Obituaries

Mar 20, 2008

ROSEMARY FILLON, 79, of St. Clairsville, died Thursday, March 20, 2008 at Wheeling Hospital. She was born September 21, 1928 in Wolfhurst, the daughter of the late John and Christine Marcinko Perko, Sr. Rosemary was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in St. Clairsville and was a former employee of Lerners in Wheeling where she was a sales...

Mar 20, 2008

FRANK J. BLAZESKI, JR., 88, died Thursday, March 20, 2008 at his home. He was born December 9, 1919 in Dillonvale, the son of the late Frank and Laura Klepadlo Blazeski, Sr. Frank was a member of St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church in Colerain and the Dillonvale American Legion Post 529. He retired from Norfolk & Western Railroad. In...

Mar 19, 2008

Cecelia Tomaszewski Wojtowicz, 82, of Lansing, died Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at Peterson Rehabilitation Center in Wheeling. She was born September 30, 1925 in Bellaire, Ohio, the daughter of the late Bolastaw and Catherine Kozlowski Tomaszewski. Cecelia was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Wolfhurst. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

Mar 19, 2008

ROBERT ELWOOD PYLE, 71, of Lansing, died Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at Heartland Lansing Care Center. He was born November 13, 1936 in Lansing, the son of Mary Krekel Pyle of Lansing and the late John "Jack" Pyle. Robert was a member of the Lansing United Methodist Church and was a packer and shipper of ceramics at Belco Crafts,...

Mar 19, 2008

Ann Louise DiNapoli of Tiltonsville, Ohio died at home on March 19th, 2008 at the age of 91. Ann was born in Adena, Ohio, on October 14, 1916, the daughter of Anne and John Bozick. She graduated from Adena High School. She met and married Ralph DiNapoli while working at the Yorkville Mill. Together they owned and operated DiNapoli...

Mar 18, 2008

CARL "GUIDO" CRISS, 70, Bridgeport, died Tuesday, at Wheeling Hospital. Guido was preceded in death by his parents William and Mary Evans Criss; three brothers George, Harry and Everett Criss and a sister Olive Marie Criss. Surviving are a son William of Flushing; a daughter Kimberly of Fairpoint; a brother John of Tampa, FL; four sisters Mary Hanlin of...

Mar 17, 2008

Lucille Fehr, 95 of St. Clairsville died Monday, March 17, 2008 at Belmont Manor in St. Clairsville, Ohio. Lucille was a member of the Lansing United Methodist Church where she was active in the United Methodist Women. She was also a member of the Eastern Star and the White Shrine. She was born July 21, 1912 in Lansing, a...

Mar 17, 2008

William A. "Bill" Kreusch, 81, of Wheeling, WV, died Monday, March 17, 2008 at Bishop Hodges Continuous Care, Wheeling. He was born Jun. 5, 1926 in Martins Ferry, OH a son of the late William H. and Mary M. (Husvar) Kreusch. He was a retired mail carrier for the Wheeling Post Office. Bill was a Catholic by faith and...

Mar 14, 2008

MARY M. KOMPIER, 90, of Barton, died Friday, March 14, 2008 at Park Health Center in St. Clairsville. She was born August 9, 1917 in Barton, the daughter of the late Paul and Caroline Vehonski Kuhar. Mary was a member of St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church in Colerain and was a member of the CWC at the former Our...

Mar 14, 2008

MARGARET BAUERS, 91, formerly of Barton, died Friday, March 14, 2008 at her residence at Homewood Retirement Center in Williamsport, MD. She was born march 8, 1917 in Barton, the daughter of the late John and Sofi Kapral Yasenchak. Margaret was a member of St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church in Barton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

Mar 13, 2008

Stanley S. "Corky" Javorski, Jr., 60, of Indiana St., Columbus, OH, formerly of Martins Ferry, OH died Thursday, Mar. 13, 2008 at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. He was born Sept. 18, 1947 in Martins Ferry a son of Stanley S. Javorski, Sr. and Matilda (Zamski) Javorski. He was a retired computer maintenance specialist for the State of Ohio and...

Mar 13, 2008

VINCENT M. NOLAN, 79, formerly of Bridgeport, died Thursday, March 13, 2008 at Heartland Lansing Care Center, Bridgeport. He was born December 31, 1928 in Bridgeport, the son of the late Edward and Jane Culley Nolan. Vincent was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Bridgeport, and was a member of the Foresters Club. He was...

Mar 12, 2008

Virginia E. (Bondy) Duill, 86, of N. Eight St., Martins Ferry, OH died Wednesday, Mar. 12, 2008 at home. She was born Sept. 8, 1921 in Moundsville, WV a daughter of the late Harry Bondy and Susie Ellen (Bissett) Bondy Wilson. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Martins Ferry, OH. In addition to her parents she...

Mar 12, 2008

Ralph R. Toth, 77, of Crescent Dr., Wheelersburg, OH, formerly of Martins Ferry, OH died Mar. 12, 2008 at Liberty Nursing Center of Wheelersburg. He was born Nov. 26, 1930 in Martins Ferry, OH a son of the late Andrew J. and Julia H. (Voytecek) Toth. He was a retired employee of the former Community Homes of Bethesda, OH....

Mar 12, 2008

Lisa Marie Talasko Anderson passed away on March 12, 2008, at age 45 after a long and courageous battle with breast cancer. Lisa was born on September 24, 1962, in Brookhaven (Long Island), New York, to Alexander Talasko and Julia Anne (O'Conner) Talasko. She was the loving mother of Brent Scott Cheney and Natascha Alexas Anderson.

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Mar 10, 2008

THELMA MAE HOLMES, 95, of Colerain, died Monday, March 10, 2008 at Sunset Health Care in Adena. She was born January 11, 1913 in Hendrysburg, Ohio, the daughter of the late Charles and Ada Kirkpatrick Grall. Thelma was a member of the First Baptist Church in Martins Ferry. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Mar 10, 2008

NELLIE H. PINTER, 85, of Barton, died Monday, March 10, 2008 at Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling. She was born June 10, 1922 in Glen Robbins, Ohio, the daughter of the late Andy and Antonia Maczewf Hayda. Nellie was a retired store clerk and was Catholic by faith. In addition to her parent, she was preceded in death by...

Mar 8, 2008

Charles E. Graeb, 61, of Bridgeport, died Saturday March, 8, 2008 at the Veterans Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. He was born October 23, 1946 in Wheeling WV a son of the late William Henry and Kathryn Ferrell Graeb. Charles was a member of the American Legion in Bridgeport, a veteran of the U.S. Navy and Lutheran by faith. He...

Mar 8, 2008

George E. ""Yogi"" Kryston, Sr., 78 of Bridgeport, died Saturday, March 8, 2008 at East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry. He was born February 21, 1930 in Blaine, OH a son of the late Valentine and Antonia Kasper Kryston. He was a retired shipper from the Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Corporation in Martins Ferry. George was a member of...

Mar 6, 2008

RALPH D. GRAY, 72, of Martins Ferry, died Thursday, March 6, 2008 at his home. He was born March 18, 1935 in Provo, Utah, the son of the late Ernest and Wanda Davis Gray. Ralph was a retired machinist with Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel, Martins Ferry Plant. He was a member of the United Steel Workers Union and the International Association...