Obituaries

Carmen Rubeis

Carmen Rubeis

Jan 1, 2013

Carmen Rubeis, 86, of Wheeling, W.Va., passed Tuesday January 1, 2013 at Wheeling Hospital. He was born in New Castel, PA., on March 8, 1926, a son of the late Domenic and Pauline Persutti Rubeis. He was a retired employee of Wheeling Machine and a U.S. Army WWII Veteran. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...

Donald Perkins

Donald Perkins

Jan 1, 2013

Donald F. Perkins, 87, of Belmont, Ohio, died Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at his home. He was born June 2, 1925 in Alledonia, Ohio, son of the late Forest D. Perkins and Alice L. Church Perkins. Donald was a member of Bethesda Christian Church. He retired from Consol Energy where he had worked as an equipment operator. His passion, for...

Charles L. Heath

Charles L. Heath

Jan 1, 2013

Charles L. Heath 43, of Bridgeport, died Tuesday January 1, 2013 at his home. He was born November 15, 1969 in Martins Ferry, a son of the late Charles L. and Blanche H. (Kaczor) Herman Heath. He was retired from the Belmont County Correctional Facility in St. Clairsville, and a member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Wheeling. In...

William F. Rueckle

William F. Rueckle

Dec 30, 2012

TOGETHER AGAIN Rueckle William F. 95, of Bridgeport, died Sunday December 30, 2012 at East Ohio Regional Hospital Martins Ferry. He was born October 10, 1917 in Bridgeport, a son of the late Chris and Margaret (Woods) Rueckle. He was retired from United Ohio Valley Dairy in Martins Ferry, and also a retired school bus driver for the Martins...

Mike Timko

Mike Timko

Dec 29, 2012

Timko Michael D. "Kubba" 68, of St. Clairsville formerly of Martins Ferry and Barton, died Saturday December 29, 2012 at Heartland Manor of Bridgeport. He was born June 12, 1944 in Martins Ferry, a son of the late Michael S. and Catherine (Kutchmyer) Timko. He was a retired employee of the Yorkville Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel, a US Army...

Vera Marie Smith

Vera Marie Smith

Dec 28, 2012

Smith, Vera M. 83 of Pittsburgh, PA, formerly of Bridgeport, OH, passed away peacefully on Friday December 28, 2012 at Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, surrounded by her loving family. Vera was born February 3, 1929 in Bridgeport, to the late Bonnie Marie (Covy) and Hadress Winston Gatchell. A loving Mother, Grandmother, and Great Grandmother, Vera will missed by her...

Keli Phillips

Keli Phillips

Dec 27, 2012

Keli Rene Phillips, 40, of Martins Ferry, Ohio, died Thursday, December 27, 2012 at Eastern Ohio Regional Hospital. She was born August 18, 1972 in Wheeling, West Virginia, daughter of Glenn Phillips and Vicki Wisor Funkhouser. Keli was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Nyle and Lois Phillips and maternal grandparents, Milton and Edna Wisor. Keli is survived by...

Alice M. Rose

Alice M. Rose

Dec 26, 2012

ROSE, Alice M., Deneski, 89, of Dillonvale, Ohio, passed Wednesday December 26, 2012 at home. She was born in Adena, Ohio on November 19, 1923, a daughter of the late Leonard and Blanche Milewski Deneski. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by brothers: Henry and John Deneski; sisters: Mildred Cornez and Sophie Anderson. Alice is...

William I. "Cooper" Kuprowicz

William I. "Cooper" Kuprowicz

Dec 26, 2012

William I. "Cooper" Kuprowicz, 82, of St. Clairsville, OH died Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 at Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, WV. He was born Apr. 15, 1930 in Weirton, WV a son of the late Joseph, Sr. and Frances (Javorski) Kuprowicz. He was retired from the Cooper Cabinet Shop, Wheeling, WV. Surviving are a son Mark William Kuprowicz of Bridgeport, OH,...

Alvin  W. Knapp

Alvin W. Knapp

Dec 24, 2012

Alvin W. Knapp, 78, of Martins Ferry, OH died Monday, Dec. 24, 2012 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry, OH. He was born Sept. 17, 1934 in Wheeling, WV a son of the late Edward and Eleanor L. (Leithe) Knapp. He was retired from the former Wheeling Stamping. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Brookside,...

Joan  M. (Davis)  Dupke

Joan M. (Davis) Dupke

Dec 22, 2012

Joan M. (Davis) Dupke, 83, formerly of Martins Ferry, OH, died Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012, at Liza's Place, Valley Hospice South, Wheeling, WV. She was born Nov. 30, 1929 in Martins Ferry a daughter of the late Reginald and Audree M. (Walters) Davis. Joan was a retired pre-school teacher with the First Christian Church School of Martins Ferry. She...

John W. "Bill" Speece

John W. "Bill" Speece

Dec 20, 2012

John W. "Bill" Speece, 88 of St. Clairsville, died peacefully December 20, 2012 at the Forest Hills Nursing Home. Mr. Speece was born January 23, 1924 in Martins Ferry, a son of John W. and Dora Pearl Hall Speece. Bill was a 1942 graduate of Martins Ferry High School. Following graduation, he enlisted in the United States Army, serving...

Ernest W. "Bill" Dibacco

Ernest W. "Bill" Dibacco

Dec 19, 2012

Ernest W. "Bill" DiBacco, 83, of Martins Ferry, OH, passed into the arms of his Lord and Savior, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. He was born Sept. 19, 1929 in Wheeling, WV a son of the late Constantino and Beaulah (Jeffries) DiBacco. Bill retired after 35 years from the Martins Ferry plant of...

Dorothy A. Ritner

Dorothy A. Ritner

Dec 19, 2012

Ritner, Dorothy A. 83 of Bridgeport, died Wednesday December 19, 2012 at her residence. She was born May 27, 1929 in Wheeling, a daughter of the late Louis J. and Alice G. (Fulton) Sacher. She was a retired employee of Wheeling Hospital, and a non-denominational devout Christian, a participant of the National Nurses Health Study of Washington DC with...

William V. Polomik Sr

William V. Polomik Sr

Dec 18, 2012

William "Bill" V. Polomik Sr., 87, of Bridgeport, Ohio, passed Tuesday December 18, 2012 at Wheeling Hospital. He was born in Bridgeport on June 23, 1925, a son of the late John and Hermina Polomik. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son James Polomik and brothers: John, Albert, and Steve Polomik. He was...

Mary Virginia Derry

Mary Virginia Derry

Dec 18, 2012

DERRY, Mary Virginia, 95, of Bridgeport, Ohio, died Tuesday December 18, 2012 at Medical Park Hospital, Wheeling, WV after a brief illness. Born April 20, 1917 in Goosetown, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late James Arthur and Mary Vironica (Hora) Derry. She was a retired retail clerk and member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Wolfhurst, Bridgeport Eagles...

Arthur W. "Art" Schunn

Arthur W. "Art" Schunn

Dec 18, 2012

Arthur W. "Art" Schunn, 89, of Martins Ferry, OH, died Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012 at Trinity West Medical Center, Steubenville, OH. He was born July 25, 1923 in Martins Ferry, a son of the late Mathias and Anna (Tartler) Schunn. He was retired from the former Blaw Knox Foundry of Wheeling, WV. Art was a member of the Edgwood...

Mary Bennington

Mary Bennington

Dec 15, 2012

Mary Bennington, 86, of Barnesville, Ohio, died Saturday, December 15, 2012 at Cumberland Pointe Care Center. Mary is survived by her ResCare Family. A memorial service will be conducted at a later date. Arrangements entrusted to: Kelly Kemp Braido & Patron Funeral Home, 702 East Main Street, Barnesville, Ohio.

Paul David Zavatsky

Paul David Zavatsky

Dec 13, 2012

Zavatsky Paul David 74, of St. Clairsville, Ohio passed away Thursday December 13, 2012 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pa. Paul was born May 27, 1938 in Barton, Ohio, the son of the late Samuel and Julia (Homza) Zavatsky. In addition to his parents Paul was preceded in death by a sister Joanne Snyder. Paul's passion was music...

Elizabeth Ann Miller

Elizabeth Ann Miller

Dec 11, 2012

MILLER, Elizabeth Ann Kinkus, 77, of Tiltonsville, Ohio, passed Tuesday December 11, 2012 at Wheeling Hospital. She was born in Rayland, Ohio on December 2, 1935, a daughter of the late William and Verda Donley Kinkus. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years William F. Miller Sr., a sister Sue...