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JOAN GAINER

Joan Gainer, 88, of Wheeling, W.Va. died Sunday, February 16, 2020 in Wheeling Hospital.

She was born March 19, 1931, in Wheeling, a daughter of the late George F. and Marguerite Chute Merge.

She was Catholic by faith and worked for L.S. Good Department Store in Wheeling. She was a graduate of St. Joseph’s Academy in Wheeling.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, George F. Merge, James R. Merge, Eugene Merge, and one sister, Joycelyn Merge Eckenrode.

She is survived by two children, Rebecca A. (Larry) Rogers, and Michael T. Narigan; one sister-in-law, Joann Merge; two grandchildren, T. Alexander Wilson, and Rebecca E. (Dean) Wilson-Horton; one great grandchild, River A. Horton; one nephew; and three nieces.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at 11 a.m. at the Mount Calvary Cemetery Bishop’s Chapel, 1685 National Road, Wheeling, with Rev. Gary Naegele as celebrant. Interment will follow in Mount Calvary Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the charity of the donor’s choice.

Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.altmeyerfuneralhome.com.