Obituary Listing

Joseph Truchan, 71 of St. Clairsville, Ohio died Saturday, March 17, 2007 at Wheeling Hospital. He was born October 28, 1935 in Wheeling, West Virginia, a son of the late Frank Truchan and Victoria Jaskowiak Truchan. Joe was a coal miner and heavy equipment operator for 53 years. He was currently employed by Cravat Coal Company, a Catholic and NRA...

Inez Hendershot, 78 of Stewartsville, Ohio died Wednesday, March 8, 2006 at her home. She was born in Moundsville, WV on February 19, 1928 a daughter of the late William T. and Inez Betty McGilton Willison. Inez was a homemaker a member of the Church of Christ at St. Joe, Ohio and T.O.P.S of Bellaire. In addition to her parents...

Glass, Carol J., 54 of Jacobsburg, Ohio died Wednesday, August 22, 2007 at her home. She was born at Bellaire, Ohio on November 14, 1952 a daughter of the late Ralph W. Palmer, Sr. and Edna May Palmer. Carol was a Public Accountant and a member of the Jacobsburg United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded...

BUMGARNER, Nancy Jean Paxton, 60, of Waynesville, Ohio, died Friday, September 21, 2007, in the Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus, as the result of an automobile accident. She was born March 8, 1947 in Martins Ferry, Ohio, daughter of the late Kenneth G. and Alice Venom Paxton. Nancy was a former reference librarian in Marion, Ohio; and secretary...

Gerald Keith "Fizz" Skukan, age 64, of St. Clairsville, died Friday, August 6, 2004 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry, Ohio. He was born March 11, 1940 at Neffs, Ohio, son of the late Frank "Jack" Skukan and Audrey Blon Skukan. Fizz was a retired Iron Worker with Local # 549 at Wheeling and a Methodist by faith. In...

Helen Kalan, age 87, of Neffs, Ohio died Friday, May 27, 2005 at her home. She was born on February 28, 1918 in Adena, Ohio, daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Novak Kalan. Helen was a retired bookkeeper for Sterling Drug Company in Wheeling, West Virginia. She was a member of the Coalbrook Presbyterian Church in Neffs where she...

Hubert Dale Phillips, 83 went home to Lord on May 17, 2007. He was born August 27, 1923 in Palestine, West Virginia, a son of the late Warren Phillips and Mattie Wright Phillips. Hubie was employed at Belco Works in St. Clairsville, Ohio. He had many friends at work and at his place of residence. Hubie was a fun loving...

Joe Debo, 87 of Provident, Ohio died Saturday, June 16, 2007 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. He was born at St. Clairsville on February 1, 1920 a son of the late Frank and Agnes Debo. Joe was a retired coal miner from Consolidation Coal?s Franklin #25 mine, a member of the United Mine Workers of American and American...

Richard L. "Dickie" Norris, 68 of Newark, Ohio formerly of Glencoe died Friday at Licking Memorial Hospital, Newark. He was born at Glencoe on March 21, 1936 a son of the late Dolly Anna Norris. Dickie was a paper carrier for the Times-Leader and Wheeling Intelligencer and News Register for 40 years, a former member of the Saints Club at...

Augustus C. "Gus" Anderson, 80 of Warnock Rd., St. Clairsville died Thursday January 5, 2006 at the home of his daughter with his family at his side. He was born January 27, 1925 in Jamestown, New York. A son of the late Bruce Anderson and Faye Wright Anderson. He was a retired employee of GTE (now Verizon), an Army Air...

John S. Sabo, 85 of Young Lane, St. Clairsville died Saturday, April 29, 2006 at his home. He was born August 23, 1920 in St. Clairsville, son of the late John Sabo and Emma Luko Sabo Kovach. John was a retired employee of Pontiac Motor Co. in Pontiac, Michigan, a member of St. Mary?s Catholic Church in St. Clairsville, an...

Abigail Nicole (Brunner) McAfee, infant daughter of Magen Nicole Brunner and David McAfee, died Tuesday, June 1, 2004 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry, Ohio. She was preceded in death by maternal great grandfather, Louis Underwood, Sr. Surviving in addition to her parents, are paternal grandparents, Frank and Debbie McAfee; maternal grandparents, Mark and Noreen Brunner; great grandparents, Martha...

Margaret "Geets" Kimes, 90 of South Charleston, West Virginia formerly of Stewartsville, Ohio died Monday, April 25, 2005 in Charleston, West Virginia. She was born at Stewartsville June 1, 1914 a daughter of the late Joseph and Martha Kraynak Planey. Margaret was a homemaker and a member of the Clarksburg United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents she was...

Emil Gawel, 95 of South Marietta St., St. Clairsville, Ohio formerly of Allentown, PA died Tuesday, June 8, 2004 at Bishop Hodges Continuous Care Center in Wheeling, WV. He was born February 5, 1909 in Poland, a son of the late Clemence and Victoria Gawel. He was a retired barber and former employee of the city of Allentown Parks in...

Virgil Jennings Beal Jr., 77 of Lafferty, Ohio passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2007 in Wheeling Hospital. He was born November 1, 1929 at Canton, Ohio, a son of the late Virgil Beal Sr. and Jane Simmons Beal. Virgil was a retired coal truck driver and mechanic for Ohio River Colliers Coal Co. He enjoyed amateur radio for many years...

Dulcie L. Phillips, 86 of Centerville, Ohio died Sunday, July 9, 2006 at Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling. She was born at Shadyside, Ohio on September 22, 1919 a daughter of the late Jacob Walters and Mary Jane Holland Walters. Dulcie was a homemaker and a member of the Centerville Christian Church. In addition to her parents she was preceded...

Palmer, Debra Kay, 54 of Alledonia, Ohio died Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at the home of her daughter near Malaga, Ohio. She was born at Steubenville, Ohio on September 30, 1953 a daughter of the late Virgil and Clara Snyder Shipley. In addition to her parents Debra was preceded in death by a daughter, Leigh Ann Palmer. She is survived...

Bernice L. Jesalosky, age 87, of St. Clairsville, died Tuesday, January 2, 2007 at Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling. She was born November 7, 1919 in Maynard, daughter of the late Clyde and Grace Weir Huntsman. Bernice was a retired secretary from Belco Crafts and School of Hope in St. Clairsville. She was a member of the Covenant Presbyterian...

Betty E. Bowery, 80 of Warnock Road, St. Clairsville, Ohio died Saturday, September 11, 2004 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry. She was born July 10, 1924 at Johnstown, Penna. a daughter of the late Harry and Bertha Fender Kull. Betty was a loving homemaker and a member of Calvary Presbyterian Church at St. Clairsville. In addition to her...

Irene Troyanovich, 79 of Flushing died Wednesday, April 19, 2006 at her home. She was born April 1, 1927 in Midway, Ohio, daughter of the late Stephen and Anna Fallat Troyanovich. Irene was a retired employee of Consol Energy and was of the Eastern Orthodox faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by brothers, John, Stephen...