Obituaries

Aug 5, 2011

William A. Sigon, 60, of Martins Ferry, OH, died Friday, August 5, 2011 at Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, WV. He was born January 16, 1951 in Martins Ferry a son of the late Frank M. and Mary M. (Richards) Sigon, Sr. William was owner-operator of an auto service center. Surviving are his wife of 32 years, Kellie J. Sigon, three...

Aug 5, 2011

Richard T. "Fuzzy" Cain, 79, of Milford, Ohio, passed away Friday, August 5, 2011 at Hospice of Cincinnati. He was born February 21, 1932 in Belmont, Ohio, to the late Emery Cain and Lessie Wilson Cain. Fuzzy was a 1950 graduate of Belmont High School, a retired heavy equipment mechanic, and a member of Bethesda Christian Church. In addition to...

Aug 4, 2011

Lena (Dattoli) Agostinelli, 91, formerly of Martins Ferry, OH and Wheeling, WV, died Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011 at Forest Hill Retirement Community, St. Clairsville, OH. She was born Mar. 18, 1920 in Pittsburgh, PA a daughter of the late Bruno and Rose (Perri) Dattoli. She retired from the Martins Ferry School System Dietary Dept. at the former South School....

Aug 2, 2011

MORSE, Bill Ray, 62, present Mayor of Dillonvale, Ohio, died Tuesday August 2, 2011 at East Ohio Regional Hospital. He was born in Martins Ferry on August 27, 1948, a son of Charles J. and Leona Sowers Morse. Bill was a Methodist; a U S. Marine Corp Veteran of the Vietnam War; a retired employee of Shoemaker Coal Company;...

Aug 1, 2011

Helen L. Starr, 95, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away Monday, August 1, 2011 at Barnesville Health Care Center. She was born Oct. 21, 1915 in Barnesville, Ohio to the late Walter C. Acton and Ida L. Sellers Acton. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Charles "Budd" Starr; and daughter, Jean Starr. She is...

Jul 31, 2011

Robert Lynn "Bob" Hastings Sr., of Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, died Sunday July 31, 2011 at East Ohio Regional Hospital. He was born January 19, 1939 in Mt. Pleasant to Thelma and the late Greene Barry Hastings. Bob served in the U.S. Navy during the late 1950s. He was a retired truck driver from Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel. He enjoyed working...

Jul 30, 2011

Joyce M. Jenewein, 67, of Belmont, Ohio passed away at Wheeling Hospital, Saturday, July 30, 2011. She was born in Morristown, Ohio December 20, 1943, to the late Willard Burghy and Betty June Hinkle Burghy. Joyce was a retired Sergeant with the Belmont County Sheriff's Department with 20 years of service. She was a member of Hunter Christian Church and...

Jul 29, 2011

Philip M. "Flip" Wilson, 69, of Belmont, Ohio passed away Friday, July 29, 2011 at Liza's Place in Wheeling, West Virginia. He was born March 22, 1942 in Neffs, Ohio to the late Nathan Wilson and Mabel Penberthy Wilson. Philip was a retired foreman with the former, North American Coal #6 Mine, a member of Real Life United Methodist Church...

Jul 26, 2011

DiPaolo, Eleanor M. Ebert Stanek, 90, of Martins Ferry, Ohio passed away at East Ohio Regional Hospital on July 26, 2011. She was born on April 7, 1921 in Wheeling, WV, the daughter of the late John and Anna Schrmach Ebert. In addition to her parents, Eleanor was preceded in death by husband William DiPaolo, brothers Charles and John...

Jul 24, 2011

Carolyn J. Kreiger 69, of Dillonvale died Sunday July 24, 2011 at East Ohio Regional Hospital Martins Ferry surrounded by her loving family. She was born December 7, 1941 in Dillonvale, a daughter of the late Frank C. and Catherine Yourkovich Girga. She was a retired employee of Wheeling Pitts. Steel Martins Ferry Plant, and a member of St....

Jul 21, 2011

Rosalina (Dalimocon) Holmes, 67, of Bridgeport, OH, died Thursday, July 21, 2011 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry, OH. She was born April 25, 1944 in Leyte, Philippines. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her second husband, William Holmes. Surviving is her longtime companion Calvin R. Gray of Bridgeport, her son Albert Blackwell...

Jul 20, 2011

Brenda K. Mullen 48, of St. Clairsville, died Wednesday July 20, 2011 at Ohio Valley Medical Center Wheeling, surrounded by her family and friends. She was born January 2, 1963 in Parkersburg, WV, a daughter of Herbert Van and Sarah Green Galland of Bellville, WV. She was an employee of Gumby's on Wheeling Island. She was preceded in death...

Jul 20, 2011

Dorothy J. Snyder, 88, of Martins Ferry, OH died Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. She was born February 14, 1923 in Martins Ferry a daughter of the late Raymond L. and Marie (Marble) Coleman. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Martins Ferry. In addition to her parents she was...

Jul 20, 2011

Charles W. Briggs, 80, of Colerain, OH, died Wednesday, Jul. 20, 2011 at Liza's Place, Wheeling, WV. He was born April 2, 1931 in Martins Ferry a son of the late Charles W. and Maeda M. (Henschel) Briggs. Charles was retired from the Martins Ferry Plant of Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel. He was a member of the First Baptist Church,...

Jul 18, 2011

FOLMAR, Marcella A., 88, of Blaine Ohio, passed away Monday July 18, 2011 at Wheeling Hospital. Marcella was born June 8, 1923 in Wellsburg, W.Va., a daughter of the late Simone and Archille Reant. She was a former employee of Stone & Thomas, and a member of Pleasant Valley Presbyterian Church, Blaine. In addition to her parents, she was...

Jul 17, 2011

Martha L. (Tucker) Walling, 88, of Martins Ferry, OH died Sunday, July 17, 2011 at East Ohio Regional Hospital Long Term Care, Martins Ferry. She was born September 30, 1922 in Martins Ferry a daughter of the late General John P. and Ruth Y. (Beck) Tucker.

Martha retired from the Martins Ferry School System and was a...

Jul 16, 2011

James E. "Ed" Bell Jr. 92 of Mingo Junction, Ohio died Saturday July 16, 2011 at Life Line Hospital Wintersville; He was born March 8, 1919 in Mingo Junction, a son of the late James E. Bell Sr. and Mary Voitka Bell. A 31 year veteran of the Mingo Police Dept. serving as Sgt. for 5 years, and 19...

Jul 15, 2011

Mary Seevers, 63, of Barnesville, Ohio, passed away Friday, July 15, 2011 at East Ohio Regional Hospital. Mary was born March 11, 1948 in Bellaire, Ohio to the late Herman lee Seevers and Leota LeMasters Seevers. Mary is survived by all her friends and "family" at the Main Street Group Home in Barnesville, Ohio where she had resided since 2002....

Jul 14, 2011

Paula I. Grier, 58 of Barnesville, Ohio passed away July 14, 2011 at Cumberland Pointe Care Center in St. Clairsville, Ohio. She was born August 14, 1952 in Barnesville, Ohio to the late Lester O. Grier and Helen Taylor Grier. At Paula's request, services and interment will be private. She will be sadly missed by her friends and all that...

Jul 11, 2011

Buckles, Rosetta Louise (nee Fitzgerald), 66, of Flushing, Ohio passed away Monday, July 11, 2011 at Regency Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, after a strong eight month battle resulting from an auto accident in October of 2010. She was born August 27, 1944 in Holloway, Ohio and was a 1962 graduate of Flushing High School. The eleventh of twelve children, Rosetta...