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Obituaries

MARTIN PALIAN JR.

It is with deep sadness that we announce Martin Thomas Palian, Jr., 88, passed away peacefully on April 27, 2026. He was born on February 28, 1938, in Bellaire, Ohio, to Martin Thomas Palian, Sr. and Vincentia “Vinnie” Horvath Palian. Martin was a proud 1956 graduate of Bellaire High ...

SENATOR JAMES E. CARNES

Senator James E. Carnes, 84, of St. Clairsville, Ohio, passed away peacefully at his home on April 25, 2026. He was born on February 19, 1942, in Wheeling, West Virginia, a son of the late Edward A. and Avis E. (Hoop) Carnes of Flushing. In addition to his parents, Jim was preceded in death ...

MICHAEL SHUTLER

Michael Joseph “Mike” Shutler, 72, of Mineral Wells, West Virginia, died April 26, 2026, in Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born March 23, 1954, in Wheeling, West Virginia, son of the late Charles F. Shutler and Kathleen M. Barrett Shutler. Mike was a retired grocery store manager ...

PATTY VANDYNE

Patty Lou Crum VanDyne, 85, of Beallsville passed away, Sunday, April 26 following a long illness. Visitation will be held Thurs., Apr. 30 from 2-4pm and 6-8pm at Wilson Funeral Home, Harper Chapel, where funeral services will be held Fri., May 1 at 11am. Burial follows in Beallsville ...

BETTY STONOVICH

Betty Sue Stonovich, 82, of Pleasant Grove, OH, passed away Thursday, March 26th, 2026. She was born on December 2, 1943, she was the daughter of the late George and Mary Stonovich. She is survived by two nieces, Georgia Beaver, Pawleys Island, SC and Sandra Frang, Tallmadge, OH; two ...

DIANE TAZAR

Diane Kay Tazar, 80, of Belmont, Ohio, passed away peacefully on April 13, 2026, in Liza’s Place, Wheeling, West Virginia. She was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio, on February 16, 1946, a daughter of the late August and Annabelle Childers Arcishewsky. Diane was a retired X-Ray Technician from ...