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ROSE BUSACK-LEINWEBER

Rose M. Busack (Leinweber) of Bellaire, Ohio passed away on June 2nd, 2026. Rose was born June 18, 1925, the daughter of the late Amedeo & Adele (Molinari) Trella. Rose graduated from St. John’s High School and then worked to support the war effort during World War II. In August 1946, ...

DONALD BERNOSKY

Donald Louis Bernosky, age 83 of Adena, passed away May 29, 2026, at his home. He was born May 18, 1943, in Martins Ferry, Ohio, to parents Walter and Mary (Barabasz) Bernosky. Don graduated from Adena High School in 1961. Shortly after, he joined the United States Air Force and proudly ...

CHARLES ‘CHICO’ GODAWAY

Charles George “Chico” Godaway, 80, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, died May 23, 2026, in Park Health Center. He was born in Martins Ferry, January 24, 1946, the son of the late Andy Godaway and Agnes Ballog Godaway. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother Stanley (Patricia) Godaway. A graduate of St. Clairsville High School in 1964, Chico went on to serve his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1967. Charles was a retired supervisor and coal miner from the former Hanna Coal Company’s Rose Valley Mine near Cadiz and worked ...

ADA KOPYAR

Ada Arlene Kopyar, lovingly known as “Grandma,” went to her heavenly reward on Saturday evening, May 30, 2026, at Park Health Center in St. Clairsville, Ohio. Born on October 7, 1938, in Ozark, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Beulah Truex Gibbons and her stepfather, ...

JACK AKERS

Jack Lee Akers, 78, of Morristown, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He was born March 23, 1948, Morristown, Ohio, a son of the late Earl Wade and Cecil Estepp Akers. Jack was a retired coal miner who dedicated more than 50 years of service to the former R&F, Oxford Coal Mines, and CC Coal and Construction. A proud 1966 graduate of Union Local High School, he was a standout basketball player for the Jets during his high school years. Jack was an avid fan of the Ohio State Buckeyes and had a passion for attending car shows ...

CAROL BROWN

Carol Sue Brown, 79, of Dillonvale, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Trinity West Hospital, Steubenville. She was born on October 31, 1946, in Wheeling, the only child of the late Mike and Mary (Kovach) Laskowski. Carol was Lutheran by faith, a member of the Pine Valley ...