Arlene Ranshaw Wetzel

CHESTERHILL - Arlene Ranshaw Wetzel left this world to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus on May 21, 2007, after a long battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease).

Mrs. Wetzel was a music teacher in the Morgan Local Schools for 27 years. She graduated from Moon High School in Coraopolis, Pa. and received her bachelor of music education degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She was a student of organ performance of Dr. Robert Sutherland Lord at the University of Pittsburgh, and served as organist at numerous Pittsburgh area churches including Brookline United Presbyterian, Sharon United Presbyterian, Mount Lebanon United Presbyterian, University and City Ministry (UACM), and Heinz Chapel. After moving to Chesterhill in 1970 she continued her organist career at various churches in Marietta and Parkersburg, most recently at Trinity Episcopal Church, Parkersburg.




She enjoyed more than 50 years of marriage with her husband, Richard D. Wetzel. She is also survived by her four children, Richard (Diana) Wetzel, Erika (John) Paradiso, John (Celia) Wetzel and Dara (Mark) Gillis; four grandchildren, Laura and Andrew Wetzel, and Mark and Jessica Gillis; and her sister, Joanne Pettit of Erie, Pa.

She was preceded in death by her parents, John Dressel Ranshaw and Mildred Cole Ranshaw.
Calling hours will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 24, at Stone- Matheney Funeral Home, Chesterhill and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 25, at Matheney Funeral Home in McConnelsville.

A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 27, 2007, at Trinity Episcopal Church, 430 Juliana St., Parkersburg, W.Va.