Obituaries
Winston Chalmers Mercer
May 28, 2008
WINSTON CHALMERS MERCER, 61, of Harrisville, died Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at Wheeling Hospital. He was born November 9, 1946 in Wheeling, the son of Margaret (Moore) Mercer of Harrisville, with whom he resided and card for, and the late James Chalmers Mercer. Winston was Methodist by faith. In addition to his father he was preceded in death by...
Christian Omega Stewart
May 26, 2008
Christian Omega Stewart "Our Little Angel" died Monday May 26th, 2008 at East Ohio Regional Hospital Martins Ferry. He was born on April 3rd 2008 in Martins Ferry. Surviving are his parents Christy McCutcheon and John Stewart of Bridgeport; a brother John Jr. and sister Breanna Stewart of the home. Maternal Grandparents Becky and Mike Friend of Maryland, Joe...
Lewis Richard Canter
May 25, 2008
LEWIS R. CANTER, 78, of Bridgeport, died Sunday, May 25, 2008 in Akron, Ohio. He was born March 29, 1930 in Wolfhurst, the son of the late Lester and Letha (Perdue) Canter. Lewis was a retired truck driver with Smith Transfer Co. in Cleveland, a Methodist by faith, and was a veteran of the United States Army during the...
Edward K. Kolb Sr
May 25, 2008
EDWARD K. KOLB, SR., 92, of Bridgeport, died Sunday, May 25, 2008 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. He was born April 5, 1916 in Lansing, Ohio, the son of the late Henry and Lena (Winzenreid) Kolb. Edward was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Brookside, and was the owner of the family dairy farm in...
Thomas Stanley Eddy Sr
May 24, 2008
Thomas Stanley Eddy, Sr. 83, of Mingo Junction died Saturday May 24, 2008 at Trinity West Medical Center. He was born June 16, 1924, a son of the late Orville and Clara Eddy. Tom was a member of the Mingo Senior Citizens and was employed by Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel as a millwright. In addition to his parents he was...
Rose Mary Trytko
May 23, 2008
ROSE MARY TRYTKO, 92, of Lansing, died Friday, May 23, 2008 at Park Health Center, St. Clairsville. She was born December 16, 1915 in Wainwright, Ohio, the daughter of the late Louis and Ann (Mirtic) Hochevar. Rose retired from the former Stone & Thomas Department Store in Wheeling. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Wolfhurst...
Steve W. "Stevie" Czapp, Jr.
May 23, 2008
Steve W. "Stevie" Czapp, Jr. 50, of N. 9th St., Martins Ferry, OH died Friday, May 23, 2008 at Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, WV after a long and courageous fight with cancer. He was born Nov. 1, 1957 in Martins Ferry the son of Martha L. (Duff) Czapp and the late Steve W. Czapp, Sr. He was formerly with the...
Anne Katherine Kovalski
May 23, 2008
ANNE KATHERINE KOVALSKI, 89, of Rayland, died Friday, May 23, 2008 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. She was born January 17, 1919 in Amsterdam, Ohio, the daughter of the late John and Barbara (McLoskey) Skolosh. Anne was a member of St. Adalbert Catholic Church in Dillonvale, where she was active with the Holy Rosary Society and the...
Marie Bass Didion
May 22, 2008
Marie Bass Didion, 71, of Dumfries VA, formerly of Colerain, Ohio died Thursday, May 22, 2008 at Potomac Hospital, Virginia. Marie was born June 3, 1936 in West Virginia, a daughter of Ruth and the late Clinton J. "C.J." Starbuck. She retired from the Prince William County Police Department Criminal Investigations Division after many years of dedicated service. She...
Janet H. Suchy
May 21, 2008
JANET H. SUCHY, 91, of Lansing, died Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. She was born May 27, 1916 in Lonaconing, MD, the daughter of the late William and Bessie (Sexton) Barclay. Janet was the former cook/manager of the Lansing Elementary School Cafeteria and was the former Director of the Senior Center in St....
John Vincent Gustina
May 19, 2008
Gustina, John Vincent, 75, of Lansing, Ohio died Monday, May 19, 2008 at his home surrounded by his loving family. John was born December 15, 1932 in Lansing, a son of the late Peter and Theresa Marody Gustina. He was a member of the teamsters, truck driver for fifty years with no accidents. He was also a Master Sergeant...
Bessie E. (Ashton) Keenan
May 15, 2008
Bessie E. (Ashton) Keenan, 91, of S. 3rd. St., Martins Ferry, OH died Thursday, May 15, 2008 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. She was born Oct. 5, 1916 in Martins Ferry a daughter of the late Harvey and Alice (Scott) Ashton. She was a life long member of the First Baptist Church, McDanel Missionary Group and the...
Richard P. Matesic
May 13, 2008
Richard P. "Dick" Matesic, 66, of S. Zane Hwy., Martins Ferry, OH died Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at home. He was born Nov. 13, 1941 in Wheeling, WV a son of Rose (Mazelon) Matesic and the late Edward "Dick" Matesic. He was retired from the Martins Ferry Plant of Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel and a member of the St. Mary's...
Elsie Joan Marsili
May 13, 2008
Elsie Joan Marsili, 79 of Dillonvale, Ohio died Tuesday May 13, 2008 at Wheeling Hospital. She was born March 16, 1929 in Detroit, Michigan a daughter of the late Zygmond and Nellie Hubbard Staskey. Elsie was Catholic by faith. In addition to her parents she was preceeded in death by her husband Enio Marsili and two brothers, Ed and...
John Fillon
May 10, 2008
JOHN FILLON, 81, of St. Clairsville, died Saturday, May 10, 2008 at Wheeling Hospital. He was born July 14, 1926 in Connersville, Ohio, the son of the late Chris and Helen (Matusek) Fillon. John was a retired track foreman with Norfolk Southern Railroad. He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in St. Clairsville and the St. Clairsville...
Donald E. Harshman
May 7, 2008
Donald E. Harshman, 76, of Wheeling, WV, died Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry, OH. He was born Feb. 29, 1932 in Wheeling, a son of the late Claude E. Harshman, Sr. and Sarah E. (Skinner) Harshman. He was retired from the former Valley Camp Coal Company and worked part-time for the Wheeling News...
Barbara Jean Lapenna
May 5, 2008
Barbara Jean Lapenna, of Mingo Junction, OH died Monday May 5, 2008 at Trinity Medical Center West. Barbara was the husband of Patrick Lapenna. She was a member of St. Agnes Catholic Church. The family has honored Barbara's wishes, there will be no visitation and funeral services were conducted at the convenience of the family. The professional services were...
Edith C. Vaughn
May 5, 2008
EDITH C. VAUGHN, 96, of Brookside, died Monday, May 5, 2008 at Heartland Lansing Care Center. She was born March 30, 1912 in Wheeling, the daughter of the late Paul and Mae (West) Kleeh. Edith was retired from Stone & Thomas in Wheeling and was a member of the Bridgeport Church of God. In addition to her parents, she...
Retha B. (Goddard) Ring
May 3, 2008
Retha B. (Goddard) Ring, 84, of St. Clairsville, OH, formerly of Steubenville, OH and Jones Rd., Martins Ferry, OH died Saturday, May 3, 2008 at Forest Hills Retirement Community, St. Clairsville. She was born Aug. 17, 1923 in Forest Academy, TX a daughter of the late Erastus B. and Susie (Eddins) Goddard. In addition to her parents she was...
Ellen Wilson
May 2, 2008
Ellen Wilson, 84, of Mingo Junction, Ohio died Friday, May 2, 2008 at the Gables Care Center, Hopedale. She was born May 5, 1923 in Avella, PA a daughter of the late Edwin and Roxy Long. In addition to her parents she was preceeded in death by her husband Roy Wilson; four brothers, William, Harold, Eugene and Richard; three...
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