Obituary Listing

Dec 3, 2023

Michael J. DeBlasis, 70, of Bellaire, Ohio, died Sunday, December 3, 2023, at Rolling Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Bridgeport, Ohio.

He was born January 31, 1953, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was the only son of the late Joseph and Erma DeBlasis.

Michael was Catholic by faith and retired from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel. He enjoyed...

Dec 2, 2023

Rachael Jean Tomich, age 44, of Jacobsburg, Ohio, passed away peacefully on December 2, 2023 at Liza's Place, surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Wheeling, WV, Rachael loved the outdoors, music and family. She attended The Ohio State University and then Hocking College where she earned a degree in the field of archaeology. Rachael spent many...

Nov 30, 2023

Zakary Nelson Fraelich, 23, of Mount Pleasant, Ohio passed away on Thursday November 30, 2023, in Adena, Ohio. He was born July 26, 2000, in Martins Ferry, Ohio, a son of Brian Keith Fraelich and Amanda Dee McCammon Fraelich.

Zakary was a Lance Corporal MP in the United States Marines Corps. He had worked as a laborer...

Nov 30, 2023

Emil J. Slavik, 86, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, died Thursday, November 30, 2023, in Wheeling Hospital.

He was born December 9, 1936, in Blaine, Ohio, a son of the late Suzanna Hutira Slavik and Emil Slavik Sr.

A graduate of St. John Central High School in Bellaire and the DeVry Institute in Chicago, Illinois, Emil...

Nov 25, 2023

Shirley Jane McCarthy, 72, of Bethesda, Ohio, died November 25, 2023, at Liza's Place in Wheeling, WV.

She was born November 8, 1951, in Martins Ferry, Ohio, a daughter of the late George and Tersa Brookover Kinsey.

Shirley was a homemaker and a member of the Lafferty Moose Lodge.

In addition to her...

Nov 23, 2023

Lena Louise Briggs Lewis, 83, of Dilles Bottom, Ohio, died November 23, 2023, at Select Specialty Hospital in Wheeling, West Virginia.

She was born January 14, 1940, in Dilles Bottom, Ohio, a daughter of the late Luby Miller Briggs and William John Briggs.

Lena was a retired nurse's aide from Peterson Rehabilitation Hospital in Wheeling....

Nov 16, 2023

Sharon Markey Ray Wolodkin, 79, of Cumberland Pointe Nursing Home in St. Clairsville, Ohio, passed on Thursday, November 16, 2023.

She was born March 20, 1944, in Kingwood, West Virginia, the only child of Ellis Markey and Thelma Holmes Markey. She was a member of NewPointe Community Church in Dover, Ohio.

Surviving are her husband,...

Nov 15, 2023

Mark "Monko" Falcone, 64, of St. Clairsville, OH passed away on Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at Sunnyslope Care Center, Bowerston, OH.  He was born July 1, 1959 in Martins Ferry, OH., a son of the late Nelson and Betty Jo Smith Falcone.

Monko was a former employee of Swisher International in Wheeling, WV., and a Catholic by...

Nov 11, 2023

Kelly Beth Ramsay, 62, of Jacobsburg, Ohio, went to be with the Lord, following her courageous battle with cancer.

She was born December 18, 1960, in Bellaire, Ohio, a daughter of the late Dorothy Kriechbaum Otto and Thomas B. Otto.

Kelly was a former waitress and a State Tested Nursing Assistant at Forest Hill and...

Nov 9, 2023

Scott Christopher Tennant, 41, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, died November 9, 2023, in St. Clairsville.

He was born January 4, 1982, in Wheeling, West Virginia, a son of Darla Hynes Tennant and James A. Tennant.

Scott was a 2000 graduate of St. Clairsville High School, a graduate of Belmont Technical College with a degree in...

Nov 8, 2023

Judith Ann "Judy" Barnes, 80, of Willow Grove, died November 8, 2023, in Wheeling Hospital.

She was born September 17, 1943, in Stewartsville, Ohio, a daughter of the late James Albert Clark and June Alice Hughes Clark.

Judy was a retired employee of Big Bear in Lansing. She was a member of the former Sacred...

Nov 8, 2023

Phyllis Jean Staso, 86, of St. Clairsville, Ohio formerly of Sykesville, Maryland passed away on Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at Forest Hill Nursing Home, St. Clairsville.  She was born July 26, 1937 in Wise County, Virginia, a daughter of the late Doyle and Macile Mullins.

Phyllis was a retired employee of the former Montgomery Ward Store and...

Nov 6, 2023

James E. Palmer, 84, passed away November 6th at Shadyside Care Center surrounded by family.

He was preceded in death by the love of his life Bev.

Jim was retired from international harvester, an army veteran, a husband, a father, and a pap.

He is survived by his children Jim (Amy) of Shadyside,...

Nov 4, 2023

Oscar "Skippy" Niemann, 76, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, died November 4, 2023in Park Health Center.

He was born March 2, 1947, in St. Clairsville, Ohio, a son of the late Oscar E. Niemann and Viola Morton Nieman.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother-in-law, William Diab and nephew, William...

Oct 31, 2023

Eugene Joseph "Gene" Lucresio, Jr., 82, of Shadyside, Ohio, died October 31, 2023, at his home.

He was born March 19, 1941, in Bellaire, Ohio, a son of the late Eugene Joseph Lucresio, Sr. and Vicky Malik Lucresio.

Gene was a retired employee of Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel and a United States Army Veteran of the...

Oct 30, 2023

Ollie Elizabeth Jackson, 92, of St. Clairsville, Ohio passed away on Monday, October 30, 2023, at Liza's Place of Valley Hospice, Wheeling, West Virginia.  She was born October 29, 1931, in Martins Ferry, Ohio, a daughter of the late Carrie B. Walker Johnson.

Ollie was a Drug and Alcohol Counselor Supervisor at Crossroads. She was a member...

Oct 28, 2023

William Earl "Bill" May, 94, of Pensacola, Florida, formerly of Shadyside, Ohio, died October 28, 2023.

He was born August 23, 1929, in Jacobsburg, Ohio, a son of the late William French May and Lucy Rebecca Bennett May.

Bill was a retired employee of C & P Telephone, Southern Bell, and A.T. & T. and...

Oct 27, 2023

Delores (Dee) A. Kilgore, age 90, of St. Clairsville passed away October 27, 2023. She was born January 26, 1933, the daughter of the late Hugh D. and Luella Miller.

She is survived by her brother, Gilbert Miller, of Massillon; niece, Monica (Jeff) Marsh and children, Angelika Marsh, and Paul Marsh; niece, Marsha Miller (Robert Gillman); niece,...

Oct 26, 2023

Nancy Pearl Anderson, 76, of Bellaire, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, October 26, 2023, at Wheeling Hospital, WVU Medicine. She was born January 1, 1947, in Bellaire, Ohio, a daughter of the late Charles H. Bell and Ella Palmer Bell.

Nancy had worked as a Sales Associate at Best in St. Clairsville, and as an employee of...

Oct 24, 2023

Richard J. "Rick" Wilson, 68, of St. Clairsville, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at his home.  He was born July 30, 1955 in Wheeling, West Virginia, a son of the late Albert L. Sr. and Ruth Johnson Wilson.

Rick was an employee of Blaw Knox Foundry for 20 years and retired from Covestro LLC...