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HARRY WELLS SR.

Harry Duane Wells Sr., 78, of Jacobsburg, Ohio, died April 26, 2023, in Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, WV. He was born June 27, 1944, in Shadyside, Ohio, a son of the late Herman L. Wells and Hazel G. Schell Wells. Harry was a retired employee of Bayer Chemical Company and a farmer. He was a member of the Centerville Christian Church. He enjoyed hunting and was a life-member of the NRA. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Harry D. Wells Jr. Harry is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Linda Kay Gatten Wells; a daughter, Sherri Wells; a sister, ...

MARY “CHRIS” KOCH

Mary “Chris” Christina Koch, 65, of Triadelphia, WV, passed away on Friday, April 28, 2023 at her home. She was born December 4, 1957, in Wheeling, WV, daughter of the late Richard W. and Joan Elizabeth White Koch, Sr. Chris was a retired Vice President of Integration Management with ...

CALVIN MATZKE JR.

Calvin Henry Matzke, Jr., 81, of Wheeling, WV, passed away on Monday, April 10, 2023 at Belmont Manor, St. Clairsville, OH. He was born December 4, 1941, in Wheeling, WV, son of the late Calvin H. Matzke, Sr. And Kathryn Virginia Farmer Matzke. Calvin lived much of his life in the New York ...

NINA McHENRY

Nina Darrah McHenry, 92, of Wheeling, West Virginia passed away Saturday April 22, 2023 at Vitalia Senior Living in Strongsville, OH. Nina was born November 5, 1930 in Bristol, VA, while her mother and older sister, Marjorie, were en route to join their father in Miami, Florida for the ...

MAXINE TAFLAN

Maxine Taflan of Bridgeport, Ohio passed away on April 22, 2023. She was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia on June 7, 1920, the daughter of the late Bert and Ercie Baxter. Maxine was preceded in death by her husband Simon in 2010 to whom she was married for 64 years, a sister Marceline and ...

JACK WARRICK

Jack “Sonny” Anthony Warrick, 75, of South Wheeling, WV passed away Thursday, April 27, 2023 at Wheeling Hospital. He was born July 7, 1947, in Wheeling, WV, son of the late Jack and Margaret Donadick Warrick. Sonny retired after 30 years as a Janitor at Ritchie Elementary School in ...