Obituaries

Joan M. Orkish

Joan M. Orkish

Sep 6, 2009

Joan M. (Miller) Orkish, 73, of Maple Ave. Lansing, died Sunday September 6, 2009 at home. She was born July 27, 1936 in Martins Ferry, the daughter of the late Oscar and Dorothy (Goad) Miller. Joan was a retired employee of the Former Imperial Clevite Lansing. She truly loved children and also lived to play Bingo. Joan was preceded...

Norman  G. Heath

Norman G. Heath

Sep 5, 2009

Norman G. Heath, 75, of Warwood Ave., Wheeling, WV died Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009 at Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, WV. He was born Jul. 30, 1934 in Martins Ferry, OH a son of the late Colonial N. and Vera M. (Hails) Heath. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army. In addition to his parents he was preceded in...

Bettie Lou Muklewicz

Bettie Lou Muklewicz

Sep 2, 2009

Muklewicz, Bettie Lou, ""Elizabeth"", 83, of Bellaire, died Wednesday September 2, 2009 at Shadyside Care Center. She was born in Bellaire on January 12, 1926, a daughter of the late Lester S. and Blanche (Anuskewic) Evans. She was a member of St. John Catholic Church, Bellaire. She was a former employee of Bobbie Brooks and the Owner/Operator of Spot...

Mary  Alice (Selby)  Pugh

Mary Alice (Selby) Pugh

Sep 2, 2009

Mary Alice (Selby) Pugh, 66, of Delray Beach, Florida, formerly of Martins Ferry, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009 at her home with her loving husband David and other family members. Mary Alice had been valiantly battling breast cancer since 2001. She was born January 14, 1943 in Martins Ferry and is the daughter of the late...

Sara Ellen Reed

Sara Ellen Reed

Aug 31, 2009

REED, Sara Ellen (Still), 44, of Piney Fork, Ohio, died Monday August 31, 2009 at Trinity West Medical Center. She was born at Steubenville on December 22, 1964, a daughter of the late Lewis and Sandra Levine Still. Sara is survived by her husband, Roger Reed, two sisters: Debbie Bray of Adena and Lisa Lasceter of Piney Fork. Visitation...

Thelma Henry

Thelma Henry

Aug 29, 2009

Thelma (Kramer) Henry, 92, of Dillonvale died Saturday August 29, 2009 at home. She was born March 18, 1917 in Dillonvale, the daughter of the late Hyman and Sarah Kramer. Thelma was very loving, supporting, and helpful to family, friends and all those who knew her. Her beliefs and values contributed so much to her three sons' educational and...

John J. Zido

John J. Zido

Aug 29, 2009

John J. Zido, 81, of National Road, Bridgeport, Oh. Died Saturday, August 29, 2009 at Lancia-Belmont Manor Nursing Home St. Clairsville. John was born Sept. 2, 1927 in Lansing, a son of the late George (1968) and Mary (Saxon) Zido (1980). John was a member of St Joseph Catholic Church Wolfhurst, where he was also a Eucharistic Minister, a...

Susan  Lee (Writer)  Neavin

Susan Lee (Writer) Neavin

Aug 29, 2009

Susan Lee (Writer) Neavin, 63, of Alvarado, TX, formerly of Martins Ferry, OH died Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009 at Arlington Memorial Hospital. She was born Dec. 24, 1945 in Martins Ferry a daughter of late William S. Writer and Martha E. (Escott) Writer-Givens. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Frank H. Neavin,...

Juanita  M. (Stidd)  Santavicca

Juanita M. (Stidd) Santavicca

Aug 28, 2009

Juanita M. Santavicca, 93, of Martins Ferry, OH, passed away Friday, August 28, 2009 at East Ohio Regional Hospital Long Term Care, Martins Ferry. She was born On February 22, 1916, in Shadyside, OH, the daughter of the late Clinton and Laura (Junkins) Stidd. She was a member of First Christian Church, Martins Ferry. In addition to her parents,...

Jerry King

Jerry King

Aug 25, 2009

JERRY "JD" KING, SR., 60, of Bridgeport, died Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. He was born July 17, 1949 in Tallahassee, FL. He was preceded in death by his mother Evelyn (Berdine) King; as well as two brothers and a sister. JD is survived by his wife, Sharon Paluch-King of Bridgeport; two sons...

Charles  E. Padgelek

Charles E. Padgelek

Aug 25, 2009

Charles E. Padgelek, 86, of Belmont St., Martins Ferry, OH died Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009 at East Ohio Regional Hospital Long Term Care, Martins Ferry. He was born Nov. 25, 1922 in Richland Twp., OH a son of the late Rudolph and Anna Catherine (Ugron) Padgelek. He was retired from the Consol Mining Company. Charles was also a veteran...

Emmett E. Roberts

Emmett E. Roberts

Aug 23, 2009

Emmett E. Roberts 64, of Petrick Ave. Mingo Junction, Ohio died Sunday August 23, 2009 in Trinity West Hospital, Steubenville. He was born December 12, 1944 in Martins Ferry Ohio, son of the late Howard and Iplie (Littleton) Roberts. Emmett was a self employer carpet installer. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by an infant...

David  W. Mitchell

David W. Mitchell

Aug 20, 2009

David W. Mitchell, 87, of St. Clairsville, OH, formerly of Martins Ferry, OH died Thursday, August 20, 2009 at home. He was born Oct. 1, 1921 in Martins Ferry a son of the late Carl W. and Hannah (Jones) Mitchell. He was a retired field engineer for Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel. David was a member of Grace Presbyterian Church, Ohio City...

George W. Starliper

George W. Starliper

Aug 17, 2009

GEORGE W. STARLIPER, 76, of Mingo Junction, died Monday, August 17, 2009 at Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville. He was born March 6, 1933 in Steubenville, Ohio. George was preceded in death by his father, Elmer Starliper; mother Dorothy (Kintosky) Drayer; step mothers Minnie Wuchetich and Edith Sharp-Conners; step father Charles Drayer; a brother Robert Starliper; infant twins...

John Joseph Jaskierny

John Joseph Jaskierny

Aug 15, 2009

John Joseph Jaskierny, 84, formerly of Dillonvale, Ohio, died Saturday August 15, 2009 at Trinity, Fla. John was born at Warnock, Ohio on October 24, 1924, a son of the late Andrew and Nellie Novak Jaskierny. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Davis and a son-in-law Tino Agostini. John was the...

Charles  W. Sommers

Charles W. Sommers

Aug 14, 2009

Charles W. Sommers, 83 of Pine Ave., St. Clairsville, OH, formerly of Colerain, OH died Friday, Aug. 14, 2009 at Park Health Center, St. Clairsville. He was born Jan. 7, 1926 in Colerain, a son of the late Ludlow W. and Edna (Krieger) Sommers. He was retired from the Martins Ferry School District and the former Picoma Industries, Martins...

Frank Joseph Hutkai

Frank Joseph Hutkai

Aug 13, 2009

Frank Joseph Hutkai Jr. 76, of St. Rt. 150 Dillonvale Ohio, died Thursday, August 13, 2009 at his home. He was born March 22, 1933 in Dillonvale, Ohio, son of the late Frank Catherine (Dorsey) Hutkai Sr... He was a purchasing agent for the Harmony Industries of Mingo Junction Oh. & Die-Matic Corp. of Cleveland. Frank was a member...

Elizabeth G. "Liz" Wiant

Elizabeth G. "Liz" Wiant

Aug 10, 2009

Elizabeth G. "Liz" (Coleman) Wiant, 86, of St. Clairsville, OH, formerly of Delia Ave., Martins Ferry, OH died Monday, Aug. 10, 2009 at Forest Hills Retirement Community, St. Clairsville. She was born Feb. 22, 1923 in Martins Ferry the daughter of the late Charles L. and E. Grace (Rasbridge) Coleman. Liz retired from United Dairy of Martins Ferry. She...

Patrick  F. Mcclay

Patrick F. Mcclay

Aug 7, 2009

Patrick F. McClay, 81, of Washington Blvd, Martins Ferry, OH died Friday, Aug. 7, 2009 at Liza's Place, Wheeling, WV. He was born Mar. 17, 1928 in Martins Ferry a son of the late Francis and Bertha (Burns) McClay. He was a retired crane operator for the Martins Ferry Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel. Pat was a member of St....

Robert Kirk Thompson

Robert Kirk Thompson

Aug 7, 2009

ROBERT "KIRK" THOMPSON, 46, of North 10th Street, Martins Ferry, died Friday, August 7, 2009 at his home. He was a member of Harbor of Hope Assembly of God in St. Clairsville. He is preceded in death by his maternal grandparents George and Gertrude Idahl, and paternal grandfather William Thompson. Kirk is survived by his parents William and Carol...