Obituaries

Carl  L. Coole

Carl L. Coole

Aug 10, 2010

Carl L. Coole, 73, of Sunrise Dr., Bridgeport, OH died Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010 at Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA. He was born Sept. 20, 1936 in Wheeling, WV a son of the late Daniel W. and Ethel (Hudkins) Coole. He was a retired employee of Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel and a catholic by faith. In addition to his parents he...

Billie (Burkett)  Cappelletti

Billie (Burkett) Cappelletti

Aug 9, 2010

Billie (Burkett) Cappelletti, 81, of Jessop Dr., St. Clairsville, OH died Monday, Aug. 9, 2010 at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV. She was born Mar. 21, 1929 in Moundsville, WV a daughter of the late Joseph and Della (White) Burkett. She was retired from the Odgen Newspaper, Wheeling, WV. She was a Methodist by faith. Billie was a very...

Louis Henry Kolb

Louis Henry Kolb

Aug 7, 2010

KOLB, Louis Henry, 78, of Adena, Ohio, died Saturday August 7, 2010 at home. He was born in Maynard, Ohio on October 10, 1931, a son of the late Phillip Kolb Sr. and Mary Ringwald Kolb. Louis had a passion for farming and playing his accordion. He was a retired employee of Sattralloy, serving as an electrician. In addition...

Hazel Mae Howell - Pancoast

Hazel Mae Howell - Pancoast

Aug 6, 2010

Pancoast, Hazel Mae Howell, 89, of Mingo Junction, Ohio, died Friday August 6, 2010 at the home of her daughter in North Huntingdon, PA. Hazel was born at Bethesda, Ohio on December 30, 1920 a daughter of the late Harvey and Amy Duke Hatcher. She was a retired employee of the Ohio Valley Hospital, Steubenville and a member of...

Jennie Muklewicz

Jennie Muklewicz

Aug 4, 2010

Jennie Muklewicz, 82 of Bridgeport, Ohio formerly of Bellaire, died Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at Mt. Carmel East Hospital, Columbus, Ohio.Jennie was born April 13, 1928 in Bellaire, Ohio, a daughter of the late Ignacy and Pelagia (Mazur) Muklewicz.Jennie was preceded in death by two brothers, Walter and Stanley Muklewicz, and five sisters, Ann Castricone, Edna Rush, Bertha, Helen...

Samuel Visnic

Samuel Visnic

Aug 4, 2010

Samuel Visnic, 89, of Stillwater, OK, formerly of Stewart, FL, Monroe, MI, and Martins Ferry, OH died Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010 at Mercy Heart Hospital, Oklahoma City, OK. He was born Mar. 9, 1921 in Martins Ferry a son of the late Nick, Sr. and Clara (Rebic) Visnic. He retired from Ford Motor Company. Sam was a veteran of...

Edith Gertrude Woods

Edith Gertrude Woods

Aug 4, 2010

Edith Gertrude Woods 93 of Farmington died Wednesday August 4, 2010 at her home. She was born December 11, 1916 in Farmington, a daughter of the late Douglas and Edythe (Bowman) Yost. She was a retired registered nurse for Ohio Valley Medical Center Wheeling. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Wallace Francis...

James  A. Gates

James A. Gates

Aug 3, 2010

James A. "Hinges" Gates, 91, of Martins Ferry, OH, died Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010. He was born June 2, 1919 in Warwood, WV a son of the late Russell and Irene (Alexander) Gates. He retired after 50 years of service with the former Hall-Gillespie Monuments of Martins Ferry. Jim was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Martins...

Michael  P. Mcclay

Michael P. Mcclay

Aug 2, 2010

Michael P. McClay, 55, of Martins Ferry, OH died Monday, Aug. 2, 2010 at his home. He was born Mar. 29, 1955 in Martins Ferry a son of the late Patrick F. and Betty (Ewing) McClay. Mike was a retired coal miner. Surviving are his daughter Chelsie Apostolec of Bridgeport, a brother Ron (Elaine) McClay of Ravenna, OH, two...

Thomas B. Ripley

Thomas B. Ripley

Jul 31, 2010

Thomas B. "Rip" Ripley Sr. 85 of Lansing died Saturday July 31, 2010 at East Ohio Regional Hospital Martins Ferry. He was born April 11 1925 in Wheeling a son of the late Raymond E. and Catherine (Laffey) Ripley. He was a retired truck driver for Wheeling-Pitts Steel Benwood Plant and a retired bus driver for Bridgeport School Systems,...

Edgar L. Maurer

Edgar L. Maurer

Jul 30, 2010

Edgar L. Maurer 89 of Whitley St. Bridgeport died Friday July 30, 2010 in Wheeling Hospital. He was born April 4, 1921 in Wheeling a son of the late William and Mary Frances (Kelly) Maurer. He was a retired truck driver for J.E. Miller trucking, a Teamster Local #697, the retiree club, Eagles #995 and American Legion #227 both...

Edward  A. Krone

Edward A. Krone

Jul 29, 2010

Edward A. Krone, 63, of Colerain, OH died Thursday., July 29, 2010 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry, OH. He was born Dec. 5, 1946 in Martins Ferry, a son of the late Gilbert and Mary (Feachen) Krone. He retired from the Plumbers & Steamfitters Union Local #83 and the Moundsville Post Office. Ed was a member of...

Dorothy  M. (Mitchell)  Oliver

Dorothy M. (Mitchell) Oliver

Jul 28, 2010

Dorothy M. (Mitchell) Oliver, 95, of Madison, NJ, formerly of Wendel, PA and Martins Ferry, died Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at Runnells Specialized Hospital, Berkeley Heights Twp., NJ. She was born Apr. 29, 1915 in Bridgeport, OH a daughter of the late John C. and Katie Belle (Woods) Mitchell. Dorothy was a 1933 graduate of Martins Ferry High School...

Anthony Michael Danko

Anthony Michael Danko

Jul 25, 2010

Anthony M. ""Tony"" Danko, 63, of Mingo Junction, died Sunday July 25, 2010 at Valley Hospice Care Center North, Steubenville,OH. He was born June 19, 1947 in Steubenville,OH, the son of the late William and Anna (Danko) Kalish. Tony was retired from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel and worked in the Consolidated Lab - Mingo Junction Plant, he was a member of...

Roselle Swallie

Roselle Swallie

Jul 25, 2010

Roselle Swallie, 83, of Bridgeport, died Sunday July 25, 2010 at her home with her family by her side. She was born October 6, 1926 in Dixie, WV, the daughter of the late Fred E. and Cora (Schoulcraft) Asbury. Roselle was the owner and operator of the Boydsville Hall, and a former employee of Hart's Family Center, a faithful...

Lucas Ethan Mccracken

Lucas Ethan Mccracken

Jul 25, 2010

McCracken, Lucas Ethan, 16 of Pleasant Grove, Adena, originally of Wheeling, W.Va., was tragically killed in a automobile accident, while returning from work on July 25, 2010. He was born in Wheeling on October 31, 1993, a son of Earl McCracken of Benwood and his mother Laura Cook and stepdad John Cook of Adena, also raised and loved by...

Mark D. Gellner

Mark D. Gellner

Jul 24, 2010

Mark D. Gellner 44 of Howard Street Bridgeport, Ohio died Saturday July 24, 2010 in Wheeling Hospital, he was born February 16, 1966 in Topeka Ka. A son of Marlene (Fryman) Gellner Ruza and the late Frank D. "Doug" Gellner. He was a Retired employee of the Belmont County Correction's State of Ohio. Mark is survived by his wife...

James M. "Mike" Dawes

James M. "Mike" Dawes

Jul 24, 2010

James M. "Mike" Dawes, 60, of Martins Ferry, OH, died Saturday, July 24, 2010, at his residence. He was born January 29, 1950 in Wheeling, WV a son of the late James W. and June Anne "Liz"(Nicastro) Dawes. He was an employee of the Mingo Plant of Severstal Wheeling Steel. He graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School and the...

Carolyn Lee Whiteman

Carolyn Lee Whiteman

Jul 24, 2010

Carolyn Lee Whiteman, 55, of Mingo Junction, died Saturday, July 24, 2010. She was born June 26, 1955 in Steubenville, OH, the daughter of the late Clifford and Delores (Pysniak) Whiteman. Carolyn is survived by a brother Joseph A. ( Judy) Bowers of Bergholtz, OH; a sister Rose E. (Mike) Renforth of Steubenville, OH; a niece Valerie Shell; six...

Frank T. Kotopka

Frank T. Kotopka

Jul 23, 2010

Frank T. Kotopka 76 of Romeoville Ill. Formally of Colerain died Friday July 23, 2010 in St. Joseph's Hospital in Joliet Ill. A son of the Late Louis and Mary (Demchok) Kotopka he was born September 4, 1933 in Bridgeport. He was a retired maintenance Forman for Ormet Industries in Hannibal a veteran of the Korean war in the...