Obituaries

Carole Jean Clinger

Carole Jean Clinger

Aug 28, 2022

Carole Jean Breakiron Clinger, 76, of Morgantown passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2022, at Mon Health Medical Center. Carole was born on December 15, 1945, the daughter of the last Wayne and Edith Breakiron. Carole loved to travel. She visited most countries in far east Asia when she lived in South Korea. She also visited England and Greece....

Fred

Fred

Aug 28, 2022

Frederick (Fred, Freddie, Pappy) Lee Galloway, 82, of Morgantown, WV, passed away on August 28, 2022, at Monongalia General Hospital. He was born August 12, 1940, in Morgantown, WV, son of Carlus Gordon and Frances (Pancoast) Galloway. Fred graduated from University High School in 1958. Following high school, he served in the Marines from 1959 to 1963. Fred worked...

Bill

Bill

Aug 27, 2022

William James “Bill” Riffle, age 84, died on August 27, 2022 surrounded by family in his home in Morgantown, WV. Bill is survived by his siblings, Edwin Riffle, Jr. (Mary), Jack Riffle (Sandy), and Inez Riffle Stump; his sons, Jeff Riffle (Joyce) and Stacy Riffle (Kerry); his 7 grandchildren, Ashley Ramsden (Josh), Madison Stout (Alex), Cheyenne Hill (Brandon), Amber...

Ricky Lee Palmer

Ricky Lee Palmer

Aug 25, 2022

Ricky Lee Palmer, 56, of Dellslow died Thursday, August 25, 2022, at Ruby Memorial Hospital.

Ricky was born on December 21, 1965, in Morgantown, WV the son of Mary Kay Ayersman Palmer and the late James Nicholas, Sr.

In addition to his mother, Ricky is survived by his siblings, Jim and...

James Benjamin Reeder

James Benjamin Reeder

Aug 24, 2022

James Benjamin Reeder, 92, of Canton, OH and Naples, FL passed away on August 24, 2022 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV from complications due to Covid. Jim was born in Morgantown, WV to Benjamin G. Reeder and Angie Friend Reeder on May 6, 1930. He graduated from Morgantown High School in 1948 and married Ruth Ann Martin...

Susan Virginia Graves

Susan Virginia Graves

Aug 24, 2022

Susan Virginia Graves, 78, of Morgantown, passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2022. She was born on August 2, 1944, in Bartow, FL, daughter of the late Tom Bond Foulk, Jr. (Col., USAF, Ret.) and Mary Jane Hare Foulk. Susan received her Political Science degree in 1966 from West Virginia University and her Juris Doctor degree from West Virginia...

Katrina Regina Debardi

Katrina Regina Debardi

Aug 24, 2022

Katrina Regina DeBardi, 60, of Morgantown, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, at her home. She was born on October 28, 1961, the daughter of Shirley (Murray) and the late Daris Dalton. Katrina worked as a coal miner for Consol Energy and was a member of UMWA local number 1702. She enjoyed shopping, crafting, decorating, restoration, and...

Nancy Mcgowan Bell

Nancy Mcgowan Bell

Aug 23, 2022

Nancy McGowan Bell, 66, passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2022, after a long illness. She was born into the loving family of the late William "Bill" and Helen "Toni" McGowan on April 19, 1956 in Morgantown.

Nancy married David Bell on July 9, 1977 and went on to work at Westover Bank in the...

Avery F. Gaskins

Avery F. Gaskins

Aug 23, 2022

Avery Gaskins, 91, of Morgantown, passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2022. He was born at 5:00 a.m. on Easter Sunday, April 5, 1931, at home in Salem, West Virginia, the son of Avery Earl Gaskins and May Freeman Gaskins. Avery attended Salem public schools and graduated valedictorian from Salem High School in 1949. From 1949 to 1954, he...

Gail Loyce Shibley

Gail Loyce Shibley

Aug 21, 2022

Gail Loyce Shibley, 81, passed away, with her daughter by her side, on Sunday, August 21, 2022. She was born December 15, 1940 in Columbus, Ohio, daughter of the late William and Corrine (Hines) Graetz. Gail found reverence in natural beauty, early in her youth, growing up in rural Ohio. She travelled to 13 different countries in Europe studying...

James Stephen Bowser

James Stephen Bowser

Aug 21, 2022

James Stephen Bowser, 72, of Morgantown, passed away on Sunday, August 21, 2022 at his home. James was born on November 20, 1949 the son of the late Cecil and Jamin Bowser. James worked in WVU hospital maintenance for 43 years and he also sold tickets for the WVU football and basketball games. In his free time James enjoyed...

Robert C. "Bob" Massullo Sr.

Robert C. "Bob" Massullo Sr.

Aug 11, 2022

Robert C. "Bob" Massullo, Sr., 92, of Morgantown, died peacefully in his sleep surrounded by his loving wife and children Thursday, August 11, at Mon Health Medical Center after a brief illness. Bob was born June 18, 1930, in Uniontown, Pa., to the late Nunzio and Christina Massullo. He graduated from Saint Francis de Sales Catholic High School in...

Thelma Jean Mason

Thelma Jean Mason

Aug 10, 2022

After 49 years apart, Thelma J Hamilton Mason had a heavenly reunion with her husband Robert L Mason I. Thelma left this world on August 10, 2022 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Thelma was born in Booth WV, a mining camp, on November 15, 1933, the daughter of the late Harold Hamilton and Gertrude V. Boggs...

Jerry

Jerry

Aug 7, 2022

Capt. Gerald Edwin (Jerry) Nieusma passed away quietly, in the company of his family, at his home in Morgantown, WV, on Sunday, August 7, 2022. He is preceded in death by his parents, an older sister, Bobbie, and a younger brother, Bill. He is survived by his spouse of 60 years, Judy Nieusma; four children (Jim, Jeff, Joe, Jennifer);...

Joseph John Baniak

Joseph John Baniak

Aug 5, 2022

Joseph Baniak, 94, of Morgantown passed away on Friday, August 5, 2022. Joe was born on July 8,1928 in Booth, WV. He was one of 12 children born to Joseph and Mary Kalmar Baniak and raised in Star City. Joe married Mary Virginia Romano on November 22, 1952 who preceded him in death on June 8, 2015. Joe was...

Karen Lynne Miller

Karen Lynne Miller

Aug 5, 2022

Karen Lynne Miller, 71, of Morgantown, passed away on Friday, August 5, 2022, at her residence. She was born on November 16, 1950, daughter of the late Alex Joseph and Wanda Mae (Boggs) Shizak. Karen was in the class of 1968 at Morgantown High School. She became a medical clerk and worked for 41 years at WVU Hospital. She...

Jerry Wayne Johnson

Jerry Wayne Johnson

Aug 2, 2022

JERRY W JOHNSON 9/16/1944 TO 8/2/2022 MORGANTOWN NATIVE, BELOVED BROTHER, HUSBAND, FATHER, AND KNOWN BY OTHER NAMES TO MANY OTHERS. A CELEBRATION OF HIS LIFE WILL BE HELD AUGUST 13, 2022, AT HASTINGS FUNERAL HOME BETWEEN 2PM TO 4PM. A SERVICE WITH REV. JIM WEBBER WILL BEGIN AT 4PM. JERRY WAS PROCEEDED IN DEATH BY HIS PARENTS, DOUGLAS O....

Jennifer S. Jones

Jennifer S. Jones

Aug 2, 2022

Jennifer S. Jones, 57, of Morgantown, passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, at her residence. She was born on February 28, 1965, daughter of Kathleen (Lonergan) Sutter and the late Richard P. Sutter. Jennifer received her Bachelor of Arts degree at West Virginia University, where she studied Linguistics specializing in French. In addition to fluent French, she also...

Jean D. Cook

Jean D. Cook

Jul 31, 2022

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Jean D. Cook, on Sunday, July 31, 2022. Jean was born in Pittsburgh, PA on March 4, 1931 to her parents Kathryn Elizabeth (McMaster) and Robert William Dickey who predeceased her. Jean is survived by her daughter, Dr Melanie J. Cook and her son, Steven...

Kenneth Paul Mcbee

Kenneth Paul Mcbee

Jul 28, 2022

Kenneth Paul McBee, 99, of Morgantown, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 28, 2022 at his home. Kenneth was born in Smithtown, WV on February 19, 1923, the son of the late Lloyd and Margaret McBee. Kenneth enlisted in the US Army and deployed to the European theatre during WWII serving in France and Germany. After returning home from...