Obituaries

Mary R. Figuray

Mary R. Figuray

Feb 24, 2012

Mary Figuray 84 of Blaine died Friday February 24, 2012 at Peterson Rehabilitation Hospital Wheeling. She was born May 7, 1927 in Blaine, a daughter of the late Martin and Mary Grum Lapornik. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church Wolfhurst. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a brother Ludwig Lapornik. Mary...

Lila L. Johnson

Lila L. Johnson

Feb 23, 2012

JOHNSON, Lila L., "Sally", 74 of Bridgeport, Ohio, died Thursday February 23, 2012 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins, Ferry, Ohio. She was born in Burton, W.Va., on June 9, 1937, a daughter of the late John and Ruth Curry Shidell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Paul Lawrence Johnson. Sally is...

Patricia  A. Kanyuh

Patricia A. Kanyuh

Feb 21, 2012

Patricia A. Kanyuh, 72, of Colerain, OH died Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012 at Country Club Retirement Center, Bellaire, OH. She was born May 24, 1939 in Martins Ferry, OH a daughter of the late Andrew J. and Norma (Gloeckner) Kanyuh. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her brother Andrew V. "Cookie" Kanyuh, May 1,...

Mary (Wakulchik)  Skatula

Mary (Wakulchik) Skatula

Feb 21, 2012

Mary (Wakulchik) Skatula, 87, formerly of Glen Robbins, OH, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012 at East Ohio Regional Hospital Long Term Care, Martins Ferry, OH. She was born May 10, 1924 in Glen Robbins a daughter of the late David and Anna (Frencko) Wakulchik. She was a retired employee and volunteer of East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry....

Janice L. "Suzy" (Burch)  Orr

Janice L. "Suzy" (Burch) Orr

Feb 19, 2012

Janice L. "Suzy" (Burch) Moore Orr, 69, of Waynesville, OH, formerly of Martins Ferry, OH died Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012 at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, OH. She was born Aug. 14, 1942 in Martins Ferry a daughter of the late Charles E. Burch and Twila Beatrice (Headley) Jones. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by...

George Richard Rumora

George Richard Rumora

Feb 19, 2012

RUMORA, George Richard, 70, of Bridgeport, Ohio, passed Sunday February 19, 2012 at Magee Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa., surrounded by his loving family. He was born June 5, 1941 in Wheeling, W.Va., a son of the late George Richard Rumora Sr. and Ruth Schnelle Rumora Garrett. He was a retired employee of Laborers Local #1149 of Wheeling, a longtime member...

Lavonne Dellacoletta

Lavonne Dellacoletta

Feb 19, 2012

Lavonne (Fox) Dellacoletta 86 of Smithfield, Ohio passed into God's Care at Gables Care Center Cadiz Sunday February 19, 2012. She was born September 5, 1925 in Dillonvale the daughter of the late Albert and Catherine Stills Fox. Lavonne grew up in Dillonvale and graduated from Dillonvale High School in 1943.During WWII she worked at Wright Patterson Air Force...

Leslie Cain

Leslie Cain

Feb 17, 2012

Leslie Rai Cain, 58, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away Friday, February 17, 2012 at Barnesville Health Care Center. He was born April 15, 1953 in Barnesville, Ohio, son of Charles E. Cain and Joan House Cain Lucas. In addition to his grandparents, Ida B. House and Lloyd and Selma Cain, Leslie was preceded in death by his brother, Marty Lew...

Irene (Shimp)  Tschappat

Irene (Shimp) Tschappat

Feb 16, 2012

Irene Tschappat, 89, formerly of Martins Ferry, OH died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. She was born Nov. 7, 1922 in Martins Ferry a daughter of the late Charles B. and Mary (Brown) Shimp. Irene spent most of her life in Martins Ferry but made her home in Kailua-Kona, HI for the past 8 years. In addition to her parents...

Ronald Jay Montgomery

Ronald Jay Montgomery

Feb 16, 2012

Ronald Jay Montgomery 61 of Bridgeport died Thursday February 16, 2012 at his residence. He was born April 20, 1950 in Wheeling, WV a son of the late Earl Jay and Elnora (Darnley) Montgomery. He was a retired employee of the former Reichart's Furniture Store in Martins Ferry, and Heilig-Myers in Wheeling, a member of the Bridgeport Eagles #995,...

James  John Jackson

James John Jackson

Feb 15, 2012

John Jackson, 61, of Martins Ferry, OH died Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012 at his home. He was born Jan. 14, 1951 in Martins Ferry, OH a son of the late Robert E. and Nettie (Guinn) Jackson. He was retired from the Martins Ferry Plant of Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by...

Blanche Huff

Blanche Huff

Feb 14, 2012

Blanche B. Huff, 90, of Flushing, Ohio passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at Ohio Valley Medical Center. She was born May 28, 1921 in Hastings, Pennsylvania, daughter of the late Frank M. Fikas and Magdalene Nora Kusak Fikas. Blanche was a lifelong member of Flushing Garden Club and enjoyed sewing, knitting, and crocheting. She enjoyed her life as a...

Joe Spears

Joe Spears

Feb 13, 2012

SPEARS, Joseph "Joe", 69, of Dillonvale, Ohio, died Monday February 13, 2012 at Wheeling Hospital. He was born in Dillonvale on June 1, 1942, a son of the late Frank Sr. and Ida Plechaty Spears. He was a retired employee of Consolidated Coal, Bailey Mine; a proud U.S. Vietnam Veteran, who enjoyed gardening, fishing, golfing and especially family and...

Scott Mccloud

Scott Mccloud

Feb 11, 2012

Scott Allen McCloud, 43, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away February 11, 2012 at his home. He was born April 20, 1968 in Bellaire, Ohio, son of James W. McCloud and Patricia I. Piper McCloud. Scott worked on the belt line with Ohio Valley Coal Company #6. He was a member of the Kirkwood Masonic Lodge 446 in Hendrysburg, Ohio and...

Linda M. Heuberger

Linda M. Heuberger

Feb 11, 2012

Linda M. Heuberger 67 of Dillonvale died Saturday February 11, 2012 at East Ohio Regional Hospital Martins Ferry. She was born September 25, 1944 in Martins Ferry, Ohio, a daughter of Thelma Schafer of Hepburn, Ohio and the late Raymond Schafer. A Methodist by faith Linda worker at several Nursing Homes. She was preceded in death by a son...

Anna R. Doleski

Anna R. Doleski

Feb 11, 2012

Doleski Anna R. 89 of Lansing died Saturday February 11, 2012 at Peterson Rehabilitation Hospital Wheeling. She was born January 7, 1923 in Maynard, Ohio, a daughter of the late John and Mary (Bentz) Matis. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church Wolfhurst, and the C.W.C. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by...

Jake L. Willis

Jake L. Willis

Feb 10, 2012

Jake L. Willis, 77 of Bridgeport died Friday February 10, 2012 at Heartland- Lansing Nursing Home Bridgeport. He was born December 19, 1934 in Bellaire, a son of the late LaMoyne and Victoria B. (Nodroski) Willis. He was a retired employee of Imperial Glassworks, and a navy Veteran. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by...

Donna Digity

Donna Digity

Feb 10, 2012

Donna M. Digity, 80, of Bethesda, Ohio passed away Friday, February 10, 2012 at Emerald Pointe Nursing Home and Rehab Center in Barnesville, Ohio. She was born July 3, 1931 in Wellsburg, West Virginia, daughter of the late Edward Charles Orell and Madge Marie Porter Orell. Donna was a Licensed Practical Nurse with Barnesville Hospital. In addition to her parents,...

James Wesley Saunders

James Wesley Saunders

Feb 10, 2012

James Wesley Saunders Jr. 87 of Carmichael, Cal. formerly of Mount Pleasant, died Friday February 10, 2012 at Elderly Inn in Carmichael, Cal. He was born April 15, 1924 in Martins Ferry, a son of the late James W. and Florence V. (Obey) Saunders Sr. In addition to his parents Jim was preceded in death by his loving wife...

Sandra D. Camp

Sandra D. Camp

Feb 10, 2012

Sandra D. Camp 67, of Bridgeport died Friday February 10, 2012 at her home. She was born November 5, 1944 in Springfield, Ohio, a daughter of the late Cecil Wayne and Carrie (Daugherty) White. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her loving husband James Theodore Camp, a sister Shirley Eagle. Sandy is survived by...