Obituaries

Rose Mary Trytko

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Helen  Y. (Dayton)  Snyder

Helen Y. (Dayton) Snyder

Apr 30, 2008

Helen Y. (Dayton), Snyder, 60 of Memorial Park Rd., Martins Ferry, OH died Wednesday, Apr. 30, 2008 at Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH. She was born July 25, 1947 in Jefferson County a daughter of the late Earl E. and Minnie (Wines) Dayton. She was a member of the Riverview Bible Church, Bridgeport, OH. In addition to...

Anna Lee Curtis

Anna Lee Curtis

Apr 29, 2008

Anna E. Curtis, 81, of Harrisville, OH died Tuesday April 29, 2008 at the East Ohio Regional Hospital at Martins Ferry. She was born November 19, 1926 in Duncanwood, a daughter of the late Gabor and Lydia Ori Szecker. Anna was a member of the St. Casimir Catholic Church. In addition to her parents she was preceeded in death...

Frank Greco,  Jr

Frank Greco, Jr

Apr 28, 2008

Frank Greco, Jr., 84, of Pearl St., Martins Ferry, OH died Monday, Apr. 28, 2008 at Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling, WV. He was born Feb. 26, 1924 in Waynesburg, PA a son of the late Frank Greco, Sr. and Mary (Marchio) Greco. He was a retired salesman for Valley Distributors. Frank was a member of St. Mary's Catholic...

Mckenna Belle Mccort

Mckenna Belle Mccort

Apr 27, 2008

McKenna Belle McCort, infant daughter of Todd and Rebecca McCort of Belmont passed away Sunday April 27, 2008 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. She is survived by her maternal grandparents, Kathy and Bill Shanks; maternal great grandmother Doris Conaway; paternal grandparents Sherri and Jack Robertson and Larry McCort; paternal great grandmother Mildred McMahon. Friends and family will...

Carol Lee Carlier

Carol Lee Carlier

Apr 27, 2008

Carol Lee Carlier, 73, formerly of Bridgeport died peacefully, Sunday April 27, 2008 at the home of her daughter surrounded by her loving family. Carol was born May 6, 1934 in Bridgeport, a daughter of the late Charles Foster and Mabel Grace Tripp Mellott. She was a retired switchboard operator with Stone and Thomas and was a member of...