Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Fairmont State honors Nene’s daughter
From left: Dr. Erica Harvey, Allison Moore, Jane 'Nene' Pritchard Moore, Henry Moore
 
Allison Moore, daughter of Jane “Nene” Pritchard Moore, Class of 1972, and Fairmont West graduate Henry Moore who began at Monongah High, was named Outstanding Senior Chemistry Student at Fairmont State.
Jane and Henry live in Fairmont. Jane grew up in Worthington.
Nene is an LPN at Pediatrics Associates. Her sisters are Jonna Pritchard Barnett, who was in the first graduation class at North Marion in 1980 after going to Monongah High for three years, married to Shinnston High grad Brad Barnett for more than three decades; and Beth Pritchard Brooks, Class of 1978, who lives on Harter Hill in Worthington when she doesn’t join husband Rick Brooks in his conveyor system projects around the country.
 
Their parents are John Pritchard and Mary Jane McDaniel Pritchard, daughter of the famous Ted McDaniel, Monongah Streetcar Stationmaster.
 
Mary Jane’s brother, Jim McDaniel, Class of 1960, lives in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Another brother, Donald McDaniel, Class of 1946, passed away in 1963. Their sister, JoAnn McDaniel Huff, Class of 1949, lives in Worthington.

Monday, April 22, 2019


Dorsey Allen McCutcheon, Jr., husband of Sheila Mobley McCutcheon, Class of 1974, passed away Monday, April 15.

Sheila lived in Worthington before residing in Morgantown for 41 years.

She has two sons, John McCutcheon and Jim McCutcheon, who both live in Morgantown.

Dorsey’s obituary:

Dorsey Allen McCutcheon, Jr., age 62, of Worthington, WV, formerly of Morgantown passed away on April 15, 2019 in Lansing, MI.

He was born in Clarksburg, WV on May 25, 1956 to the late Dorsey Allen McCutcheon, Sr. and Betty Riffle McCutcheon.

Survivors include his wife, Sheila Kay Mobley McCutcheon,; sons John "JD" and wife Kim, and James and wife Ashley all of Morgantown; grandchildren Emily, Maren, Brianna, Mia, Brenden, Elin, Caleb and Miles; his sisters Gladys and husband Everett Scott of Shinnston, Beatrice and Ron Lee of Worthington, and Glenda Simons of Barrackville; and several nieces and nephews.


Friends will be received at Smith Funeral & Cremation Care, 108 Holland Ave., Westover/ Morgantown on Monday, April 22nd from 10 AM until 12 Noon, at which time the funeral procession will leave for the WV National Cemetery in Grafton. The graveside service will be held at 1 PM with Full Military Honors.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a contribution to the family through the funeral home's website to help offset funeral costs.


Condolences and contributions to the family may be offered at www.smithfcc.com

Friday, April 19, 2019

Hip replacement on schedule for Brother

Alabama football coach Nick Saban will have hip replacement surgery Monday.

Brother, quarterback of Monongah High’s 1968 state championship team, will need 6 to 8 weeks to recover. He is 67.

Brother is having the surgery,  in his words, “so that I can coach for a lot more years,” not just one year.

Thursday, April 18, 2019


Anthony Pulice, Jr., Class of 1945, and wife Barbara celebrated their 39th wedding anniversary. They live in Fairmont.

Tony retired from Fairmont General Hospital in 2013. He also is a retired U.S. Army First Sergeant and was in the 249th Army Band.

 

Family members include Julie Pulice Kraley; Jesse James Pulice; Jesse James’ wife, Chelsie Colisino Pulice; Mark Pulice; Jamie L. Pulice; and Toni Marie Pulice Pill.

 
Anthony Pulice, Sr. & Frank Pulice, Sr. were brothers.

 
Frank, Sr. (born Francisco Pulice) owned the house at Camden and Walnut that was demolished so that the bank could be built, which was razed again for a Dollar General store.


Anthony, Jr. grew up in Worthington. Anthony, Jr.’s nephew, Jim, Class of 1969, was principal of Monongah Middle School.

 
Other Pulice family members with Monongah High diplomas:

 

Geneveive Pulice, Class of 1936

Saverio Pulice, Class of 1942

Frances Savereno Pulice, Class of 1948

Jim Pulice, Class of 1948

Gerald Pulice, Class of 1974

Tuesday, April 16, 2019



Now that my Internet is working again after severes winds did a number on it, I’m posting the April Monongah High alumni birthdays reminders.

Becky Shelosky Carvillano, Class of 1961, has a birthday today, April 16.

Shirley Knight Ritterhouse, Class of 1954, will have a birthday April 30.

Rebecca “Becky” Shelosky Carvillano comes from a long line of Sheloskys at Monongah High, including:

 

George Shelosky, Class of 1932.

Stanley Sheloski, Class of 1958.

G. Bernard Shelosky, Class of 1965.

Barbara Shelosky, Class of 1968, who moved from Monongah to San Diego, California.

 

Shelly Carvillano Watson, Becky’s daughter, is a Fairmont West High grad who lives in Ridgeley, West Virginia and works for the Alleghany County Board of Education.

 

Andrea Shelosky, Becky’s niece, is a 1995 Fairmont East High grad.

 

Becky’s family is very athletic. 

 

Chris Carvillano was a wrestler at Fairmont West who won at least one match at the state wrestling tournament. He also played second base for the Polar Bears baseball team.

 

Ron Watson played football for Fairmont West.

 

Noah Carvillano was on the 2012 Fairmont Little League city baseball championship team.

Becky is a daughter of Julia Lazorick Shelosky and Stanley “Strob” Shelosky, the late superb golfer at Green Hills. Julia passed away in 2013, Strob in 1993.

Becky grew up next door to the Kasper family, which included Bob Kasper, Class of 1950, who lives in South Lyon and Presque Isle, Michigan, and Evelyn Kasper Boggess, who lives in her childhood home in Frogtown with her husband, Okey Boggess.

Shirley Knight Ritterhouse moved to Maryland in 1958 after graduating from Fairmont State.  She taught school for three years and worked for 10 years at the U.S. Naval Academy Library.  After marrying husband Paul in 1963 and giving birth to a son in 1965, she started work at the Maryland State Law Library until her 1999 retirement. Shirley and Paul have two grandchildren. They lived in Annapolis city for 53 years, but in 2007 moved to the outskirts of Annapolis. Both her parents are deceased, as is brother Ron. Another brother, Jerry, lives in West Virginia.

Shirley’s son is Paul Ellsworth Ritterhouse.

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.


 

 


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

27 – Ed Graffius, Class of 1971

28 – Terri Orsini Saye, Class of 1972

29 – John Woods, Class of 1957

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

7 – Kenneth Kincaid, Class of 1968

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

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

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 – Dietta Harden Goush, Class of 1959

29 – Pamm Yanero Bragg, Class of 1969

 

October


 

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

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

Thursday, April 11, 2019


When John Veasey passed away Tuesday it ended a 60-year back-scratching relationship between us.

John began his career with the Times in 1958, and his column was a must-read for Times subscribers. It was so popular that, even after his 2016 retirement with the Times, John continued his weekly column.

Veasey had a cornucopia of awards. The Gene Morehouse Award for Sports Journalism from Marshall and the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. The Premier Journalist Award from the West Virginia Press Association. Heart of the Community Award from Fairmont State School of Fine Awards. Community Service Award from the Marion County Youth Soccer Association.

As for the Veasey-Olesky mutual back-scratching:

For years I forwarded stories I had written to John that he would run in the Times. And when Monongah groups, such as the Monongah High Alumni Association or Susan Staron Sanders’ Monongah Christmas street lights committee, had trouble getting the publicity they wanted, I would pop a communication to John, who would use the information in his column.

And during John’s sportswriting years at the Times, when I was No. 2 in command in the Dayton (Ohio) Daily News sports department, I tried to hire John away with a pay hike. He declined because Fairmont and Marion County was imbedded in his heart.

We continued our mutual back-scratching beyond John’s retirement from the Times, and had reunions at WVU sports events over the years.

John wrote a full-page article with photos about me. It was headlined: “Olesky leads an interesting life.”

So did you, John.

John also wrote articles complimenting my sister, Jackie Olesky Straight, Class of 1955, who lives in Rivesville.

Veasey was preceded in death by his Father, Clifton Allen Veasey, mother, Laura Veasey and first wife, Marilee Hohmann.

He is survived by his wife, Rita Veasey of Bluffton, S.C.; and his brother, Allen Veasey of Crofton, Md. and Allen’s wife, Barbara Veasey. He is also survived by his son, Chance Veasey of Minneapolis, Minn. and his wife Keiko, stepson, Todd Corbin of Edmond, Okla. and his wife Victoria, stepson, Ryan Corbin of Sissonville, W.Va. and his wife Alison, brother-in-law George Hohmann of Charleston and his wife Malissa, as well as eight grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held on April 20 at 2:30 p.m. at Life United Methodist Church, 3000 Technology Drive, Fairmont.

The asks that donations be made in the honor of John Veasey to the following organizations:

Sharing and Caring Cancer Support Group, Attn: Stella Hawk, 32 Birch St., Grafton, WV 26354.

United Way of Marion County, 112 Adams St., Suite 201, Fairmont WV 26554.

Salvation Army of Marion County, 1512 Locust Ave., Fairmont, WV 26554.

Life United Methodist Church, 3000 Technology Dr., Fairmont, WV 26554.

RIP, John. We’ll reunite again in the next life.