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Dorothy Marlene Lohr

Dorothy Marlene Lohr, 88 of Fly, Ohio, passed away Friday. Celebration of Life, the United Methodist Church of New Matamoras, Ohio, at a later date. Arrangements by Bauer-Turner Funeral Home Woodsfield, Ohio.

John Michael Moyes

John Michael Moyes, 64, of Parkersburg, passed away Jan. 2, 2026, in Marietta. Arrangements have been entrusted to Mid-Ohio Valley Cremation Society.

Sonja Leah (Mobberly) Tallman

Sonja Leah (Mobberly) Tallman, age 80, passed away on January 3, 2026, at her residence in Williamstown WV. She was born on April 16, 1945 in Marietta, Ohio, and was the younger daughter of the late Chauncey Vernon Mobberly and June Rose (Weckbacher) Mobberly. Sonja graduated from New ...

Claire J. West

Claire J. West, age 94, of Cutler, OH, passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at The Harmer Place in Marietta, OH. She was born July 18, 1931, in Wood County, WV, a daughter of the late Sidney G. and Frieda M. Hoyt Johnson. Claire retired from the Warren Local School District and was secretary at the Bartlett Elementary School. She was a member of the Bartlett Bible Believing Baptist Church and she loved her horses. Claire is survived by her son, Adam K. West (Dawn); one brother, Howard Johnson; two grandchildren, Zachery and Camron West and nieces and nephews, Sam, Roger, Jay and ...

Funerals

Rolland Dean Fritsche — Service, 1 p.m. Wednesday, Hadley Funeral Home Reno Chapel, Marietta. Burial, East Lawn Memorial Park. Visitation, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday. Carl “Sid” Sidney Howard Jr. — Funeral, 1 p.m. Friday, Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home, Vienna,. Visitation, 3-7 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday. Burial, Riverview Cemetery.

Rolland Dean Fritsche

Rolland Dean Fritsche, 86, beloved husband of Joyce Fritsche for 43 years, peacefully passed away at home in Marietta, Ohio, on January 2, 2026. Dean was born on May 21, 1939, to Rolland and Winifred Fritsche and grew up on the family farm in Devola, Ohio. He proudly served his country in ...