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Toronto and Smithfield, Ohio
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Ronald D. Swickard
Jul 25, 2013
Ronald D. "Wild Ron, High Plains Drifter, Ranger" Swickard, 58, of Toronto, OH, went to be with his mom and dad, many relatives and friends Thursday evening, July 25, 2013 in the Life Line Hospital being held by his loving sister, while surrounded by his brothers and best friend Keith Kennan.Ron was born August 11, 1954 at home on Warren...
Joseph N. Sustik
Jul 19, 2013
Joseph N. Sustik, 65, of Smithfield, OH, passed away Friday, July 19, 2013 in the Acuity Specialty in Steubenville, OH.Joe was born November 1, 1947 in Steubenville, OH, son of the late Earl Sustik and Margaret Cooper Hockenberry who survives.Joe was retired from the Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 495 out of Cambridge, OH; he was a former Smithfield Village Council...
Pearl D. Swick
Jul 18, 2013
Pearl D. Swick, 94, of Westerville, OH, formerly of Toronto, OH, passed away Thursday, July 18, 2013 in the Village at Westerville Retirement Center.Pearl was born Oct. 25, 1918 in Stratton, OH, daughter of the late Nicholas and Anastasia Segda Zelasko. Pearl was a homemaker and an active member of St. Francis Roman Catholic Church in Toronto. In addition to...
Janet E. Coffman
Jul 9, 2013
Janet E. (Sciance) Coffman, 65, of Toronto, OH, passed away Tuesday, July 09, 2013 in the Lifeline Hospital in Wintersville, OH.Janet was born Sept. 14, 1947 in Steubenville, OH, daughter of the late Ernest and Mildred Willoughby Sciance.Janet was a member of the Grandview Christian Church in Powhatan Point, OH. She was a longtime employee of the HUB in Steubenville,...
Imogene D. Metzler
Jul 3, 2013
Imogene D. Metzler, 86, of Empire, Ohio passed away Wed. July 3, 2013 in the Carriage of Inn of Steubenville. Imogene was born Jan. 1, 1928 in Smithfield, WV., daughter of late William S. and Mayae Pearl Walters Cunningham. She was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her husband Homer Metzler. Burial will be at the convenience of...
Robert T. Mudron
Jun 25, 2013
MUDRON, ROBERT THOMAS, 79 of Toronto, OH, succumbed Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at the Laurels of Steubenville, after a long illness.He was born in Toronto, OH on May 13, 1934, son of the late Michael and Elizabeth (Rock) Mudron. Robert (Moody) was a member of Saint Joseph Roman Catholic Church in Toronto, OH. He was also a member of Toronto...
Jonathan H. Scheel
Jun 23, 2013
SCHEEL, Jonathan Howard, 32 of Weirton, WV passed away at his home Sunday, June 23, 2013.He was born September 12, 1980 in Steubenville, OH, the son of Clifford E. (Patricia) Scheel of Toronto, OH and Ruth (Anthony) Hooper of Steubenville, OH.He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents Howard and Betty Weeks and paternal grandmother, Elizabeth Scheel.In addition to...
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