Dean William Welsch
Jul 23, 2017
Dean William Welsch, 86, of Lowell, died Sunday, July 23, 2017 in Belpre. Born October 16, 1930 in Marietta, Ohio, he was the son of the late William and Bertha Pabst Welsch. Dean was a 1948 graduate of Lowell High School. He had retired from Globe Metalurgical in 1986. He was a member of St. John's Evangelical Church. Dean also...
Betty Marie Kraynak
Jul 23, 2017
Betty Marie Kraynak, 81, of Marietta, Ohio died Sunday, July 23, 2017 in Marietta. She was born on December 26, 1935 in Marietta, to the late Everett and Florence Miller Lauer. She was a 1953 graduate of Lower Salem High School and had worked as an operator for Ohio Bell Telephone Company. Betty was a member of The Basilica of...
Debora Katherine Miller
Jul 20, 2017
Debora "Debi" Bauer Miller, 61, of Kent, OH, died Thursday evening, July 20, 2017 in Cleveland, resulting from complications of an autoimmune disorder. She was born November 9, 1955 in Marietta, a daughter of Theodore and Ruth Valentine Bauer. Debi was a 1974 graduate of Marietta High School and had attended Kent State University, where she had been employed for...
Grace Murdayne Harrison
Jul 18, 2017
Grace Murdayne Harrison, 87, formerly of Williamstown, died Tuesday July 18, 2017 in Marietta, Ohio. She was born October 1, 1929 in Grantsville, WV to the late Harley and Ada Jarvis Lynch. As a young woman, Grace received her nurse's training at St. Joseph School of Nursing in Parkersburg before working at the Cleveland Clinic as a registered nurse. She...
George Michael Kraynak
Jul 16, 2017
George Michael Kraynak, 82, of Marietta, Ohio died Sunday, July 16, 2017 in Marietta. He was born on September 3, 1934 in Clairton, PA to the late John and Susanna Bihary Kraynak. George was a graduate of Marietta College with a degree in Petroleum Engineering. He served in the Navy during the Korean War. George had been employed with Borg-Warner...
Larry Joe Richards
Jul 15, 2017
Larry Joe Richards, 42, of Lowell, Ohio died July 15, 2017, in Marietta, Ohio. He was born February 8, 1975 in Parkersburg, WV. His parents were Larry and Ann Jennings Richards. Larry was employed by Burkhart Trucking as a mechanic. He enjoyed spending time with his children, family and going hunting. Larry is survived by his mother, Ann Francis (Harold)...
Vivian Lee Burke
Jul 10, 2017
Vivian L. Burke, 90, of Marietta, Ohio, died Monday, July 10, 2017 at the Arbors of Marietta. She was born on July 11, 1926 in Marietta to James and Lillian Beard. Vivian was a 1945 graduate of Marietta High School, and attended West Virginia State College. She retired from Marietta City Schools after 22 years of employment as a registered...
Ludivina Lang
Jul 9, 2017
Ludivina Lang, 68, of Marietta, died July 9, 2017 at her home. Born December 31, 1948 in Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico, she was a daughter of the late Carlos and Mercedes Huerta Medina. She had worked in sales for 16 years at Elder Beerman Department Store, retiring in 2004. She was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and...
Michael Scott Christy
Jul 7, 2017
Michael Scott Christy, 33, of Marietta, Ohio, died Friday, July 7, 2017 at Ohio State Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. He was born on December 28, 1983 in Columbus to James Michael and Jennifer Joyce Christy. Michael was a 2003 graduate of Parkersburg Catholic High School. He had worked with his family in their business, 134 Bistro. He was a...
Eric John Johnson
Jul 7, 2017
Eric John Johnson, 37, of Vincent, Ohio, died suddenly, Friday, July 7, 2017 at his home. He was born on April 2, 1980, in Buffalo, NY, to Stephen W. and Judy Bauda Johnson. Eric recently graduated from Washington State Community College with an Associate's Degree in social work, and was board licensed as a counselor, social worker, marriage and family...
William Bird Mason
Jul 6, 2017
William Bird "Bill" Mason, 76, of Marietta, Ohio, departed this life on Thursday, July 6, 2017 after more than a decade of fighting cancer. He was born in Flushing, NY on June 10, 1941 to the late William Blakeman Mason and Constance Henderson Mason. His middle name was selected to honor his mother's long time polio patient, Bird Sweet of...
Linda Sue Peters
Jul 3, 2017
Linda Sue Peters, 66, of Williamstown, WV, died Monday, July 3, 2017 at Heartland of Marietta. She was born on February 24, 1951 in Marietta, to James Robert and Nellie Maude Lowe Jackson. Lynn graduated from Fort Frye High School in 1969. She retired from Mid Ohio Valley Line in 2016. Lynn enjoyed making crafts and her dog, Daisy. She...
Bradley Reed Russell
Jul 2, 2017
Bradley Reed Russell, 73, of Lowell, died Sunday, July 2, 2017. Born May 9, 1944 in Akron, OH, he was a son of the late John and Ella Hupp Russell. He was a Vietnam War veteran, having served with the U. S. Army from 1967-1973. Brad had retired as a bus driver for Fort Frye Local Schools. He also had...
Mary Therese Scharff
Jun 30, 2017
Mary Therese "Petey" Scharff, 61, of Marietta, died June 30, 2017 at her home. Born April 28, 1956 in Marietta, she was a daughter of the late George and Mary Tomana Scharff. She had worked for many years as an independent provider for Ewing School. Petey enjoyed time spent with family and friends. She would gather items from her garden...
David Harold Davis
Jun 24, 2017
David Harold Davis, 66, of Marietta passed peacefully on June 24, 2017 from complications following surgery at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, surrounded by his loving family. He was born February 15, 1951 in Morgantown, WV, to the late Harold and Thelma (Snodgrass) Davis. Dave retired in June 2016 from Marietta City Schools, where he had served as the Transportation/Facilities/Safety...
Martha Ann Kestermeier
Jun 22, 2017
Martha Ann Kestermeier, 86, formerly of Marietta, Ohio, died Thursday, June 22, 2017 at her and her twin sister's home in Hamilton, Virginia. She was born on June 28, 1930 in Marietta, Ohio, to Albert Henry and Eleanor Mae Snodgrass Kestermeier. Martha got her Bachelor of Science from St. Mary of the Springs in Columbus, Ohio, and her Masters in...
Jerry Robert Buckley
Jun 20, 2017
Jerry R. Buckley, 85, of Williamstown, WV died on June 20 at Marietta Memorial Hospital with his wife at his side. He was born in Marietta, Ohio. His parents were Willis Frederick Buckley and Laura Stevens Buckley. After serving in the U.S. Air Force he completed his college degree and earned a Masters of Divinity from Andover Newton Theological School....
Michael Lee King
Jun 19, 2017
Michael Lee "Mike" King, 68, of Marietta, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, June 19, 2017 in Marietta. He was born on January 13, 1949 in Milford, DE, to the late Martin and Rose Procek King. Mike graduated from Shepherd College in Shepherdstown, WV and received a Masters degree from Ohio University. He taught for over 30...
Dayton Eugene Karcher
Jun 13, 2017
Dayton E. Karcher, 84, of Marietta, Ohio, passed away at his home, with his loving family by his side, on June 13, 2017. Dayton was born on April 4, 1933 in Marietta, Ohio to the late Merle Lee Karcher and Thelma (Berga) Karcher. He served four years in the U.S. Navy, during the Korean Conflict, as a Third Class Sonarman....
Martha Dell Cramer
Jun 12, 2017
Martha Zinser Cramer, 93, of Williamstown, WV, died Monday, June 12, 2017 at Belpre Landing Rehab and Nursing Facility. She was born in Chillicothe, IL, on February 13, 1924, to Ethel Hoffman and Ralph Arthur Zinser. Martha graduated in 1943 from Huntington High School and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Williamstown. She is survived by her...
