Obituaries

John A Vinka

John A Vinka

Apr 16, 2010

John A. Vinka, 60, of Barnesville, OH, died Friday April 16, 2010 at Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, WV. He was born August 26, 1949 in Bellaire, OH, the son of John and Marcella (Williams) Vinka. John was a U.S. Army veteran, a member of the United States Polka Association and was employed at Century Mine. John was preceded in death...

Loretta M Simmons

Loretta M Simmons

Apr 14, 2010

Loretta M. Simmons of Tiltonsville formally of California died Wednesday April14, 2010 at Valley Hospice Center South Steubenville. A daughter of the late Glen and Loretta (Walker) McBride. Loretta was a member of the Grace United Methodist Church in Yuba City California, and a housewife. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by a sister...

Minister Kenneth L. Hill

Minister Kenneth L. Hill

Apr 9, 2010

Minister Kenneth L. Hill, 75, of Hamlet, NC died Friday, Apr, 9, 2010 at Sandhills Regional Medical Center. He was born April 30, 1934 in Middleport, OH a son of the late Harry and Lucy (Badgley) Hill. He was the minister of Hamlet Church of Christ for 38 years and retired from the LOF plant in Laurinburg, NC. He...

June  "Gram" (Bellville)  Kirkpatrick

June "Gram" (Bellville) Kirkpatrick

Apr 9, 2010

June "Gram" (Bellville) Kirkpatrick, 94, of Martins Ferry, OH died Friday, Apr. 9, 2010 at East Ohio Regional Hospital Long Term Care, Martins Ferry. She was born Aug. 26, 1915 in Martins Ferry a daughter of the late Charles and Sara (Hildebrand) Bellville. She was a retired nurses aide at Martins Ferry Hospital where she worked for 41 years....

Robert  L. Cook

Robert L. Cook

Apr 8, 2010

Robert L. "Bob" Cook, 90, of Martins Ferry, OH died Thursday, Apr. 8, 2010 at Belmont Manor Nursing Home, St. Clairsville, OH. He was born May 29, 1919 in Martins Ferry a son of the late Louis and Nell (Phillips) Cook. He entered the insurance business with Aetna in 1940 as an underwriter. On Dec. 1, 1946 he bought...

Harry Cesario Jr

Harry Cesario Jr

Apr 2, 2010

Harry Cesario Jr., 77, of Dillonvale, died Friday April 2, 2010 at Liza's Place, Valley Hospice South, in Wheeling. He was born July 17, 1932 in Dillonvale, the son of the late Harry and Pauline (Biscaro) Cesario Sr. Harry was a retired Maintenance Supervisor for Buckeye Local and an avid Hunter and Fisherman. He was also a 25 year...

Richard Rodgers

Richard Rodgers

Mar 29, 2010

Richard "Dick" Rodgers, 86, of Martins Ferry, died Monday March 29, 2010 at Wheeling Hospital in Wheeling, WV. He was born December 10, 1923, the son of the late Will L. and Clara M. (Taylor) Rodgers. Dick was a retired laborer for the Laborer's Local Union #1149 in Wheeling, WV, a member of Kirkwood Presbyterian Church in Bridgeport, Bridgeport...

Antonia Elizabeth Capobianco

Antonia Elizabeth Capobianco

Mar 27, 2010

CAPOBIANCO, Antonia Elizabeth, 88, of Mingo Junction, Ohio, died Saturday March 27, 2010 at Trinity West. She was born in McMechen, W.Va., on December 13, 1921, a daughter of the late Vincent and Filomena Antonucci DeCrease. Antonia was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. In her years of life, she enjoyed cooking and dancing. She was also a...

Alfred Willis Freeman

Alfred Willis Freeman

Mar 27, 2010

Alfred ?Al? Willis Freeman, 79, of Bellaire, died Saturday March 27, 2010 at Wheeling Hospital. He was born June 6, 1930 in Mt. Pleasant, OH, the son of the late Elmer and Murtle (Miller) Freeman. Al was a farmer on the Griffith Farm in Adena, OH, a Deacon of the Apostolic Faith Temple in Martins Ferry, and a member...

Oliver C. Kitzmiller

Oliver C. Kitzmiller

Mar 25, 2010

Oliver C. ? Ollie? Kitzmiller 81, of Blaine, Ohio died Thursday March 25, 2010 at East Ohio Regional Hospital Martins Ferry. He was born September 6, 1928 in Garrett County Md. A son of the late James C. and Ethel Mae (Paugh) Kitzmiller. Oliver was a Retired electrician for Consol Surface Mine, a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church...

Mary Ann Donley

Mary Ann Donley

Mar 24, 2010

Donley, Mary Ann Ritson, Sterling, 86, died March 24, 2010 at Forest Hill Care Center, St. Clairsville, Ohio. Mary Ann was born in Mount Pleasant, Ohio on April 30, 1923, a daughter of the late Hubert Thomas Ritson and Dorothy Burriss Ritson. She retired in 1988 from Welty Buick Service Department, Wheeling, W.Va. and was a Methodist by faith....

Edna Mclaughlin

Edna Mclaughlin

Mar 23, 2010

EDNA "BETTY" McLAUGHLIN, 82, of Moundsville, WV, died Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at Reynolds Memorial Hospital in Glendale, WV. She was born February 16, 1928 in Moundsville, the daughter of the late Clarence and Pearl (Rhome) Smith. Also preceding her in death are two sisters, Mary Dennis and Virginia Norris; and two brothers, Allen and Darrell Smith. Betty is...

Jordan  E. Potts

Jordan E. Potts

Mar 23, 2010

Jordan E. Potts, 80, of Pickerington, OH, formerly of Shadyside, OH, died Tuesday, Mar. 23, 2010 at Grant Medical Center, Columbus, OH. He was born May 4, 1929 in Wheeling, WV the son of the late Curtis and Clara (Gressler) Potts. He was a retired High School Teacher, Head Track Coach, and Asst. Football Coach for River High School...

Richard K. Lowe

Richard K. Lowe

Mar 21, 2010

Lowe, Richard K. (Butch) 65, of Lansing, Ohio died Sunday, March 21, 2010 at home. Butch was born April 10, 1944 in Bellaire, Ohio. A son of the late Charles and Frances (Tyson) Lowe. Butch was a retired maintenance superintendent for the Belmont County Jail. He also worked many years at Saginaw Mine in St. Clairsville. He served in...

Lewis Mccrea Clyde

Lewis Mccrea Clyde

Mar 21, 2010

CLYDE, Lewis McCrea, 83, of Tiltonsville, Ohio, died Sunday March 21, 2010 at home. He was born at Martins Ferry, Ohio on October 21, 1926, a son of the late Thomas L. and Carrie Thompson Clyde. Lewis was a Methodist by faith, a member of the Tiltonsville American Legion and a U.S. Marine. In addition to his parents, he...

Jerry L. Gretz

Jerry L. Gretz

Mar 21, 2010

JERRY L. GRETZ, 69, of Wheeling, died Sunday, March 21, 2010 at the Oakland VA Hospital in Oakland, PA.He was born March 9, 1941 in Martins Ferry, the son of the late Isadore J. and Beatrice (Yusavage) Gretz. Jerry was a member of the United States Army, serving his country proudly as a member of the Military Police while...

Carol  D. (Dickson)  Goclan

Carol D. (Dickson) Goclan

Mar 19, 2010

Carol D. (Dickson) Goclan, 69, of Treadway Rd., Martins Ferry, OH died, Friday, March 19, 2010 at the Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH. She was born July 16, 1940 in Pittsburgh, PA a daughter of the late John M. and Margaret (Crawshaw) Dickson. She graduated from Westminster College and received a masters degree in education from Duquesne...

Donna Lee Ronevich

Donna Lee Ronevich

Mar 19, 2010

Donna Lee Ronevich, 67, of Mt. Pleasant, died Friday March 19, 2010 at East Ohio Regional Hospital. She was born December 11, 1942 in Pricedale, Pa, the daughter of the late Robert and Mary (Bradoc) Riskey. Donna was a member of the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a sister...

Norman  R. Norris

Norman R. Norris

Mar 13, 2010

Norman R. Norris, 78, of E. Sharon Rd., Colerain, OH died Saturday, Mar. 13, 2010 at Park Health Center, St. Clairsville, OH. He was born Feb. 20, 1932 in Martins Ferry, OH a son of the late Lincoln Norris and Lima (Bess) Norris Mehollin. He was a retired employee of Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel, Martins Ferry Plant. Norman was a...

George B. Rikus

George B. Rikus

Mar 12, 2010

George Baird Rickus, 89, of Colerain, Ohio died on March 12th, 2010 at E.O.R.H. in Martins Ferry, Ohio. He was born on August 11, 1920 in Wheeling, W.V., the last surviving child of the late Nelson Bernard and Marie Josephine Van Haverbeke Rickus. A child of the Great Depression, George attended St. Alphonsus Grade School in Center Wheeling and...