Obituaries

Mary A. Sempirek

Mary A. Sempirek

Apr 18, 2013

SEMPIREK, Mary A. Kucera, 100, of Dillonvale, Ohio, passed Thursday April 18, 2013 East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry, Ohio. She was born June 11, 1912 in Lansing, Ohio, a daughter of the late James and Barbara Sojka Kucera. Mary was a very giving, generous person and a member of the CSA Lodge #121. In addition to her parents,...

Richard A. Mcfarland

Richard A. Mcfarland

Apr 18, 2013

Richard A. "Mac" McFarland, 67, of Martins Ferry, OH, died Thursday, April 18, 2013, at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. He was born June 30, 1945 in Martins Ferry a son of the late John L. and Beatrice (Kinney) McFarland. Mac retired from the Yorkville plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel and the Martins Ferry Public Library. He was a...

Ella  A. (Weiss)  Boehm

Ella A. (Weiss) Boehm

Apr 16, 2013

Ella A. Boehm, 96, of Martins Ferry, OH, died Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at her home. She was born Jan. 10, 1917 in Wilhelmsthal, Germany, a daughter of the late John and Katherine (Steininger) Weiss. Ella was a member of the St. Mary's Catholic Church of Martins Ferry. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by...

Alice Harlan

Alice Harlan

Apr 15, 2013

Alice Virginia Price Harlan, 93, of Belmont, Ohio, passed away Monday, April 15, 2013 at her son, Terry's, home. She was born February 20, 1920 in Uniontown, Ohio, daughter of the late David Craig Price and Mildred Johnson Price. She graduated from St. Clairsville High School and then attended Elliott Business School. She had worked for the U.S. Employment Services...

Ted Slivinski

Ted Slivinski

Apr 15, 2013

Slivinski, Ted 90, of Dillonvale, died Monday April 15, 2013 at Ohio Valley Medical Center Wheeling. He was born September 8, 1922 in Glen Robins, a son of the late Walter and Genevieve (Streja) Slivinski. He retired from the former Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Steubenville plant, a member of St. Adalbert's Catholic Church Dillonvale, he was a US Army Veteran who...

Charles A. Wilson Jr

Charles A. Wilson Jr

Apr 14, 2013

WILSON, ?Charlie?, Charles A. Wilson Jr., 70, of East Lawn, St. Clairsville, Ohio, formerly of Bridgeport, Ohio, passed Sunday April 14, 2013 in Bethesda Memorial Hospital, Florida. He was born in Martins Ferry on January 18, 1943, the son of the late Charles A. Wilson Sr. and Kathleen Foster Wilson. Charlie graduated from Dillonvale High School Class of 1960....

Harold Edwin Rehm

Harold Edwin Rehm

Apr 14, 2013

Harold Edwin Rehm, 89, of Bridgeport, Ohio, passed Sunday April 14, 2013 at Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling, W.Va. He was born in Wheeling on March 24, 1924, a son of the late Edwin J. and Elizabeth Rueckle Rehm. He was the president of Sands Electric Company, Wheeling; a WWII Army Veteran; a member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran...

Dorothy  Jean (Veloski)  Vucelich

Dorothy Jean (Veloski) Vucelich

Apr 13, 2013

Dorothy Jean (Veloski) Vucelich, 82, of Shadyside, OH, formerly of Martins Ferry, OH, died Saturday, April 13, 2013 at Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling, WV. She was born November 9, 1930, in Martins Ferry a daughter of the late Andy and Virginia Mae (Clark) Veloski. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Daniel...

Sharon Sue Beck

Sharon Sue Beck

Apr 12, 2013

Sharon Sue Beck, 62, of Martins Ferry, Ohio, passed Friday April 12, 2013 at Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling, W.Va. She was born in Martins Ferry on April 18, 1950, a daughter of Velma Ewing Applegarth and the late John Applegarth Jr. Sharon was a retired employee of the Martins Ferry School District, and a member of Saint Mary's...

June  C. Green

June C. Green

Apr 12, 2013

June C. (Murrin) Green, 69, of St. Clairsville, OH died Friday, April 12, 2013 at Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, WV. She was born April 29, 1943 in Wheeling, WV a daughter of the late Frank and Ada A. (Swesey) Murrin. Surviving are her husband, William J. Green of St. Clairsville, a sister Frances (Monte) Ryan of Martins Ferry, a niece...

Gino  L. Reynolds

Gino L. Reynolds

Apr 11, 2013

Gino L. Reynolds, 54, of Martins Ferry, OH died Thursday, April 11, 2013 at OSU Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH. He was born Aug. 3, 1958 in Wheeling, WV a son of the late Amos "Penny" Reynolds, Jr. and Dorothy Mae (Beall) Reynolds. Gino worked as a guard for Belmont Correctional Institute, St. Clairsville, OH. He was a member...

Margaret B. Saus

Margaret B. Saus

Apr 11, 2013

Saus Margaret B. 101 of St. Clairsville formerly of Bridgeport died Thursday April 11, 2013 at Park Health Center St. Clairsville. She was born February 4, 1912 in Austria Hungry, a daughter of the late Michael and Anna (Bartok) Vargo. She was a member of the Tri-State Assembly of God in St. Clairsville. In addition to her parents she...

Norma Mae Bonfini

Norma Mae Bonfini

Apr 11, 2013

Bonfini Norma M. 63 of Bethesda died Thursday April 11, 2013 at Ohio Valley Medical Center Wheeling. She was born November 5, 1949 in Martins Ferry, a daughter of the late Harry Nicola. In addition to her father she was preceded in death by her husband Joseph Bonfini, her step-father Albert W. Zercher, and a brother Robert Nicola. She...

Evelyn  J. (Moore)  Bauknecht

Evelyn J. (Moore) Bauknecht

Apr 10, 2013

Evelyn J. (Moore) Bauknecht, 84, of Martins Ferry, OH died Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at East Ohio Regional Hospital Long Term Care, Martins Ferry. She was born Jan. 2, 1929 in Martins Ferry a daughter of the late George K. and Oma C. (Jones) Moore. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by husband Donald R....

John Ruschak

John Ruschak

Apr 9, 2013

John W. Ruschak, 61, of Beallsville, Ohio, died Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at his home, after his battle with cancer. He was born November 16, 1951 in Stahlstown, Pennsylvania, son of Lila Ruschak of Barnesville, Ohio and the late William Ruschak. He was a carpenter by trade. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his granddaughter,...

Gene Jenkins

Gene Jenkins

Apr 7, 2013

Gene Jenkins 87 of Colerain, died Sunday April 7, 2013 at Liza's Place Wheeling. He was born May 10, 1925 in Martins Ferry, a son of the late Frank E. and Edith L. (Cook) Jenkins. From 1946 to November of 1980 he worked at Lorain Coal and Dock, Blaine; Y&O Coal St. Clairsvillle; and he retired from Valley Camp...

Virginia  A. (Spina)  French

Virginia A. (Spina) French

Apr 5, 2013

Virginia A. (Spina) French, 74, of Adena, OH died Friday, April 5, 2013 at Autumn Healthcare Care, Adena, OH. She was born Feb. 4, 1938 in Martins Ferry, OH a daughter of the late Pasko and Angelina (Mascar) Spina. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a brother; Sam Spina and two sisters; Clara Eugeni...

Dianne A. Kovack

Dianne A. Kovack

Apr 3, 2013

Dianne A. Kovack 58, of Bridgeport passed away Wednesday April 3, 2013 at Ohio Valley Hospital Wheeling, after a courageous battle with renal disease. She was born November 18, 1954 in Martins Ferry. Dianne was a registered vascular technician at East Ohio Regional Hospital Martins Ferry. She was preceded in death by her parents William Linzy and Anja (Kreigmier)...

Thomas Brill

Thomas Brill

Apr 2, 2013

Thomas (Tom) E. Brill, 59, of Barnesville, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at Cleveland Clinic, with his family by his side. He was born May 13, 1953, in Barnesville, Ohio, son of the late Charles E. and Mildred M. (Bailey) Brill. Tom was a member of Sandy Ridge Church of Christ. He was a retired coal...

Roger Lee Michalo

Roger Lee Michalo

Mar 31, 2013

Roger Lee "Bates" Michalo, 61, of Dillonvale, Ohio, passed Sunday March 31, 2013 at East Ohio Regional Hospital. He was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio on July 12, 1951, a son of the late Edward and Genevie Fithen Michalo. Roger was a former employee of Norfork & Southern Railroad; and a member of St. Adalbert Catholic Church. He was...