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CHARLES “DUKE” JAMES

Charles “Duke” James, 86, a resident of Bloomingdale, Ohio, passed away peacefully on June 6, 2024 at Lancia Vista Royale. He was born May 21, 1938 in Steubenville, Ohio. He leaves behind a legacy of love and passion for the outdoors, trains, and planes. Known for being a man of few ...

PATRICIA VAN BENEDEN

It was a glorious day on March 26th, 1942, when Patricia Dematte was born to Sarah Henry and William Harold Demette. Pat graduated in 1960 from Dillonvale High School with honors. She then attended Elliots Business School in Wheeling, WV. A year later, she enrolled at the Ohio University and continued to work in the main office of the New Co-Oper- ations Company. She graduated with honors from OU and received her master’s degree. She met the love of her life, Jerry VanBenden. After a short romance, they married at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Tiltonsville. Ohio, on June 5th, ...

Scorching heat keeps grip on Southwest U.S.

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The first heat wave of the year maintained its grip on the U.S. Southwest on Friday, a day after records tumbled across the region as temperatures soared past 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius) from California to Arizona. Although the official start of summer is still two weeks away, roughly half of Arizona and Nevada were under an excessive heat alert, which the National Weather Service extended until Friday evening. The alert was extended through Saturday in Las Vegas, where it’s never been hotter this early in the year. Temperatures were expected to ...

GERRI CLORE

Gerri (Snyder) Clore, 85, of Newcomerstown, Ohio formerly of Jewett, Ohio passed away June 4th, 2024 at Union Hospital following a lengthy illness. She was the daughter of the late Edward and Elizabeth Dunlap Snyder. Gerri was born December 22, 1938. She is survived by her brother Charles ...

PATRICIA BENEDEN

Patricia Van Beneden, 82, formerly of Tiltonsville, OH, passed away, Friday, May 31, 2024, at Oakmont Manor Nursing Home, in Flatwoods, Kentucky. Friends will be received to pay tribute to Patricia and celebrate her life on Sunday, June 9th, from 4-7, at the Borkoski Funeral Home, Tiltonsville, OH. Funeral Liturgy with Mass will be Monday, 9:30 am, from St Joseph Catholic Church, Tiltonsville, OH, with Father William Cross. Full obituary to run on Saturday, June 8th. Online condolences may be offered at www.borkoskifuneral homes.com

FRANK BLACKBURN

Frank Ross Blackburn, 75, of Bloomingdale, Ohio, passed away at the Select Specialty Care, Wheeling, WV on June 5, 2024. Frank was born on March 6, 1949 in Steubenville OH to Jacob and Dorothy Blackburn. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Terry Lee Blackburn, a dear daughter, Denise Rawson, and a precious granddaughter, Chloe Rawson. As a young man, Frank attended Finley Methodist Church, Steubenville, and the Bloomingdale Church of God. He was a 1968 graduate of Wayne High School and served in the United States Air Force from 1968 to 1973 as an Aerospace ...