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ANN SWEARINGEN

Ann Michele Swearingen, 68, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 3, 2025, at West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh after a courageous battle with leukemia. She was born March 7, 1957, in Kingston, New York, a daughter of the late John and Esther Ritvanen Schroeder. Ann retired as a Physical Therapist after 44 years. She worked at Peterson Rehabilitation, East Ohio Regional Hospital, and Trinity Health System. She was a member of the Oglebay Woodcarvers Guild and the St. Mary Catholic Church in Martins Ferry. Ann was a pillar of strength for all those around ...

CHARLOTTE BERZE

Charlotte J. Berze, 83, of Yorkville, OH, passed away, Sunday, April 6, 2025, at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home, in Wheeling, WV. Charlotte was born on February 26, 1942, in Glen Robbins, OH, to the late James and Margaret (Kalman) Vargo. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Leon Berze. Charlotte worked at East Ohio Regional Hospital for over ten years as a Medical Transcriber. In her free time, she loved listening to John Denver’s music. Most importantly, Charlotte was a devoted mother and grandmother. She loved spending time with her ...

LARRY AKERS

Larry Allan Akers, age 84 of Wheeling, WV died Tuesday, April 1, 2025 in Trinity West, Steubenville, OH. He was born October 8, 1940 in Tiltonsville, OH the son of the late Melvin and Ruth Jones Akers. Larry was a retired Disabled Veterans Representative from Wheeling Job Services and ...

PAUL (MORRY) BETTINI

It is with deep sadness and a heavy heart that we share the passing of our beloved brother, Paul (Morry) Bettini, on February 13th in Fairhope, AL, after a brief illness. He was born on September 26, 1943, in Martins Ferry, OH, to the late Sam and Anne Orban Bettini. He was a 1961 ...

JOHN STROPE

John Thomas Strope, 73, of Bellaire passed away Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at Wheeling Hospital. He was born November 13, 1951, in Wheeling, WV, the son of the late Paul and Beatrice (Schellenberg) Strope. He retired from the Village of Bellaire Water Treatment Plant and was Methodist by ...

BESSIE “BETTY” BRUNO

Bessie “Betty” Katharine (Krotky) Bruno, 98, died March 19, 2025,at the BrightStar Senior Living/Memory Care Center in Mason, Ohio, where she had been a resident since May 2021. Previously, Betty had lived in Willow Grove near Neffs, Belmont County, Ohio, for over 85 years. Recently she ...