Obituary Listing

Blon, Anna L., 74, of Stewartsville, died Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2006 at Ohio Valley Medical Center. She was born October 29, 1933 in Bellaire, daughter of the late Gus and Elizabeth Forsythe Beatty. Anna was an employee of Country Club Retirement Center in Bellaire; she was a member of the First Christian Church in Wheeling. In addition to her parents,...

Albert G. Saksa, 83 of Rehm Road, St. Clairsville died Saturday, December 13, 2003 at Park Health Center, St. Clairsville. He was born at Crescent, Ohio on April 7, 1920 a son of the late John and Margaret Semancik Saksa. Albert was a retired truck driver for the former Community Motors at St. Clairsville a member of St. Mary?s Catholic...

Russ Thornton, 58 of Glencoe, Ohio died Thursday, December 28, 2006 at Belmont Community Hospital in Bellaire. He was born in Bellaire on May 10, 1948 a son of Betty Helms Thornton and the late Russell A. Thornton, Sr. Russ was an employee of the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. Martins Ferry Plant. He was an army veteran of the Vietnam War,...

LaVerne Frances "Sissy" Sikora, 74, Lore City, Ohio, died on December 31, 2006 at Country View Assisted Living in Lore City. She was born in Maynard, Ohio, on September 10, 1932, daughter of the late John Sikora and Frances Mary Durda Weekley. Sissy was a retired Registered Nurse in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was a graduate of Ruth Brant School...

Moskey, Pauline E., 82, of St. Clairsville, died Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at Belmont Manor Nursing Home. She was born at Bellaire on August 24, 1926, daughter of the late Paul and Josephine Hluchy Valachovic. Pauline was retired from Wheeling Hospital and a member of St. Clairsville Senior Citizens. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...

BEAL, Kathleen Sylvia, 67, of Bethesda, died Friday, October 22, 2010 at her home. Kathleen was born in Bannock, Ohio, October 25, 1942, daughter of the late Louis and Doris Moore Senakievich. She was a homemaker and a member of Rock Hill Baptist Church in Flushing. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by 2 sisters, Darlene...

Carolyn Strauss, 89 of Kacsmar Estates, St. Clairsville formerly of Bridgeport died Sunday, January 26, 2003 at Park Health Center, St. Clairsville. She was born November 4, 1913 at Glen Dale, WV. Carolyn was a home maker and a member of St. Joseph?s Catholic Church at Wolfhurst; the Catholic Women?s Club; KSKJ Slovenian Catholic Lodge and the SNPJ Lodge. She...

McConnell, Donald Richard, Jr., 62 of Bellaire, Ohio died Saturday, January 15, 2011 at his home. He was born June 25, 1948 in Newark, Ohio, a son of the late Donald McConnell, Sr. and Hazel Juanita Adams McConnell Sterling. He was a retired employee of Imperial Glass and an Army veteran of the Vietnam War, a former member of the...

Stella Marie Kanzigg Graham, age 100, of Little Captina Road, Powhatan Point, died Thursday, April 10, 2003 at Forest Hill Nursing Home, St. Clairsville. She was born April 4, 1903 near Powhatan Point, daughter of the late William and Catherine Armann Kanzigg. She was a Methodist by faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

Lollathin, Warren A., "Butch", 68 of Belmont, Ohio formerly of Bridgeport died Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at Liza?s Place in Wheeling, WV. He was born September 4, 1942 in Wheeling, a son of the late Warren Agustus Lollathin and Sarah Frances Thompson Lollathin. Butch was a former employee of Consol?s Ireland and McElroy mines, owner and operator of the former...

Patricia Lee Smith, 73 of St. Clairsville, Ohio died Thursday, November 26, 2009 at her home. She was born June 2, 1936 in Wheeling, West Virginia, a daughter of the late William Yeater, Sr. and Louise Neininger Yeater. Patricia was a retired employee of Riesbeck?s Food Market in St. Clairsville, a member of First Presbyterian Church in St. Clairsville and...

Mina Jane Early, 89 of Neffs, Ohio died Monday, February 15, 2010 at Belmont Community Hospital in Bellaire, Ohio. She was born March 29, 1920 in Bellaire, a daughter of the late Marion Cecil Trigg and Mary Ethel Schramm Trigg. Mina was a homemaker and member of the Mt. Zion United Methodist Church on Key Ridge. In addition to her...

Walter F. "Bally" Sikora, 90 of Harrisville, Ohio died Friday, October 27, 2005 at Beckett House in New Concord, Ohio. He was born at Maynard, Ohio on September 13, 1915 a son of the late Carl and Mary Saflarska Sikora. Walter was a retired employee of Consol?s Franklin No. 25 mine, a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church at Maynard,...

Baugh, Sammy L. "Meat Ball", 70, of St. Clairsville, died Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at Sienna Point Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in St. Clairsville on December 9, 1939, son of the late Darcus and Dorothy Mae Nolan Baugh. Sammy was a retired coal miner from Saginaw Mining Company in St. Clairsville. He enjoyed playing baseball and softball...

Kildow, Mary Ruth, 79, of St. Clairsville, died October 12, 2009 in Wheeling Hospital. She was born October 2, 1930 in St. Clairsville, daughter of the late Joseph Mitchell Howell and Mary Edna Penrose Howell. She was a homemaker and a retired operator from Ohio Bell. She was a member of Thoburn United Methodist Church and a former Poll Worker...

Josephine Johanna King, 89 of 100 Reservoir Road, St. Clairsville died Sunday, January 12, 2003 at her home. She was born at Thurles, Ireland on August 22, 1913 a daughter of the late Michael and Margaret Webster Loughnane. She was a home maker and a Catholic by faith. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her...

Fraley, Wayne Robert, 91, of Clover Ridge, Powhatan Point, Ohio, died Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at Belmont Community Hospital. He was born May 3, 1918 on Clover Ridge Road, Beallsville, Ohio, son of the late Oliver and Arminta Carpenter Fraley. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Clyde and Tyrus Fraley of Beallsville and...

Beals, Robert H., 71 of Bellaire, Ohio passed away Monday, December 15, 2008 at Belmont Community Hospital. He was born October 15, 1937 in Neffs, Ohio the son of Elmer Beals and Ruth Hess Beals. Robert was a retired miner from North American Coal #3 mine in Dilles Bottom, Ohio. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death...

Sophia Korba Kolodziej of Fairpoint, Ohio, passed away December 20, 2009 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. Sophia was surrounded by her dear family and friends during her week's stay at the hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband Henry "Snuffy" Kolodziej in October 1993. In addition to her husband, she was preceded by her parents Roman...

Joseph G. Zusack, 73 of Maynard Rd., St. Clairsville died Monday, February 23, 2004 at Wheeling Hospital. He was born April 5, 1930 in Maynard. A son of the late John Zusack and Veronica Miker Zusack. Joe was a retired Superintendent from Oglebay-Norton?s Saginaw Mine in St. Clairsville with 42 years of employment, a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean...