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Thomas J. Murphy Sr

Thomas J. Murphy Sr

May 27, 2015

Thomas J. Murphy, Sr. Thomas J. Murphy, Sr., 88, of Mingo Junction, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2015, at Weirton Medical Center. Tom was a 4th Degree and charter member of the Mingo Knights of Columbus Council #4361, where he was a past Grand Knight from 1958-1959; and he was a member and past Ohio state president and national...

Betty Lou Deibel

Betty Lou Deibel

May 19, 2015

Betty Lou (Petty) Dodson Deibel 91, of New Philadelphia, Ohio, formerly of Mingo Junction, Ohio went to be with the Lord Tuesday May 19, 2015 at Aultman Hospital in Canton, Ohio. Friends will be received on Thursday from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. at the Wheeler Funeral Home, 101 Longview Ave., Mingo Junction, Ohio, where her services will be held...

Edward F. Melcher

Edward F. Melcher

Apr 3, 2015

Edward F. Melcher Edward F. Melcher, 64, of Spartanburg, SC, formerly of Steubenville, Ohio, passed away suddenly Friday April 3, 2015 from a massive heart attack. He was born March 15, 1951 in Steubenville, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his father, Edward R. Melcher and his step-father, Robert A. Juresko. Ed was a retired inspector at Wheeling Pittsburgh...

Gilda Desander

Gilda Desander

Apr 25, 2014

DeSANDER GILDA Age 86, of Mingo Junction, Ohio, passed away Friday, April 25, 2014, in her home. She is the wife of Christ F. DeSander, formerly of Pittsburgh. Visitation on Sunday from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. at the WHEELER FUNERAL HOME, 101 Longview Ave., Mingo Junction. Gilda will lay in state in St. Agnes Catholic Church on Monday from...

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