Obituaries

THOMAS REEDER HEFNER

Thomas “Tom” Reeder Hefner, 100, of Gaithersburg, passed away peacefully at Asbury Methodist Village on December 3, 2025. He was born on November 7, 1925 in Akron Ohio to the late Opal and Paul Reeder Hefner. Tom grew up in Moundsville, West Virginia and graduated from Moundsville High School in 1943. He then embarked on a lifetime of hard work, patriotism, charitable work and a commitment to improving life for others. Tom joined the Army Air Corps in 1943 and was called to active duty in January 1944. He served as a Sargent in the US Army Air Corps, 345th Bomb Group and was ...

JOHN KERNS

John C. Kerns, age 87, of Parkersburg, WV, formerly of Moundsville and a former resident of Glen Dale, WV, passed away Friday, December 12, 2025 in Parkersburg, WV. He was born August 6, 1938 in Glen Dale, WV, the son of the late John A. and Sophia Gunto Kerns. John was the owner of the former Home Electric on 7th Street in Moundsville, WV; a once active member of the Marshall County Chamber of Commerce where he received the Lifetime Achievement Award and a US Army Veteran. He was a member of the American Legion, Earl Francis Post #2 and the First Presbyterian Church in Moundsville ...

ROGER McINTIRE

Roger N. McIntire, 85, of Byesville, Ohio passed away Friday. Calling hours 2 p.m. until time of funeral service at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Bauer-Turner Funeral Home Woodsfield, Ohio.

JOSEPH DOERR JR.

Joseph Jacob Doerr, Jr., a lifelong resident of Wheeling, West Virginia, passed away peacefully on December 12, 2025, at the Continuous Care Center in Wheeling. Born on June 15, 1945, in Wheeling, he was 80 years old at the time of his passing. Joe, an impressive athlete, is a member of ...

LAURA INMAN

Laura Kathryn Inman, 83, of Wellsburg, WV, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at WVU Wheeling Hospital with her devoted husband and sister by her side. She was born on December 18, 1941, in Steubenville, OH, a daughter of the late Joseph Christopher and Cleda (Weber) ...

BARBARA OSTROWSKI

Barbara Ann Ostrowski, 87, passed away peacefully at Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Wheeling, West Virginia. Born on September 19, 1938, in Brooklyn, New York, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Felicia (Klesh) Ostrowski. Barbara spent many years building a successful career in ...