Joseph L. Brown, Jr., 58, of Bloomingdale, OH, passed away suddenly Wednesday March 25, 2020 in the emergency room at Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville, OH. He was born May 8, 1961 in Martins Ferry, OH, a son of the late Joseph L. and Ellen L. (Ogden) Brown, Sr. Joe retired from Unverferth Manufacturing in Kalida, OH where he was a laborer for 12 years. He was Catholic by Faith and a member of the Masonic Lodge #205 in Lima, OH and the Mingo Sportsmans Club. He enjoyed hunting,...

April J. Tilton, 49, of Toronto, Ohio, passed away Tuesday March 24, 2020, at Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville, OH. She was born April 7, 1970 in Steubenville, OH. She was preceded in death by her mother, Carol (Dunn) Tilton; and a sister, Kimberly Quinn. April graduated from Steubenville High School in 1988. Surviving are her father Bill (Nancy) Tilton of Mingo Junction, OH; three brothers, Bill Tilton, Jr. of Cincinnati, OH, Lee Tilton and Lance (Carrie) Tilton, both of...

Helen J. Holman, 87, of Brilliant, Ohio, passed away Monday March 16, 2020, at Weirton Medical Center in Weirton, WV. She was born February 1, 1933 in Iowa City, IA, a daughter of the late Vernal and Hester Helen (Watkins) Homan. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, John W. Holman and Keith J. “Shack” (Carol) Holman. Helen was a retired secretary for Booz Allen Hamilton Management Consultants and Methodist by Faith. Surviving are two sisters,...

Anthony “Buddy” Flowers, 79, of Mingo Junction, OH, passed away Tuesday March 10, 2020 at Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville, OH. He was born September 21, 1940 in Steubenville, OH, a son of the late Harold “Harry” and Alice (Thompson) Flowers. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Anthony Flowers in 2014; his twin sister, Antonia Flowers; and his former wife, Thomasine Flowers.   Buddy retired from Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel...

Mary Lou Rogers, 83, of Rayland, Ohio, passed away Wednesday March 4, 2020, at Gables Care Center in Hopedale, OH. She was born August 15, 1936 in Brilliant, OH, a daughter of the late Frank and Cloa (Wine) Young. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Tim Rogers; a grandson, Dustin Wilson; four brothers, one of them her twin; and one sister. Mary Lou owned Mary Lou’s Ceramic House for 20 years and loved the girls that came to her classes. She is a member of...

James “Jim” Aleksiejczyk, 64, of Mingo Junction, OH, passed away Monday March 2, 2020, in the James Cancer Center at OSU in Columbus, OH. He was born April 28, 1955 in Steubenville, OH, a son of the late Joseph and Veronica R. (Madis) Aleksiejczyk. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death his first wife, Kathy Aleksiejczyk; a son, Robert Aleksiejczyk; two brothers, Thomas and Joseph Aleksiejczyk; and an infant sister, Janet Aleksiejczyk. Jim retired from Wheeling...

Thomas E. “Hoover” Hoover, 75, of Mingo Junction, OH, passed away Friday February 28, 2020, at Trinity Medical Center West, Steubenville, OH. He was born September 3, 1944 in Steubenville, OH, a son of the late Francis and Bertie (Jackson) Hoover. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Bob Hoover. Tom worked for 30 years for Ohio Coal Company. He then opened Hoovers Auto Body shop until his retirement. He enjoyed fishing. Surviving are his wife,...

Alice F. Hoover, 76, of Brilliant, OH, passed away suddenly Friday February 21, 2020 in the emergency room at Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville, OH.   She was born April 6, 1943 in Steubenville, OH, a daughter of the late James C. and Pearl I. (Kirkland) Kennedy. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, James, Dick and Doug Kennedy; and a sister, Patricia Fox. Alice was a retired from the Buckeye Local School District where she was a library...

Donald E. "Donnie" Rea, Jr., 56 of Spotsylvania, VA, passed away Thursday February 20, 2020 at home.  He was born July 15, 1963 in Steubenville, Ohio. Donnie graduated from Buckeye North High School in 1981. After high school Donnie enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and served his country for over 20 years before retiring with the rank Technical Sergeant in 2002. He then began working as an Event Productions Technician for Whitehouse Communications contracting with TWD retiring...

Jamie L. Ryan, 33, of Richmond, Ohio passed away suddenly Monday February 17, 2020 in the emergency room at Trinity Medical Center West, Steubenville, OH. She was born July 31, 1986 in Steubenville, Ohio, the daughter of Paul and Phyllis “Fee” (Mozingo) Ryan of Mingo Junction, OH.   She was preceded in death by her paternal grandmother, Donna Mackey; and her maternal grandparents, Phyllis and Bill Pratt. Jamie graduated from Indian Creek High School in 2004. She had...