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Kathy Ann Holsinger
Jun 11, 2023
Kathy Ann Holsinger, age 66 of State Route 213 Toronto passed away Sunday June 11, 2023 suddenly at her home. She was named after her aunt, Annabelle Thompson.
She was born in Steubenville the daughter of the late Robert E. Holsinger and Alice M. (Thompson) Holsinger. She was the granddaughter of Harry and Mary Thompson and Arthur...
Melanie Lane (Mushrush) Bodo
Jun 4, 2023
Melanie Lane Bodo, age 63 a homemaker of Empire passed away Sunday June 4, 2023 at the Valley Hospice Care Center Steubenville.
She was born April 11, 1960 in Butler, PA the daughter of the late Ronald and Gilanna (Claypool) Mushrush and also proceeded by brothers Terry and Sam Best.
Melanie is survived by her...
Robert "Dan" Daniel Gescheider
Jun 1, 2023
Robert Daniel "Dan" Gescheider, age 51, passed away suddenly while working in Flagstaff, Arizona Thursday, June 1, 2023.
He was born February 18, 1972 in Weirton, West Virginia, the son of Eugene William "Bill" Gescheider, III who survives and Judith (Daily) Gescheider who passed away in 1993.
Dan was employed as an archaeological field technician...
Eric J. Westfall
May 25, 2023
Eric J. Westfall, age 52 of Pittsburgh ( a former resident of Toronto) passed away suddenly at his home in Pittsburgh.
He was born August 22, 1970 in Clarksburg, West Virginia.
Eric was a former member of the Toronto North River Avenue Church of Christ and a member of the Toronto Masonic Lodge #583 F&...
Catherine "Katie" Pope
May 23, 2023
Catherine E. (Katie) Pope, age 49, of Pittsburgh, PA., passed away on May 23, 2023, after a long three year battle with cancer. She is survived by her loving husband, William Kannel, daughters, Ellie and Erinn, and her parents, Ed and Betsy Pope, formerly of Toronto. Katie graduated from Toronto High School in 1992, being the 5th generation of...
Jennifer Lynn (Trader) Shriver
May 23, 2023
Jennifer Lynn (Trader) Shriver, age 44 of Toronto passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at the Valley Hospice Care Center North, Steubenville.
She was born December 28, 1978 in Weirton, West Virginia.
Jennifer Lynn (Trader) Shriver, was preceded by her mother, Debra Still (Trader), her dad, Ted Lohr, and her brother, Martin Koerner. Surviving are...
Donna Kay (Utzler) Criss
May 16, 2023
Donna Kay Criss age 77 of Toronto passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2023.
She was born January 14, 1946 in Steubenville the daughter of the late William H. and Nancy Jane (Morgan) Utzler. Donna was also preceded in death by her sisters, Eleanor Turley, Barbara A. Wiley in 2010, Nancy Jane Davis in 2014 and Mae Belle...
Antoinette Flora Orsini
May 15, 2023
Antoinette "Dindee" Flora Orsini, age 90 of Toronto passed away Monday, May 15, 2023.
She was born June 14, 1932 in Toronto the daughter of the late Nunzio 1990 and Vincenza (Salvatore) Orsini 1993.
Antoinette was a member of the Saint Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church of Toronto and was a member of the...
Phyllis Ann Palmer
May 14, 2023
Phyllis Ann Palmer, age 73 of Steubenville passed away Sunday, May 14, 2023
She was born May 17, 1949 in Steubenville the daughter of the late ……………………. and also preceded in death by her husband Donald George Palmer in 2015 and siblings, Lester, Linda and Marie Channels.
Phyllis enjoyed time with family and friends, working...
Patricia "Patty" Ann (Stanley) Simpson
May 13, 2023
Patricia Ann "Patty" Simpson of Empire passed away Saturday, May 13,2023
She was born in Steubenville February 26, 1965 the daughter of the late Charles Edward
Stanley, in 1997 and Marjorie Ann (Holland) Stanley in 2010.
Patty was formerly employed by the Ventra Company in Salem, OH and in addition to her parents...
Betty Jane (Hall) Groves Cooper
May 9, 2023
Betty Jane Groves Cooper, age 88 of Columbus, OH, former Toronto area resident passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2023 in Columbus, OH
She was born December 29, 1934 in Fairmont, WV the daughter of the late Harvey Lee Hall and Virginia Pearl (Fetty) Hall. Â She was also preceded in death by her husband, William Dean Groves; brothers,...
John "Mike" Michael Carnahan
May 6, 2023
John Michael "Mike" Carnahan, 75, of Mingo Junction, formerly of Toronto, passed away at his home on Saturday, May 6, 2023.
He was born September 14, 1947, in Steubenville, Ohio, the son of the late Calvin and Shirley (Clegg) Carnahan of Toronto. He was also preceded in death by his infant daughter Kathleen Michelle, in 1976.
...Beulah Mae Brown
May 6, 2023
Beulah Mae Brown a homemaker age 85 of Toronto passed away surrounded by her loving family Saturday, May 6, 2023.
She was born September 21, 1937 in Harrisburg, PA the daughter of the late Benjamin and Mary Jane (Rose) Dawson. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Phillip James Brown,...
Doris June (Flanagan) Breen
Apr 22, 2023
Doris June Breen, 93, of Toronto, OH passed peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior on April 22, 2023. She was born on June 14, 1929 in Stratton, OH, daughter of the late Ross G. Flanagan and Grace E. (Wilson) Flanagan. She married Charles H. Breen on January 7, 1949.
Doris was a long-time member of...
James "Ben" Benjamin William Mcewen
Apr 20, 2023
James Benjamin William "Ben" McEwen age 73 of Toronto passed away Thursday, April 20, 2023 at the Trinity Medical Center West, Steubenville.
He was born July 2, 1949 in Steubenville the son of the late James Benjamin McEwen in 2011 and Avanelle (Guess) McEwen  IN 2012 and also preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Charles Stock.
...Paul Richard Porter
Apr 14, 2023
Paul Richard Porter, age 53 of Stratton, passed away at the Valley Hospice Mary Jane Brooks Center, Steubenville after a long battle with cancer.
He was born September 8, 1969 in Steubenville and was the son of the late Lawrence Richard Porter in 2020 and his mother who survives, Karen J. (Bowersock) Best. Also preceded in death...
Cleona Mae (Flanagan) Maxwell
Apr 10, 2023
Cleona Mae Maxwell, age 78 of Wintersville passed away Monday, April 10, 2023 suddenly after a brief illness at the Trinity Medical Center West, Steubenville.
She was born August 17, 1944 in Toronto the daughter of the late Harvey Joel Payne and Beatrice Geraldine Flanagan.
Mae was a collector of ceramic pigs and had attended...
Rebecca (Becky) Jo (Defenbaugh) Miller
Apr 8, 2023
Rebecca "Becky" Jo Miller, age 67 of Toronto passed away peacefully at the Valley Hospice Mary Jane Brooks Center, Steubenville after a brief illness.
She was preceded in death by her father, Paul T. Defenbaugh of Richmond, OH and Irma Defenbaugh of Toronto, and one sister, Susie Hamon of Houston, TX.
Becky is survived by...
Robert Wesley Maxwell, Jr.
Apr 1, 2023
Robert "Bob" Wesley Maxwell, Jr. age 77 was called home on Saturday, April 1, 2023 in his home in Wintersville surrounded by his loved ones.
Robert was born in Eye, England on July 7, 1945 to the late Dorothy "Dot" " McGann" Flanagan and Robert W. Maxwell, Sr. and also preceded in death by his brother Fred...
Billy Dean Hupp
Mar 27, 2023
Billy Dean Hupp, age 89 of Toronto passed away Monday, March 27, 2023 at the Meadows of Cadiz Nursing Home.
He was born February 3, 1934 in Toronto the son of the late Orville and Pauline (Clendenning) Hupp.
Billy was a member of the following: The Riverview United Methodist Church, Toronto, Toronto Masonic Lodge #...
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