his mother of St. Clairsville he...

Donald W. Brown Jr

Jul 11, 2015

Donald W. Brown Jr. 60, of Martins Ferry formerly of Bridgeport, died Saturday July 11, 2015 at Jefferson Hospital Jefferson City, PA. He was born September 26, 1954 in Martins Ferry, a son of the late Donald W. and Margaretta (Brooks) Brown. He was a retired employee of the Belmont County Prison, DOC, and Gumby's Wheeling Island. In addition...

Martha G. Criswell

Jul 11, 2015

Martha G. Criswell, 88, of St. Clairsville, died Saturday July 11, 2015 at Forest Hills Retirement Center St. Clairsville. She was born August 23, 1926 in Wheeling, a daughter of the late Grafton and Maude (Stullenberger) Dinger. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her loving husband Gerald F. Criswell Sr. She was a member...

Arthur F. Lamagro

Jul 10, 2015

Arthur F. Lamagro 52, of Martins Ferry, died Friday July 10, 2015 at East Ohio Regional Hospital Martins Ferry. He was born May 6, 1963 in Philadelphia, PA, a son of the late James and Eileen (McCauley) Lamagro. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother John Lamagro. He was a retired Contractor, and...

Jeanann Vickers

Jul 8, 2015

Jeanann Vickers, 91, of Martins Ferry, OH, died Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. She was born Oct. 22, 1923 in Martins Ferry a daughter of the late Howard M. Vickers, Sr. and Lilian (Cobb) Vickers. After graduating from Martins Ferry High School Class of 1941 Jeanann attended the Elliott School of Business. She...

Ralph J. Fuscardo, Jr.

Jul 6, 2015

Ralph J. Fuscardo, Jr., 52, of Bridgeport, OH, died Monday, July 6, 2015. He was born August 8, 1962 in Wheeling, WV a son of the late Ralph J. and Donna L. (Bernardo) Fuscardo, Sr. He was a millwright for the Tradesmen International Union of Zanesville, OH. Ralph attended The Experience Church of Lansing, OH and was a former...

Rev. James David Hildebrand

Jul 4, 2015

Rev. James David Hildebrand,64, of Adena, Ohio, passed Saturday July 4, 2015 at Canonsburg Hospital, PA. He was born in Dayton, Ohio on October 23, 1950, a son of the late James E. and Helen Wootchie Hildebrand. James was a graduate of Massillon Baptist College with a Divinity Degree; pastored at Lancaster Chapel, Maynard United Methodist Church, Mount Pleasant...

Arthur Carpenter

Jul 3, 2015

Arthur L. Carpenter, 74, of Barnesville, Ohio, died Friday, July 3, 2015 at Ohio Valley Medical Center. He was born September 26, 1940 in Bethesda, Ohio, son of the late Clinton L. Carpenter and Ruth J. Lucas Carpenter. He attended Main Street United Methodist Church, was active with the Band Boosters during the late 1980's, and was retired from North...