Obituaries
Ruth (Montgomery) Russell
Mar 19, 2013
Ruth (Montgomery) Russell, 95, of Martins Ferry, OH, died March 19, 2013 at Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling, WV. She was born Jan. 23, 1918 in Martins Ferry a daughter of the late Joseph B. "Ben" and Garnet (Maguire) Montgomery. Ruth retired as a receptionist for the former Ohio Valley Medical Center School of Nursing Residence Hall. She was...
Virgil C. Vilinski
Mar 19, 2013
Virgil C. Vilinski, Jr., 81, of St. Clairsville, OH, formerly of Martins Ferry, OH, died Mar. 19, 2013 at Belmont Manor Nursing Home, St. Clairsville. He was born Mar. 21, 1931 in Wolfhurst, OH the son of the late Virgil and Mary (Malek) Vilinski. Virgil retired from Labor Local #1149 of Wheeling, WV and was a member of St....
Harry J. Shrieve
Mar 19, 2013
Harry J. Shrieve, 61, of Scotch Ridge, Martins Ferry, OH died Tuesday, Mar. 19, 2013 at Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling, WV. He was born Jan. 3, 1952 in Wheeling a son of the late Harry U. and Dorothy (Krinke) Shrieve. He was an employee of Colgate Palmolive of Cambridge, OH. Harry was a member of Friends Church, Mt....
Theresa M. Bulick
Mar 19, 2013
Bulick, Theresa M. 84 of Barton, went to be with husband Ed on March 19, 2013 at East Ohio Regional Hospital Martins Ferry. She was born December 22, 1928 in Wheeling, a daughter of the late Jesse and Estelle (Diehl) White. She was a Catholic by faith, and she loved her flower garden. In addition to her parents she...
Faye Kemp
Mar 19, 2013
Faye Luella Heaney Kemp, 91, of Bethesda, Ohio, died Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at Emerald Pointe Nursing and Rehab. She was born September 29, 1921 in Mt. Olivett, Ohio, daughter of the late Cecil Heaney and Clara Van Scyoc Heaney. Faye was a member of Bethesda United Methodist Church, the American Legion Auxiliary, and Weyer Chapter of the Order of...
Mary Frances Berry
Mar 18, 2013
Mary Frances Berry, 94, of Fountain Inn, SC, formerly of Ferryview Rd., Martins Ferry, OH died Monday, Mar. 18, 2013 at Fountain Inn Nursing Home, Fountain Inn, SC. She was born Oct. 4, 1918 in Martins Ferry a daughter of the late Ellis E. and Carrie (Krauter) Berry. She was a retired long time employee of the Wheeling Credit...
Betty J. Lanch
Mar 18, 2013
Lanch, Betty J. 84 of Reservoir Road St. Clairsville formerly of Kirkwood Heights Bridgeport died Monday March 18, 2013 at Forest Hill Retirement Complex St. Clairsville. She was born May 29, 1928 in Bridgeport, a daughter of the late Thomas J. and Nellie J (Strawser) Bowers. She was a member of the Meadowbrook Church of God Rayland. In addition...
Looby Children
Mar 17, 2013
Looby Children Joshua A. Looby Jr., 5, September 8, 2007 Ruthann Nichole Looby, 4, December 11, 2008 Aubrey Mae Looby, 2, December 31, 2010 All of Bridgeport, Ohio, all were born in Martins Ferry, Ohio, children of Joshua A. Looby and Caroline Jean Owens, passed March 17, 2013 as the result of a tragic home fire. They were preceded...
Franklin Jeffers
Mar 17, 2013
Franklin E. Jeffers, 61, of Bethesda, OH, was killed in a semi accident on March 17, 2013. He was born September 12, 1951 in Bellaire, OH to Joseph E. Jeffers and Margaret P. Brown Jeffers. Frank was a Methodist by faith. He was a loving father, fiance, and grandfather. He was an avid NASCAR fan, who didn't like to miss...
Mildred Weekley
Mar 16, 2013
Mildred E. Weekley, 98, of Bethesda, Ohio, died Saturday, March 16, 2013 at Barnesville Health Care Center. She was born December 28, 1914 in Shadyside, Ohio, daughter of the late Perry Griffin and Clara Tschapatt Griffin. She retired from the health care industry, where she had worked as a nurse's aide. Mildred was a loving and caring person, who touched...
Mary Louise Fietz
Mar 13, 2013
Mary Louise "MeMe" Fietz, 70, of Martins Ferry, OH, died Wednesday, Mar. 13, 2013, at her home due to the effects of Alzheimer's disease. She was born Oct. 18, 1942 in Martins Ferry a daughter of the late Bernard and Frances (Savelsberg) Fietz. Preceded in death by parents and sister, Dorothy A. Fietz. Survived by niece Jennifer L. Fietz...
Walter P. Fornal
Mar 13, 2013
Fornal, Walter P., 90 of Barton died Wednesday March 13, 2013 at East Ohio Regional Hospital Martins Ferry. He was born September 2, 1922 in Crescent, Ohio, a son of the late Joseph and Anna (Klotz) Fornal. He was a retired equipment operator for Tri-State Asphalt Co., a member of St. Francis Cabrini Catholic Church Colerain, a lifetime member...
Gerald Lewis Dusz
Mar 12, 2013
"Together Again"Gerald "Louie" Lewis Dusz, 81, of Quaker City, Ohio, passed suddenly on Tuesday March 12, 2013 at Wheeling Hospital. He was born in Derwent, Ohio on July 8, 1931, a son of Jerry Kingdon Dusz and Laura Abrams Dusz. Louie was a retired United Parcel Service truck driver; and a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War. In...
Joseph H. Thomas
Mar 11, 2013
Thomas, Joseph H. 87, of Columbus formerly of St. Clairsville, went to be with the Lord on Monday March 11, 2013 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. He was born October 29, 1925 in Wheeling, West Virginia, a son of the late James W. and Mary E. (Farmer) Thomas. Joe was the owner and operator of Thomas-Wilbert Vault Co....
Ruth E. (Littleton) Singhaus
Mar 10, 2013
Ruth E. (Littleton) Singhaus, 83, of Colerain, OH, died Sunday, March 10, 2013 at her residence. She was born Feb. 12, 1930 in Avondale, OH a daughter of the late Howard E. and Helen (Stephens) Littleton. Ruth was a member of the Colerain Presbyterian Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by husband Robert M....
Dorothy Starr
Mar 7, 2013
Dorothy K. Starr, 89, of Barnesville, Ohio, went to her eternal home to be with her Lord, March 7, 2013 at Walton Retirement Home. She was born in Jackson, Ohio, December 3, 1923, daughter of the late John and Florence (Moore) McGhee. Dorothy was a devout Christian, teaching Sunday School in Milan, Michigan for many years. She enjoyed sewing, quilting,...
Evelyn Paulman
Mar 7, 2013
Evelyn Marguerite (Mayle) Paulman, 91, of Barnesville, Ohio, went to her eternal home to be with her Lord, Thursday, March 7, 2013. She was born in Bellaire, Ohio on August 9, 1921, daughter of the late Sherley E. and Cora Mayle. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Richard C. Paulman...
Franklin Schneider
Mar 5, 2013
Franklin D. Schneider, 75, of Woodsfield, Ohio, died Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at Ohio Valley Medical Center. He was born February 4, 1938 in Alledonia, Ohio, son of the late Edward M. Schneider and Berta V. Wade Schneider. In his early years, Franklin spent a great deal of time with his parents. He was a retired truck driver. He had...
Ronald S. Otto
Mar 5, 2013
Otto, Ronald S. 70, of Bridgeport went to be with the Lord on Tuesday March 5, 2013 surrounded by his family. He was born May 5, 1942 in Bellaire, a son of the late Steve and Helen (Zbrzezny) Otto. He was a retired employee of Nickels Bakery Martins Ferry, and the former Blaw-Knox Foundry Wheeling, a member of the...
Mary Jane Ruckman (May) Calvert
Mar 2, 2013
Mary Jane (May) Ruckman Calvert, 65, of Martins Ferry, OH died Saturday, Mar. 2, 2013 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. She was born Dec. 29, 1947 in Martins Ferry a daughter of the late Henry A. and Minnie (Woods) May. Mary Jane was a Mother, Grandmother, Sister and Wife. She was a retired registered nurse and former...
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