Obituary Listing

George Kourkounakis, age 71, of Bridgeport, Ohio, formerly of Holloway, died Sunday, January 26, 2003 at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV. He was born on February 8, 1931 at Holloway, Ohio, son of the late Michael and Evangelina Mopehlia Kourkounakis. He was a retired employee of 39 years from R. & F. Coal Company at Cadiz, OH where he retired...

James Norman Wetzel, age 80, formerly of St. Joe, Ohio, died Friday, December 9, 2005 at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center in Cambridge. He was born November 2, 1925 in Cadiz, Ohio, son of the late Clyde and Esther Keys Wetzel. James was a retired iron worker from Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel. He was an avid fisherman and a U. S....

Brown, Donald N. Sr., 83, of Maynard, Ohio, died Monday, May 24, 2010 in Wheeling Hospital. He was born January 5, 1927 in Moundsville, West Virginia, son of the late George and Clara Holsey Brown. Donald was a retired employee of Blaw-Knox Corporation and former employee of Fostoria Glass. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Donald...

Dingey, Rebecca M. "Becky", 54, of Midway, Ohio, died Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008 at her home. She was born Nov. 30, 1953 in Wheeling, daughter of the late George and Marie Hehle Kavanas. Her grandchildren lovingly referred to her as Beemee. Becky is survived by her husband, Ronald E. Dingey; four children, Sharon Dingey and Darl Dingey both of Midway,...

Helen A. Saunders Bittinger, 82, formerly of Jacobsburg and Bethesda, died Tuesday, December 17, 2002 at Summit Acres Nursing Home, Caldwell, OH. She was born July 1, 1920 in Warnock, Ohio, daughter of the late Leander and Pearl Workman Groves. She was a retired Nurses Aide from Bell Nursing Home at Morristown; attended the Hillcrest Bible Church; and was a...

Ruscak, Audrey Virginia, 72 of St. Clairsville, Ohio died Friday, November 26, 2010. She was born April 10, 1938 in Stewartsville, Ohio, a daughter of the late Chancie O. Snively and Freda Neiswanger Snively. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by sisters, Wilma Jean Lammers, Mary Luella Digiandomenico, and Delores "Debbie" McGary; a brother, Donald O....

Geneva "Jean" Kowalewski, age 86, of Maynard Road, St. Clairsville, died Friday, October 14, 2005 at Bell Nursing Home. She was born December 13, 1918 in Maynard, Ohio, daughter of the late John and Mary Zaleski Kowalewski. Jean was a retired employee of the former Pennsylvania Railroad, currently Amtrak. She was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church at Maynard....

Thomas Joseph Knight, 60 of Piedmont, Ohio formerly of St. Clairsville died Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at Wheeling Hospital. He was born October 9, 1947 in Bellaire, a son of the late Thomas Edward Knight and Margaret Coutz Knight. Tom was a retired employee of Richland Township. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter,...

Curry, Nancy Ellen, 68 of Jacobsburg, Ohio died Friday, November 26, 2010 at the home of her daughter in Bridgeport. She was born September 5, 1942 in Lovely, Kentucky, the daughter of Clinton V. Rice and Tennessee M. Collins Rice. Nancy was a homemaker, a dedicated wife and mother and she was baptized into the Church of Christ. Nancy loved...

Althea S. Eddy, 89 of Moundsville formerly of Flushing died Saturday, February 23, 2008 at Wheeling Hospital. She was born February 24, 1918 in Flushing, a daughter of the late Francis Hollingsworth and Aretha Gilmore Hollingsworth. Althea was former owner and operator of Dave?s Restaurant in Flushing, and former employee of Binn?s Grocery Store, Hillandale Egg Plant, Hillview Nursing Home,...

Betty Jean Van Dyne, 78, of St. Clairsville died Tuesday, August 1, 2006 at Forest Hill Nursing Home in St. Clairsville. She was born August 17, 1927 in Bannock, Ohio, daughter of the late Charles J. and Hanna Ross Branz. She was retired from the former Belmont National Bank in St. Clairsville. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

Robert V. Speicher, Sr., 83 of Barton Rd., St. Clairsville died Saturday, October 21, 2006 at Wheeling Hospital. He was born March 7, 1923 in Doylestown, Ohio, a son of the late Frank and Mary Becker Speicher. Bob was a retired sales manager for Ashland Oil Company, a Marine Corp veteran of WWII, and a member of VFW post 5356...

Koshenka, William Joseph, 80, of Willow Grove Road, died Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at Belmont Manor Nursing Home. He was born in Benwood, West Virginia on March 7, 1927, a son of the late Peter and Theresa Kapina Koshenka. William was a retired employee of Ohio Edison in Shadyside with 39 years of service. He was a World War II...

Ralph F. Clark, age 85, of Lloydsville, Ohio, died Sunday, January 19, 2003 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry, Ohio. He was born on June 27, 1917 in High Ridge, Ohio, son of the late Harvey Hugh Clark and Elizabeth McGraw Clark. Ralph was a retired employee from Ohio Edison?s R. E. Berger Plant; former co-owner of Clark?s IGA...

Klos, Anna Mae, 80 of St. Clairsville, Ohio died Friday, January 2, 2009 at Wheeling Hospital. She was born December 25, 1928, a daughter of the late John Barber and Beatrice Ostrander Barber. She was a retired LPN from Woodland Acres Nursing Home, and a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in St. Clairsville. In addition to her parents, she...

Faith Renae Shunk, infant daughter of Cheyenne F. Shunk and Mackenzie Renae Cunard died Tuesday, December 30, 2003 at East Ohio Regional Hospital. In addition to her parents she is survived by her grandparents, Donald and Morningstar Shunk; Dick and Margie Dalton; Scott and Billie Jo Cunard. Private services were held Saturday at the Toothman Funeral Home, St. Clairsville with...

Pat Peterson, 85, of Colerain Pike, Martins Ferry, died Monday, March 7, 2006 at her home. She was born October 7, 1920 in Spartanburg, S.C., daughter of the late Calvin and Sara Elizabeth Crane Wortman. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer W. Peterson in 1973; four brothers, and four sisters. Surviving are...

Nettie M. (Davis) Savage, 70 of Neffs, Ohio died Tuesday, December 16, 2003 at East Ohio Regional Hospital. She was born August 12, 1933 at Neffs a daughter of the late Russell and Jane Kirby Davis. Nettie was a retired employee of the Shadyside Care Center and a member of the St. Joe Church of Christ. In addition to her...

Steve Slezak, 90 of Pleasant Grove (Adena), Ohio formerly of Shadyside died Sunday, May 9, 2004 at McGraw Nursing Home, Pleasant Grove. He was born at Benwood, WV on August 2, 1913 a son of the late Sylvester and Theresa Valentovic Slezak. Steve was a retired licensed stationary boiler engineer for Consolidation Coal Co. at Georgetown, a member of the...

John Darl Kubica, 32 of Fairpoint, Ohio died Friday, May 8, 2009 at his home. He was born May 5, 1977 in Wheeling, West Virginia, a son of Joyce Dingey Kubica and the late John Anthony Kubica. He was an employee of the St. Clairsville Recreation Center. Surviving in addition to his mother, Joyce Kubica of Fairpoint; are two sisters,...