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Toronto and Smithfield, Ohio

Jacob T. 'Jake' Reeves, Jr.

Jacob T. 'Jake' Reeves, Jr.

Oct 10, 2013

Jacob T. "Jake" Reeves, Jr., 66, of Toronto, OH, passed away Thursday, October 10, 2013 in Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. Jake was born March 11, 1947 in Steubenville, OH, son of the late Jacob T. Reeves, Sr. and Madge Sinnett Reeves.Jake was retired from First Energy Corp. with 32 years of service at the Sammis Plant where he...

Wilda M. Bengar

Wilda M. Bengar

Oct 7, 2013

Wilda Mahrea (Rogers) Bengar, 86, of Toronto, OH, passed away Monday, October 7, 2013 in her home. Wilda was born on June 16, 1927 in Toronto, daughter of the late Jon R. M. and Julia Elizabeth Lee Rogers. She was a member of St. Francis Catholic Church in Toronto, and was formerly employed by the former Kaul Clay Co. and...

Thomas L. Exterovich

Thomas L. Exterovich

Oct 6, 2013

Thomas L. Exterovich, 54, of Toronto, OH, passed away Sunday, October 6, 2013 in the Life Line Hospital in Wintersville, OH. Tom was born Nov. 22, 1958 in Steubenville, OH, son of the late Louis Exterovich and Katherine J. Kutchmark who survives. Tom was a self-employed electrician and he attended the Cornerstone Church in Toronto.In addition to his father, Tom...

Harold Murphy Cooper

Harold Murphy Cooper

Oct 5, 2013

Harold Murphy Cooper, 90, of Toronto, OH, passed away Oct. 5, 2013, surrounded by his children in Madison, GA. He was co-owner of Cooper's Hardware and the Cooper Roller Rink in Toronto.Harold was born July 22, 1923 to William Samuel and Alice Murphy Cooper. He was a WWII Veteran serving as a weatherman in Europe, then graduating from Military Intelligence...

Bertha A. Ingler

Bertha A. Ingler

Oct 3, 2013

Bertha A. Ingler, 79, of Dillonvale, OH, passed away Thursday Oct. 3, 2013 at her home. Bertha was born January 22, 1934 in Bradley, OH, daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Szilagyi Torok. Bertha was a homemaker and a member of the Smithfield Presbyterian Church.In addition to her parents, Bertha was preceded in death by three sisters, Elizabeth Torok,...

James E. 'Buddy' Burgess, Jr.

James E. 'Buddy' Burgess, Jr.

Oct 3, 2013

James E. "Buddy" Burgess, Jr., 76, of Stratton, OH, passed away Thursday, October 3, 2013 at his home.Jim was born Sept. 24, 1937 in Steubenville, OH, son of the late Edward J. Burgess and Alberta May LaRue.In Jim's younger years he worked as a truck driver hauling steel and then went on to work for himself and do various home...

Louis Filippi

Louis Filippi

Sep 29, 2013

Louis (Luciano) Filippi, of Smithfield, OH, passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2013.Louis was the son of Celeste Filippi and Maria Marcolina. On July 4, 1928, Louis was born in the commune of Frisanco, which is located within the province of Pordenone, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy. He immigrated to the United States on April 7, 1938 at...

Sondra Elizabeth Coppa

Sondra Elizabeth Coppa

Sep 21, 2013

Sondra Elizabeth Coppa, 76, of Toronto, OH, peacefully passed away at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital on the evening of Saturday, September 21, 2013. Sondra was born April 16, 1937 in Steubenville, OH, daughter of the late John and Kathryne (Gavin) Johnson.Sondra was a sweet lady who loved her family. After battling a long and difficult road of cancer, she remained strong...

James Edward 'Pap' Foster

James Edward 'Pap' Foster

Sep 11, 2013

James E. Foster, 'Ed', 86, of Cadiz, died Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born January 8, 1927 in New Athens, OH, a son of the late Paul and Edna Leah Arnold Foster.Ed retired as a Lineman from Ohio Power in 1989 after 38 years. He was member of Scott United Methodist Church...

Barbara Marie Karavas

Barbara Marie Karavas

Sep 10, 2013

Barbara Marie Karavas, 85, of Steubenville, OH, formerly of Toronto, OH, passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2013 in the Carriage Inn of Steubenville.Barbara was born August 16, 1928 in Toronto, OH, daughter of the late Steve and Lottie Sembar Karavas.She was a member of St. Francis Roman Catholic Church in Toronto and she was a 1948 graduate of Toronto High...

Glenn M. Kithcart

Glenn M. Kithcart

Sep 9, 2013

Glenn M. Kithcart, 93, of Smithfield, OH, passed away Monday Sept. 9, 2013 in the Gables Care Center Hopedale, OH. Glenn was born Sept. 23, 1919 in Bloomingdale, OH, son of the late James T. and Mary N. Mather Kithcart. He was a self-employed farmer in the Smithfield area. Earlier in his life he worked for the Fellows Feed Supply...

Gail L. Boggs

Gail L. Boggs

Sep 8, 2013

Gail L. Boggs, 79, of Toronto, OH, passed away in peace at Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville, OH, on Sept. 8, 2013. He was born February 7, 1934 in Wallback, WV, a son of the late Hugh H. and Carrie A. Boggs.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Hugh H. Boggs II and...

Mary Katherine Bartek

Mary Katherine Bartek

Sep 7, 2013

Mary Katherine (Torok) Bartek of Bradley, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, September 7, 2013, surrounded by family. Mary entered the world on October 25, 1927, ultimately becoming one of thirteen children. She spent the majority of her life in Bradley, Ohio, where she saw the community change from a bustling coal mining town to a quiet collection of a few...

Jesse James Matheson, Sr.

Jesse James Matheson, Sr.

Aug 14, 2013

Jesse James Matheson, 65, of Amsterdam, Ohio passed away Wednesday August 14, 2013, at home. Jesse was born December 5, 1947 a son of the late Luretta Phillips King. Jesse served in the US Army during the Vietnam War from Sept. 1967 until Sept. 1969. He was a member of the Amsterdam VFW.Jesse worked most of his life in the...

Arthur H. 'Art' Tusay

Arthur H. 'Art' Tusay

Aug 14, 2013

Arthur H. 'Art' Tusay, 82, of Toronto, OH, passed away Wednesday, August 14, 2013 in the Valley Hospice Care Center North in Steubenville, OH.Art was born June 8, 1931 in Duquesne, PA, son of the late Michael and Elizabeth Wargo Tusay.Art was retired from the Boilermakers Union # 154 where he was a Superintendent for Simakas Brothers Construction Co. in...

E. James 'Jim' Costantini

E. James 'Jim' Costantini

Aug 13, 2013

E. James "Jim" Costantini, 63, of Toronto, OH, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2013 in the Valley Hospice Care Center in Steubenville, OH following a brief illness.Jim was born February 7, 1950 in Bergholz, OH, son of the late Earl James and Marilyn "June" Pickens Costantini.Jim was retired from Weirton Steel Corp. where he worked as a Clerk in the...

Genevieve L. Beaman

Genevieve L. Beaman

Aug 9, 2013

Genevieve L. (Perkins) Beaman, 97, of Toronto, OH, passed away Friday, August 09, 2013 in the Sienna Nursing Home in Wintersville, OH. Genevieve was born February 22, 1916 in Barnesville, OH, daughter of the late Joseph E. and Velma B. Gould Perkins. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Toronto, the Mary Martha Sunday School Class...

William Lester 'Bill' Dodds

William Lester 'Bill' Dodds

Aug 5, 2013

William Lester Dodds, 89, of Toronto, OH passed away Monday, August 5, 2013 in Weirton Hospital.Bill was born June 24, 1924 in Richmond, OH, son of the late John L. and Mary Montgomery Dodds.He was a proud WWII Navy Veteran having served on the USS Irwin as the ship's signal man being a Plankowner (the ship's original crew).Bill was a...

Edna Pauline Bain

Edna Pauline Bain

Jul 30, 2013

Edna Pauline (Graham) Bain, 80, went home to be with the Lord Monday, July 30, 2013, peacefully, in the Country Club Manor in Steubenville, OH where she resided.Pauline was born March 4, 1933, in Duncan Falls, OH, daughter of the late Raymond and Wilma Yerian Graham. Pauline was a Protestant by faith and may be known for having worked and...

Laura Lou Kulstad

Laura Lou Kulstad

Jul 25, 2013

Laura Lou Kulstad, 58, of Minot, N.D. passed away July 25, 2013 in Minot.Laura was born July 19, 1955 in Minot, daughter of the late William and Alberta (Applen) Kulstad. Laura was retired from the Minot Vocational and Adjustment workshop. She loved food and bowling. Surviving are her sister Judy VanSlyke Turk of Richmond, Va., her brother William and his...

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