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Wilhelmina Van Liere Batchelder-Brown

Wilhelmina “Mimi” Van Liere Batchelder-Brown, 93, died on Friday, October 9, 2026 in her home in Santa Rosa, California. Mimi is survived by her sons, Van (Joyce Sears) of Vinton, Calif., Terry (Belinda) of Bend, Ore., and Kim (Tracy) of Santa Rosa; her goddaughter Gayle Smalley (Judy Curby) of Newton, Mass.; eight grandchildren, Lauren Burleson (Charles), Nikki Cummings, Katy Batchelder-Seibel (Jeren), Eve Elderwell (Adam), Caleb (Meagan), Maddie, Zack and Shea; and five great-grandchildren. Raised in Morgantown, West Virginia, Mimi attended the Westtown School, a Quaker ...

Curtis Victor Taylor

Curtis Victor Taylor, 84, of Tunnelton, passed away Thursday, October 29, 2026, in the William R. Sharpe Jr. Hospital in Weston. He was born in Masontown April 1, 1942, a son of the late Emily Demoin and Vivian Agnes Taylor. Curtis was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great ...

Chester Lee Brooks

Chester Lee Brooks, 93, of Morgantown, passed away Thursday, October 29, 2026. Arrangements, which are incomplete, have been entrusted to Hastings Funeral Home.

Alice Elizabeth Smith

Alice Elizabeth Smith, 96, of Pittsburgh, passed away peacefully, in her home, Tuesday, October 13, 2026, surrounded by family. Alice was born in Everett, Mass., November 5, 1929 and was a proud Bostonian. She loved testing her knowledge by watching game shows and doing crossword puzzles, as ...

Janet Spiker Armstrong

On Thursday, August 27, 2026, Janet Spiker Armstrong, loving wife and mother of two children, passed peacefully at the age of 89. Janet was born July 24, 1937 in Bruceton Mills. She graduated from Bruceton High School and earned her associate degree from Potomac State College. Following ...

Louise F. Caruso

Louise F. Caruso, 96, of Morgantown, passed away in her home after a brief illness, with her family present, Thursday, October 29, 2026. She was born January 5, 1930 in Morgantown, a daughter of the late Domenick and Josephine Catalano Furfari. Louise was a longtime member of St. John University Parish, St. Theresa’s and St. Francis De Sales Catholic Parishes. She was a graduate of Morgantown High School and West Virginia University with a BS degree in Education. Louise taught English, Physical Education and Health at Sabraton Junior High, Suncrest Junior High and South Junior ...