Obituaries

Enrique Jose De La Mata

Enrique Jose De La Mata

Jun 28, 2015

Enrique Jose de la Mata, 74, of Morgantown, passed away in the early morning of June 28, 2015 at Mon General Hospital. Enrique was born in La Guardia, Toledo, Spain on August 8, 1940 to Enrique Jose de la Mata de la Garcia and Maria Pilar Calvo de Diego. He was a world class soccer player in his younger...

Daniel Edward Dunmire

Daniel Edward Dunmire

Jun 27, 2015

Daniel Edward Dunmire III, 86, of Morgantown, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2015, peacefully at his home after a short illness. Dan was born in Punxsutawney, Pa. on April 11, 1929, the son of Daniel E. Dunmire, Jr. and Kathleen Lenore Burgun Dunmire. He was a graduate of WVU School of Forestry and a life long member of the...

Theodore George Lazzelle

Theodore George Lazzelle

Jun 22, 2015

Theodore George “Ted” Lazzelle, 86, of Morgantown, passed away Monday, June 22, 2015 at home. He was born May 30, 1929 to the late Dent and Martha Belle Lazzelle. Theodore served in the United States Army. He worked at Wilkins Motors and Jo Moore’s Exxon. He is currently retired. Theodore was an avid Steelers fan and he loved playing...

Dortha Mae Wiley

Dortha Mae Wiley

Jun 17, 2015

Dortha Mae “Dot” Wiley passed away quietly at home surrounded by her loving family. Amazingly, for someone with such a large sweet heart and using all her energy helping others, her body finally succumbed to congestive heart failure. Born in Booth, WV to Zela Matilda Dodrill and Norva Stanley Gross, she lived and worked her teen years during our...

William Edward Freeman

William Edward Freeman

Jun 16, 2015

William “Bill” Freeman, 84, Morgantown, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at his residence. He was born on April 2, 1931 in Covington, KY, the son of the late Edward William Freeman and the late Ella Dee (Sanders) Freeman. Mr. Freeman was a member of St. Luke Catholic Church and was a longtime member of the Knights of Columbus....

Joseph Dobrick

Joseph Dobrick

Jun 15, 2015

Joseph Dobrick, 91, of Morgantown, died June 15, 2015 at his home. He was born in Pangburn Hollow, West Elizabeth, PA, January 19, 1924 to the late Steve and Anna Dobrick. Joseph served with the Civilian Conservation Corps; a WWII veteran, as a member of the US Army's 96th Infantry Division. He served in the Pacific Theater, including the...

Ernest Gilbert John

Ernest Gilbert John

Jun 15, 2015

Ernest Gilbert John, 82, of Rivesville, passed away Monday, June 15, 2015 at United Hospital Center of Clarksburg. Ernest was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in November of 1957 and enjoyed being a part of the Morgantown congregation for many decades, and the Fairmont congregation prior there to. He worked as a Journeyman, plumber, and pipefitter with Local...

Martha Jane Mccarty

Martha Jane Mccarty

Jun 11, 2015

Martha Jane Smith, McCauley, McCarty born August 21, 1933 at Halleck, Monongalia County, WV. After 81 years I’m taking my flight into eternity to meet my Lord, other family members, friends and all my pets that will be there to greet me. Life has been a stopping place, a pause in what’s to be a resting place along the...

Fred Hunter Miller

Fred Hunter Miller

Jun 11, 2015

Fred Hunter Miller, Sr., 82, of Morgantown, passed away Thursday, June 11, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Cowen, WV on April 8, 1933, the son of the late William Edward Miller and the late Hazel (Jarvis) Miller. After his service in the Army he went on to serve in the National Guard...

Tyler James Henry

Tyler James Henry

Jun 8, 2015

Tyler James Henry, 27, of Morgantown, passed away Tuesday, June 8, 2015 at Ruby Memorial Hospital. He was born in Deer Creek, CA on July 10, 1987, the son of Sherry (Nowlin) Henry of Cross Lanes, WV and Steve Henry and step-mother Loretta of St. Paul, VA. Tyler’s passion was music, he was a gifted musician who loved playing....

Mary Virginia Baniak

Mary Virginia Baniak

Jun 8, 2015

Mary Virginia Baniak of Morgantown passed away on Monday June 8, 2015 at Madison Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born November 13, 1924 to Joseph and Josephine Romano. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by sisters Rose Urso, Angeline Peluso, Sarah Faleschini and brothers Samuel Romano and John Romano. Mary was a graduate of...

Margaret Duckworth

Margaret Duckworth

Jun 7, 2015

Margaret E. Duckworth, 68, of Summer School Road, Morgantown, passed away peacefully Sunday, June 7, 2015 at her home. Margaret was born in Garrett Co., MD on January 23, 1947, a daughter of Josephine (Gregory) McRobie the late Charles McRobie. Margaret is survived by her children, Daniel Imoffer, Angie Methany and companion Gary Orndoff of Waynesburg, PA, Paul and...

Robert James Campbell

Robert James Campbell

Jun 2, 2015

Robert James "Bob" Campbell, 86, of Morgantown, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at Ruby Memorial Hospital. He was born in Brady, WV on December 25, 1928, the son of the late Earl W. and the late Mildred Cooley Campbell. He was a member of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Morgantown. Bob graduated from Morgantown High School...

Ruth Maxine Nimcheck

Ruth Maxine Nimcheck

May 31, 2015

Ruth Maxine Nimcheck, 91, Morgantown, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2015 at Mapleshire Nursing Home & Rehabilitation Center of Morgantown, WV. She was born in Morgantown on December 8, 1923, the daughter of the late Curtis Edgell and the late Ada (Green) Edgell. She is also preceded in death by her husband, John Paul Nimcheck. She was a member...

Patrick Gray Camp

Patrick Gray Camp

May 29, 2015

Patrick Grey Camp, Sr., age 88, passed away at his home in Cheat Lake on May 29, 2015. Born in Boone County, WV, on May 2, 1927, he was preceded in death by his parents Enoch and Hattie Camp, brother Jack Camp, sisters Nadine Brown, Nellie Vande Linde, and Betty Veevaert, and his wife of 54 years, Sally Camp....

Matthew George Bellman

Matthew George Bellman

May 25, 2015

Matthew George Bellman, 36, of Morgantown, passed away early Monday, May 25, 2015 at his residence. He was born in Morgantown on August 9, 1978, the son of Steven and Kandance (Geller) Bellman, with whom he made his home. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his son and the light of his life, Rylee Fisher Bellman;...

Harold Phillip Shaffer

Harold Phillip Shaffer

May 24, 2015

Harold Phillip Shaffer, 77, of Morgantown, passed away Sunday evening, May 24, 2015 at his residence. He was born in Kingwood on October 10, 1937, the son of the late Harvey Shaffer and the late Goldie (Wiles) Shaffer. Survivors include the love of his life, Patricia Jo Chico Shaffer, whom he courted beginning at the age of 14; two...

Robert Edmund Benoit

Robert Edmund Benoit

May 22, 2015

Robert Edmund Benoit, Jr., 86, of Brookhaven, passed away Friday, May 22, 2015 at his home. He was born June 10, 1928 in Hartford, CT, the son of the late Robert Edmund Benoit, Sr. and the late Elizabeth (Donovan) Benoit. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. Survivors include his loving wife of more than 65...

Jack Owen Poling

Jack Owen Poling

May 20, 2015

Jack Owen Poling, 94, of Morgantown, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at his home. He was born September 3, 1920 in Cumberland, MD, a son of the late Warren and Frances Poling. He was a World War II Veteran of the United States Army attaining the Rank of Corporal, assigned to the 353rd Infantry Regiment, Headquarters Company. He...

Mary Magdalene Ayersman

Mary Magdalene Ayersman

May 17, 2015

Magdalene “Maggie” Keener Ayersman, 92, of Morgantown, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2015 at Sundale Nursing Home of Morgantown, WV. She was born on October 25, 1922, the daughter of the late Charles Keener and the late Grace Pearl (Summers) Keener. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Howard Ayersman. Mrs. Ayersman attended both Burns Chapel and...