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Toronto and Smithfield, Ohio
Michael Tye
Mar 4, 2006
MichaelTye 93,of Toronto, Ohio passed away Saturday March 4, 2006 in the Lancia Villa Royale Nursing Home in Steubenville.He was born Aug. 28, 1912 in Rankin, Pa., son of the late Alex and Julia Rohal Tye. Mike was retired from Levolor in Weirton, where he worked for 27 years. He is a member of St. Joseph Byzantine Catholic Church in...
Richard E. 'Dick' Myers
Mar 2, 2006
Richard E. "Dick" Myers70,of Toronto, Ohio passed away ThursdayMarch 2, 2006 inU.P.M.PresbyterianHospital in Pittsburgh, Pa.Dick was born Oct. 13, 1935 in Akron, Ohio, son of the late Theodore and Elizabeth Owens Myers. He was a retired saw operator at Titanium Metals Corp. in Toronto, working there for over 40 years. He was a member of the 1st. United Methodist Church...
Helen A. Sciance
Mar 1, 2006
HelenA.(Yoka)Sciance,80 of Toronto, Ohio passed away peacefully on Wednesday March 1, 2006 in TrinityMedicalCenter surrounded by her family.Helen was born on March 24, 1925, daughter of the late Stella and Stanley Yoka. She was also preceded in death by an infant daughter and sister, Agnes Gabis.Helen was a life-long member of St. Francis Parish, Toronto,having attended St. Francis and TorontoHigh...
Pauline Chulock Choma
Feb 25, 2006
PaulineC.Choma 86, of Toronto, Ohio passed away Saturday Feb. 25, 2006 in TrinityMedicalCenter West.She was born March 10, 1919 in Toronto, daughter of the late George and Mary Macko Chulock.She is member of St. Joseph Byzantine Catholic Church and the Toronto Senior Citizens.In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Paul A. Choma in 1984,...
Alfonso J. 'Fonzie' Petrozzi
Feb 25, 2006
Alfonso J."Fonzie"Petrozzi 76, of Smithfield, Ohio passed away at his home on Saturday Feb. 25, 2006.He was born May 24, 1929 in Mingo Jct., Ohio son of the late Loretto and Mary Morocco Petrozzi. He was a retired Blast Furnace Foreman for Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp., retiring after 41 years of service. He was a member of St. Adalbert Catholic Church...
Lewis J.'Jim' Thompson Sr.
Feb 20, 2006
Lewis J. "Jim" Thompson Sr.,75of Smithfield, Ohio passed away Monday Feb. 20, 2006 in T.M.C.W.He was born June 2, 1930 in McIntyre outside Smithfield, son of the late Samuel and Thelma Atkins Thompson.He was a retired safety inspector at Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp., with 37 years of service.In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Edith...
William J. 'Bill' Owens, Jr.
Feb 13, 2006
William J. "Bill" Owens Jr., 77of Toronto, Ohio passed away suddenlyMonday evening at his home. Bill was born Oct. 3, 1928 in Empire, Ohio; son of the late James R. and Lillian E. Koehnlein Owens. He was a retired service technician for Hawkins Heating Inc. of Steubenville. He attended the Toronto1st.Church of the Nazarene and was an avid nascar follower.In...
Larry James 'Cuffy' Craig
Feb 6, 2006
LarryJames "Cuffy" Craig,53of Toronto, passed away Monday evening in the DixonHealthCareCenter in Wintersville.He was born July 25, 1952 in Steubenville.He is survived by his mother Juanita Weidger Craig of Toronto, his brother Randy ( Vicki) Craig of Toronto, two sisters; Kathy ( William ) Whiteof Toronto, Pam Vinka and her companion Steve Leshuk of Moorefield, W.Va., his father Donald E....
Emma Virginia Freeman
Feb 6, 2006
EmmaVirginia (Perry)Freeman,80of Smithfield, Ohio passed away Monday Feb. 6, 2006 in EastOhioRegionalHospital in Martins Ferry.She was born Nov. 20, 1925 in N. Charleroi, Pa., daughter of the late Charles Robert HenryPerry and Virginia Calloway Perry.She was a retired custodian working at the BuckeyeLocalNorth WestGrade School in Smithfield.She was a very active member the Shaffer Chapel A.M.E. Church in McIntyre, where...
Theresa R. Dougherty
Feb 4, 2006
Theresa Dougherty, 80, of Toronto, OH, passed away Saturday February 4th, 2006 in the Valley Hospice Palliative Care Unit in Steubenville. She She was born in Toronto on December 16th, 1925, daughter of the late John and Margaret Straka Conlon. Theresa was a former employee of the former Welshes Drug Store and the Hub of Steubenville..She was a member of...
Jasper F. 'Jack' Hawkins
Feb 4, 2006
JasperF. "Jack" Hawkins,77of Steubenville, Ohio passed away Saturday evening at his home of natural causes.He was born May 6, 1928 on Fernwood Rd. in Wintersville, son of the late Frank and Ethel Shepherd Hawkins.He is a retired electrical motor repairman, a member of the P.N.A. Club in Steubenville, and a U.S. Navy Veteran serving inW.W. II.In addition to his parents...
Kenneth R. Shoebrooks
Feb 3, 2006
KennethR.Shoebrooks,62 of Toronto, Ohio passed away Thursday Feb. 3, 2006 in TrinityMedicalCenter West. Kenneth was born Sept. 14, 1943 in Toronto. He formerly worked for the Street Dept of the City of Toronto.He was a member of the Toronto V.F.W., was an avid fisherman and a protestant by faith.Ken was preceded in death by his father Claude Shoebrooks and by...
Eileen G. Grimm
Jan 31, 2006
EileenG.Grimm, 80ofSteubenville, Ohio passed away Tuesday evening Jan. 31, 2006 in the Lancia Villa Royal Nursing Home in Steubenville.She was born Aug. 10, 1925 in Steubenville, daughter of the late Layfette and Florence Smith Ferguson.She along with her late husband Hugh, were former managers of the Burkley Apts., in Steubenville. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death...
Agnes A. Gabis
Jan 30, 2006
AgnesA.Gabis, 83of Toronto, Ohio passed away Monday Jan. 30, 2006 at Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville, Ohio.She was born Jan 13, 1923 in Steubenville, daughter of the late Stanley andStella Pawlowski Yoka. She was a retired Elementary Teacher, teaching in the Edison Local School District for 23 years. She is a member of St. Francis Roman Catholic Church, the...
Darlene Pechacs Derosky
Jan 28, 2006
DarlenePerhacsDerosky, 48ofE. FernwoodDr.Toronto, Ohio passed away Saturday Jan. 28, 2006 at her home.She was born Oct. 23, 1957 in Weirton, W.Va., daughter ofGeza (Yabo) Perhacswho survives of Weirton and the late Elsie Fodor Perhacs. Darlene was a Secretary-BookkeeperFor Sign America in Richmond, Ohio and loved to do crafts. In addition to her father Yabo, she is survived by her husband...
Tory Janel Myler
Jan 27, 2006
Tory Janel Myler, 28, of Amsterdam, OH passed away Friday, January 27, 2006 at the TrinityMedicalCenter West.She was born August 9, 1977 in Steubenville.She is Methodist by faith, enjoyed animals and raised a dog for the PILOT Dogs, Inc.She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Donald Lewis and her paternal grandparents, Herbert and Freda Myler.Tory is survived by...
Terry L. Zook
Jan 26, 2006
TerryL.Zook,56of Richmond, Ohio passed away at his home on ThursdayJan. 26, 2006 of natural causes.He was born August 8, 1949 in Steubenville, son of Ann (Bauman) Zook, who survives of Pottery Addition, Steubenville and the late Napoleon Zook.Terry was an employee of Mittal -Weirton Steel Corp., where he worked on the track repair gang. He was Methodist by faith, a...
Bernard Francis Keenan
Jan 16, 2006
Bernard Francis Keenan, 72, of Bloomingdale, formerly of Toronto, passed away Monday at the TrinityWestMedicalCenter surrounded by his children and grandchildren after a short illness.He was born May 13, 1933 in Steubenville, son of the late Eugene and Ann Hrichak Keenan. Bernard was a retired employee of Timet-Titanium Corp., where he was a Forge Dept. Foreman with 37 years of...
Sally Rish
Jan 15, 2006
SallyRish, 84of Smithfield, Ohiopassedaway Sunday evening Jan. 15, 2006 in Trinity MedicalCenter West in Steubenville. She was born Aug. 13, 1921 in Kings Mountain, N.C., daughter of the late Sanford and Julia Sellers Wolfe. Sally was raised by her adopted parents John and Grace Sellers, who also preceded her in death. Sally was a retired Supervisor for the Jefferson County...
Danny Ray Ross, Sr.
Jan 14, 2006
Danny Ray Ross Sr.43of Toronto, Ohio passed away Saturday Jan. 14, 2006 in Trinity Medical Center West after a lengthy illness. He was born Jan. 31, 1962 in Steubenville, son of Charles L. and Ruth E. Waugh Ross who both survive of Toronto. He was a maintenance worker for Whispering Hills Apt. complex in Toronto.Danny was preceded in death...
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