Obituaries

Elsa Pastoria Stone

Elsa Pastoria Stone

Feb 17, 2015

Elsa Stone of Snake Hill Road passed away peacefully at home Tuesday, February 17, 2015. Born January 4, 1942, in Latacunga, Ecuador, she was the oldest of six children of Maria Amaya and Sergio Morales, and was the glue that held her brothers – Carlos, Galo, Angel and Fausto – and sister Marianna together as a family. In later...

Kenneth Carl Vandersluis

Kenneth Carl Vandersluis

Feb 12, 2015

Kenneth Carl VanderSluis of Morgantown passed away Thursday evening, February 12, 2015 at Monongalia General Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was married to Cora Sue Satterfield VanderSluis. Ken retired from Huntington Bank. Cremation services will be provided by Hastings Funeral Home in Morgantown. There will be no public visitation or services. Send condolences online at www.hastingsfuneralhome.com

Carolyn Lee Everly Galloway

Carolyn Lee Everly Galloway

Feb 11, 2015

Carolyn Lee Everly Galloway, 72, of Canyon Rd., Morgantown, passed away Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at her residence. She was born in Morgantown on August 14, 1942, and was the adopted daughter of the late Francis Marion "Dutch" Everly and the late Geraldine Levenna (Hunt) Everly. Survivors include her husband, Frederick Lee Galloway, married 55 years; a daughter, Cynthia...

Dr. D. John Bell

Dr. D. John Bell

Feb 10, 2015

Dr. D. John Bell age 91 of Morgantown passed away February 10, 2015, peacefully at his home after a long illness. He was surrounded by his loving family. John was born in Fairmont, WV and moved to Morgantown as a young child. He was a graduate of Morgantown High School, WVU, and received his dental degree from Pitt Dental...

Richard Leslie Fleisher

Richard Leslie Fleisher

Feb 10, 2015

After fully living and enjoying 71 great years on this earth, Richard Leslie Fleisher of Morgantown passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2015, at his home. He was born May 7, 1943 in Rochester, NY, a son of the late Maurice and Celia Sooper Fleisher. Richard was employed by West Virginia University Extension as an International Specialist and poverty researcher....

Patricia Anne Wetmore

Patricia Anne Wetmore

Feb 7, 2015

Patricia Anne Wetmore, 68, passed away on Saturday, February 7, at home with her family by her side after a valiant fight with cancer. Pat was born on July 11, 1946, in Oak Park, Illinois, the only child of the late Rudy and June Pecanic. Her family moved to Hot Springs, Arkansas, when she was 13 years old. Her...

Bertha Weber

Bertha Weber

Feb 7, 2015

Bertha Mae Weber, 78, of Morgantown, passed away Saturday, February 7, 2015, at Sundale Nursing Home. She was born in Meridien, MS, on December 30, 1936, the daughter of the late Winston Williams and the late Myrtis (McDonald) Williams. Bertha was defined by two things in her life, her motherhood and her faith. She loved nothing more than being...

Chester Dove Cook

Chester Dove Cook

Feb 6, 2015

Chester “Chet” Dove Cook, 67, of Morgantown, passed away Friday, February 6, 2015, at Ruby Memorial Hospital. He was born in Logan, WV on December 10, 1947, the son of the late Chester Amos Cook and Martha Juanita (Dove) Cook. Chet attended WVU where he earned a BS in Journalism and a Masters in Communication Studies. He valued continuing...

Frank Balint

Frank Balint

Feb 6, 2015

Frank S. Balint, 90, of Morgantown, passed away at the home of his niece and nephew Louis & Kaye Pompili in which he made his home since 2009, on February 6, 2015. He was born on May 11, 1924 in Ward, WV, the son of the late Frank Balint and Agnes Enyedi Balint Gazsi. He was a graduate of...

Ronald Melvin Bolyard

Ronald Melvin Bolyard

Feb 2, 2015

Ronald Melvin Bolyard, 92, currently of Morgantown and formerly of Rowelsburg, passed away Monday afternoon, February 2, 2015 at Mapleshire Nursing Home & Rehabilitation Center of Morgantown. He was born March 7, 1922 in Pierce, WV, a son of the late Chester and Eunice Henline Bolyard. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Ginny Bolyard of Northport, NY;...

Lynn Marie Bradley

Lynn Marie Bradley

Jan 29, 2015

LYNNE MARIE EPPERLY BRADLEY, 60, of Morgantown, WV, passed away unexpectedly with her family and close friends by her side on January 29, 2015, at Ruby Memorial Hospital. Lynne was born November 6, 1954, in Parkersburg, WV, to Betty Epperly of Belpre, Ohio and the late John E. Epperly. She was a 1972 graduate of Belpre High School, Belpre,...

Janice Marie Cyzick

Janice Marie Cyzick

Jan 28, 2015

Janice Marie Cyzick, 73, Morgantown (formerly of Westover), passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at Mapleshire Nursing Home & Rehabilitation Center of Morgantown, WV. She was born in Morgantown on January 18, 1942, the daughter of the late Charles Junior and Bronwen Olivia (Jones) Maust. She was a 1959 graduate of Morgantown High School and retired in 2004 as...

Michael Verl Smith

Michael Verl Smith

Jan 28, 2015

Michael Verl Smith, 44, of Morgantown, passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at West Penn Hospital of Pittsburgh, PA after a lengthy illness. He was born in Morgantown on July 4, 1970, the only child of Linda Kay (Moore) Smith of Morgantown and the late Verl Junior “Smitty” Smith. In addition to his mother, survivors include his uncle and...

Margaret Gertrude Schmezer

Margaret Gertrude Schmezer

Jan 25, 2015

Margaret Gertrude (Dorn) Schmezer, passed away Sunday, January 25, 2015 at John Manchin Senior Healthcare Center of Fairmont, WV at the age of 99. She was born in Pittsburgh, PA on April 3, 1915 to Eva Marie (Wolf) Dorn and John Dorn. She grew up in Pittsburgh and married George P. Schmezer, Sr. at St. Martin de Torres Church...

William Dean "Bill" Gainor

William Dean "Bill" Gainor

Jan 24, 2015

William Dean “Bill” Gainor, 68, of Maidsville and formally of Clarksburg/Bridgeport, died at his home surrounded by family on Saturday morning, January 24, 2015 after a courageous but brief battle with cancer. He was born in Baltimore, MD on March 21, 1946, the son of Bretzel C. “Bill” Gainor and Jaunita Grace (Dean) Gainor. He is survived by his...

Elizabeth Nyle Dailey

Elizabeth Nyle Dailey

Jan 21, 2015

Elizabeth N. “Libby” Dailey, 85, formerly of Morgantown and Fairmont, passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2015 surrounded by her friends and family at Golden Living Center of Waynesburg, PA. She was born in Fairmont on November 8, 1929, the daughter of the late Milton and Linda Mae (Tennant) Morris. She is also preceded in death by her beloved husband,...

Shirong "Susan" Pan

Shirong "Susan" Pan

Jan 19, 2015

Shirong "Susan" Pan, 51, of Morgantown, passed away unexpectedly Monday, January 19, 2015 in the emergency department of Ruby Memorial Hospital. She was born in Anhui, China on September 4, 1963, a daughter of the late Ruixuan Pan, and Zhongming (Hu) Pan who survives her in Naning, China. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband,...

Ada Mae Bellay

Ada Mae Bellay

Jan 19, 2015

Ada Mae Welch Bellay, 78, Morgantown, passed away Monday, January 19, 2015 peacefully at home. She was born on October 17, 1936, the daughter of the late William and May (Ray) Welch and was originally from Oakland, MD but made her home in Star City, WV. She was retired from the WVU Medical Center Library and was a member...

John Richard "Dick" Malcomson

John Richard "Dick" Malcomson

Jan 18, 2015

John Richard "Dick" Malcomson, 77, of Cheat Neck, passed away Sunday, January 18, 2015, at Mapleshire Nursing Home & Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Pittsburgh, PA on October 17, 1937, the son of the late Wilford Glenn Malcomson and Virginia Ellen (Dickinson) Malcomson. Dick graduated from Morgantown High School in 1955. He started his sales career at Jo...

Frank Albert Kisner

Frank Albert Kisner

Jan 14, 2015

Frank Albert Kisner, 66, of Morgantown, passed away Tuesday, January 14th at Ruby Memorial Hospital. He was born July 15, 1948 in Preston County, WV, a son of the late Perry Commodore and Virginia Ann Guminey Kisner. He is survived by his wife, Peggy Ann (Mayle) Kisner. In addition to his wife, he is survived by grandchildren and great...