Obituaries

Wayne J. Torok

Wayne J. Torok

Nov 1, 2011

Wayne J. Torok 48, of Mentor Ohio formally of Dillonvale, died Tuesday November 1, 2011 at Tri-Point Hospital, Painesville, Ohio. He was born March 19, 1963 in Martins Ferry, a son of Ann Sadilek Torok and the late Julius ?Duke? Torok. Wayne is an employee of Lincoln Electric Co. in Mentor, and a member of Dillonvale Presbyterian Church, Smithfield...

Exma  Van Fossen

Exma Van Fossen

Nov 1, 2011

Exma B. Van Fossen, 89, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at Wheeling Hospital. She was born June 23, 1922 in Bethesda, Ohio, daughter of the late Orrie Paul Mann and Vesta Truex Mann. Exma was a lifelong homemaker and a faithful member of Sandy Ridge Church of Christ. She had a passion for quilting. In addition...

Ethel Mckibben

Ethel Mckibben

Nov 1, 2011

Ethel L. McKibben, 89, of Westland, Michigan passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at Westland Nursing and Rehab Center in Westland, Michigan. She was born February 6, 1922 in Belmont County, Ohio, daughter of the late Isaac Gray and Ruth Anna Tyson Gray. Ethel was a homemaker and retired from Warren City Schools in Warren, Michigan. She and her husband,...

Donald  R. Kinnan

Donald R. Kinnan

Oct 31, 2011

Donald R. Kinnan, Jr., 76, of Martins Ferry, OH, died Monday, Oct. 31, 2011 at Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, WV. He was born Jul. 14, 1935 in Martins Ferry a son of the late Donald R. and Katherine (McFarland) Kinnan. Don was a former Police Officer for the City of Martins Ferry and retired as a Computer Environmental Operator for...

John Michael Kundrat

John Michael Kundrat

Oct 31, 2011

Kundrat, John Michael, 89, of Mingo Junction, Ohio died Monday October 31, 2011 at Trinity West in Steubenville, Ohio. He was born July 22, 1922 in Mingo Junction, a son of the late Michael and Mary (Baron) Kundrat. He was a retired carpenter for the local #186 in Steubenville, and also a member of St. Andrews Orthodox Church Mingo...

Mary Ann Steele

Mary Ann Steele

Oct 31, 2011

Mary Ann (Waligura) Steele, 74, of Dillonvale, Ohio, died Monday October 31, 2011 at Valley Hospice South, Liza's Place. She was born October 20, 1937 a daughter of Mary Alice Chichick Waligura and the late Joseph Waligura. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her brother Joe Waligura, children and grandchildren. Friends will be received Wednesday November...

Patricia  A. (Gautschi)  Jones

Patricia A. (Gautschi) Jones

Oct 30, 2011

Patricia A. (Gautschi) Jones, 80, of Pleasant Grove, OH, formerly of Martins Ferry, OH died Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011 at Liza's Place, Valley Hospice South, Wheeling, WV. She was born Oct. 17, 1931 in Martins Ferry a daughter of the late Oscar H. and Carrie M. (Flouhouse) Gautschi. Patricia was a member of the First U. Methodist Church of...

Virginia Sullivan

Virginia Sullivan

Oct 28, 2011

Virginia M. Sullivan, 87, of Belmont, Ohio passed away Friday, October 28, 2011 at her daughter's home in Belmont, Ohio. She was born April 25, 1924 in Caldwell, Ohio, daughter of the late Benjamin Green and Lilie Rymer Green. Virginia was a Christian and an organist at many local churches for over 60 years. She was a retired librarian from...

Pearl Ruth Mccracken

Pearl Ruth Mccracken

Oct 27, 2011

McCracken, Pearl Ruth (Prunty), 74, of Rayland, Ohio, died Thursday October 27, 2011 at home. She was born in Sutton, W.Va., on July 12, 1937, a daughter of the late Hoy and Rosa Utt Prunty. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Robert L. McCracken; a son, Stephen McCracken; three sisters; and four...

Michael R. Thomas

Michael R. Thomas

Oct 26, 2011

Michael R. Thomas, 93, of Bridgeport, Ohio, died Wednesday October 26, 2011, at Forest Hill Retirement Community. He was born in Wheeling, W.Va., on January 6, 1918, a son of the late Matthew and Christina (Manis) Thomas. Michael was preceded in death by his wife, Millicent Finley Thomas, and his two brothers, Harold Thomas and Manuel Thomas.Michael graduated from...

Dorothy L. Miller

Dorothy L. Miller

Oct 26, 2011

Dorothy L. Miller 96 of Mt. Vernon, Ohio formerly of Brookside, died Wednesday October 26, 2011 in The Laurels of Mt. Vernon. She was born November 11, 1914 in Pittsburgh, PA., a daughter of the late Thomas W. Sr. and Mary Louise Williamson Lewis. She was a retired secretary of the Bridgeport School District, and a member of the...

Judith M. Thomas (Dripcheck)  Zych

Judith M. Thomas (Dripcheck) Zych

Oct 25, 2011

Judith M. "Judy" (Dripcheck) Thomas Zych, 71, of Weirton, WV formerly of Lorain, OH and Martins Ferry, OH died Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011 at Weirton Medical Center, Weirton, WV. She was born May 6, 1940 in Martins Ferry a daughter of the late Michael and Eva (Olinger) Dripcheck. Judy was a longtime volunteer for the Salvation Army of Lorain,...

Roger Jenewein

Roger Jenewein

Oct 24, 2011

Roger Wayne Jenewein, 70, of Bethesda Ohio passed away Monday, October 24, 2011 at Ohio Valley Medical Center, after a short battle with cancer. Roger was born August 21, 1941, in Bellaire, the son of late Melvin W. and Hazel I. Crum Jenewein. He was a retired Case Manager for the Belmont County Department of Jobs and Family Services, a...

Thelma L. Hastings

Thelma L. Hastings

Oct 23, 2011

Thelma L. Hastings 97, of Mt. Pleasant, died Sunday October 23, 2011 at Autumn Healthcare of Adena. She was born January 22, 1914 in Mt. Pleasant, a daughter of the late Clyde and Mary Taylor Lynn. She was a life long member of the United Methodist Church of Mt. Pleasant, a charter member of the United Methodist Women, a...

Anne Strahl

Anne Strahl

Oct 23, 2011

Anne Strahl, 95, of Belmont, OH passed away Sunday, October 23, 2011 at Barnesville Health Care Center. She was born December 23, 1915 in Cokesburg, PA, daughter of the late Michael and Barbara Kostry. Anne was a homemaker, worked in her family restaurant and grocery business for many years, later retiring from the business office at Barnesville Hospital, and was...

Marthalea Ehni Keller

Marthalea Ehni Keller

Oct 21, 2011

Marthalea Ehni Keller 77 of Brookside passed away Friday, October 21, 2011 at the home of her daughter in Columbus. She was born September 18, 1934 in Bridgeport, a daughter of the late Herman E. and Audrey G. Connor Ehni. She was retired from the Tea Room at Stone and Thomas Department Store Wheeling, a member of Trinity Lutheran...

Joyce Carpenter

Joyce Carpenter

Oct 20, 2011

Joyce A. Carpenter, 72 of Barnesville, OH passed away Thursday, October 20, 2011 at Barnesville Hospital. She was born December 31, 1938 in Barnesville, daughter of the late Charles K. Douglass and Sara E. "Libby" Lallathin Douglass. Joyce was retired from the former Campus Shirt Factory of Barnesville and later worked with Mrs. White of Barnesville. Joyce worked with the...

Elizabeth (Laslo)  Toth

Elizabeth (Laslo) Toth

Oct 18, 2011

Elizabeth "Betty" Toth lived a life spanning nearly a century deeply involved with her family, community, church, and fraternal organizations, while also enjoying world travel and a variety of interests ranging from line dancing to gardening to Bible study to recently enjoying televised local Ohio Valley football games. She will be deeply missed by her children Cynthia Hidell and...

Julia Grey

Julia Grey

Oct 18, 2011

Julia Elaine Grey, 84, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at Barnesville Health Care Center. She was born September 27, 1927 in Barnesville, Ohio, daughter of the late Paul Stage and Grace Johnston Stage Bohandy. A life resident of Barnesville, Julia was a LPN at Barnesville Hospital and a member of Barnesville First United Methodist Church. She...

Helen Mae Martin

Helen Mae Martin

Oct 17, 2011

Helen Mae Martin 89, of Martins Ferry formally of Bridgeport died Monday October 17, 2011 in East Ohio Regional Hospital Long Term Care Martins Ferry. She was born December 28, 1921 in Bridgeport, a daughter of the lat Carl and Annie Way Martin. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by three sisters Maggie Peterson, Carrie...