All Obituaries

John Chrisagis, 77, of Yorkville, OH, died, Wednesday, October 31, 2018, at east Ohio Regional Hospital, in Martins Ferry, OH. He was born on April 17, 1941 in Martins Ferry, OH, to the late Zacharia and Genevieve (Plewniak) Chrisagis. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Marguerite R. (DeFilippo) Chrisagis and his Father and Mother- in-law, Anthony & Carmella DeFilippo. John was retired from Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel, Yorkville, a former member of the...

Bill Dematte, 87 of Yorkville, Ohio, died Monday, Oct. 29, 2018 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Born Jan. 8, 1931 in Lehigh, Oklahoma, he was the son of the late Ralph and Jesse Rankin Dematte. He was retired from Ferro-Alloy Corp. in Brilliant, OH as the superintendent. He was an Air Force feteran, a Christian by faith, a member of the Yorkville Volunteer Fire Dept., a member of the Warren Township Lions Club, and the 200 Club. He was a fan of the Ohio State Buckeyes and the...

Samuel L Motto Sr, 80, of Rayland, OH, died, Tuesday, October 23, 2018, at East Ohio Regional Hospital, in Martins Ferry, OH. Sam was born on September 10, 1938, in Martins Ferry, OH, to the late James and Anna (Kinkus) Motto. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, James and Raymond Motto and two sisters, Connie Hood and Marsha Lane. He was a graduate of Warren Consolidated; he served in the United States Navy, was a member of the Laborers Local #809, out of...

John Whitaker, 69, of Adena, formally of Smithfield, was known in high school days as “Whit”, his coal mine days as “Big John”, and his trucking days as “Bubbles”. John passed away suddenly on October 17, 2018.He was owner/operator of J&M Trucking of Adena, LLC. He was born January 6, 1949 the son of the late Carol (McGrail) and Charles Whitaker Sr.John was a past president of the Adena Lions Club and a past president of the United Mine Workers of...

Joseph Horvath, 87, of Glen Robbins, OH, died Tuesday, October 16, 2018, at East Oho Regional Hospital, in Martins Ferry, OH. He was born on September 26, 1931, in Barton, OH, to the late Frank and Julia (Kuhn) Horvath. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, John Horvath and a daughter, Suzanne Horvath. Joe was a life-long member of the Glen Robbins VFD. He is survived by his son, Joseph (Kim) Horvath; two daughters, Krystine and Jane Horvath; three brothers,...

Joseph Parish, 79, formerly of Adena, OH, died, October 11, 2018, at Arbors at Streetsboro, in Streetsboro, OH. Joe was born on April 18, 1939, in Maynard, OH, to the late Joseph and Albina Parish. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Kenneth and Louis; two step-brothers, David and Ronald; a step-sister, Linda Ayers and a daughter-in-law, Charlene Parish. He served in the United States Air Force, he was retired from Consol Energy and was a past president...

  Stanley “Curley” Joseph Boroski Sr., 82, of Rayland, Ohio, passed away Sunday, September 30, 2018 at Wheeling Hospital in Wheeling, WV. He was born in Dillonvale, Ohio on March 15, 1936, a son of the late Stanley Bolick and Mary Ann Kubick Boroski. Stanley was retired from IBEW Local 141 of Wheeling, West Virginia, served in the United States Air Force, and was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. He was an avid fisherman and hunter, the proudest Rays...

Anna Mae Sickle, 100, of Harrisville, OH, died, Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at Altercare, in Adena, OH. She was born on March 17, 1918, in Barton, OH, to the late Harry and Emma (Donley) Horstman. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert “Bud” Sickle; a daughter, Patricia Adams; three son -in- laws, Ricky Marshall, Walter Podlich and Ray Adams; a grandson, Kenny Adams; six brothers, Harry, William, David, Craig, Richard, and WWII Veteran,...

Mary Irene Watson, 66, of Tiltonsville, OH, passed away, Thursday, September 20, 2018 at East Ohio Regional Hospital, in Martins Ferry, OH. Mary was born on July 8 1952, in Martins Ferry, OH, to the late Richard and Mary (Bash) Brown. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Holly Watson. Mary was the owner and operator of the 3K’s Beauty Salon in Tiltonsville for nearly 25 years, and she was a 1970 graduate of Warren Consolidated High School. Mary is...

Christine Thompson, 62, of Adena, OH., died, September 17, 2018, at her home in Adena, OH. She was born on September 15, 1956 in Martins Ferry, OH, to Jane (Kugler) Valesko and the late John E. Valesko. In addition to her father, Christine was preceded in death by her special pet, Alexis. Christine was employed at the Borkoski Funeral Home for 25 years; she also was employed with the Adena Post Office; She was a member of the Adena Fire Company, she was an E.M.T.; Also served as a past...