Obituaries

Fannie Hodges

Fannie Hodges

Oct 4, 2008

Fannie R. Webb Hodges, 80, of Lansing died Saturday October 4, 2008 at Heartland Nursing Home in Lansing, OH. She was born May 8, 1928 in Beauregard, Mississippi to the late Arthur and Cora (Jenkins) Webb. In addition to her parents Fannie was preceded in death by her husband Marcus C. Hodges; a son SFC Phillip; two brothers, Robert...

Doris L. Cordery

Doris L. Cordery

Oct 4, 2008

DORIS L. CORDERY, 77, of Martins Ferry, died Saturday, October 4, 2008 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. She was born August 11, 1931 in Harmony, PA, the daughter of the late Sheridan and Sarah (Herr) Buchannan. Doris was a waitress at the former Sparky's Dinner Bell in Wheeling and at the Tropicana Club on Wheeling Island. In...

Mary M. Crook

Mary M. Crook

Oct 1, 2008

MARY M. CROOK, 39, of Sunset Heights, Bridgeport, died Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born July 20, 1969 in Bellaire, the daughter of Ronald and Carol (Drewett) Crook, Sr. Mary attended the Church of Christ and was a caregiver at REM of Wheeling. In addition to her parents, Mary...

Arthur W. Porter

Arthur W. Porter

Oct 1, 2008

ARTHUR W. PORTER, 90, of St. Clairsville; formerly of Bridgeport and Wheeling Island, died Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at Park Health Center in St. Clairsville. He was born November 2, 1917 in Bridgeport, the son of the late William and Caroline (Heusel) Porter. Arthur worked for the United States Postal Service in Columbus and was a veteran of the...

Donald  W. Burkle

Donald W. Burkle

Sep 30, 2008

Donald W. Burkle, 84, of Virginia St., Martins Ferry, OH died Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008 at Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, WV. He was born May 22, 1924 in Martins Ferry a son of the late Edward and Laura (Marquardt) Burkle. He was a retired employee of the Martins Ferry Plant of Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel. Donald was a member of the...

Esther Barclay

Esther Barclay

Sep 30, 2008

ESTHER ""ETTE"" BARCLAY, 89, of Lansing, died September 30, 2008 at Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling. She was born December 16, 1918 in Lonaconing, MD, the daughter of the late William and Bessie (Sexton) Barclay. Ette retired from Kasper's Market in Lansing. She was a member of the Lansing United Methodist Church; the Hermion Temple 1 Pythian Sisters and...

Samuel Bruno Dolfi

Samuel Bruno Dolfi

Sep 30, 2008

Samuel Bruno Dolfi, 87, of Newtown, Ohio died Monday September 30, 2008 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry, Ohio. He was born May 4th, 1921 in Connersville, Ohio, the son of the late Faustino and Angelina Dolfi. Sam and his wife, Dorothy, were married May 14, 1949 by Father Jerome Rojewski and Reverend John Sharp. Sam and Dorothy...

Geraldine Zink

Geraldine Zink

Sep 30, 2008

GERALDINE ""GERRY"" ZINK, 81, of St. Clairsville, died Tuesday, September 30, 2008 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. She was born February 4, 1927 in Wheeling, the daughter of the late Walter and Mildred (Coss) McClelland. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Brookside. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Albert  P. Trouten

Albert P. Trouten

Sep 30, 2008

Albert P. Trouten, 89, of Third St., Rayland, OH died Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry, OH. He was born July 6, 1919 in Deep Run, Martins Ferry, a son of the late Robert A. and Lelia Mae (Scheele) Trouten. He was a retired employee of Conrail. Albert was a Methodist by faith and...

Jack  S. Provezis

Jack S. Provezis

Sep 28, 2008

Jack S. Provezis, 83, of Houston, TX, formerly of Detroit, MI and Martins Ferry, OH died Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008 at his residence. He was born July 5, 1925 in Martins Ferry a son of the late Stamatis "Steve" Provezis and Katherine (Zacharias) Provezis. He was a retired agent for Northwest Mutual Life Insurance Company. Jack was a member...

Mary  C. (Preslin)  Hildebrand

Mary C. (Preslin) Hildebrand

Sep 27, 2008

Mary C. (Preslin) Hildebrand, 84, of Breitenstein Ln., Martins Ferry, OH died Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008 at Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, WV. She was born Feb. 12, 1924 in Martins Ferry, OH a daughter of Mary E. (Roscoe) Prislin and the late Anthony J. Prislin. She was retired from the former Harts Family Center, Bridgeport, OH. Mary was a member...

Joann (Forrester)  Bell

Joann (Forrester) Bell

Sep 27, 2008

JoAnn (Forrester) Bell, 65, of Spence Ln, Martins Ferry, OH, formerly of Nixons Run Rd., Martins Ferry died Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. She was born May 30, 1943 in Wheeling, WV a daughter of the late Joseph Forrester and Violet (Whitt) Forrester Fair. She was retired from East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins...

Pauline Morrison Roberts

Pauline Morrison Roberts

Sep 26, 2008

ROBERTS, Pauline Morrison, 93, of Martins Ferry, Ohio, died Friday, September 26, 2008, in Heartland Lansing.She was born in Martins Ferry, on February 21, 1915, a daughter of the late John and Maudie Hill Morrison.Pauline was a member of the Martins Ferry Methodist Church; and Philathia Class of Martins Ferry Methodist Church.In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

Josephine T. Lantz

Josephine T. Lantz

Sep 26, 2008

LANTZ, Josephine T. Jurco, 84, of Bridgeport, Ohio, died Friday, September 26, 2008, at home. She was bon in Barton, Ohio on October 2, 1923, a daughter of the late Stephen and Anna Dolak Jurco. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles V. Lantz; two sons, David Lantz and Charles V. Lantz...

Nicholas Sabo

Nicholas Sabo

Sep 24, 2008

NICHOLAS SABO, 97, of Piney Fork, died Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at his home. He was born November 13, 1910 in Parlett, Ohio, the son of the late Steven Sabo, Sr. and Mary (Karvas) Sabo. Nicholas was Catholic by faith and retired from Pittsburgh Consolidated Coal. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife...

Mike  Roy Hajdin

Mike Roy Hajdin

Sep 23, 2008

Mike Roy Hajdin, 80, of Colerain, OH died Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008 at Peterson Rehab & Geriatric Hospital, Wheeling, WV. He was born July 8, 1928 in New Cumberland, WV a son of the late Mike Hajdin and Stella (Biela) Hajdin Roy Paul. He retired from the Martins Ferry plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel with 43 years of service. Mike...

Carl V. Thompson

Carl V. Thompson

Sep 22, 2008

CARL V. THOMPSON, 86, of Martins Ferry, died Monday, September 22, 2008 at Sunset Health Care in Adena. He was born June 24, 1922 in Cadiz, the son of the late Carl and Edith Thompson. Carl retired from Quinn Construction in St. Clairsville and was a member of the Operating Engineers Union Local #132 in West Virginia. He was...

Betty J. Bright

Betty J. Bright

Sep 21, 2008

BETTY J. BRIGHT, 65, of Bridgeport, formerly of South Carolina, died Sunday, September 21, 2008 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. There will be no services in Ohio. Services will be held at a later date in South Carolina. Arrangements by Wilson Funeral Home, 920 National Rd., Brookside, Ohio.

Larry Nowakowski

Larry Nowakowski

Sep 19, 2008

LARRY NOWAKOWSKI, 67, of Lansing, died Friday, September 19, 2008 at OVMC in Wheeling. He was born March 8, 1941 in Wheeling, the son of the late Sigmund ""Ziggy"" and Anna (Mirczak) Nowakowski. Larry was a member of the St. Clairsville Church of Christ and was an employee of the former Clevite Corp. and Capitol Manufacturing. Larry is survived...

James E. Klier

James E. Klier

Sep 19, 2008

Klier, James E., 81, of Bridgeport, Ohio, died Friday September 19, 2008 at Wheeling Hospital. He was born December 12, 1926 in Barton, Oh, the son of the late Joseph and Mary (Keringer) Klier. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his wife Betty Kunik Harenza Klier; along with two brothers, G. Paul Klier and...