Obituaries

Wanda Jean Kuneff

Wanda Jean Kuneff

Feb 10, 2012

Wanda, Heinzman Kuneff, 82, died February 10, 2012, with her daughters by her side at there home in Martins Ferry, OH. Wanda was born October 16, 1929, in New Martinsville, WV. Wanda is preceded in death by her parents Clarence Heinzman, and mother Pearl (Kocher) Heinzman, sister Eileen Culley, brother Paul Heinzman, daughters Tynishia Kuneff and Candy Whittington, son...

Sylvia R. Ruzek

Sylvia R. Ruzek

Feb 9, 2012

Sylvia R. Ruzek 72 of Dillonvale died February 9, 2012 at Liza's Place Wheeling. She was born December 14, 1939 in Martins Ferry, a daughter of the late Jerry G. and Helen (Bilan) Dolezal. She was a member of St. Francis Cabrini Catholic Church Colerain, and a avid bowler where she won many awards. In addition to her parents...

Stephanie  M. Sipos

Stephanie M. Sipos

Feb 9, 2012

Stephanie M. Sipos, 71, of Martins Ferry, OH died Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012 at her home. She was born Mar. 3, 1940 in Wheeling, WV a daughter of the late Stephen Sipos and Margaret (Vesmas) Sipos Kovacs. She was retired from the Cardiac Stress Test Lab of the former Martins Ferry Hospital. Stephanie was a member of the St....

William Tony Petroff

William Tony Petroff

Feb 8, 2012

PETROFF, William ?Bill? Tony, 83, of Colerain, Ohio, died Wednesday February 8, 2012 at St. Anns Hospital, Westerville, Ohio. He was born in Adena, Ohio on September 9, 1928, a son of the late Tony and Alma Parrish Petroff. He was a retired wholesale milkman with Fairmont Foods, of Wheeling, and a member of Colerain Presbyterian Church. In addition...

Stanley Stephen Czahoroski Jr

Stanley Stephen Czahoroski Jr

Feb 8, 2012

Stanley ?Stush? Stephen Czahoroski Jr., 46, beloved son and brother, devoted father and husband, passed away February 8, 2012. Stanley was born in Wheeling, W.Va., on January 15, 1966, son of Stanley Sr. and Doris Hensel Czahoroski. He was proceeded in death by his grandparents, John and Victoria Stempien Czahoroski, George and Louella Lucas Cheffey, and James Hensel. In...

John Podsobinski

John Podsobinski

Feb 8, 2012

John A. Podsobinski, 84, of Belmont, Ohio passed away, Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at Emerald Pointe Nursing Home and Rehab Center. He was born March 4, 1927 in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, son of the late Joseph Podsobinski and Bertha Czarneski Podsobinski. John was a World War II Army Veteran. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his...

Karen  Sue Siburt

Karen Sue Siburt

Feb 7, 2012

Karen S. (Drake) Siburt, 55, of Martins Ferry, OH died Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. She was born June 28, 1956 in Martins Ferry a daughter of Betsy L. (Marr) Drake and the late James Drake. She was an employee of Park Health Center, St. Clairsville, OH. Surviving in addition to her mother of Martins Ferry are her daughter Erica...

Edward  E. Mozie

Edward E. Mozie

Feb 4, 2012

Edward E. Mozie, 78, of Yorkville, OH, formerly of Bridgeport, OH, a loving father and grandfather, died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 at Rosewood Manor Nursing Home, Yorkville. He was born May 28, 1933 in Warwood, WV a son of the late Louis and Mary T. (Tamburin) Mozie. He was a retired construction worker. Ed was an avid pool player,...

Helen D. Markowski

Helen D. Markowski

Feb 3, 2012

MARKOWSKI, Helen D. (Williams), 83, of Bridgeport, Ohio, died Friday February 3, 2012 at East Ohio Regional Hospital. She was born in Dover, Ohio on March 4, 1928, a daughter of the late William and Margaret Dickey Williams. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister Virginia Cameron. Helen is survived by her loving...

Donald Woodland

Donald Woodland

Feb 2, 2012

Donald D. Woodland, 80, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away Thursday, February 2, 2012 at Emerald Pointe Nursing and Rehab Center. He was born November 15, 1931 in Barnesville, Ohio, son of the late Adelbert H. Woodland and Lucille B. Goodhart Woodland. A life resident of Barnesville, Donald worked as a Line Technician for Ohio Bell. He was a member of...

James Gallagher

James Gallagher

Jan 31, 2012

James Junior Gallagher entered into peaceful sleep, January 31, 2012 at Clyde W. Cosper Nursing Home, Bonham Texas. He was born in Barnesville, Ohio, June 15, 1925, son of the late James W. Gallagher and Lucille Marie Harper Gallagher. James graduated from Barnesville High School and served in the United States Navy on the U.S.S. LST 768, during World War...

Patricia Ann Church

Patricia Ann Church

Jan 31, 2012

CHURCH, Patricia Ann Patterson, 76, of Uhrichsville, Ohio, and formerly of Bellaire, Ohio, died Tuesday January 31, 2012 at Union Hospital, Dover, Ohio. She was born in Neffs, Ohio on December 23, 1935, a daughter of the late John Clair and Genieve Jeannette Goodwin Patterson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Richard...

Nancy A. Conaway

Nancy A. Conaway

Jan 29, 2012

Conaway, Nancy A. 81 of Bridgeport died Sunday January 29, 2012 at her home. She was born December 26, 1930 in Martins Ferry, Ohio, the daughter of the late Isaac G. and Mildred Singhaus Conway. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a brother, Harold Thomas Conaway. She graduated from Bridgeport High School on May...

Virgil Grey

Virgil Grey

Jan 29, 2012

Virgil C. "Sonny" Grey, 80, of Chula Vista, California, passed away January 29, 2012 at the Veterans Home of Chula Vista. He was born October 1, 1931 in Barnesville, Ohio, son of the late James Virgil Grey and Vera E. Gibbons Grey. Know by family and friends as "Sonny", he was cheerful, generous, hard-working, and eager to help others. He...

David  W. Smith

David W. Smith

Jan 27, 2012

David W. Smith, 61, of Martins Ferry, OH died Friday, Jan. 27, 2012 at his home.. He was born Feb. 6, 1950 in Martins Ferry a son of the late Harold Smith, Jr. and Hazel V. (Harris) Smith Gray. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by three brothers Leonard A. Smith, Thomas J. Smith, and...

Thomas Fregiato

Thomas Fregiato

Jan 26, 2012

Thomas Fregiato, 85, of Steubenville, OH formerly of Bridgeport, OH died Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012 at his home. He was born May 8, 1926 in Bridgeport a son of the late Ambrose and Angela (Capisi) Fregiato. He was retired in 1989 from the Sammis Plant of Stratton, OH where he was a maintenance foreman. Tom was a member of...

Elmer M Thonen

Elmer M Thonen

Jan 26, 2012

Thonen, Elmer M., 98, of Mount Pleasant, Ohio, died Thursday January 26, 2012 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry, Ohio. He was born in Martins Ferry on February 17, 1913, a son of the late Martin J. and Rebecca Ludtman Thonen. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Helen A. Miller Thonen;...

Helen  E. (Burress)  Forrester

Helen E. (Burress) Forrester

Jan 24, 2012

Helen E. (Burress) Forrester, 65, of Bridgeport, OH, died Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry, OH. She was born Nov. 4, 1946 in Wheeling, WV a daughter of the late William and Rosella (Smith) Burress. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a brother John Burress and two sisters Marie...

Debra L. "Debbie" Sykes

Debra L. "Debbie" Sykes

Jan 21, 2012

Debra L. "Debbie" Sykes, 54, of Martins Ferry, OH, formerly of Rayland, OH, died Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 at Liza's Place Valley Hospice South, Wheeling, WV. She was born Sept. 6, 1957 in Martins Ferry, OH a daughter of Cathryn M. (McDiffitt) Sykes and the late Stuart S. Sykes. Debbie was formerly a nurse's aide. She was a member...

Lawrence Lee Wojick

Lawrence Lee Wojick

Jan 21, 2012

WOJICK, Lawrence "Larry" Lee, 72, of Blaine, Ohio, died Saturday January 21, 2012 at Valley Hospice South, Liza's Place, Wheeling, W.Va. He was born on July 17, 1939, to the late John and recently deceased Emma Rosko Wojick and was a retired employee of Blaw Knox. Lawrence is survived by his wife Lucy Shiretta Wojick, a daughter Kimberly Polomik...