Obituaries

Jeffrey T. Petronek

Jeffrey T. Petronek

May 26, 2009

PETRONEK, Jeffrey T., 49, of Ocean City, Md., died Tuesday May 26, 2009. He is the son of John and Audrey Petronek, of St. Clairsville, Ohio. Jeff is survived by his wife, Janice; a daughter, Amber; a sister, Janet (Bob) Hart; two brothers: Stephen and Michael Petronek; uncle, Father Thomas Petronek, and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be...

Evelyn Mroczkowski

Evelyn Mroczkowski

May 26, 2009

EVELYN MROCZKOWSKI, 90, of Lansing, died Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at the home of her daughter Nancy. She was born September 22, 1918 in Bridgeport, the daughter of the late George and Mary (LaMotte) Souillard. Evelyn was a member of the Lansing United Methodist Church; the United Methodist Women; the Semper Fidelis Class; and was a 50-year member of...

Yolanda L. Greco

Yolanda L. Greco

May 25, 2009

YOLANDA L. GRECO, 82, formerly of Tiltonsville, died Monday, May 25, 2009 in New Port Richey, FL. She was born September 17, 1926 in Ascoli, Italy, the son of the late Guido and Lucille (Montebello) Sardelli. Yolanda was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Tiltonsville and had retired as an operator with Western Union. In addition to...

Larry Allen Greene

Larry Allen Greene

May 24, 2009

Larry Allen Greene, 64, of Lansing, died May 24, 2009 at Heartland-Lansing Care Center. He was born October 23, 1944 in Martins Ferry, the son of the late Oliver and Jessie (Morgan) Greene. In addition to his parents, Larry is preceded in death by a brother, Charles L. Greene and a nephew, Kenny Greene. Larry is survived by a...

Blanche Elizabeth Kouski

Blanche Elizabeth Kouski

May 23, 2009

KOUSKI, Blanche Elizabeth, 93, of Bridgeport, Ohio, passed away Saturday May 23, 2009 at Park Health Center, St. Clairsville, Ohio. She was born January 4, 1916 in Blaine, Ohio, the daughter of the late Anthony and Helen Kouski. Blanche was employed as a manager of the McCory's Lunch counter of Wheeling and later became manager of the former Paris...

Thelma  A. (Zainoon)  Carroll

Thelma A. (Zainoon) Carroll

May 21, 2009

Thelma A. (Zainoon) Carroll, 79, of Colerain, OH, died Thursday, May 21, 2009 at home. She was born Nov. 10, 1929 in Moundsville, WV a daughter of the late Zaidan and Wilhemina (Azar) Zainoon. She was retired from Hilltop School of Martins Ferry City School District. Thelma was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church, Wolfhurst, OH and...

Robert  L. Finney,  Jr.

Robert L. Finney, Jr.

May 21, 2009

Robert L. Finney, Jr., 81, of Colerain St., Bridgeport, OH died Thursday May 21, 2009 at Wheeling Hospital , Wheeling, WV. He was born Jan. 8, 1928 in Pleasant Grove, OH a son of the late Robert L., Sr. and Lucile H. (Major) Finney. He was a retired driver for Ohio Truck Service. Robert was a member of the...

Martha G. Secrist

Martha G. Secrist

May 19, 2009

MARTHA G. SECRIST, 99, of Martins Ferry, died Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at Sunset Health Care in Adena. She was born October 15, 1909 in Wheeling, the daughter of the late Andrew and Christine (Schneider) Kohl. Martha was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Martins Ferry and the Bridgeport Chapter of the Eastern Star. Martha is survived...

William Henry Sickle

William Henry Sickle

May 17, 2009

SICKLE, William Henry ""Bill"", 84, of Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, died Sunday, May 17, 2009 at Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling, surrounded by those who loved him. He was born January 5, 1925 in Mt. Pleasant, the son of the late Isaac and Sylvia (Mercer) Sickle. William was retired from the Ohio Valley Dairy in Martins Ferry; he was...

Keith M. Pedone

Keith M. Pedone

May 17, 2009

Keith M. Pedone, 19, of St.Clairsville, died Sunday, May 17, 2009. He was born December 18th, 1989 in Riverside, CA. Keith was a freshman at Ohio University Eastern Campus where he excelled in photography, was part of the production staff for the OUE Theater, and was majoring in Digital Media. Keith's infectious laugh brightened his friends' and family's lives...

Mary  M. (Hicks)  Graham

Mary M. (Hicks) Graham

May 16, 2009

Mary M. (Hicks) Graham, 96, of Grel Arms Dr., Martins Ferry, OH died Saturday, May 16, 2009 at the home of her daughter. She was born June 19, 1912 in Jacobsburg, OH a daughter of the late Charles and Martha Eva (Neff) Hicks. Mary was a member of the Grace Presbyterian Church of Martins Ferry for 45 years. In...

Margaret J. Redin

Margaret J. Redin

May 16, 2009

MARGARET J. REDIN, 91, of Mingo Junction, died Saturday, May 16, 2009 at Lancia Villa Royale Nursing Home in Steubenville. She was born June 18, 1917 in Mingo Junction, the daughter of the late Winnie and Clara (Porter) Roe. Margaret was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Mingo Junction; the Eagles and the Moose Club Ladies...

Alfred Eugene Curtis

Alfred Eugene Curtis

May 16, 2009

Alfred Eugene Curtis, 60, of Yorkville, OH died Saturday May 16, 2009 at Trinity Medical Center West, in Steubenville. He was born Oct. 20, 1848 at Wheeling, WV, the son of the late Velma Opal (Curtis) Steffel. Alfred was retired from the US Army, a Vietnam Veteran and a lifetime member of both the VFW and DAV. He is...

John J. Rusiecki

John J. Rusiecki

May 15, 2009

JOHN "YASHEK" RUSIECKI, 84, of Lakeview Dr., Pleasant Grove, died Friday, May 15, 2009 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. He was born July 24, 1924 in Dillonvale, the son of the late Bolek and Frances (Strupceski) Rusiecki. John retired from Consolidated Coal Company in Georgetown. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a...

Sara E. "Betty" (Wadsworth)  Ernest

Sara E. "Betty" (Wadsworth) Ernest

May 13, 2009

Sara E. "Betty" (Wadsworth) Ernest, 92, of Main St., Wheeling, WV, died Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling, WV. She was born Apr. 6, 1917 in Wheeling, WV, a daughter of the late Bert E. and Drucilla (Cunningham) Wadsworth. She was a former employee of Mi-Lady Shop, Elm Grove, WV, and a member of the...

Floyd Clinton Wilson

Floyd Clinton Wilson

May 13, 2009

FLOYD "Buster" "Cadillac" WILSON, 78, of Martins Ferry, died Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling. He was born June 13, 1930 in Wheeling, the son of the late Floyd and Eva (Reed) Wilson. Floyd retired from the Community Action Commission in Belmont County. He attended Lincoln High School and graduated from Blessed Martin High School...

Margaret M. Mcdermott

Margaret M. Mcdermott

May 11, 2009

MARGARET M. McDERMOTT, 83, of Herndon, VA; formerly of St. Clairsville, died Monday, May 11, 2009 in Fairfax, VA. She was born May 15, 1925 in Piney Fork, Ohio, the daughter of the late Elizabeth (Sabo) Molnar and Joseph Molnar, Sr. She was Protestant by faith and a former member of the Piney Fork Presbyterian Church. In addition to...

William  E. Jones

William E. Jones

May 10, 2009

William E. Jones, 91, of Martins Ferry, OH, died Sunday, May 10. 2009 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. He was born May 15, 1917 in Wheeling, WV a son of the late Darwin and Lillian (Chalk) Jones. He retired from the former James H. Beans Foundry Co, of Martins Ferry. Bill was a member of the First...

Mildred M. Hails (Sockman)  Schmidt

Mildred M. Hails (Sockman) Schmidt

May 9, 2009

Mildred M. (Sockman) Hails Schmidt, 87, of Buckeye Run, Martins Ferry, OH died Saturday, May 9, 2009 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. She was born Mar. 12, 1922 in Martins Ferry a daughter of the late Francis and Mary (Furbay) Sockman. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her first husband Bernard W....

Herbert H. Huggins

Herbert H. Huggins

May 9, 2009

Herbert H. Huggins, ""Hogy"" 80, of Mingo Junction, died Saturday, May 9, 2009 at his home. He was born November 1, 1928 in Mingo Junction, the son of the late Melvin and Rachel (Shook) Huggins. Herbert attended the Brilliant Christian Church. He was a retired Brick Mason at the former Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel, Mingo Junction Plant and was a veteran...