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KENNETH LEMASTERS JR.

Kenneth M. Lemasters Jr. 80, of Follansbee, WV passed away June 21, 2026, at Brightwood Center, Follansbee, WV. He was born March 20, 1946, to the late Kenneth M. and Virginia Colley Lemasters Sr., Kenny retired from the WVDOT, State Road, Brooke County. In addition to his parents, he was preceded by his two brothers Paul Eugene and Ronnie Lemasters, two sisters Carol Lemasters and Barbara Klepack. He is survived by two brothers Donald and Joey Lemasters, three sisters Joyce Wilt, Diane Howe, and Marie Lemasters. Visitation will take place on Thursday, June 25, 2026, from 10 ...

RITA ROSENLIEB

Rita D. Rosenlieb, 72 of Trail Run, Sardis, Ohio passed away Thursday. Calling hours 6-8 p.m. Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. until time of funeral service at 1 p.m. at the Bauer-Turner Funeral Home Woodsfield, Ohio.

Gerald G. ‘Jerry’ Jacovetty

Gerald G. "Jerry" Jacovetty, Sr. was called home on June 13, 2026 by his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to live in paradise for eternity with the Blessed Trinity. He will be welcomed home by his wife Lolly, children Jerry and Marjorie Beth and Grandson Tyler. Jerry was born in Wheeling on ...

Clyde Zonker

Clyde Winfield Zonker, 92, a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away on June 17, 2026, in Summerfield, Florida. Born on July 19, 1933, to Samuel and Genevieve Zonker, Clyde was a lifelong learner and educator. He graduated from Wellsburg High School in West Virginia, ...

WALTER HARTMAN

Walter “Walt” L. Hartman, also known as “Dad”, “Pappy”, “Pops” age 84, of Wheeling, WV, passed away at his farm Wednesday June 17, 2026. He was born January 14, 1942, in Wheeling, WV son of the late Carl Hartman and Wilda Hercules Hartman Flanegin. He was a retired mechanic ...

JOHN EGAN MCATEER

A proud son of West Virginia has left us. On June 11, John Egan McAteer left this world. A native of Fairmont, he had resided in Wheeling since 1996. A graduate of Wheeling (Jesuit) College (now Wheeling University) in 1961, Mr McAteer earned a master’s degree in political science at ...