Obituaries

Howard Dickerson

Howard Dickerson

Aug 14, 2008

HOWARD "CHUCK" DICKERSON, 92, of Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday, August 14, 2008 at Sunset Health Care in Adena. He was born April 18, 1916 in Murray City, Ohio, the son of the late Edgar and Bessie (McDowell) Dickerson. Chuck was a retired electrician for Consol Coal in Georgetown. He was a member of Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church and...

Lois  E. (Rothermund)  Bowers

Lois E. (Rothermund) Bowers

Aug 13, 2008

Lois E. (Rothermund) Bowers, 75, of S. Third St., Martins Ferry, OH died Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008 at home. She was born Apr. 7, 1933 in Martins Ferry a daughter of the late Elmer and Freda V. (Gosney) Rothermund. She was retired from the Wheeling Island Race Track, Wheeling, WV. In addition to her parents she was preceded in...

Lee Roy Shoulders

Lee Roy Shoulders

Aug 10, 2008

SHOULDERS, Lee Roy Sr., 61, of Clearlake Calif., died Sunday August 10, 2008 at the home of his daughter, in Adena, Ohio. He was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio on April 5, 1947, a son of Pearl Cook of Rayland, Ohio and the late Roy Shoulders. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his grandparents,...

Anna M. Stopski

Anna M. Stopski

Aug 6, 2008

ANNA M. STOPSKI, 83, of Martins Ferry, died Wednesday, August, 6, 2008 at her home. She was born May 27, 1925 in Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Sesto and Emma (Vitali) Marsili. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Stanley Stopski; a brother Enio Marsili and a sister Matilda Nidel. Anna is...

Janice  P. (Ditsch)  Patterson

Janice P. (Ditsch) Patterson

Aug 4, 2008

Janice P. (Ditsch) Patterson, 64, of N. 6th St., Martins Ferry, OH died Monday, Aug. 4, 2008 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. She was born Oct. 11, 1943 in Fairdale,, KY a daughter of the late Richard and Sarah Ditsch. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband William E. Patterson, a...

Emma  J. (Tice)  Sorge

Emma J. (Tice) Sorge

Aug 3, 2008

Emma J. (Tice) Sorge, 57, of Martins Ferry, OH died Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008 at East Ohio Regional Hospital Long Term Care, Martins Ferry. She was born Nov. 29, 1950 in Martins Ferry a daughter of the late Charles F. Tice, Sr. and Wilma H. (Chambers) Tice. Emma was the Meter Maid for the Martins Ferry Police Dept. and...

Ruth B Peters

Ruth B Peters

Jul 30, 2008

Ruth B. "Bonnie Baldwin" Peters, 83, of Bridgeport, Ohio died Wednesday July 30, 2008 at her daughters home. She was born August 19, 1924 the daughter of the late Harold E and Nellie (Burcher) Baldwin. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband George Robert Peters; along with 3 brothers, Howard, Delbert and Harold...

Edith Merrill Demarest

Edith Merrill Demarest

Jul 29, 2008

Edith Merrill (Marshall) Demarest, 82, of St. Clairsville, concluded a nearly two-decade battle with Alzheimer's Disease on Tuesday, July 29 at Park Health Center, and now rests, awaiting the Resurrection. She was born September 4, 1925 in Auburn, Maine, the daughter of Charles S. and Mary (Hinckley) Marshall. She married the Rev. William C. Demarest on October 2, 1960,...

James  S. Pinter

James S. Pinter

Jul 29, 2008

James S. Pinter, 82, of Colerain, OH died Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry, OH. He was born May 16, 1926 in Barton, OH a son of the late Vincent and Helen (Kovach) Pinter. He retired form Consol Coal Co. and H & S Hydraulics. Jim was a member of the Hungarian Cultural Society...

Richard Maguire

Richard Maguire

Jul 28, 2008

MAGUIRE, Richard "Rick,ã 62, of Tiltonsville, Ohio, died Monday, July 28, 2008. He was born December 4, 1945 in Martins Ferry, the son of the late Richard and Violet (Duley) Maguire. Rick was a retired Construction worker. A current volunteer with the fire department, he was past Chief of Tiltonsville Volunteer Fire Department; Past Village Councilman and past village...

Tom  N. Provezis

Tom N. Provezis

Jul 27, 2008

Tom N. Provezis, 59, of Yantis, TX, formerly of Colerain, OH died Sunday, July 27, 2008 at Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte, NC. He was born Feb. 9, 1949 in Martins Ferry, OH the son of Nick and Eva (Orend) Provezis. He was owner/operator of the former T & P Trucking Co. of Colerain. Tom was a member of St. John's...

William Joseph Shipe

William Joseph Shipe

Jul 27, 2008

SHIPE, William Joseph, 34, of Bellaire, Ohio, died Sunday July 27, 2008 as the result of a motorcycle accident. He was born December 11, 1973, a son of Tom and Madeline Finney Shipe. He was a member of the Sportsman Club of Lansing, and an employee of Lynco Inc. and formerly Shipe Construction. William was preceded in death by...

Nina  M. Bauknecht

Nina M. Bauknecht

Jul 26, 2008

Nina M. Bauknecht, 72, of Hillcrest Manor, Lewisville, OH, formerly of Colerain Pike, Martins Ferry, OH died Saturday, July 26, 2008 at Woodsfield Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Woodsfield, OH. She was born Sept. 25, 1935 in Martins Ferry a daughter of the late John and Mary A. (Davis) Bauknecht. Nina retired as a custodian with Steeple Valley School of...

William E. Mcconnaughy Sr

William E. Mcconnaughy Sr

Jul 24, 2008

WILLIAM E. McCONNAUGHY, 82, of Spring Heights, Brookside, died Thursday, July 24, 2008 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Long Term Care, Martins Ferry. He was born July 12, 1926 in Bridgeport, the son of the late Carl Lester and Daisy Mae (Connell) McConnaughy. William was a member of the Bridgeport Church of God. He retired from the Wheeling Post...

Evelyn Elaine Verhovec

Evelyn Elaine Verhovec

Jul 24, 2008

VERHOVEC, Evelyn Elaine Barcus, 74, of Rayland, Ohio, died Thursday July 24, 2008 at East Ohio Regional Hospital. She was born June 22, 1934 and was preceded in death by her husband Henry Verhovec in 2003. Evelyn is survived by two sons: Henry Verhovec and his wife Faye, and Mark Verhovec and his wife Donna, all of Rayland; three...

Wilma G. Lucas

Wilma G. Lucas

Jul 23, 2008

LUCAS, Wilma, 90, formerly of Bridgeport, Ohio, died Wednesday July 23, 2008 at Golden Acres Nursing Home, Amherst, Ohio. She was born in Bridgeport on August 26, 1917, a daughter of the late Walter and Mary Selena Bishop. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Andrew R. Lucas and a sister Betty Smith....

Joseph L. Blaschalk

Joseph L. Blaschalk

Jul 21, 2008

JOSEPH L. BLASCHALK, 87, of Mingo Junction, died Monday, July 21, 2008 at Trinity Medical Center West, Steubenville. Joe was born May 21, 1921 in Empire, Ohio, the son of the late Michael and Mary (Blasko) Blaschalk. Joe was a member of St. Agnes Catholic Church in Mingo Junction and was a veteran of the United States Army during...

Erma V. Canter (Cika)  Best

Erma V. Canter (Cika) Best

Jul 20, 2008

Erma V. (Cika) Canter Best, 84, of Louisville, OH, formerly of Martins Ferry, OH and Fishers, IN, died Sunday, July 20, 2008 at Oakhill Manor Care Center, Louisville. She was born Apr. 20, 1924 in Martins Ferry a daughter of the late John and Emerencia (Kadie) Cika. She retired from East Ohio Regional Hospital and was a former member...

Vera  F. (Jones)  Harris

Vera F. (Jones) Harris

Jul 20, 2008

Vera F. (Jones) Harris, 76, of Glenns Run Rd., Martins Ferry, OH died Sunday, July 20, 2008 at home. She was born Oct. 7, 1931 in Martins Ferry a daughter of the late George and Harriett (Fairburn) Jones. She was retired from the former McGraw Nursing Home, Pleasant Grove, OH. Vera was a Methodist by faith. In addition to...

James E. Bane Sr

James E. Bane Sr

Jul 19, 2008

JAMES E. BANE, SR, 62, of Colerain, died Saturday, July 19, 2008 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. He was born July 20, 1945 in Steubenville, the son of the late Roy and Cleda (Swiger) Bane. James was Protestant by faith; he was a former member of the Hopedale American Legion; the NRA; and was a veteran of...