Obituaries

Feb 22, 2022

Karl E. Myers of Steubenville, OH, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, after a long battle with Parkinsons Disease, with his loving wife by his side.

Karl was a Fifth-Grade teacher at the former Buena Vista Elementary and McKinley Elementary in Steubenville. He retired in 1994 with 36 years of service.

He was a loving...

Feb 21, 2022

Chester Miller, 65, of Dillonvale, OH, passed away Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, in the Valley Hospice Care Center North in Steubenville, OH.

Chester was born June 7, 1956, in Wheeling, WV, son of the late Stanley and Antionette (Galik) Miller.

He was previously employed by Ohio Coal, Consol, where he was a Core Driller and...

Feb 21, 2022

Fredrick J. Abdalla passed away on Feb 21, 2022, surrounded by his family. He was a lifelong resident of Stratton, OH and distinctively served as the Sheriff of Jefferson County for over 37 yrs.

He was a decorated US Army veteran having honorably served two years in Vietnam in the 1960s. He graduated from Catholic Central High...

Feb 17, 2022

Robert Michael Kaniecki, 75, of Toronto, OH, passed away Thursday Feb. 17, 2022, in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA.

Bob was born May 9, 1946, in Pittsburgh, son of the late Edmund and Jeannette (Kopicki) Kaniecki.

Bob was retired from Weirton Steel Corp., where he worked as a millwright.

He was a...

Feb 17, 2022

Aliwina F. Clutter, 74, of Toronto, OH, passed away Thursday Feb. 17, 2022, in the Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville, OH.

Aliwina was born May 14, 1947, in Manila, Philippines, daughter of the late Felipe B. and Gloria (Fajardo) Pagkanlungan.

She was a former executive secretary at Phil National Bank, and an administrative officer...

Feb 15, 2022

James G. Jim Hasting, 71, of Toronto, OH, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, in the Valley Hospice Care Center in Steubenville, OH.

Jim was born May 29, 1950, in Steubenville, son of the late Lawson C. and Genevieve E. (Ghenne) Hasting.

He was retired from Bulldog Rack, in Toronto, as a Press Operator. Jim...

Feb 14, 2022

Robert Conolly Snyder, 71, of Steubenville, OH, passed away Monday, February 14, 2022, in the Country Club Manor in Steubenville.

Conolly was born July 21, 1950, in Shinnston, WV, son of the late Walter L. and Mary Elizabeth (Ashcraft) Snyder.

He was a former truck driver working in the delivery/transportation industry.

In addition...

Feb 11, 2022

Patrick Dale Lump Swickard, 57, of Toronto, OH, passed away Feb. 11, 2022.

Dale was born Jan. 27, 1965, in Martins Ferry, OH, son of the late Walter Dale Swickard and Patricia (Hawthorne) Ambler.

Dale was a life-long farmer, and he attended the First Westminster Presbyterian Church in Steubenville, OH.

Surviving is his...

Feb 9, 2022

Ruby Marie Fisher, 61, of Cadiz, OH, formerly of Toronto, OH, passed away Thursday Feb. 9, 2022, at her home.

Ruby was born May 28, 1960, in Steubenville, OH, daughter of the late Robert S. and Evelyn Lucille (Bohmer) Fisher.

Ruby Fisher was a valued, loved employee of the Harrison Co. Common Pleas Court, Community...

Feb 7, 2022

Marion David Latynski, 69, of Hammondsville, OH, passed away unexpectedly February 7, 2022, at his home.

Dave was born August 15, 1952, in E. Liverpool, OH, son of the late Frank and Irene (Smith) Latynski.

He was retired from the First Energy Corp., Yard Maintenance Dept. of the Bruce Mansfield Plant in Shippingport, PA with...

Feb 4, 2022

Lee Edwin Risler of Toronto, OH, went to join the heavenly angels on Feb. 4, 2022.

Lee was born on Dec. 18, 1963, in Steubenville during a heavy snowstorm. Appropriately then his passing occurred during another snow and ice storm.

Lee was a man of faith and a member of the Weirton Covenant Church of...

Feb 3, 2022

Kenneth Paul Frazee "Gage" age 87 of Steubenville, OH, passed away surrounded by family on February 3, 2022, at Gables Care Center Hopedale, OH. He was born August 6, 1934, in Steubenville, a son of the late George Troy and Lona Mae Kisner Frazee.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers Albert,...

Feb 2, 2022

Peggy Jeanette (Haulbrooks) Calabrese, 88, of Toronto, OH, passed away Wednesday, February 2, 2022, in the Carriage Inn of Steubenville, OH.

Peggy was born Nov. 13, 1933, in Charlotte, NC, daughter of the late Rudolph E. and Jessie L. (Blackwell) Haulbrooks.

She formerly worked in the Cosmetic Dept. of Denmark Dept. Store and later retired...

Feb 2, 2022

Richard M. Boyd, 90, of Smithfield, OH, passed away Wednesday February 2, 2022, at his home.

Richard was born on May 21, 1931, in Mt. Pleasant, OH, son of the late Lloyd and Ruth (Burke) Boyd.

He was retired from CONSOL Coal Co., where he worked in shovel maintenance as a welder. He was a...

Feb 1, 2022

Michael Tris Bodnar, 72, of Toronto, OH, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, in the UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA.

Mike was born Sept. 30, 1949, in Steubenville, OH, son of the late Michael and Shirley M. (Henry) Bodnar.

He was retired from the Weirton Steel Corp., with 36 years of service, having worked...

Jan 31, 2022

Carl Edward Mills, 86, went home to be with the Lord on January 31, 2022, surrounded by loving family. A son of the late Joseph M. Mills and the late Gladys M. Lumpkins, he was born on March 26, 1935, in Avella, PA. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Pearl Kathryn (Kathy) Mills;...

Jan 30, 2022

Robert R. (McGoey) Rodger, 78, formerly of the Columbus and Logan, OH area, passed away Sunday, January 30, 2022, in the Sunny Slope Care Center in Bowerston, OH

Bob was born July 7, 1943, in Montpelier, VT, to Agnes (Lloyd) Rodger and William Rodger, along with his stepfather, Wilbur Bill McGoey.

In addition to his...

Jan 27, 2022

Patricia Louise Barbai, 93, of Smithfield, OH, passed away on Thursday, January 27 after a brief illness.

She was born in Bloomingdale, OH, on February 5, 1928, to the late John R. and Margaret (Whitten) Beveridge. She was a homemaker, and her family always came first.

She is survived by her daughter, Margaret Murdock of...

Jan 25, 2022

Timothy T. Thompson, 56, of Toronto, OH, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, at his home.

Tim was born July 17, 1965, in Steubenville, OH, son of the late Thomas L. and Suzette (OLeary) Thompson.

He was a welder by trade and an avid John Deere Tractor and NASCAR fan.

Tim leaves behind...

Jan 20, 2022

Wilma Mae Walker, 89, of Toronto, OH, passed away Thursday, January 20, 2022, in The Laurels of Steubenville.

Wilma was born Dec. 2, 1932, in Toronto, daughter of the late Delbert and Bessie (Rawson) McKnight.

She was a member of the Riverview United Methodist Church in Toronto and the Methodist Women. Wilma previously worked at...