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...
Virginia H. Helms
Jun 7, 2026
Virginia Hamilton (Fadely) Helms passed away at her home in St. Clairsville, Ohio on June 7, 2026. She led a long, full life enriched by a love of learning and a spirit for adventure.
She was born in Middleport, Ohio on September 2O, 1931 to Sidney Hamilton Fadely and Claire Ona Fadely. Virginia (Ginny) grew up with her two sisters in...
Bettie A. Kernik
Jun 18, 2026
Bettie Allie Kernik, 97 of Powhatan Point, Ohio Passed away on Thursday, June 18, 2026 at Shadyside Care Center. She was born January 7, 1929 in Long Bottom, Ohio, a daughter of the late Pearley R. and Clytie H. Lowden Thompson.
Bettie was a homemaker and a member of Amity United Methodist Church and the Order of Eastern Star in Wheeling,...
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...
Gary Rebecca
Jun 13, 2026
Gary Eugene Rebecca, 81, of Glencoe, Ohio, passed away on Saturday June 13, 2026, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born October 18, 1944, in Glencoe, Ohio, a son of the late Mele and Rose Moorehead Rebecca.
Gary worked many jobs in his lifetime, from coal miner to working his way up as a janitor to executive at...
James "Jimmy" Kugler Jr.
Jun 11, 2026
James Lloyd “Jimmy” Kugler Jr., 66, of New Athens, Ohio, died June 11, 2026 in Valley Hospice, Mary Jane Brooks Care Center North, Steubenville, Ohio.
He was born May 9, 1960, in Dennison, Ohio, son of the late James Lloyd and Grace Denhart Kugler.
Jimmy was a truck driver and mechanic, having worked as a self-employed trucker as well as HLC Trucking,...
Andrew "Butch" Susac
Jun 9, 2026
Andrew A. “Butch” Susac, 84, of Powhatan Point, Ohio, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on June 9, 2026.
He was born April 15, 1942, in Bellaire, Ohio, a son of the late John and Eunice Bendazi Susac.
Andrew was known by many as Butch. He spent 39 years working at the Ormet Corporation in various roles, including...
William "Bill" Wesley Ferrell
Jun 5, 2026
WILLIAM FERRELL
William Wesley “Bill” Ferrell, 82, of Belmont, Ohio passed away on Friday, June 5, 2026 at Liza’s Place of Valley Hospice, Wheeling, West Virginia. He was born December 15,1943 in Key Ridge, Ohio, a son of the late Dorothy Winzenreid Ferrell.
Bill learned the meat cutting trade while he was a student at Ohio State University. He worked at the...
John A. Cizeski
Jun 5, 2026
John Anthony Cizeski, 92, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, passed peacefully at home on June 5, 2026.
He was born in Blaine, Ohio on June 14, 1933, son of the late Anthony and Anna Soczyinska Cizeski.
John served his country in the U.S. Army from 1956 to 1958. He was a retired Senior Manufacturing Project Engineer from General Motors in Cleveland, Ohio. A...
Ada Arlene Kopyar
May 30, 2026
Ada Arlene Kopyar, lovingly known as "Grandma," went to her heavenly reward on Saturday evening, May 30, 2026, at Park Health Center in St. Clairsville, Ohio.
Born on October 7, 1938, in Ozark, Ohio, Arlene was the daughter of the late Charles and Beulah Truex Gibbons and her stepfather, Delmas Gibbons. Arlene retired from Kroger Bakery and Deli in St. Clairsville...
Linda McMillen
May 29, 2026
Linda Ann “Babe” Spano McMillen, 78, of Barnesville, Ohio, died May 29, 2026, in the Enclave at Barnesville. She was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio on January 19, 1948, a daughter of the late Dorothy Ann Johnson Spano and Joseph Spano.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Gary Ray McMillen and a brother, Michael...
Malcolm Vaughn Smith Jr.
May 28, 2026
Malcolm Vaughn Smith II, 81, of Tiltonsville, OH passed away on May 28th, 2026 at Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, WV. He was born January 3, 1945, in Wheeling, WV, a son of the late Malcom Smith Sr. and Thelma Davies Smith.
Malcolm retired after many years as a professional truck driver. He loved anything involving the outdoors, guns, watching westerns, guitars, working...
Jack Lee Akers
May 27, 2026
Jack Lee Akers, 78, of Morristown, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was born March 23, 1948, Morristown, Ohio, a son of the late Earl Wade and Cecil Estepp Akers.
Jack was a retired coal miner who dedicated more than 50 years of service to the former R&F, Oxford Coal Mines,...
Kenneth E Kovacs
May 24, 2026
Kenneth E. Kovacs, 76, of Flushing, Ohio died May 24, 2026 at home.
He was born May 3, 1950 in Wheeling, WV son of the late Ernest “EK” Kovacs and Doris Fuller Kovacs.
Kenny was a coal miner for many years at mines including Franklin Mine, Powhatan #6, Saginaw Mine, and Pot Ash mines in New Mexico. He was a loving father...
Cheryl "Cheri" Wright
May 23, 2026
Cheryl (Cheri) Darlene (Frye) Wright (71), of Wheeling, West Virginia, passed away suddenly in Wheeling, West Virginia on Saturday, May 23, 2026. She will be missed by all those who knew and loved her. The love of her life, Warren Wayne Wright, Jr., predeceased her in December of 2025.
Cheri was born on January 5, 1955 in Bremerton, Washington and was...
Charles "Chico" Godaway
May 23, 2026
Charles George “Chico” Godaway, 80, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, died May 23, 2026, in Park Health Center, St. Clairsville.
He was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio on January 24, 1946, the son of the late Andy Godaway and Agnes Ballog Godaway.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother and sister-in-law, Stanley (Patricia) Godaway.
A graduate of St....
Sharon Louise Kyle
May 20, 2026
Sharon Louise Kyle, formerly Sharon Louise Neal, died May 20, 2026, in Westerville, OH. She was 79 years old.
Sharon was born in Dayton, OH on December 10, 1946, to Stanley Neal and Ruth Neal, formerly Ruth Graybill. The oldest of Ruth and Stan’s three daughters, Sharon grew up in Brookville, OH before the family moved to Beavercreek, OH in 1955....
