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Bessie H. Smith
Jan 21, 2013
SMITH, Bessie H., 94, of Flushing, Ohio, formerly of Pipe Creek, died Monday, January 21, 2013 at East Ohio Regional Long Term Care, Martins Ferry. She was born in Stewartsville, Ohio August 22, 1918, daughter of the late John Smith and Ethel Rose Wright Smith. Bessie was a personal caregiver in Martins Ferry for many years and was a member...
Veronica Pitlik
Jan 16, 2013
PITLIK, Veronica, 84, of St. Clairsville, Ohio died Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at Forest Hill Nursing Home. She was born in Midway, Ohio on January 13, 1929 daughter of the late Paul and Mary Kanyuch. Veronica was a retired employee from National Cash Register in Cambridge. She was a member of Christ the King Lutheran Church in St. Clairsville; she...
Marilyn "Sis" Sue Mcglothlin
Jan 15, 2013
McGlothlin, Marilyn Sue "Sis" Orr, 55 of St. Clairsville, Ohio died Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling. She was born February 28, 1957 in Geneva, Ohio., a daughter of Ralph D. Orr and Susanna Jacobs Orr. She was preceded in death by her brother, Daniel Orr. Surviving in addition to her parents of Flushing, Ohio...
Gene I. Helms Sr.
Jan 14, 2013
HELMS, Gene I. Sr., 81, of Neffs, Ohio, died Monday, January 14, 2013 in Cumberland Pointe Care Center. He was born in Clarksburg, Ohio, on October 13, 1931, son of the late Walter and Hazel Covey Helms. Gene was a retired die setter from Wheeling Stamping. He was a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force serving during the Korean...
Louise M. Johnson
Jan 10, 2013
JOHNSON, Louise M. 92, of St. Clairsville, Ohio died peacefully at her nephew's home on Thursday, January 10, 2013. She was born May 22, 1920 in St. Clairsville, daughter of the late Thomas Andrew and Elizabeth Kurth Johnson. Louise was a retired employee from the former REA and current South Central Power Company and she was a member of Calvary...
Joseph Calvin Coleman
Jan 9, 2013
Coleman, Joseph Calvin, 87 of St. Clairsville, Ohio died Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling. He was born October 17, 1925 in Midway, a son of the late Walter Sherman Coleman and Nellie Jane McConnell Coleman. He was a retired agent and operator for B&O Railroad, a farmer, and associate of Coleman Machine. A member...
Harry W. Otto
Jan 9, 2013
Otto, Harry W., 88 of Dilles Bottom, Ohio died Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at Barnesville Health Care Center. He was born March 6, 1924 in Dilles Bottom, a son of the late Harry Stoffer Otto and Josephine P. Kovar Otto. Harry was a retired mechanic for North American Coal Company's Powhatan # 3 mine, a U.S. Army veteran of WWII,...
Elizabeth Kalan
Jan 8, 2013
Kalan, Elizabeth, 92, of Neffs, Ohio died Tuesday, January 8, 2013 in Forest Hill Nursing Home. She was born on June 6, 1920 in Adena, Ohio, daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Novak Kalan. Liz worked as a factory worker in Cleveland, Ohio manufacturing toys and furniture for a short time. She was mainly a homemaker and cared for...
Edward Miller
Jan 8, 2013
MILLER, Edward, 92, of Bethesda, died Tuesday, January 8, 2013 in East Ohio Regional Hospital. He was born in Crescent, Ohio, on August 23, 1920, son of the late John and Agnes Miller. Edward was a retired employee of North American Coal Powhatan #3 Mine. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II. He was an avid outdoorsman...
Mary "Marcella" Gossett
Jan 6, 2013
GOSSETT, Mary "Marcella", 86, of Flushing, Ohio died Sunday, January 6, 2013 at her home. She was born in Holloway, Ohio on July 17, 1926, daughter of the late Earl Jackson and Mary Gilmore Jackson. Marcella was a homemaker and maintained a spotless home. She was a member of Flushing Christian Church; she was an avid bowler and had a...
Opal "Joyce" Gay Harlan
Jan 5, 2013
HARLAN, Opal Gay "Joyce", 71 of Pipe Creek Rd., Jacobsburg, Ohio died Saturday, January 5, 2013 at Liza's Place in Wheeling, WV. She was born February 25, 1941 in Bellaire, Ohio, a daughter of the late Joseph Bommer and Opal Hedley Bommer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Phillip "Hunk" Harlan; a son,...
Marie R. Lorentz
Jan 5, 2013
LORENTZ, Marie R., 94, of St. Clairsville, Ohio died Saturday, January 5, 2013 at House of Hearts where she resided for ten years. She was born in St. Clairsville on June 27, 1918, daughter of the late George O. Ridgeway and Anise D. Luke Ridgeway. Marie was a retired receptionist from the St. Clairsville Clinic. She had also worked as...
Sophia Mary Mckay
Jan 2, 2013
McKay, Sophia Mary, age 92 of St. Clairsville, Ohio died Wednesday, January 2, 2013 in Columbus, Ohio. She was born April 26, 1920 in Stewartsville, Ohio, a daughter of the late Charles Zabitski and Clara Gincher Zabitski. She was a member of the Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church in Steubenville, Ohio. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Irene Meryl Bumgarner
Jan 1, 2013
BUMGARNER, Irene M., 94, of St. Clairsville, Ohio died Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at her home. She was born in St. Clairsville on February 18, 1918, daughter of the late Clark Check and Rose Ella Weir Check. Irene was a homemaker, a retired waitress and a member of First Christian Church in St. Clairsville. She was a member of the...
Gerald "Jerry" Lee Norris
Dec 27, 2012
Norris, Gerald Lee "Jerry", age 72, a former resident of Four Oaks Group Home in East Richland, Ohio died Thursday, December 27, 2012 at Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Wheeling. He was born June 22, 1940 in Warnock, Ohio, a son of the late David Norris and Rose Fador Norris Sadlowski. Jerry was a member of the Warnock Community Church....
Lillian R. Plewniak
Dec 27, 2012
Plewniak, Lillian R. Cetorelli, 86 of St. Clairsville, Ohio died Thursday, December 27, 2012 at Park Health Center, St. Clairsville. She was born at Maynard, Ohio on February 28, 1926 a daughter of the late John Frank and Frances Ann Klaker Wojchowski. Lil was the former manager of the Bellaire Hallmark Card Shop. She was a member of St. Mary's...
Vonda Lee Swisher
Dec 22, 2012
SWISHER, Vonda Lee, 80, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, died Saturday, December 22, 2012 in Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling. She was born May 2, 1932 in Alliance, Ohio, daughter of the late Clarence and Della Shears Howell. Vonda was a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother and was known to many as "Gram". She was a former employee of Home...
Mary "Wilma" Campbell
Dec 22, 2012
Campbell, Mary "Wilma", 94 of St. Clairsville, Ohio died Saturday, December 22, 2012 at her home. She was born July 11, 1918 in Norfolk Virginia, a daughter of the late Charles Stewart and Ola Landman Stewart. Wilma was a retired high school teacher with 32 years of service in Belmont and Harrison counties. She was a 1940 graduate of Muskingum...
Valta Marie Giffin
Dec 22, 2012
GIFFIN, Valta Marie, 93, of Raleigh, North Carolina, formerly of St. Clairsville, died December 22, 2012. She was born on November 24, 1919 in Martins Ferry, Ohio, daughter of the late Forrest C. and Ada Dennis Kinzy. Valta was a loving mother and grandmother and a homemaker. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in St. Clairsville. In addition...
Harry Lee Saffell Sr.
Dec 20, 2012
Saffell, Harry Lee Sr., 67 of Verona, Kentucky died Thursday, December 20, 2012 at his home. He was born March 4, 1945 in Belmont County, Ohio, a son of the late Mildred Brooks Rushin. Harry was a retired mine electrician and mechanic, and a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. In addition to his mother, he was preceded in...
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