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WILLIAM BELL

William Bell, 92, of Steubenville, Ohio peacefully passed away with his loving family by his side on October 15, 2025 at the Valley Hospice North Care Center. William was born on September 24, 1933 in Rayland, Ohio a son of the late Howard & Hester Thrash Bell. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy and retired from Weirton Steel as an Operator in the Tin Mill. William was a member of New Somerset Christian Church and an avid Big Red Booster & fan and Moose Lodge # 619. He was a member of Masonic Lodge 691, Scottish Rite Valley of Steubenville, Aladdin Shrine, Steubenville ...

ROBERT “HUCK” HANUSCIN

Robert T. “Huck” Hanuscin, 87, of Toronto, OH, passed away Tuesday, October 14, 2025, in the WVU Weirton Medical Center in Weirton, WV. Huck was born March 20, 1938, in Toronto, son of the late Pete and Katherine (Volchko) Hanuscin. He was also preceded in death by an infant son, brother ...

GEORGE BABELA JR.

George Michael Babela, Jr., 51, of Wintersville, Ohio passed away at home on October 12, 2025. George was born in Steubenville, Ohio on July 4, 1974 the son of the late George Michael Babela, Sr. & Yolanda Jeannie Butto Babela. He was a 1992 graduate of Wintersville High School where he played ...

MARY COLLINS

In Loving Memory of Mary Collins (Reeves) 1938 – 2025 Mary Collins (Reeves), 87, passed away peacefully after a life devoted to faith, family, and service. A cherished member of Wayman, Quinn, and St. John A.M.E. churches, she served joyfully in the Women’s Missionary Society, choir, ...

MARY DiFONZO

Mary Louise DiFonzo, 85, formerly of Weirton, passed away peacefully at her home in Moon Township, PA, on Monday, October 13, 2025. Born on August 1, 1940 by her grandmother in her home in Weirton, WV, Mary was one of seven children of Joseph and Pauline Pirraglia Rocchio. A 1958 graduate ...

DONNA KUGLER

Donna M. Kugler, 86, of Steubenville, Ohio, passed away on October 10, 2025. She was born on June 26, 1939, in Wheeling, WV, to the late Melvin and Bessie (Tucker) Clark. In addition to her parents, Donna is preceded in death by her husband, John Kugler; her sons, Billy Jo Kugler Sr. and ...