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Alice J. Lucarelli

Alice J. Lucarelli

Jul 24, 2019

Alice J. Scheehle Lucarelli, 87 of St. Clairsville, Ohio died Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at Continuing Health at Beacon House in St. Clairsville.

She was born August 20, 1931 in Martins Ferry, Ohio, a daughter of the late Thomas and Lillian Rothermund Scheehle.

Alice was a retired Owner/Operator of Lucarelli Carpet and a member of...

George Richard Gacek Sr.

George Richard Gacek Sr.

Jul 21, 2019

George Richard Gacek Sr., 81, of St. Clairsville, died July 21, 2019 in Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV.

He was born December 14, 1937 in Neffs, OH, a son of the late Charles Gacek Sr. and Antonia Rybkosky Gacek.

George was a retired insurance agent from Boyle Insurance Agency.  He was a U.S. Marine Corps...

Ellen L. Howell

Ellen L. Howell

Jul 15, 2019

Ellen L. (Fulton) Howell, 86, of Flushing, Ohio died July 15, 2019 in Emerald Pointe Care Center, Barnesville, Ohio.

She was born March 18, 1933 in Colerain, Ohio, a daughter of the late Harry and Mary (Buzolith) Fulton.

Ellen was a retired secretary for (Sohio) B.P. Oil distributors for 31 years.  She was a member...

Eva Jean Craft

Eva Jean Craft

Jul 13, 2019

Eva Jean Craft, 88, of St. Clairsville, died Saturday, July 13, 2019 in Wheeling Hospital.

She was born August 17, 1930 in Boston, Massachusetts, a daughter of the late William Thomas Holliday and Nathalie Lucy Reid Holliday.

Eva was a retired teacher from St. Clairsville Richland City Schools and formerly taught at Cadiz and Bridgeport...

Eldred R. "Bob" Bovenizer

Eldred R. "Bob" Bovenizer

Jul 12, 2019

ELDRED "BOB" BOVENIZER

Eldred R. Bovenizer, PhD, of St. Clairsville, died on July 12, 2019 at Park Health Center in St. Clairsville.

The first administrator of Ohio University's Eastern (OUE, formerly Belmont County) Campus, Eldred (known as "Bob" and "Dr. B"), was born in 1928 to the late Leland and Bertha Bovenizer of...

Charles Morton Wright Jr.

Charles Morton Wright Jr.

Jul 10, 2019

Charles Morton "Tattoo Charlie" Wright Jr., 66, of St. Clairsville died at home July 10, 2019.

He was born August 5, 1952 in San Bernardino, CA, a son of Ilene Clark Wright and the late Charles M. Wright Sr.

He was disabled while serving in the U.S. Army as a Medic in Vietnam.  He was...

Larry Edward Kazmirski

Larry Edward Kazmirski

Jul 6, 2019

Larry Edward Kazmirski, 76, of St. Clairsville, died July 6, 2019.

He was born September 17, 1942 in Wheeling, West Virginia, a son of the late Edward and Ruth Sutton Kazmirski.

Larry was retired from Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a member of the Saints Club.

In addition...

George Russell Brown

George Russell Brown

Jul 1, 2019

George Russell Brown, 66, of Barnesville, Ohio, died July 1, 2019, at his home.

He was born August 22, 1952, in St. Clairsville, Ohio, a son of the late Allan Ward Brown and Donna Jean McKinney Brown.

George was a self-employed truck driver and a member of the Bend Fork Christian Church.

In...

Dorothy Ilene Beckett

Dorothy Ilene Beckett

Jun 30, 2019

Dorothy Ilene Gray Mihelcic Beckett, 91, of Bellaire, Ohio died June 30, 2019 at the Meadows of Cadiz.

She was born August 14, 1927 in Flushing, Ohio, a daughter of the late Frank Milton Gray and Hattie Cecil Barcus Gray.

Dorothy was retired from NCR and RCA. She also had worked at the Half Moon...

Pelagia Gawel

Pelagia Gawel

Jun 29, 2019

Pelagia Gawel, 95, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, formerly of Allentown, PA died Saturday, June 29, 2019 at the Continuous Care Center in Wheeling, WV.

She was born January 18, 1924 in Chiszewice, Poland, a daughter of the late Stefan Maystriw and Kathryn Kopytko Maystriw.

Pelagia was retired from Schneider Manufacturing in Allentown, PA. She was...

Ella Joyce Kelner

Ella Joyce Kelner

Jun 28, 2019

Ella Joyce Neavin Kelner (83) of Bonnie Lane, Adena, OH died Friday, June 28, 2019 at East Ohio Regional Hospital.  She was born February 18, 1936 in Martins Ferry, OH, the daughter of Ella H. Duckworth Neavin and Donald C. Neavin.

Joyce was a retired bus driver after 25 years with the Buckeye Local School District.  She...

Lois Marie Sanford

Lois Marie Sanford

Jun 18, 2019

Lois Marie Sanford, 91, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, died June 18, 2019 in Cumberland Point Care Center.

She was born January 6, 1928 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky a daughter of the late Otho E. White and Sallie Rager White.

Lois was retired from Johnson & Johnson. She was a lifetime member of the Church of Christ...

Ethel Charlene Mathews

Ethel Charlene Mathews

Jun 10, 2019

Ethel Charlene Mathews, 63, of Neffs, died June 10, 2019 in Wheeling Hospital.

She was born April 11, 1956 in Braxton County, WV a daughter of the late Paul Edward Losh and Marie Elizabeth Starkey Losh.

Ethel enjoyed her plants and porch sitting.

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

George W. Mcmahon

George W. Mcmahon

Jun 10, 2019

George W. McMahon, 83, of Shadyside, Ohio died June 10, 2019 in Wheeling Hospital.

He was born June 14, 1935 in Shadyside, a son of the late Harry and Elsie Groves McMahon.

George was retired from Conalco and worked for Belmont County Restitution Litter Prevention.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded...

Ryan Allan Puskarich

Ryan Allan Puskarich

Jun 9, 2019

Ryan Allan Puskarich, 35, Lloydsville, Ohio died June 9, 2019 in Wheeling Hospital.

He was born May 1, 1984 in Dennison, Ohio a son of Dorothy Marie Puskarich.

Ryan was a landscaper for D&C Green.  He loved music, his family and his cat, Crimson.

He was preceded in death by grandparents, Carol E....

Bruce Alan Baker

Bruce Alan Baker

Jun 7, 2019

Bruce Alan Baker, 66, of Glencoe, Ohio died June 7, 2019 at his home.

He was born December 7, 1952 in Bellaire, Ohio a son of Mary Lou Day Baker and the late Clarence Guy "Bud" Baker Jr.

Bruce was a retired coal miner from Ohio Valley Coal # 6 Mine.  He enjoyed fishing and...

James Michael Marling

James Michael Marling

Jun 3, 2019

James Michael "Bibby" Marling, 61, of Bellaire, died June 3, 2019, in Cleveland Clinic.

He was born in Bellaire, Ohio on November 1, 1957, son of James F. Marling and Rose M. Culleton Marling Grammar.

Bibby was a coal miner for Ohio County Coal Company and a Beekeeper.

He was preceded in death...

Jay C. Herrlein Jr.

Jay C. Herrlein Jr.

Jun 3, 2019

Jay C. Herrlein Jr., 59, of Bethesda, Ohio died June 3, 2019 in OSU Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.

He was born March 4, 1960 in Wheeling, WV, a son of Jay C. Herrlein Sr. and Sandra Burns Herrlein Dierkes.

Jay was a pharmacist having worked most recently for Colquitt Regional Medical Center in Moultrie,...

Virginia Belle Brooks

Virginia Belle Brooks

Jun 3, 2019

Virginia Belle Brooks, 85, of Powhatan Point, Ohio, died June 3, 2019 in Continuing Health Care of Shadyside.

She was born May 26, 1934 in Powhatan Point, daughter of the late John Kenneth Brooks and Ladema Belle Armann Brooks.

Virginia was a former employee of the Convenient Food Mart in Powhatan and a member of...

Kirstin Rae Wallace

Kirstin Rae Wallace

Jun 3, 2019

Kirstin Rae Fodor Wallace, 45, of St. Clairsville, Ohio died June 3, 2019 in Wheeling Hospital.

She was born August 1, 1973 in Wheeling, WV, daughter of Barry J. Fodor and Kathi Jacobs Fodor.

Kirstin was a 6 th grade science teacher at St. Clairsville Middle School and former teacher at St. C. Elementary.  She...

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