Obituaries

Regina Mick

Regina Mick

Mar 21, 2015

Regina Mick, 72, of Martins Ferry, OH died Saturday, Mar. 21, 2015 at her residence. She was born Sept. 17, 1942 in Martins Ferry a daughter of the late Pete and Genevieve (Drap) Mick. She was retired from Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling, WV and a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Martins Ferry. In addition to her parents...

Msgr. John A. Cymbor

Msgr. John A. Cymbor

Mar 21, 2015

Monsignor John Cymbor, a retired priest of the presbyterate of the Diocese of Steubenville, died Saturday, March 21, 2015. He was born March 24, 1926 in Lansing, Ohio, a son of the late John F. and Dorothy (Ackerman) Cymbor. He was ordained to the priesthood on May 1, 1950 by the late Bishop John King Mussio at St. Joseph...

Marianne La Ruffo

Marianne La Ruffo

Mar 18, 2015

Marianne La Ruffo, 71, of Bellaire, Ohio, passed Wednesday March 18, 2015 at home. She was born in Wheeling, W.Va., on August 16, 1943, a daughter of the late Edward Corney Wilke and Anna Mae Grove Wilke. She was a former member of St. James Lutheran Church, Wheeling, 42 years service with Cleveland Graphite of Bridgeport and MIBA Corporation;...

Evelyn Grimes

Evelyn Grimes

Mar 18, 2015

Evelyn L. Grimes, 88, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, died Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at Cumberland Pointe Care Center. She was born June 10, 1926 in Flushing, Ohio, daughter of the late Delbert Douglass and Glenna Gilbert Douglass. She was a faithful member of the Flushing United Methodist Church. A devoted and loving wife, mother, and grandmother, she gave unselfishly to...

Violet Ann Fletcher

Violet Ann Fletcher

Mar 17, 2015

Violet Ann Fletcher 69, of Bridgeport, died Tuesday March 17, 2015 at Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling. She was born August 18, 1945 in Wheeling, a daughter of the late Frank and Stella Ann (Brykalski) Callarik. She was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church Bridgeport, and a self-employed beautician at Spoiled-Rott'n in Bridgeport for 51 years. In addition to her...

R.  Rupert Dennis

R. Rupert Dennis

Mar 15, 2015

R. Rupert Dennis, 92, of St. Clairsville, OH, formerly of Martins Ferry, OH died Sunday, Mar. 15, 2015 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. He was born Aug. 24, 1922 in Martins Ferry, a son of the late Roland C. and Rena M. (Forsythe) Dennis. He was retired from the U. S. Post Office as a rural mail...

Forrest A. "Frosty" Miller

Forrest A. "Frosty" Miller

Mar 15, 2015

Forrest A. Miller, 89, of Martins Ferry, OH died Sunday, Mar. 15, 2015 at Forest Hill Retirement Community, St. Clairsville, OH. He was born August 3, 1925 in Wheeling, WV a son of the late Alfred and Zelda (Dayton) Miller. He was retired from Westinghouse of Michigan and a veteran of U. S. Navy, WWII. In addition to his...

Joseph  R. Kitlak

Joseph R. Kitlak

Mar 13, 2015

Joseph R. Kitlak, 59, of Martins Ferry, OH died Friday, March 13, 2015 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. He was born July 4, 1955 in Wheeling, WV a son of Raymond and Pat (Marshall) Kitlak. Joe was a machinist at AK Steel, Follansbee, WV and Vice President of United Steel Workers Local #9545. He was a member...

Barbara  A. (Riever)  Pritt

Barbara A. (Riever) Pritt

Mar 13, 2015

Barbara A. (Riever) Pritt, 73, of Martins Ferry, OH, died Friday, March 13, 2015 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. She was born Sept. 16, 1941 in Wheeling, WV, a daughter of late Benjamin and Adair (LeMasters) Riever. Barbara had a great love for fishing and playing Bingo. She was a Protestant by faith. Surviving are her daughters;...

Irene Porter

Irene Porter

Mar 11, 2015

Irene Porter 96, of Wheeling died Wednesday March 11, 2015 at Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling WV. She was born June 1, 1918 in Wheeling, WV, a daughter of the late Pete and Zafera (Papamichael) Bondo. She was a member of New Life United Methodist Church the former Thompson United Methodist Church Wheeling. In addition to her parents she was preceded...

Dorothy L. Papnepuci

Dorothy L. Papnepuci

Mar 9, 2015

Dorothy L. Panepucci 88 of Dillonvale died Monday March 9, 2015 at Ohio Valley Hospital Wheeling. She was born July 11, 1926 in Dillonvale, a daughter of the late Virgil and Bertha McDaniel. She was a Presbyterian by faith. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her loving husband Anthony D. Panepucci in 2001, and...

Lisa Ann Kiper

Lisa Ann Kiper

Mar 7, 2015

Lisa Ann Kiper 51, of Martins Ferry died Saturday March 7, 2015 at her home. She was born October 19, 1963 in Wheeling, WV, a daughter of Mary V. (Coulter) Whitacre of St. Clairsville and the late John F. Whitacre. In addition to her father she is preceded in death by her brother Wayne Coulter. Lisa is survived by...

Ronald E. Mcginnis

Ronald E. Mcginnis

Mar 7, 2015

Ronald E. McGinnis 66, of Mingo Junction, Ohio died Saturday March 7, 2015 at his home. He was born January 25, 1949 in Steubenville, Ohio, a son of the late Alexander Ray and Ruth Ann (Simpson) McGinnis Jr. He was a retired Service Mechanic for Staffilino Chevrolet Motor Co. in Steubenville. And a Christian by faith. In addition to...

John  R. Lamb

John R. Lamb

Mar 7, 2015

John R. Lamb, 83, of Bridgeport, OH died Saturday, Mar. 7, 2015 at Liza's Place, Wheeling, WV. He was born Dec. 16, 1931 in Clarksburg, WV a son of the late William R. and Maysel (McMorrow) Lamb. He was retired from the B & O Railroad. John was a graduate of Martins Ferry High School and West Liberty State...

Ellen "Bea" Stewart

Ellen "Bea" Stewart

Mar 6, 2015

Ellen "Bea" Stewart, 72 of Denton, TX died Friday March 6, 2015 at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Denton TX. She was born December 22, 1942 in Moundsville, WV, a daughter of the late Clyde and Beatrice (Roberts) Kimble. She was a retired laborer from the Laborers Local 809 Steubenville, OH, and a graduate of Warren Consolidated High School....

Catherine Carpenter

Catherine Carpenter

Mar 5, 2015

Catherine E. Carpenter, 85, of Barnesville, Ohio, died Thursday, March 05, 2015 at Barnesville Health Care Center. She was born March 23, 1929 in Bellaire, Ohio, daughter of the late William Nelson and Catherine Cutshaver Nelson. A loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Catherine enjoyed gardening and farming. She was retired from Barnesville Health Care Center, where she had worked...

Dorothy  E. (Vickers)  Franke

Dorothy E. (Vickers) Franke

Mar 5, 2015

Dorothy E. (Vickers) Franke, 97,of Colerain, OH, died Thursday, March 5, 2015 at Autumn Health Care of Adena. She was born May 23, 1917 in Martins Ferry, OH a daughter of the late Fred and Mae E. (Williams) Vickers. Dorothy was a member of Colerain Presbyterian Church, Colerain Senior Center and Captina Chapter #489, Order of Eastern Star, Powhatan...

Arnold  A. Makara

Arnold A. Makara

Mar 4, 2015

Arnold A. Makara, 97, of Colerain, OH, died Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at Peterson Rehabilitation Hospital, Wheeling, WV. He was born June 2, 1917 in Martins Ferry, OH a son of the late Andrew and Veronica (Aleva) Makara of Austria, Hungary. Arnold retired after 50 years from Carpenter's Local #3 of Wheeling. He was a member of the First...

Hazel Genevieve "Jackie" Chiudioni

Hazel Genevieve "Jackie" Chiudioni

Mar 3, 2015

Hazel Genevieve "Jackie" Chiudioni, 85, of Dillonvale, Ohio, passed Tuesday March 3, 2015 at Willows of Bellevue, Ohio. She was born June 24, 1929, a daughter of the late Lewis and Audrey Laxton. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband Domenic Chiudioni in 1995. Hazel is survived by sons, Thomas B. Mounts and...

Margaret Wilson

Margaret Wilson

Mar 1, 2015

Margaret I. Wilson, 65, of Bethesda, Ohio, died Sunday, March 1, 2015 at Liza's Place. She was born September 23, 1949 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, daughter of the late Jacob Scanlon and Marie Templin Scanlon. Working in the medical field as a clerk, Margaret was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...