EARL W. ROBERTSON, 79, of Bergholz, OH, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2009 at Trinity Medical Center West Emergency Room following a sudden illness. He was born in Archer Township near Cadiz, OH, April 20, 1929, a son of the late William Nathan and Ethel S. (Oxier) Robertson. He is also preceded in death by his wife, Kathleen H. (Beadnell Edwards) Robertson whom he married November 14, 1981 and who died November 2, 2007; by a son, Earl W. Robertson, Jr. in 1995, a step-daughter, Beverly Elliott in 1996, two brothers, Gilbert and Paul, and 6 sisters, Margaret Buxton, Ella Mae Chambers, Marie Brown, Alice McElwain, Dorothy Lamantia and Dolly Faye Curute. He was retired from National Steel, Weirton and was a US Army veteran of the Korean War. Earl was a protestant by faith, a lifetime member of the Amsterdam VFW and held current or former membership in these organizations: the Bergholz Ruritan Club, the Toronto American Legion # 86, and the Amsterdam Moose. He is survived by a step son, Clarence J. (Sears) Edwards, Irondale, OH, 2 step daughters, Norma J. (B.J.) Boughton, Humboldt, TN and Kathleen J. DiMario of Cambridge, OH, 1 brother, Charles of Crosby, TX, 17 step-grandchildren, 41 step-great grandchildren and 2 step-great-great grandchildren. Friends may call at the Everhart-Bove Funeral Home, 285 Second St., Bergholz on Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 PM where funeral services will be held at 11 AM Wednesday with the Reverend Mark Thomas officiating. Burial will follow in the Bergholz Cemetery with military honors presented by the Amsterdam VFW. Condolences may be sent online at www.everhart-bovefuneralhomes.com.

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