Obituaries

Joseph L. Rodak Sr

Joseph L. Rodak Sr

Jan 27, 2011

Joseph L. Rodak Sr. 81, of Steubenville, Ohio formally of Dillonvale, died Thursday January 27, 2011 at Trinity West Hospital Steubenville. He was born February 5, 1929 in PineyFork, a son of the late Alex and Ethel Rodak. He was a retired employee of Norfolk and Western Railroad, a member of the Dillonvale Presbyterian Church, the Pine Valley Sportsman...

Florence  T. (Motto)  Ontko

Florence T. (Motto) Ontko

Jan 26, 2011

Florence T. (Motto) Ontko, 90, of Martins Ferry, OH, and formerly of Toronto, OH died Wednesday Jan. 26, 2011 at East Ohio Regional Hospital Long Term Care, Martins Ferry. She was born Sept. 25, 1920 in Pottsville, PA a daughter of the late George and Anna (Shargo) Motto. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church of Toronto....

Ethel Ann Szilagyi

Ethel Ann Szilagyi

Jan 26, 2011

Ethel Ann Szilagyi 92, of Sunset Heights Bridgeport died Wednesday January 26, 2011 at East Ohio Regional Hospital Martins Ferry. She was born September 11, 1918 in Wheeling, a daughter of the late Peter and Ethel Sweden. She was preceded in death by her husband Alex A. Szilagyi in 2005, a son Alex Szilagyi in 2006, seven brothers Alex,...

Damon L. Stewart

Damon L. Stewart

Jan 26, 2011

Damon Linn Stewart 44 of Bridgeport died Wednesday January 26, 2011 at OSU Hospital Columbus. He was born February 17, 1966 in Bellaire, a son of Anita L. Stewart of Bridgeport and Eugene (Phylliss) West Sr. He was an employee of Stratford Springs as a culinary chef, a veteran of the US Army Reserves, and a graduate of Bridgeport...

Joan (Ott)  Barney

Joan (Ott) Barney

Jan 26, 2011

Joan (Ott) Barney, 84, of Martins Ferry, OH died Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011 at EORH, Martins Ferry. She was born Aug. 9, 1926 in Pittsburgh, PA a daughter of the late Russell and Dewellia A. (Beattie) Ott. She was a member of Grace Presbyterian Church, Martins Ferry. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her...

Paul Walker

Paul Walker

Jan 23, 2011

Paul Walker, 82, of Barnesville, Ohio passed away Sunday, January 23, 2011 at his home. He was born February 4, 1928 in Belmont County, Ohio, son of the late Williams A. Walker and Eva L. Burson Walker. Paul was a retired foreman from Sparta Ceramics in East Sparta, Ohio and was a member of East Richland Church. He served his...

James Michael Riley

James Michael Riley

Jan 23, 2011

Riley, James Michael, 77, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, formerly of Bridgeport, Ohio, died Sunday January 23, 2011 at Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling. He was born in Wheeling on October 20, 1933, a son of the late James A. and Zella West Riley. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a granddaughter Jessica Thompson. James...

Richard Mueller

Richard Mueller

Jan 22, 2011

Richard H. "Dick" Mueller, 79, of Bethesda, Ohio passed away Saturday, January 22, 2011 at Liza's Place in Wheeling West Virginia. Dick was born February 8, 1931 in Marietta, Ohio son of the late Herbert Mueller and Martha Shepherd Mueller. Dick retired from Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Company. He was a member of Bethesda United Methodist Church, Bethesda American Legion, and...

Jack  J. Kessler

Jack J. Kessler

Jan 21, 2011

Jack J. Kessler, 88, of S. Zane Hwy., Martins Ferry, OH died Friday, Jan. 21, 2011 at Heartland-Lansing Nursing Home, Bridgeport, OH. He was born November 8, 1922 in Stewartsville, OH, a son of the late Pete and Frances (Vernus) Kessler. Jack was retired from the Tower Truck Lines and was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in...

Ella  M. (Frantz)  Mcdowell

Ella M. (Frantz) Mcdowell

Jan 20, 2011

Ella M. (Frantz) McDowell, 79, of Martins Ferry, OH died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011 at Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Glen Dale, WV. She was born Mar. 6, 1931 in Martins Ferry a daughter of the late Edwin and Jeannette (McKain) Frantz. Ella was the retired owner/operator of the former McDowell Locksmith Service of Martins Ferry. She was a member of...

Frederick Graff

Frederick Graff

Jan 19, 2011

Frederick Graff, 88, of Indiana St., Martins Ferry, OH died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011 at home. He was born June 19, 1922 in Martins Ferry a son of the late Michael and Anna (Grodt) Graff. He was retired from the Yorkville Plant of Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel. Fred was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Martins Ferry, a life...

Larry Harms

Larry Harms

Jan 18, 2011

Larry Harms, 65, of Belmont, Ohio passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at his home. Larry was born March 9, 1945 in Kankakee, Illinois, son of the late Edward Harms and Jennie Burns Harms. Larry was retired from pipeline construction and currently worked with Whitesides of St. Clairsville. Larry is survived by daughters, Mindy Harms Coleman of O'Fallon, Illinois, Lori...

John  T. Roper

John T. Roper

Jan 17, 2011

John T. Roper, 55, of Martins Ferry, OH, died Monday, Jan. 17, 2011 at his residence. He was born Jan. 3, 1956 in Martins Ferry, OH a son of the late Edward V. and Marilyn M. (Moran) Roper He is survived by a daughter Jessica Proctor of Waynesville, NC, a sister Patricia A. Roper of Shadyside, OH, and two...

Paul Mansell Kelley

Paul Mansell Kelley

Jan 9, 2011

KELLEY, Paul Mansell, 84, of Cadiz, Ohio, formerly of Bridgeport, died Sunday January 9, 2011 at Carriage Inn of Cadiz. Paul was born in Cadiz, on April 8, 1926, a son of the late James W. and Bertha M. Yoho Kelley. He was a member of the Bridgeport Church of God and a U. S. Navy Veteran. In addition...

Howard W. Mackey

Howard W. Mackey

Jan 8, 2011

MACKEY, Howard W., 75, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, died Saturday January 8, 2011 at East Ohio Regional Hospital. He was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio on June 3, 1935, a son of the late Walter H. and Ada Milhoan Mackey. Howard was a retired employee of Centre Foundry, Warwood; a member of the Dillonvale Presbyterian Church; Dillonvale American Legion,...

Edward J. Slavik

Edward J. Slavik

Jan 7, 2011

Edward J. Slavik Jr. of East Main Street St. Clairsville died Friday January 7, 2011 at his home. He was born August 4, 1951 in Martins Ferry a son of Edward Sr. and Irene Kubic Slavik of St. Clairsville. He was Owner and Operator of Slavik's Studio in St. Clairsville, he was a Master Photographer, Jay Stock as his...

Florence Wilma Hicks

Florence Wilma Hicks

Jan 7, 2011

HICKS, Florence W. Jeffers, 86, of Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, died Friday January 7, 2011 at home. She was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio on January 5, 1925, a daughter of the late Thomas and Winifred Bethel Jeffers; and also preceded by three sisters. Florence was a retired LPN from Bellaire Clinic; and a member of Victory Baptist Chapel, St....

William Michael Feher

William Michael Feher

Jan 7, 2011

FEHER, William Michael ?Will?, 31, of Dillonvale, Ohio, died Friday January 7, 2011. He was born in Wheeling, W.Va. on May 6, 1979, a son of William L. and Lou Ann Gooding Feher. He is preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, William Feher and maternal grandmother Carolyn Gooding. Will was an avid outdoorsman. In addition to his parents,...

Louise B. Powley

Louise B. Powley

Jan 6, 2011

Louise B. Powley 81 of Dillonvale died Thursday January 6, 2011 at her home. She was born March 30, 1929 in Dillonvale a daughter of the late Henry Pensis Sr. and Josephine Ohom Pensis. She was a Methodist by faith, and a housewife. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by two brothers Henry Jr. and...

John C. Wood

John C. Wood

Jan 5, 2011

John C. Wood 32 of Dillonvale died Wednesday January 5, 2011 at his home, he was born August 23, 1978 in Bellaire, a son of Phil Wood of Martins Ferry, and Cindy (Ward) Yoder of Steubenville. He was preceded in death by his Paternal-Grandparents John and Margaret (Phillips) Wood, and his Maternal Grandfather Charles Ward. John is also survived...