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Toronto and Smithfield, Ohio
Samuel M. Gill, Sr.
Jul 26, 2010
Samuel M. Gill Sr., 80, of Co. Rd. 56 Toronto, Ohio passed away Monday July 26, 2010 at Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville, OH. Sam was born Sept. 25, 1929 in Jefferson Co. 16 Ridge, son of the late Charles and Eleanor Critser Gill. Sam retired from Weirton Steel Corp.,working as a welder and also a welding instructor. He...
Stanley Hranek
Jul 21, 2010
Stanley Hranek, USMC. Ret., 82, of Steubenville, OH, passed away peacefully, July 21, 2010 at 3:10am after a lengthy illness, in the Valley Hospice Care Center North in Steubenville, OH. Stanley was born on December 9, 1927 in Endicott, NY son of the late John and Mary (Mahchek) Hranek. Stan was also preceded in death by his son, Joseph and...
William J. 'Worm' Warren
Jul 17, 2010
William J.'Worm' Warren, 46, of Toronto, Ohio passed away Saturday at his home of natural causes. Bill was born Dec. 11, 1963 in Steubenville son of Catherine Sembar Warren, who survives of Toronto and the late William E. Warren. Bill was a self-employed Home Improvement and Construction worker, He loved the Cincinnati Bengals, attended Toronto High School, had in the...
James E. Mcclure
Jul 16, 2010
James E. McClure, 79, of Bloomingdale, Ohio passed away Friday July 16, 2010 in Trinity Medical Center West. James was born December 22, 1930 in Boonville Warrick, IN., son of the late Floyd and Abbie Ruth Gardner McClure. James was a retired bricklayer from Weirton Steel Corp. He was a member of the Bloomingdale Presbyterian Church, the American Legion and...
Audrey J. Rebres
Jul 7, 2010
Audrey J. (Sells) Rebres, 85, of Steubenville, OH, passed away Wednesday, July 7, 2010 in the Harrison Community Hospital, Cadiz, OH.Audrey was born February 26, 1925 in Steubenville, daughter of the late James and Adabelle (Dawson) Sells. She was a member of the Covenant Presbyterian Church in Steubenville.In addition to her parents, Audrey was preceded in death by her husband,...
Thomas Eugene Sapp
Jul 4, 2010
Thomas Eugene Sapp, 86, formerly of Knoxville, OH, passed away Sunday, July 4, 2010 at his home in Lisbon, OH.Eugene was born May 7, 1924 in Knoxville, OH, son of the late Joseph M. and Alta Ruth (Swickard) Sapp. Eugene was a self-employed farmer and a retired school bus driver. He also was a 4-H advisor for 25 years with...
Elizabeth M. 'Betty' Carr
Jun 19, 2010
Elizabeth M. "Betty" Carr, 84, of Empire, Ohio passed away Saturday June 19, 2010 in the Laurels of Steubenville. Betty was born March 1, 1926 in Toronto, Ohio daughter of the late Nicholas and Mary Shimmel Choma. Betty work for the former Humes Trucking Co. and was a former member of the Sunrise Senior Citizens Club. Betty enjoyed sending Cards...
Wilma Pearl Emfield
Jun 17, 2010
Wilma Pearl (Sayre) Emfield, 96, of Rayland, Ohio passed away Thursday June 17, 2010 in East Ohio Region Hospital. Wilma was born Feb. 14, 1914 in Wana, W.Va., daughter of the late Arthur and Nellie Harker Sayre. She along with her husband was owners of the Emfield Grocery for over 30 yrs. In addition to her parents Wilma was preceded...
Ronald Lee Anderson
Jun 16, 2010
Ronald Lee Anderson, 64, died Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at his home in Longs, S.C.Born on July 30, 1945 in Steubenville, OH, he was the son of the late Harry "Gump" and Eunice Stocks Anderson.He was a 1963 graduate of Toronto High School and retired from Weirton Steel Corporation after 35 years of service. An avid sports fan, he was...
Anna Mae Caldwell
Jun 4, 2010
Anna Mae Caldwell, 81, of Empire, Ohio passed away Friday June 4, 2010 in the Dixon Health Care Center in Wintersville. Anna Mae was born Feb. 9, 1929 in Steubenville, Ohio, daughter of the late Charles and Susie Mae Van Meter Cooley. She was preceded in death by a sister Betty Cragle and by a brother Louis Cooley. Surviving are...
Eugene Wiant
May 29, 2010
Eugene Wiant, 83, of Toronto, Ohio passed away Sat. May 29, 2010 in Trinity West. Eugene was born Sept. 26, 1926 in Linn, W.Va., son of the late Rex and Dora Radcliff Wiant. Eugene retired from National and Weirton Steel Corp. after 41 years of service working as crane man in the Tin Mill. He was a member of the...
Donald G. Tarnovich
May 22, 2010
Donald G. Tarnovich, 81, of Toronto, OH, passed away Saturday, May 22, 2010 in the Valley Hospice Care Center North in Steubenville, OH.Don was born April 8, 1929 in Stratton, OH, son of the late Louis Sr., and Alexandra (Tay) Tarnovich. Don was a member of the St. Joseph Byzantine Catholic Church in Toronto, OH, where he was a choir...
Clara A. Najdecki
May 14, 2010
Clara A. Najdecki, 81, of Adena, Ohio formerly of Toronto, Ohio passed away Friday May 14, 2010 at her home. Clara was born April 28, 1929 in Toronto, daughter of the late Frank and Apolonia (Dolugowicz) Exterovich. Clara for over twenty years was the cook for Msgr. Angelo Cappelli at St. Francis Roman Catholic Church Rectory in Toronto. She was...
Gerald W. 'Jerry' Wirth
May 10, 2010
Gerald (Jerry) Wirth passed away May 10th at the age of 78. Jerry was a 1949 graduate of Toronto High School and played on THS's first undefeated football team. After graduation he joined the USMC and served his country in the Korean conflict with the 1st Marine Division. Jerry enjoyed 34 years of service with Ohio Bell Telephone /Ameritech. For...
Issabelle Tarr Jones
May 8, 2010
Isabelle Tarr Jones, 81, of Edgewater went home on Saturday, May 8, 2010 to be with her late husband, Robert. Isabelle, 'Mimi' to her close relatives, was born in Steubenville, Ohio on July 4, 1928, the daughter of the late Fred and Harriett Tarr. She was a graduate of Southern Seminary Woman's College in Virginia. She and Robert moved to...
Bernard Frakowski
May 6, 2010
Father time finally arrived for Bernard Frakowski on May 6, 2010, while he was out mowing his lawn. Although he will be greatly missed we take comfort in knowing that at long last his wish of joining his beloved Frieda has come true. Bernard and Frieda were married on September 24, 1954, they loved and supported each other until Frieda's...
Robert E. 'Bob' Rebres
May 5, 2010
Robert E. "Bob" Rebres, 70, left his earthly home and went to live with his heavenly father on Wednesday, May 5, 2010.He was born on May 8, 1939 in Toronto, OH, son of the late Leslie, Sr. and Susan (Hanas) Rebres, the last one of nine children. Bob was born with Cerebral Palsy and was unable to walk or talk....
Dorothy Bertram
May 4, 2010
Dorothy (Torbica) Bertram, 88, of Steubenville, OH, passed away Tuesday, May 04, 2010 in Acuity Specialty Hospital in Steubenville, OH.Dorothy was born June 30, 1921 in Steubenville, OH, daughter of the late Sam and Melia (Josbasich) Torbica.Dorothy was a member of the Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church in Steubenville; she was also a former cashier at the old A and...
Terrance L. Cooper Sr.
May 3, 2010
Terrence L. Cooper, Sr., 54 of Orrville, Ohio formerly of McIntrye (Bloomingdale) passed away of natural causes Monday May 3, 2010. Born March 29, 1956 in Steubenville, son of the late Virgil N. Cooper Jr. and Carol L. Christian Cooper who survivies of McIntyre. He was a member of Shaffer Chapel AME Church in McIntyre. Surviving in addition to his...
Roy E. Harden
May 2, 2010
Roy E. Harden, 90, of Scio, OH, passed away Monday, May 2, 2010 in the Laurels Nursing Home in Steubenville, OH.Roy was born May 1, 1920 in Simms, TX, son of the late C. W. and Margaret (Peters) Harden.Roy was a retired conductor with the Con-Rail Railroad and also a U.S. Veteran having served his country during WWII in the...
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