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Toronto and Smithfield, Ohio
John Baricska
Jun 6, 2006
John Baricska, 88 of Smithfield, Ohio passed away Tuesday June 6, 2006 in the Valley Hospice Palliative Care Unit in Steubenville.John was born Dec. 21, 1917 in Emeigh, Pa., son of the late Steve and Anna Kocsis Baricska. He was a retired employee of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp., Hot Strip Dept. He was Catholic by faith, a social member of the...
Nancy L. Carnahan
Jun 2, 2006
Nancy L. Caranhan, 65 of Titanium Way Toronto, Ohio passed away Friday evening in the Valley Hospice Palliative Care Unit in Steubenville.She was born Feb. 7, 1941 in Detroit, MI., daughter of the late William N. Christian and Pearl Humphreys Christian Mitchell of Toronto who survives. Nancy was a Driving Instructor for 10 years, instructing the Handicapped, served 10 years...
John W. Letusick
May 22, 2006
John W. Letusick, 92 of Co. Rd. 17 (Rush Run) Rayland, Ohio passed away Monday May 22, 2006 in the East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry, Ohio.He was born Feb. 9, 1914 in Rush Run, son of the late John and Mary Duda Letusick. He was retired from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp., refrigeration dept, retiring in 1976. He also operated...
Joseph Bocek
May 18, 2006
Joseph Bocek, 74 of State Hwy. 213 Toronto, Ohio passed away Thursday May 18, 2006 in his home of natural causes.Joe was born March 14, 1932 in McKees Rocks, Pa., son of the late Adam and Antonina Kucza Bocek Sr. He was retired from the Boiler house at Weirton Steel Corp., retiring after 43 years of service. Joe was a...
Jean Maxine Straus
May 14, 2006
Jean Maxine (Davis) Straus, 85 of Cleveland Hts., Ohio formerly of Smithfield, Ohio passed away Sunday evening May 14, 2006 in the Bruening Care Center atJudson Park Cleveland Hts., Ohio.She was born Aug. 24, 1920 in Harrison Co., Ohio, daughter of the late Raymond and Emma Johnston Davis. She was a homemaker, a member of St. Ann Catholic Church in...
Paul Curtis White
May 11, 2006
Paul Curtis White 45, of Toronto, Ohio passed awayThursdayMay 11, 2006 in his home of natural causes.Paul was born July 17, 1960 in Steubenville, son of the late Samuel P. and Agnes G. Radcliffe White. He attended the Abundant Life First Assembly of God in Toronto. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two infant brothers,...
Joseph Karpiel
May 8, 2006
JosephKarpiel 90, of Smithfield, Ohio formerly of St. Clairsville, Ohio passed away Monday May 8, 2006 in the Acuity Specialty Hospital located on the 3rd Floor of Trinity East in Steubenville.He was born Sept. 12, 1915 in Neffs, Ohio; son of the late Joseph and Mary Bak Karpiel.He was a retired Master Mechanic for the Oglebay-Norton Co. Saginaw Mine in...
Herman E. Larkins
May 6, 2006
HermanE.Larkins 78, of Toronto, Ohio passed away Saturday evening atTrinityMedicalCenter West.He was born Dec. 5, 1927 in Toronto, son of the late Harry and Auda Bell Larkins. Herman was a retired employee of Titanium Metals Corp. (GFM) Dept., were he worked for 35 years. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by; his wife Charlotte "Sherry" Larkins,...
Wedle Paris
May 4, 2006
Wedle Paris 94,of Smithfield, Ohio passed away Thursday May 4, 2006 in the Gable Care Center in Hopedale, Ohio.He was born Aug. 12, 191 in Rhodesdale, Ohio; son of the late Germano and Eleanor Parisse. He was a retired coal miner, retiring from Consol Coal Co. Piney Fork mine.Wedle was a member of Our Lady Queen of Peace Roman Catholic...
Daisy L. Plebani
May 3, 2006
Daisy L. Plebani 95, of Smithfield, Ohio passed away Wednesday May 3, 2006 in the OhioValleyMedicalCenter in Wheeling.Daisy was born Dec. 10, 1910 in Italy, daughter of the late Anthony and Geneva CapparucciJohn.She was a homemaker and was a life long member of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Smithfield; where shewas member of the Catholic Women's Cluband...
Mary E. 'Sis' Shevelow
Apr 30, 2006
MaryE."Sis"Shevelow 70, ofToronto, Ohio passed away Sunday April 30, 2006 at her home. Sis was born Nov. 16, 1935 in Steubenville, Ohio daughter of the late Cyril and Eleanor Grygo Hickey.She was a homemaker and was a member of St. Francis R.C. Church in Toronto.In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her sister Rita Mosti.She is...
Diana 'Dundi' Keating
Apr 26, 2006
Keating, Diana Sue "Dundi" (Buratynski), 54, of Gulfport, FL, formerly of Toronto, died Wednesday, April 26, 2006 at Bayfront Medical Center. She was born in Steubenville, OH and moved to Florida in 2003 from Toronto, OH. She was a sales clerk at a gift shop in Gulfport and was a volunteer at The American Stage and The Palladium Theater, both...
Lawrence D. 'Larry' Rush
Apr 7, 2006
LawrenceW. "Larry"Rush 49,of Co. RD. 56 Toronto, died Friday April 7, 2006 of natural causes.Larry was born Aug. 18, 1956 in Steubenville, son of the late Robert J. and Audrey L. Russell Rush.He was self-employed.Surviving are five brothers; Robert J. Rush Jr., of Steubenville, Rodney D. Rush of Toronto, Frank Rush of Raleigh, N.C., James Rush of Mingo, Jack C....
Rosie L. Young
Apr 6, 2006
Rosie L.YoungLionel G.YoungRayland, Ohio-- Rosie L. Young, 82 and Lionel G. Young, 64 of Co. Rd. 18 Rayland, passed away Thursday April 6, 2006 in their home as a result of a fire.Friends and family are invited to attend a memorial graveside service at HollyMemorialGardens in Pleasant Grove, Ohio on Saturday April 22, 2006 at 2:00 pm.Everyone will meet at...
Lionel Young
Apr 6, 2006
Rosie L.YoungLionel G.YoungRayland, Ohio-- Rosie L. Young, 82 and Lionel G. Young, 64 of Co. Rd. 18 Rayland, passed away Thursday April 6, 2006 in their home as a result of a fire.Friends and family are invited to attend a memorial graveside service at HollyMemorialGardens in Pleasant Grove, Ohio on Saturday April 22, 2006 at 2:00 pm.Everyone will meet at...
Ila M. Ingram
Apr 4, 2006
IlaM.Ingram,80of Toronto, Ohio passed away Tuesday April 4, 2006 in TrinityMedicalCenter West.She was born Jan. 4, 1926 in Toronto, daughter of the late Thomas and Beulah Brown Cochran. She was a former Telephone Operator for OhioBell, and was a former Switchboard Operator for the former St. John'sMedicalCenter (Trinity West) in Steubenville.She was a member of the 1st. UnitedMethodistChurch in Toronto.In...
Tammy Lynn Gaydos
Mar 31, 2006
Tammy Lynn (Bednarek) Gaydos, 42 of Smithfield, Ohio passed away Friday morning of natural causes in the emergency room of Trinity West. She was born March 27, 1964 in Martins Ferry, Ohio; daughter of the late James Bednarek who passed away in 1996 and Minnie Pasco Bednarek who survives. She was a Homemaker, a loving grandmother and as a child...
Alexander Fidak
Mar 26, 2006
AlexanderFidak,82 ofToronto, Ohio passed away Sunday March 26, 2006 in the Lancia Villa Royale Nursing Home in Steubenville.He was born March 14, 1924 in Wolf Run, Ohio; son of the late Joseph and Mary Rodak Fidak.He was a retired furnace operator at the former Satralloy Co. in (Goulds) Mingo Jct., Ohio, was a member of St.Joseph Byzantine Catholic Church in...
Pietro Filippi
Mar 20, 2006
PietroFilippi,85of Piney Fork, passed away Monday March 20, 2006 in the Valley Hospice Palliative Care Unit in Steubenville.He was born May 12, 1920 in Italy, son of the late Celeste and Maria Marcolina Filippi. He was a retired coal miner employed by Consolidated Coal Co., a member of St. Adalbert Roman Catholic Church in Dillonvale, and was a former member...
Vivian E. Laibach
Mar 14, 2006
VivianE.Laibach, 82of Toronto, Ohio passed away Monday March 13, 2006 in TrinityMedicalCenter West.She was born Aug. 27, 1923 in Toronto, daughter of the late Harry C. and Sarah "Sally" Scott.She worked for 18 years at the former Keystone Shoe store in Toronto and attended the Cornerstone church in Toronto.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
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