Category Obituaries

OBITUARY: PAM “TOO TALL” PARR

:Pam “Too Tall” Paar, 65, passed away September 14, 2022.Born in Weirton, WV on November 27, 1956, she was the daughter of the late Norval and Vonda “Bonnie” (Curtis) Woofter.She graduated in 1974, from Oak Glen High School and was a retired Laborer from Weirton…

OBITUARY: RUTH SMITH

Ruth E. Smith of Newell passed at the Weirton Medical Center on Thursday, September 15, 2022, from complications of Pneumonia. 83 years old, Ruth was the daughter of the late Charles R. and Mary Eldora Torrence Ross. She was born in Beaver County Pennsylvania on…

OBITUARY: JOE SZUCH

Joe Antela Szuch of Weirton loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather passed away at his daughter’s residence under the watchful and caring staff of Valley Hospice on Tuesday, September 13, 2022. He was 91 years old. He was born on December 11, 1930, one of…

OBITUARY: LUCAS O’ROURKE

!Lucas James O’Rourke, 38, of New Cumberland, WV, passed away August 26, 2022.Born September 17, 1983, he was the son of William O’Rourke of New Cumberland and the late Lynn (Freeman)   O’Rourke.Lucas was a 2003 graduate of Oak Glen High School.  He was a deckhand for Johnsons…

OBITUARY: ANGIE COTTRILL

Angela “Angie” Cottrill, 40, of New Cumberland, WV, passed away August 30, 2022. Born April 6, 1982 in East Liverpool, Ohio, she was the daughter of John (Daisy) Maruca of New Cumberland and the late Carlene Onstott. Angie graduated 2000 from Oak Glen High School,…

OBITUARY: JAMES BLACKWELL

                James Robert Blackwell, 78, of New Cumberland, WV passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at Stone Pear Pavilion Chester, WV.                 He was born September 6, 1943 in Steubenville, OH a son of the late Joseph Dean & Ruth Clara (McCombs) Blackwell.  He was…

OBITUARY: NANCY FRYE

Nancy Jane Frye, 92, of Chester, WV, passed away August 27, 2022.Born May 12, 1930 in Congo, WV, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Mary (Burch) Six.She was a retired pottery worker from Homer Laughlin China Co.She was preceded in death by…

OBITUARY: LARRY COX

Larry Jennings Cox, 77, of New Cumberland, WV, passed away August 26, 2022. Born February 3, 1945 in St Marys, WV, he was the son of the late Lyle and Rosa (Williamson) Cox. Larry was a retired millwright from Weirton Steel. He was a lifetime…

OBITUARY: JAMES MASON

James “Mason” Mason, 63, of Chester, passed away August 21, 2022.He was born January 18,1959 in East Liverpool, Ohio, a son of the late Roy and Nina (Cunningham) Mason.Mason was a retired welder for the Boiler Makers, Local 154.He was preceded in death by a…