Gene Primo Magnani
Jul 24, 2026
Gene Primo Magnani, of Belmont, Ohio, died Friday, July 24, 2026, at the Enclave in Barnesville, Ohio.
He was born September 16, 1946, in Martins Ferry, Ohio, a son of the late Primo Timothy Magnani and Josephine A. Jackowski Magnani.
Gene was a Superintendent for Ohio River Colliers, as well as Oxford, which he retired from in 2011. He was a member...
Carol Joan Earliwine
Jul 23, 2026
Carol Joan Hatcher Earliwine, 85, of Bethesda, Ohio, died Thursday, July 23, 2026, at Liza’s Place in Wheeling.
She was born in Belmont, Ohio on May 17, 1941, a twin daughter of the late Allison Earnest Hatcher and Wilda Marie Schultz Hatcher.
Joan was a loving wife, mother, aunt and friend. She enjoyed reading and doting over her dog, Cooper.
In addition to...
Maria Alexovich
Jul 20, 2026
Maria Alexovich, 88, of Wheeling, formerly of Cleveland, Ohio, died July 20, 2026, in Forest Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center in St. Clairsville.
Maria was born August 23, 1937, and raised in Czechoslovakia then at age 16 she moved to the United States of America to be with her mother and stepfather.
After high school, she worked for Progressive Insurance in the...
Kristopher "Kris" Kendall
Jul 16, 2026
Kristopher Cole “Kris” Kendall, 17, of Belmont, Ohio, died on July 16, 2026. He was born August 3, 2008 in Fannin County, Georgia.
Kris was a junior at Union Local High School and Belmont Career Center studying carpentry. He had a strong belief in God and was a member of Calvary Presbyterian Church. Kris loved his siblings so deeply. He was...
Lela "Sue" Barton
Jul 15, 2026
Lela Francis “Sue” Barton, 62 of Bellaire, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at Wheeling Hospital. She was born December 19, 1963 in Bellaire, a daughter of the late Thomas L. and Mary M. Johnson Palmer, Sr.
Sue was a retired housekeeper for Park Health Center and a Christian by faith. She found pleasure in cleaning her home, spending...
Kathy Ann Whittington
Jul 10, 2026
Kathy Ann Whittington, 62, of Powhatan Point, Ohio, died on July 10, 2026, at Country Club Retirement Center in Bellaire, OH.
She was born August 8th, 1963, a beloved daughter of Ralph and Bessie (Baker) Bartimus.
Kathy was a retired schoolteacher, after years of service in many places all over the Ohio Valley. Kathy was also an employee of Vivid Graphics in...
Chadwick "Chad" Gillespie
Jul 10, 2026
Chadwick (Chad) Scott Gillespie, 60, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, died peacefully on July 10, 2026, at Liza’s Place in Wheeling, West Virginia.
Chad was born November 16, 1965, a beloved son of Ralph and Linda (Long) Gillespie.
In addition to his parents, Chad is survived by his brother Chris (Lori) Gillespie, niece Ashley (Jamie) Paglilunga, great niece, Adilyn, Fur Babies Willie and...
Roger Lee Senakievich Sr.
Jul 4, 2026
Roger Lee Senakievich, Sr., 82, of Bannock, Ohio passed away on Saturday, July 4, 2026 at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, West Virginia. He was born March 6, 1944 in Lafferty, Ohio, a son of the late Louis and Delora “Doris” Moore Senakievich.
Roger was a coal miner with the former Saginaw Coal Mine in St. Clairsville. Following the closure of the...
Lily Astrid Wildey
Jul 4, 2026
Lily Astrid Wildey, 95, formerly of Cornwall, Vt. Lily Astrid (née) Geoghegan Wildey was called home to the Lord on July 4, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. The daughter of John Stephen & Lily (Frank) Lily was the third of four children and raised in Cos Cob and Stamford, CT. She was 95 years old.
Music brought great joy to...
Kirk W. Bethel
Jul 3, 2026
Kirk William Bethel, 62, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, passed away peacefully with family by his side on Friday, July 3, 2026 at Forest Hill Nursing Home.
He was born November 8, 1963, in Wheeling, West Virginia, a son of Nancy Jane Frew Bethel and the late William Ross Bethel.
Kirk was a 1982 graduate of St. Clairsville High School. He had worked at various...
John Henry Hughes
Jul 1, 2026
John Henry Hughes, 84, of Columbus, Ohio, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at OSU Wexner Medical Center.
He was born January 7, 1942, in Cleveland, Ohio, a son of the late James Wesley Hughes and Mary Kostelia Hughes.
A 1960 graduate of St. Clairsville High School, John was an Associate Professor of Medical Microbiology...
Jim Garrett
Jun 29, 2026
SGT (RET) James “Jim” Lester Garrett, also known as “Cuz”, 77, of Flushing, Ohio, passed away on Monday, June 29, 2026, at Wheeling Hospital. He was born October 10, 1948, in Bannock, Ohio, a son of the late Tom and Esther Shuman Garrett.
Jim was a retired coal miner who dedicated many years of service to the former Consol Coal mines....
Frank Saunders
Jun 29, 2026
Robert Frank Saunders, 73, of Jacobsburg, Ohio passed away on Monday, June 29, 2026 at his home. He was born March 14, 1953 in Martins Ferry, Ohio, a son of the late Fred Saunders and Helen A. Groves Saunders Bittinger.
Frank loved the Lord first and foremost. He was a loving, caring husband, to his wife Barbara of 10 years, father,...
Shirley Ann Wilhelm
Jun 27, 2026
Shirley Ann Wilhelm, 90, of Morristown, Ohio, died Saturday, June 27, 2026, in Wheeling Hospital.
She was born July 19, 1935, in Morristown, a daughter of the late Velma Marie McMillan Major and Oliver Cleveland Major.
Shirley was a retired schoolteacher having taught at Centerville Elementary and in the Columbus School District. She was a member of the Rock Hill Baptist Church...
Jim Garczyk
Jun 25, 2026
Andrew James “Jim” Garczyk, Jr., 85, of Maynard, Ohio passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2026 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born October 30, 1940 in Crescent, Ohio a son of the late Andrew James “Andy” Garczyk, Sr. and Helen Elizabeth Cook Garczyk.
Jim retired from the former Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation, Follansbee, West Virginia Plant and...
Helen Claritis Troullos
Jun 24, 2026
Helen Claritis Troullos, 88, of St. Clairsville, Ohio died Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at Forest Hill Nursing Home.
She was born in Astoria, New York on June 17, 1938, a daughter of the late Thrassos Claritis and Stella Panagou Claritis Angeloudakis.
Helen and her husband Ted built a life deeply rooted in faith, family and tradition. She was a devoted and loving...
Gerald Dennis McCreary
Jun 24, 2026
Gerald “Chick” Dennis McCreary, 75, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, in Park Health Center, St. Clairsville. He was born August 5, 1950, in Wheeling, West Virginia, son of the late Donald Eugene McCreary and Maxine Ann Wilkinson McCreary.
Chick was a retired toolmaker for Mull Machine. He was a graduate of Warwood High School and...
Clara Roselie Helms
Jun 23, 2026
Clara Roselie Helms, 93, of St. Clairsville, formerly of Jacobsburg, Ohio, died Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at Park Health Center.
She was born in Bellaire, Ohio on June 8, 1933, daughter of the late Roland and Clara Eikleberry Davis.
Clara was a retired employee of the former Belmont Community Hospital in Bellaire. She was a member of the Saint Joe Road Church...
Elizabeth M. Sall
Jun 20, 2026
Elizabeth “Liz” M. Sall, 99, of St. Clairsville, OH, died Saturday, June 20, 2026, at Belmont Manor Nursing Home. She was born January 23, 1927, in Martins Ferry, OH, a daughter of the late John and Antonina Kowalczyk Lojas.
Liz was a devoted homemaker, cherishing her role in life to caring for her home and family that was sustained throughout her...
Portia Y. Jackson
Jun 19, 2026
Portia Yvonne Jackson, 82, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, died on June 19, 2026, at her home.
She was born in Bellaire, Ohio, on October 22, 1943, daughter of the late Alfred Boyd and Anna Laura Pitts Boyd.
A graduate of Bellaire High School, Portia had retired from H & R Block and had previously worked for Prudential in Wheeling. She was member...
