Obituary Listing

Dec 11, 2020

Jay D. Griffith, 55, of Bellaire, OH died Friday, December 11, 2020 at his home.  He was born October 28, 1965 in Wheeling, WV a son of Wilda V. Hill Griffith and the late Brock O. Griffith.

Jay was a front line cook for Eat & Park Restaurant, St. Clairsville and a member of South Bellaire United...

Dec 10, 2020

Joseph Frank Kubik, 73, of St. Clairsville, Ohio died Thursday, December 10, 2020 at his home.

He was born May 26, 1947 in Bellaire, Ohio, a son of the late Frank Kubik and Mildred Vrba Kubik.

Joe was a teacher having taught at Belmont Technical College, Wheeling Central and St. Clairsville-Richland City Schools. He was...

Dec 9, 2020

Carl Wayne Brown, 83, of St. Clairsville, Ohio died December 9, 2020 at Wheeling Hospital.

He was born December 11, 1936 in St. Clairsville, a son of the late Alfred Brown and Mary Debo Brown.

Carl was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He was a retired employee of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel's Martins Ferry plant. He...

Dec 7, 2020

Glenna Sha Rumer Olexa, 76 of Willow Grove Rd St. Clairsville went to be with the Lord, peacefully at her home on Dec 7th, 2020.

She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She will be missed by her family, many friends and neighbors.

She was born March 30th, 1944 in Morristown, Ohio....

Dec 6, 2020

Willard A. Shaw Jr., 87, of St. Clairsville, Ohio passed away December 6, 2020 in Wheeling Hospital.

He was born in Cambridge, Ohio on June 17, 1933, son of the late Willard A. Shaw and Belinda Neneta Gary Shaw.

Willard was a graduate of Martins Ferry High School and was a member of the Alumni...

Dec 5, 2020

Sandy Vincek, 71, of St. Clairsville, OH died at Forest Hill Nursing Home on Friday December 5 th .

Sandy was born at home in Maynard, Ohio, to the late Frank and Blanche Vincek, where she grew up, along with her surviving brothers, Johnny and Jimmy.  Sandy and her brothers became wards of the state in 1993...

Dec 4, 2020

Janet Elaine Petschke, nee: Albaugh, 76, of St Clairsville, Ohio, passed at the home of her loving daughter and care giver on December 4, 2020 at 7:57pm in St Clairsville, Ohio due to complications related to Alzheimer's Disease. She was surrounded by family during her final moments.

Janet was born on Jan. 14, 1944. The eldest daughter...

Dec 4, 2020

Gerald Wesley Taylor, 77, of Jacobsburg, Ohio died December 4, 2020 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV.

He was born in Jacobsburg, June 24, 1943, a son of the late Thomas W. and Agnes Kotson Taylor.

Jerry was a retired employee of AEP Mitchell Plant and a farmer.  He was a U.S. Air Force...

Dec 2, 2020

Dorothy E. Morgan, 80, of St. Clairsville, Ohio died Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at Belmont Manor Nursing Home.  Dorothy was born October 15, 1940 in Greensburg, PA a daughter of the late Andrew Carnegie and Dorothy Eleanor Smith Morgan.

Dorothy was a retired Advertising Manager for Ogden News.  She was a Protestant by faith and a member...

Dec 1, 2020

Julia "Judy" Bilica Moore, 97, of Barton, Ohio died December 1, 2020 at her home.

She was born November 8, 1923 in Barton, Ohio, a daughter of the late Mitro Bilica and Mary Wanca Bilica. She was the last in her line of the Bilica family.

Judy was a retired secretary of MSHA in Triadelphia,...

Dec 1, 2020

Patricia Ellen Young, 76 of Belmont, Ohio died December 1, 2020 at Wheeling Hospital.

She was born March 17, 1944 in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of Stanley Szymanski and Jean Wroblewski Szymanski.

Patricia was a retired waitress and a Catholic by faith.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Dec 1, 2020

Clara Virginia Reese Korbini, 100, of St. Clairsville, OH died December 1, 2020 in Forest Hill Care Center.

She was born May 18, 1920 in Martins Ferry, Ohio a daughter of the late Thomas Reese and Nellie Howell Reese.

Clara was a graduate of Martins Ferry High School in 1941. She was a retired cook...

Dec 1, 2020

Kathy A. Haught, 64, of St. Clairsville, Ohio died Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at Continuing Healthcare of Forest Hill Nursing Home, St. Clairsville.  She was born January 25, 1956 in Martins Ferry, Ohio, a daughter of the late Thomas S. and Norma J. Clark Haught.

Kathy was a caregiver for many years.  She was a member of...

Nov 29, 2020

Rodney B. Lawler, 60, of St. Clairsville, OH died Sunday, November 29, 2020 at his home.  He was born June 11, 1960 in Kansas City, KS a son of the late George William and Donna Rae Forgey Lawler, Jr.

Rodney was a truck driver for Botha Trucking, a member of Harbor of Hope Church and a U.S....

Nov 29, 2020

Leah M. Hoffman, 62, of Bellaire, Ohio died November 29, 2020 at her home.

She was born September 30, 1958 in Wheeling, WV, daughter of the late Arden Turner and Joan Reynolds Turner.

Leah was a loving wife, mother, sister and aunt. She was a retired bus driver for OVRTA in Wheeling.  She was an...

Nov 28, 2020

Joseph M. Sadowski, 73, of Shadyside, OH went home to be with The Lord on Saturday, November 28, 2020 at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV.  He passed due to complications from COVID-19.

Joe was born on July 24, 1947 in Bellaire, OH.  He was the son of the late Pete "Big Pete" and Dorothy Turkoly Sadowski.

Nov 27, 2020

Timothy B. "Tim" Sexton, 76, of Columbus, Ohio passed away Friday, November 27, 2020 surrounded by his loving family at Continuing Health Care Center, Gahanna, Ohio.  Timothy was born May 7, 1944 in Beaver, WV a son of the late Harry Thomas and Melba Faye Holstein Sexton and a Protestant by faith.

Tim worked for ARC Industries...

Nov 22, 2020

Paula Jean Zavacky, 64, of Midway, Ohio died November 22, 2020 in Wheeling Hospital.

She was born March 19, 1956 in Martins Ferry, Ohio, daughter of the late Harry E. "Buck" Reline Jr. and Pauline Cecelia Sadowski Reline.

Paula held the People Lead position at Walmart in St. Clairsville. She was a member of First...

Nov 20, 2020

Yung Soon "Kitty" Zeh, 78, of Beallsville, Ohio died November 20, 2020 in Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, WV.

She was born June 19, 1942 in Chun Puk Do, South Korea. Kitty was a Certified Nurses Aide having retired from DuPage County Convalescent Center in Wheaton, Illinois. She was a member of Harbor of Hope Assembly of God. She...

Nov 16, 2020

John A. Vannest, 87, of St. Clairsville, Ohio passed away Monday, November 16, 2020 at Forest Hills Rehabilitation Center.

He was born on March 20, 1933 in Glencoe, Ohio, son of the late Fred and Emily (Kennedy) Vannest.

John was a graduate of St. Clairsville High School.  He was hired by Columbia Gas of Ohio...