Obituaries

Shirley  J. (Waugaman)  Vanchure

Shirley J. (Waugaman) Vanchure

Nov 8, 2004

Shirley J. (Waugaman) Vanchure, 69, of Colerain, OH died Sun., Nov. 7, 2004 at Valley Hospice Care Unit, Steubenville, OH. She was born Mar. 23, 1935 in Martins Ferry, OH a daughter of the late Jack Waugaman and Mary (Phillips) Waugaman Lowery. She was a retired certified nurse assistant for McGraw Nursing Home, Pleasant Grove, OH. In addition to...

Ruth  M. (Rouse)  Blumenauer

Ruth M. (Rouse) Blumenauer

Nov 4, 2004

Ruth M. Blumenauer Ruth M. (Rouse) Blumenauer,90, formerly of Martins Ferry, OH died Thurs., Nov. 4, 2004 at Forest Hills Retirement Community, St. Clairsville, OH. She was born Aug. 1, 1914 in Martins Ferry, OH a daughter of the late Elmer and Bertha (Odell) Rouse. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Martins Ferry, OH. In...

Stanley  J. Cook

Stanley J. Cook

Oct 28, 2004

Stanley J. Cook, 84, of Vine St., Martins Ferry, OH died Thurs., Oct. 28, 2004 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry, OH. He was born Jan. 12, 1920 in Crescent, OH a son of the late Andrew S. and Anna (Mroczka) Cook. He was retired from Boury, Inc. Wheeling, WV and the former Oglebay-Norton Coal Company. Stanley was...

Phyllis  S. (Green)  Finney

Phyllis S. (Green) Finney

Oct 27, 2004

Phyllis A. (Green) Finney, 79, of Orchard Ln., St. Clairsville, OH, died Wed., Oct. 27, 2004 at Bishop Hodges Continuous Care Center, Wheeling, WV. She was born Aug. 16, 1925 in Martins Ferry a daughter of the late Robert L. and Laura M. (Williams) Green. She was a retired loan officer for the former Fidelity Savings & Loan of...

Leroy  J. Tice

Leroy J. Tice

Oct 26, 2004

Leroy J. Tice, 85 of Edgington Lane, Wheeling, WV, formerly of Crawford St., Martins Ferry, OH died Tues., Oct. 26, 2004 at Good Shepherd Nursing Home, Wheeling. He was born Sept. 28, 1919 in Martins Ferry a son of the late Elbert J. and Ada Mae (Jenkins) Tice. He was retired from Ohio Power Co. of Steubenville and a...

Dr. Edward T. Anderson

Dr. Edward T. Anderson

Oct 25, 2004

Dr. Edward Tweet Anderson, 69, of St. Clairsville and Bloomington, IL, died Mon., Oct. 25, 2004 at Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, WV Dr. Anderson retired in 1991 as Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Professor of Industrial Technology at Illinois State University. During his tenure with the university he also served as Associate Provost and Dean, College of Continuing Education...

John  P. Frazier

John P. Frazier

Oct 24, 2004

John P. Frazier, 78, of Harbel Dr., St. Clairsville, OH died Sun., Oct. 24, 2004 at Crestview Health Care Center, St. Clairsville. He was born Nov. 3, 1925 in Wheeling, WV a son of the late William V. and Clara (Yoe) Frazier, Jr. John graduated from Bridgeport High School in 1943 and after spending three years in the U.S....

Elizabeth  W. (Peters)  Driscoll

Elizabeth W. (Peters) Driscoll

Oct 22, 2004

Elizabeth W. (Peters) Driscoll, 88, of N. Huron St., Wheeling, WV died Fri., Oct. 22, 2004 at home. She was born Jun. 17, 1916 in Wheeling a daughter of the late J. James and Hilda (Kellermeyer) Peters. She was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ, Wheeling. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death...

Freda Nieman

Freda Nieman

Oct 17, 2004

Freda Nieman, 93, formerly of N. Eighth St., Martins Ferry, OH died Sun., Oct. 17, 2004 at East Ohio Regional Hospital Long Term Care, Martins Ferry. She was born Feb. 23, 1911 in Martins Ferry a daughter of the late John and Mary (Snyder) Nieman, Sr. She was a Baptist by faith. In addition to her parents she was...

Barbara  A. (Taylor)  Cruise

Barbara A. (Taylor) Cruise

Oct 9, 2004

Barbara A. (Taylor) Cruise, 72, of N. Eighth St., Martins Ferry, OH died Sat., Oct. 9, 2004 at home. She was born Oct. 1, 1932 in Friendly, WV a daughter of the late Clarence A. and Norma (Haught) Taylor. She was retired from Ohio Valley Medical Center and a Methodist. In addition to her parents she was preceded in...

Clarence  E. Runnion

Clarence E. Runnion

Oct 3, 2004

Clarence E. "Bud" Runnion, 61, of Deep Run Rd., Martins Ferry, OH died Sun., Oct. 3, 2004 at Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling, WV. He was born Jul. 2, 1943 at Martins Ferry, OH a son of the late Clarence and Alberta (Hungerman) Runnion. He was retired from the I.B.E.W. Local Union #71, and a member of the First...

Roselee (Montgomery)  Bell

Roselee (Montgomery) Bell

Sep 28, 2004

Roselee (Montgomery) Bell, 37, of N. 9th St., Martins Ferry, OH died Tues., Sept. 28, 2004 at home. She was born Aug. 9, 1967 in Oakridge, TN a daughter of Anna L. (Edmonds) Twardoski of Martins Ferry and Wilbur Montgomery of Bridgeport. She was preceded in death by a brother James O. Montgomery, her grandmothers Rosa Edmonds and Marguerite...

Beatrice  "Bea" (Trott)  Brindley

Beatrice "Bea" (Trott) Brindley

Sep 25, 2004

Beatrice "Bea" (Trott) Brindley, 85, of Virginia St., Martins Ferry, OH died Sat., Sept. 25, 2004 at home. She was born Sept. 16, 1919 at Martins Ferry, OH a daughter of the late Albert G. and Beatrice Mae (Evans) Trott. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Martins Ferry, OH. In addition to her parents she...

Alma  E. (Buchanan)  Thoburn

Alma E. (Buchanan) Thoburn

Sep 18, 2004

Alma E. (Buchanan) Thoburn, 84 of Stamm Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, formerly of Broadway St., Martins Ferry, OH died Sat., Sept. 18, 2004 at UPMC Southside Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA. She was born June 30, 1920 in Pleasant Grove, OH a daughter of the late Sam and Ella (Major) Buchanan. In additions to her parents she was preceded in death by...

John  M. Loslo

John M. Loslo

Sep 18, 2004

John M. Loslo, 66, of Noble St., Bellaire, OH, formerly of Martins Ferry, OH died Sat., Sept. 18, 2004 at home. He was born Oct. 14, 1937 in Martins Ferry a son of the late John J. and Jennie (Sass) Loslo. He was employed by the Bellaire Board of Education and a member of South Bellaire United Methodist Church,...

James  P. Kindberg,  Sr.

James P. Kindberg, Sr.

Sep 15, 2004

James P. Kindberg, Sr., 49, of N. 5th St., Martins Ferry, OH died Wed., Sept. 15, 2004 at home. He was born Oct. 13, 1954 a son of the late Karl W. and Betty M. (Danver) Kindberg, Sr. Jim was a tow truck operator for Bill's Towing Service of Bridgeport. He was also an avid Martins Ferry High School...

Minnie (Allen)  Konyha

Minnie (Allen) Konyha

Sep 11, 2004

Minnie (Allen) Konyha, 89, of Glenhurst Terrace, Martins Ferry, OH died Sat., Sept. 11, 2004 at Sunset Health Care, Adena, OH. She was born Jan. 15, 1915 in Ohio a daughter of the late John Allen and Minnie (Wiley) Allen Reese. She was retired from the former Marx Toy Factory and a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church of...

Jerry  A. Conway

Jerry A. Conway

Sep 4, 2004

Jerry A. Conway, 65, of Jefferson St., Martins Ferry, OH died Sat., Sept. 4, 2004 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry, OH. He was born Feb. 1, 1939 in Short Creek, WV a son of the late Samuel L. and Florence M. (Miller) Conway. He was retired from the former Imperial Clevite, Lansing, OH, a Baptist by faith,...

Donald  A. Davison

Donald A. Davison

Aug 21, 2004

Donald A. Davison, 87, of Elm St., Martins Ferry, OH died Sat., Aug. 21, 2004 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. He was born July 16, 1917 in Martins Ferry a son of the late Francis and Lillian (Ware) Davison. He was retired owner and operator of Davison Electric for 37 years, a member of the First Presbyterian...

Frank  B. Smenda

Frank B. Smenda

Jul 13, 2004

Frank B. Smenda, 85, of Taylor Ln., St. Clairsville, OH died Tue., July 13, 2004 at Crestview Health Care Center, St. Clairsville. He was born Oct. 6, 1918 in Adena, OH a son of the late Mike and Mary (Brifzcek) Smenda. He was retired from the former Saginaw Mining Co. of St. Clairsville. Frank was a member of American...