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Thomas Anderson

Thomas Anderson

Jan 22, 2009

Thomas L. Anderson, 46, of Colorado, formerly of Piney Fork, OH, passed away January 22, 2009 in Denver, CO.Thomas was born on December 30, 1962 in Lisbon, OH, son of the late Guy, Sr. and Patricia (Mason) Anderson. Thomas was a veteran of the U.S. Army.Thomas is survived by his brother David (Tracy) Anderson of Piney Fork, brother Guy, Jr....

Richard A. Thornton Sr.

Richard A. Thornton Sr.

Jan 20, 2009

Richard A. Thornton Sr., 74, of Bloomingdale, Ohio passed away Tuesday Jan. 20 , 2009 in Trinity Medical West.Richard was born June 21, 1934 in Bloomingdale, son of the late Joseph and Emily Thornton. He was formerly employed at the Ohio Ferro Alloy Plant in Goulds, and is retired from the Jefferson County Dept. of Highways. He is a member...

Richard L. 'Rich' Laizure

Richard L. 'Rich' Laizure

Jan 18, 2009

Richard L. "Rich" Laizure, 53, of Toronto, Ohio passed away suddenly Sunday Jan. 18th., at his home.Rich was born March 27, 1955 in Steubenville, son of Virginia Dillon Laizure of Toronto who survives and the late Don Lee Laizure. Rich was employed at Weirton Steel Corp. for 29 years was a coach for the Toronto Little League Assoc. and the...

Irene L. Anderson

Irene L. Anderson

Jan 17, 2009

Irene L. Anderson, 91, of Toronto, Ohio passed away Saturday Jan. 17, 2009 in Trinity Medical Center East 9 th Floor Extended Care. Irene was born Jan. 24, 1917 in Wellsburg, W.Va., daughter of the late Clyde and Ella Chaeney Leffler. Irene was a homemaker and was the former manager of the former McAllister's Dairy Store in Toronto. She was...

Raymond E. Jablonski

Raymond E. Jablonski

Jan 11, 2009

Raymond E. Jablonski, 62, of Toronto, OH, passed away Sunday, January 11 at his home.Ray was born September 20, 1946 in Steubenville, OH, son of the late Raymond A. and Sophia (Doda) Jablonski. Ray was a high school graduate of Steubenville Big Red and also a graduate of Kent State University. He worked previously for Dellwood Mortgage Company and was...

Patrick W. Kelley Sr.

Patrick W. Kelley Sr.

Jan 10, 2009

Patrick W. Kelley Sr., 53, of Brilliant, Ohio passed away Saturday Jan. 10, 2009 in the Kindred Hospital after an extended illness surrounded by his family.Pat was born was born July 18, 1955 in Steubenville, son of the late Orrville and Martha Triplett Kelley Sr. Pat retired as a Sgt. in the U.S. Army after serving for 21 years. He...

Anthony J. Decesare

Anthony J. Decesare

Jan 8, 2009

Anthony J. Decesare, 19, of E. Liverpool formerly of Toronto, passed away Thursday Jan. 8th at his home. Anthony was born April 28, 1989 in Steubenville, son of Anthony J. "Toby" Decesare and Peggy J. Rennie. Anthony was a member of St. Francis Roman Catholic Church in Toronto.Anthony was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Domenic "Hunkes" Julian.In addition...

Nicholas G. 'Nick' Tye

Nicholas G. 'Nick' Tye

Jan 4, 2009

Nicholas G. "Nick" 66, of Toronto, Ohio passed away suddenly Sunday afternoon in the Emergency Room of Trinity Medical Center West. Nick was born on March 11, 1942 in Steubenville, son of the late Nicholas Tye who passed in 1996 and his mother Anna Rose Barborak Tye who survives.Nick was a Catholic by faith; he retired from Weirton Steel Corp....

Dixon Myers Hepburn

Dixon Myers Hepburn

Jan 3, 2009

Dixon Myers Hepburn, 85, of Toronto, Ohio passed away suddenly Sunday Jan. 3, 2009 morning at his home. Arrangements are pending at the J.E. Foster Funeral Homes,Inc. 701 Findley St. Toronto, Ohio.

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Frank M. Tolman

Frank M. Tolman

Jan 2, 2009

Frank M. Tolman, 81, of Smithfield, OH, passed away Friday, January 2 in the Emergency Room of Trinity Medical Center West. Frank was born July 14, 1927 in Steubenville, OH, son of the late Patsy and Goldie (Monigold) Tolman. Frank was a Methodist by faith; he retired from Weir-Cove Moving and Storage where he worked as a truck driver. Frank...

Carl Ragets

Carl Ragets

Dec 29, 2008

Carl Ragets, 83, of Dillionvale (Bradley) OH, passed away Monday, December 29, 2008 in East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry, OH.Carl was born August 2, 1925 in Piney Fork, OH, son of the late Joseph and Catherine (Kozub) Ragets.Carl was a retired Wheeling-Pitt Steel Employee having worked in the Mingo Plant Pipe Shop; he was a member of the...

Richard Alan Reed

Richard Alan Reed

Dec 27, 2008

Richard Alan (Red Dog) Reed, 73, formerly of Smithfield, OH, passed away Saturday, December 27 in Sequoyah East Nursing Center in Roland, OK.Richard was born December 19, 1935 in Barnesville, OH, son of the late Thomas and Mary (Ankrom) Reed.Richard was a loving and caring husband, father and grandfather. He served in the U.S. Army, worked construction for Local #809....

Nicole Gobble

Nicole Gobble

Dec 27, 2008

Nicole Gobble, 23, of Toronto, OH, passed away at her home Saturday, December 27, 2008.Nicole was born on June 15, 1985 in Steubenville, OH, daughter of the late Bruce Gobble and Rosemary Gobble who survives. Nicole was a member of the St. Francis Roman Catholic Church in Toronto; a member of the class of 2003 at Toronto High School; she...

Virginia Catherine Murphy

Virginia Catherine Murphy

Dec 27, 2008

Virginia C. Murphy, 87, of Toronto, Ohio passed away Saturday Dec. 27, 2008 in the Valley Hospice Care Center North in Steubenville.Virginia was born Sept. 14, 1921 in Steubenville, daughter of the late Nathan and Bertha Kemmner Weaver. She retired from the Jefferson County Day Care Center in 1986. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by...

Veronica Mcgraw

Veronica Mcgraw

Dec 26, 2008

Veronica (O'Reilly) McGraw, 82, of Toronto, Ohio passed away Friday Dec. 26, 2008 at her home.Veronica was born Aug. 7, 1926 in Dublin, Ireland, daughter of the late Patrick and Elizabeth Nugent O'Reilly. She was a homemaker, a member of St. Francis R.C. Church and the C.W.C. of the church. In addition to her parents Veronica was preceded in death...

Ruth Mae Chevalier

Ruth Mae Chevalier

Dec 24, 2008

Ruth Mae Chevalier, 87, of Toronto, Ohio passed away Wednesday December 24, 2008 in the Valley Hospice Care Center North in Steubenville. Ruth was born Sept. 6, 1921 in Toronto, daughter of the late Samuel and Sarah Alice Donahue Fullerton. She formerly worked at the Hub and J.C. Penney's in downtown Steubenville and was a homemaker. She is protestant by...

Bessie E. Mccoy

Bessie E. Mccoy

Dec 18, 2008

Bessie E. McCoy, 92, of Smithfield, OH, passed away Thursday, December 18, 2008 at her home. Bessie was born May 4, 1916 in Monroe County, daughter of the late Gilmore and Louise Carpenter Stephen. Bessie previously worked at the Welday's Orchard in Smithfield and retired from the Smithfield Elementary School as a Custodian. She was a member of the Smithfield...

Delma I. Allen

Delma I. Allen

Dec 16, 2008

Delma I. Allen, 70 of Toronto, Ohio passed away Tuesday December 16, 2008 in Trinity Medical Center West. Delma was born September 16, 1938 in Toronto, OH, daughter of the late Donald and Beryl (Chritser ) Green. Delma was retired from Bank One where she was a loan officer; she was also retired from Trinity School District in Washington, PA...

John Delbert Ruttencutter

John Delbert Ruttencutter

Dec 15, 2008

John Delbert Ruttencutter, 67, of Bloomingdale, Ohio passed away Monday December 15, 2008 in East Ohio Regional Hospital.John was born Oct. 13, 1941 in Wheeling, W.Va., son of the late Roy Ruttencutter and the late Alma Shreve Morgan. John was a retired Boilermaker's from local #154 in Pittsburgh, was a member of the Smithfield Methodist Church and the Mingo Sportsman's...

Anne Elizabeth Blaner

Anne Elizabeth Blaner

Dec 14, 2008

Anne Elizabeth (Smusz) Blaner, 86 of Toronto, OH, died at home on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008 surrounded by her loving family after a lengthy battle with cancer. Anne was born Oct. 4, 1922 in Chester, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Anthony and Sophia (Sagan) Smusz. She was a former employee of the Homer Laughlin China Pottery in Newell,...

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