Obituary Listing

Mary Elizabeth Schafer, 81 of St. Clairsville, Ohio died Thursday, July 13, 2006 in Wheeling Hospital. She was born at St. Clairsville on June 1, 1925 a daughter of the late Osman and Elizabeth Ann Morton Premilovich. Mary Elizabeth was a retired employee of Blair Cleaners in Canton. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her...

EGY, Ethel Mae Lukasko, 83, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, died Saturday, August 22, 2009 in East Ohio Regional Hospital. She was born on April 23, 1926 in Midway, Ohio, daughter of the late John and Ida Mae Coleman Lukasko. Ethel was retired from St. Clairsville-Richland City Schools Cafeteria. She was a member of Thoburn United Methodist Church where she was...

Blinco, Lawrence Jr. "Larry", 63, of St. Clairsville, died Tuesday morning, Jan. 12, 2010 in Wheeling Hospital. He was born Dec. 13, 1946 in Martins Ferry, Ohio, son of the late Lawrence and Olive Freer Blinco. Larry was raised in Weirton, W.Va. and became a retired Sergeant Major serving over 22 years in the U.S. Army. He served valiantly and...

Elizabeth Vanecko Les, 84 of Shoreview, MN formerly of Michigan, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, died October 21, 2009 surrounded by her loving family. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Les, her parents, four siblings. She is survived and will be sadly missed by son, John (Faysan) Les; daughter, Betsy (Alan) Murphy; much loved grandchildren,...

Lillian Mae Kidder, age 77, of Jacobsburg, Ohio, died Monday, October 20, 2003 at Heartland-Lansing Nursing Home, Bridgeport, OH. She was born September 23, 1926 at West Wheeling, Ohio, daughter of the late Hilda Mae Ruble Smith. She was a former employee at Remuda Ranch in Naples, Florida. In addition to her mother, Lillian was preceded in death by a...

Marjorie A. Strauss, 61 of Bridgeport, Ohio and life long resident of Belmont County died Friday, November 19, 2004 at Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling. She was born at Martins Ferry, Ohio July 16, 1943 a daughter of the late John L and Helen M. Ostroski Strauss. Marge was a graduate of St. John Central High School at Bellaire and...

MOWDER, Dr. Merwin Caldwell, Papa, 85, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, died peacefully at his home on Thursday, December 30, 2010. He was born in Alledonia, Ohio, on April 1, 1925, a son of the late David H. and Nada Caldwell Mowder. Dr. Mowder practiced optometry for over 50 years in Bellaire, Ohio retiring in 2001. He was a graduate of...

Dorcas George, 72 of Airport Road, St. Clairsville, Ohio passed away on Saturday, October 18, 2008, due to health complications. She was born June 24, 1936 in Middleport, Ohio, a daughter of the late Hobart George and Inez Miller George. Dorcas was previously employed by Belco Works for many years, and most recently worked at Tomorrow's Corner. She was an...

Bruney "Browny" Scypta, age 88, of St. Clairsville was called to be with his maker on Thursday, January 29, 2004. He was born in Adena, Ohio, October 31, 1915, son of the late Jesse and Mary Blenka Scypta. He was married to the former Mary Vicker for 67 years. She survives. Bruney was a loyal member of St. Mary?s Catholic...

Robert William "Bob" Bonnell, age 54, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, died Friday, August 29, 2003 at his home. He was born April 3, 1949 at Wheeling, WV, son of Nora Mae "Betty" Conaway Bonnell and the late Robert Bonnell. He was a former sales manager of Radio Shack at Benwood and Warwood; a former certified nurses aide for the former...

Ella Mae Hakr, 81 of Crozier Road, Key, Ohio died Monday, July 31, 2006 at Wheeling Hospital. She was born at Shadyside on November 10, 1924 a daughter of the late Harry and Elsie Groves McMahon. Ella Mae was a homemaker and a Christian by faith. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by brothers Harry and...

Ronald D. Saffell, 68 of East Captina Highway, Jacobsburg died Monday, November 17, 2003 at University Hospital, Morgantown, WV after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born at Jacobsburg, February 4, 1935 a son of the late Dorothy Caldwell Saffell Broomhall. Ron was a 1952 graduate of Powhatan High School, an employee of the former Ohio Ferro Alloys plant...

Martin Edward "Sonny" Barnes, Jr., 60 of Willow Grove Rd., Bellaire, died Sunday, June 1, 2003 at his home. He was born March 19, 1943 at Bellaire. A son of Rose Marie Florek Barnes and the late Martin Edward "Chuck" Barnes, Sr. He was a retired employee of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. at Beech Bottom, a member of Sacred Heart Catholic...

McKelvey, Diamond Silver "Bill", 81, of Belmont, Ohio died Thursday, November 22, 2007 at Wheeling Hospital. He was born in Clarington on November 3, 1926, a son of the late Clarence and Elizabeth Reef McKelvey. Diamond was a retired employee of the Centre Foundry and Machine Company in Wheeling. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...

Delbrugge, Mary Esther, age 92, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, a former 30 year resident of Cape Coral, Florida, died Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at Park Health Center. Mary was born May 28, 1915 in Martins Ferry, Ohio daughter of the late Albert and Edna Yahn Tighe. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Mary?s Catholic Church in St....

Anna Rose Skvarka Pempek, 87 of Fairpoint, Ohio died Wednesday, February 19, 2003 at her home. She was born at Benwood, WV on October 3, 1915 a daughter of the late Andrew and Pauline Skravka. Anna was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church at Fairpoint. She was the loving wife of Stanley Jack "Pistol" Pempek who preceded her in...

Ralph William Taylor, Sr., age 80, of 135 Woodrow Avenue, St. Clairsville, Ohio, died Thursday, September 16, 2004 at Bell Nursing Home, Morristown. He was born August 15, 1924 at St. Clairsville, son of the late Benjamin and Wanda McKnight Taylor. Ralph retired from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation?s Martins Ferry Plant in 1978; he was a U. S. Navy veteran of...

John Curtis Murphy-Roush of St. Clairsville, infant son of Erin Christine Murphy and Kevin Patrick Roush died Monday, June 6, 2005 in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born at Wheeling, West Virginia on Saturday, June 4, 2005. Surviving in addition to his parents are maternal grandparents, Gary and Janet Murphy of St. Clairsville; paternal grandparents, Chester and Bridget Roush...

John C. Graham, 74 of Graham Road, St. Clairsville died Sunday, February 8, 2003 at his home. He was born at St. Clairsville on August 10, 1929 a son of Margaret Denham Graham and the later Elmer Graham. John was retired Richland Township Road Foreman, a member of Calvary Presbyterian Church at St. Clairsville, the Stumptown Steam Threshers and the...

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...