Gloria “Sue” Center Pitcock, 80 yrs, passed away on Sunday, May 4th, 2025 in Riverside, California. She was born and raised in New Cumberland, WV to the late Williard and Genoa (Fryer) Center. She graduated from New Cumberland High School in 1962 and the Ohio Valley School of ...
William “Bill” James DeLeonardis, 85, of Richmond, Ohio, passed away on May 15, 2025. He was born on June 25, 1939, in Steubenville, Ohio, to the late Frank and Dorothy (Polen) DeLeonardis. In addition to his parents, Bill is preceded in death by his wife, Freda DeLeonardis; and his ...
Deacon Theodore P. Freeman, age 74, of Smithfield, Ohio, passed away peacefully on April 30, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. He was the beloved son of the late Orville and Emma V. (Perry) Freeman. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister Emma Jean Ponder. Deacon Freeman is survived by his devoted wife of 24 years, Phyllis (Sartor- Hargrove) Freeman, his children, grandchildren, great-grandchild, cherished niece, nieces, nephews, and friends. He will be dearly missed. Visitation will be held at 10:00 AM, followed by a Memorial Service at 11:00 AM, on Friday, ...
Darla J. Bednar, 77, of Wintersville, Ohio passed away on Monday, May 12, 2025 at Carriage Inn. She was born in Steubenville on February 4, 1948 a daughter of the late Raymond & Evelyn McCloskey Lawrence. She was a member of Wintersville Methodist Church and manager of The Great American Cookie Co. until her retirement. Darla was preceded in death by her sister Adele Blackburn and brother Richard Lawrence. She is survived by her husband Edward A. Bednar whom she married on July 14, 1972; sons Edward A. (Raquel) Bednar III & Charles M. Bednar; three grandchildren Logan, Alex & Vicky; ...
James D. Griffith of Wellsburg, WV passed away Tuesday, May 6th at Trinity West surrounded by his loving family. He worked at Weirton Steel for 37 years. He was truly an outdoorsman. He loved fishing, hunting, boating and especially golfing with his son David. He also restored many cars and raced dirt bikes. He also enjoyed traveling with his family. After his passing he leaves behind a brother Robert (Bob) Griffith and a sister Laurel Nieman and husband Greg many nieces and nephews. Preceded by his brother Gary and parents James and Mary Rita Griffith. He is survived by his ...
David Michael Gossett was born in Akron, OH. in 1952 to parents James and Helen Gossett. He studied journalism at Ohio University where he was largely involved in the reporting of anti-war protests in the early 1970s. He then went on to work for many Ohio Valley news and multimedia agencies such as the Herald Star, WLIT-AM, and Weirton Daily Times. During those early years at the Herald Star, he met his wife of over forty years, Loretta Campbell. He also worked at Weirton Steel for some years and served time as a union representative and a media liaison during the Stand Up for Steel ...
