Obituary Listing

Oct 6, 2021

Jean Jaskowiak Higgenbotham DeFrank, 74, of St. Clairsville, died Oct. 6, 2021.

She was born April 13, 1947 in Fairpoint, Ohio, a daughter of the late Stanley and Mary Potter Jaskowiak.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph DeFrank and a son, William S. Higgenbotham.

Jean...

Oct 5, 2021

Thomas Alan Cline, 68, of Maynard, Ohio, died Oct. 5, 2021.

He was born Dec. 23, 1952, in Wheeling, WV, a son of the late Earle T. Cline and Cecelia "Kitty" Zahora Cline.

Tom was a former employee of Picoma Industries and Wheeling Downs and was a graduate of St. Clairsville High School. He was...

Oct 3, 2021

JANET SIKORA

Janet M. Sikora, 71, of Colerain, OH died Sunday, October 3, 2021 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, Martins Ferry, OH.  She was born September 22, 1950 in Wheeling, WV., a daughter of the late John and Mary Kyanko Gancos.

Janet was an employee of the Martins Ferry Pitstop for 25 years and a...

Oct 2, 2021

Russell Murwood McMahon, 82, of Moundsville, West Virginia, died Saturday, October 2, 2021, peacefully at his home.

He was born February 4, 1939, in Glencoe, Ohio, a son of the late Murwood McMahon and Mary Ann Thornton McMahon.

Russell was a Christian by faith, who read his bible frequently and placed his faith in the...

Oct 1, 2021

Walter Frank "Buck" Kowalcyk, 79, of Maynard, Ohio died October 1, 2021, at Liza's Place in Wheeling.

He was born September 26, 1942, in Barton, Ohio a son of the late Walter and Mary Ludwig Kowalcyk.

Buck was a retired employee from Consolidation Coal Company, Oak Park Mine and McElroy Mine. He was a member...

Sep 27, 2021

Nelson D. Goff, 91, of St. Clairsville, Ohio died September 27, 2021.

He was born February 25, 1930, in Armstrongs Mills, Ohio, a son of the late Alton U. Goff and Violet Marie Haught Goff.

Nelson was a retired employee of Consolidated Aluminum in Hannibal, Ohio. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean...

Sep 25, 2021

Anna May Bonnett, 87, of Belmont, Ohio, went to her Heavenly Home on Saturday, September 25, 2021, at her home.

She was born September 2, 1934, in New Martinsville, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Kenneth W. Potts and Georgia E. Wise Potts.

Anna May was a loving wife, mother, grandma, and devoted lifelong...

Sep 23, 2021

Mary Lou Schmitt, 63, of Belmont, Ohio died September 23, 2021 at her home.

She was born October 19, 1957 in Bellaire, Ohio, a daughter of the late William A. Kirkland and Virginia L. Boyd Kirkland Bell.

Mary Lou was a loving wife, mom, grandma, sister, and aunt. She enjoyed, painting, puzzles and music.

Sep 23, 2021

Walter E. Kinsey, 89, of St. Clairsville, OH died Thursday, September 23, 2021 at Trinity Medical Center West, Steubenville, OH.  He was born January 25, 1932 in Maynard, OH., a son of the late Beulah Scott Windsheimer.

Walter was a retired Tool & Die Maker from the Imperial Clevite Corporation and Superior Valve Company of Washington, PA. ...

Sep 21, 2021

Mulvena Althea Jackson Saffell was an extraordinary mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. Surrounded by her loving family, she left this world peacefully on September 21, 2021 at 7:21 pm, at age 93.

Mulvena was born on Depot Street in Flushing, only a few houses down from where she would raise her three children. Family and friends...

Sep 21, 2021

Jean Audrey Schwartz, 92, of Bridgeport, Ohio, died September 21, 2021 in Wheeling Hospital.

She was born July 21, 1929 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, daughter of the late Edward Roeser and Naomi Edna Rader Roeser.

Jean was a loving mother and grandmother. She attended East Richland Friends Church. She enjoyed old movies, game shows and spending...

Sep 20, 2021

Lee Underwood, 56, of St. Clairsville, OH died Monday, September 20, 2021 at Wheeling Hospital.  He was born February 15, 1965 in Weirton, WV. He was a son of Perley "Ed" Underwood and the late Eleanor "Diane" Criss Underwood.

Lee was the retired owner/operator of Underwood Excavating.  He enjoyed history, especially military history.  He was a great...

Sep 14, 2021

Shawn McKinney Ramsay, 40, of Powhatan Point, Ohio died September 14, 2021 in Wheeling Hospital.

She was born April 5, 1981 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the daughter of James McKinney II and Sandra Clabaugh McKinney.

Shawn was a case supervisor at the Augusta Levy Learning Center and at the Switzerland of Ohio Schools. She was a...

Sep 14, 2021

Kathryn L. "Kathy" Baker, 74, of St. Clairsville, Ohio passed away peacefully September 14, 2021 at Beacon House in St. Clairsville.

Kathy was born March 24, 1947 in Cleveland, Ohio, a daughter of the late Phillip F. Barbina and Helen Joan (Dyrdek) Barbina.

Kathy was a retired administrative assistant from MSHA in Dallas Pike. She...

Sep 13, 2021

John J. Oboy, 91, of Maynard, Ohio passed away Monday, September 13, 2021, at his home.

He was born in Maynard, Ohio a son of the late Walter and Sophia Vicker Oboy on June 8, 1930.

John served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He worked at Hanna Coal and Consolidation Coal mines...

Sep 13, 2021

Caleb G. Baker, 86, of Jacobsburg, Ohio died Monday, September 13, 2021 at Cumberland Point Nursing Home, St. Clairsville, Ohio.  He was born February 23, 1935 in Jacobsburg, a son of the late Clarence Guy and Freedithe Palmer Baker, Sr.

Caleb was a retired coal miner with North American Coal Company # 3 Mine and a Methodist...

Sep 11, 2021

John A. Steadman, 54, of Jacobsburg, OH died Saturday, September 11, 2021 at Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Glen Dale, WV.  He was born April 22, 1967 in Bellaire, OH., a son of Charles Steadman and Edna M. Yarbrough.

John was former owner/operator of L & W Construction Company of Jacobsburg, and a Protest by faith.

He...

Sep 10, 2021

Eleanor Diane Criss Underwood, 79, of Willow Grove Rd., Bellaire, OH died September 10, 2021 in Wheeling Hospital.

She was born May 22, 1942 in Parkersburg, WV, a daughter of the late John Coutz and Mary Elizabeth Criss Coutz.

Diane was retired from St. Clairsville Richland City Schools having drove school bus for 33 years...

Sep 9, 2021

Angelina "Ann" Patsey Facello, age 96, from St. Clairsville, Ohio, passed away on September 9, 2021 at the Forrest Hill Care Center.

Ann was born February 2, 1925, in Premier, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Phillip and Maria Patsey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband of 64...

Sep 8, 2021

Nancy W. Varner D'Airo, 76, of Bellaire, died September 8, 2021, in Wheeling Hospital.

She was born November 13, 1944, in Martins Ferry, daughter of the late Patrick and Lois Travis Varner.

Nancy was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt. She was a retired employee from Elby's Family Restaurant.

In addition to...