Obituaries

Joshua Knight

Joshua Knight

Nov 12, 2019

Joshua D. Knight, 29 of Uhrichsville, died Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at his home. He was born October 7, 1990 in Dover, a son of Joseph and Karen Rotkoski Knight. He was an equipment operator for Tucson Excavating, an avid fisherman, enjoyed country music and playing his guitar and working on cars, but most of all spending time with his...

Kenneth Baker

Kenneth Baker

Nov 7, 2019

Kenneth E. Baker, 71, of Cadiz, died Thursday, November 7, 2019 at Sienna Woods in Wintersville, Ohio. He was born October 8, 1948 in Dennison, Ohio a son of the late Estel Baker and Wilma Gilmore Baker Fulton of Cadiz, Ohio. Kenny was a retired employee of GTE in Cadiz for 35 years, and Harrison County Rural Transit for 8...

Ila Walrath

Ila Walrath

Nov 3, 2019

Ila (King) Walrath passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 3, 6 days before her 91st birthday. Although the Sound of Music in The Ohio Valley has somewhat dimmed at the loss of this talented musician, the heavens have welcomed her with open arms. There is no doubt that the trumpets were blaring and the harps were playing as she entered...

John Mattern

John Mattern

Oct 31, 2019

John Arthur Mattern, 91, of Cadiz, Ohio, died Thursday, October 31, 2019 at Harrison Community Hospital. He was born February 24, 1928 in Cadiz, Ohio, a son of the late W. Doyle and Irene Bigger Mattern. Art was the owner and operator of Allen Scott Chrysler-Plymouth in Cadiz, was an employee of Fleagane Management Co. in Cadiz, and was a...

Bonnie Stewart

Bonnie Stewart

Oct 31, 2019

Bonnie L. Stewart, 76, of Jewett, Ohio, passed away peacefully Thursday, October 31, 2019 at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born March 7, 1943 in Steubenville, Ohio, a daughter of the late John B. and Martha Ilene McMannis Dunlap. Bonnie was a member of the Hopedale American Legion Auxiliary and was a Protestant by Faith. She was...

Theresa Stergios

Theresa Stergios

Oct 24, 2019

Theresa Ann Stergios, 64, of Hopedale, formally of Adena, died Thursday, October 24, 2019 at Alleghany Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was born June 11, 1955 in Martins Ferry, Ohio a daughter of the late Thomas Joseph and Dorothy Hutkay Stergios. Theresa was a retired nurse's aide from Harrison Community Hospital. She is survived by 3 brothers: Thomas (Barbara) Stergios...

Brenda Campise

Brenda Campise

Oct 12, 2019

Brenda L. Campise, 57, of Canton, Ohio, formerly of Hopedale, Ohio, died Saturday, October 12, 2019 at Aultman Hospital in Canton. She was born June 13, 1962 in Steubenville, Ohio, a daughter of the late Ernest and Sylvia Gibbons Roghelia. Brenda was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking, baking, flowers, and games. She loved her grandkids, her jewelry, the Golden Girls,...

Jane Smith

Jane Smith

Oct 7, 2019

Jane Smith of Steubenville, Ohio died October 7, 2019 in the Trinity West Hospice Center in Steubenville, Ohio. Jane was the daughter of Harry G and Mary Mincks Smith of Cadiz. Jane was born January 17, 1955 in Wheeling West Virginia. When Jane was younger she attended the Shamrock School in Cadiz, Ohio. The Shamrock School was a class for...

Beulah Vancamp

Beulah Vancamp

Oct 6, 2019

Beulah Pearl VanCamp, 83, of Jewett died Sunday, October 6, 2019 at Wheeling Hospital. She was born June 25, 1936 a daughter of the late William and Pearl Cain. She was a nurse's aide at Harrison Community Hospital. She loved spending time with her grandchildren, watching western movies and television shows and sitting on her porch. Surviving are her 5...

Jean Pittman

Jean Pittman

Oct 6, 2019

Jean Pittman, 86 of Scio, died Sunday, October 6, 2019 at her home. She was born June 14, 1933 in Aston Ridge, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Lewis Alfred and Roxie Gertrude Moore Aston. Jean was a member of the Minksville Church of Christ, a former employee of the former Scio Pottery, Coultraps, Gracie's Tappan Lake Restaurant and...

Suzanne Bauer

Suzanne Bauer

Sep 30, 2019

Suzanne D. Bauer, 73, of Cadiz, Ohio, died Monday at her home. She was born April 26, 1946 in Martins Ferry, Ohio, a daughter of the late Robert and Margaret Daugherty. Mrs. Bauer was the Executive Director of the Harrison County Senior Center in Cadiz. She enjoyed cooking, especially baking pies. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Pamela Braught

Pamela Braught

Sep 27, 2019

Pamela Maye Banks Braught, 59, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, formerly of Cadiz, Ohio, left this world to be with our Lord on Friday, September 27, 2019 at Wheeling Hospital. She was born July 29, 1960 in Cadiz Ohio, the 19th child of the late Edward Henry Banks, Sr. and Ora Pauline Cooper Banks. Pamela was a member and Deacon of...

David Miser

David Miser

Sep 23, 2019

David L. Miser, 57, of Hopedale, Ohio, died Monday, September 23, 2019 at his home. He was born January 8, 1962 in Martins Ferry, Ohio, a son of the late Charles D. and Margaret Busby Miser. David was a member of the Hopedale VFD for 26 years. He was the soundman for the Twice as Nice band. He enjoyed painting...

Helen Troy

Helen Troy

Sep 16, 2019

Helen Arlene Solvey Troy, 69, of Scio, Ohio, formerly of Cadiz, Ohio, died Monday, September 16, 2019 at Union Hospital in Dover. She was born October 19, 1949 in Canton, Ohio, a daughter of the late Mike Solvey, Jr., and the late Ruth Anne Huston Solvey Thompson. Helen was a care giver. She loved helping others and "raised everyone's kids"....

Charles Soos, Jr.

Charles Soos, Jr.

Sep 16, 2019

Charles R. Soos, Jr., 53, of Cadiz, Ohio died Monday, September 16, 2019 at his home. He was born December 2, 1965 in Bellaire, Ohio a son of Charles R. Soos, Sr. of Scio and Elizabeth (Howard Eickleberry) Soos of Adena, Ohio. He was a Catholic by faith; a member of the Flushing Pigeon Club, an avid gardener and enjoyed...

Keith Frashure

Keith Frashure

Sep 13, 2019

Keith Jett Frashure was born July 15, 1937 in Harrisville, Ohio, son of the late Carson "Pinky" and Irene Jett Frashure. Keith was a dedicated husband and father, survived by his wife of 60 years, Betty June Leslie Frashure; a daughter Lisa Ann Frashure, her husband Bob Rusinko and a daughter Audra Lynn Frashure, all of Port St. Lucie, Florida....

Jane Valesko

Jane Valesko

Sep 7, 2019

Jane Valesko, 86, of Cadiz, Ohio, formerly of New Athens, Ohio, died Saturday, September 7, 2019 at her home. She was born November 12, 1932 in Adena, Ohio, a daughter of the late Leo and Edith Thompson Kugler. Jane was a former president and member of the New Athens VFD Auxiliary, the Adena VFD Auxiliary, and the Adena American Legion...

Larry Erbacher

Larry Erbacher

Sep 6, 2019

Lawrence E. Erbacher, 76, of Cadiz, Ohio, died suddenly Friday, September 6, 2019 at work. He was born May 7, 1943 in Wheeling, WV, a son of the late Joseph D. Erbacher, Sr. and Alma Schafer Erbacher Welty. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sisters, Rita Adfelt and Sandy Theiss; brothers, Joe Erbacher, Jr. and...

Monica Jackson

Monica Jackson

Sep 1, 2019

Monica L. Wheeler Jackson, 48, of Pittsburgh, PA, formerly of Cadiz, OH, died Sunday, September 1, 2019 at her home following a lengthy illness. She was born April 21, 1971 in Martins Ferry, OH, a daughter of Monty and Lorraine "Hope" Banks Wheeler of Jacksonville, FL. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her husband, Jeffrey C. Jackson;...

William Farms

William Farms

Aug 20, 2019

William R. Farms, 86, of Jewett, Ohio, formerly of Cadiz, Ohio, died Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at Trinity Medical Center, West in Steubenville. He was born December 11, 1932 in Cadiz, Ohio, a son of the late William E. and Katherine Hendershott Farms. Mr. Farms was a special education teacher and was the football coach at the former Wayne and...