Obituaries

Violet  Crowe

Violet Crowe

Nov 1, 2019

Violet Leoan Crowe, 100, of Morgantown, passed away on Friday, November 1, 2019, at Morgantown Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on October 4, 1919, and was a daughter of the late Jess S. and Goldie Blosser Flowers. She has lived in the old home place where she was born her entire life. On July 3, 1945, she...

Janet Rogers

Janet Rogers

Oct 31, 2019

Janet Griffith Rogers, 81, of Morgantown, passed away Thursday, October 31, 2019, at her home. She was born April 7, 1938, in Glen White, WV, a daughter of the late Denver and Violet (Burton) Griffith. Janet was a longtime member of Wesley United Methodist Church. She was a 1956 graduate of Morgantown High School, 1960 graduate of WVU with...

Pauline Morris

Pauline Morris

Oct 30, 2019

Pauline Morris, 98, of Morgantown, passed away on Wednesday, October 30, 2019, at Sundale Nursing Home. She was born in Langeloth, PA, on May 5, 1921, the daughter of the late Angelos Gargalianos and Katherine Drosinos Gargalianos. Pauline worked as Assistant Manager at GC Murphy’s in Wheeling and worked at O.J. Morrison Store’s Children’s Department on High Street in...

Julia  Snowdon

Julia Snowdon

Oct 29, 2019

Julia Marie Snowdon, 92, of Morgantown, passed away on Tuesday, October 29, 2019, at her residence. She was born in Jefferson City, MO, on December 4, 1926, the daughter of the late Paul James Heidenreich and Leola Margaret Bost Heidenreich. Julie served faithfully along with her husband in ministry for over 50 years with Christian and Missionary Alliance Church...

Martha   Chisler

Martha Chisler

Oct 27, 2019

Martha June (Shaffer) Chisler, 88, passed away on October 27, 2019, at Bellaire at Stone Port in Harrisonburg, VA. Martha was born in Morgantown, WV to Walter A. and Nellie M. Shaffer on August 24, 1931. She graduated from Morgantown High School in 1949 and married George Lewis Chisler on September 2, 1950. Martha worked in loving support of...

Ginny Hagedorn

Ginny Hagedorn

Oct 27, 2019

Ginny Lee Hagedorn, 44, of Morgantown, passed away on Sunday, October 27, 2019, at her residence. She was born in Jacksonville, Florida, on March 11, 1975, the daughter of the late Ivan Russell Daft and Virginia Styvusant Daft. Ginny was a devoted grandmother, mother, wife, and friend. She loved being creative and always had a story to tell. She...

Paul Howard Burns

Paul Howard Burns

Oct 26, 2019

Paul Howard Burns, 58, of Martinsburg, WV, passed away Saturday, October 26, 2019, at Ruby Memorial Hospital. Paul was born on September 19, 1961. Cremation arrangements have been entrusted to Hastings Funeral Home.

Gertrude Gentile

Gertrude Gentile

Oct 24, 2019

Gertrude Virginia Boggs Hamilton Gentile, 104, of Star City, passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2019, at her residence with her family by her side. She was born in Braxton County, on September 12, 1915, the daughter of the late Camden Mollohan Boggs and Elizabeth Rebecca Watson. Gertrude is survived by her children, Thelma Mason, James Hamilton and wife,...

Susan Dewitt

Susan Dewitt

Oct 14, 2019

Susan Ann Reseter DeWitt, 64, of Morgantown, passed away on Monday, October 14, 2019, at J W Ruby Memorial Hospital. Susan was born in Columbus, OH on July 29, 1955, the daughter of Helen (Miller) Ostrum and the late Raymond George Clark. She was an avid Pittsburgh Steelers fan for many years. She enjoyed gardening, entertaining, cooking for holidays...

Louie  Tarantini

Louie Tarantini

Oct 14, 2019

Louie M. Tarantini, 87, of Morgantown, passed away on Monday, October 14, 2019, at J W Ruby Memorial Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Masontown, on August 17, 1932, the son of the late Mike Tarantini and Lucy Martinelli Tarantini. Louie served the U.S. Army during the Korean War and then went on to work...

Virgil Boone

Virgil Boone

Oct 14, 2019

Virgil Edwin Boone, 62, passed away on Monday, October 14, 2019, at Garrett Memorial Hospital in Oakland, MD. Ed was born in Morgantown, WV, son of Barbara Riley Boone and the late Virgil Boone. Ed was a graduate of Morgantown High School class of 1975. He was a member of Local Union 152, Morgantown, WV, Plumbers and Pipefitters. He...

Paul  Daniell

Paul Daniell

Oct 12, 2019

Dr. Paul T. Daniell, 60, of Morgantown, passed away on October 12, 2019, at his home. He was born on October 5, 1959, in New York City and raised in Eastern Long Island, a son of the late Dr. Paul L. and Marilyn (Butman) Daniell. He graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a BS in Chemical Engineering and obtained...

Janet Evans

Janet Evans

Oct 8, 2019

Janet Evans, 84, of Morgantown passed away on Friday, October 18, 2019, at Mon Health Medical Center. She was born on October 9, 1935, in Morgantown, WV, the daughter of the late Herman and Ruth Johnson. Janet was an avid Mountaineer sports fan and animal lover. Janet is survived by a son, Mark Evans of Morgantown; a daughter, Julie...

Charles  Burkart

Charles Burkart

Oct 7, 2019

Charles “Chuck” Burkart, a passionate lifelong learner who collected Asian art, military memorabilia, and books as carefully as he assembled a small, devoted circle of friends, passed away on Oct 7, 2019. He was 68. As a child, Chuck was shy, awkward, untalkative. His mind, however, was a sponge, with endless curiosity and capacity for knowledge. He became a...

Ralph Pacella

Ralph Pacella

Oct 7, 2019

We are honored to serve the family of Ralph Charles Pacella. Ralph Charles Pacella, 61 of Morgantown, WV passed away Monday, October 7, 2019, at his home. He was born on June 26, 1958, to the late Ralph James and Edna Coffman Pacella. He left behind a loving wife of 40 years, Lynette. Two children; one son, Joshua and...

Dixie Blaney

Dixie Blaney

Oct 6, 2019

Dixie Blaney, 77, of the Kingwood Pike, passed away on Sunday, October 6, 2019. She was born January 22, 1942, in Morgantown, the daughter of the late Richard and Hazel Dalton. Dixie is survived by her daughter, Ginger Wheeler, and companion, Jim Celli; two granddaughters, Angela Cress and spouse, Mikie, and Amanda Murray and spouse, Anthony; five great-grandchildren, Levi,...

Billie  Mccurdy

Billie Mccurdy

Oct 6, 2019

Billie Jo McCurdy, 63, of Morgantown, passed away Sunday, October 6, 2019, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born January 28, 1956, in Morgantown a daughter of the late William Franklin Kirk and Bessie Joan Dalton. Billie Jo attended Central United Methodist Church in Fairmont and retired from Walmart’s Deli. She loved time with her family...

Cecelia  Levisky

Cecelia Levisky

Oct 5, 2019

Cecelia Myers Levisky, 81, formally of York, PA., passed away Saturday, October 5, 2019, in Morgantown, WV. She was born Jan 12, 1938, the daughter of the late James Raymond Myers and Marian Selser Myers of Mercersburg, PA. She graduated from Mercersburg High School and went on to earn a Bachelor’s Degree from Grove City College. She later earned...

Lorna Hagedorn

Lorna Hagedorn

Oct 5, 2019

Lorna Joann Hagedorn, 86, of Morgantown, passed away on Saturday, October 5, 2019, at her home. She was born in Morgantown, on March 18, 1933, the daughter of the late Clyde William “Buckwheat” Hagedorn and Ottie Ethel (Tennant) Hagedorn. Lorna was a long-time member of Melon Chapel. During her years, she worked at Morgan Shirt Factory, Sterling Faucet (for...

Nick Stepoulos

Nick Stepoulos

Oct 3, 2019

Nick Stepoulos, 89, of Morgantown, WV, fell asleep in the Lord on Thursday, October 3rd, 2019. He was born on March 20, 1930, the youngest of three children of the late Anastasios and Kleoniki (Delardes) Stepoulos. Nick was a loving husband, son, father, and grandfather to his four grandchildren who called him “Papou”. He is survived by his wife,...