Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Athens, Coolville, Pomeroy, OH and surrounding areas.

Patricia Ann Life

Patricia Ann Life

Jan 7, 2021

Patricia Ann Life REEDSVILLE—Patricia Ann Life, 81, of Reedsville, OH passed away Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021 at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital. She was born March, 5, 1939 in Brookville, OH, daughter of the late Leonard and Nora King. Patricia retired from Eastern Local Schools and was a member of Mt. Herman U.B. Church. She is survived by her children, Terry (Regina)...

Saundra "Sauny" Martin

Saundra "Sauny" Martin

Jan 4, 2021

Saundra “Sauny” Martin GUYSVILLE—Saundra “Sauny” Martin passed away early Monday morning January 4, 2021 at Arcadia Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Coolville, Ohio. She was born October 20, 1939 in Stewart, Ohio as the only child of the late Howard and Roberta Minerd Dailey. She is survived by her son, Steve Pugh and wife Sandy and much loved grandson,...

Karen Sue Clark

Karen Sue Clark

Jan 2, 2021

Karen Clark Langsville - Karen Sue Clark, 74 of Langsville OH, passed away peacefully at her home on January 2, 2021. She was born at Akron General Hospital to Roy Bierhup and Ruth (Kreibel) on September 20, 1946. She was preceded in death by her husband Alva and daughter, Beth in 2016. She is survived by her remaining children: Tara...

Maxine Linscott

Maxine Linscott

Jan 1, 2021

Maxine Linscott GLOUSTER—Maxine Linscott, 98. Of Glouster, OH, passed away Jan. 1, 2021 at Hickory Creek Nursing Center. Born Oct. 5, 1922 in Athens County, Maxine is the daughter of the late Leland and Lucille Thompson. Maxine worked at Jacksonville-Trimble School for several years before moving to Somerset, Pennsylvania, where she retired as a secretary from the Somerset Area School...

Nancy Marcinko

Nancy Marcinko

Dec 30, 2020

Nancy Marcinko Beloved mother, grandmother, and friend Nancy Rose Marcinko, 76, entered into eternal life on December 30, 2020 peacefully in her sleep. Nancy will be missed dearly but never forgotten. Nancy was born September 25, 1944 in Huntington, West Virginia the daughter of O.B. and Ethel New. Nancy attended Wahama High School in Mason, West Virginia. She was employed...

Eleanor Jean Seidenabel

Eleanor Jean Seidenabel

Dec 26, 2020

Eleanor Jean Smith Seidenabel Pomeroy - Eleanor Jean Smith Seidenabel, 97, of Pomeroy passed away Saturday evening, December 26, 2020, at Holzer Meigs ED in Pomeroy. She was born May 31, 1923, in Pomeroy, Ohio, daughter of the late Anthony and Lillian Duerr Smith. Jean was a 1939 graduate of Pomeroy High School. Her entire life was spent in Pomeroy...

Donna Welch

Donna Welch

Dec 25, 2020

Donna Welch COOLVILLE—Donna Welch, 71, of Coolville, OH, passed away Friday, Dec. 25, 2020 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born Sept. 15, 1949 in Coolville, OH, daughter of the late Ira and Bessie Bowman Brawley. Donna is survived by a daughter, Missy and Brian Rose; son, Chris and Tina Welch; 8 grandchildren, Cody Graham, Jade Welch, Shanda Welch, Brent...

Peggy Enoch Bradley

Peggy Enoch Bradley

Dec 24, 2020

Peggy Enoch Bradley PARKERSBURG— Peggy Enoch Bradley, 78, of Southside Parkersburg, WV, passed away Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020 at t Willows Center in Parkersburg, WV. She was born Nov. 8, 1942 in Belpre, OH, daughter of the late Gerald and Sarah Shaffer Furner. She is survived by a son, Bob and Loraine Enoch; daughter, Nancy and Jim Sayer; 3 grandchildren,...

William D. Stoessel

William D. Stoessel

Dec 23, 2020

William D. Stoessel, loving husband, father and grandfather, peacefully passed away on the morning of Wednesday, Dec. 23, in Athens, OH at the age of 82 with his wife of 49 years by his side. A resident of Athens, Bill was born in Delaware and grew up in Connecticut, but spent the majority of his adult life in Hudson, OH....

Lloyd Brooks

Lloyd Brooks

Dec 23, 2020

Lloyd Brooks COOLVILLE—Lloyd Brooks, 77, of Coolville, OH, passed away Wednesday, Dec 23, 2020 at the Holzer-Meigs Emergency Department in Pomeroy, OH. He was born Sept. 30, 1943 in Belpre, OH, son of the late Paul E. and Mildred V. Pullins Brooks. He was a member of the Alfred United Methodist Church, where he was once a youth group leader...

Lewis Raymond Stoncel

Lewis Raymond Stoncel

Dec 22, 2020

ATHENS - Lewis Raymond “Ray” Stoncel, 78 of Athens, went to be with The Lord Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at his home surrounded by family. Born August 18, 1942 in Glouster, he was the son of the late Robert F. And Mary England Stoncel.

After graduating high school, Ray went to work in telecommunications for Norfolk Rail Road then...

Helen Irene Blankenship

Helen Irene Blankenship

Dec 22, 2020

Helen Blankenship VIENNA—Helen Irene Blankenship, 86, of Vienna, WV, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020 at Marietta Memorial She was born July 8, 1934 in Parkersburg, WV, daughter of the late George and Nancy Wyers Farley. Helen is survived by 2 sons, Brian and Beth Rippeto of Belpre, OH and Kevin and Teresa Rippeto of Davisville, WV; 6 grandchildren and...

Carolyn J. Hanson

Carolyn J. Hanson

Dec 21, 2020

CHAUNCEY - Carolyn J. Hanson, 79 of Chauncey, went to be with The Lord Monday evening, December 21, 2020 surrounded by family. Born May 7, 1941 in Cleveland, she was the daughter of the late Charles Raymond and Mabel Lena Bradshaw Howard. She was a beloved mother and grandmother who will be missed dearly by her family.

She is survived...

Wilma D. Douglas

Wilma D. Douglas

Dec 21, 2020

ATHENS - Wilma D. Douglas, 89, of Athens, went to be with the Lord early Monday morning, December 21, 2020 at Hickory Creek Nursing Center.

Born March 8, 1931 in Athens, she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Jessie Tittle Hart.

Wilma was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She also was a member of The Vore Ridge...

Phyllis Tanner

Phyllis Tanner

Dec 21, 2020

Phyllis Tanner GUYSVILLE—Phyllis Tanner, 94, of Guysville, OH passed away Monday, Dec. 21, 2020 at her residence. She was born July 29, 1926 in Clay, WV, daughter of the late John Leonard and Leota McCracken Reed. Phyllis was a member of the Athens Unitarian Church and attended Stewart Methodist Church. She is survived by 3 sons, Ed Tanner, Robert Tanner...

Robert Leon Sawyers

Robert Leon Sawyers

Dec 19, 2020

Robert Leon Sawyers ALBANY— Robert Leon Sawyers, 74, of Albany, OH, passed away Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020 at the Holzer-Meigs Emergency Dept. In Pomeroy, OH. Arrangements will be announced later.

Sara Louise MacLaughlin Foster

Sara Louise MacLaughlin Foster

Dec 18, 2020

Sara Louise MacLaughlin Foster passed away on December 18, 2020 at O’Bleness Hospital in Athens, Ohio, due to complications related to pneumonia and Parkinson’s disease.

Sara was born on October 25, 1938 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Hermine Elizabeth Harte MacLaughlin and Lewis Henry MacLaughlin II.  She attended Wilmington College and the University of Cincinnati, earning a BA in Education.  While...

Dwight B. Groce

Dwight B. Groce

Dec 14, 2020

THE PLAINS - Dwight B Groce, 103, of The Plains, died Monday, December 14, 2020 at Kimes Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

Born October 22, 1917 in Salem, Ohio, he was the son of the late Curt and Ruth McNeal Groce.

He was a 1935 graduate of The Plains High School and was retired from McBee’s after 45 years of service....

Thomas Eugene Hoffner

Thomas Eugene Hoffner

Dec 14, 2020

Middleport - Thomas Eugene Hoffner, 68, of Middleport, died Monday, December 14, 2020 at his residence in Middleport. Born May 25, 1952 in Mason, WV, he was the son of the late Lee Albert and Yvonne Graham Hoffner. Tom was retired boilermaker and a member of the Pomeroy Eagles 2171 since 1970. He rode and volunteered with the Heaven Saints...

Michael William Lowe

Michael William Lowe

Dec 13, 2020

Michael William Lowe BELPRE—Michael William Lowe, 46, of Belpre, Ohio passed away December 13, 2020 at 4:24 P.M., at Marietta Memorial Hospital from complications of Covid. He was born January 6, 1974. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, loved to cook, singing karaoke, playing his guitar, most of all he loved spending time with his family. He was a Warren High School...