All Obituaries

Robert ‘Lee’ Porter, 80,  of Steubenville passed away Sunday February 21st 2021 unexpectedly at home. Lee was born January 23rd 1941 in Wheeling, West Virginia. He was the son of the late Peter and Cecilia Rogers Porter of Steubenville. In addition to his parents, Lee was preceded in death by his sister Priscilla Resch and her husband Arthur. Lee graduated  from Steubenville high school in 1960 and married his high school sweetheart Shirley....

Armando P. Sinicropi, 87, of Richmond, died Tuesday, February 23, 2021. He is the husband of Nancy Antonelli Sinicropi, to whom he was wed on June 11th of 1960. He was born June 5, 1933 in Reggio, Calabria, Italy. He is the son of the late Pasquale and Josephine Mueller Sinicropi. Also preceding him in death are one infant daughter Rosanna and one brother Michael Sinicropi. Armando was a carpenter with the Local 186 and a boilermaker in the Local 154. He was a member of the Amateur...

Phyllis G. Gray, 89, of Steubenville died Sunday, February 21, 2021 at the Carriage Inn of Steubenville. She was born January 19, 1932 in New Castle, PA. She is the daughter of the late Joseph and Catherine Reyburn Mackenzie. Also preceding her in death are two brothers Joseph and Dr. David Mackenzie. Phyllis worked at the former Jeff Tech School as an administrative assistant for many years. She was a member of Buena Vista Methodist Church. She also was involved in the Civil Choral...

Phillip Rocco “PR” Pergi, 56, passed away peacefully on the evening of February 19th, 2021 surrounded by family. Phillip was born on October 19th, 1964 in Steubenville. He is an alumni of St. Agnes Elementary School, Catholic Central High School, and DeVry University, from which he graduated with a bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering. He pursued a career in the steel industry, leaving as an Operations Manager of Arcelor-Mittal’s Cleveland site. He was a longtime...

Franklin “Frank” F. Boggia, 73, of Steubenville died Monday, February 15, 2021 at Trinity West ER. He was born May 1, 1947 in Steubenville. He is the son of the late Bartolo and Mary Louise DeLaurentis Boggia. Frank was retired from Weirton Steel where he was a Sales Rep for many years. He was a member of St. Peter’s Catholic Church where he helped run bingo and bereavement lunches. He was a graduate of Steubenville Catholic Central High School class of 1965 and was a...

Margaret J. “Marge” Whirlow, 89, of Steubenville died Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at Sienna Nursing Home under the care of Valley Hospice. She was born July 15, 1931 in Steubenville. She is the daughter of the late George and Juliet Paules Slivka. She is also preceded in death by her husband Edward Whirlow and one son Robin Whirlow. Marge always treasured the many friendships she made while bowling at All American Lanes for decades. As of late, she enjoyed playing Bingo and...

Charles Andrew (Andy) Adrian, 76, of Steubenville passed away on Tuesday, February 15, 2021 at Trinity West. In the recent years, Andy has been battling with heart issues, diabetes ,among other ailments, which, combined, ultimately won the battle. He is the son of the late Jaunita (Toots) and Charles (Chuck) Adrian. Andy was born on D-Day, June 6, 1944 in Norfolk, Virginia and grew up in Brilliant, Ohio. He also played college football for Marshall university where he graduated...

Patricia “Patsy” Cifrancis, 90, of Steubenville died Saturday, February 13, 2021 at Trinity West. She is the daughter of the late Francis “Frank” and Anna Rodgers Duffy. She is also preceded in death by her husband George Jr.; four sisters Mary Catherine Kaufmann, Anna Richey, Clarita Larkins and Ruth Gillespie; one brother Martin Duffy. Patsy was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church, it’s CWC and the Widow Group of Holy Family. She was a graduate of...

Dominic “Moe” F. Fato, 94, of Steubenville died Friday, February 19, 2021 at Villa Vista. He was born May 30, 1926 in Cleveland, OH. He is the son of the late Marino and Antonette Tauro Fato. Also preceding him in death are his wife Patricia Shanley Fato; one brother Frank Fato; sisters Vee Icuss, Irene Diequez, Lee DiMeo, Dolly Richey and Jean Patchen. Moe was a retired Captain from the Steubenville Fire Department where he served for many years. He was also the owner and...

James (Gennaro) Vittorio Provenzano, 77, passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 from complications of COVID-19 at Magee Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. The second son to Francesco and Idora (Travaglino) Provenzano was born in Belmonte, Calabria, Italy, on August 7, 1943. He came to the United States with his family in 1955. He and his 4 brothers lived on the south end of Steubenville next to the Holy Name Cathedral where he would attend grade school. He graduated from Steubenville...