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MICHAEL PETTENGILL

Michael D. Pettengill, 80, of Cortland, OH, formerly of Toronto, OH, passed away Friday April 12, 2024. A memorial service is being planned and will be announced. Arrangements are in the care of the J.E. Foster Funeral Home in Toronto. www.jefosterfh.com

GARY TENNANT

Gary Eugene Tennant, 79, of Wellsburg, West Virginia, passed peacefully surrounded by his closest loved ones, on April 10, 2024. He was born in Saint Marys, WV, on December 30, 1944, the son of Micha and Ora Tennant. Gary was loved and cared for by seven of his siblings; six brothers and one ...

ROSEANA AGIN

Roseana K. Agin, 72, of Toronto, OH, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2024, at her home, after a year-long battle with cancer. Roseana was born December 23, 1951, in Steubenville, OH, daughter of the late Donald and Renee (Dulkoski) Grim. Roseana was a homemaker and worked several years as a nurse’s aide. Roseana was a member of the Wintersville Baptist Temple. In addition to her parents, Roseana was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, Lawrence “Larry” A. Agin in 2019, infant daughter Tammy Cochran, stepson Lance Agin, stepdaughter Theresa Agin, stepson Reid Agin, ...

JOHN C. ‘DOC’ BAHNSEN

Military services and a celebration of the life of U.S. Army Brig. Gen. John C. “Doc” Bahnsen Jr. are to be held April 20 in Georgia and May 4 at New Cumberland, W.Va. Bahnsen died Feb. 21, 2024, at Rochelle, Ga. He was 89. Services are to be held at his Georgia home, 440 J.B McWhorter Road, Rochelle, GA 31079, at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 20. Services at his West Virginia residence, the Miller family farm, 993 Gas Valley Road, New Cumberland, W.Va., 26047, are set for 2 p.m. Saturday, May 4. Friends of the families and all who fondly remember “Doc” Bahnsen are welcome to ...

KENNETH DOBSON

Kenneth W. “Hilltoper” Dobson, 83, of Toronto passed away Monday, April 8, 2024, at the Valley Hospice Care Center North. He was born April 10, 1940, in Stratton the son of the late James Harold Dobson and Beatrice Brown Dobson. Kenneth was a 1958 graduate of Jefferson Union High School; loved NASCAR and Chevrolet’s. He retired from Roger’s Trucking and had been a partner of Hilltop Motors. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Bill, Conrad and John; sister Nadene and infant sister Linda and the mother of his children, Judith Fay Dobson and ...

MARGARET DOWDELL

Margaret M. Dowdell, 80, of Bergholz, Ohio, passed away April 13, 2024, at Aultman Hospital, Canton, Ohio. She was born February 16, 1944, a daughter of the late Frank and Geneva (Wagner) Evanosky. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her daughter, Christine Dowdell, son-in-law, David Rader; brother, Frank Evanosky, Jr. She owned and operated Dowdell Printing until 1986 and also worked for the Carrollton Free Press Standard. She always enjoyed meeting with her friends called the Free Press Lunch Bunch. Margaret is survived by her daughter, Sherry Rader; two ...