Obituaries

Michael Melvin

Michael Melvin

Dec 26, 2013

Michael S. Melvin, 64, of Barnesville, Ohio, died Thursday, December 26, 2013 at Barnesville Hospital. He was born May 22, 1949 in Clarksburg, West Virginia, son of the late Charles E. Melvin and Dorothy Casto Melvin. Michael had worked as a physician's assistant. Michael is survived by his son, Sean Melvin and sister, Sharon Kinney. It was Michael's wish for...

Norma Millard

Norma Millard

Dec 26, 2013

Norma Gleaves Millard, 87, passed away peacefully Thursday morning (12/26/13) in her home. A lifelong resident of Bridgeport, Norma was a loving and devoted daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She will be missed by all those who knew her from church and school functions as well as her work as the Executive Secretary for the Bridgeport School...

Marie Moore

Marie Moore

Dec 23, 2013

Marie E. Moore, 96, of Bethesda, Ohio, died Monday, December 23, 2013 at Forest Hill Nursing Home. She was born June 24, 1917 in Jacobsburg, Ohio, daughter of the late James and Elizabeth Barton. She had a deep love for her family, as they were her life. She especially enjoyed watching her grandchildren, becoming very influential in their lives. She...

Charlotte L. "Char" Brady

Charlotte L. "Char" Brady

Dec 23, 2013

Charlotte L. "Char" (Engle) Brady, 55, of Martins Ferry, OH died Monday, Dec. 23, 2013 at her residence. She was born July 30, 1958 in Wheeling, WV a daughter of the late John E. and Helen L. (Schmalstieg) Engle. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Martins Ferry. Surviving are her husband, Tim Nickerson, three daughters; Laura...

Robert O. West

Robert O. West

Dec 22, 2013

West, Robert O. 69, of Shadyside formerly of Wheeling died December 22, 2013 at Ohio Valley Medical Center Wheeling. He was born January 21, 1944 in Wheeling, WV, a son of the late Harry J. and Mary (Stephens) West. He was a retired coal miner and an employee of the Dallas Pike Truck Stop; he was a member of...

Frances J. Mihelcic

Frances J. Mihelcic

Dec 21, 2013

Mihelcic, Frances J. 87, of Bridgeport, Ohio, formerly of Blaine, Ohio died December 21, 2013 at her the home of her sister. She was born January 18, 1926 in Blaine, a daughter of the late Frank and Rose (Widmor) Mihelcic. She retired after 47 years of service with the Dept. of Health and Human Resources in St. Clairsville, a...

Rose Marie Thompson

Rose Marie Thompson

Dec 20, 2013

Rose Marie (Navaroli) Thompson, 75, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, passed Friday December 20, 2013 at East Ohio Regional Hospital. She was born in Bellaire Ohio on June 26, 1938, a daughter of the late Fred Smith and Verda Tharp Jeffers. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son-in-law Joseph Hakr and a brother Edward...

Dr. Lloyd C. Faulkner, D.V.M.

Dr. Lloyd C. Faulkner, D.V.M.

Dec 20, 2013

Dr. Lloyd C. Faulkner, D.V.M., of St. Clairsville, OH, passed suddenly, but peacefully from this life to go home to Jesus, on Friday, December 20, 2013. He was born in Longmont, Colo. a son of the late Earl and Verna (Sommer) Faulkner. Dr. Faulkner is a retired Veterinarian and a member of Trinity Gospel Fellowship of Flushing. He was...

Friedericke Frieda Pomaranski

Friedericke Frieda Pomaranski

Dec 17, 2013

Pomaranski, Friedericke "Frieda" 86, of Lansing died Tuesday December 17, 2013 at Park Health Center, St. Clairsville. She was born January 10, 1927 in Augsburg, Germany, a daughter of the late Fritz Mayer and Caecilia (Mayer) Lahner She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church Wolfhurst, and the CWC of the Church. In addition to her parents she...

Bonnie Dangelo

Bonnie Dangelo

Dec 17, 2013

Bonnie Dangelo, 92, passed away Tuesday morning, December 17, 2013, at the Country Club Retirement Campus, Dover, Ohio. Bonnie was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and aunt, who was kind-hearted and generous with family and neighbors. Born June 12, 1921 in Martins Ferry, Ohio to the late David and Helen Jenkins, Bonnie was a long-time resident of Bridgeport,...

Frank Bodnar

Frank Bodnar

Dec 16, 2013

Bodnar Frank Jr., 78, of Blaine died Monday December 16, 2013 at East Ohio Regional Hospital Martins Ferry. He was born June 8, 1935 in Blaine, a son of the late Frank Sr. and Jenny (Trykowski) Bodnar. He was a retired employee of he former Wheeling Stamping Co. Wheeling, a Catholic by faith, a member of the Lansing Sportsman...

Russell  E. Alltop,  Jr.

Russell E. Alltop, Jr.

Dec 16, 2013

Russell E. Alltop, Jr., 62, of Martins Ferry, OH died Monday, Dec. 16, 2013 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry, OH. He was born May 16, 1951 in Martins Ferry a son of the late Russell E. Alltop, Sr. and Opal M. (Groves) Alltop. He was retired from the former Alltop Transfer of Martins Ferry. Russ was a...

Lawrence E. Vogler

Lawrence E. Vogler

Dec 14, 2013

Lawrence "Larry" E. Vogler, 64, of Bridgeport, Ohio, passed Saturday December 14, 2013 at home. He was born March 9, 1949, a son of the late Harry and Delores West Vogler. Larry was a retired employee of Nickles Bakery and a U.S. Navy veteran. Larry is survived by his wife Judy Vogler, a son Jason (Renee) Vogler of Bridgeport,...

Walter Markowski

Walter Markowski

Dec 14, 2013

Markowski Walter, 84 of Colerain, died Saturday December 14, 2013 at Autumn Healthcare of Adena, surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 6, 1936 in Dillonvale, a son of the late Matthew and Clementine (Trzyzudzki) Markowski. He was a retired foreman for Consolidated Coal Co. and a veteran of the US Army. In addition to his parents...

Raymond Lee Gwennap

Raymond Lee Gwennap

Dec 10, 2013

Gwennap Raymond Lee, 80 of Colerain died Tuesday December 10, 2013 at his home. He was born November 3, 1933 in Wheeling, a son of the late John C. and Hilda M. (Yates) Gwennap. He was a retired member of IBEW Local #141 Wheeling, and a Methodist by faith. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death...

Katherine Gonzalez Stanton

Katherine Gonzalez Stanton

Dec 7, 2013

Stanton, Katherine Gonzalez 41, of Bridgeport, died Saturday at Liza's Place Wheeling. She was born February 25, 1972 in Martins Ferry, Ohio; she is the daughter of Mark and Dahlia (Gonzalez) Stanton of Bridgeport. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church Wolfhurst; she attended The School of Hope Belco Craft and Tomorrow's Corner. In addition to her...

Carolyn Gossett

Carolyn Gossett

Dec 6, 2013

Carolyn S. Gossett, 60, of Bethesda, Ohio passed away from the arms of her beloved husband Dennis, into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior, Friday, December 6, 2013. She was born January 25, 1953 in Wheeling, West Virginia, daughter of the late Walter J. Brudzinski and Elizabeth M. Ondusko Brudzinski. A devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Carolyn...

Richard J. Slivinski

Richard J. Slivinski

Dec 4, 2013

 Richard J. "Ziggy" Slivinski, 51, of Akron, Ohio, formerly of Martins Ferry, Ohio, passed suddenly Wednesday December 4, 2013 at Trinity West Hospital. He was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio on August 13, 1962, a son of Barbara McKean Slivinski and the late Richard W. Slivinski. He was a former Trucking Company employee, also an avid sportsman and...

John Cameron

John Cameron

Dec 4, 2013

John W. Cameron, Sr., 66, of Piedmont, Ohio, died Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at his home. He was born November 24, 1947 in Wheeling, West Virginia, son of the late Victor E. Cameron, Jr. and Doris L. Pitner Cameron. John had worked as a welder for the Gradall Company. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy, during...

Helen Marie Fowler

Helen Marie Fowler

Nov 30, 2013

Fowler Helen Marie, 81, of Bethesda, Ohio died Saturday November 30, 2013 at the home of her daughter. She was born February 14, 1932 in Bridgeport, Ohio, a daughter of the late Mary (Callarik) Fairbanks. She was a Christian by faith. Helen is survived by her husband Richard Fowler, children Richard E. (Cindy) Fowler, Bruce A. Fowler, Christine (Larry)...