All Obituaries

  Norma J. Whitehouse, 89, of Wintersville, OH, passed away January 21, 2020 at Valley Hospice Care Center North, Steubenville. She was born July 10, 1930 in Crooksville, OH, a daughter of the late Robert and Lena (Barker) Wayne. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband, Marvin E. Whitehouse; son, Jeffrey Lynn Whitehouse; granddaughter, Elana “Peach” Lettieri; daughter-in-law, Kim Whitehouse; three sisters, Zell, Donna, and Cleo; and one brother,...

Glenn W. Dye “Sunny”, 77, of Amsterdam, passed away Sunday, January 19, 2020, in New Philadelphia, OH. He was the son of the late Glenn Dye and Mary Buchanan Dye. He was a self-employed contractor. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved hunting and fishing. He was preceded in death by his parents and, in 2018, a sister, Holly. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Rita Joynson Dye; by his sons, Max Willison, Art Willison, and Frank Dye; his grandchildren and great...

Dolores “Dodie” Marie McLaughlin, 90, of Wellsburg, WV, formerly of Amsterdam, OH, passed away January 10, 2020 at Golden Oaks Assisted Living, Follansbee, WV. She was born August 26, 1929 in Amsterdam, OH, a daughter of the late Basil and Vallie (Grezlik) Thomas. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Joseph “Jodie” James McLaughlin, Jr. Dodie was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church, Amsterdam, OH. She was a member...

Esther F. Elliott 91 of Steubenville, Ohio passed away Friday, January 10, 2020 at Woodland Hills Assisted Living, Weirton. She was retired nurses aide from Weirton Medical Center. Esther was Methodist by faith. Esther was born August 16, 1928 in Toronto, Ohio a daughter of the late Fred and Virgie (Flenniken) Simpson. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Lewis Elliott. She is survived by her son, Ted Lewis (Cassie) Elliott; granddaughter, Victoria Jean...

Ruth Ethel Smuck, 94 of Steubenville, Ohio passed away Thursday, January 9, 2020. She was born December 3, 1925 in Chester, West Virginia a daughter of the late Patrick “Patty” and Edith ( Berry )  Burns. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Smuck; five brothers, Raymond, Bill, John, Bob, and Norman Burns; sister, Violet Stull. Ruth is survived by her daughter, Edith (Terry) Kettlewell and son Dave (Fatima) Smuck; grandchildren,...

Richard Edward Applegarth Jr., 76, of Richmond, OH, passed away comfortably at home on January 4, 2020. Richard was born in Steubenville, OH, on April 25, 1943.  He was a proud 1961 graduate of Steubenville High School and a veteran of the U.S. Army.  He then worked for National Steel/Weirton Steel and retired after 37 years of service. Richard "Dick" was known for being hardworking, generous, and for being the life of any party.  He loved rooting for the...

Ernest L. “Ernie” Frantz 82, of Wintersville, Ohio passed away Monday, December 23, 2019 at Valley Hopsice, Steubenville. Ernie was a member of Carpenters Local #186 Steubenville and was Methodist by faith. He was born July 12, 1937 in Alikanna, Ohio a son of the late William and Margaret (Calahan) Frantz. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his son, Billy Frantz and step-son, Jerry Patterson. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Frantz; a daughter, Kim...

James "Jimmy" Andrew Allender, 24, of Carrollton, OH, passed away December 15, 2019. He was born July 20, 1995, in Steubenville, OH. Jimmy graduated from Edison High School in 2013. He graduated from the EGCC Welding Program in 2015. He was a pipe welder and loved it. Jimmy was inspired, mentored and looked up to Chuck Cline of Edison High School. He worked for EnTech Energy Services. Jimmy has a passion for anything outdoors, especially hunting, fishing and ATVs. He loved his...

Edward G. “Bibo” Potenzini passed away Sunday, December 8, 2019, peacefully at his home in Mingo Junction, Ohio. Edward was born on April 10, 1937 to the late Joseph and Anna (Felo) Potenzini. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Edward T. “Eddie” Potenzini; brothers, Joseph Potenzini, Jr., Thomas Potenzini, Fred Potenzini, Robert Potenzini, Chester Potenzini, and sisters, Dorothy Potenzini, Eleanor Gump, and Marcella Potenzini. Edward...

Ronald L. Huggins, Sr., 75, of Amsterdam, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2019 in Carrollton, OH. Ronald was the youngest of three children born to the late Raymond and Edna Tarr Huggins. Ronnie, as everyone called him, loved the outdoors. In the summertime he could always be found working in the garden, mowing the grass or cutting wood. If there was nothing that he needed to get done, he could be found sitting on the front porch enjoying the view. He was an avid hunter and he...