Obituaries

Robert Luther Brewer, Sr.

Robert Luther Brewer, Sr.

Mar 6, 2016

Robert Luther Brewer, Sr., 86, of Morgantown, passed away Sunday, March 6, 2016, at Ruby Memorial Hospital. He was born in Morgantown January 15, 1930; son of the late Burrous B. & Beulah (Summers) Brewer. He was a coal miner and carpenter and a 50 year member of Carpenters Union Local 604 of Morgantown. Robert was a faithful member,...

Sarah Hilling

Sarah Hilling

Mar 5, 2016

WITH INCREDIBLE SADNESS WE ANNOUNCE THE PASSING OF OUR MOTHER, SARAH ANN (PATTERSON) HILLING 85 OF MORGANTOWN WHO DIED SATURDAY MARCH 5 2016 AT HOME. SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF THE LATE CLINTON PATTERSON AND CLEO HOWELL PATTERSON FAWLEY. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE BEULAH FREE METHODIST CHURCH IN MORGANTOWN. SHE PREVIOUSLY WORKED AS A SEAMSTRESS AT MORGAN...

Mary Edith Coddington Templeton

Mary Edith Coddington Templeton

Feb 29, 2016

Mary E. Coddington Templeton, a life-long resident of Monongalia County, passed away peacefully at the age of 91, on February 29, 2016, at Monongalia General Hospital, with her son, Paul, by her side. She was the only child born to John and Ethel Coo Clark Coddington on their beef/produce farm on March 22, 1924. Mary was a direct descendant...

Carroll Austin Trimble

Carroll Austin Trimble

Feb 26, 2016

Carroll Austin Trimble, 74 of Morgantown, passed the morning of February 26, 2016 at Mon General Hospital. He was the fourth child born to Carl Dwight Trimble Sr and Sylvia Poling. He was born January 25,1942 in Fairmont. He was owner of A&M Grocery in Arnettsville and later became a courier for Huntington Bank and BB&T. He had a...

Vaughn Lee Kiger

Vaughn Lee Kiger

Feb 26, 2016

Vaughn Lee Kiger, 71, realtor extrodinaire, bon vivant and hater of casual Fridays, passed away Friday, Feb. 26 at Ruby Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Born in Baltimore on April 1, 1944, he grew up in Morgantown the son of the late Willis and Lucille John Kiger. A 1966 graduate of WVU, he began his real estate career...

Rosa Anita Marie Lewis

Rosa Anita Marie Lewis

Feb 23, 2016

Rosa Anita Marie Lewis, age 94, died February 23, 2016. Anita was born August 10, 1921 in Morgantown on a fruit and vegetable farm where the Morgantown Airport is now located. She was preceded in death by her husband, former Morgantown Chief of Police John W. Lewis, by her parents, Giuseppe and Rosa Perroots, two grandsons, Joseph Demasi, Jr....

Regis Ernest Kobert

Regis Ernest Kobert

Feb 22, 2016

Regis Ernest Kobert, 77, of Cheat Lake, WV, Pittsburgh, PA and Juno Beach, FL passed away at the home of his 25-year companion Betty Puskar and their grandson, Kyle Milan Pratt on Monday, February 22, 2016 following an 18 -month battle with colon cancer. He was born in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania on June 15, 1938 the son of the late...

Ova Apanowicz

Ova Apanowicz

Feb 22, 2016

Ova Apanowicz, 90, who made her home with her daughter Pamela Carlson and son-in-law Richard in Cumming , GA went home to the Lord on Monday Feb. 22, 2016. She was born on May 15, 1925 in Preston Co., WV to the late John W. and Maggie Jones. During WW II Ova worked as a riveter for Glenn L....

Madeline Velma Smith Benoit

Madeline Velma Smith Benoit

Feb 21, 2016

Madeline Velma Benoit, 89, of Morgantown, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, February 21, 2016, with family at her side. She was born in Masontown, WV on May 29, 1926, the daughter of the late Firl M. and Ressie Faye Smith. She met the love of her life, Robert Benoit, in Hartford, CT and they were married...

Frederick Barrett Hetrick

Frederick Barrett Hetrick

Feb 20, 2016

Frederick Barrett Hetrick, 86, of Madison, Alabama (previously of Milpitas, CA) passed away Saturday, February 20, 2016, at the Madison Hospital.. He was born in Morgantown on December 29, 1929, the son of the late Harold Durell Hetrick and Audrey May (Stansberry) Hetrick. He grew up in Fairmont and Morgantown area. His family was middleclass, childhood uneventful. He told...

Donald Lynch Brand

Donald Lynch Brand

Feb 18, 2016

Donald Lynch Brand, 93, of Lakeland, FL formerly of Morgantown passed away Thursday, February 18, 2016, at his home. He was born in Morgantown on October 27, 1922, the son of the late Elmer Clyde Brand and Erma (Lynch) Brand. Don graduated from University High School. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army served as an MP...

Paul Eugene Paiva, Sr.

Paul Eugene Paiva, Sr.

Feb 18, 2016

Paul E. Paiva, Sr., 65, of Morgantown, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2016, at his home. He was born in Pittsburgh, PA on December 3, 1950, the son of the late Leon Edward Paiva and Virginia Pearl Groves Paiva. Paul was known for his quiet manner and for being a nice guy. He enjoyed, target shooting, fishing, and spending...

Margaret Ann Sheets-Davis

Margaret Ann Sheets-Davis

Feb 14, 2016

Margaret Ann “Peggy” Sheets-Davis, 74, of Morgantown, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2016 in Pittsburgh. She was born in Pennsylvania on April 14, 1941, the daughter of the late Francis Christian Klink and Margaret Mary (Ferns) Klink. She was Catholic by faith. She was a 1959 graduate of Mt. Morris High School and in 1967 was a member of...

Fred Johnson

Fred Johnson

Feb 14, 2016

Fred Johnson, 83, of Morgantown, passed away with his loving wife by his side on Sunday, February 14th at his residence. He was born May 23, 1932 in Lake Lynn, PA, a son of the late Fred Johnson, Sr. and Bertha (Bryner) Johnson. Mr. Johnson was Methodist by faith and served in the United States Army. He was a...

Rae Ann Schrader

Rae Ann Schrader

Feb 12, 2016

Rae Ann Schrader, 47, of Morgantown, passed away Friday, February 12, 2016 at Ruby Memorial Hospital due to complications with diabetes. She was born December 14, 1968 in Morgantown, a daughter of Sandra Sue (Golden) Bonnett and the late Raymond Clifford Bonnett. She attended StoneBridge Baptist Church in Morgantown and worked for 24 years at R.E.M. In addition to...

Anna D. Trickett

Anna D. Trickett

Feb 11, 2016

Anna Trickett, 74, of Morgantown, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2016, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Pennsylvania on October 15, 1941, the daughter of the late William Richards and Georgia Mae (Reed) Richards. She took pride in her youth as a glass and crystal cutter. She was a great wife, mom, and grandmother....

Betty Jean Shisler

Betty Jean Shisler

Feb 7, 2016

Betty Jean Shisler, 88, formerly of Morgantown, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2016 at the home of her daughter in Kent, OH. Betty Jean was born in Morgantown on August 2, 1927, the daughter of the late Melvin Leroy Wiliams and the late Rossalette (Murray) Wiliams. She graduated from Morgantown High School. Betty was a loving wife and mother....

Joel Paul Plevich

Joel Paul Plevich

Feb 5, 2016

Joel Paul Plevich, 78, of Morgantown, passed away Friday, February 5, 2016, at Monongalia General Hospital. He was born in Monongalia County on August 9, 1937, the son of the late Mike Plevich and Pearl (Zolikoff) Plevich. He was a member of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church and worked for 40 years as Perfusionist at WVU Hospital and...

Nancy Ellen Weber

Nancy Ellen Weber

Feb 3, 2016

Nancy Ellen Weber, 48, of Morgantown, WV, passed away on February 3, 2016 at Ruby Memorial Hospital. Nancy was born in Teaneck, NJ, to Robert and Gloria Weber on April 14, 1967. She attended Dwight-Englewood School in Englewood, NJ, and graduated in 1985. She went on to earn a B.A. in English from Oberlin College and an M.A. in...

Doris Jean Reed Oleksa

Doris Jean Reed Oleksa

Feb 2, 2016

Doris “Jean” Oleksa, 87, of Morgantown, passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2016, at Evergreen Assisted Living. She was born in Bretz, WV on April 15, 1928, the daughter of the late Raymond Reed and Murle (White) Reed. She was a devoted, wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who centered her life around her family. Jean is survived and will be...