Obituaries

William  W. Spoon

William W. Spoon

Jun 12, 2008

William "Bill" Walker Spoon, 79, of Firemans Lane, Colerain, OH died Thursday, June 12, 2008 at home. He was born Apr. 4, 1929 in Colerain, OH a son of the late Grady W. and Anna (Walker) Spoon. He was retired from Consol Coal Company and the H & S Hydraulic's. Bill was a member of the First Christian Church,...

Mary Ann Kloss

Mary Ann Kloss

Jun 10, 2008

MARY ANN KLOSS, 69, of Brookside, died Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at OSU Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio. She was born January 3, 1939 in Martins Ferry, the daughter of Margaret (Gazda) Roth of Martins Ferry and the late Fritz Roth. Mary Ann was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Wolfhurst and was employed by Maroon Enterprises in...

Mary  Ann Zigo

Mary Ann Zigo

Jun 9, 2008

Mary Ann Zigo, 63, of Stop 32, Blaine, OH died Mon., June 9, 2008 at home. She was born Apr. 24, 1945 in Wheeling, WV a daughter of the late Paul and Rose (Rosko) Zigo. She was a former employee of the Belmont Monroe Auto Club, Bridgeport, OH. Mary Ann was a member of the former All Saints Catholic...

Emily Kochur

Emily Kochur

Jun 7, 2008

Emily Louise Broz Kochur of St. Cloud, Florida went to join her Lord June 7, 2008. Born October 15, 1915 in Dillonvale, Ohio to the late Frank and Bessie Broz, Sr. She was the wife of 54 years of the late Joe E. Kochur, Sr. and was an LPN at McGraw's Nursing Home for many years before moving to...

Henrietta Niekro

Henrietta Niekro

Jun 6, 2008

HENRIETTA ""IVY"" NIEKRO, 93, of Lansing, died Friday, June 6, 2008 at Belmont Manor, St. Clairsville. She was born December 6, 1914 in Lansing, the daughter of the late Francis and Alexandra (Martinkowski) Klinkoski. Ivy was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Wolfhurst, where she was active with the Catholic Women's Club. She was a retired proofreader...

Willard Jay Harding

Willard Jay Harding

Jun 6, 2008

WILLARD JAY HARDING, 79, of Bridgeport, died Friday, June 6, 2008 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. He was born November 22, 1928 in Bridgeport, the son of the late Walter and Elizabeth (Woods) Harding. Willard retired from Wheeling Machine Products and was a member of Lancaster Chapel United Methodist Church in Sunset Heights. He was past master...

Louis J. Blazy Jr

Louis J. Blazy Jr

Jun 5, 2008

LOUIS JOSEPH BLAZY JR. passed away Thursday, June 5, 2008. He was born March 7, 1929 in Brownsville, PA, the son of the late Louis J. Blazy Sr. and Anna Madeline (Vilcheck) Blazy. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brother James and his devoted mother-in-law Iva Foley Burton. He is survived by his...

Beverly Ann Fox

Beverly Ann Fox

Jun 5, 2008

BEVERLY ANN FOX, of Bridgeport, died Thursday, June 5, 2008 at Wheeling Hospital. She was Lutheran by faith and was employed by Mountain State Blue Cross in Wheeling. She was preceded in death by her father Samuel Fox, Sr. Beverly is survived by her mother Kathleen Fox; a brother Samuel Fox, Jr. of Ladson, SC; three sisters MaryEllen Morton...

Joseph Bazan

Joseph Bazan

Jun 4, 2008

JOSEPH BAZAN, 85, of Tiltonsville, died Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. He was born May 6, 1923 in Connersville, the son of the late Lukas and Susanna (Gacia) Bazan. Joseph retired from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel, Yorkville Plant, and was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Tiltonsville and the Bridgeport Eagles. In addition...

Ann (Crawford)  Mullen

Ann (Crawford) Mullen

Jun 3, 2008

Ann (Crawford) Mullen, 75, of Bridgeport, OH died Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at Belmont Community Hospital, Bellaire, OH. She was born Apr. 7, 1933 in Bellaire a daughter of the late William and Eleanor (Banig) Crawford. She was a retired bus driver for the Bridgeport Local School District with over 20 years of service and a Lutheran by faith....

Robert Novak

Robert Novak

Jun 2, 2008

Robert ""Bob"" Novak, 76, of Harrisville, died Monday June 2, 2008 at Accuity Specialty Hospital in Steubenville. He was born April 24, 1932 in Dillonvale, the son of the late Joseph and Mary Vojacek Novak. Bob was a member of the American Legion and Eagles of Dillonvale, Pine Valley Sportsman Club and Tri County Bass Masters. He was the...

Florence  M. (Edmundson)  Moore

Florence M. (Edmundson) Moore

Jun 2, 2008

Florence M. (Edmundson) Moore, 87, of Washington Ave., Wheeling, WV, formerly of N. Lincoln Ave., Bridgeport, OH, died Monday, Jun. 2, 2008 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry, OH. She was born Apr. 22, 1921 in Bridgeport, OH a daughter of the late Thomas W. and Elizabeth (Hildebrand) Edmundson. As Flo ended her life on earth, she made...

Willard Russell Nelson

Willard Russell Nelson

Jun 2, 2008

WILLARD RUSSELL NELSON, 83, of Lansing, died Monday, June 2, 2008 at Heartland Lansing Care Center. He was born September 16, 1924 in St. Clairsville, the son of the late John and Anna (Steward) Nelson. Nelson retired as a drop hammer operator after 33 years with Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel, Martins Ferry Plant, and was Presbyterian by faith. He was an...

Kenneth  E. Reeb

Kenneth E. Reeb

May 31, 2008

Kenneth E. "Tub" Reeb, 80, of Colerain, OH died Saturday, May 31, 2008 at home. He was born May 11, 1928 in Colerain a son of the late Frederick E. and Hazel B. (Roberts) Reeb. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two brothers Robert "Fritz" and Karl "Dutch" Reeb and four sisters Pauline Todd,...

Helen Virginia Milhorn

Helen Virginia Milhorn

May 28, 2008

HELEN VIRGINIA MILHORN, 92, of Bridgeport, died Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at Barnesville Health Care Center. She was born July 21, 1915 in Bridgeport, the daughter of the late Bert and Alice (Sullivan) Byrd. Helen was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Bridgeport and was a retired underwriter for Poe and Associates in Florida. In...

Winston Chalmers Mercer

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

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

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

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

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...