Obituaries
Frankie Dot Cassell
Mar 15, 2024
Frankie Dot Cassell, 91, of Dover, formerly of Cadiz, passed away on Friday, March 15, 2024 at Aultman Hospital in Canton, surrounded by her family. She was born December 17, 1932 in Mannington, West Virginia a daughter of the late Charles and Genevieve Pearl Gray Booth.
Dot was a member of the Alliance Church in Dover and a past member of...
Nancy Kay Whitlatch
Mar 12, 2024
Nancy Kay Whitlatch, 77, of Cadiz, Ohio passed away on March 12, 2024, at Trinity West in Steubenville, Ohio. She was born on February 2,1947 in McArthur, Ohio, a daughter of the late George Thatcher Sr. and Minnie Pollard.
Over the years Nancy worked for the Lafferty Moose Lodge, R & F Coal Co. and Martin Marietta Materials. She also...
Meda R. Kovacik
Mar 5, 2024
Meda R. Kovacik, 93, of Amherst, Ohio formerly of Cadiz, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, with her family by her side. She was born June 2, 1930, in Glencoe, Ohio, a daughter of the late Harold “Popeye” and Mabel Shepherd Carlon.
She was a member of the First Church of Christ in Cadiz where was very active as a...
Ronald J. "Nemo" Nemeth
Mar 3, 2024
Ronald J. “Nemo” Nemeth, Jr., 59, of Jewett, Ohio passed away on March 3, 2024, at Harrison Community Hospital after a brief illness. He was born on January 29, 1965, in Jewett, Ohio, a son of Ronald and Patty Nemeth, Sr.
He enjoyed spending time with his mother and having his friends over to his house for cookouts. He never knew...
Jan Marinacci
Feb 26, 2024
Jan Marinacci of Newark, formerly of Cadiz, Ohio left this earthly life on February 26, 2024 at the Selma Markowitz Center of Central Ohio. She was born on July 22, 1942 in Holloway, Ohio to Donald and Freda (Anderson) Jones. In Heath, Ohio, she leaves behind a son and daughter in law, Eric and Lisa (Mattern) Marinacci, grandchildren, Jeremy (Ashley), Kylie,...
David L. Ness
Feb 23, 2024
David L. Ness, 82, of Cadiz, Ohio, passed away after a brief illness on Friday February 23, 2024, at the VA Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was born on March 5, 1941, in Bemidji, Minnesota to the late Clifford and Esther Nelson Ness.
David grew up on a farm in rural Northern Minnesota where he learned many of his mechanical skills...
Evalyn Renee Ralston
Feb 17, 2024
Evalyn Renee (Stewart) Ralston died very peacefully in her bed and ready to meet her Lord Jesus on Saturday, February 17, 2024.
Renee is the loving wife of William (Bob) Ralston Sr. of Rayland. She was proceeded in death by her parents Lenny Stewart and Bonnie (Dunlap) Stewart of Jewett as well as her younger brother David Robert Stewart of Jewett.
She...
Lorie Ann Fry
Feb 16, 2024
Lorie Ann Fry, 54, of New Athens, passed away on Friday, February 16, 2024 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born January 3, 1970 in Martins Ferry, Ohio a daughter of the late Edward Jack and Barbara Joyce O’Hara Fry, Sr.
Lorie Ann was a member of the Harrison Hills United Pentecostal Church and the Pine Valley Sportsman...
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...