Obituaries

Lillian I. Matthews

Lillian I. Matthews

Oct 31, 2008

Lillian I. Matthews,80, of Tiltonsville, formerly of Mt. Pleasant, Ohio died Friday October 31, 2008 at East Ohio Regional Hospital.She was born September 26, 1928 in Paden City, Wv., a daughter of the late James and Florence (Stacy) Richmond. Lillian was a retired clerk and member of the Church of Christ, Pleasant Grove, Oh.In addition to her parents, Lillian...

Frances  R. Cerola

Frances R. Cerola

Oct 30, 2008

Frances R. Cerola, a lifelong resident of Martins Ferry, OH passed away Thursday, October 30, 2008. She was born in Wheeling, WV a daughter of the late Antonio "Anthony" and Josephine (Muni) Cerola. She was retired from the corporate office of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel and prior to that she worked at W.A. Wilson and Co. of Wheeling. Frances was a...

Margaret  E. (Gazda)  Roth

Margaret E. (Gazda) Roth

Oct 29, 2008

Margaret E. (Gazda) Roth, 96, formerly of N. Zane Hwy., Martins Ferry, OH died Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008 at East Ohio Regional Hospital Long Term Care, Martins Ferry. She was born Oct. 6, 1912 in Blaine, OH a daughter of the late Frank S. and Mary (Panzo) Gazda. She was a member of the St. Mary's Catholic Church, Catholic...

Betty L. Dujardin

Betty L. Dujardin

Oct 28, 2008

Betty DuJardin, 83, of Wheeling; formerly of Martins Ferry, died Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at Peterson Rehabilitation and Geriatric Center in Wheeling. She was born October 26, 1925 in Wheeling, the daughter of the late Leo and Evelyn (Eaglen) Ryan Schneller. Betty was a retired receptionist at OVMC and was head of recreational therapy at Peterson Hospital. She was...

Steve A. Devore Sr

Steve A. Devore Sr

Oct 27, 2008

STEVE A. DEVORE, SR, 43, of Mingo Junction, died Monday, October 27, 2008 at his home. He was born February 14, 1965 in Steubenville, the son of Donald Devore, Sr. and Shirley (Mozingo) Devore of Mingo Junction. Steve was an employee of Dixon Health Care Center in Wintersville and was Methodist by faith. In addition to his parents, Steve...

Geraldine  E. (Mathews)  Dojack

Geraldine E. (Mathews) Dojack

Oct 25, 2008

Geraldine E. (Mathews) Dojack, 82, formerly of Martins Ferry, OH, died Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008 at Country Club Retirement Center, Bellaire, OH. She was born Jan. 4, 1926 in Brookside, OH a daughter of the late Snow C. and Edith (Phillips) Mathews. She was retired from the former Imperial Clevite, of Lansing, OH and was a former aide with...

Norton Gene Peshek

Norton Gene Peshek

Oct 23, 2008

PESHEK, Norton Gene, 81, of Dillonvale, Ohio, died Thursday October 23, 2008 at Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling, W.Va. He was born in Dillonvale on August 24, 1927, a son of the late Joseph and Anna Martinek Peshek. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Martha Howard Peshek and a sister, Evelyn...

Hester S. Lash

Hester S. Lash

Oct 22, 2008

HESTER (Stobbs) LASH, 90, of Farmington, Ohio, died Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at Southeastern Med in Cambridge, Ohio. She was born September 24, 1918 in St. Clairsville, Ohio, the daughter of the late Matthew and Lena (Sunderman) Stobbs. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Albert ""Pete"" Lash in 2006; four brothers Leslie,...

Demont Lee Witzberger

Demont Lee Witzberger

Oct 17, 2008

WITZBERGER, DeMont Monty, 60, of Bridgeport Ohio, died Friday, October 17, 2008, in O.S.U. Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio. He was born July 19, 1948 in Martins Ferry, Ohio. Monty was retired from Weirton Steel; and a member of the Laborers Union 1149. He was an avid football fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Ohio State Buckeyes. He was a...

Sherri Lynn Schmidt

Sherri Lynn Schmidt

Oct 17, 2008

Sherri Lynn Schmidt, 33, of St. Clairsville, OH, died Friday, October 17, 2008 at Wheeling Hospital. She was born August 8, 1975 in Jacksonville, N.C. Sherri was a member of C Company 1st of the 150th AVN FRG. She is preceded in death by her father Joseph Lee Armstrong and her grandparents. Sherri is survived by her husband Matthew...

Margaret  J. (Czap)  Slotwinski

Margaret J. (Czap) Slotwinski

Oct 17, 2008

Margaret J. Slotwinski, 90, a resident of Alexandria, VA, where she resided since 1991 with her son, and formerly of Martins Ferry, OH, passed away peaceably Friday, Oct. 17, 2008 at Mt. Vernon Nursing and Rehab Center, Alexandria, VA. She was born Dec. 30, 1917 in Hutchinson, WV a daughter of the late Peter and Julia (Czap) Czap. She...

Laura Mae Tennyson

Laura Mae Tennyson

Oct 14, 2008

TENNYSON, Laura Mae Neiman, 89, of Bridgeport, Ohio, died Tuesday October 14, 2008. She was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio on July 8, 1919, a daughter of the late John and Mary Snyder Neiman. Laura was a member of Bridgeport Eagles Auxiliary, Bridgeport Fire Department Auxiliary, Legion Auxiliary, and a Baptist by faith. In addition to her parents, she...

David  L. Divjak

David L. Divjak

Oct 13, 2008

David L. Divjak, 62, of Main St., Martins Ferry, OH died Monday, Oct. 13, 2008 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. He was born July 10, 1946 in Wheeling, WV a son of the late Daniel Divjak, Sr. and Goldie E. (Fodor) Divjak. David retired from the Bricklayers Union. He was a Catholic by faith and a veteran...

Theresa Marie Namey

Theresa Marie Namey

Oct 12, 2008

NAMEY, Theresa Marie, 80, of Wheeling, W.Va., died Sunday October 12, 2008 at the home of her sister in Bridgeport, Ohio. She was born in Bridgeport on November 27, 1927, a daughter of the late Joseph P. Namey Jr. and Adele Albert Namey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her step-mother, Marie Cain Namey,...

William  V. Hartenstein

William V. Hartenstein

Oct 11, 2008

William V. "Bill" Hartenstein, 84, of Monroe St., Martins Ferry, OH died Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry, OH. He was born Mar. 28, 1924 in N. Wheeling, WV a son of the late Howard H. and Vancie L. (Wilson) Hartenstein. Bill was a retired employee of Nickles Bakery of Martins Ferry. He was...

Joseph M. Fabian

Joseph M. Fabian

Oct 11, 2008

JOSEPH M. FABIAN, 80, of Wolfhurst, died Saturday, October 11, 2008 at Heartland Lansing Care Center. He was born November 6, 1927 in Bridgeport, the son of the late Joseph and Angela Fabian. Joseph retired form the shipping department at Weirton Steel and was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Wolfhurst. In addition to his parents, he...

Dominic  L. Gitto

Dominic L. Gitto

Oct 10, 2008

Dominic L. Gitto, 84, of N. 7th St., Martins Ferry, OH died suddenly Friday, Oct. 10, 2008 at Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, WV. He was born Dec. 7, 1923 in Martins Ferry a son of the late Salvatore "Sam" and Concetta "Anna" (Nester) Gitto. He was retired from the Yorkville Plant of Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel. Dominic was a member of...

Mary (Szabo)  Jacob

Mary (Szabo) Jacob

Oct 10, 2008

Mary (Szabo) Jacob, 95, formerly of Michigan Ave, West Lawn, Martins Ferry, OH died Friday, Oct. 10, 2008 at East Ohio Regional Hospital Long Term Care, Martins Ferry. She was born Oct. 5, 1913 in Com Hoghiz, Romania a daughter of the late Mike and Lydia (Kovacs) Szabo. Mary was a retired employee of Feher-Jacob Wholesale Meats, Martins Ferry....

Betty  R. (Nolan)  Douglas

Betty R. (Nolan) Douglas

Oct 8, 2008

Betty R. (Nolan) Douglas, 88, of N. Zane Hwy., Martins Ferry, OH died Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. She was born Dec. 15, 1919 in Martins Ferry a daughter of the late Harry F. and Inez (Nuzum) Nolan. She was the Registrar for the former Martins Ferry Health Department, a Tour Guide at...

Thomas Edward Lawson

Thomas Edward Lawson

Oct 7, 2008

LAWSON, Thomas Edward, 70, of Bridgeport, Ohio, died Tuesday October 7, 2008 at the Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling, W.Va. He was born in Raven, VA on November 1, 1937, a son of the late Claude Edward and Mary Ann Hess Lawson. Thomas was a member of the Boiler Maker Union #154, a U.S. Air Force Veteran and a...