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Obituaries

DONALD J. ALBERS

Donald John Albers, 91, of St. Clairsville, OH, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at Symphony at Olmsted Falls Memory Care, where he was regularly visited by his children since moving there in December 2024. Don was born in the town of Alton, IL on May 25, 1934, to Arthur J. ...

MARY ELLEN PALENICEK

The world lost a true firecracker this week. Mary Ellen Palenicek, 94, passed away peacefully on October 7, leaving behind a trail of laughter, love, and a legacy of fierce independence that won’t soon be forgotten. Born with a spark that only grew brighter with age, Mary Ellen lived life ...

KATHERINE PORTER

Katherine C. Porter, 73, of Bridgeport passed away Sunday October 5, 2025, at Park Health Center, St. Clairsville, Ohio. She was born September 16, 1952, in Wheeling, a daughter of the late Robert and Helen (Taozza) Allen. She was a retired employee of Wheeling Community College for over 30 ...

GEORGE ‘BUGS’ PALMER SR.

George J. “Bugs” Palmer Sr., 78, of Shadyside, Ohio, died Friday, October 3, 2025, in Wheeling Hospital surrounded by loved ones. He was born January 21, 1947, in Jacobsburg, Ohio, a son of the late George O. “Buss” Palmer and Elizabeth E. Brown Palmer. George was a retired plant ...

SALLY LEE MYERS

Sally Lee Pyle Myers, 87, of Belmont, Ohio, passed away on Friday, October 3, 2025, at Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville, Ohio. She was born December 1, 1937, in Centerville, Ohio a daughter of the late Paul L. Pyle Sr. and Margaret “Marge” Wright Pyle. Sally was a homemaker. ...

MARY BALLARD

Mary C. Ballard, 92, of Woodsfield, Ohio, passed away Friday. Calling fours 4-6 p.m. Wednesday; funeral service 11 a.m. Thursday at the Bauer-Turner Funeral Home, Woodsfield.