Obituary Listing

Feb 13, 2023

Howard O. Carpenter, 89, of Flushing, Ohio, died February 13, 2023, at his home.

He was born December 16, 1933, in St. Clairsville, Ohio, a son of the late Harry O. and Verna Taylor Carpenter.

Howard was the former owner and operator of the former M & C Tire Service in St. Clairsville and had...

Feb 9, 2023

Desmond Anthony Lekanudos, 76, of Wheeling, died February 9, 2023, at the Continuous Care Center.

He was born July 15, 1946, in Wheeling, a son of the late George Lekanudos and Dulcie Joyce Doyle Laney.

Desmond was a retired employee of Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel. He was a 1964 graduate of Wheeling High School and enjoyed...

Feb 8, 2023

Catherine Frances Coen, 94, of Bellaire, OH passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at her home.  She was born January 24, 1929 in Heidleburg, KY., a daughter of the late William Henry and Sally Addison Garretson.

Catherine retired from Wheeling Clinic as a Registered Nurse for 24 years, a member of Wheeling Hospital Alumni and a...

Feb 8, 2023

Mark Alan Ramsay, 67, of Jacobsburg, OH passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at his home.  He was born July 18, 1955 in Bellaire, OH., a son of the late Harry E. and Vivian Elizabeth Crowe Ramsay.

Mark was a retired Carpenter with Local 186 of Steubenville, OH., a former member of Belmont United Presbyterian Church,...

Feb 3, 2023

Rosalie Katherine Edgell, 81, of Bellaire, OH passed away on Friday, February 3, 2023 at Liza's Place of Valley Hospice, Wheeling, WV.  She was born November 5, 1941 in Shadyside, OH., a daughter of the late Frank and Mary Lasson Meholovitch.

Rosalie was an employee of the former Imperial Glass Company and a member of...

Jan 27, 2023

Freddy Dean Wright, 75, of Bethesda, OH passed away after fighting a courageous battle of Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer, on Friday, January 27, 2023. He was surrounded by his daughters, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and wife of 56 years, the day and days preceding his passing. His grandson, Isaiah Dean, was waiting for him at the golden gates of Heaven.

Jan 23, 2023

Roy Mazzer, 94, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, died peacefully January 23, 2023, at his home.

He was born April 29, 1928, a son of the late John Mazzer and Theresa Della Gustina Mazzer.

Roy was a retired ceramic tile contractor and a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of Thoburn...

Jan 23, 2023

Harold "Dean" Dunfee, 69, passed away Monday, January 23, 2023, at home surrounded by his family.

Dean was born June 11, 1953, and is the son of the late Harold and Mary B Dunfee (Christy) of Belmont, Ohio.

He is preceded in death by his parents Harold and Mary B Dunfee, daughter Allison Dunfee, and...

Jan 22, 2023

Benjamin Blair, of St. Clairsville, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. He was 85 years old.

A lifetime Ohio Valley resident, Ben's parents were Esther and Ruel Blair. As a young man he loved to explore, draw, and especially work on and race cars. Ben could fix just about anything and after he retired became an accomplished woodworker...

Jan 20, 2023

Mark Eugene West, 66, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, died January 20, 2023, in Cumberland Pointe Care Center.

He was born October 1, 1956, in Martins Ferry, Ohio, a son of the late Charles West and Dorothy Mae Poludniak McCluskey.

Mark was the former owner of Imagination Unlimited Tattooing in Shadyside, Ohio. He was a 1974...

Jan 19, 2023

Barbara Ann Slovick, 84, of Barton, OH passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2023 at her home.  She was born July 27, 1938 in Warwood, WV., a daughter of the late John W. and Catherine Wolf Schoeppner.

Barb retired from the Belmont Habilitation Center in St. Clairsville and a member of the former Sacred Heart Catholic Church...

Jan 19, 2023

Thomas Richard "Tommy" Skalsky, 83, of Neffs, Ohio, died January 19, 2023, at East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry.

He was born March 1, 1939, in Glencoe, Ohio, a son of the late Albert M. Skalsky and Stella Christos Skalsky.

Tommy was employed at Belco-Works and was a member of the former Sacred Heart...

Jan 18, 2023

Mary Ann (Klovanich) Frazer of Fort Collins, Colorado died peacefully at the age of ninety-nine at Pathways of Northern Colorado in the company of her three daughters, Yvonne Sheree (Mike) Weidmann, Andrea Lee (Rick) Harding, Farmington Hills, Michigan, and Johnelle Suzette (Ron) Winne, Fort Collins, Colorado.

Mary Ann was born in Webb, Ohio on July 25, 1923...

Jan 17, 2023

Mary Lou Usenick, formerly of Glencoe, Ohio died January 17, 2023, at her home in Blaine.

She was born February 11, 1939, in Glencoe, a daughter of the late Lawrence Ewing Bumgardner and Mildred Pearl Kettlewell Bumgardner.

Mary Lou was a member of the Warnock Community Presbyterian Church. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great...

Jan 16, 2023

Asel Alexander "Alex" Gabel Jr., 77, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, died January 16, 2023, in Wheeling Hospital.

He was born February 1, 1945, in Martins Ferry, Ohio, a son of the late Asel A. Gabel Sr. and Kathrena I. Dorsch Gabel.

Alex was a retired employee from Mantech in Fairmont, WV and a former employee...

Jan 16, 2023

Tammy K. Underwood, 61, of Bellaire, OH passed away on Monday, January 16, 2023 in Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital, Akron, OH.  She was born October 4, 1961 in Bellaire, OH., a daughter of Perley "Ed" Underwood, Jr. and the late Eleanor Diane Criss Underwood.

Tammy was a former waitress for Denny's Restaurant and a Christian by...

Jan 16, 2023

John C. "Mick" Visnic, 85, of Shadyside, OH passed away on Monday, January 16, 2023 at Liza's Place of Valley Hospice, Wheeling, WV.  He was born November 2, 1937 in Dilles Bottom, OH., a son of the late Michael P. and Mary A. Whitlatch Visnic.

Mick was the former owner/operator of the former Hoffmann House Furniture in...

Jan 14, 2023

Betty Louise Thornton, 97, of Glencoe, Ohio, died at her home on January 14, 2023.

She was born October 3, 1925, in Stewartsville, Ohio, a daughter of the late Ray Helms and Rhea Lucetta Masters Helms.

Betty was a retired supervisor with Belmont County Board of Developmental Disabilities. She was a Loving mother, grandmother, great...

Jan 11, 2023

Hilda Mae Brandon, 93, of Jacobsburg, OH., passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at Astoria Place, Barnesville, OH.  She was born September 23, 1929 in Dilles Bottom, OH., a daughter of the late Clarence and Fredithe Palmer Baker.

Hilda was a homemaker and a Methodist by faith.

In addition to her parents, she was...

Jan 8, 2023

Michael J. Handzel, 62, of Groveport Ohio, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday January 8, 2023.  He passed away peacefully, with family at his side after a brief illness. He was born August 3, 1960, in Wheeling, WV, the son of Irene Handzel of St. Clairsville, OH, and the late Joseph Handzel.

Michael proudly...