Nancy Louise Gratz
May 5, 2019
Nancy Louise Gratz, 83, of Washington, died on Sunday, May 5, 2019, in the Washington Hospital. She was born on February 5, 1936, in Washington, to the late Charles A. Ranegar and Louise Marrabell Ranegar. A graduate of Washington High School, Nancy was a homemaker, and lived her entire life in Washington. She enjoyed bingo, cooking, camping, going to the...
Pamela L. Maze
May 3, 2019
Pamela L. Maze, 63, of Washington, died Friday, May 3, 2019, in UPMC-Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born September 17, 1955, in Washington, a daughter of Paul (Lee) Baumgardner of Washington and the late Helen Kelley Baumgardner. A graduate of McGuffey High School, Mrs. Maze worked as a crew leader at Industrial Gasket and Shim, retiring in 2017. She was...
Ryan D. Penvose
May 2, 2019
Ryan D. Penvose, 33, of Washington, passed away due to natural causes on Thursday, May 2, 2019. Ryan was born May 9, 1985 in Mt. Lebanon, the son of Mark A. Penvose of Washington and Laurel Miller (Steven) Hall of North Port, FL. Ryan grew up in Derry, NH, where he attended Pinkerton Academy. He also attended CCAC and Washington...
Anne Kongelka
May 1, 2019
Anne Kongelka, 101, of Washington, died May 1, 2019, in her home at Strabane Woods. She was born August 31, 1917, in Manifold, a daughter of Harry and Mary Kecs Uram. Mrs. Kongelka grew up on a farm in Canonsburg where she helped bake bread for several families in an outdoor community oven. After attending Canonsburg High School, she went...
Rudy Paul Bergles, Jr.
Apr 29, 2019
Rudy Paul “Boots” Bergles, Jr., 30, of Bridgeville, died on Monday, April 29, 2019, in St. Clair Hospital, due to preexisting epileptic and cardiac medical conditions. He was born on July 16, 1988, in Washington, a son of Rudy Paul Bergles, Sr., of Claysville, and Belinda L. Lowery, of Washington. Rudy was a 2006 graduate of McGuffey High School. He...
Sandra Lee Baer
Apr 27, 2019
Sandra Lee Baer, 69, of Houston, died Saturday, April 27, 2019 at McMurray Hills Manor. She was born November 20, 1949, in Canonsburg, the daughter of the late Lester Homer Martin and Anna Helen Godlevski Martin. Sandra worked at Black Box and as a para-professional at Western Area Career and Technology Center. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church...
Robert Lee Spangler
Apr 27, 2019
Robert Lee Spangler, 61, of Washington, died Saturday, April 27, 2019, in his home. He was born December 31, 1957, in Meyersdale, a son of the late Wilbur and Blanche Sell Spangler. Mr. Spangler worked as a foreman for Baker’s Waterproofing for over 15 years. He enjoyed working on cars, especially his 1970 Chevelle. In addition, he enjoyed fishing and...
Mary Edna Neil Thomas
Apr 26, 2019
Mary Edna Neil Thomas, 103, formerly of Hickory, died Friday, April 26, 2019 at Southmont Presbyterian Senior Care. She was born February 14, 1916 in Hickory, a daughter of the late Leonard James Neil and Gwendolyn “Queen” Conkle Neil. She is the last surviving member of her family. On July 25, 1934, in the First Presbyterian Church in Wheeling, WV,...
Elizabeth "Buffy" Johnson
Apr 26, 2019
Elizabeth “Buffy” Johnson, 64 of Houston, died Friday, April 26, 2019 at home. She was born April 25, 1955, in Washington, the daughter of the late Nathalie F. Johnson. Elizabeth was a 1973 graduate of Washington High School and worked as a manager in the real estate field. She was past president of Greater Washington Realtor Association, past president of...
Michael Patrick Meighen
Apr 25, 2019
Michael Patrick Meighen, 38 of Washington, died Thursday, April 25, 2019 at home. He was born December 4, 1980 to Douglas and Kathy Grable Meighen of Washington. Michael was a graduate of Trinity High School and attended classes at CCAC in recent years. He worked in the oil and gas industry for the past several years, most recently with EMC...
Amanda Scott Pauls
Apr 24, 2019
Amanda Scott Pauls, age 40, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at Washington Hospital. She was born November 3, 1978, in Washington, PA to the late Edwin C. Johnson and Elaine A. Avolia. She was a 1997 graduate of McGuffey High School and went on to get her Bachelors in Communication and Masters in Speech Pathology from California...
Debby Jane Hanes
Apr 24, 2019
Debby Jane Hanes, 56 of Washington, died Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at UPMC Montefiore. She was born August 4, 1962, in Washington, the daughter of the late Dale and Sarah Fraley Riggle. Debby was a graduate of Trinity High School and was a homemaker. She loved baking, knitting and sewing and was always the mom who made cookies for her...
John Preston Work
Apr 23, 2019
John Preston Work, 73 of Cranberry Township, formerly of Washington, died Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at Allegheny General Hospital. He was born September 5, 1945, in Washington, the son of the late Clinton and Glenna Walker Work. John was a graduate of Trinity High School. He also graduated from West Liberty College with a bachelor’s degree in business. He was...
Thelma Desmond Derose
Apr 21, 2019
Thelma Desmond DeRose, 90, passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2019, at Jefferson Hospital. She was born July 18, 1928, in Washington, a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Gallo Desmond. She lived most of her life in Washington. Thelma graduated from Trinity High School in 1945 and from Penn Commercial College in 1946. On August 6, 1949, she...
Donald Eugene Rush
Apr 20, 2019
Donald Eugene “Duck” Rush, 61, of Washington, died on Saturday, April 20, 2019, in his home. He was born on November 30, 1957, in Washington, a son of Wilma Jean Moore (Ronald R.) Westfall, of Washington, and the late Raymond Eugene Rush. He was a 1976 graduate of Trinity High School. Mr. Rush worked as an auto technician for Nadalin...
Loretta Sue Hall
Apr 20, 2019
Loretta Sue Hall, 69, of Washington, passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2019, in the Washington Hospital. She had survived cancer three times. She was born on June 1, 1949, in Washington, a daughter of the late Herbert and Betty Casto Nicholls. Ms. Hall was a 1967 graduate of Washington High School. She was a member of Hart Avenue Church...
Martha Ann Neal
Apr 17, 2019
Martha Ann “M.A.” Ashcraft Kahle Neal, 89, of Washington, died on Wednesday, April 17, 2019, peacefully in her sleep, snug in her warm bed, at home. She had battled a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. She was born on February 24, 1930, in Monongahela, a daughter of the late Harry John and Nellie Sickels Ashcaft. Martha was a 1947 graduate...
Earl "Dan" Gump
Apr 17, 2019
Earl “Dan” Gump, 71, of Wellsburg, West Virginia, died Wednesday, April 17, 2019, in Weirton Medical Center. He was born March 16, 1948, in Washington, a son of Jean Brooks Gump of Washington. A 1966 graduate Trinity High School, Mr. Gump graduated with high honors from ITT Tech with a degree in computer forensics. For 28 years, he worked for...
Ralph Edward Hancher
Apr 14, 2019
Ralph Edward ‘Ed” Hancher, 68 of Washington, died Sunday, April 14, 2019 at Meadville Medical Center. He was born August 2, 1950 in Washington, the son of the late Walter D. Hancher and Pearl L. Jackson Hancher. Ed was a graduate of McGuffey High School and ECPI of Pittsburgh. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a cancer...
Eleanor M. Donaldson
Apr 13, 2019
Eleanor M. Donaldson, age 90, formerly of Washington, PA, now of Waldorf, Maryland, passed away on April 13, 2019. She was born in New Castle, PA. Mrs. Donaldson married Ralph M. Donaldson on July 24, 1953. They happily were married for 53 years. Mrs. Donaldson was preceded in death by her husband Ralph, her parents; siblings John D. McFate, Eileen...
