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JOHN PRINCIPE, JR.

JOHN ANTHONY PRINCIPE, JR, 76, of Martins Ferry, OH, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2022. John was born in Wheeling, WV on March 23, 1946, he was the son of the late John A. and Rose (Cardullo) Principe. He was a retired employee of the former Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Steubenville plant. He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church; Past President and ten year secretary of the former Eagles Arie 456 of Martins Ferry; Past President M. F. Civics; Past second ward councilman, all of Martins Ferry In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by twin daughters, ...

SHERMAN LYONS JR.

Sherman Lyons Jr., 79, of Martins Ferry, died November 28, 2022. Visitation Thursday, 6-8 pm in the Wilson Funeral Home, Heslop Chapel, Martins Ferry. www.wilson funeralhomes.com.

RICHARD JOHNSON II

Richard A. Johnson II, 54 of Amsterdam died Monday. Private service at Clark-Kirkland-Barr Funeral Home, Cadiz.

REBECCA LIPINSKI

Rebecca Wallace Lipinski died November 14. Visitation Friday 10:30 until service at 11:30, Deersville UMC. Clark-Kirkland-Barr Funeral Home, Cadiz.

LAWRENCE ZANI

Lawrence Emil (Larry) Zani, 95 peacefully passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Wheeling, WV. He was born on November 9, 1927, in Bridgeport, OH the son of the late Joseph and Erminia (Moggio) Zani. He was retired from the Norfolk Southern Railroad as a trainman and worked for many years with the US Postal Service. Larry was a veteran of the US Navy post WWII. Larry lived most of his life in Ohio, he was a lifelong Catholic and it is noted that he was the first male child baptized in the then brand-new St. Joseph’s Church in the ...

LAWRENCE CROOK, JR.

Lawrence Dale Crook Jr., 68, died Nov. 26, 2022. Visitation Thurs., 10am to time of service at 12pm at Wilson Funeral Home, Brookside. Burial, Mt. Calvary Cem etery, Wheeling. www.wilsonfuneral homes.com.