All Obituaries

David Allan Proger, 76, of Connorville, OH, passed away on Tuesday, October 15, at Wheeling   Hospital.   He   was   born   in   Martins Ferry, OH  on  January 7, 1943, the son of the late Nancy (Mowrey) Proger  Ella and Tony Proger. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Lance Starcher. He was a retired steel worker, employed at Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel for 38 years....

George “Butch” Bobish, 71, of Rayland, OH, died, Wednesday, October 2, 2019, at his home. Butch was born on August 16, 1948, in Martins Ferry, OH, to the late George and Helen (Gault) Bobish. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Eric Bobish and a step-daughter, Tina Chapman. Butch is survived by his loving wife, Catherine (Monroe) Bobish; a son, Daniel (Nicole) Bobish; two daughters, Holly (Clarence) Johnson and Robyn Simmons; a b rother, David...

Francesco Pellegrino, 91, of Yorkville, OH, died, Saturday, September 28, 2019, at Wheeling Hospital. He was born on October 7, 1927, in Belmonte Calabro, Italy, to the late Giovanni and Giuseppina (Marano) Pellegrino. Frank was retired, after 37 years of service, from Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel, Yorkville, Plant and was a member of the Yorkville Volunteer Fire department. Frank is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Elvira (Arlia) Pellegrino; a son, John (Susie) Pellegrino; a...

Doris Lee Stilwell, 93, formerly of Rayland, OH, died, Friday, September 20, 2019, at Forest Hills Care Center, in St. Clairsville, OH. She was born on December 1,1925, in Martins Ferry, OH, to the late Charles and Georgia (Sivert) Koch. She and her husband, Curtis, were owners of Stilwell Auto Sales Inc until 2009. She also was a member of the Rayland United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Curtis Stilwell; 3 brothers, August,...

Anita Patella, 84, of Tiltonsville, OH, died, Sunday, September 22, 2019, at Liza’s Place, in Wheeling, WV. Anita was born on January 10, 1935, in Flint, Michigan, to the late Anthony and Frances (Reno) Salerno. In addition to her parents, she was preceded on death by a brother, Charles Salerno and two sisters, Annette Scaffidi and Mary Lyons. Anita was retired from General Motors, after 34 years of service. She is survived by her husband Albert “Chuck” Patella; two...

Elizabeth J. Bryan, 92, of Yorkville, OH, died, Saturday, September 14, 2019, at Continuous Care Center, in Wheeling, WV. She was born on July 6, 1926, in Parnassus, PA, to the late William and Mary (Fiscus) Bryan. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, John and James Bryan and two sisters, Mary Piazza and Irene DeLise. Betty was retired, after 39 years of employment, from Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel, Yorkville Plant. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic...

Randall Dolfi, 67, of Tiltonsville, OH, died, Tuesday, September 17, 2019, at his home. Randy was born on September 15, 1952, in Martins Ferry, OH, to Ethel (Banyas) Dolfi and the late James Dolfi. He was retired from Comcast. In addition to his mother, Randy is survived by his son, Brian Dolfi; a sister, Cynthia (James) Hudson; his niece and nephew, Leslie and Douglas Hudson and his very special granddaughter, Olivia Dolfi. Private services were conducted at the Borkoski Funeral Home,...

Melissa Fry, 48, of Yorkville, OH, died, Monday, September 9, 2019, at Wheeling Hospital. She was born on January 6, 1971, in Wheeling, WV, to Larry and Patricia (Dombroski) Rine. Melissa was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, James and Janet Rine and maternal grandparents Stanley and Mary Dombroski. Melissa was a Wheeling Central Catholic graduate and attended Wheeling Jesuit. Melissa was employed at Wheeling Hospital for 27 years as a Physical Therapist Assistant. She loved...

Lena Corvi, 91, of Yorkville, OH, died, Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at Liza’s Place, in Wheeling, WV. Lena was born on February 22, 1928, in Rocca Pia, Italy, to the late Joseph and Anna (Leone) Spong. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Onario Spagnolo and Mario Spong. Lena was a devoted wife and mother. She loved traveling, especially to visit her children and grandchildren. In addition to spending time with her family, she loved to cook for them...

Anthony Saverio "Tony" Moscato age 67 of Rayland, Ohio passed away peacefully to be with his Lord on Wednesday, July 17th. He was surrounded by his loving, caring family at the Ross Heart Hospital, The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Tony was born on August 18, 1951 in Martins Ferry Hospital to the late Frank A. and Irene M. (Pulice) Moscato. He graduated from Yorkville High School in 1969 and served in the United States Army Reserve for 8 years. Tony attended The Ohio...