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Sarah Nestor Keener Crane Knowlton

Sarah Nestor Keener Crane Knowlton, 97, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at the Madison Center in Morgantown.She was born on June 5, 1928, in Morgantown, to the late Clarence Nestor and Mary Alice Wilson Nestor.In addition to her parents, Sarah was preceded in death by her ...

Marsha Lynn Strakal

Marsha Lynn Strakal, 78, passed away peacefully Monday, August 18, 2025, in Evergreen Assisted Living Facility.She was born August 28, 1946, in Morgantown, a daughter of the late Michael and Margaret Krivak.Marsha was Catholic by faith and a member of St. Luke The Evangelist Roman Catholic ...

Marsha Lynn Strakal

Marsha Lynn Strakal, 78, passed away peacefully Monday, August 18, 2025, in Evergreen Assisted Living Facility.She was born August 28, 1946, in Morgantown, the daughter of the late Michael and Margaret Krivak.Friends and family will be received in Hastings Funeral Home, 153 Spruce Street, Morgantown, from 9 until the time of the funeral service at 11 a.m. Saturday, August 23, with the Rev. Fr. Freddie D’Souza officiating. Interment will follow at Beverly Hills Memorial Gardens.In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the American Cancer Society or your local branch of ...

Ann Stewart Whitmore Plein

Ann Stewart Whitmore Plein passed away on Saturday, August 16, 2025, at home in Morgantown, West Virginia. Born in Abingdon, Virginia on August 11, 1959, she had made Morgantown her home for the past three decades.Throughout her life, a generosity of spirit, the love of nature, the gift of ...

John R. Mills Jr.

John R. Mills Jr. 73, of Morgantown, passed away Saturday, August 16, 2025, in Fairmont.He was born October 31, 1951, in Cumberland, Md., a son of the late John and Dorothy Lewis Mills.John was a 1971 graduate of Morgantown High School and was an avid fan of West Virginia University. He was a ...

James Paul Turner

James Paul Turner, 54, of Morgantown, passed away unexpectedly Monday, July 28, 2025. The son of Patricia Ann Turner and the late James Louis Turner, his sudden passing leaves a profound emptiness in the hearts of all who knew and loved him.Cremation arrangements have been entrusted to Hastings Funeral Home.A Celebration of Life will be held from 6 until 9 p.m. Wednesday, August 20, at the West Virginia Botanic Garden, The Terrace at Tibbs Run building, 1061 Tyrone Road, Morgantown, WV 26508. Those who wish to share stories and memories will be invited to do so beginning at 7 p.m.In ...