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Marcella M. Link, 94, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, died March 7, 2024, in Emerald Pointe Care Center, Barnesville, Ohio. She was born November 26, 1929, in Wheeling, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Joseph and Manetta Fralinger Kammer. Marcella was a wonderful and loving mother, ...

JOHN SEMPKOWSKI

John Henry Sempkowski, 68, of Rayland, Ohio passed away peacefully at his residence on Saturday, March 9, 2024. He was born July 2, 1955 a son of the late Thomas Maynard Cominsky and surviving mother, Ida (Hayman) Cominsky. He was a proud Coal Miner and Fire Boss at various Coal Mines, ...

BRUCE STOLZ

Bruce Elliott Stolz, loving husband, father, grandfather and brother, went to be with his Heavenly Father Thursday, March 7, 2024. He was born in North Wheeling Hospital, January 2, 1949 to the late Sydney and Dorothy Jean (Brinker) Stolz. Bruce was a 1967 graduate of Bellaire High School, attended Kent State University and graduated from West Liberty State College with a Bachelor’s in Education. Always involved in sports, he also played for the former local Semi-pro football team, the Ohio Valley Panthers. His love for sports, and the Bellaire Big Reds, made for a very successful ...

JAMES BROWN

James E. Brown, 79, of Cadiz, Ohio, passed away on Monday March 11, 2024. Friends will be received Thursday 6 until the time of Masonic Services at 8 p.m. and also on Friday March 15, 2024, from 10 until the time of service at 11:00 a.m., at Borkoski Funeral Home 555 East Market Street, Cadiz, OH. Offer online condolences at www. borkoskifuneral.com

KENNETH “BOB” SIMPSON

Kenneth R. “Bob” Simpson, 81, of Wintersville, Ohio, went to be with the angels on Sunday, March 10, 2024 at Trinity West. He was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio on March 8, 1943 a son of the late Kenneth & Evelyn Adams Simpson. Bob attended Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church and retired from Big Bear Plus as store director and also ADP, Pittsburgh, PA. Bob was preceded in death by his daughter-in-law Candace Simpson and sister Karen Howell. Bob is survived by his wife Jeanne C. Holzopfel Simpson; son Robert; daughter Tracy; brother David; sister Sandra Hostetler; granddaughters ...

STEPHANIE JOHNSON

Stephanie Diamond Johnson, 43, of Bridgeport, OH passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2024, at Wheeling Hospital. She was born August 7, 1980, in Bellaire, OH, a daughter of Joanna and Larry Lee Palmer of Pipe Creek and the late John A. Johnson II. Stephanie was a former nurses aid and was a Methodist by faith. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Edith and Diamond McKelvey, James and Virginia Palmer; paternal grandparents, Dorothy and Donald Whetstone. Surviving are her parents, Joanna and Larry Lee Palmer; her husband, Brent Lawrence ...