Obituaries

Jul 30, 2022

Kenneth E. Dearth, 79, of Wintersville, OH, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2022, in the Valley Hospice Care Center North in Steubenville, OH.

Ken was born Oct. 16, 1942, in Friendly, WV, son of the late Edsel and Genova (Dennis) Dearth. He was also preceded in death by a brother, David Lee Dearth.

He was...

Jul 30, 2022

Mary Kathryn Strautmann, 75, of Toronto, OH, passed away Saturday July 30, 2022, in the Valley Hospice Care Center North in Steubenville, OH.

Mary Kathryn was born June 5, 1947, in Harrison Twp., PA, daughter of the late John M. and Edna M. (Hammond) Mitchell.

Mary Kathryn was in sales most of her life working...

Jul 27, 2022

Pamela Sue Penny (Chidester) Dickinson, 73, of East Liverpool, OH, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2022, at her home.

Penny was born December 26, 1948, in Steubenville, OH, daughter of the late Robert and Jessie Pete (Swearingen) Chidester.

Penny was retired from the Trinity Health System, in Steubenville, where she worked as an Administrator. She...

Jul 26, 2022

Katherine L. (Hughes) Staten, 80, of St. Clairsville, OH, passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2022, at her home.

Kathy was born Nov. 29, 1941, in Wellsburg, WV, daughter of the late Robert and Clara (Brothers) Hughes.

Kathy was retired from the R&F Coal Co., in Cadiz, OH, where she worked as a warehouse manager. She...

Jul 21, 2022

Clyde Sonny Telek, 81, Rayland (Plum Run), OH, passed away Thursday July 21, 2022, in the Valley Hospice Care Center North in Steubenville, OH.

Sonny was born April 21, 1941, in Plum Run, son of the late Julius and Virginia (Reinagle) Telek.

Sonny was retired from Gil Thermes Fencing in Wintersville, OH. He was also...

Jul 21, 2022

Ronald J. Miller Sr., 76, of Steubenville, OH passed away peacefully with family by his side July 21, 2022, in the Meadows of Cadiz, OH. He was born April 11, 1946, in Steubenville, son of the late Virginia and Jimmy Moran

Raised in Steubenville, Ronald was a 1964 graduate of Steubenville Big Red High School. He went...

Jul 18, 2022

Betty Mae (Lipscomb) Zorne, 86, of Toronto, OH, passed away Monday, July 18, 2022, in the UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. Heaven gained a gentle soul.

Betty was born February 26, 1936, in Toronto, daughter of the late James Lipscomb and Freda (Phelps) Bowers.

She was retired from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel with 32 years of...

Jul 16, 2022

TOGETHER AGAIN

Dorothy J. Memaw Marker, 95, of Toronto, OH, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2022, in the Brightwood Center in Follansbee, WV.

Dorothy was born Oct. 17, 1926, in Toronto, daughter of the late John and Josephine (Petras) Rock.

She was a homemaker and a member of St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church...

Jul 13, 2022

Patricia Ann Smith, 84, of Toronto, OH, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2022, at her home surrounded by her family.

Pat was born Feb. 2, 1938, in Wheeling, WV, daughter of the late Jefferson and Irene Peltz.

She worked in the deli of the former Staceys IGA in Toronto, also at La-Belle News, and Touch...

Jul 10, 2022

Kathy L. Shane, 75, of Toronto, OH, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2022, in the Weirton Medical Center in Weirton, WV.

Kathy was born March 9, 1947, in Steubenville, OH, daughter of the late Joseph C. and Ruth I. (Gearin) Shane.

Kathy retired from the Edison Local School District in 1999, where she taught fifth...

Jul 8, 2022

Kirk Douglas Schevlin, 65, of Wintersville, OH, passed away suddenly July 8th, 2022.

Kirk was born May 22, 1957, in Steubenville, OH, son of the late Robert and Ruth (Ekers) Schevlin.

Kirk worked as the director of Impact Ministries of the Ohio Valley where he and his wife, Trinka, supported pastoral families in the ministry....

Jul 3, 2022

Sara Jane Sally Holland, 93, of Toronto, OH, passed away Sunday, July 3, 2022, in the Stone Pear Pavilion in Chester, WV.

Sally was born October 7, 1928, in Empire, OH, daughter of the late Charles and Jane (Knight) Waggoner.

She was retired from the Edison Local School District where she worked as a Cook...

Jun 29, 2022

Iris Louise McMaster, 70, of Hammondsville, OH, passed away suddenly in the UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA, after suffering a brain bleed on her 70th birthday. Her birthday present was getting to go be with the angels.

Iris was born June 27, 1952, in Steubenville, OH, daughter of the late Charles and Esther (Fletcher) Carpenter.

Jun 25, 2022

Frances Jane Dawson, 83, of Toronto, OH, passed away Saturday June 25, 2022, in the Weirton Medical Center in Weirton, WV.

Frances was born Feb. 12, 1939, in Steubenville, OH, daughter of the late Mark T. and Edna Regina (Schultsheis) Daugherty. She was a homemaker and catholic by faith.

In addition to her parents, Frances...

Jun 21, 2022

Todd W. Copeman, 98, of Toronto, OH, formerly of Beaver Falls, PA, passed away June 21, 2022, in the Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville, OH.

Todd was born Dec. 23, 1923, in New Brighton, PA, son of the late John and Iva (Gamble) Copeman.

Todd served in the US Navy during WWII on the...

Jun 16, 2022

Elbert A. Grill, 98, of Toronto, OH, passed away Thursday June 16, 2022, in the Paramount Senior Living at Cranberry, PA.

Elbert was born April 25, 1924, in Toronto, son of the late Simon and Mary (Bailey) Grill.

He was retired from the Weirton Steel Corp., where he worked as a mechanic in the Tin...

Jun 7, 2022

Sara Ellen Johnston, 16, of Hammondsville, OH, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in the UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh.

Sara was born Dec. 1, 2005, in Salem, OH, daughter of Lance Johnston and Dawn (Fraley) Nicholson.

She was finishing up her sophomore year at Edison Local High School where she was an honor roll...

Jun 4, 2022

Rodger James Hickey, 74, of Toronto, OH, passed away Saturday June 4, 2022, at Trinity West Hospital, in Steubenville, OH, surrounded by his family.

Born on August 20, 1947, in Steubenville, Rodger was a son of the late Cyril and Eleanor Grygo Hickey. He was preceded in death by his two sisters, Rita Hickey Mosti, Mary Eleanor...

Jun 1, 2022

John M. Batcho, Sr., 97, of Toronto, OH, was born in Barnesboro, Pennsylvania, on June 22, 1924, and departed this life on June 1, 2022, just shy of his 98th birthday. He was the son of the late Andrew Batcho and Mary Koritko Batcho. He was preceded in death by his infant brother, Andrew, and his sisters, Mary and...

May 23, 2022

Lawrence V. Larry Haas, 76, of Toronto, OH, passed away Monday May 23, 2022, in the Valley Hospice Care Center in Steubenville, OH.

Larry was born on June 14, 1945, in Columbus, OH, son of the late Leroy and Violet (Adams) Haas.

Larry was retired from Ohio Edison Power Plant in Toronto, where he worked...