Obituaries
Linda Abel
Feb 15, 2024
Linda Ann Abel, 76, of Cadiz, passed away on Thursday, February 15, 2024 at Sienna Hills Nursing Home in Adena, Ohio. She was born January 29, 1948 in Martins Ferry, Ohio a daughter of the late Jerry and Stephanie “Stella” Dubietis Pecenka, Sr.
Linda was a member of the First Church of Christ in Cadiz, the Hopedale American Legion Auxiliary and...
Betty Lou Harris
Feb 2, 2024
Betty Lou Harris, 86, of Cadiz, passed away on February 2, 2024, at Valley Hospice in Steubenville, Ohio. She was born on March 24, 1937, in Bellaire, Ohio, a daughter of the late John Clifford and Margaret Young McLeod.
Betty worked at Scio Pottery, Jewett Bank, and upon retirement at a Country Club in Florida. When she returned to the area,...
Wanneta June Horn
Feb 1, 2024
Wanneta June Horn, 82, of Cadiz, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Thursday, February 1, 2024. She was born October 3, 1941 in Cadiz, Ohio a daughter of the late Elmer E. and Lula M. Murphy Lawlis.
Prior to retirement, Wanneta worked as a nurses aide. Upon retirement, she served as a “classroom grandma” at HeadStart preschool. She was an...
Jamie Randolph
Feb 1, 2024
Jamie Randolph, 63, of Cadiz, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on February 1, 2024, at her home. She was born on November 9, 1960, a daughter of Pete Morandini and Dorothy Gale.
She was a homemaker.
She is survived by her children, Vicki Randolph, Chris Randolph, Kristen Morandini and Jame Randolph, all of Cadiz; a granddaughter, Kylie Virtue; 2 brothers, Howie Morandini and...
Dorita Elaine Billingsley
Jan 31, 2024
Dorita Elaine Billingsley, 69, of Hopedale, passed away on January 31, 2024, at Trinity West in Steubenville, Ohio with her family by her side. She was born May 26, 1954 in Steubenville, Ohio, a daughter of the late Melvin and Chick Byers and Harold and Dorothy Wickliff.
Dorita was a lifelong member of the Hopedale American Legion Auxiliary. She was a...
Howard Eickleberry
Jan 31, 2024
Howard Eickleberry, 79, of Adena, passed away on Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at Gables Care Center, Hopedale, Ohio. He was born October 16, 1944 in Monroe County, Ohio a son of the late Simon Raymond and Mary Eleanor Wheeler Eickleberry.
Howard was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He worked as a coal miner and with New Rocky Valley Farms. He...
Henrietta Ann Goski McAfee
Jan 23, 2024
Henrietta Ann Goski McAfee, 85, of Jewett, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, at the Country Club Retirement Center, Dover, Ohio with her family by her side. She was born July 14, 1938, in Adena, Ohio, a daughter of the late Henry Mysona and Francis Potkoski Goski.
Henrietta was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was an...
Jane Ellen Wallace Willis
Jan 19, 2024
Jane Ellen Wallace Willis, 81, of Clermont, Georgia passed away on January 19, 2024. She was the fourth of ten children of Max and Phyllis (Heavilin) Wallace. Her parents preceded her in death.
Jane graduated from Cadiz High School in 1960 and worked for Eastern Airlines for a number of years. She settled in Atlanta, Georgia to marry Dan Delacy Willis...
Francis Richard Beckert
Jan 9, 2024
Francis Richard Beckert, 89, of Cadiz, passed away on Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born November 25, 1934 in Zanesville, Ohio a son of the late Francis W. and Emma Virginia Chapman Beckert.
Richard, along with his wife Nancy Beckert were the retired owners and operators of the former Finnical’s Pharmacy...
Ted A Zitko
Jan 9, 2024
Ted A. Zitko, 93, of Cadiz, Ohio, passed away on January 9, 2024, at the Harrison County Home. He was born on March 30, 1930, in Harrison County, Ohio, a son of the late Anthony and Anna (Saboley) Zitko.
He dedicated his career to the Department of Labor until his retirement in 1992. He was a lifelong member of...
Joyce Anne Johnson
Jan 6, 2024
Joyce Anne Johnson, 88, of Columbus, formerly of Adena, passed away on Saturday, January 6, 2024, at the Arbors of Carroll. She was born October 30, 1935, in Cadiz, Ohio a daughter of the late Paul Clifford and Pansy Martin Mehollin.
Joyce was a legal secretary and a lover of animals, especially horses and dogs.
She was preceded in...
Robert Gene Harubin
Jan 5, 2024
Robert Gene “Bob” Harubin, 69, of Cadiz, passed away on Friday, January 5, 2024 the Cleveland Clinic with his family by his side. He was born August 22, 1954 in Wheeling, West Virginia a son of the late Walter Pete and Elizabeth Jean Gray Harubin.
Upon graduating high school, Bob worked for the same company for the entirety of...
Ruth Carol Dept
Jan 1, 2024
Ruth Carol Dept, 90, of Cadiz, Ohio went to be with the Lord on January 1, 2024, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born March 26, 1933, in Cadiz, Ohio to the late John Coursey and Rebecca Bigsby Golsby.
Ruth was a nurse. She was also a member of the St. James AME Ladie’s Auxiliary, St. James AME Choir,...
Helen Mattern Phillippi
Dec 27, 2023
Helen Virginia Mattern Phillippi, 94, of Fishers, passed away peacefully December 27, 2023. She was born January 31, 1929 in Cadiz, Ohio to the late Reson Neil and Lila Work Mattern. Helen married Fredrick R. Phillippi September 29, 1950 and he preceded her in death May 17, 2019. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Helen was...
Roxann Miser
Dec 27, 2023
Roxann Miser, 48, of Hamilton formerly of Cadiz, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 27, 2023 in St. Clair Township, Butler County, Ohio. Roxann was born October 15, 1975 in Butler, Pennsylvania a daughter of Deborah Porter Wedlake of Cadiz and the late John William Walker.
She was a homemaker.
Roxann was preceded in death in addition to her father;...
Nancy Jean Thompson
Dec 21, 2023
Nancy Jean Thompson, 64, of Jewett, passed away on Thursday, December 21, 2023, at her home after a lengthy battle with Cancer. She was born November 4, 1959, in Madison, Wisconsin, a daughter of the late Dale Burns and Arlene Freiman Krall.
Nancy Joined the United States Marine Corps after High School in 1978 and served 8 years as an engine...
Gary Lee Daugherty
Dec 21, 2023
Gary Lee Daugherty, 73, of Cadiz, passed away on Thursday, December 21, 2023, at Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville, Ohio surrounded by his family. He was born on December 21, 1950, in Wheeling, West Virginia, a son of the late Richard Lee and Dorothy E. Nichols Daugherty.
Gary, along with his wife Vicki, owned and operated Blackie’s Garage...
Laura L Jones
Dec 20, 2023
Laura L Jones, 70, born in Cadiz, Ohio on November 8, 1953, went home to be with the Lord and family on December 20, 2023. She retired after 30 years from the Steubenville municipal court as the clerk of court. She was a devoted matriarch of her entire family.
She was preceded in death by her mother Vivian P....
Dwight W. Nichols
Dec 17, 2023
Dwight W. Nichols, 76, of Freeport, passed away on Sunday, December 17, 2023 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Dwight was born March 14, 1947 in Martins Ferry, Ohio a son of the late John Dee and Iris Lucille Gary Nichols
Dwight was a retired truck driver. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served in...
John Edwin Beatty
Dec 16, 2023
John Edwin Beatty, 69, of Steubenville, passed away on Saturday, December 16, 2023 at Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville, Ohio after a short illness. He was born July 10, 1954 in Weirton, West Virginia a son of the late Edwin Eugene and Anna Rosaleen Brannon Beatty.
John retired from Weirton Steel. He enjoyed working with his tools building...