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James "Jim" R. Baker Sr.
Mar 28, 2012
BAKER, James R. "Jim" Sr., 68, of O.K. Road, Belmont, Ohio, died Wednesday, March 28, 2012 in Wheeling Hospital. He was born June 27, 1943 in Jacobsburg, Ohio, son of the late Clarence Guy Baker Sr. and Freedithe Palmer Baker. Jim was a lifelong farmer, a construction worker from Laborers Local 1149, a former coal miner from North American Coal...
Lily Ann Collin
Mar 27, 2012
Collin, Lily Ann, 71, of Rescare's Pine View Group Home in Belmont, Ohio formerly of Mt. Hope Group Home in Flushing, Ohio died Tuesday March 27, 2012 at East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry. She was born March 10, 1941 in Steubenville, Ohio, a daughter of the late Joseph James Collin and Dorothy Hoffner Collin Worstell. Lily attended Tomorrow's...
Virginia Lee Kotopka
Mar 26, 2012
KOTOPKA, Virginia Lee, 78, of St. Clairsville died Monday, March 26, 2012 in Wheeling Hospital. She was born in Morgantown, West Virginia on July 25, 1933, daughter of the late James Edgar Cooley and Irene Simpson Cooley. Virignia was a homemaker and a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in St. Clairsville. In addition to her parents she was preceded...
Mary Elizabeth Proger
Mar 26, 2012
Proger, Mary Elizabeth, 83 of Stewartsville, Ohio died Monday, March 26, 2012 at her home. She was born April 10, 1928 in Key, Ohio, a daughter of the late William Powell and Bertha Bates Powell. Mary was a member of Clarksburg United Methodist Church, she loved gardening, canning, and mowing grass. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Milton E. "Buddy" Porter
Mar 25, 2012
PORTER, Milton Elisha "Buddy", 84 of St. Clairsville, Ohio died Sunday, March 25, 2012 at Liza's Place in Wheeling, WV. He was born June 25, 1927 in Bridgeport, Ohio, a son of the late Frank Porter and Hilda Peyton Porter. He was a retired U.S. Postal worker from the St. Clairsville Post Office, a former Richland Township Trustee, a member...
Gerry W. Zemelka
Mar 24, 2012
ZEMELKA, Gerry W., 65, of St. Clairsville, Ohio died Saturday, March 24, 2012 in Wheeling Hospital. He was born October 11, 1946 in Bellaire, Ohio, son of the late Frank and Christine Glivar Zemelka. Gerry retired in 2002 as the produce manager from Big Bear in Bridgeport. He graduated from Bellaire High School in 1964; was a member of St....
Raymond "Beanie" Arigoni, Sr.
Mar 19, 2012
ARIGONI, Raymond Sr. "Beanie", 87, of Bannock, Ohio died Monday, March 19, 2012 at Ohio Valley Medical Center. He was born February 12, 1925 in Uniontown, Ohio, son of the late Joseph and Irene Arigoni. Beanie was retired from Consolidation Coal Company. He was a decorated veteran of the U.S. Navy serving during World War II; He was a life...
Marjorie "Marge" Elizabeth Tomlinson
Mar 18, 2012
Tomlinson, Marjorie "Marge" Elizabeth Haught, 90 of Powhatan Point, Ohio passed away Sunday, March 18, 2012 at Barnesville Hospital. She was born May 6, 1921 in Armstrongs Mills, Ohio, a daughter of the late Nick Haught and Lillie Davis Haught. She was a member of Grandview Christian Church, and former employee of Barnesville Manufacturing. Marge was a loving wife, and...
Father Dennis Patrick Lyden
Mar 9, 2012
LYDEN, Father Dennis Patrick, a retired priest and a member of the presbyterate of the Diocese of Steubenville, died at Wheeling Hospital in Wheeling, WV on Friday, March 9, 2012 from complications from pneumonia after being hospitalized since December 29, 2011 for heart bypass surgery. He was 74 years old. In honoring Father Lyden's request, there will be no visitation....
Clarence "Rich" Richard Josefczyk
Mar 6, 2012
JOSEFCZYK, Clarence Richard "Rich", 81, of Maynard, Ohio, died Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. He was born in Midway, Ohio on July 1, 1930, son of the late Stanley and Florence Shrieve Josefczyk. Rich was retired from Ormet Corporation. He was a member of Maynard United Methodist Church. He played baseball for Maynard for over...
Douglas Giffen "Doug" Pickenpaugh
Mar 3, 2012
Pickenpaugh, Douglas Giffen "Doug", 90 of Barnesville, Ohio formerly of Reservoir Rd., St. Clairsville died Saturday, March 3, 2012 at Wheeling Hospital. He was born October 3, 1921 in Wayne County, Ohio, a son of the late Denver Sutton Pickenpaugh and Edith Giffen Pickenpaugh. Doug was a retired machinist from Consolidation Coal Company's Franklin Mine, a lifelong member of Calvary...
Helen Geneva Carpenter
Feb 26, 2012
Carpenter, Helen Geneva, 84, of Centerville, Ohio died Sunday February 26, 2012 at Wheeling Hospital. She was born February 11, 1928 in New Castle, Ohio, a daughter of the late Harry W. Kanzig and Vera Elizabeth Kirkbride Kanzig. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Bernard L. Carpenter; a brother, Starling Kanzig. Surviving are...
Terry L. Sheba Sr.
Feb 18, 2012
SHEBA, Terry L. Sr., 59, of Jacobsburg, Ohio was born July 18, 1952 and passed away February 18, 2012 at his home. He is survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Lora McGarry Sheba; a son, Terry Sheba Jr. and his wife Paige; and the love of his life his granddaughter, Sidney Sheba. He is also survived by his...
Benny Franklin Smith
Feb 18, 2012
SMITH, Benny Franklin, 68, of Hilton Head, South Carolina, went to be with the Lord with his family by his side on February 18, 2012 at his home. He was born in Armstrongs Mills, Ohio on June 2, 1943, son of Vera Gast Smith and the late Delbert Crawford Smith. Benny was retired from North American Coal Co. # 1...
Faustina "Tina" Baker
Feb 16, 2012
BAKER, Faustina "Tina", 72, of Powhatan Point, Ohio, died Thursday, February 16, 2012 at Forest Hill Nursing Home in St. Clairsville. She was born on March 17, 1939 in Halaula, Hawaii, daughter of the late Clemente and Minnie Reyes. She was a homemaker and served in the U.S. Army. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
James Delbert "Jim" Saffell
Feb 15, 2012
Saffell, James Delbert "Jim", 77 of Armstrong-Centerville Rd., Jacobsburg, Ohio died Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at his home. He was born December 2, 1934 in Armstrongs Mills, a son of the late Delbert "Perry" Saffell and Ruth Jackson Saffell. He was a retired employee of Ormet in Hannibal, Ohio, a member of Armstrongs Mills United Methodist Church, and a U.S....
Lester William Palmer Jr.
Feb 15, 2012
PALMER, Lester William Jr., 66, formerly of Centerville, Ohio died Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at home in Newark, Ohio. He was born March 1, 1945 in Jacobsburg, son of Wilma Mary Wiggins Palmer and the late Lester W. Palmer Sr. Lester was a retired employee from Ormet Corporation. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Vietnam War and a...
Francis Robert "Doc" Slevin
Feb 15, 2012
SLEVIN, Francis Robert "Doc", 89, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, died Wednesday, February 15, 2012 in Wheeling Hospital. He was born in Temperanceville, Ohio on September 18, 1922, son of the late John and Stella Mayer Slevin. Francis was the retired owner and operator of Slevin's Barber Shop in St. Clairsville. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War...
Phyllis "Dee" M. Kelley
Feb 9, 2012
Kelley, Phyllis Maxine "Dee", 90 of Martins Ferry, Ohio died Thursday, February 9, 2012 at Heartland-Lansing Nursing Home in Bridgeport. She was born February 10, 1921 in Glencoe, Ohio, a daughter of the late Clarence Little and Eva Norris Little Doyle. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Martins Ferry. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Martha F. Debertrand
Feb 4, 2012
DEBERTRAND, Martha F., 64, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, died February 4, 2012 at home. She was born on February 22, 1947 in Lloydsville, Ohio, daughter of the late Albert Leslie Orr and Lydia Francis Orr. Martha was a retired baker and cook from Riesbeck's Food Market, The Kroger Company and Belmont Manor Nursing Home. She was a member of the...
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