Obituaries
Joseph Rykosky, Jr.
Jan 6, 2020
Joseph “Joe” Francis Rykoskey, Jr., 79, of Terra Alta, passed away January 6, 2020, at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Joe was born on July 6, 1940, the son of the late Joseph Rykoskey, Sr. and the late Jesse Woodard. Joe enjoyed being outdoors and he liked to fish and play golf in his free time. He...
Joseph Rykoskey
Jan 6, 2020
Joseph "Joe" Francis Rykoskey, Jr., 79, of Terra Alta, passed away January 6, 2020, at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Joe was born on July 6, 1940, the son of the late Joseph Rykoskey, Sr. and the late Jesse Woodard. Joe enjoyed being outdoors and he liked to fish and play golf in his free time. He...
Taylor Belt
Jan 5, 2020
Taylor Marie Belt, 33, of Morgantown passed away on Sunday, January 5th, 2020, at home. Taylor was born on June 14, 1986, the daughter of Donna Belt and the late Michael Anthony Craynon. Taylor enjoyed anything outdoors from hunting, camping, and fishing, to working on automobiles. She was compassionate, very outspoken and cared for everyone, especially her children. She...
John Defabio
Jan 5, 2020
John Joe DeFabio, 98, of Morgantown, passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2020, at Mon Health Medical Center. He was born in Morgantown, on May 23, 1921, the son of the late Guerino DeFabio and Eda DeFabio. John is survived by children, Margaret Michaels and husband, Richard, and Johnny DeFabio and wife, Gerri; grandchildren, Matthew Marchinetti, Jack Marchinetti, Jennifer...
Kathy Evanto
Jan 2, 2020
Kathy (Barill) Evanto, 64, of Morgantown, passed away unexpectedly on January 2, 2020, at Ruby Memorial Hospital. She was born January 19, 1955, in Morgantown, a daughter of Elizabeth (Byrd) Barill and the late Joseph Barill. Kathy was a lifelong resident of Morgantown and a member of St. Mary Roman Catholic Church. She formerly worked at Kiddie Town/Richards, The...
Mary Clevenger
Jan 1, 2020
Mary Cunningham Clevenger, 84, passed away peacefully at JW Ruby Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020, She was born on October 7, 1935, at Pisgah, Preston County, WV, daughter of Arleigh and Inez Benson Cunningham. Mary graduated from Bruceton High School, Potomac State and Fairmont State College with a degree in Education. She taught elementary school after raising...
Frank Wolfe
Jan 1, 2020
Frank Lee Wolfe, 81, of Morgantown passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at Grafton City Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born May 1, 1938, in Washington, PA, son of Ernest Grant and Goldie (Goodwin) Wolfe. Frank was retired from Jim Davis Construction and enjoyed his yearly hunting trip to Keyser with his buddies. In addition to...
Karen Davis
Jan 1, 2020
Karen S. Davis, 67, of Morgantown, passed away unexpectedly after a brief illness with her family by her side on Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at Mon Health Medical Center. She was born May 18, 1952, in Morgantown, a daughter of Caroline Ann Davis and the late John "Jack" Daniel Davis. Karen was a graduate of St. Francis High School...
Charles Beall
Dec 24, 2019
Dr. Charles Lawrence “Larry” Beall, 75, of Morgantown, passed away on Tuesday, December 24, 2019, at J W Ruby Memorial Hospital. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, on August 17, 1944, the son of the late James Elbert and Wilma Geraldine Troy Beall of Mannington, WV. Larry grew up in Mannington where he was a Golden Horseshoe Recipient;...
Karyn Harris
Dec 23, 2019
Karyn Mock Harris, 52, of Bruceton Mills, passed away Monday, December 23, 2019, at Ruby Memorial Hospital. She was born November 27, 1967, in Pittsburgh, PA, a daughter of the late Nick and Shirley (Huey) Mock. Karyn was a member of Spruce Street United Methodist Church and attended services regularly at Mount Moriah, Centenary, and Cuzzart United Methodist Churches....
Randy Uphold
Dec 21, 2019
Randy Uphold, 60, of Morgantown, passed away Saturday, December 21, 2019, in Uniontown, PA. He was born March 27, 1959, in Morgantown, a son of Mary Jane (Hoskins) Uphold and the late George Uphold. Randy was a long haul truck driver for many years. In his free time, he was an avid mountaineer fan and enjoyed, motorcycles, tricycles, and...
Peggy Mcpherson
Dec 20, 2019
Peggy S. McPherson, 82, of Morgantown, passed away Friday, December 20, 2019, at Ruby Memorial Hospital. She was born February 16, 1937, in Marlinton, WV, a daughter of the late Clarence and Ella Sheets of Green Bank, WV. Peggy was a member of Suncrest United Methodist Church. She was a graduate of Green Bank High School, where she was...
Boyd Hastings
Dec 19, 2019
Boyd Hastings received reward for his Christian faith as he passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2019, surrounded by his family.
Boyd's 94 years of life were certainly a celebration of family, loyalty, church, and faith in Christ. Boyd was a true Morgantown native as he lived here all of his life with the exception of his active duty service in...
Connie Zilkanich
Dec 16, 2019
Connie Lou Zilkanich, 86, of Morgantown, died on Monday, December 16, 2019, at Mon Health Medical Center. Connie was born on March 18, 1933, in Morgantown, WV, a daughter of the late Roy and Mildred Durham Wade. Connie was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Charles George Zilkanich, on January 14, 2016; and two sisters, Dolores...
Raymond Hill
Dec 16, 2019
Raymond "Bob" Robert Hill, 90, of Morgantown, passed away on Monday, December 16, 2019, at Mon Health Medical Center. Bob was born in Fairmont, WV, on December 30, 1928, a son of the late Raymond Meredith and Ruth Alice (Carmichael) Hill. Bob was a Lt. Colonel in the Army/Airforce Reserve. He went on to work as a Purchasing Agent...
Dorothy Fizer
Dec 15, 2019
Dorothy Mae Fizer, 96, of Morgantown, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, December 15, 2019. She was born on February 6, 1923, a daughter of the late Frances Sigel Hindman and the late Clarence B. Hindman; the last of the ten siblings to be reunited with her family in Heaven. Dorothy was a member of St. Mary's...
Edward Longstreth
Dec 13, 2019
Edward Layne Longstreth, 73, of Morgantown passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Friday, December 13, 2019, at his home. Ed was born August 03, 1946, the son of the late Paul Edward Longstreth and Edith Jones Longstreth of Aleppo, PA. Ed moved to Morgantown and graduated from University High School in 1965 where he then...
Lois Murphy
Dec 8, 2019
Lois Ann Tatich Murphy, 91, of Morgantown formerly of Moundsville, passed away on Sunday, December 7, 2019, at Ruby Memorial Hospital. Lois was born on November 8, 1928, the daughter of the late Joe Vasil Tatich and the late Mary Helen Gunto. When she was very young, her parents owned a cow named Bonnie, who was her very loved...
Timothy Rowe, Sr.
Dec 8, 2019
Timothy Joseph Rowe, Sr., died peacefully in his home on Sunday, December 8, 2019, in Morgantown, at the age of 79. Tim was born on November 25, 1940, in Morgantown, WV. He graduated from University High School in 1959 and attended West Virginia Business College earning a certificate in business. He married Penny Phillips in 1963. A life-long resident...
William Kerzak, Jr.
Dec 7, 2019
William “Bill” Clayton Kerzak, Jr., 42, of Grafton, passed away on Saturday, December 7, 2019. He was born in Clarksburg, on December 14, 1976, son of William Clayton Kerzak, Sr., and Mary Sue Wood Kerzak. Bill worked at Ford Lincoln of Morgantown Wholesale Parts Department. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his loving wife, Chandra Kerzak;...
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