Obituaries

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...

Esther  E. (Merritt)  Richards

Esther E. (Merritt) Richards

Mar 12, 2010

Esther E. (Merritt) Richards, 87, of School St., Martins Ferry, OH died Mar. 12, 2010 at Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, WV. She was born Dec. 11, 1922 in Neffs, OH a daughter of the late Charles and Maude (Wright) Merritt. She was a member of the Church of Christ, St. Clairsville, OH, and Bellaire Alumni Association. Surviving are her husband...

William A. Harris Sr

William A. Harris Sr

Mar 11, 2010

Harris, William "Bill" Sr., 82, of Dillonvale, Ohio, died Thursday March 11, 2010, at Sunset Health Care, Adena. He was born in Herrick, Ohio on July 27, 1927, a son of the late John A. and Carrie Polen Harris. Bill was an avid hunter and outdoorsman, who truly loved spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandson. He was a...

Donlee Lewis

Donlee Lewis

Mar 9, 2010

LEWIS, DonLee, 47, of Adena, Ohio, died Tuesday March 9, 2010 at home. He was born in Steubenville, Ohio on July 29, 1962, a son of Shirley Snider Lewis and the late Donald Lewis. DonLee was a U.S. Army Veteran; a member of Grim Reapers Motorcycle Club of Ohio, and a member of Dillonvale Firemen's Club. In addition to...

Marie Kokai

Marie Kokai

Mar 7, 2010

MARIE KOKAI, 87, of Lansing, died Sunday, March 7, 2010 at Forest Hill Retirement Community in St. Clairsville. She was born May 1, 1922 in Malan, WV, the daughter of the late John and Mary (Suhadolnik) Malne. Marie was a member of Lansing United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her step-father,...

Edward Caruth

Edward Caruth

Mar 6, 2010

EDWARD "EDDIE" CARUTH, 58, of St. Clairsville, formerly of Bridgeport, died Saturday, March 6, 2010 at his home. He was born May 19, 1951 in Martins Ferry, the son of the late Fred and Nellie (Coss) Caruth. Eddie was an employee at Carson Petroleum Co. in Lansing. He was a member of the Thoburn United Methodist Church in St....

Nellie Mae Smith

Nellie Mae Smith

Mar 5, 2010

SMITH, Nellie Mae (Russell), 82, of Tiltonsville, Ohio, died Friday March 5, 2010 at East Ohio Regional Hospital. She was born in Warrenton, Va., on July 13, 1927, a daughter of the late James T. and Cordie Victoria Booker Russell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husbands: Forest Carter and Noble Smith; a grandson...

Anthony Zann

Anthony Zann

Mar 4, 2010

ANTHONY ?TONY? ZANN, 83, of Bridgeport, died Wednesday, March 4, 2010 at East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry. He was born May 8, 1926 in Blaine, the son of the late George and Tekla ?Tillie? (Koval) Zann. Tony was a retired painter and a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Wolfhurst. He was an outdoorsman who loved...

Cynthia Martin

Cynthia Martin

Mar 4, 2010

CYNTHIA ?CINDY? MARTIN, 54, of Brookside, died Thursday, March 4, 2010 at Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling. She was born June 3, 1955 in Wheeling, the daughter of the late Donald and Shirley Armstrong and Thomas McNeil. Cindy was a Licensed Practical Nurse. She is survived by her husband, David of Brookside; a son, David and his wife...

Irene Easthom

Irene Easthom

Mar 3, 2010

Irene Genevieve ?Jennie? (Whiteside) Easthom, 84, of Tiltonsville, died Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at Liza's Place, Valley Hospice South, in Wheeling. She was born October 6, 1925 in Vienna, IL, daughter of the late Fred David and Melissa Irene (Wood) Whiteside. In addition to her parents, Jennie was preceded in death by her husband, Johnny Easthom; a younger brother,...

Ralph C. Lucki

Ralph C. Lucki

Mar 2, 2010

Ralph C. Lucki, Sr., 85, of Brookside, died Monday, March 2, 2010 at Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling. He was born August 25, 1924 in Bridgeport, a son of the late Ralph N. and Mary A. (Swaldo) Lucki. Ralph was a retired employee with Wheeling Corrugating Plant of Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel; the Co-Owner of the former Lucki Brothers Gulf Station in...

Patricia  A. (Carrothers)  Kenenske

Patricia A. (Carrothers) Kenenske

Feb 27, 2010

Patricia A. (Carrothers) Kenenske, 63, of Farmington Rd., Bridgeport, OH died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 at home. She was born Apr. 27, 1946 in Martins Ferry, OH a daughter of Rose (Pritchett) Carrothers and the late Harley A. Carrothers. She was a member of the First Christian Church, Martins Ferry. In addition to her father she was preceded in...

Ervin C. "Pap" Fulst

Ervin C. "Pap" Fulst

Feb 26, 2010

Ervin C. "Pap" Fulst, Sr. 81, of West Lawn Ave, Martins Ferry, OH, died Fri., Feb. 26, 2010 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. He was born April 27, 1928 in Akron, OH a son of the late Otto and Ruby (Simcox) Fulst. He was retired from the former Picoma Industries, Martins Ferry and former Owner and Operator...

Muriel  E. (Lott)  Holmes

Muriel E. (Lott) Holmes

Feb 19, 2010

Muriel E. (Lott) Holmes, 62, of N. 8th St., Martins Ferry, OH died Friday, Feb. 19, 2010 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. She was born July 3, 1947 in Martins Ferry the daughter of the late Samuel and Gladys (Smith) Lott. She was a member of the Yorkville United Methodist Church of Yorkville, OH. In addition to...

Clarence Devault

Clarence Devault

Feb 19, 2010

DeVault Jr., Clarence Albert ""Al"", 81, of Rayland, Ohio, died Friday February 19, 2010, at the home of his daughter in Mount Pleasant, Ohio. He was born in Barton, Ohio on July 2, 1928, a son of the late Clarence A. DeVault Sr. and Frances Klier DeVault. Al was a retired employee of Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Corp., Martins Ferry...

Josephine Yarish

Josephine Yarish

Feb 14, 2010

YARISH, Josephine M. Bonomo "Babe", 87 of Dillonvale, Ohio, died Sunday February 14, 2010 at East Ohio Regional Hospital. She was born July 15, 1922 at Waterman, Pa., a daughter of the late Alessio and Catrina Anina Bonomo. Josephine was a member of St. Adalbert Catholic Church; C.W.C.; Holy Rosary Society; and the Ladies Auxiliary of Eagles #1572. In...

Henry Potnick

Henry Potnick

Feb 11, 2010

HENRY "CHICK" POTNICK, 92, of Bridgeport, died Thursday, February 11, 2010 at Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling. He was born November 29, 1917 in Bridgeport, the son of the late Martin and Mary (Schloser) Potnick. Chick was retired from Clevite/Gould Corporation in Lansing and was a veteran of the United States Air Force during WWII. He was a...

Laura  Hilda (Pittman)  Balfantz

Laura Hilda (Pittman) Balfantz

Feb 9, 2010

Laura Hilda (Pittman) Balfantz, 87, formerly of Martins Ferry, OH, died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 at First Community Village Healthcare Center, Columbus, OH. She was born Oct. 3, 1922 in Beallsville, OH a daughter of the late Ira and Carrie (Piatt) Pittman. She was a retired Licensed Practical Nurse from Good Shepherd Nursing Home of Wheeling, WV. Hilda was...