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Toronto and Smithfield, Ohio
Ralph A. Boyd
Jul 13, 2011
Ralph A. Boyd, 82, of Dillonvale, Ohio passed away Wednesday July 13, 2011 in the Dixon Health Care Center in Wintersville, Ohio. Ralph was born Aug. 13, 1928 in Rayland, Ohio, son of the late Lloyd H. and Ruth Burke Boyd. He was a retired dozer operator for Consol Coal Co. and was the former manager of the Dillonvale American...
Sharon Kay Stingle
Jul 10, 2011
Sharon Kay Stingle, 60, of Smithfield, Ohio passed away Sunday July 10, 2011 in East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry. Sharon was born January 30, 1951 in Martins Ferry, daughter of Charles L. and Dortha A.( Finney) Stingle Sr., both who survive of Smithfield. She was a homemaker and had worked for Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp., as a Data Processor....
Charles L. Burkett
Jul 7, 2011
Charles L. Burkett, 76, of Smithfield, OH, passed away at his home Thursday, July 7, 2011.Charles was born August 1, 1934 in Smithfield, OH, son of the late Edward and Frieda (Marker) Burkett. Charles was a member of the Smithfield Christian Church, he was retired from the AEP Cardinal Plant where he worked in the Maintenance Dept. He also served...
Freda M. Straka
Jul 7, 2011
Freda M. Straka, 97, of Toronto, Ohio passed away Thursday July 7, 2011 in the Valley Hospice Care Center North in Steubenville, OH. Freda was born Sept. 11, 1913 in Reedy, WV, daughter of the late Plas and Alma (Kersey) Channels. She was a homemaker and a member of the Weirton Heights Church of Christ. In addition to her parents,...
Blanche E. Sherwood
Jul 5, 2011
Blanche E. Sherwood, 71, of Dunedin, FL, formerly of Toronto, OH, passed away Tuesday, July 05, 2011 in the Mease Countryside Hospital in Clearwater, FL.Blanche was born April 30, 1940 in Toronto, OH, daughter of the late Walter and Lily Fisher. She was a 1958 graduate of Toronto High School.In addition to her parents, Blanche was preceded in death by...
George R. Mcgarry
Jul 1, 2011
George R. McGarry, 73, of Toronto, Ohio passed away Friday July 1, 2011 in Wheeling Hospital. George was born April 6, 1938 in Youngstown, Ohio; son of the late Robert and Mary Schwartz McGarry. George was a retired Iron worker with local # 549 and was a U.S. Army Veteran serving in Berlin. Surviving is his wife of 50yrs, Karen...
Thelma M. Neely
Jun 23, 2011
Thelma M. Neely, 88, of Smithfield, Ohio passed away Thursday June 23, 2011 in Trinity Medical Center West. Thelma was born Sept. 27, 1922 in Bradley, Ohio, daughter of the late Pearl and Mildred Riley Harkins. She was a homemaker, a member of the Smithfield Christian Church and the Unionport O.E.S. In addition to her parents, Thelma was preceded in...
Donna Jo Payne
Jun 20, 2011
Donna Jo Payne, of Steubenville, OH, went to be with our Lord on Monday, June 20, 2011 at Montefiore Hospital, in Pittsburgh, PA after a long illness.Donna Jo was born in Steubenville, OH, on May 29, 1963, daughter of the late Mary Jo Ashcraft Snyder Payne and Donald J. Payne. Donna Jo is survived by her son, Christopher Payne, her...
Mary Katherine Theresa Conner
Jun 10, 2011
Mary Katherine Theresa Conner, 58, of Weirton, WV., passed away Friday June 10, 2011 in Weirton Medical Center. Mary was born July 8, 1952 in Salineville, Ohio, daughter of the late Edward and Mary Krupica Price. She was a homemaker.In addition to her parents Mary was preceded in death by a sister Stella Masciarelli and by a brother Edward Price...
Irene Shimmel
Jun 9, 2011
Irene (Fidak) Shimmel, 81, of Toronto, Ohio passed away Thursday June 9, 2011 in Trinity Medical Center West. Irene was born Oct. 30, 1929 in Empire, Ohio; daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Rodak Fidak. She was a home maker and formerly worked at the Homer Laughlin China Co. She was a member of St. Joseph R.C. Church. In...
Helen M. Talamine
Jun 7, 2011
Helen M. (Smith) Talamine, 84, of Toronto, Ohio passed away Tuesday June 7, 2011 after a lengthy Illness and a courageous battle, at Kindred Hospital in Pittsburgh surrounded by her loved ones and will be very sadly missed. Helen was born on Oct. 10 1926 in Zelienople, Pa., daughter of the late Paul W. and Evalina Eicholtz Smith. She was...
Charles J. Reyna
Jun 5, 2011
Charles J. Reyna, 85, of Toronto, Ohio passed away Sunday June 5, 2011 at his home.Charles was born May 23, 1926 in Dillonvale, Ohio, son of the late Charles and Louise Satory Reyna. He was a retired Blast Furnace Forman for Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. Steubenville Plant. He was a member of the Toronto V.F.W., The Toronto American Legion Post #86...
Virginia R. Cummings
Jun 3, 2011
Virginia R. (Lowry) Cummings, 79, of Toronto, Ohio passed away at her home on Friday June 3, 2011.Virginia was born April 2, 1932 in Clarksburg, WV, daughter of the late Hubert and Lucy Elizabeth (Woodford) Lowry. Virginia was a homemaker raising eight children. She was a member of St. Francis R.C. Church on Toronto, the C.W.C. of the church, and...
Martha Louise Shimmel
Jun 2, 2011
Martha Louise Shimmel, 84, of Toronto, OH, passed away Thursday, June 2, 2011 at the home of her daughter. Our Lord peacefully took his daughter Martha to be in his care.Martha was born on April 12, 1927 in Toronto, OH, daughter of the late Walter F. and Anna (Majewska) Cich.Martha was a member of the St. Francis Roman Catholic Church...
John S. Vitek
May 30, 2011
John S. Vitek, 87, of Smithfield, OH, passed away Monday, May 30, 2011 in Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville, OH. John was born April 3, 1924 in Maynard, OH, son of the late Paul and Mary Barnar Vitek. John was retired from the Titanium Metals Corp. in Toronto, OH, where he was in charge of the maintenance dept. He...
Ronald Albert Kacel
May 26, 2011
Ronald Albert Kacel, 54, of Smithfield, Ohio passed away Thursday at the Bishop Hodges Care Center in Wheeling, WV. Ron was born Dec. 16, 1956 in Steubenville, Ohio, son of the late Albert and Helen Yoblinski Kacel. Ron was a long time employee of the Jefferson Co. Landmark Co. He was a member of the Ohio Valley Christian Church in...
Doloras E. Cantor
May 26, 2011
Doloras E. (Grimm) Cantor, 80, of Steubenville, Ohio passed away Thursday May 26, 2011 in Valley Hospice Care Center North. Doloras was born April 12, 1931 in New Cumberland, W.Va., daughter of the late Fredrick Bentz and Anna Belle Duvall Cantor. She was a homemaker.Surviving are her four children; Terri Gilliam, Paula Gilliam, Nancy Matthews and Gary Grimm. 9 Grandchildren...
Harold L. Van Nest
May 23, 2011
Harold L. VanNest, 71, of Toronto, Ohio passed away Monday May 23, 2011 in UPMC Shadyside Hospital in Pittsburgh. Private burial services were held at Toronto Union Cemetery with Fr. Thomas Vennitti officiating. Harold's arrangements were handled by the J.E. Foster Funeral Homes, Inc. Toronto, OH. www.jefosterfh.com
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Doris J. 'Dolly' Colvin
May 13, 2011
Doris J. "Dolly" Colvin, 79, of Toronto, Ohio passed away Friday May 13, 2011 in Trinity Medical Center West. Dolly was born July 10, 1931 in Empire, Ohio, daughter of the late Charles and Jane (Knight) Waggoner. Dolly was a homemaker; she attended the Cornerstone Church in Toronto and was an alumnus of Toronto High School. Her hobbies included playing...
Steve William Tabor
May 9, 2011
TABOR, Steve William, 72, died in Columbus on Monday, May 9, surrounded by his family.He was born July 1, 1938, in Marion, Ky., to John Edward and Verna Belle (Campbell) Tabor. Steve served in the U.S. Army, Military Police Division, stationed at Fort Gordon in Augusta, Ga.On Sept. 5, 1959 Steve married Helen Elizabeth (Buff) Bundy to whom he was...
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