All Obituaries

Timothy Joel Hiam, 65, of Tiltonsville, OH, passed away, Sunday, March 29, 2026, at Liza’s Place, in Wheeling, WV. He was born on August 29, 1960, in Martins Ferry, OH, to Wilma (Jackson) Hiam and the late Charles Hiam. Tim was a graduate of Buckeye South. After graduation Tim served in the United Sates Navy for six years and the United States Army for eight years. Before retiring, Tim was employed with Cardinal Health. Tim enjoyed being outdoors and spending time at the beach. In ...

Dorothy Rose Cooper, 94, formerly of Rayland, OH, passed away, Sunday, March 29, 2026, at Gables Nursing Home, in Hopedale, OH. She was born on September 27, 1931, in Yorkville, OH, to the late George and Rose (Kavach) Cooper. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles Cooper and Calvin Kreuger and two sisters, Maryann Petrella and Eileen Briggs. Dorothy is survived by her nephew, Derek Briggs (Jody Perone); her niece, Janet Brookins; five very special ...

Elizabeth Swiger, 95, of Rayland, OH, passed away, Sunday, March 22, 2026, at Wheeling Hospital, WVU. She was born on January 16, 1931, in Ramsey, OH, to the late Albert and Margaret (Waligura) Zeroski. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Swiger; five brothers, Frank, Ted, Felix, Walter and Edward Zeroski; five sisters, Mary Staskey, Nellie Kinyo, Helen Sliva, Wanda Dobjensky and Jenny Proger and her grandson, Chad Swiger. Elizabeth is survived by ...

Gail A. Bolock, 81, of Tiltonsville, OH, passed away, Saturday, March 14, 2026, at Trinity West Medical Center, in Steubenville, OH, with her family by her side. Gail was born on February 2, 1945, in Martins Ferry, OH, to the late Marcel and Ida (Dolfi) Lollini. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Marcel Lollini and her infant sister, Judith Lollini. Gail was a graduate of Warren Consolidated. She retired from Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel, after many years ...

Madalyn J. Gebhard, 91, of Yorkville, OH, passed away, Friday, February 27, 2026, at Wheeling Hospital. She was born on September 15, 1934, in Martins Ferry, OH, to the late Earl E. and Jessie Mae (Jones) Stullenburg. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Gebhard; her son, Pete Wolfe; her daughter, Diane Bloom and her sister, Christine Stullenburg. Madalyn is survived by her daughters, Vicki (Robert) Schell and Rebecca Murphy; two sons, Tim Wolfe and ...

Stephen Laposki, 76, of Tiltonsville, OH, passed away on Wednesday February 25, 2026, at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV, surrounded by family. He was born on October 17, 1949, in Hamilton, OH, to the late Stephen Laposki, Sr. and Betty Shanks Barnhart. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Frank and Mary Laposki, and his uncle, Edward J. Ulczynski. Steve was a teacher and basketball coach at Union Local High School for 30 years. In 2019, ...

Dominic J. Morando III (D.J.), 63, of New Philadelphia, Ohio, formerly of Yorkville, Ohio, passed away at home on Thursday, March 5, 2026. Dominic was born on December 8, 1962, in Martins Ferry, Ohio. He was the son of Edith (Jones) Morando of Yorkville, Ohio, and the late Dominic J. Morando Jr. Dominic was a loyal employee of Freeport Press, where he dedicated nearly 27 years of service. He was a member of the Buckeye South High School Class of 1981 in Tiltonsville, Ohio. Outside of work, ...

Randy Lee Rice, 59, of Martins Ferry, OH, passed away, Tuesdday, March 3, 2026, at Wheeling Hospital, WVU. Randy was born on June 20, 1966, in Martins Ferry, OH, to Emma “Tammy” (Thomas) Rice and the late Larry Lee Rice. In addition to his father, he is preceded in death by his fiancé Valerie Rivera. In addition to his mother, he survived by two brothers, Dean (Gail) Rice and Ernest Rice; two sisters, Tonya Rice and Jennifer (Mike) Porter and several nieces and nephews.

William E. Myers, 56, of Rayland, OH, passed away, Saturday, February 21, 2026, at Wheeling, Hospital. He was born on March 17, 1969, in Geauga Co., OH, to William Myers Sr and the late Patricia Doughty Tomisin. In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by his father, Robert Tomisin and his grandparents, Howard P Myers, Raymond Doughty, Luke Tomisin and Betty Tomisin. “Wild Bill” was employed with Titan Energy Transportation, out of Sardis, OH. He loved riding his ...

Catherine Ann Skibo, 69, of Tiltonsville, Ohio, was prayerfully guided through the gates of Heaven into the loving arms of her Lord on February 17, 2026, at JW Ruby Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her family. Born in Wheeling, WV on July 22, 1956, Cathy was the daughter of Katie and John Crkvenac Jr., and the youngest sister of Helen Dixon, Tom Crkvenac, John Crkvenac III, and Mike Crkvenac. On May 18, 1979, Cathy married the love of her life, Ron Skibo. Together they built a family with ...