Obituaries

Elizabeth Lako

Elizabeth Lako

Jan 15, 2019

Elizabeth Lako, 92, of Morgantown, died Tuesday, January 15th at Mapleshire Nursing Home. She was born August 5, 1926 in Morgantown, a daughter of the late Pete and Mary (Kovach) Medvick. She was a lifetime member of St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church. In her free time, she enjoyed gardening, arts and crafts, and bingo. She loved her three cats,...

Charles  Neel

Charles Neel

Jan 14, 2019

Charles David Neel, 89, of Goshen Road, Morgantown, passed away on January 14, 2019, at his home. He was born in Fairmont on February 16, 1929, son of the late George Roy Neel and Ora Leone (Carpenter) Neel. Actor, director, Ph.D., avid reader, gentleman farmer, animal lover, and Professor Emeritus at West Virginia University's School of Theatre and Dance,...

Paul Sommer

Paul Sommer

Jan 12, 2019

Paul William “Bill” Sommer, 79, of Morgantown passed away on Saturday, January 12, at the Madison Center. He was born on July 6, 1939 the son of the late Paul Sommer and the late Rachel Gibson. Bill worked at Sterling Faucet, Seneca Glass, and Eagle Systems and Services. In his free time, he enjoyed traveling, camping, coin collecting, and...

Mary Louise Nicholson

Mary Louise Nicholson

Jan 11, 2019

Mary Louise Nicholson, 85, of Morgantown, passed away on Friday, January 11, 2019, at Mon Health Medical Center. She was born in Morgantown on December 10, 1933, the daughter of the late Philip and Muriel Ann (Gibson) Beck. Mary graduated from Morgantown High School in 1952. She was a former employee of Sterling Faucet Company. She was active in...

Donna  Sanders

Donna Sanders

Jan 11, 2019

Donna F. Sanders, 70, of Morgantown, passed away Friday, January 11, 2019, surrounded by her husband and two children after complications with Pulmonary Fibrosis. She was born January 2, 1949, in Morgantown, WV, daughter of Jeanne Furman of Morgantown and of the late Donald Furman. She graduated from Morgantown High School in 1966 and began her career at First...

Edgar  Hetrick

Edgar Hetrick

Jan 11, 2019

Edgar Clark Hetrick, Jr. 61, of Morgantown, went home to be with the Lord on January 11, 2019. Edgar was born on October 23, 1957, the son of the late Edgar Clark Hetrick and Myrtle McMillen Hetrick. He is survived by his girlfriend, Julie Walter; son, Charles Hetrick; sisters, Juanita Rodeheaver, Thelma Keener, and Wilma Hetrick; and granddaughter, Jaylyn...

Patsy Sue Simmons

Patsy Sue Simmons

Jan 8, 2019

Patsy Tongate Simmons, 80, of Morgantown passed away on Tuesday, January 8, 2019, at home, surrounded by her family. She was born in DeKalb, Illinois, on January 27, 1938, the daughter of the late Nick and Bessie M. Tongate. She graduated from Bowling Green State University and was a member of the Alpha Delta Pi Sorority. She married Gene...

Edith  Parenti

Edith Parenti

Jan 8, 2019

Edith Virginia Ruth Baker Parenti "Ginny", 86, of Morgantown, Brookhaven community, passed away on Tuesday, January 8, 2019. She was born on October 11, 1932, in Morgantown. She was a 1950 MHS graduate and one of 10 children of the late Joseph and Cora Baker. She was one of the "Baker Bunch" who grew up in the 1st Ward...

Rose Policicchio

Rose Policicchio

Jan 8, 2019

Rose Mary (Medina) Policicchio, 64, of Morgantown, passed away on Tuesday, January 8, 2019, at J W Ruby Memorial Hospital. She was born in Spelter, WV, on December 9, 1954, the daughter of the late Victor and Natalie Mary (Greco) Medina. Rose Mary was a big football fan, especially of WVU and the Steelers. She loved gardening just like...

Robert Bailey

Robert Bailey

Jan 1, 2019

Robert Louis Bailey ("Bob"), 93, died at his home at the Village at Heritage Point in Morgantown, WV, on January 1. As an enthusiastic lover of the Fourth of July and fireworks, it was appropriate that Bob's passing followed shortly after the New Years Eve fireworks displays. Bob was known to his family and friends as a truly good...

Albert Glenn Iv

Albert Glenn Iv

Dec 29, 2018

Your cousin, Albert Hudson Glenn, IV, age 66, of South Park, Morgantown, passed away on December 29, 2018, at Mon General Hospital, after a brief illness. Hudson was born February 22, 1952, in Morgantown, West Virginia, the son of the late Albert Hudson Glenn, III, and Mary Ann Trotter Glenn. Hudson graduated from Morgantown High School in 1970 and...

Frances Mcintosh

Frances Mcintosh

Dec 26, 2018

Betsy McIntosh, age 98 of Morgantown, WV, formerly of Airmont, NY, passed away on the morning of December 26, 2018. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter C. McIntosh. Betsy is survived by her three children, James (Beverly) McIntosh, Paul (Gail) McIntosh, and Jean (Steven) Coutras; eight grandchildren; and sixteen great-grandchildren. Betsy was the daughter of J....

Jeanne T. Napolillo Devincent

Jeanne T. Napolillo Devincent

Dec 26, 2018

Jeanne Teresa Devincent, 67, of Morgantown, passed away on Wednesday, December 26, 2018, at J W Ruby Memorial Hospital. She was born in St. Marys, WV, on August 9, 1951, the daughter of her late father, Leo Ernest Flower, Jr., and survived by her mother, Hazel Ruth (Maston) Flower. Jeanne was a WVU graduate and was known to be...

Joseph Frank Hodge

Joseph Frank Hodge

Dec 24, 2018

Joseph Franklin Hodge, 80, Over Cheat, Morgantown, WV, passed away on Monday, December 24, 2018. He was born in Morgantown on March 28, 1938 and was the remaining and youngest son of the late Sav-Re Hodge and the late Etta (Adelsberger) Hodge. He is retired from the City of Morgantown. Joseph is also remembered for working at various gas...

Doris English

Doris English

Dec 22, 2018

Doris Arlena Yeager English, 85, of Smithfield, PA entered into presence of her Lord on December 22, 2018 in Hudson, FL surrounded by her family. Dorie was born December 30, 1932, in Mercer, PA, to Harry and Anna Graham Yeager. She graduated from Mercer High School in 1950 and from Grove City College with a degree in education in...

Florence Joann Barnes

Florence Joann Barnes

Dec 21, 2018

Joann (Eigenbrod) Barnes, 84, formerly of Wheeling, WV, passed away on Friday, December 21, 2018. She lived with her daughter Frances for many years. Joann enjoyed spending her days with Katie (Yorkiepoo), bird watching, and reading. Hastings Funeral Home held a private graveside interment.

Sally Ann Dempsey

Sally Ann Dempsey

Dec 18, 2018

Sally Ann Dempsey, age 83, of Morgantown, WV passed away on December 18, 2018 at her home with her family by her side. She was born in Jersey City, NJ on December 18, 1935, a daughter of the late Thomas and Emma Griffin (Ross), and later grew up in Hoboken, NJ with her mother and late step father, Larry...

Dana James Skidmore

Dana James Skidmore

Dec 16, 2018

Dana J. Skidmore, 69, of Morgantown, passed away on Sunday, December 16, 2018 at J. W. Ruby Memorial Hospital. He was born on January 7, 1949, the son of the late Willard and Pearl Skidmore and only sibling, David Skidmore. Dana is survived by wife, Debra S. Watkins Skidmore; daughter Heather D. Skidmore; son Christopher L. Watkins; and his...

Norma Blosser

Norma Blosser

Dec 15, 2018

Norma "Granny" Blosser, 87, of Morgantown, died Saturday, December 15th at her home. She was born February 3, 1931, in Dellslow, WV, a daughter of the late Clyde and Ethel Hagedorn. She was the oldest daughter; one of six children: Clyde W. Hagedorn, Jr., who died in infancy, Robert Burl Hagedorn, Lorna J. Hagedorn, Minnie Belle Coulson, and Janice...

Kathy Stockett

Kathy Stockett

Dec 15, 2018

Kathy Ann (Drake) Stockett, 62, of Morgantown, passed away on Saturday, December 15, 2018, at her residence. Kathy was born in Morgantown, on October 8, 1956, the daughter of her surviving mother, Gracie Margaret (Eddy) Drake, and daughter of the late Clayton Paul Drake, Sr. She graduated from University High School. She was known by her family to be...