Obituaries

Elizabeth Ann Benline

Elizabeth Ann Benline

May 6, 2012

Elizabeth Ann "Dubie" Benline, 83 of Sunset Heights Bridgeport died Sunday May 6, 2012 at Wheeling Hospital. She was born September 28, 1928 in Wheeling, a daughter of the late Georg and Katherine Menkemeller Shepherd. She was a member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church Bridgeport, a secretary for Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel for 15 years, a former employee of Wilson Funeral...

Patricia Ann Fish

Patricia Ann Fish

May 5, 2012

Patricia Ann Fish, 65, of Mt. Pleasant born March 17, 1947 in Wheeling, WV. Went to be with the Lord & Savior on May 5, 2012 at Trinity West Hospital in Steubenville. She was an employee of Beacon House as a nurses Aid, and a member of Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her parents...

Esther D. Mccosh

Esther D. Mccosh

May 5, 2012

Esther D. McCosh 65, of St Clairsville, died Saturday May 5, 2012 at her home. She was born December 4, 1946 in Martins Ferry, a daughter of the late Lawrence and Esther Utzler Ware. She was a member of the Harbor of Hope Assembly of God in St. Clairsville. Esther is survived by her loving husband of 45 years...

Bernice  I (Workman)  Litten

Bernice I (Workman) Litten

May 4, 2012

Bernice I. (Workman) Litten, 100, of Martins Ferry, OH died Friday, May 4, 2012 at East Ohio Regional Hospital Long Term Care, Martins Ferry. She was born Apr. 1, 1912 in Bellaire, OH a daughter of the late Reese and Clara Workman. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Martins Ferry. In addition to her parents...

David  M. Rykowski

David M. Rykowski

May 3, 2012

David M. Rykowski, 50, of St. Clairsville, OH formerly of Martins Ferry, OH died Thursday, May 3, 2012 at his home. He was born Feb. 27, 1962 in Wheeling, WV a son of Bernadine M. (Callendar) Rykowski and the late George J. Rykowski. He was a supervisor for the Jefferson Belmont Recycling Authority. Surviving in addition to his mother...

Anna (Kendjorsky)  Crozier

Anna (Kendjorsky) Crozier

May 3, 2012

Anna (Kendjorsky) Crozier, 86, of S. Third St., Martins Ferry, OH died Thursday, May 3, 2012 at Peterson Rehabilitation Hospital, Wheeling, WV. She was born July 26, 1925 in Wegee Creek, OH a daughter of the late Vincent and Josephine (Krawczyk) Kendjorsky. She was retired from the Beech Bottom Plant of Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel. Anna was catholic by faith,...

Anna  L. (Edmonds)  Twardoski

Anna L. (Edmonds) Twardoski

Apr 30, 2012

Anna L. (Edmonds) Twardoski, 67, of Martins Ferry, OH died Monday, Apr. 30, 2012 at her home. She was born Jan. 28, 1945 in Norma, TN a daughter of the late Oliver and Rosa (Bond) Edmonds. She was a member of the Family Life Ministry Center, Bridgeport, OH. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by...

Christopher Doty

Christopher Doty

Apr 30, 2012

Christopher A. Doty, 17, of Bethesda, Ohio passed away April 30, 2012. He was born July 22, 1994 in Wheeling, West Virginia, son of Ronald A. Doty and Brenda K. Rush Doty. Christopher was a senior at Barnesville High School. He attended Victory Baptist Chapel of St. Clairsville and was an avid golfer. He was preceded in death by his...

Timothy M. Warren

Timothy M. Warren

Apr 29, 2012

Timothy M. Warren, 62, of Jacobsburg, Ohio, formerly of Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, passed Sunday April 29, 2012 at Sienna Pointe Nursing Home, Pleasant Grove, Ohio. He was born April 6, 1950.Timothy is survived by his loving wife Kathy Crago Warren, two sons Carl Brown (Brittany) of Jacobsburg, Steven Rayburn of Columbus, daughters: Becky Mills (James) of Dillonvale, Laura Morrison...

Richard A. Semborski

Richard A. Semborski

Apr 28, 2012

Richard Allen "Big Slim" Semborski, 65, of Greeneville, TN formerly of Dillonvale, Ohio, passed Saturday April 28, 2012 at Greeneville, TN. He was born January 23, 1947, a son of the late Joseph and Hilda Campbell Semborski. Richard was a former employee of Camco Salvage, Dillonvale; a Catholic by faith, and a U.S. Navy Veteran. Richard is survived by...

Patricia  A. (Lenore)  Waterman

Patricia A. (Lenore) Waterman

Apr 27, 2012

Patricia A. (Lenore) Waterman, 67, of Martins Ferry, OH, died Friday, Apr. 27, 2012 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. She was born Nov. 10, 1944 in Wheeling, WV a daughter of the late Phillip and Alberta (Davis) Lenore. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Charles L. Waterman, a sister Florence...

Mary Jo Seevers

Mary Jo Seevers

Apr 26, 2012

SEEVERS, Mary Jo Matusik, 61, of Bridgeport, Ohio, passed Thursday April 26, 2012 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry, Ohio. She was born in Martins Ferry on August 28, 1950, a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Morel Matusik. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by an infant son Eddie Seevers; two brothers:...

Dorothy Jean Holmes

Dorothy Jean Holmes

Apr 25, 2012

Holmes, Dorothy Jean, 77, of Dillonvale, died Wednesday April 25, 2012 at Acuity Specialty Hospital Bellaire. She was born September 27, 1934 in Bridgeport, a daughter of the late John and Catherine Brestle Conway. She was a retired employee of the Iron Workers Union #549, the Order of the Eastern Star Bridgeport Chapter, and the Boy Scouts of America,...

Kenneth W. Conaway

Kenneth W. Conaway

Apr 25, 2012

Conaway, Kenneth W. "Kenny",76, of Belmont, Ohio, Formerly of West Wheeling, died, Wednesday April 25, 2012 at Liza's Place, Wheeling. He was born in West Wheeling, March 29, 1936, to the Late Frank and Martha (Rhoads) Conaway. He was retired from North American Coal Co, a Methodist by faith, a member of the Moose Lodge #1087 Moundsville, a member...

Victor Neilson

Victor Neilson

Apr 24, 2012

Victor J. Neilson, 57, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at Ohio State University Medical Center. He was born December 11, 1954 in Wheeling, West Virginia, son of the late Robert W. Neilson and Goldie Blake Neilson. He enjoyed watching his sons, Josef in the band and Erik playing football. He was an avid NASCAR fan. Victor...

Darlene  J. (Morgan)  Dagan

Darlene J. (Morgan) Dagan

Apr 23, 2012

Darlene J. (Morgan) Dagan, 64, of Adena, OH, died Monday, Apr. 23, 2012, at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry, OH. She was born Nov. 3, 1947 in Smithfield, OH a daughter of the late Edward and Mae (Martin) Morgan. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by two brothers Edward and James Morgan. Surviving are...

Charles F. Oberdick Sr

Charles F. Oberdick Sr

Apr 23, 2012

OBERDICK, Charles F., Sr., 59, of Barton, Ohio, formerly of West Wheeling, Ohio, passed Monday, April 23, 2012 at Valley Hospice South, Liza's Place, Wheeling, W.Va. He was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio on November 20, 1952, a son of Mildred Conaway Oberdick and the late John F. Oberdick. In addition to his father, he is preceded in death...

Phyllis Henry

Phyllis Henry

Apr 22, 2012

Phyllis J. Henry, 87, of Bethesda, Ohio passed away Sunday, April 22, 2012 at Barnesville Hospital. She was born March 26, 1925 in Michigan, daughter of the late George V. Jordan and Mary H. Major Jordan. She worked as an aide at Bell Nursing home. Phyllis was a devoted and loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She was a down-to-earth person...

Robert Lawrence Tracy

Robert Lawrence Tracy

Apr 22, 2012

Tracy, Robert "Bobby" Lawrence, 40, of Bellaire, Ohio, died April 22, 2012 at home. He was born in Bellaire on August 7, 1971, a son of Robert Allen Tracy and Barbara Seacrest Schlag. In addition to his parents, he is survived by four sons: Robert L., Michael A., Alex and Andrew all of Stockport, Ohio, and a brother Ted...

Bradford Dowdle

Bradford Dowdle

Apr 22, 2012

Bradford E. "Brad" Dowdle, 67, of Bethesda, Ohio passed away Sunday, April 22, 2012 at his home. He was born October 24, 1944 in Wheeling, West Virginia, son of the late Kenneth Dowdle and Mary Cecil Dowdle. Brad was a very talented man, a gifted mechanic, and a retired school bus driver for Union Local Schools. Early in his career,...