Author: The Brooke County Review

Counting Steps Doesn’t Add Up to Enough Exercise

Counting steps as a measure of exercise is misleading, and not a useful indicator of daily exercise goals, according to exercise physiologist Alexander Rothstein, Ed.D.“Hitting 10,000 steps a day helps to prevent long sedentary periods, which are associated with health risks like blood clots and heart disease, but society tends[Read More…]

Barbara Ann Spencer Blake

BARBARA ANN SPENCER BLAKE, 80, of Wheeling, WV passed away July 22, 2025, at Wellsburg Health Care Center. She was born September 4, 1944, in Wheeling, WV to the late Earl and Jessie Shreve Spencer. Barbara was a devoted wife, mother and loving grandmother. She was a home maker, avid[Read More…]

Thelma Louise Firman

THELMA LOUISE FIRMAN, 82, of Weirton, WV, passed Saturday, July 19, 2025 at Serra Manor, Weirton. She was born March 29, 1943 in Steubenville, OH, daughter of the late Wayne and Laura Walter Gorrell. She is also preceded in death by her loving husband of 56 years, David A. Firman,[Read More…]

Susan Kay “Sue” Weaver

SUSAN KAY “SUE” WEAVER, 62, of Beech Bottom, WV died peacefully on Friday, July 18, 2025, at the Wellsburg Healthcare Center. She was born on September 16, 1963, in Wheeling, WV, a daughter of the late Dr. William Weaver and Mrs. Donna Jean (Whitaker) Weaver. Sue graduated from Brooke High[Read More…]

M. Galene (Ralston) Liming

M. GALENE (RALSTON) LIMING, 90, of Follansbee, WV passed away on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at Golden Oaks Personal Care in Follansbee, WV. She was born on March 24, 1935, in Wellsburg, WV, the daughter of the late Gale Ralston of Wellsburg, WV and the late Irene Dunn of Wheeling,[Read More…]

Violet Elizabeth Corso

VIOLET ELIZABETH CORSO, 92, of Follansbee, WV died peacefully on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at Weirton Medical Center. Born January 22, 1933, in Tyler County, WV a daughter of the late Clarence and Gladys (Daylrimple) Barnhart. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her son, John[Read More…]

Beth DiGregorio

BETH DIGREGORIO, 94, a beloved educator and community advocate affectionately known as “Miss D.” to generations of students and colleagues, passed away July 16, 2025, in her hometown of Weirton, WV. Born on June 30, 1931, at her family’s home in Weirton, Beth was the eldest of four children of[Read More…]