Weirton in Hancock County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Weirton Steelworkers Memorial

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 29, 2025

1. Weirton Steelworkers Memorial Marker

Inscription.

Weirton Steelworkers Memorial. . In memory of all the steelworkers who lost their lives at work at Weirton Steel We honor your sacrifices with this memorial. Lewis Chaney 4/11/1919 . Frank Yanocha 3/31/1920 . Andrew Kazienko 1922 . Stephen Lamalfa 11/29/1923 . Paul Ellis 1927 . Harvey Barker 7/29/1930 . John Yoho 7/29/1930 . Konstanty Kozielski 5/5/1931 . Louis N. Scharpf 5/16/1931 . Božo Musulin 5/22/1931 . Samuel Spanovich 1/17/1935 . Andrew Henderson 1937 . Hugh Thompson 10/11/1938 . Stephen Plesich 5/23/1939 . Paul Joseph Hilliard 7/9/1939 . Earl C. Roush 8/6/1941 . Steve Roseberry 8/11/1941 . Thomas Hoffman 11/12/1941 . L.B. Straight 5/2/1942 . Frank Palcic 6/22/1942 . Nick Rossi 7/6/1942 . Laskasres Kamas 10/7/1942 . Elmer Seckman 12/4/1942 . Joseph Hudukovich 5/10/1943 . Theodore Spathofianis 8/10/1943 . George Vasiler 8/10/1943 . Frank Franckiewicz 12/24/1943 . Diego Cozzo 4/3/1944 . Ernest Isner 4/17/1944 . Freda Krasner 6/19/1944, Harry C. Hays 6/29/1944 . Harlon Clark 9/14/1944 . Eli Villa 2/9/1945 . Joseph Buner 2/26/1945 . John Jenkins 3/22/1945 . Norris Koerber 7/14/1945 . Charles Simmons 7/18/1945 . Eugene McClain 9/5/1945 . Eli Samac 6/24/1946 . D. Dewey Little 9/12/1946 . Samuel Warren 4/26/1947 . James Patterson 5/23/1947 . John Kuzic 7/25/1947 . Leslie Ralston 12/13/19479 . William Boyd 2/17/1948 . Cyril Marshall 6/15/1948 . Charles Chamber 7/13/1948 . Guy DeRosa 7/18/1948 . Earl L. Long 12/13/1948 . George Illig 2/16/1949 . Chris Lowery 3/20/1949 . William Young 10/15/1949 . Mike Gaillas 10/27/1950 . Fred Cooke, Jr. 7/15/1951 . Fred King 9/18/1951 . Ira Childers 10/2/1951 . Cecil Wade 1/12/1952 . James Stark, Jr. 2/14/1952 . Denver Miller 3/25/1952 . Mike Billcheck 8/11/1952, Ralph Davis 9/30/1952 . Pete Seatovich 1/15/1953 . John Dorich 2/9/1953 . Andrew Streber 7/17/1953 . Adbul Hassom Mohamed 9/27/1953 . Charles Yacos 11/19/1953 . Luka Radeka 12/21/1953 . Thomas Tennant 1/5/1954 . Francis Cline 3/11/1954 . Norman Lutz 3/30/1955 . John Matijevich 4/20/1955 . Howard Snyder 12/8/1955 . Minter Ritter 4/24/1956 . Harry Meronoff 8/30/1957 . Francis J. Ellek 9/30/1957 . George Bissett 11/8/1957 . John Leonard 3/22/1958 . James W. Robinson 7/16/1958 . August Burskey 9/23/1958 . Lawrence Kirkland 2/15/1960 . Glenn W. Pearce 8/17/1960 . Carlie Williams 9/14/1960 . Forrest Glenn Ford 12/31/1961 . Robert Robinson 8/5/1962 . Willard Michael 11/29/1962 . Ira Tuttle 1/22/1963 . Charles Kaczyk 4/3/1963 . Donald Williams 4/23/1964 . John Goode 8/24/1964 . James Roberts 9/15/1964, John Mills 10/30/1964 . Meade Marshall 1/11/1965 . William R. Carroll 9/13/1967 . Eugene Slanchik 12/6/1968 . William Rock 6/10/1969 . Howard Moore 10/5/1969 . Raymond Walker 1/28/1970 . Patrick O'Toole 5/17/1970 . John Stackhouse 10/6/1970 . Winfield Dunham 7/19/1971 . Andrew Guz 12/15/1972 . Samuel Morgart 12/15/1972 . Michael Sabol 5/18/19739 . Wayne Peterson 2/12/1974 . Willie Jeter 11/22/1974 . Harry C. Parlor 4/7/1977 . Gerald Gibson 8/31/1978 . John Vincent Lee 11/30/1978 . Waitman Tomey 11/22/1979 . Robert Valero 8/16/1980 . Donald Bennett 8/25/1981 . Howard Shields 9/25/1981 . Rudolph Bonovich 6/5/1982 . Robert Chafin 7/12/1984 . Theodore Kostecki 8/9/1984 . Clyde Hoffman 5/5/1988 . Robert Pitcock 9/5/1992 . Ronald Heaton 7/17/1993 . Bernie Waters 9/8/1994 . Marvin Clifton 10/16/1999, Timothy Poch 5/21/2020

In memory of all the steelworkers who
lost their lives at work at Weirton Steel
We honor your sacrifices with this memorial
Lewis Chaney 4/11/1919 • Frank Yanocha 3/31/1920 • Andrew Kazienko 1922 • Stephen Lamalfa 11/29/1923 • Paul Ellis 1927 • Harvey Barker 7/29/1930 • John Yoho 7/29/1930 • Konstanty Kozielski 5/5/1931 • Louis N. Scharpf 5/16/1931 • Božo Musulin 5/22/1931 • Samuel Spanovich 1/17/1935 • Andrew Henderson 1937 • Hugh Thompson 10/11/1938 • Stephen Plesich 5/23/1939 • Paul Joseph Hilliard 7/9/1939 • Earl C. Roush 8/6/1941 • Steve Roseberry 8/11/1941 • Thomas Hoffman 11/12/1941 • L.B. Straight 5/2/1942 • Frank Palcic 6/22/1942 • Nick Rossi 7/6/1942 • Laskasres Kamas 10/7/1942 • Elmer Seckman 12/4/1942 • Joseph Hudukovich 5/10/1943 • Theodore Spathofianis 8/10/1943 • George Vasiler 8/10/1943 • Frank Franckiewicz 12/24/1943 • Diego Cozzo 4/3/1944 • Ernest Isner 4/17/1944 • Freda Krasner 6/19/1944

Harry C. Hays 6/29/1944 • Harlon Clark 9/14/1944 • Eli Villa 2/9/1945 • Joseph Buner 2/26/1945 • John Jenkins 3/22/1945 • Norris Koerber 7/14/1945 • Charles Simmons 7/18/1945 • Eugene McClain 9/5/1945 • Eli Samac

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6/24/1946 • D. Dewey Little 9/12/1946 • Samuel Warren 4/26/1947 • James Patterson 5/23/1947 • John Kuzic 7/25/1947 • Leslie Ralston 12/13/19479 • William Boyd 2/17/1948 • Cyril Marshall 6/15/1948 • Charles Chamber 7/13/1948 • Guy DeRosa 7/18/1948 • Earl L. Long 12/13/1948 • George Illig 2/16/1949 • Chris Lowery 3/20/1949 • William Young 10/15/1949 • Mike Gaillas 10/27/1950 • Fred Cooke, Jr. 7/15/1951 • Fred King 9/18/1951 • Ira Childers 10/2/1951 • Cecil Wade 1/12/1952 • James Stark, Jr. 2/14/1952 • Denver Miller 3/25/1952 • Mike Billcheck 8/11/1952

Ralph Davis 9/30/1952 • Pete Seatovich 1/15/1953 • John Dorich 2/9/1953 • Andrew Streber 7/17/1953 • Adbul Hassom Mohamed 9/27/1953 • Charles Yacos 11/19/1953 • Luka Radeka 12/21/1953 • Thomas Tennant 1/5/1954 • Francis Cline 3/11/1954 • Norman Lutz 3/30/1955 • John Matijevich 4/20/1955 • Howard Snyder 12/8/1955 • Minter Ritter 4/24/1956 • Harry Meronoff 8/30/1957 • Francis J. Ellek 9/30/1957 • George Bissett 11/8/1957 • John Leonard 3/22/1958 • James W. Robinson 7/16/1958 • August Burskey 9/23/1958 • Lawrence Kirkland 2/15/1960 • Glenn W. Pearce 8/17/1960 • Carlie Williams 9/14/1960 •

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Photographed by Craig Doda, March 29, 2025

2. Weirton Steelworkers Memorial

Forrest Glenn Ford 12/31/1961 • Robert Robinson 8/5/1962 • Willard Michael 11/29/1962 • Ira Tuttle 1/22/1963 • Charles Kaczyk 4/3/1963 • Donald Williams 4/23/1964 • John Goode 8/24/1964 • James Roberts 9/15/1964

John Mills 10/30/1964 • Meade Marshall 1/11/1965 • William R. Carroll 9/13/1967 • Eugene Slanchik 12/6/1968 • William Rock 6/10/1969 • Howard Moore 10/5/1969 • Raymond Walker 1/28/1970 • Patrick O'Toole 5/17/1970 • John Stackhouse 10/6/1970 • Winfield Dunham 7/19/1971 • Andrew Guz 12/15/1972 • Samuel Morgart 12/15/1972 • Michael Sabol 5/18/19739 • Wayne Peterson 2/12/1974 • Willie Jeter 11/22/1974 • Harry C. Parlor 4/7/1977 • Gerald Gibson 8/31/1978 • John Vincent Lee 11/30/1978 • Waitman Tomey 11/22/1979 • Robert Valero 8/16/1980 • Donald Bennett 8/25/1981 • Howard Shields 9/25/1981 • Rudolph Bonovich 6/5/1982 • Robert Chafin 7/12/1984 • Theodore Kostecki 8/9/1984 • Clyde Hoffman 5/5/1988 • Robert Pitcock 9/5/1992 • Ronald Heaton 7/17/1993 • Bernie Waters 9/8/1994 • Marvin Clifton 10/16/1999

Timothy Poch 5/21/2020

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1922.

Location. 40° 25.153′ N,

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 29, 2025

3. Weirton Steelworkers Memorial

80° 35.352′ W. Marker is in Weirton, West Virginia, in Hancock County. It is at the intersection of County Road (West Virginia Route 2) and Pennsylvania Avenue ( Route 105), on the right when traveling north on County Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1936 County Rd, Weirton WV 26062, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in the Northern Panhandle.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Ohio River Valley,

and in Appalachia.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Brown's Island Coke Plant Explosion (here, next to this marker); Independent Steelworkers Union Members Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Holliday's Cove (approx. 1.2 miles away); The People's Bank (approx. 1.2 miles away); Ernest T. Weir (approx. 1.2 miles away);

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 29, 2025

4. Weirton Steelworkers Memorial

Peter Tarr Furnace (approx. 1.2 miles away); Three Springs Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Weirton.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Margaret Manson Weir Memorial Pool (was approx. 1.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 30, 2026

5. Weirton Steelworkers Memorial

Located at the front door of the United Steelworkers Local 2911 building, 2971 West Street, Weirton.

In memoriam of all steelworkers

Who lost their lives while working in the facilities of Weirton Steel Corporation

Dedicated by the Independent Steelworkers Union.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 340 times since then and 73 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 17, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 5. submitted on May 1, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.