Obituaries

Mike Glagola
Jul 24, 2012
Mike Glagola, 90, of Morgantown, passed away on Friday, August 24, 2012, at Golden Living Center in Morgantown with his loving wife at his side. He was born August 5, 1922, in Whitsette, PA, a son of the late John and Mary Homa Glagola. Mike was a veteran of the U.S. Navy having served during World War II. He...

Robert Burrell
Jul 23, 2012
Robert Guthrie Burrell, 78, passed away quietly at home in Morgantown, WV, on July 23, 2012, due to brain cancer. He was born in Springfield OH, the son of the late Nial Lanson Burrell and Helen Louise Cline Burrell. He was educated in the public schools of Springfield and earned bachelor's and graduate degrees in bacteriology from The Ohio...

Berniece Fagert
Jul 23, 2012
Berniece Virginia Fagert, 84, of Morgantown, passed away Monday, July 23, 2012, at Golden Living Center.She was born October 18, 1927, in Middlebourne, WV, the daughter of the late Harold Dexter and Ida Richmond Brown. Berniece was a member of the Morgantown Church of Christ where she taught Tuesday school for many years. She volunteered at the Senior Monongalians...

Charles Blaney
Jul 17, 2012
Charles Morton Blaney, 87, of Westover passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at Monongalia General Hospital.Charles was born in Morgantown on September 1, 1924, the son of the late Arthur Hartley Blaney and Mary Pauline Reay Blaney.He was a member of the Faith Baptist Church.He was a veteran of the U. S. Marine Corp having served during WWII on...

Jeanne Selby
Jul 16, 2012
Jeanne Burkhart Selby of Brookfield, WI passed away peacefully on July 16, 2012 at the age of 89.Jeanne was born January 1, 1923 in Mechanicsburg, PA, the daughter of the late Hazel Shover Burkhart and the late Dr. Roy A. Burkhart, a founder of First Community Church of Columbus, OH.Jeanne attended Otterbein College in Westerville, OH and received her...

Jo Eli
Jul 14, 2012
Jo Anne Hall Eli died in Morgantown, West Virginia on July 14, 2012. She was born in Lizton, Indiana on April 17, 1922, the daughter of Oscar and Ruth Hall. During her life, she lived in Lizton, Indiana, New Albany, Indiana, Daviess County, Kentucky, Danville, Virginia, and Morgantown, West Virginia. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband...

Alma Mcmillen
Jul 14, 2012
After fighting a courageous battle against breast cancer for more than 11 years, Alma Jean (Chipps) McMillen, 68, of Morgantown was called home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Saturday, July 14, 2012.Alma is survived by her devoted husband and caregiver, Wilbur E. McMillen a son, Michael E. McMillen and fianceâ Jeannie Ryan a daughter Angela...

Esta Steinmetz
Jul 11, 2012
Esta A. Steinmetz, died on Wednesday, July 11, 2012, at her home in Brookhaven. She was born October 28, 1921, in Lebanon County, PA, the daughter of the late Jacob and Alice Binkley. She was a Jehovahâs Witness for sixty-five years and was very active in bible teaching throughout the Morgantown area. A special highlight of her life was...

Richard Gardner
Jul 9, 2012
Richard M. âDickâ Gardner, 77, of Jackson Avenue, Morgantown, passed away on Monday July, 9, 2012 at Ruby Memorial Hospital following a valiant battle with gall bladder cancer. Dick was born August 4, 1934 in Cumberland, MD, the son of William and Thelma Gardner, and was raised in Shinnston, WV, graduating from Shinnston High School in 1952.He served in...

Lillian Sterbutzel
Jul 7, 2012
Lillian Esther Nairn Sterbutzel, 98, of Morgantown passed away July 7, 2012, at Parkwest Hospital in Knoxville, TN. She had resided at The Village at Heritage Point for several years. Lillian was born February 2, 1914, in West Newton, PA, the daughter of the late William and Valentina Nairn.Lillian was a member of St. Luke Catholic Church and taught...

Mary Agafonoff
Jul 4, 2012
Mary T. Felice Agafonoff, 88, of Winston-Salem, NC passed away on Wednesday, July 4th 2012, at Forsyth Medical Center, Winston-Salem.Mary was born May 9, 1924 in Watertown, NY, a daughter of the late Santo Felice and the late Josephine DiGiovanni Felice.Mary was a graduate of Watertown High School and attended the Watertown School of Commerce in Watertown, NY. She...

Barbara Soccorsi
Jun 30, 2012
Barbara Jane Daddezio Soccorsi died Saturday, June 30 at Madison Rehab Hospital surrounded by her family.She was born in Morgantown on March 15, 1932, a daughter of John and Adalinda Bianchi Daddezio.Barbara worked for many years in the insurance business, first for Dugan, Bretz, and Cauldwell and later retired from Flat Top Insurance. She was a lifelong member of...

John Sickles
Jun 28, 2012
John Warren Sickles, 55, of Beulah Road, Morgantown, passed away Thursday, June 28, 2012, at his residence.John was born in Morgantown on September 19, 1956, the son of James Sickles and the late Edith Pysell Sickles.He was a former coal miner working at Pursglove 15 and Blacksville #2. He was a member of UMWA District 31. John was an...

Bessie Kirk
Jun 28, 2012
Bessie Kirk, 73, of Mountainview Road, Morgantown, passed away Thursday, June 28, 2012, at her residence.Bessie was born in Morgantown on August 6, 1938, the daughter of the late George and Rose (Murray) Dalton.She was a member of the Little Country Church. She loved to cook, clean, play the card game Uno, and spend time with her family. She...

Hilda Bowers
Jun 27, 2012
Hilda Smith Bowers 86, of Over Cheat, passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at her residence.She was born on July 17, 1925 in Easton, WV, the daughter of the late Lloyd Wayne and Victoria Whithair Smith. She was a member of the Cheat Lake United Methodist Church and the WSCS.She retired from the WVU Mountainlair where she was supervisor...

Wilma Bolyard
Jun 20, 2012
Wilma Louise Bolyard, 86, of Morgantown, passed away Wednesday, June 20, 2012, at her home. Wilma was born in Morgantown on January 21, 1926, the daughter of the late John William Horne and Pearl Effie (Shaffer) Horne. She enjoyed spending time with her family and caring for her home in West Sabraton where she could often be seen working...

Melissa Miller
Jun 18, 2012
Melissa Jean Miller, 37, of Akron, OH an formerly of Morgantown passed away unexpectedly Monday, June 18, 2012 at her residence.Melissa was born in Akron, OH on January 7, 1975, a daughter of Gene Ellis Miller of Akron, OH and Linda Jean (Mills) Moles of Morgantown.Survivors include her three siblings, Johnny Miller of Morgantown Michelle Williams and her husband...

Alexander Ireland
Jun 17, 2012
Alexander Louis âLouâ Ireland, 92, of Lane St., Westover, passed away Sunday, June 17, 2012 at Monongalia General Hospital with his family by his side.He was born in Westover on November 10, 1919, the son of the late Archibald and Ida (Roos) Ireland.Mr. Ireland was a member of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Morgantown. He was a...

Donald Bellamy
Jun 14, 2012
Donald John Bellamy, 80, of Bluegrass Village, Morgantown, passed away Thursday, June 14, 2012, at Sundale Nursing Home.Donald was born in Morgantown on February 11, 1932, the son of the late Reginald John Bellamy and Nita Laura (Turner) Bellamy.He was a member of Spruce Street United Methodist Church. Donald was a veteran of the U. S. Army serving during...

Robert Abe
Jun 13, 2012
Robert Kyle Abe, 50, of Mountain Ridge Road, Morgantown, passed away Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at Ruby Memorial Hospital after a courageous battle with lung cancer. He was born in Cheyenne, WY on September 16, 1961, the son of Roger Abe of Cumberland, MD and Ethel (Shepherd) Ashenfelter of Keyser, WV.He is survived by his wife, Peggy Ellen Porter...
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