Obituaries

Matthew  G. Schunn,  Sr.

Matthew G. Schunn, Sr.

Jan 14, 2013

Matthew G. Schunn, Sr., 92, of Martins Ferry, OH, joined his late wife Eva E. (Altman) Schunn, Jan. 14, 2013. He was born Jan. 4, 1921 in Martins Ferry a son of the late Mathias and Anna (Tartler) Schunn. Matt retired from the Kroger Company. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, American Legion Post #38 and...

Florence Stenger

Florence Stenger

Jan 14, 2013

Florence Ricca Stenger, 91, of Belmont, Ohio passed on to her eternal reward on January 14, 2013, comfortably at her home, surrounded by her children. She was born in Clarington, Ohio on November 15, 1921, daughter of the late Ed Ricca (Kernen) Lude. Florence was a member of Assumption Church, Barnesville, Ohio. She graduated from Clarington High School and went...

Charles L. "Charlie" Hathaway

Charles L. "Charlie" Hathaway

Jan 13, 2013

Charles "Charlie" L. Hathaway, 69, of Martins Ferry, OH, died Monday, Jan. 13, 2013 at Liza's Place, Valley Hospice Care Center South, Wheeling, WV. He was born Sept. 11, 1943 in Martins Ferry, a son of the late Gerald W. and Elinor E. (Bennett) Hathaway. Charlie grew up in Barton, OH. He retired from the Mingo Junction Plant of...

John Fulkerson

John Fulkerson

Jan 11, 2013

John "Bob" Robert Fulkerson, 90, of Bethesda, Ohio, passed away Friday, January 11, 2013 at Barnesville Hospital. He was born on March 29, 1922 in Baileys Mills, Ohio, the youngest son of the late Harry and Julia Deaver Fulkerson. He was a retired miner from North American Coal Company and a veteran of the United States Army, serving with the...

James F. Beaver Sr

James F. Beaver Sr

Jan 10, 2013

James F. Beaver Sr. 76, of Bridgeport died Thursday January 10, 2013 at East Ohio Regional Hospital Martins Ferry. He was born May 24, 1936 in Wheeling, a son of the late Edward L. and Lena (Thompson) Beaver. He was retired from the former Wheeling Machine Products Co. Wheeling, and a semi driver for Rine's Recycling, he was also...

Emma Elizabeth "Betty" Casteel

Emma Elizabeth "Betty" Casteel

Jan 9, 2013

CASTEEL, Emma Elizabeth "Betty" McGary, 83, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, passed Wednesday January 9, 2013 at Riverside Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. She was born in Blaine, Ohio on September 23, 1929, a daughter of the late James and Goldie Heldreth McGary. She was a retired School Bus Driver with Buckeye Local School District. In addition to her parents, she was...

Ruth Ritchie

Ruth Ritchie

Jan 9, 2013

Ruth Elizabeth Ritchie, 96, of Barnesville, Ohio died Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at Barnesville Health Care Center. She was born February 3, 1916 in Barnesville, Ohio, daughter of the late Earl Rooks and Lela Ramsey Rooks. She retired from United Dairy where she had worked as a secretary in the field office. Ruth had a great love for her family...

Mary E. Baxter

Mary E. Baxter

Jan 9, 2013

Mary E. Baxter 80, of Bridgeport, died Wednesday January 9, 2013 at East Ohio Regional Hospital Martins Ferry. She was born November 25, 1932 in Martins Ferry, Ohio. A daughter of the late Raymond and Anna (Milbert) Kyser. She was a member of the First Christian Church Martins Ferry, and a homemaker. In addition to her parents she was...

Kevin Schnegg

Kevin Schnegg

Jan 9, 2013

Kevin M. Schnegg, 38, of Barnesville, Ohio, died Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at East Ohio Regional Hospital. He was born January 14, 1974 in Wheeling, West Virginia, son of Roger L. Schnegg and Brenda L. Mathews Schnegg. Kevin was a Christian by faith. He was a loving husband, father, son, and brother. Kevin was employed by Ohio Valley Coal #6,...

Bradley Drake

Bradley Drake

Jan 8, 2013

Bradley David Drake, 53, of Barnesville, Ohio, died Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at Wexner Medical Center, surrounded his family. He was born September 8, 1959 in Barnesville, Ohio, son of David Merritt and Monna Leach Merritt. Bradley was a 1977 Barnesville High School graduate. He was a sports enthusiast and very few football games were missed by him. He was...

Lois Angela Mcewen

Lois Angela Mcewen

Jan 7, 2013

Lois Angela Cornett McEwen, 64, of Bridgeport, Ohio, passed Monday January 7, 2013 at Heartland Lansing Care Center. She was born in Waynesburg, Kentucky on July 16, 1948. Lois is survived by two sons: Harry McEwen and Robert David Cofiel. Services and interment is private. Offer online condolences at www.wilsonfuneralhomes.com

Doris  L. (Youngman)  Stobbs

Doris L. (Youngman) Stobbs

Jan 5, 2013

Doris L. (Youngman) Stobbs, 86, of Colerain, OH, passed away Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013 at Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, WV. She was born June 21, 1926 in Martins Ferry, OH the daughter of the late Alphonso R. and Mary (Dobson) Youngman. Doris grew up in Tiltonsville, OH along with her late brothers Alphonso "Tubby" and William "Billy" Youngman. Upon graduating...

Alvin Ray Seese

Alvin Ray Seese

Jan 4, 2013

Seese, Alvin Ray, 84, of Bridgeport, Ohio, passed Friday January 4, 2013 at home. He was born in Bridgeport on May 2, 1928, a son of the late William Christopher and Laura Mary Frye Seese. He was a retired Electrical Engineer from Ohio Power Company; a member of the Bridgeport Masonic Lodge #181, a US Marine Veteran; and a...

Elizabeth G. "Betty" (Manning)  Mills

Elizabeth G. "Betty" (Manning) Mills

Jan 4, 2013

Elizabeth G. "Betty" (Manning) Mills, 88, formerly of Martins Ferry, OH, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2013 at Cumberland Health & Rehabilitation of St. Clairsville, OH. She was born Nov. 8, 1924 in Butler, PA, the daughter of the late Leo and Florence Jean (Anderson) Manning. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Harold...

Gerald A. Jelinek

Gerald A. Jelinek

Jan 3, 2013

Gerald A. Jelinek, 99, of Dillonvale, Ohio, passed Thursday January 3, 2013 . He was born in Dillonvale on June 13, 1913, the youngest child of Helen and Thomas Jelinek who were in the retail business in Dillonvale. In addition to his parents and his step-father, Andrew Vojacek, Sr., he was preceded in death by his loving wife, Elizabeth...

Frank Romanoski Sr

Frank Romanoski Sr

Jan 3, 2013

Frank Romanoski Sr., 90, of Bridgeport, Ohio, passed Thursday January 3, 2013 at the Welsh Home, Rocky River, Ohio. He was born in Wolfhurst, Ohio on January 2, 1923, a son of the late Antoni and Anna Yoka Romanoski. Frank was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Wolfhurst, Ohio where he served as usher and counter; a surveyor...

Richard  R. Roth

Richard R. Roth

Jan 2, 2013

Richard R. Roth, 89, of Martins Ferry, OH, died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. He was born Nov. 11, 1923, in Martins Ferry a son of the late John Roth, Sr. and Anna (Lander) Roth. Rich was a retired meat cutter for the former A & P and Super Duper Grocery stores of...

Grace Samuel

Grace Samuel

Jan 2, 2013

Grace Samuel, 80, of Barnesville, Ohio died Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at Emerald Pointe Nursing and Rehab. She was born January 19, 1932 in Wanlesswadi Maharashtra, India, daughter of the late Aaron Theodore Samuel and Rachel Manickan Samuel. Before coming to the United States in 1963, Grace was a professor at Lady Doak College, India from 1962 to 1963. From...

Ross L. Coates

Ross L. Coates

Jan 2, 2013

Ross L. Coates Jr. 66, of Bridgeport, died Wednesday January 2, 2013 at Wheeling Hospital. He was born May 11, 1946 in Fairpoint, Ohio, a son of the late Ross L. Sr. and Elizabeth Mae (Mill) Coates. He was retired from Union Local School District; he was a member of the Lansing United Methodist Church, and a veteran in...

Donald Jason Devore Sr

Donald Jason Devore Sr

Jan 1, 2013

Donald Jason "Chatters" Devore Sr., 79, of Mingo Junction, Ohio, passed Tuesday January 1, 2013 at Life Line Hospital, Wintersville. He was born in Mingo Junction on October 13, 1933, a son of the late James and Katherine Devore. He worked as a plasterer and was a U.S. Marine Veteran. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...