Obituary Listing

Vaughan, Frances Paszke, 97, of Columbus, Ohio, formerly of Elm Grove, West Virginia, died Sunday, December 9, 2007 at Crown Pointe Care Center in Columbus. She was born in Neffs, Ohio on December 23, 1909, a daughter of the late John and Rose Czarnecki Paszke. Frances was a homemaker and member of St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church in Elm Grove....

Underwood, Nancy L., 74 of St. Clairsville, Ohio died Friday, December 24, 2010 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. She was born at Bellaire, Ohio on May 24, 1936 a daughter of the late Richard and Goldie Sutton Kinder. Nancy was a retired LPN from Barnesville Hospital a member of the Church of Christ at St. Clairsville, the Eagles...

Clara Loretta "Sis" (Kelly) Brooks, 81 of Dover Church Road, Jacobsburg, Ohio died Thursday, February 15, 2007 at OSU Medical Center in Columbus. She was born at Bellaire, Ohio on August 6, 1925 a daughter of the late Willis John Kelly and Clara Loretta Jacobs Kelly. Sis was a retired home care provider and a Methodist by faith. In addition...

Anna Mae Burgy, 86, formerly of Barton and St. Clairsville, died Friday, September 3, 2010 at Carriage Inn of Cadiz Alzheimer?s Care Center. She was born September 15, 1923 in Barton, a daughter of the late Adolph W. Marx and Annie Blankowies Marx. A dedicated wife, mother, and homemaker, she was preceded in death by her husband, Calvin James Burgy...

Chris A. Ashby Balwanz, 40, of Barnesville, Ohio formerly of Waycross, Georgia, died Friday, August 13, 2010 as the result of an auto accident. He was born October 17, 1969 in Waycross, Georgia. He worked in Tower Maintenance. Chris was preceded in death by 3 brothers, Ricky Ashby, C. Grant Balwanz II and Stacy Ashby. Surviving are his mother and...

HALL, H. David, 83, of St. Clairsville, Ohio died Thursday, June 9, 2011 at East Ohio Regional Hospital. He was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio on October 10, 1927, son of the late Rolla and Elsie Scheehle Hall. David was a retired Secretary/Treasurer from Picoma Industries in Martins Ferry. He was a graduate of Martins Ferry High School and Trine...

Paul Planey, 83 of Stewartsville, Ohio died Sunday, March 23, 2008 at Heartland Nursing Home in Lansing. He was born April 1, 1924 in Stewartsville, a son of the late John Planey and Ella Raptosh Planey. Paul was a retired employee of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel?s Benwood Plant, an Army veteran of WWII, a member of the Neffs American Legion, Fraternal Order...

Bertha Palmer, 83 of Clover Ridge Rd., Jacobsburg died Thursday, July 10, 2003 at her home. She was born February 5, 1920 in Jacobsburg a daughter of the late William French May and Lucy Bennett May. She was a homemaker, mother and member of the Grandview Christian Church on Clover Ridge. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Thomas Aloysius Grady, Sr., 84 formerly of St. Clairsville, Ohio and current resident of Winding Hill, Bellaire died Thursday, December 31, 2009 at Wheeling Hospital. He was born September 24, 1925 in Canton, Ohio, a son of the late Michael P. Grady and Gertrude Donahue Grady. A retired self employed furniture manufacturer?s representative, member and Eucharistic Minister at St. Mary?s...

TOMICH, Shirley A. (Mathews), 76, of St. Clairsville, died April 17, 2011 in Forest Hill Nursing Home with her family present. She was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio on July 7, 1934, daughter of the late Snow Curtis Mathews and Edith Phillips Mathews. Shirley was a member of Church Alive, Key Ridge, Ohio and was very devoted to her family....

PLESKO, Alma Jean, 81, of Dilles Bottom, Ohio died February 13, 2011 in Belmont Community Hospital in Bellaire. She was born at Pipe Creek, Ohio on January 31, 1930, daughter of the late Robert I. and Nellie Williams Graham. Alma Jean was a homemaker, a member of New Hope United Methodist Church at Dilles Bottom, and a member of the...

Tuttle, Ruth Enid, 94, of Martins Ferry, died on Thursday, October 18, 2007 at East Ohio Regional Medical Center. She was born November 29, 1912 in Lawrence County, Ohio, daughter of the late William and Emma Adkins Sturgill. Ruth was a homemaker and a Baptist by faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...

FULTON, Thomas John, 48, of Bellaire, Ohio passed away on February 23, 2011 in Wheeling Hospital, with his family by his side, as the result of an accident. He was born August 6, 1962 in Martins Ferry, Ohio, son of Thomas Leonard and Mary Ann Fulton. Tommy was a former employee of Riesbecks Food Market in St. Clairsville; a graduate...

Heavner, Judy Diane, 63 of Willard, Ohio formerly of St. Clairsville died Sunday, April 17, 2011 at Twilight Garden Nursing Home in Norwalk, Ohio. She was born January 19, 1948 in St. Clairsville, a daughter of Marcelyne Beckett Jones and the late Robert W. Jones. Judy was a former employee of NCR in Cambridge and formerly attended the St. Clairsville...

Margaret Elouise Palmer, age 96, of Key, Ohio died Thursday, July 14, 2005 at Belmont Community Hospital in Bellaire. She was born November 6, 1908 in Centerville, Ohio daughter of the late Robert and Effie Foreman Kinney. Margaret was a retired school teacher from Bellaire Schools. She was a member of the Belmont United Presbyterian Church at Key Ridge, Bellaire....

Thomas Aloysius Grady, Sr., 84 formerly of St. Clairsville, Ohio and current resident of Winding Hill, Bellaire died Thursday, December 31, 2009 at Wheeling Hospital. He was born September 24, 1925 in Canton, Ohio, a son of the late Michael P. Grady and Gertrude Donahue Grady. A retired self employed furniture manufacturer?s representative, member and Eucharistic Minister at St. Mary?s...

Alverda H. Pathorski, age 85, of Midway, OH died Friday, November 7, 2003 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. She was born March 15, 1918 at Midway, daughter of the late Jesse and Leona Jones Pickering. She was a retired employee from Azallion?s Department Store and the Farm Fresh Food Market both at St. Clairsville and was an Avon...

HARTMAN, Carol Elizabeth Niven, 63 of St. Clairsville, Ohio died Saturday, June 25, 2011 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. She was born in Wheeling, WV on December 5, 1947 a daughter of the late William E. Jones and Betty A. Stevenson Jones. Carol was a retired Cleaning Supervisor for McKeen Security of Wheeling and a former employee of...

Charles Edgar Grant, age 81, of Centerville, Ohio, died Saturday, August 9, 2003 at his home. He was born October 2, 1921 at Kelsey Station, Jacobsburg, Ohio, son of the late Charles E. and Cora Long Grant. He was a retired electrician from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation; a member of the Centerville Christian Church where he served as Deacon; Ed was...

Kuthy, William John Jr. "B. J.", 39, of Harrisville, Ohio, died Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009 at East Ohio Regional Hospital. He was born December 18, 1969 in Wheeling, West Virginia, son of Deborah Taddia Schaafsma and William J. Kuthy Sr. B. J. was an employee of Tri-Valley Equipment. He was a Catholic by faith; an Eagle Scout of Troop 66;...