Obituaries

Silas Jay Fadse

SILAS JAY FADSE passed away February 19, 2026, at birth in Trinity West Hospital, Steubenville, OH. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother Brenda Bozich Fadse. He is survived by his parents, Zachary Scott and Allison Danielle Miller Fadse of Wellsburg, WV; paternal grandfather, Frank Fadse, Sr. of[Read More…]

Charles William Everhart

CHARLES WILLIAM EVERHART, 80, of Weirton, WV, formerly of Florence, PA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 19, 2026. He was born September 20, 1945, the son of the late Thurman and Mary Ruth Poole Everhart. Charles was the beloved husband to Carole Jo (Christy) Everhart for 43 years. In[Read More…]

Emmett L. Lantz

EMMETT L. LANTZ, 95, of Follansbee, WV, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at the Mary Jane Brooks Valley Hospice Care Center North in Steubenville, OH. He was born on June 25, 1930, in Steubenville, OH. He was the son of the late Emmett E. Lantz and Jessie[Read More…]

Beverly “Joan” DeFelice

BEVERLY “JOAN” DEFELICE, devoted wife, loving mother, and proud grandmother, passed away peacefully on February 15, 2026, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, surrounded by her children. Born on April 26, 1938, in Weirton, West Virginia, to John and Ruth Kuhar, Joan lived a life centered on family, friendship, and caring for[Read More…]

John L. Lowe

JOHN L. LOWE died peacefully in Bend, Oregon on December 11, 2025. He was born on September 2, 1946 in Wheeling, WV. He was the son of Delora Lowe Carpenter and grandson of Ella Patience Lowe, both deceased. He is survived by his son, John Robert and wife, Amy and[Read More…]

John Henry Proellochs, Sr.

JOHN HENRY PROELLOCHS, SR., 92, of Wellsburg, WV, lovingly known as Pap, passed away peacefully on February 16, 2026. Born on August 10, 1933, he was the son of Bill and Gladys Proellochs and lived a long, full life marked by devotion to family, service, and community. Pap was a[Read More…]

John Smith, Jr.

JOHN SMITH, JR., 78, of Wellsburg, WV died peacefully on Thursday, February 12, 2026 at Country Club Manor Nursing Home in Steubenville, OH. Born January 11, 1948, in Wheeling, WV a son of the late John and Dorothy Elizabeth (Geho) Smith, Sr. In addition to his parents, he is preceded[Read More…]

Jane Hilton Sizemore Parrish

JANE HILTON SIZEMORE PARRISH, 76, of Follansbee, WV passed away February 11, 2026, at Trinity West Hospital, Steubenville, OH. Jane was born November 14, 1949, in Buckhannon, WV to the late Genevieve Sue Malcomb Sizemore. Jane owned and operated Lasting Memories Florist in Follansbee, WV. In addition to her parents,[Read More…]