Obituaries

Cathy Joann Magistro

Cathy Joann Magistro

Jul 31, 2014

Cathy J. Magistro, 59, of Colerain, Ohio, passed suddenly Thursday July 31, 2014 at East Ohio Regional Hospital. She was born in Wheeling on January 24, 1955 a daughter of the late Walter and Dorothy Donovan Parfinovich. She was an active member of St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church and the Office Manager at Wilson Funeral Homes for many years....

Thomas W. Riser, Iv

Thomas W. Riser, Iv

Jul 29, 2014

Thomas W. Riser IV, 35, of Martins Ferry, OH, died Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at his residence. He was born Jan. 9, 1979 in Wheeling, WV a son of Thomas W. Riser, III of Wheeling and Kimberly (Wensyel) Riser of Martins Ferry. Tom was a Teaching Fellow at the University of Pittsburgh in the French Dept. He was preceded...

Bertha  L. (Glass)  Tolliver

Bertha L. (Glass) Tolliver

Jul 28, 2014

Bertha L. (Glass) "Mom Bert" Tolliver, 88, of Chattanooga, TN formerly of Martins Ferry, OH died Monday, July 28, 2014 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. She was born October 19, 1925 in Chattanooga, TN a daughter of the late Andrew and Ophelia (Hodge) Glass. She was retired from Peterson Nursing Home, Wheeling, WV. She was an assistant...

Joseph Floyd Zurek Sr

Joseph Floyd Zurek Sr

Jul 28, 2014

Joseph Floyd Zurek Sr., 96, of Dillonvale, Ohio, passed Monday July 28, 2014 at Gables Care Center, Hopedale, Ohio. He was born in Robyville, OH on July 20, 1918, a son of the late Andrew and Antonia Kolaszca Zurek. He was a retired employee of Consolidated Coal. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his...

Arguell E. "Mutt" Helms

Arguell E. "Mutt" Helms

Jul 26, 2014

Arguell E. "Mutt" Helms, 94, formerly of Sunset Heights and Martins Ferry, OH died Saturday, July 26, 2014 at Belmont Manor, St. Clairsville, OH. He was born May 12, 1920 in Cedar Rocks, WV a son of the late Austin and Mary (Shorts) Helms. He was a former employee of Ayers Limestone Quarry and retired from the Ormet Corporation....

Johannah Margaret Rubeis

Johannah Margaret Rubeis

Jul 24, 2014

Johannah M. (Fleahman) Rubeis, 90 of Wheeling Island died Thursday July 24, 2014 at Wheeling Hospital. She was born April 22, 1922 in Bridgeport, a daughter of the late Frank D. and Josephine F. (Creighton) Fleahman. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by Brothers George, William, Gus Fleahman, and Louise Fleahman Howe, Sisters Dorothy "Tub"...

Joann (Latimer)  Knellinger

Joann (Latimer) Knellinger

Jul 24, 2014

JoAnn (Latimer) Conaway Knellinger, 86, of Martins Ferry, OH died Thursday, July 24, 2014 in East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. She was born July 28, 1927 in Columbus, OH, a daughter of the late Alfred B. and Lorena B. (Murray) Latimer. She was a former employee of the Martins Ferry Public Library and also a member of the...

John Higgins

John Higgins

Jul 23, 2014

John W. Higgins, 57, of Barnesville, Ohio, died Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at his home. He was born September 27, 1956 in Martins Ferry, Ohio, son of the late Robert L. Higgins and Mary Bean Higgins Shinall. John was a Baptist by faith. He loved Bingo, sudko puzzles, and was an avid TV watcher. He enjoyed being with his family...

Marlene  J. (Gotshall)  Longwell

Marlene J. (Gotshall) Longwell

Jul 22, 2014

Marlene J. (Gotshall) Longwell, 73, of Martins Ferry, OH, died Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, WV. She was born Feb. 1, 1941 in Steubenville, OH a daughter of the late Roy E. and Mary I. (Duck) Gotshall. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Martins Ferry, OH. In addition to her parents she was...

Charles Funkhouser

Charles Funkhouser

Jul 22, 2014

Charles R. Funkhouser, 73, of Bethesda, Ohio, died Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at his home. He was born October 2, 1940, in Bellaire, Ohio, son of the late John Funkhouser and Ethel Moore Funkhouser. He was an honorary deacon of Hillcrest Bible Church. Charles enjoyed hunting, fishing, and watching birds, as well as being an avid reader. It was his...

Grace E. Fowler (Tunt)  Bauers

Grace E. Fowler (Tunt) Bauers

Jul 21, 2014

Grace E. (Tunt) Fowler Bauers, 85, of Sunset Heights, Bridgeport, OH, died Monday, July 21, 2014 at Liza's Place Valley Hospice South, Wheeling, WV. She was born Aug. 12, 1928 in Bridgeport a daughter of the late Ellsworth C. and Grace (Turley) Tunt. She graduated from Bridgeport High School and worked for many years as secretary to the Medical...

Mary Margaret Krob

Mary Margaret Krob

Jul 21, 2014

Mary Margaret Krob, 87, of Bridgeport died Monday July 21, 2014 at Wheeling Hospital. She was born May 11, 1927 in Blaine, a daughter of the late Jacob and Mary (Androna) Kaska and her step-father Frank Katchmar. She was a catholic by faith. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and aunt, and friend. In addition to her...

Susan  A. Kitson

Susan A. Kitson

Jul 18, 2014

Susan A. Kitson, 64, of Martins Ferry, OH, died Friday, July 18, 2014 at her residence. She was born June 17, 1950 in Wheeling, WV a daughter of the late George K. and Glenna (Bowery) Kitson. She retired as a medical chart coordinator from East Ohio Regional Hospital. Susan was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and the...

Alex Joseph Fedak

Alex Joseph Fedak

Jul 18, 2014

Alexander "Alex" Joseph Fedak, 17, of Short Creek, W.Va., passed Friday July 18, 2014 in Myrtle Beach, SC., as the result of an automobile accident. He was born in Wheeling on April 21, 1997. Alex was entering his junior year at Wheeling Park in auto mechanics; played football, track, and wrestling at Warwood; junior soccer and baseball at West...

Janice Claire Householder

Janice Claire Householder

Jul 14, 2014

Janice Claire Householder, 76, of Harrisville, Ohio, passed Monday July 14, 2012 at East Ohio Regional Hospital. She was born in Massillon, Ohio on April 13, 1938, a daughter of the late Earl and Alice Merriman Bordner. Janice was a member of the Harrisville United Methodist Church and a member of the Harrisville Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary. In addition...

Sarah  Margaret (Coffield)  Walker

Sarah Margaret (Coffield) Walker

Jul 14, 2014

Sarah Margaret (Coffield) Walker, 95, of Colerain, OH, died Monday, July 14, 2014 at Forest Hills Retirement Community, St. Clairsville, OH. She was born Aug. 25, 1918 in Limestone, WV a daughter of the late Paul F. and Florence (Johnson) Coffield. She was a member of Colerain Presbyterian Church and Belmont County Farm Bureau. In addition to her parents...

Cleo Soltis

Cleo Soltis

Jul 12, 2014

Cleo "Pat" (Koch) Soltis, 92, of Bridgeport died Saturday July 12, 2014 at Valley Hospice Center North Steubenville. She was born July 27, 1921 in Martins Ferry a daughter of the late Charles E. and Georgia E. (Sivert) Koch. She was a retired LPN for Community Hospital (Bellaire Hospital), a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church Wolfhurst, the CWC,...

Carolyn Sue Walter

Carolyn Sue Walter

Jul 10, 2014

Carolyn Sue (Kish) Walter, 65, of Martins Ferry, Ohio, passed Thursday July 10, 2014 at Park Health Center, St. Clairsville, Ohio. She was born in Wheeling, W.Va., on July 2, 1949, a daughter of the late Steve Kish Sr. and Virginia McEntee Kish. She was the Assistant Secretary for the Superintendent and EMIS Coordinator of the Bridgeport School System....

Loreal Nicole Fodale

Loreal Nicole Fodale

Jul 9, 2014

Loreal Nicole "Nickey" Fodale, 28, of Blaine- Chermont Road, Bridgeport, Ohio, beloved angel and friend, passed Wednesday July 9, 2014. She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on April 30, 1986, the daughter of Sharon Selva Fodale and the late Michael Junior Fodale. Nickey was employed by Sephora Cosmetics, member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, 2004 graduate of St. Clairsville...

Robert Hill

Robert Hill

Jul 7, 2014

Robert L. Hill, 88, of Bellaire, Ohio, died Monday, July 7, 2014 at Liza's Place. He was born December 5, 1925 in Barnesville, Ohio, son of the late Raymond Hill and Sarah Lucas Hill. Robert was a very intelligent, loving, and caring man. He retired in 1985 from H. J. Behrman and Company, where he had worked as a CPA....