Obituaries

Duane Rose

Duane Rose

Oct 18, 2010

Duane C. " Dewey" Rose 72 of Colerain died Monday October 18, 2010 in Cumberland Pointe Nursing Home St. Clairsville. He was born August 17, 1938 in Colerain, a son of the late Ralph and Virginia Wilson Rose. He was a retired School Teacher for John Marshal High School where he taught Auto- Body, a member of NRA, VFW,...

Richard E. "Dick" Lewis

Richard E. "Dick" Lewis

Oct 17, 2010

Richard E. "Dick" Lewis, 77, of Martins Ferry, OH died Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010 at Peterson Rehabilitation Hospital, Wheeling, WV. He was born December 22, 1932 in Rayland, OH a son of the late Oliver W. and Julia (Soke) Lewis. He retired from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel. Dick was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Martins Ferry. In his...

Ruth Ann (Marquardt)  Ronevich

Ruth Ann (Marquardt) Ronevich

Oct 16, 2010

Ruth Ann "MeeMee" Ronevich, born May 6, 1939, passed away peacefully Oct. 16, 2010 among family and friends at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, OH. Ruth was born in Martins Ferry, OH and graduated from Tiltonsville High School. She spent most of her adult life in Martins Ferry as a homemaker lovingly raising three children, Jeff, Marcie, and Tausha...

Josephine Barritt

Josephine Barritt

Oct 14, 2010

BARRITT, Josephine, 88, of Bridgeport, Ohio, passed away October 14, 2010 at her home. Josephine was born October 29, 1921, a daughter of the late Steve and Bertha Christmyer of Martins Ferry, Ohio. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Clayton Barritt; a brother Bernard Christmyer and her son, William (Bill) Barritt who...

James  P. Giannirakis

James P. Giannirakis

Oct 12, 2010

James P. Giannirakis, 87, of Copley, OH, and formerly of Martins Ferry, OH, died Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at Sumner on Ridgewood, Copley, OH. He was born August 28, 1923 in Weirton, WV, a son of the late Peter and Amelia (Stamatolaki) Giannirakis. He was a graduate of Steubenville Business College. He worked at the former Tidd Plant and...

Jill Elizabeth Magers

Jill Elizabeth Magers

Oct 11, 2010

MAGERS, Jill Elizabeth, 39, of Wheeling, W.Va., died Monday October 11, 2010 at Wheeling Hospital. She was born in Wheeling on March 24, 1971 and she was preceded in death by an infant brother, Vincent Magers. Jill is survived by her father, Edward (Vicki) Magers of Barnesville, Ohio; her mother, Andrea Magers and Ron Gable; a sister, Susan Magers;...

Grace L. Martinez

Grace L. Martinez

Oct 11, 2010

Martinez, Grace L., 88, of N. Canton, Ohio formerly of Mingo Junction, Ohio, died Monday October 11, 2010 at home. She was born in Alliance, Ohio, on February 26, 1922, a daughter of the late Paul and Ina Barkhurst Fellows. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Michael Martinez in 1984. Grace is...

Charles St.John

Charles St.John

Oct 10, 2010

St. John, Charles "Ed", 83, of Brookside, Ohio, died Sunday October 10, 2010 at East Ohio Regional Hospital. He was born at Bridgeport, Ohio on April 2, 1927, a son of the late Roy and F. Elizabeth Wright St. John. Charles was a life long Notre Dame fan; a member of the Bridgeport Eagles, a member of St. Anthony...

Edward Lee Peyton

Edward Lee Peyton

Oct 10, 2010

PEYTON, Edward Lee, 85, of Bridgeport, Ohio, died Sunday October 10, 2010 at Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling. He was born in Bridgeport on December 14, 1924, a son of the late Edward and Margaret McDaniels Peyton. Edward was a retired employee of Peterson Hospital as Chief Maintenance Engineer; an avid photographer and a member of the Woodcarvers of...

Thomas Anthony Murad

Thomas Anthony Murad

Oct 9, 2010

MURAD, Thomas A., 86, of Bridgeport, Ohio, died Saturday October 9, 2010 at home. He was born in Wheeling, W.Va., on September 21, 1924, a son of the late Elias and Debba Saseen Murad. Thomas was a retired driver for Carolina Freight, a U.S. Navy Veteran and a member of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. In addition to...

Armond Francis Ansart

Armond Francis Ansart

Oct 8, 2010

ANSART, Armond Francis, "Butch" 65, of Martins Ferry, Ohio, died Friday October 8, 2010 at Sunnyslope Nursing Home, Bowerston, Ohio. He was born in Wheeling, W.Va., on April 3, 1945, a son of the late Herman and Helen Ornowski Ansart. In addition to his parents, he is also preceded in death by his wife Louise, and a sister Madelene...

William C. Conway

William C. Conway

Oct 8, 2010

William C. Conway, 88 of Bridgeport, OH. Died Friday Oct. 8, 2010 at Belmont Manor, St. Clairsville, Ohio. He was born at Bridgeport, Dec. 20, 1921 a son of the late Charles and Mayme Bartells Conway.In addition to his parents Bill was preceded in death by his wife Evelyn Evans Conway, two brothers: James Conway, and Oliver Conway, two...

Elaine  Pickens (Williamson)  Moore

Elaine Pickens (Williamson) Moore

Oct 7, 2010

Elaine (Williamson) Pickens Moore, 89, of Martins Ferry, OH, formerly of Brownfield Rd., Pleasant Grove, OH, died Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010, at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. She was born July 16, 1921, in Yorkville, OH, a daughter of the late Earl O. and Alice (Hooper) Williamson. She was retired from the Colerain IGA, Colerain, OH. Elaine was...

Robert E. Scheid

Robert E. Scheid

Oct 6, 2010

Scheid, Robert E., 85, of Avon, Indiana, formerly of Bridgeport, Ohio, died Wednesday October 6, 2010 in Indiana. He was born in Wheeling, W. Va., on June 9, 1925, a son of the late John Scheid Sr. and Eleanor Brothers Scheid. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter Patricia Ann Hores. Robert was...

Virginia  R. (Conaway)  Hinzey

Virginia R. (Conaway) Hinzey

Oct 5, 2010

Virginia R. (Conaway) Hinzey, 90, formerly of N. 5th St., Martins Ferry, OH died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010 at East Ohio Regional Hospital Long Term Care, Martins Ferry. She was born June 12, 1920 in Scotch Ridge, OH a daughter of the late Hayes and Alice (Donley) Conaway. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by...

John N. Olszeski

John N. Olszeski

Oct 3, 2010

OLSZESKI, John N. "Yana" 89, of Dillonvale, Ohio, died Sunday October 3, 2010 at home. John was born in Dillonvale on July 21, 1921, a son of the late Frank and Jessie Borkoski Olszeski. John was a member of St. Adalbert Catholic Church, present Treasurer of A.A.R.P. Chapter 3773 of Dillonvale; a member of Dillonvale Senior Citizens; a retired...

James Puperi

James Puperi

Oct 1, 2010

James Puperi, 85, of Hughes Ave., Martins Ferry, OH died Friday, Oct. 1, 2010 in Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, WV. He was born June 9, 1925 in Martins Ferry a son of the late Bernard and Elizabeth (Cassol) Puperi. He was retired from the Martins Ferry Water Department. James was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Martins Ferry and...

Mary Elvira Rudzinski

Mary Elvira Rudzinski

Oct 1, 2010

Mary E. "Vera" Rudzinski of National Road Bridgeport, died Friday October 1, 2010 at Lancia Belmont Manor St. Clairsville. She was born June 22, 1919 in Bridgeport, a daughter of the late Albino and Pia (Malfatti) Carlini. She is a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church Wolfhurst. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her...

Lavelle Lloyd

Lavelle Lloyd

Sep 29, 2010

LaVelle M. Lloyd 93 of Westwood Drive St. Clairsville, formally of Sunset Heights Bridgeport, died Wednesday September 29, 2010 at her home. She was born August 2, 1917 in Wittmore West Virginia, a daughter of the late Warren and Mary Susan Smith Marshall. She was a member of the former West Bridgeport Methodist Church, and the Thoburn United Methodist...

John  H. Zmavec

John H. Zmavec

Sep 29, 2010

John H. Zmavec, 84, of Walter St., Yorkville, OH died Wed., Sept. 29, 2010 at Bishop Hodges Continuous Care, Wheeling, WV. He was born Dec. 10, 1925 in Glen Robbins, OH a son of the late John and Mary (Klobucar) Zmavec. He was a retired employee of Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel, Yorkville Plant. John was a veteran of the U.S....