YANG CHO “BONNIE” SNYDER, 86, of Colliers, WV died peacefully on Saturday, July 4, 2026, at WVU Weirton Medical Center. Born September 19, 1939, in Incheon, South Korea. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her in-laws, Malcom D. and Genevieve (Webster) Snyder, a sister-in-law, Susan[Read More…]
Obituaries
Barbara A. (Barrett) Dofka
BARBARA A. (BARRETT) DOFKA ,90, of Weirton, WV went to her Heavenly reward on July 4, 2026. Born January 9, 1936 , she was the daughter of the late Ethel Mae and Otto Barrett. She was proceeded in death by the love of her life of 56 years Edward F.[Read More…]
Edie Kusko
EDIE KUSKO passed away at home in Weirton on Friday, July 3, 2026 after two months of home hospice care. Born Edith Mae Apitzsch on March 13, 1938, she was the daughter of Arthur and Eva Apitzsch of Weirton. She graduated from Follansbee High School with the Class of 1957[Read More…]
Lorraine Ann Soplinski
LORRAINE ANN SOPLINSKI, 88, of Burgettstown, Pa, passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at WVU Medicine–Weirton Medical Center. Born on February 6, 1938, Lorraine was the daughter of the late Charles and Jennie Budney Glazier. She was a 1956 graduate of Steubenville Catholic Central High School and devoted her[Read More…]
Richard “Richie” James Pratt
RICHARD “RICHIE” JAMES PRATT, 55, left this world unexpectedly on July 1, 2026. Born on January 27, 1971, Richie was a son of Harold and Jean Mankowski Pratt and grew up in Weirton, where he developed a deep-rooted love for the outdoors. A graduate of Weir High School in 1989,[Read More…]
Danny Ray Truax
DANNY RAY TRUAX, 78, of Weirton, WV, passed away on Monday, June 29, 2026, at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, following complications from a recent heart surgery. Born on February 10, 1948, in Steubenville, Ohio, Danny was the youngest of three children born to the late Bert Adair and[Read More…]
Kenneth Lee Taylor
KENNETH LEE TAYLOR, 88, of Avella, PA passed away June 25, 2026, in Pittsburgh, PA. Kenneth was born to the late Leroy and Mary Isinghood Taylor on January 9, 1938, in Wellsburg, WV. He worked for Weirton Steel for 44 years on the galvanize line. He enjoyed working for hours[Read More…]
Ann Marie Sacripanti Taylor
ANN MARIE SACRIPANTI TAYLOR, 90, of Avella, PA, passed away June 26, 2026, in Pittsburgh, Pa. Ann was born to the late Nick and Rose Ardenta Sacripanti on April 14, 1936, in Wheeling, WV. Ann was a homemaker for over 65 years and enjoyed cooking, planting flowers and raking leaves[Read More…]
Theodore Clarence “Pa” McCoy
THEODORE CLARENCE “PA” MCCOY, 76, of Chester, WV, passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2026. Born on September 29, 1949, in Warren, Ohio, Theodore was a man whose kind heart, quick wit, and unwavering love for his family left a lasting impression on everyone who knew him. Affectionately known as[Read More…]
Denise Dawn Silvers
DENISE DAWN SILVERS, 59, of Wellsburg, WV died unexpectedly on Monday, June 29, 2026, at WVU Weirton Medical Center. Born December 1, 1966, in Weirton, WV a daughter of the late Virginia (Liggett) Andrews and Charles (Dorothy) Andrews of Weirton, WV. Denise worked as a server at Eat in Park[Read More…]
