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Toronto and Smithfield, Ohio
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....
Shirley 'Baba' M. Prosko
Mar 26, 2016
Shirley M. Baba Prosko, 80, of Stratton, OH, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2016 in the Valley Hospice Care Center North in Steubenville, OH.
Baba was born May 18, 1935 in Irondale, OH, daughter of the late Charles and Frances (Shepherd) James.
She was retired from the Jefferson Co. Health Dept. where she worked as...
Kim E. West
Mar 22, 2016
Kim E. West, 56, of Steubenville, OH, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2016 in the Valley Hospice Care Center in Steubenville.
Kim was born June 3, 1959 in Martins Ferry, OH, daughter of the late John M. and Valgene (Hython) West.
She was a former bank teller for the former M&M Bank in Steubenville.
...James O. Wilson
Mar 16, 2016
James O. Jim Wilson, 83, of Toronto, OH, passed away Wednesday March 16, 2016 in the Acuity Specialty Hospital in Steubenville, OH.
Jim was born July 13, 1932 in Toronto, son of the late Oliver and Mary Dougherty Wilson.
Jim was retired from Weirton Steel Corp., where he worked in the tin mill. He was...
Kenneth C. Gorney, Sr.
Mar 12, 2016
Kenneth C. Gorney, Sr., 72, of Toronto, OH, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2016 in Trinity Medical Center West ER in Steubenville, OH.
Ken was born March 3, 1944 in East Springfield, OH, son of the late Joseph and Sarah Young Gorney.
He was retired from First Energy Corp. Sammis Plant in Stratton, OH, where...
John 'Jeep' Grayzar
Mar 7, 2016
John Jeep Grayzar, 83, of Piney Fork, OH, passed away Monday March 7, 2016 at the Valley Hospice Care Center North in Steubenville, OH.
He was born Sept. 1, 1932 in Follansbee, WV, son of the late Anton and Bertha (Kukulyan) Grayzar.
John was retired from the former Satralloy plant in Mingo Junction, OH. He...
Dwayne E. 'Slug' Wright
Mar 5, 2016
Dwayne E. Slug Wright, 76, of Toronto, OH, passed away Saturday March 5, 2016 in the Valley Hospice Care Center North in Steubenville, OH.
Slug was born March 18, 1939 in Steubenville, son of the late Inez Wright Westfall and step-father Lawrence Westfall.
He retired in 1990 as a foreman for Island Creek Twp. Slug...
Dixie L. Wiant
Mar 1, 2016
Dixie L. Wiant, 86, of Toronto, OH, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at her home.
She was born Nov. 20, 1929 in New Somerset, OH, daughter of the late Raymond and Edna Pearl (Wright) Lawrence.
Dixie was a 1947 graduate of Irondale High School, member of the Pleasant Hill Grange and Toronto Senior Citizens....
Evelyn E. Brown
Feb 28, 2016
Evelyn E. Grandma Brown, 81, of Steubenville, OH, passed away Sunday Feb. 28, 2016 at Trinity Medical West Steubenville.
Evelyn was born April 15, 1934 in Steubenville, daughter of the late Clarence and Edna Young Holliday.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Vernon G. Brown; her son Vernon E. Brown; her three brothers,...
Virginia Black
Feb 26, 2016
Virginia (Graham) Black, 87, of Stratton, OH, passed away Friday, Feb. 26, 2016 in Trinity Med. Center West in Steubenville, OH.
Virginia was born Nov. 7, 1928 in New Cumberland, WV, daughter of the late George D. and Edna (Barnes) Graham.
She was a beloved wife, mother, homemaker and a faithful member of the First...
Harriett Ann Shumard
Feb 17, 2016
Harriett Ann (Davis) Shumard, 71, of Toronto, OH, passed away Wednesday Feb. 17, 2016 in Valley Hospice Care Center North in Steubenville, OH.
Harriett was born March 25, 1944 in Toronto, daughter of the late Claude and Jean Hommel Davis.
She was a homemaker, a member of Brays Chapel United Methodist Church in Costonia and...
Thomas A. 'Tucker' Hannan, Sr.
Feb 12, 2016
Thomas A. Tucker Hannan, Sr., 81, of Toronto, OH, passed away at his home surrounded by his family.
Tucker was born August 15, 1934 in Toronto, son of the late Thomas J. and Ellen (Templey) Hannan.
He was retired from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. where he worked as a Boiler Operator and served as a Knox...
Mickey L. Stowers
Feb 11, 2016
Mickey L. Stowers, 58, of Toronto, Ohio passed away at Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville, OH.
He was born December 21, 1957 in Beckley, WV, son of the late Ottis and Pansey (Sizemore) Stowers Milam.
Mickey was retired from the Ball Corp., where he worked as a coater operator. He was a 1978 graduate...
Floyd R. Crawford
Feb 11, 2016
Floyd R. Crawford, 66, of Canton, OH formerly of Smithfield, OH, passed away Thursday Feb. 11, 2016.
Floyd was preceded in death by his wife Beulah L. (Brown) Crawford in 2008.
Surviving is his brother, Joseph V. Thompson of Wintersville, OH; his sister, Eleanor Crossley of Mingo Jct, OH and several nieces and nephews.
...Mary Louise Mahaney
Feb 8, 2016
Mary Louise Mahaney, 88, of Toronto, OH, passed away Monday, February 08, 2016 in the Carriage Inn Nursing Home in Steubenville, OH.
Mary was born Jan. 22, 1928 in Grantsville, WV, daughter of the late William and Ella Sturm Mahaney.
She was retired from the Weirton-Steel Corp. where she worked in the Tin Mill.
...Charles E. Enochs
Feb 7, 2016
Charles E. Enochs, 78, of Toronto, OH, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2016 in St. Marys Medical Center in Huntington, WV.
Chuck was born July 26, 1937, in Toronto, son of the late Fred and Mary Fowler Enochs.
He was retired from Weirton-Steel Corp. in Weirton, WV, where he worked in the Coil Dept. Chuck...
Jack L. Pearce
Feb 7, 2016
Jack L. Pearce, 74, of Rayland, OH, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2016 in the Trinity Medical Center West ER in Steubenville, OH.
Jack was born Feb. 28, 1941 in Hopedale, OH, son of the late Jack V. and Ruth Salisbury Pearce.
He was a retired Foreman from the Railroad Dept. with the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel...
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