Bettie Rae Mattern of Wintersville, Ohio, passed away peacefully on October 31, 2025, at the Valley Hospice North Care Center. She was born on March 2, 1943, the eldest daughter of the late James Sr. and Agnes Cash. Along with her parents, Bettie was preceded in death by her son, Tobby ...

Joseph Christian Stewart passed away on Saturday, November 1, 2025 at Wheeling Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born on August 28, 1960 in Martins Ferry, Ohio where he lived his whole life except for a short stay in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Joe was preceded in death by his ...

Francis “Jake” Elwood Wells, a beloved father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully on November 3, 2025, in Bellaire, Ohio, at the age of 93. Born on January 15, 1932, in Belmont County, Ohio, he lived a life marked by dedication to his family and service to his ...

Msgr. John C. Kolesar, a Diocese of Steubenville priest retired from active parish ministry, died Oct. 28 at the age of 86. He was born April 13, 1939, in Unionport, Ohio, a son of the late John Charles and Mary Helen Skolosh Kolesar. Msgr. Kolesar began his education at Anderson Elementary ...

Carl Joseph Pierce, 78, of Belmont, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at Wheeling Hospital. He was born October 4, 1947, at home in Glencoe, Ohio a son of the late Joseph Robert Pierce and Elizabeth Ann Seevers Pierce. He was a retired coal miner for the Saginaw Mining Company. ...

Kenneth Louis DelVecchio, 85, of Rayland, OH, passed away, Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at New Life Hospice Center, in Lorain, OH. Ken was born on August 5, 1940, in Martins Ferry, OH, to the late Anthony and Alma (Deluca) DelVecchio. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by ...