Obituaries

Walter D. Green

Walter D. Green

Aug 8, 2013

Walter D. Green, 86 of St. Clairsville, OH died Thursday August 8, 2013 at his home. He was born August 23, 1926 in Bridgeport, OH to the late Donald and Gladys (Butler) Green. Walter was retired from Wheeling Machine Products/Joy Manufacturing. In retirement he was a school bus driver for Bridgeport School District. Walter was also an Army Veteran...

Vivian Mae Smith

Vivian Mae Smith

Aug 7, 2013

Smith, Vivian Mae, 89 of Martins Ferry, died Wednesday August 7, 2013 at East Ohio Regional Hospital Martins Ferry. She was born October 29, 1923 in Martins Ferry, a daughter of the late Albert Ross and Naomi (Dietch) Trouten. Vivian was a member of the Meadowbrook Church of God. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death...

James Moffo

James Moffo

Aug 5, 2013

Moffo, James 77, of Dillonvale, died Monday August 5, 2013 at East Ohio Regional Hospital Martins Ferry. He was born March 3, 1936 in Connersville, Ohio, a son of the late Victor Moffo and Pearl (Guzy) Merkel. He was a retired employee of the former Valley Distributing Co. Dillonvale, the Dillonvale Eagles, and an avid hunter. Jim is survived...

Ruby  L. Eason

Ruby L. Eason

Aug 2, 2013

Ruby L. Eason, 71, of Martins Ferry, OH, died Friday, Aug. 2, 2013 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. She was born Jan. 27, 1942 at Chattanooga, TN a daughter of the late Ben and Alma Ruth (Diggs) Little. She was preceded in death by her children; Joey Eason, Charlotte Ramsey and Lori Eason, a sister, Ora Mae...

Harvard David Lang

Harvard David Lang

Aug 2, 2013

Harvard David Lang, 67, of Bridgeport, Ohio, passed Friday August 2, 2013 at home. He was born October 6, 1945, a son of the late Harvard and Anna Smigle Lang.Dave was a former employee of Wheeling Brake-Block; a member of Bridgport and Wheeling Eagles; bowled with St. Clair Lanes; and a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church, Elm Grove....

Deborah Kay Farr

Deborah Kay Farr

Aug 2, 2013

FARR, Deborah Kay (Travis), 62, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, passed Friday August 2, 2013 at Wheeling Hospital. She was born in Bellaire, Ohio on July 31, 1951, a daughter of the late James S. and Virginia P. Crawford Travis. Deborah was a former member of the Bridgeport Eagles and former employee of WesBanco. In addition to her parents, she...

Homer Hoop

Homer Hoop

Jul 31, 2013

Homer Eugene Hoop, 62, of Freeport, Ohio died July 31, 2013 at his home. He was born January 30, 1951 in Cambridge, Ohio, son of the late Earl A. Hoop and Pansie R. Watkins Hoop. Homer had worked as a mason. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Bill Hoop. Homer is survived by...

Larry  D. Dennis

Larry D. Dennis

Jul 31, 2013

Larry D. Dennis, 77, of Martins Ferry, OH, died Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at home. He was born Apr. 10, 1936 in Martins Ferry a son of the late Rylie W. and Alice M. (DeVault) Dennis. Larry was retired from the Martins Ferry Plant of Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel. He was a member of the Colerain Presbyterian Church and a...

Carl John Hupp Jr

Carl John Hupp Jr

Jul 29, 2013

Carl John Hupp Jr., 64, of Rayland, Ohio, passed Monday July 29, 2013 at East Ohio Regional Hospital. He was born in Wheeling, W.Va. on March 2, 1949, a son of the late Carl John Hupp Sr. and Dorothy Hammer Hupp. Carl was a retired employee of Consol, Shoemaker Mine; a U.S. Army Veteran of the Vietnam War. He...

Lena Gaul

Lena Gaul

Jul 26, 2013

Gaul, Lena, 104, of Sunset Heights Bridgeport, died on Friday July 26, 2013 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born June 28, 1909 in Dillonvale, a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Ostodi) Polgar. She was retired from the former Wheeling Stamping, and a member of the ladies auxiliary of the Sunset Heights Fire...

Francis Jefferis

Francis Jefferis

Jul 24, 2013

Barnesville resident, Francis Jefferis, 81, died July 24, 2013 at his home. He was born February 20, 1932 in Barnesville, Ohio, to Ray and Marcella (Burkhart) Jefferis. Francis married Edna Frances Lucas on November 6, 1954 in Barnesville. He worked for Blaney Lumber, as a truck driver, in Bethesda for 25 years. He was owner/operator of Triple J, Inc. of...

Stanley S. Czahoroski Sr

Stanley S. Czahoroski Sr

Jul 24, 2013

Czahoroski, Stanley (Stush) Stephen Sr., of Martins Ferry, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather, passed away Wednesday July 24, 2013 at the age of 74. He was born December 29, 1938 in Blaine, Ohio, the son of the late John and Victoria (Stempien) Czahoroski. He graduated from Bridgeport High School and was a US Army Veteran. He was...

Joseph P. Dare

Joseph P. Dare

Jul 23, 2013

DaRe Joseph Paul, 97 of St. Clairsville formerly of Lansing went to be with the Lord on Tuesday July 23, 2013 at East Ohio Regional Hospital Martins Ferry surrounded by his loving family. He was born August 7, 1915 in Treviso Italy, a son of the late John and Regina (Fiorin) DaRe. He was a retired Supervisor for Wheeling-Pittsburgh...

Charlene (Edmundson)  Veloski

Charlene (Edmundson) Veloski

Jul 21, 2013

Charlene (Edmundson) Veloski, 70, of Martins Ferry, OH, died Sunday, July 21, 2013 at Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling, WV. She was born Dec. 14, 1942 in Massillon, OH, a daughter of the late Thomas W. and Verba LaVern (Bristow) Edmundson. Charlene was the Director of Food Services for the Martins Ferry Public School System. She was a member...

Margaret Ann Freeman

Margaret Ann Freeman

Jul 20, 2013

Margaret Ann Freeman, 79, of Bellaire, Ohio, passed Saturday July 20, 2013 at Valley Hospice South, Liza's Place, Wheeling, W.Va. She was born in Suffolk, Va., on February 25, 1934, a daughter of the late Lonnie and Coreen Howard Short. Margaret was a retired Nurse's Aide, a member of the Apostolic Faith Temple of Martins Ferry, Ohio, an avid...

Richard A. "Rick" Snyder

Richard A. "Rick" Snyder

Jul 20, 2013

Richard A. "Rick" Snyder, 47, of Martins Ferry, OH, formerly of Butler, PA, died Saturday, July 20, 2013. He was born Oct. 5, 1965 in Butler, PA a son of the late William and Alice (Barger) Snyder. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother Jack Snyder. Surviving are his sisters; Faye (Ralph) Claypoole...

Norma Sarah Kark

Norma Sarah Kark

Jul 18, 2013

KARK, Norma Sarah (Nelson), 99, of Lancaster, Ohio, formerly of Sunset Heights, Ohio, passed Thursday July 18, 2013. She was born in Shadyside, Ohio, August 19, 1913, a daughter of the late Peter and Izetta Beiswenger Nelson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Joseph Wallace Kark in 1992; daughter Nancy Jo Neuhardt,...

Patrick Lapenna

Patrick Lapenna

Jul 14, 2013

Patrick LaPenna, 58, of Mingo Junction, Ohio, passed Sunday July 14, 2013. He was born in Steubenville, Ohio on December 12, 1954, a son of Joseph LaPenna Sr. Patrick was preceded in death by brothers: Frank and Joseph Anthony LaPanna; and grandmother Anna Bhary. In addition to his father, he is survived by brothers: Anthony LaPenna and Joseph LaPenna...

Joel Kocher

Joel Kocher

Jul 13, 2013

Joel Scott Kocher, 43, of Cambridge, Ohio died Saturday, July 13, 2013 at his home. He was born March 13, 1970 in Bellaire, Ohio, son of James F. Kocher and M. Vickie Blevins Kocher. Joel was a carpenter and landscaper. He had a deep love for his family. Joel proudly served his country in the United States Army. Joel is...

Margie  L. (Greer)  Vanchure

Margie L. (Greer) Vanchure

Jul 12, 2013

Margie L. (Greer) Vanchure, 84, of Pleasant Grove, OH died Friday, July 12, 2013. She was born July 25, 1928 in Unionport, OH a daughter of the late Ralph and Stella (Burchfield) Greer. She retired after 25 years from the former McGraw Nursing Home, Pleasant Grove, OH. Margie was an avid crocheter and gardener. Loved canning and Nascar. She...