Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Patty Manzo St. Clair passes away

 Patty Manzo St. Clair passes away

Patty Manzo St. Clair passed away Monday, October 26.

The late David Manzo was her brother.

Her son, Mike St. Clair, played football for Monongah High.

Her daughter, Andrea Raber, is a North Marion High grad.

Patty’s obituary:

Patricia “Patty” St. Clair, 85, of Fairmont, passed away Monday, October 26, 2020. She was born March 5, 1935 in Fairmont, a daughter of the late Frank Manzo and Helen Soloky Manzo.

Patricia was a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother who enjoyed cooking, baking holiday cookies, making sure that everybody in her house ate, and telling stories. She also enjoyed watching her son and grandsons play football and basketball and loved to dress up with all of her accessories. She was a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church. She was employed as a secretary by Monongalia Power, the Bank of Monongah, Acordia, and Blackwood Associates.

Patricia is survived by her children, Mike St. Clair and his companion Robin Long, Debbie Cook and her husband Russell, and Andrea Raber and her husband Sheldon; grandchildren, Ryan Cook and his wife Caitlyn, Bregan Besedich, Colby Besedich, and Lane Raber; and great grandchildren, Kaden Besedich, Dawson Besedich, Olivia Cook, and Madison Cook.

In addition to her parents, Patricia was preceded in death by her husband, John St. Clair, and a brother, David Manzo.

The family will receive friends at Domico Funeral Home, 414 Gaston Avenue in Fairmont, on Thursday, October 29, 2020 from 11:00 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. The funeral will be on Thursday at the funeral home at 1:30 p.m. with Father Vincent Joseph officiating. Interment will follow at Shinnston Memorial Cemetery. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.domicofh.com .  

Saturday, October 17, 2020

October birthdays for Lions

Kim Glover Ice
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Happy birthday, October Lions!

 

Kim Glover Ice, Class of 1975, whose birthday is October 18, began her high school education at Shinnston High.

 

Kim married Tom Ice, whose parents were Irene Yuhas Ice, Class of 1946, who shared an uncle, Steve Kerekes, with me, and Guy Ice. Kim and Tom have a son, Jay. Kim lives in Hutchinson. She’s a Licensed Practical Nurse who has worked at Fairmont General and UHC.

Mark Glover, Class of 1979, who lives in Worthington, is Kim’s brother. Along with Kevin Byrd, Mark and Kim are the children of the late Helen Starcher Byrd, Class of 1955, whose brothers were the late Nelson Starcher, Class of 1960, and Jim Starcher, in my Class of 1950.

 

 

If your name is not on this list, email John Olesky at jo4wvu@neo.rr.com  with your full name, including maiden name, your birthday date, your graduation year and your current hometown.

 

October

 

1 – Janet Sowers Rinehart, Class of 1964

2 – Stanley H. Vance, Class of 1964

7 – Sherry McIntire, Class of 1975

8 – Susan Staron Sanders, Class of 1971

8 – Valerie Vandetta Aldridge, Class of 1973

11 – Jay Holman, Class of 1971

12 – Brenda Manzo, wife of Danny Manzo, Class of 1957

14 – John Prunty, Class of 1949

18 – Kim Glover Ice, Class of 1975

19 – Ronda Colisino, Class of 1978

20 – Leona “Duckles” Davis Schooley, Class of 1953

20 – Richard Edwards, Class of 1978

21 – Ken Slovekosky, Gilmer County High Class of 1976.

22 – Mike Uram, 1981 North Marion graduate

 

 

25 -- Rachel Vivian Stalnaker Sloan, Class of 1962.

26 – Lori Hawkins Ice, Fairmont East graduate living in Carolina

29 – Robert Boydoh, Class of 1956

31 – Patty Steele McCombs, Fairmont East graduate who lives in Monongah

31 – Helen McDougal Mudry, Monongah High grad

 

 

November

1 – Tom Dean, Class of 1949

4 – Roger Harbert, Class of 1960

5 – John Olesky, Class of 1950

8 – Diana Pishner Walker

10 – Tony Orsini, Class of 1946

10 – Anthony Pulice, Jr., Class of 1945

13 – Elwood Toll, Class of 1951

14 – Ann Marie Mascak Davis, Class of 1955

17 – John Todd Moats, North Marion Class of 1985

20—Hellen Snider Carpenter, Class of 1950               

20 – Kathryn Toothman Crim, Class of 1950

22 – Mike Ahouse, Class of 1968

23 -- Antheai Justice Turner, North Marion 1982

25 – Gerald Nelson Hartley, Class of 1955

27 – Roy Foster, Class of 1945

28 – Danny Fullen, Class of 1961

29 – Dave Westfall, Marcia Westfall Michalski’s son

 

December

2 – Adam Michna, 1980 North Marion graduate

2 -- Mareia Wilmouth McDougal, Class of 1964

3 – Goldie Mae Martin, Class of 1964

4 – Ronald Pearse, Class of 1961

4 – Jay Michalski, 1980 North Marion graduate

5 – Duane Harbert, Class of 1951

5 – Frances Victor Eates, Farmington grad, wife of Larry Dan Eates, Class of 1970

6 – Goldie Basagic Huffman, Class of 1974

8 – Brenda Urban, Class of 1971

10 – Richard Weaver, Class of 1957

11 – Paulette Colanero O’Connor, Class of 1966

13 – Otis “Sarge” Shaver, Class of 1948

14 – Bev Morgan Colisino, Class of 1974

16 – Shelvy Maze Cunningham, Class of 1964

16 – Henry Moore, husband of Beth Pritchard Moore, Class of 1975

16 – Paula Rossi Wiley, Class of 1976

18 – Bill Cameon, Class of 1960

20 – Mike Hess, Class of 1975

22 – Frances Wimer Miller, Class of 1951

23 – Jim Fullen

25 – Charles Melton, Class of 1973

25 – Chris Shamrock Henning

27 – John Yokay III, son of John Yokay, Class of 1953

29 --  Dolores Edwards, Class of 1955

30 – Deborah Prunty Poluck, Class of 1973

 

January

6 – Jeanette Barr Baczuk, Class of 1940

13 – Beatrice Salisbury Mills, Class of 1951

17 – Susan Colaneri Monell, Class of 1949

18 – Arlene Marteney Decker Edgell, Class of 1951

?? – Marie Bee Zwiegel, Class of 1951

18 – Bertha Pazdric Sullivan, Class of 1954

18 – Greg Vandetta, Monongah mayor, husband of Debbie Manzo Vandetta, Class of 1973

19 – Joe Martin, Class of 1957

19 – Joann Thompson, Class of 1962  

22 – Jo-Jo DeMary of Monongah, who lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee and is married to Yvonne King DeMary

24 – Marcia Michalski Westfall, Class of 1974

24 – Mark “Hooch” Aldridge, Class of 1973

29 – Kitty Ahouse Morrison, Class of 1968

 

February

1 – Debra Manzo Vandetta, Class of 1973

2 – Sylvia Edwards, Monongah grad living in Idamay

3 – Debbie Weaver Hurley, Monongah grad living in Monongah with husband Milton Hurley

3 – Rebecca Urish Anderson, Class of 1971

8 – Tom Fleming, Monongah grad living in Bridgeport

9 – Bob Nichols, Class of 1964

10 – Bonnie Nicholson Moats, Class of 1960

11—Linda Renay Hess Postlethwait, Class of 1968

15 – Jerry Koloskie, Class of 1975

17 – Larry “Danny” Eates, Class of 1970

18 – Mark Tarley, North Marion grad

20 – Harold Dean Kniceley, Class of 1960

21 – Eva Huey Jarvis, Class of 1975

24 – Mary Kelly, Monongah & North Marion

29 – Betty Sikinow Cunningham, Class of 1954

 

March

5 – Phil Colanero, Jr., Class of 1963

5 -- Doris Carpenter Rogers, Class of 1971

6 – Karen Fitzwater Pausch, Class of 1961

9 – Richie Basagic, Class of 1975 

9 – Brian Evans, Monongah graduate married to Patty DeMary Evans

15 – Donna Colvert Davis, Class of 1961, married to 1958 MHS grad Bill Davis

15 – Clarence William “Bill” Woods, Class of 1952

18 – Nancy Carol Davidson Kantura, Class of 1955

20 – Barbara Melton Earl, Class of 1978

22 – David Haines, Class of 1964

25 – Sandy Cook, Class of 1959

25 -- David Edwards, Class of 1976.

25 – Richard Fitzwater, Monongah graduate

28 – Josephine Popovich Jones, Class of 1952

 

April

 

4 – Charlotte Walker Cahill, Class of 1954

5 – Bernie Fullen, Class of 1963

9 – Paula “P.J.” Hickman, North Marion 1983

11 – Leo Kubiet, Class of 1942

12 – Linda Sawyer Duckworth, Class of 1966

14 – Lyla Cosner Howell, Class of 1958

15 – Judy Stewart Monell Razook, Class of 1959

16 – Becky Shelosky Carvillano, Class of 1961  

18 – Aaron Justice, Jr., Class of 1972

30 – Shirley Knight Ritterhouse, Class of 1954

 

May

4 – Freddie Jane Colosino Villers, Class of 1964

5 – Frank Franze, Class of 1950

5 – Louis Poluck, Class of 1973

6 – Jerry Loss, Class of 1956

12 – Arlene Kitchin, wife of Joe Martin, Class of 1957

14 – Donna Post Swiger, Class of 1953

14 – Mike Jurasko, Class of 1957

14 – Virginia Belle Littleton Curtis, Class of 1957

17 – Colette Stanley Melton, Class of 1970

17 – Lorraine Hulderman, Class of 1968

20 – Linda Tomlinson Stevenski, Class of 1955

21 – June Paxton Rogers, Class of 1948

22 – Toni Pflock Hennis, Class of 1955

27 – Ed Graffius, Class of 1971

28 – Terri Orsini Saye, Class of 1972

29 – John Woods, Class of 1957

29 – Scott Rogers, Class of 1973

30 – Dave Westfall, Class of 1948  

 

June

1 – Parma Kay Fetty, Class of 1973

3 – Jim Birdsell, North Marion grad from Monongah; married to Angela

5 – Ann “Peaches” DeMary

8 – John Koloskie, Jr., Class of 1944

8 – Pat Slovekosky Morris, Class of 1970

13 – John Melton, Class of 1975

13 – C.L. “Roy” Parker II, North Marion Class of 1982

13 – Rick Morrison, son of Kitty Ahouse Morrison, Class of 1968  

14 – Pamela Morrison Bombardiere, Class of 1967

14 – Regina Levelle Humphrey, Class of 1973

14 – Regina McCoy Murphy, Class of 1973

17 – Delmas Gene Hartley, Class of 1979

20 – Shirley Ann Woods Merchant, Class of 1953

22 – Prudence Deane Tetrick Funk, Class of 1960.

23 – Ramona Fullen Michalski, Class of 1949

23 – Kathryn Manuel Marshall, Class of 1960

23 – Ron Manzo, Class of 1969

23 – Frankie Vandetta, North Marion grad

 

July

1 – Roger Fisher, Monongah High grad

3 – Susan Ahouse Schrader, Class of 1971

5 – David Gowers, Class of 1971

5 – Bill Meredith, Class of 1957

7 – Alex Fazio Huff, North Marion 2005 grad

10 – Mary Fleming Toothman, Class of 1960

14 – Ted Nagel, Class of 1954

14 – Bentley Evans, Class of 1978

16 -- Debbie Moore O'Dell, Class of 1969 

18 – Larry Zickefoose, Class of 1968

19 – Arlene Martha Edwards Costelac, Class of 1958

20 – Catherine Reckart Boyce, Class of 1973

21 – Robin Huffman Satterfield, Class of 1973  

16 – Jean Nagel Viglianco, Class of 1949

19 – Jane Pritchard Moore, Class of 1975

29 – Pete Basagic, Class of 1972

 

August

1 – Kim DeMary Clowers, Class of 1979

5 – Robert Tennant, Class of 1971

6 – Wauneda Evans, Patty DeMary Evans’ mother-in-law

7 – Dorie Mike Whetsell, Monongah graduate

8 – Sandra Ashcraft, Class of 1964

9 – Paula Kerns Fazio, Class of 1979

15 – David Kelly, 1980 North Marion grad after 11 years at Thoburn & Monongah High

16 – Debby Morrison Harden, Class of 1966

17 – Twins Earnest Hayes & Chester Hayes, both Class of 1965

18 – Jim McDaniel, Class of 1960

18 – John Fazio, Class of 1970

19 – Greg Postlethwait, Class of 1964

19 – Barbra Eller-Hanning, Monongah grad

20 – Irene Fazio Preolitti, Class of 1966

20 – Connie Warash, Class of 1975

21 – Robert Howard Edwards, Class of 1959

24 – Sean Patrick Fazio, 2015 North Marion grad

29– Pat Meredith Wills, Class of 1950

30 – Beth Pritchard Brooks, Class of 1978

30 – David Harbert of Idamay, Farmington grad

 

September

 

1 – Claude Domico, Jr., Class of 1959

3 – Debra June Knight, Class of 1973

6 – Dave Domico of Monongah, Fairmont West grad married to Andrea Justice Domico

7 – Phillis Tarley, North Marion grad from Idamay living in Fairmont

8 – Fred Moorehead, Class of 1964 

8 – Jackie Olesky Straight, Class of 1955

13 – Karen Manzo Tennant, Class of 1974

14 – Jim Shaver, Class of 1954

15 – Bettie Hensley Lowther, Class of 1948

17 – Patti DeMary Evans, Class of 1972

20 – Greg Patrick, Class of 1970

23 – Sally Wood Tarley, Class of 1959

24 – Joe Fazio, Class of 1974

25 – Marylee Hertzog Gwinn, Class of 1948

25 – Jim Davis, Class of 1964

26 – Nathaleen Cameon Oliverio, Class of 1948

27 -- Bonita Lavencheck Waybright, Class of 1968

29 – Doris Jean Menear Basnett, Class of 1938

29 – Dietta Harden Goush, Class of 1959

29 – Pamm Yanero Bragg, Class of 1969


Friday, October 2, 2020

Irene Vozniak Stroud, Brent Stroud 44th wedding anniversariy


 
 
 
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Irene Elizabeth Vozniak Stroud, Class of 1964, and North Carolina native Brent Stroud, who got his master’s degree at WVU, are celebrating their 44th wedding anniversary Friday, October 2.

Their combined BrentAndIreneVozniak Facebook page post:

To the love of my life -- 44 years of marriage -- October 2, 1976!”

They met when Brent attended WVU graduate school and Irene was a Registered Nurse at WVU Medical Center after getting her nursing degree from Fairmont State.

Brent is a Mountaineer twice over. He got his undergraduate business degree from Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. Appalachian sports teams, like WVU’s, are Mountaineers.

Irene and Brent have two children: Adam and his wife Laura who have a son, Jackson, 7, and Sarah Stroud Mace, with daughter Nadia, 11.

Irene, Brent and their two children and grandchildren all live in Raleigh, North Carolina, where Brent’s Nortel Networks job took him in 1981. They moved to Raleigh from Cleveland, Ohio.

Irene notes, proudly, as I do, “We are loyal Mountaineer fans!” For Brent, that goes double, as in WVU and Appalachian State, one of the better small college football teams in America. Just ask Michigan, which lost in Ann Arbor to Appy State a few years ago.

Irene’s parents were Edmond “Koozy” Vozniak and Rosalie Hanus Vozniak, who attended Sts Peter and Paul Catholic School in Monongah. My father, John W. Olesky, Sr., dated Rosalie’s sister, Ann Hanus Pavlik, after my mother, Lena Futten Olesky, and Ann’s husband, Mitch Pavlik, passed away. Ann visited my father in my Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio home during dad’s final 7 months on earth, which were spent in my house.

Edmond Ray Vozniak, Class of 1962, is Irene’s only sibling. Ed and Nina Villers Vozniak have been married 50 years. Ed is also a Fairmont State graduate and got his master’s degree from WVU. Ed and Nina live in Bridgeport. They have two children, both WVU graduates living in Morgantown. They have one grandchild, Henry, 6.

Brent graduated from Erwin High School in Asheville, North Carolina.

Vozniaks who graduated from Monongah High:

Raymond Vozniak, Class of 1936.

Gazelle Vozniak, Classs of 1948.

Chester Vozniak, Class of 1948.

Wanda Vozniak Wisniewski, Class of 1952.

Annette Vozniak Narog, Class of 1953.

John Vozniak, Class of 1959.

David Vozniak, Class of 1974.

Rhonda Lea Vozniak, Class of 1976.

Susan Vozniak, Class of 1977.