Obituaries

Milton Ronsheim
Aug 15, 2009
Milton McConnell Ronsheim, whose professional career spanned five decades, died Saturday, August 15, 2009, at the Harrison County Home in Cadiz, Ohio. He was 88. Born July 20, 1921, in Cadiz, his parents were the late Milton and Isabel (McConnell) Ronsheim. He graduated from Cadiz High School in 1939 and the College of Wooster (Class of 1943), Wooster, Ohio. Milton...

Vi Jones
Aug 3, 2009
Vi Jones, 87, Cadiz, died Monday, August 03, 2009 at the Harrison Community Hospital, Cadiz, Ohio. She was born October 12, 1921 in Novinger, Missouri a daughter of the late Walter and Frances Bonk. Vi was a member of the St. Teresa Catholic Church in Cadiz, a former employee of the Harrisville Clinic, and was the long time secretary for...

Ramona Zitko
Jul 28, 2009
Ramona E. Zitko, 80, of Lehigh Acres, FL, formerly of New Athens, died Tuesday in Lehigh Acres. She was born April 2, 1929 in New Athens, a daughter of the late George Ballog, Sr. and Rose DeLucas Ballog. Mrs. Zitko was a retired school cafeteria cook at the Franklin School in New Athens. In addition to her parents, she was...

Earl Swann
Jul 9, 2009
Earl Swann, 90, Cadiz, died Thursday, July 10, 2009, at the Harrison County Home, Cadiz, Ohio. He was born December 24, 1918 in Flushing, Ohio a son of the late Fred Andrew and Arizona Miller Swann. Earl was a member of the East Warren Street Church of Christ in Cadiz, a retired coal miner from R&F Coal Company after 32...

Rachel Henwood
Jun 16, 2009
Rachel Jenave Henwood, 91, Steubenville, Ohio formerly of Cadiz, died Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at her home. She was born August 7, 1917 in White Pine, West Virginia a daughter of the late Hamilton and Electa Norris Wease. Mrs. Henwood was a member of the New Life Worship Center in Weirton, West Virginia, and was a retired school secretary in...

Carol Ossman
Jun 10, 2009
Carol Jean Ossman, 57, of Jewett, Ohio died Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at her home. She was born April 29, 1952 in Steubenville, Ohio a daughter of the late Dormal (Red) and Ruby Mae Snyder Boyer. Carol was a member of the First Apostolic Church of Cadiz, where she was a Sunday School Teacher and Youth Leader. She enjoyed spending...

Mary Manbeck
Jun 3, 2009
Mary Frances Manbeck, 92, Cadiz, died Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at Harrison Community Hospital, Cadiz, Ohio. She was born August 8, 1916 in New Philadelphia, Ohio a daughter of the late Charles and Martha Christy McKnight. She was preceded in death in addition to her parents, by her husband Charles M. Manbeck in 1967; a son, Jerry â�œJakeâ Manbeck; 11...

Michael Slaga
May 30, 2009
Michael W. Slaga, 62, Harrisville, Ohio died Saturday, May 30, 2009 at Sienna Point Nursing Home, Adena, Ohio. He was born January 10, 1947 in Martins Ferry, Ohio a son of the late Walter and Mary Zurek Slaga. He was a former employee of Saginaw Mine for 29 years, Four Seasons Garden Center for 14 years, a member of the...

Marilyn Maroni
May 24, 2009
Marilyn Marie Maroni, 73, Cadiz, died Sunday, May 24, 2009 at her home. She was born June 4, 1935 in Scio, Ohio a daughter of the late Charles and Edna Twigg McDevitt. Marilyn was a member of Scott United Methodist Church in Cadiz; a retired employee of National City Bank; a past member of the Methodist Women, Harrison County Democratic...

Ruth Richards
May 23, 2009
Ruth May Richards, 87, of Niceville, FL, formerly of Cadiz, died May 23, 2009 at her home. She was born April 24, 1922 in Bannock, Ohio, a daughter of the late Charles and Margaret McKnight. Ruth was a Christian of the Methodist faith and was an industrious homemaker. She enjoyed crocheting, the stock market, crossword puzzles, and was a doll...

Elmer Carson
May 16, 2009
Elmer L. Carson, 95, of Dover, Ohio, formerly of Cadiz, Ohio, died Saturday, May 16, 2009 at Country Club Manor Nursing Home, Dover. He was born June 19, 1913 in Harrison County, Ohio, a son of the late William and Anna Belle Hamill Carson. Mr. Carson was a member of the New Philadelphia Church of Christ, and a founding member...

William Taggart
May 10, 2009
William Frank Taggart, 93, of Deersville, died Sunday, May 10, 2009 at his home. He was born May 8, 1916 in Nottingham Twp., Harrison Co., Ohio, a son of the late William Russell and Harriet Edna Dunlap Taggart. He was an Army Veteran of WW II and was a retired farmer, construction worker and coal mine laborer. In addition to...

Minnie Barr
May 9, 2009
Minnie Ann Barr, 71, Cadiz, died Saturday, May 9, 2009 at her home. She was born October 13, 1937 in Nottingham Township, Harrison County, Ohio a daughter of the late Clarence and Amanda Nichols Sterling. Minnie Ann was a former waitress having worked at several local restaurants. She was the first woman coal miner to work in the field for...

Stanley Ludwig
May 8, 2009
Stanley Ludwig, 80, of Cadiz, died Friday at his home. He was born December 8, 1928 in Martins Ferry, Ohio , a son of the late Joe and Rose Sikora Ludwig. Stanley was the retired Farm Project Manager for Hanna Coal Co., and was the retired owner and operator of Ludwig�s Caged Eggs and Ludwig�s Mobile Home Park in Cadiz....

Mary Burdett
May 2, 2009
Mary �Mickey� Maxine Jacobs Burdett , 78 of Cadiz, Ohio died Saturday, May 2, 2009 at Valley Hospice Center North, Steubenville, Ohio. She was born November 22, 1930 in Charleston, West Virginia a daughter of the late E. G. Beveridge and Albert Kyle. Mary was a retired nurse in private care, emergency room and nursing home care for over 30...

Mary Smith
May 2, 2009
Mary Margaret McFarlan Smith, 79, of Cadiz, died Saturday, May 2, 2009 at Wheeling Hospital. She was born June 27, 1929 in Cadiz, a daughter of the late Alonzo Oliver and Margaret Lemmon McFarlan. Mrs. Smith was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Cadiz and served as an Elder and a Deacon there. She was a volunteer at Harrison...

Ruth Straub
Apr 26, 2009
Ruth Straub, 82, Cadiz, died Sunday April 26, 2009 at UPMC in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was born June 8, 1926 in Wheeling, West Virginia a daughter of the late Phillip and Sarah Schrumpf Fuller. Ruth was the owner/operator of the Meadowlark Inn, Cadiz; a member of the Cadiz Aerie #2162 Auxiliary; and the Hopedale American Legion Auxiliary. Ruth was preceded...

Edith Ledger
Apr 25, 2009
Edith Maxine Mills Ledger, 90, of Cadiz, died Saturday, April 25, 2009 at her home. She was born March 23, 1919 in Cadiz, Ohio, a daughter of the late George J. Mills and Mildred Long Mills White. She graduated from Cadiz High School in 1938, and was a member of St. Teresa�s Catholic Church in Cadiz. In addition to her...

Howard Harkins
Apr 19, 2009
Howard F. Harkins, 80, of Jewett, Ohio, died Sunday at his home. He was born Sept. 22, 1928 in Bradley, Ohio, a son of the late Pearl Hugh and Mildred Riley Harkins. He was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church near Jewett and was a retired Welder from Consolidation Coal Co. He was a member of the UMWA, the...

Ruth Enoch
Apr 15, 2009
Ruth K. Ford Johnson Enoch, 83, Cadiz, died Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at Trinity West, Steubenville, Ohio. She was born August 26, 1925 in Steubenville, Ohio a daughter of the late George Tyler and Iona Miller Tyler Stephenson. She was a member of the First Church of Christ in Cadiz; a Past Matron, Unionport Chapter 346, Order of the Eastern...