Obituaries

Bertha Weber

Bertha Weber

Feb 7, 2015

Bertha Mae Weber, 78, of Morgantown, passed away Saturday, February 7, 2015, at Sundale Nursing Home. She was born in Meridien, MS, on December 30, 1936, the daughter of the late Winston Williams and the late Myrtis (McDonald) Williams. Bertha was defined by two things in her life, her motherhood and her faith. She loved nothing more than being...

Chester Dove Cook

Chester Dove Cook

Feb 6, 2015

Chester “Chet” Dove Cook, 67, of Morgantown, passed away Friday, February 6, 2015, at Ruby Memorial Hospital. He was born in Logan, WV on December 10, 1947, the son of the late Chester Amos Cook and Martha Juanita (Dove) Cook. Chet attended WVU where he earned a BS in Journalism and a Masters in Communication Studies. He valued continuing...

Frank Balint

Frank Balint

Feb 6, 2015

Frank S. Balint, 90, of Morgantown, passed away at the home of his niece and nephew Louis & Kaye Pompili in which he made his home since 2009, on February 6, 2015. He was born on May 11, 1924 in Ward, WV, the son of the late Frank Balint and Agnes Enyedi Balint Gazsi. He was a graduate of...

Ronald Melvin Bolyard

Ronald Melvin Bolyard

Feb 2, 2015

Ronald Melvin Bolyard, 92, currently of Morgantown and formerly of Rowelsburg, passed away Monday afternoon, February 2, 2015 at Mapleshire Nursing Home & Rehabilitation Center of Morgantown. He was born March 7, 1922 in Pierce, WV, a son of the late Chester and Eunice Henline Bolyard. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Ginny Bolyard of Northport, NY;...

Lynn Marie Bradley

Lynn Marie Bradley

Jan 29, 2015

LYNNE MARIE EPPERLY BRADLEY, 60, of Morgantown, WV, passed away unexpectedly with her family and close friends by her side on January 29, 2015, at Ruby Memorial Hospital. Lynne was born November 6, 1954, in Parkersburg, WV, to Betty Epperly of Belpre, Ohio and the late John E. Epperly. She was a 1972 graduate of Belpre High School, Belpre,...

Janice Marie Cyzick

Janice Marie Cyzick

Jan 28, 2015

Janice Marie Cyzick, 73, Morgantown (formerly of Westover), passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at Mapleshire Nursing Home & Rehabilitation Center of Morgantown, WV. She was born in Morgantown on January 18, 1942, the daughter of the late Charles Junior and Bronwen Olivia (Jones) Maust. She was a 1959 graduate of Morgantown High School and retired in 2004 as...

Michael Verl Smith

Michael Verl Smith

Jan 28, 2015

Michael Verl Smith, 44, of Morgantown, passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at West Penn Hospital of Pittsburgh, PA after a lengthy illness. He was born in Morgantown on July 4, 1970, the only child of Linda Kay (Moore) Smith of Morgantown and the late Verl Junior “Smitty” Smith. In addition to his mother, survivors include his uncle and...

Margaret Gertrude Schmezer

Margaret Gertrude Schmezer

Jan 25, 2015

Margaret Gertrude (Dorn) Schmezer, passed away Sunday, January 25, 2015 at John Manchin Senior Healthcare Center of Fairmont, WV at the age of 99. She was born in Pittsburgh, PA on April 3, 1915 to Eva Marie (Wolf) Dorn and John Dorn. She grew up in Pittsburgh and married George P. Schmezer, Sr. at St. Martin de Torres Church...

William Dean "Bill" Gainor

William Dean "Bill" Gainor

Jan 24, 2015

William Dean “Bill” Gainor, 68, of Maidsville and formally of Clarksburg/Bridgeport, died at his home surrounded by family on Saturday morning, January 24, 2015 after a courageous but brief battle with cancer. He was born in Baltimore, MD on March 21, 1946, the son of Bretzel C. “Bill” Gainor and Jaunita Grace (Dean) Gainor. He is survived by his...

Elizabeth Nyle Dailey

Elizabeth Nyle Dailey

Jan 21, 2015

Elizabeth N. “Libby” Dailey, 85, formerly of Morgantown and Fairmont, passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2015 surrounded by her friends and family at Golden Living Center of Waynesburg, PA. She was born in Fairmont on November 8, 1929, the daughter of the late Milton and Linda Mae (Tennant) Morris. She is also preceded in death by her beloved husband,...

Shirong "Susan" Pan

Shirong "Susan" Pan

Jan 19, 2015

Shirong "Susan" Pan, 51, of Morgantown, passed away unexpectedly Monday, January 19, 2015 in the emergency department of Ruby Memorial Hospital. She was born in Anhui, China on September 4, 1963, a daughter of the late Ruixuan Pan, and Zhongming (Hu) Pan who survives her in Naning, China. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband,...

Ada Mae Bellay

Ada Mae Bellay

Jan 19, 2015

Ada Mae Welch Bellay, 78, Morgantown, passed away Monday, January 19, 2015 peacefully at home. She was born on October 17, 1936, the daughter of the late William and May (Ray) Welch and was originally from Oakland, MD but made her home in Star City, WV. She was retired from the WVU Medical Center Library and was a member...

John Richard "Dick" Malcomson

John Richard "Dick" Malcomson

Jan 18, 2015

John Richard "Dick" Malcomson, 77, of Cheat Neck, passed away Sunday, January 18, 2015, at Mapleshire Nursing Home & Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Pittsburgh, PA on October 17, 1937, the son of the late Wilford Glenn Malcomson and Virginia Ellen (Dickinson) Malcomson. Dick graduated from Morgantown High School in 1955. He started his sales career at Jo...

Frank Albert Kisner

Frank Albert Kisner

Jan 14, 2015

Frank Albert Kisner, 66, of Morgantown, passed away Tuesday, January 14th at Ruby Memorial Hospital. He was born July 15, 1948 in Preston County, WV, a son of the late Perry Commodore and Virginia Ann Guminey Kisner. He is survived by his wife, Peggy Ann (Mayle) Kisner. In addition to his wife, he is survived by grandchildren and great...

Wanda Branney

Wanda Branney

Jan 14, 2015

Wanda L. Branney, 95, passed away peacefully in her sleep on January 14, 2015. She was preceded in death by her husband of fifty-eight years, Charles A. Branney, Sr. who died in 1996. She is survived by her four children, Charlotte Swisher Stansberry ( Fred) Charles A. Branney, Jr. (Joyce) Claudette Harrison (Vernon) and Wendy Gail Alke (Larry Lawson)....

George William Mcmillen

George William Mcmillen

Jan 13, 2015

George William McMillen, Jr., 43, of Bunker Hill passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at the Hospice of the Panhandle Inpatient Facility after his courageous battle with cancer. Born July 29, 1971 in Morgantown, WV. He is the son of Becky Hilling Whaley and husband, Randy Whaley of Bruceton Mills, WV and the late George William McMillen, Sr....

Sarah Mae Burgess

Sarah Mae Burgess

Jan 13, 2015

Sarah Mae Jackson Burgess, 79, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2015 surrounded by her family. She was born in Bruceton Mills on November 29, 1935, a daughter of the late Robert Frye Jackson and the late Hannah Alice Jackson Burns. She married and moved to Morgantown to stay in 1955. She worked for many years at the WVU Medical...

Gwendolyn Ann Hemmann

Gwendolyn Ann Hemmann

Jan 12, 2015

Gwendolyn Ann Hemmann, 88, passed away on Monday, January 12, 2015, in Green Bay, WI. Born June 27, 1926, Gwen was a lifelong resident of Morgantown, WV until July, 2011 when she moved to Green Bay. She was known for her love of Mountaineer sports (especially basketball) bridge and dancing in her younger years. She had a vibrant personality...

Maia Cecilia Scheffen-Krause

Maia Cecilia Scheffen-Krause

Jan 12, 2015

Maia Cecilia Scheffen-Krause, 2 ½ , of Grafton, passed away unexpectedly Monday, January 12, 2015 after an illness. She is the daughter of Joseph Ray Scheffen and Karen Marie Krause;. sister of Jakob and Lukas Scheffen-Krause, and the granddaughter of Robin and Dennis Nonnemacher of Indiana, Jack Scheffen of Wisconsin, and Rigmor Leth of Denmark. Maia was a precious...

Virginia Marie Thompson

Virginia Marie Thompson

Jan 11, 2015

Virginia Thompson, 59, of Morgantown, WV passed away January 11th, 2015 at her home after a brief illness. She was born in Davenport, IA, the daughter of Julia and Richard Weichman. She is survived by her husband, Paul Scea, and three siblings and their families. For the last 25 years she was Professor of Music at West Virginia University,...