Category Obituaries

OBITUARY: ELIZABETH LANEVE

.Elizabeth A. Laneve of Newell passed at The Orchards of East Liverpool on Thursday, September 29, 2022, following a two-month illness.Elizabeth was born in East Liverpool on October 8, 1950, to the late Anthony F. and Nancy Musuraca Laneve. She was 71 years old.Elizabeth retired…

OBITUARY: JUDITH BRYAN

Judith Mary Bryan of Chester, WV., passed away at her daughter’s home on Saturday, October 1, 2022. She was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer less than a month ago.Judy was born on March 17, 1947, in East Liverpool Ohio to the late Blondena Hogue…

OBITUARY: DENZIL “BUCK” OWENS

    Denzel “Buck” Owen, 78, of New Cumberland, WV passed away Sunday, September 25, 2022 at Wyngate in Weirton, WV.     He was born December 19, 1943 in Doddridge County, WV a son of the late Cecil & Hazel (Greathouse) Owens.     Denzel is also…

OBITUARY: ORPHA SWAIN

 Orpha J. Swain, 97, passed away on September 13, 2022, at home in Doswell, VA. Born November 16, 1924, in Chester WV. Living most of her life in New Cumberland, then spent the latter years of her life in Doswell, VA. Orpha graduated from Chester…

OBITUARY: RONALD BONDO

AMRonald Bondo, 86, of New Cumberland, passed, Saturday, September 17, 2022, at East Liverpool City Hospital, following a lengthy illness.Born, November 20, 1935, in Weirton, he was the son of the late Steven and Jeanette Bainbridge Bondo.Ron was also preceded in death by his twin…

OBITUARY: GEORGE MERKICH

George W. Merkich, 85, of Weirton, passed, Thursday, September 15, 2022, at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh. Born, July 7 1937, in New Cumberland, he was the son of the late George and Sarah Ella Robinson Merkich. He was preceded in death by 6 of his…

OBITUARY: KATHLEEN OWEN

Kathleen Owen, 77, of Chester, passed, Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at Stone Pear Pavilion, following a lengthy illness. Born, January 7, 1945, in Georgetown, PA., she was the daughter of the late William E. and Dorothy Edmunds Cromer. Kathleen was a graduate of South Side…

OBITUARY: BETTY ESKEN

Betty Esken, 70, of East Liverpool, Ohio, passed away peacefully, with her loving family around her, on September 8, 2022.Born in Roswell, New Mexico on April 6, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Eldon and Betty (Cochran) Straight.Betty was a former cashier for…

OBITUARY: JOHNNY LEE NEFF

Johnny Lee Neff, 76, of New Cumberland, WV, passed away               September 16, 2022. Born Dec 9, 1945 in Middlebourne, WV, Johnny graduated from Oak Glen High School. He was retired from Weirton Steel. He was preceded in death by three sisters, Irene Lorello, Mary Frame,…