Obituaries

Quentin Knight

Quentin Knight

Sep 18, 2019

Quentin Dale Knight, 89, of Bruceton Mills, passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2019. Born in Grant Town, WV, on September 6, 1930, Quentin was one of eight children of the late Hubert and Zelda (Foster) Knight. Retired from WVU Housing, Quentin was active in his church, Avery United Methodist, and in the community before moving to Bruceton Mills....

Thomas Flesher

Thomas Flesher

Sep 18, 2019

Thomas “Tom” Michael Flesher, 64, of Morgantown, passed away on September 18, 2019, at his residence. Tom was born in Morgantown, on January 6, 1955, the son of the late Floyd & Winifred Josephine Flesher. He was a proud employee of the Sterile Processing Department of WVU and loved the outdoors including camping, especially on Cheat Mountain. Although he...

Julia  Howard

Julia Howard

Sep 5, 2019

Julia “Judy” Mae Howard, 79, of Morgantown, passed away peacefully Thursday, September 5, 2019, at Sundale Nursing Home. She was born July 23, 1940, in Charleston, WV, a daughter of the late Harold “Ike” and Mabel (Dunfee) Howard. Judy was formerly employed as an Administrative Assistant at Jeffrey Mining and Manufacturing. She enjoyed spending time with her nieces and...

Nick  Asvestos, Jr.

Nick Asvestos, Jr.

Sep 4, 2019

Nick Cosmos Asvestos, Jr., 63, of Morgantown, passed away Wednesday, September 4, 2019, at his home. He was born November 21, 1955, in Morgantown, a son of the late Nick and Mary (Stepoulos) Asvestos. He was a former altar boy raised in the Greek Orthodox Church and a member of at Assumption Greek Orthodox Church. He was a 1974...

Casey  Corley

Casey Corley

Sep 2, 2019

Casey Lee Corley, 34, of Morgantown passed away Monday, September 2, 2019, at his home. Cremation arrangements have been entrusted to Hastings Funeral Home and there will be no public services.

William  Cyphert

William Cyphert

Aug 29, 2019

William Arthur Cyphert, Jr., 76 years of age, passed away Thursday, August 29, 2019, at his home. Bill was born November 21, 1942, in Morgantown, WV to the late William and Carmanetta Cyphert. Bill graduated from St. Francis High School. Bill was married to Penny Margaret (Auvil) Cyphert on January 6, 1962, and they had three children. He belonged...

Kathleen  Koloff

Kathleen Koloff

Aug 28, 2019

Kathleen "Kathy" Koloff, 77, of Cassville passed away peacefully on August 28, 2019, at her home surrounded by her family. Kathy was born in Mather, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Mary (Student) Medlick and Michael Medlick. Throughout her life, Kathy was very active in her community. In 1988, she and her lifelong best friend, Donna "Nanny" Fata, were founding members...

Daniel  Mathess

Daniel Mathess

Aug 27, 2019

Daniel Douglas Mathess, 43, of Morgantown, passed away Monday, August 26, 2019, at his home. He was born October 7, 1975, in Parkersburg, WV, a son of the late Perry and Pamela (Robinson) Mathess. He was a devoted follower of Jesus Christ and was actively attending Calvary Chapel in Morgantown. Dan was employed as a software engineer at Idemia...

Ruth Ornick

Ruth Ornick

Aug 26, 2019

Ruth Ornick, 72, of Morgantown, passed away Monday, August 26, 2019, at her home. She was born April 16, 1947, in Morgantown, a daughter of the late Nelson and Wilda (Shiflett) Lott. Ruth was a member of the BPOE Lodge #411 in Morgantown and will be greatly missed by her family and many friends. She is survived by her...

Linda Paugh

Linda Paugh

Aug 22, 2019

Linda L. Paugh, 71, of Morgantown passed away on August 22, 2019, at her home. Linda was born in Clarksburg on October 19, 1947, the daughter of the late William and Janet Cain. Linda worked in food service at WVU for 13 years. She was a long-time member of the First Church of the Nazarene and taught Sunday school...

Virginia  Walls

Virginia Walls

Aug 20, 2019

Virginia Marie Walls, 81, of Morgantown, passed away Tuesday, August 20, 2019, at her residence. She was born August 8, 1938, in Canyon, WV, a daughter of the late Floyd Raymond Pancoast, Jr. and Mildred Lucille (Riskey) Pancoast. She enjoyed spending time with her family and in her free time liked yard sales. She is survived by her children,...

James Palmieri

James Palmieri

Aug 13, 2019

James Palmieri, 92, of Morgantown, died Tuesday, August 13, 3019 at Sundale Nursing Home. He was born October 27, 1926, in Chaplin, WV, a son of the late Angelo and Isabelle (Laratta) Palmieri. He is survived by his siblings, Lou Palmieri of Morgantown, Rose Haynes of Dallas, TX, and George Palmieri of Jacksonville, FL. In addition to his parents,...

Bonnie Carlson

Bonnie Carlson

Aug 10, 2019

Bonnie B. Carlson 76, of Morgantown, passed away on August 10, 2019, at home. Bonnie was born on August 8, 1943, the daughter of the late John and the late Jane Ballantyne. Bonnie enjoyed her relationship with Christ, her time as a member and past president with the Monongahela Garden Club and enjoyed playing bridge. Bonnie is survived by...

Robert  Mctaggart

Robert Mctaggart

Aug 10, 2019

Robert John “Bob” McTaggart, beloved husband and father, died at his home on Saturday, Aug. 10th, 2019. He was born October 17th, 1937, the son of Rose Specht McTaggart and Peter Edward McTaggart, and stepson of Leland Manchester. Bob graduated from Cobleskill High School in 1956, received a B.A. in science from Hartwick College in Oneonta, NY in 1960,...

Ann Leach

Ann Leach

Aug 3, 2019

Ann Leach, 62, of Morgantown, passed away Saturday, August 3, 2019, at United Hospital Center. She is survived by her dog, Abner. Friends and family will be received at Hastings Funeral Home, 153 Spruce St., Morgantown, on Wednesday, August 7th from 3-5 & 6-8 PM. A prayer service will take place to conclude the evening visiting. In keeping with...

Robert  Deantonis

Robert Deantonis

Aug 1, 2019

Robert “Bob” DeAntonis, 93 of Morgantown passed away Thursday, August 1, 2019, at his home. He was born in Morgantown, on November 10, 1925, the youngest of eight children born to the late Angeline and Oreste DeAntonis. Bob was a graduate of Morgantown High School (1943) and West Virginia University (BS, Business Administration, 1950; MS, Safety Education, 1970). Bob...

Carolyn Kirchmar

Carolyn Kirchmar

Jul 31, 2019

Carolyn Sue Kirchmar, 72, of Morgantown, died Wednesday, July 31, 2019, at Ruby Memorial Hospital. She was born August 31, 1946, in Morgantown, a daughter of the late Olan and Gertrude (Bigler) Dick. She was a member of Westover United Methodist Church and worked for 22 years at Ruby Memorial Hospital. She was a member of the WV Horseman...

Nora Weaver

Nora Weaver

Jul 25, 2019

Nora Weaver, 95, passed away July 25, 2019. She was the wife of the late Ronald Weaver. Born in Independence, WV she was a daughter of the late Frank and Mary (Sopuch) Swajnos. She was the sister of the late Rose Marsh and Joe Swajnos. She is survived by her son Rodney Weaver (Mary Anne) of East Greenwich, RI...

John Murphy

John Murphy

Jul 22, 2019

John Murphy, 103, of Morgantown passed away on Monday, July 22, 2019, at his home. John was born on January 16, 1916, the son of the late Peter and the late Katherine Murphy. John was a world war II veteran and took part in the Battle of Normandy. After the war, John went on to be a coal miner...

Brandon Stewart

Brandon Stewart

Jul 22, 2019

Brandon Groves Stewart, 30, of Morgantown, passed away on Monday, July 22 at Mon General Medical Center. He died of natural causes due to an aortic aneurysm. Brandon was born on November 23, 1988, in Morgantown, the son of Jeffrey and Sondra Stewart of Morgantown. He was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church, graduated Morgantown High School in...