Obituary Listing

Jan 30, 2025

Joseph Peter Stemkowski, Jr., 79, of Adena, Ohio passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2025 at Sienna Hills Nursing Home.  He was born October 29, 1945 in Bellaire, Ohio, a son of Joseph Peter and Betty June Paul Stemkowski, Sr.

P.Joe was a farmer through and through.  He spent almost his entire life working alongside his father...

Jan 25, 2025

Joseph Oboy, 89, of Maynard, Ohio passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2025 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry, Ohio.  Joe was born April 30, 1935 in St. Clairsville, Ohio, a son of the late Walter and Sophia Vicker Oboy.

Joe was a retired coal miner having worked for Consol Energy for many years and proudly...

Jan 24, 2025

Thomas Edward Wright, 77, of Bellaire, OH died January 24, 2025, in Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV. He was born January 30, 1947, in Bellaire, OH a son of the late Harold and Evelyn McMahon Wright.

Tom was a former owner/operator of Wright's Construction for over 30 years. He was an avid outdoorsman, who enjoyed hunting and...

Jan 24, 2025

Jane Roberta Valentino, 68, of Barnesville, Ohio formerly of Bellaire, Ohio passed away on Friday, January 24, 2025 at her home.  She was born March 20, 1956 in Bellaire, a daughter of the late Robert and Rosalie Slintz.

Jane was a former registered nurse with Astoria Place of Barnesville and a member of the Assumption Catholic Church.  ...

Jan 19, 2025

Sandra Sue Materkoski, 77, of Belmont, Ohio, died peacefully on January 19, 2025, at Emerald Pointe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Barnesville, Ohio.

She was born on September 11, 1947, in Shadyside, Ohio to the late John and Lucille Venham Gallaher.

Sandra was an office manager for Kaufman's in Wheeling, WV. She enjoyed gardening and...

Jan 19, 2025

Clyde Russell Lynn, 93, of Belmont, Ohio, died Sunday, January 19, 2025, in Park Health Center, St. Clairsville, Ohio.

He was born August 30, 1931, in Belmont, Ohio, a son of the late Russell and Effie Florence Gregg Lynn.

Clyde was a devoted farmer and loving brother and uncle. He was a member and Deacon...

Jan 16, 2025

Clara "Cindy" Lucille Carle, Age 82, passed away peacefully on January 16 th, 2025, in Newbury Township, Ohio.

Cindy was born a much-loved only child to James and Ruth DeLong on June 1st, 1942, in Kokomo, Indiana. She moved to Biloxi, Mississippi with her parents when she was a young child, where she was surrounded by many...

Jan 15, 2025

Gwendolyn Ada Kanopsic, 100, of St. Clairsville, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at her home.  Ada was born June 22, 1924, in St. Clairsville, a daughter of the late Guy and Lucy Gwendolyn Williams Yates.

Ada was a retired rural mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service and a member of Thoburn United Methodist...

Jan 11, 2025

Connie J. Zelek Matkovich, 72, of St. Clairsville, died January 11, 2025, at her home.

Honoring her wishes, there will be no public services.

Arrangements were entrusted to Toothman Funeral Home in St. Clairsville.

Memorial donations may be made to Valley Hospice.

Jan 9, 2025

Marianne V. (Marling) Finan, 81, of Bellaire, Ohio died peacefully Thursday, January 9th, 2025, surrounded by family at WVU Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, West Virginia.

She was born February 5th, 1943, in Zanesville, Ohio.  Daughter of the late William and Ruth (Dutcher) Marling.

She spent her life as a homemaker as well as working with her...

Jan 4, 2025

Caden Atlas Brennan, infant son of Ky'Lee Feaster and Justin Brennan, died suddenly at home January 4, 2025. He was born in Wheeling, West Virginia on September 20, 2024.

He was preceded in death by great grandfathers, Gerald Springhetti and Larry Gilliam, and a great great aunt, Barb Stewart.

Caden is survived by his parents,...

Jan 4, 2025

H. Eileen "Molly" McGee Trigg, 93, of Armstrongs Mills, Ohio, died January 4, 2025, in Wheeling Hospital.

She was born May 10, 1931, in Armstrongs Mills, Ohio, a daughter of the late James and Mabel Haught McGee.

Eileen was a retired custodian at the Beallsville High School and also enjoyed her time formerly working at...

Jan 1, 2025

Sandra Jo Gillespie Hess, a beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and dear friend to many has fallen asleep in death at the young age of 70. She was preceded in death by her father, Joseph Eugene Gillespie; husband, Lawrence William Hess; and son, David William Hess. She will be deeply missed by her surviving family: her mother,...

Dec 27, 2024

Bethany Jean Rejonis, 31, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, passed away on Friday, December 27, 2024, in Bellaire, Ohio. She was born November 2, 1993, in Austin, Texas, a daughter of Douglas and Eva Cano Rejonis.

Bethany was a homemaker and a Catholic by faith. She attended St. Mary's Catholic Church in St. Clairsville and loved animals. Especially...

Dec 26, 2024

Sara Marie Yock, 73, of Key, OH passed peacefully on Thursday, December 26, 2024, at Liza's Place of Valley Hospice, Wheeling, WV.  She was born December 5, 1951, in Barnesville, OH, a daughter of Chloe Durbin Foster and the late Charles D. Foster.  She was raised in Centerville.

Sara was retired from the former Ohio Valley Medical...

Dec 17, 2024

Dale Eugene Hall, 72, of Jacobsburg, Ohio, died December 17, 2024, at Liza's Place in Wheeling, West Virginia.

He was born March 29, 1952, in Wheeling, West Virginia, a son of the late Foster E. and Pauline K. Yonally Hall.

Dale retired from the United Mine Workers in Construction having worked for many years in...

Dec 12, 2024

Betty Ann Knight, 77, of St. Clairsville, OH., formerly of Piedmont, OH passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2024 at Forest Hill Nursing Home, St. Clairsville.  She was born March 28, 1947 in Wheeling, WV., a daughter of the late Virgil E. and Mary Katherine Pelkey Burghy.

Betty was a retired custodian of the St. Clairsville-Richland School...

Dec 11, 2024

Sharon K. Yemich, 72, of Lakewood, Ohio, died December 11, 2024, in Fairview Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio.

She was born October 12, 1952, in Wheeling, West Virginia, daughter of the late John and Marjorie Klosek Yemich.

Sharon attended the Fairpoint Grade School and then the Seton Central High School for her Freshman and Sophomore years and...

Dec 5, 2024

Gary Eugene Householder, 86, of Woodford, VA., passed away on Thursday, December 5, 2024 at Mary Washington Hospital, Fredericksburg, VA.  Gary was born January 14, 1938 in Lamira, OH., a son of the late Carl and Gladys Harbin Householder.

Gary was a former driller with Consol Energy and worked for Muskingum Mining until they closed.  He retired...

Dec 3, 2024

Mamie E. Kinzy, 86, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, died on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at the Jacobs Well Assisted Living Facility in Bel Air, Maryland. She was born February 21, 1938, in St. Clairsville, Ohio, a daughter of the late Charles Russell McHugh and Mamie Miller McHugh and wife of the late Larry L. Kinzy.

Mamie was...