Obituaries
Verda Jane Hoskins
Dec 13, 2017
Verda "Jane" Hoskins, 95, of Morgantown, died Wednesday December 13, 2017 at Mon General Hospital. Jane was preceded in death by her parents, Charles R. "Charlie" Hoskins and Thelma Rose (Rogers) Hoskins. Jane was part of a very loving family with four sisters and three brothers. As a young woman, during the early 1930's, Jane and her family moved...
Mary Jo Baker
Dec 11, 2017
Mary Jo Baker, 92, of Morgantown, passed away Monday, December 11, 2017 at Point Manor in Pt Marion PA. She was born July 23, 1925 in Morgantown, a daughter of the late Wade Comer and Bernice Fay (Steele) Southard. She was a lifelong member of Cheat Lake United Methodist Church and was a longtime member of the choir. She...
Robert Lewis Gorius
Dec 7, 2017
Robert Lewis Gorius, 44, of Morgantown, passed away Thursday, December 7, 2017. He was born October 17, 1973 in Sewickley, PA, and a member of Fresh Harvest Assembly of God in Morgantown. He is survived by his loving wife, Melody (Martisko) Gorius; four beautiful children; Alivia, Devin, Brennan and Nathanial; mother Mary Kay Gorius; sister Melissa Gorius; mother-in-law Roxlena...
Burkey Lilly
Dec 6, 2017
Burkey Lilly, 90, of Morgantown, entered the Kingdom of Heaven on December 6th, 2017. Burkey lived valiantly for two years after a stroke, but passed peacefully at his home with family, friends and wonderful care givers near his side. Burkey was born Apr. 1, 1927 in Nimitz, WV to his late parents James Sanford and Vevie Ann Lilly. Burkey...
John Brinegar
Dec 6, 2017
John Allen Brinegar, 62, passed away peacefully with his family by his side, on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 in Pittsburgh. John was a loving and passionate husband and father. He had a great love for food, and sports. John’s greatest joy was to prepare wonderful meals for his loved ones. He is survived by wife of 37 years, Ruth...
Thomas Blaskovics
Dec 6, 2017
Dr. Thomas Lee Blaskovics, 84, of Morgantown, died Wednesday, December 6, 2017. Son of Mitar and Mileva Cvisich Blaskovics, he was born February 6, 1933 in Milwaukee, WI. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Kay Blaskovics; son, Nick and wife Tammy Blaskovics; daughter, Sara Blaskovics; grandchildren, Danielle and Stephan Blaskovics; sister, Margie Latinovitch; sister-in-law, Joan Blaskovics;...
Stephen Andy Callen
Dec 5, 2017
Stephen Andy Callen passed away Tuesday December 5th at Mon General Hospital. He was born January 26, 1925 in New Salem, Pennsylvania, the youngest son of Francishek Cudzilo and Katarzyna (Dubaj) Cudzilo, polish immigrants. He was very proud of his Polish ancestry and was able to read and speak Polish fluently his entire life. Steve Callen grew up on...
Richard Allen Petro
Dec 5, 2017
Richard Allen Petro, 73, of Morgantown, passed away Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at Mon Health Medical Center. He was born October 5, 1944 in Plainfield, NJ, a son of the late John and Florence Petro. He worked for American Home Products for over 35 years. His passion in life was enjoying his grandkids and most recently his great grandson....
Arthur Piper
Dec 5, 2017
Arthur “Skip” Piper, 94, formally of Morgantown, passed away on December 5, 2017, in Loveland, Ohio at The Lodge Nursing and Rehab Center. Skip was born in Morgantown, on November 1, 1923, the son of the late Marshall Forman Piper and Gladys M. Taylor. He lived in Morgantown up until two years ago, when he moved to Cincinnati, OH,...
Patricia Weaver
Dec 4, 2017
Patty Weaver, 86, of Sabraton, passed away on Monday, December 4, 2017 at J. W. Ruby Memorial Hospital. Patty was born in Weston West Virginia, on April 20, 1931, the daughter of the late Gerald Moore and Gwendolyn Davidson Moore. She was a long time glass cutter working in several glass factories in North Central, West Virginia, and retired...
Sylvia Opal Myers
Dec 3, 2017
Sylvia Opal Myers, 94, of Morgantown, beloved Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother, died at Sundale Nursing Home, on Sunday, December 3, 2017 of natural causes. She was born October 9, 1923, the second of seven children born to William Chester Reed and Goldie Wanda (Maust) Reed. A lifelong resident of Morgantown, she retired in 1986 from West Virginia University...
Evelyn Inez Anderson
Dec 1, 2017
Evelyn Inez (Taylor) Anderson, 84, of Morgantown, passed away on Friday, December 1, 2017, at Ruby Memorial Hospital. Evelyn was born in Charleston, West Virginia, on September 12, 1933, the daughter of the late Oral Broaddus Cottrill and Flossye Regal (Thompson) Cottrill. She worked at various places during her lifetime including WVU, Fort Martin and Harrison County Power Plants,...
Jean Ann Toren
Nov 30, 2017
Jean Ann Toren, 92, of Morgantown, WV, passed away Thursday, November 30, 2017 at J. W. Ruby Memorial Hospital. Jean was born in Covington, Kentucky, daughter of the late Ralph P. Halloran and Jeannette C. (Hennessey) Halloran. Jean was employed as an administrative assistant at West Virginia University in the Department of Geology and Geography and at the Law...
Jonas Neale Swecker
Nov 29, 2017
Jonas Neale Swecker, 85, won his battle with Alzheimer’s disease on Wednesday, November 29, 2017, at Mon Health Center in Morgantown, West Virginia. His loving wife Elizabeth at his bedside. Jonas was born October 18, 1932 to Kent and Floda (Kyle) Swecker in Valley Head, West Virginia, the fourth of seven children. After his graduation from Tygarts Valley High...
Anna Louise Pickett
Nov 28, 2017
Ann Louise Goodwin Pickett, 98, of First Ward, Morgantown, passed away Tuesday, November 28th at Sundale Nursing Home. She was born February 21, 1919 in Morgantown, a daughter of the late John Emory and Ruby Iona (Everly) Goodwin. She is survived by her brothers, John Robert Goodwin and his wife Betty and Edward Spencer Goodwin; nieces, Molly Goodwin Burrows...
Mary Madeline Chipps
Nov 26, 2017
Mary Madeline Chipps, 91, of Kingwood Pike, passed away Sunday, November 26, 2017 at the Madison Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born December 6, 1925 in Preston County, a daughter of the late John Edward and Edna Hovatter Jenkins. She was a member of the Mt Pleasant United Methodist Church where she was the chairperson for the health...
Jonathon Wayne Mcfadden
Nov 21, 2017
John W. McFadden, 54, of Morgantown, passed away Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born August 9, 1963 in Morgantown, a son of the late Frank and Loretta (Dalton) McFadden. He worked for over 30 years at R&H Construction and recently at Dalton Boys Concrete. He loved hunting, fishing, camping and most...
Betty June Cook
Nov 19, 2017
Betty June Cook, 82, of Morgantown, passed away Sunday, November 19th at the home of her sister. She was born on June 7, 1935 in Morgantown, a daughter of the late Elton Wyatt Flanagan and Freda Mae (Nethken) Henry. She is also preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Robert Phillips Cook. Mrs. Cook retired after 29...
William L. "Pete" Foor
Nov 19, 2017
God reached out and took Pete by the hand and led him safely home on Sunday morning, November 19th, 2017 at his home with his loving family by his side. Pete was born in Sabraton,WV on January 13, 1926 to Joseph R. Foor and Erma B. (Shoemaker) Foor. He served in the US Navy during WWII on LST 1028...
Jerry Sager
Nov 19, 2017
Jerry Sager passed away suddenly on November 19, 2017 at the age of 90 with family present in Morgantown. He was born February 11, 1927 in Rochester, New York to Georgianna and William Sager of Sea Breeze, NY. A Naval veteran of WWII, Jerry served on a destroyer based out of Miami Beach, Florida and was honorably discharged in...
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