Obituaries

German Ortiz

German Ortiz

Oct 6, 2013

Dr. German Ortiz, 90 of Colerain, died Sunday October 6, 2013 at East Ohio Regional Hospital Martins Ferry surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 10, 1923 in Mexico City, Mexico, a son of the late Luis and Evangeline (Valencia) Ortiz. He was a member of St. Francis Cabrini Catholic Church Colerain, a member of the A.M.A.,...

William Johnson

William Johnson

Oct 6, 2013

William "Bill" O. Johnson, 78, of Barnesville, Ohio, died Sunday, October 6, 2013 at Barnesville Hospital. He was born February 14, 1935 in Memphis, Tennessee, son of the late Neal R. Johnson and Altie Scroggins Johnson Cronizer. A 1952 graduate from Woodsfield High School, Bill was a retired loan officer from WesBanco. He was a member of East Main Street...

Charlotte Ann Elchuck

Charlotte Ann Elchuck

Oct 5, 2013

Charlotte Ann Elchuck'nee' Niekro, 79, of Blaine died unexpectedly Saturday October 5, 2013. She was born September 14, 1934 in Lansing, a daughter of the late Anthony I. and Anna A. (Klinkoski) Niekro. She was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church Wolfhurst, the CWC of the Church, the Bridgeport Christian Friendship Council, the PNA Lodge, and a devoted...

Edward A. Merkel

Edward A. Merkel

Oct 4, 2013

Edward A. Merkel, 96, of Columbus formerly of Dillonvale, died Friday October 4, 2013 at Mt. Carmel St. Anns Hospital Columbus. He was born September 11, 1917 in Dillonvale, a son of the late Albert and Jesse A. (Gerke) Merkel. He was a member of the Dillonvale United Methodist Church, a retired employee of the railroad, the Dillonvale American...

Charles Vansickle

Charles Vansickle

Oct 4, 2013

Charles E. VanSickle, 83, of Quaker City, Ohio, died Friday, October 4, 2013 at Emerald Pointe Nursing and Rehab. He was born January 15, 1930 in Wheeling, West Virginia, son of the late Sherman VanSickle and Cecelia Amos VanSickle. He was a member of the Eagles. He was an extraordinary pitcher in the sport of horseshoes. Charlie was a very...

Robert Stacey Horvat

Robert Stacey Horvat

Oct 2, 2013

Robert "Bob" Stacey Horvat, 47, of Dillonvale, Ohio, passed Wednesday October 2, 2013 at Weirton Medical Center. He was born in Washington, DC on June 19, 1966, a son of Dora Stinard Horvat and the late William Horvat. Bob was a member of the Dillonvale Eagles and a member of Roofers Local #188, with GPC Roofers. In addition to...

Kathleen Duvall

Kathleen Duvall

Oct 2, 2013

Kathleen M. Duvall, 80, of Belmont, Ohio, died Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at Emerald Pointe Nursing and Rehab. She was born June 19, 1933 near Belmont, Ohio, daughter of the late Pearl Gregg. She worked at RCA in Cambridge, Ohio and later owned her own beauty salon. She retired in 1996 from Sears at the Ohio Valley Mall. She was...

Nellie Mccroskey

Nellie Mccroskey

Sep 30, 2013

Nellie V. McCroskey, 91, of Belmont, Ohio, went home to be with her dear Jesus, Monday, September 30, 2013 at Belmont Manor. She was born May 20, 1922 in Saskatchewan, Canada, daughter of the late William M. Butler and Mona Belle Green Butler. She was a homemaker and a member of Belmont United Methodist Church. Nellie was very active in...

Betty  Lee (Devault)  Sidorak

Betty Lee (Devault) Sidorak

Sep 27, 2013

Betty Lee (DeVault) Sidorak, 87, of Martins Ferry, OH, died Friday, Sept. 27, 2013 at Park Health Center, St. Clairsville, OH. She was born June 24, 1926 in Martins Ferry a daughter of the late Lawrence and Verna (Sutton) DeVault. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Martins Ferry. In addition to her parents she...

Warren Lee Shriver

Warren Lee Shriver

Sep 27, 2013

Warren Lee Shriver, 92 of Bellaire, Ohio, passed Friday September 27, 2013 at East Ohio Regional Hospital. He was born in Lansing, Ohio on September 30, 1920, a son of the late John F. and Effie W. Hadsell Shriver. Warren was a retired meat cutter with A&P; a U. S. Army Air Corp. veteran of WWII; and a member...

Rose Lukich

Rose Lukich

Sep 25, 2013

Lukich (Dolence), Rose F., 85, of Morristown, Ohio died Wednesday, September 25th at the Kobacker House-Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Born September 29, 1927 in Lansing, Ohio,youngest child of the late Anton Dolence and Agnes Legan Dolence. A loving wife, mother, grandmother, and aunt, Rose was a homemaker and a retired bookkeeper from Clifford Motors in St. Clairsville,...

Juanita E. Piergallini

Juanita E. Piergallini

Sep 24, 2013

PIERGALLINI, Juanita E. (Brammer), 91, of Harrisville, Ohio, passed Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at Wheeling Hospital.She was born in Logan, Ohio on April 20, 1922, a daughter of the late George and Myrtle Petrie Brammer.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Piergallini on December 18, 2008; an infant daughter, Jane Ann Piergallini;...

George Snyder

George Snyder

Sep 23, 2013

George W. Snyder, Jr., 72 of Barnesville, Ohio, died Monday, September 23, 2013 at the home of his sister. He was born December 9, 1940 in Barnesville, Ohio, son of the late George W. Snyder, Sr. and Mildred C. Pierce Snyder. He was a member of North Main Street Church of Christ and was retired from the Oxford company, where...

Robert W. E, Snyder

Robert W. E, Snyder

Sep 22, 2013

Robert W. E. Snyder, 88, of Martins Ferry, OH, died Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013 at Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling, WV. He was born July 30, 1925 in Martins Ferry a son of the late Robert L. and Margaret L. (Clemens) Snyder. He was a former Supervisor of Industrial Relations of the Upper Ohio Valley Plants for Wheeling Pittsburgh...

John L. Walford

John L. Walford

Sep 22, 2013

John L. Walford, 58, of Bridgeport died Sunday September 22, 2013 at East Ohio Regional Hospital Martins Ferry. He was born April 16, 1955 in Wheeling, a son of the late Edwin J. and Margaret G. (Dinsmore) Walford. He was a former Educator for Belmont County, and President of Kirkwood Hobbies. He was a graduate of Bridgeport High School...

Roy Young

Roy Young

Sep 21, 2013

TOGETHER AGAIN Roy "Cy" Young Sr., 84 of Bridgeport, went to be with his wife Rose on Saturday September 21, 2013 at Liza's Place Valley Hospice South Wheeling, surrounded by his loving family. He was Born October 4, 1928 in Bridgeport, a son of the late Norman J. and Hilda M. (Stillwell) Young. Cy was a retired employee of...

Mary Jean Stanton

Mary Jean Stanton

Sep 20, 2013

Mary Jean Stanton 62, of Bridgeport, died Friday September 20, 2013 at Wheeling Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born December 28, 1950 in Wheeling, a daughter of the late Steve and Theresa (Burns) Sofka. She was a retired employee of The Linsly School, and Wilson Funeral and Furniture Co. She was a member of the Eagles...

Anton M. Godez

Anton M. Godez

Sep 18, 2013

Anton M. "Tony" Godez, 88, of St. Clairsville formerly of Bridgeport, died Wednesday, September 18, 2013 surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 3, 1925 in Bridgeport, a son of the late Anton and Mary (Koss) Godez. He was retired President of General Welding Supply Co. Bridgeport, a veteran of WW II in the US Army. Tony...

Janet  E. (Harris)  Kuhn

Janet E. (Harris) Kuhn

Sep 17, 2013

Janet E. (Harris) Kuhn, 55, of Martins Ferry, OH died Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013 at Heartland-Lansing Nursing Home, Bridgeport, OH. She was born Jan. 14, 1958 in Martins Ferry a daughter of Mary Ellen (Clouse) Harris and the late James M. Harris, Sr. Surviving in addition to her mother of Martins Ferry are a daughter Mary Christina (Rod) Williams...

Patrick J. Demuth

Patrick J. Demuth

Sep 17, 2013

Patrick J. DeMuth 51, of Martins Ferry, passed away Tuesday September 17, 2013 at UPMC Shadyside Hospital Pittsburgh surrounded by his loving family. He was born March 16, 1962 in Wheeling, a son of the late Joseph S. and Leota (Fowler) DeMuth. He is Produce Director for Riesbeck's Corporate Office. Pat is survived by his loving wife of 29...