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Toronto and Smithfield, Ohio
Wilson A. Hepburn
May 15, 2016
Wilson A. Hepburn, 70, of Dillonvale, OH, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2016 at his home.
Wilson was born March 21, 1946 in Martins Ferry, OH, son of Betty Mae (Myers) Hepburn, who survives, and the late Howard W. Hepburn.
He was a retired salesman for the Matheson Valley Gas Co. and he was a...
Terry A. Cassels
May 13, 2016
Terry A. Cassels, 61, of Dillonvale, OH, passed away Friday May 13, 2016 in East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry, OH.
Terry was born Feb. 14, 1955 in Martins Ferry, son of Gladys E. (Stewart) Cassels, who survives of Dillonvale, and the late Howard Cassels who passed in 1973.
He was a Veteran of...
Carol Ann Santone
May 13, 2016
Carol Ann (Mihalik) Santone Pesuit, 68, of Toronto, OH, passed away Friday, May 13, 2016 in Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville, OH.
Carol was born July 15, 1947 in Steubenville, daughter of the late Paul and Anna (Maydak) Mihalik.
She was a member of Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church in Steubenville where she served as...
Barbara L. Murvine
May 7, 2016
Barbara L. Murvine, 80, of Toronto, OH (New Somerset), passed away Saturday, May 7, 2016 in Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville, OH.
Barb was born Oct. 21, 1935 in Irondale, OH, daughter of the late Howard Minor.
She was a member of the New Somerset Christian Church and the Willing Workers Group of the...
Sheldon F. 'Cy' Carnahan
May 7, 2016
Sheldon F. Cy Carnahan, 73 of Toronto, OH, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2016 in the Valley Hospice Care Center North in Steubenville, OH.
Sheldon was born Dec. 11, 1942 in Stratton, OH, son of the late Sheldon B. and Catherine B. (Racz) Carnahan.
He was retired from the Toronto Paper Board Co., where he...
Carol Graham
May 5, 2016
Carol Graham, 90, of Toronto, OH, passed away Thursday, May 05, 2016 in the Weirton Medical Center in Weirton, WV.
Carol was born April 5, 1926 in Cleveland, OH, daughter of the late Elwood and Grace (Miller) Turley.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Toronto for over 70 years. Carol...
Jordan A. Pieniazek
May 1, 2016
Jordan A. Pieniazek, age 31, of Cincinnati, OH, passed away on Sunday May 1 at 6:15 am as he was reporting for duty at Engine Company 12 of the Cincinnati Fire Department.
Jordan was born in Steubenville, OH on March 31, 1985. On June 10, 2006, Jordan married Elizabeth Ricker, the love of his life. He is...
Robert F. Yanda
Apr 27, 2016
Robert F. Yanda, 79, of Dillonvale, OH, passed away Wednesday April 27, 2016 in Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville, OH.
Bob was born Jan. 11, 1937 in Dillonvale, OH, son of the late Frank and Elsie (Merkel) Janda.
Bob was a retired Insurance Agent. He was a member of the Pine Valley, Mingo and...
Barbara E. Mcgraw
Apr 22, 2016
Barbara E. McGraw, 67, of Toronto, OH, passed away Friday April 22, 2016 at her home.
Barb was born March 30, 1949 in Steubenville, OH, daughter of the late James A. and Veronica A. (OReilly) McGraw, Sr.
She formerly worked as a ward secretary at the former St. Johns Hospital in Steubenville and she was...
Rose I. Bell
Apr 21, 2016
Rose I. (Jordan) Bell, 87, of Rayland, OH, passed away Thursday April 21, 2016 in the Country Club Manor in Steubenville, OH.
She was born April 24, 1928 in Steubenville, OH, daughter of the late George William and Elsie Laura (Porter) Jordan.
Rose was retired from Weirton Steel Corp., where she worked for 17 years...
Mary Lou Neeper
Apr 21, 2016
Mary Lou Neeper, 86, of Toronto, OH, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2016 in her home surrounded by her family.
Mary Lou was born May 10, 1929 in Youngstown, OH, daughter of the late William and Vera (Zeigler) Farrell.
She was a member of First Westminster Presbyterian Church in Steubenville, OH and she was a...
Mary Boothe
Apr 20, 2016
Mary (Borkowski) Boothe, 87, of Wintersville, OH, formerly of Smithfield, OH, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2016 in the Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville, OH.
Mary was born March 10, 1929 in Piney Fork, OH, daughter of the late John and Laura (Kryscak) Borkowski.
She was retired from St. Johns Hospital in Steubenville where...
Sharon Lynne Robinson
Apr 20, 2016
Sharon Lynne (Scott) Robinson, 69, of Toronto, OH, passed away Wednesday April 20, 2016 in the Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville, OH.
Sharon was born Oct. 14, 1946 in Steubenville, daughter of the late George and Mary (Freshwater) Scott.
She was retired from Toronto City Schools, where she was head cook in the cafeteria....
Laurelie Welday
Apr 19, 2016
Laurelie (Fox) Welday, 79, of Smithfield, OH, died Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville, OH from the effects of lung cancer.
Born in 1936 to C. Clair and Mildred Fox, Lauri grew up in then-rural Westlake, OH. She studied at Kent State Univ., earning an A.A. in art and B.A. in social...
Robert A. Deller, Jr.
Apr 18, 2016
Robert L. Deller, Jr., 75, of Steubenville, OH (Pottery Addition) passed away Monday, April 18, 2016 in Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA.
Bob was born Aug. 16, 1940 in Steubenville, son of the late Robert A. and Pauline (Nelson) Deller, Sr.
He was a retired millwright at Weirton Steel Corp with 33 years of...
Desiderio Vallar
Apr 15, 2016
Desiderio Vallar, 94, of Dillonvale, OH (Piney Fork) passed away Friday April 15, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family.
Desiderio was born Dec. 22, 1921 in Poffabro, Italy, son of the late Martino and Camilla (Canderan) Vallar.
He was a retired coal miner with Consol Coal Co.
He was a...
Ella Louise Benton
Apr 9, 2016
Ella Louise Benton, 83, of Toronto, OH, passed away Saturday April 9, 2016 in Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville, OH.
Ella was born Aug. 2, 1932 in Toronto, daughter of the late Charles and Olive (Palmer) Stevens.
She was a homemaker, a member of the Toronto First Church of the Nazarene and a 57...
Clifford F. Scheel
Apr 5, 2016
Clifford Frank Scheel, 86, passed away April 5, 2016 at Trinity Medical Center West.
He was born in Stratton, Ohio on March 28, 1930, a son of the late Frank and Helen (Morrow) Scheel,
Cliff was preceded in death by his wife Elizabeth (Prosko) who passed away April 20, 2003, a brother Richard Dick Scheel...
Earla J. Belon Humes
Mar 31, 2016
Earla J. Belon Humes, 72, of Toronto, OH formerly of Smithfield, OH, passed away Thursday March 31, 2016 in the Cleveland Clinic.
Earla was born Sept. 3, 1943 in Wheeling, WV, daughter of the late Earl and Doris (Farmer) Williams.
She was a homemaker, a Methodist by faith and a former Village Council member in...
Donald E. Kovarik
Mar 29, 2016
Donald E. Kovarik, 78, of Bethel Park, PA, formerly of Colerain, OH, passed away Tuesday March 29, 2016 in St. Clair Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA.
Don was born May 12, 1937 in Bradley, OH, son of the late Jerry and Emily (Trella) Kovarik.
Don was retired from AEP, where he worked in the store room....
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