Bradford "Brad" A. Mims
Mar 8, 2019
Bradford A. “Brad” Mims, 58, of Washington, died Friday, March 8, 2019, in The Washington Hospital. He was born March 1, 1961, in Washington, a son of the late Clarence “Froggy” and Leathie Ware Davis. A graduate of Washington High School, Mr. Mims worked as a driver for Pizza Hut on Murtland Avenue in Washington. He enjoyed fishing, old cars,...
James Lewis Harris, Sr.
Mar 7, 2019
James Lewis “Bones” Harris, Sr., 85, of Washington, went to Heaven peacefully on Thursday, March 7, 2019, in his home. He was born on March 20, 1933, in Washington, a son of the late Leroy and Anna Reed Harris. Mr. Harris attended Trinity High School. Following high school, he entered the United States Air Force, and was honorably discharged in...
Edward L. Nash
Mar 5, 2019
Mr. Edward L. Nash, 94, of Lakeland, Michigan, died on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, in the Donnell House. He was born on September 13, 1924, in Nashville, MI, a son of the late Edwin and Marian Kellogg Nash. Mr. Nash trained at General Motors Institute, and graduated from Wayne State University. He worked for 35 years at General Motors, and...
Karen Sue Bedillion
Mar 3, 2019
Karen Sue Bedillion, 74, of Washington, passed away in the Donnell House, surrounded by her husband and daughters, after battling a rare blood disorder, Myelodysplasia. She was born on September 7, 1944, in Washington, a daughter of the late Bernard L. “Bernie” and Esther B. "Blondie" Stansberry Grover. A 1962 graduate of Washington High School, she went on to graduate...
James Edward Walker, Sr.
Mar 3, 2019
James Edward Walker, Sr., 72, of Washington, died Sunday, March 3, 2019, in his home. He was born August 10, 1946, in Upper St. Clair, a son of the late James and Gladys Ward Walker. Mr. Walker graduated from Upper St. Clair High School in 1966. On June 23, 1966, he joined the Marines, serving until his honorable discharge on...
Margaret "Maggie" Redd Baker
Feb 28, 2019
On Thursday, February 28, 2019, Margaret “Maggie” Redd Baker died peacefully at Donnell House in Washington. Maggie was born on April 13, 1929, to the late Arthur and Kathryn Landrey in Washington, Pennsylvania. She lived in the Washington County area her entire life. At the time of her death she resided at Strabane Trails Village in Washington. Maggie graduated from...
Derrick Justus Whipkey
Feb 27, 2019
Derrick Justus Whipkey, 26, of South Franklin, died Wednesday, February 27, 2019. He was born April 29, 1992, in Washington, a son of Gary Whipkey, Jr. and Rhonda Fisher Whipkey of South Franklin. Mr. Whipkey graduated from McGuffey High School, where he was an outstanding quarterback on the football team. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, golfing, and playing and watching football....
Adrienne Lynn Harney
Feb 26, 2019
Adrienne Lynn Harney, 68, of Washington, died peacefully Tuesday, February 26, 2019, in her home. She was born January 21, 1951, in Canonsburg, a daughter of the late Henry Alfred Siek and Ruth M. Simms Siek. A graduate of Chartiers-Houston High School, Mrs. Harney worked 13 years as a line cook at the Meadows where she made wonderful friends and...
Leah Mae Thomas
Feb 26, 2019
Leah Mae Thomas, 97, of Greensburg, formerly of Eighty Four, PA, died Tuesday, February 26, 2019, in Greensburg, at The Rehabilitation and Nursing Center of Greater Pittsburgh. She was born April 28, 1921, in St. Clairsville, Ohio, a daughter of Jacob Edward Roupe and Bessie Elizabeth Phillips. After the death of her father the family moved to Littleton, WV. where...
John L. Lesneski
Feb 26, 2019
John L. Lesneski, 61, of Washington, died on Tuesday, February 26, 2019, in his home. He was born on July 8, 1957, in Canonsburg, a son of the late John Lesneski and Margaret Conway. Mr. Lesneski attended a Home Inspection Trade School. He worked for Shiloh Industries and Curinga’s Inn, and as an independent home inspector, painter, builder and was...
William "Bill" Hamilton
Feb 25, 2019
William “Bill” Hamilton, 62, of Washington, died on Monday, February 25, 2019, in the Donnell House. He was born on June 12, 1956, in Butler, a son of the late Dale E. and Ellen Harbusch Hamilton. Following graduation from Seneca Valley High School, he went on to achieve a degree in Business Administration from Grove City College. Mr. Hamilton worked...
Marlyn L. Phillips
Feb 22, 2019
Marlyn L. Phillips, 72 of Claysville, went to be with the Lord on Friday, February 22, 2019 at the Donnell House. She was born September 10, 1946, in Washington, the daughter of the late Earnest Boyd Allen and Sarah Elizabeth Simpson Allen. Marlyn was the manager of the cafeteria at McGuffey Intermediate School, retiring in 2016. She enjoyed camping, spending...
Rita W. Bakaitis
Feb 21, 2019
Rita Washinski Bakaitis, 93, of Wheeling WV, formerly of Washington, died Thursday, February 21, 2019 at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home. She was born July 25, 1925 in Washington, the daughter of the late Joseph and Frances Housky Washinski. Rita was a 1943 graduate of Trinity High School, and was employed for a number of years for Washington Jewelers, S....
Carla Fay Miller
Feb 21, 2019
Carla Fay Miller, 63, of Washington, died on Thursday, February 21, 2019, in the Washington Hospital, following a brief illness. She was born on November 19, 1955, in Washington, a daughter of the late Carl and Patricia Holmes Pryor. A graduate of Trinity High School, she went on to receive her nursing degree from the Ohio Valley School of Nursing. ...
Rosemarie "Rose" C. Riggans
Feb 20, 2019
Rosemarie C. “Rose” Riggans, 88, of Washington, died on Wednesday, February 20, 2019, in her home. She was born on October 25, 1930, in Bedford, OH, a daughter of the late Scott and Ethel Cashmore Shaner. Rosemarie enjoyed doing crossword puzzles, oil paintings and watercolors, and when she was younger, she loved woodworking. She had been married to Edward Leroy...
John Donald Rizak, Iii
Feb 19, 2019
John Donald Rizak, III “The Candy Man of Central Assembly” John Donald Rizak, III, 91, of Washington, died on Tuesday, February 19, 2019, in Southmont of Presbyterian Senior Care. He was born on August 5, 1927, in Cuddy, PA, a son of the late John and Elizabeth Deak Rizak. A 1945 graduate of Trinity High School, he was a member...
Ferris Leroy Davis
Feb 18, 2019
Ferris Leroy Davis, 91, of Claysville, died Monday, February 18, 2019, in the Washington Hospital. He was born January 19, 1928, in Short Creek, West Virginia, a son of Leroy and Beulah Toland Davis. Mr. Davis served in the Army Reserves from November 15, 1950, until January 26, 1956. He worked at Campsey Feed Store for 15 years and retired...
Carl "Bub" D. Gunnerson
Feb 18, 2019
Carl D. “Bub” Gunnerson, 81, of Washington, died on Monday, February 18, 2019, in Mercy Hospital. He was born on October 23, 1937, in Butler, a son of the late Carl E. and June Thompson Gunnerson. He was a 1956 graduate of Washington High School. Carl was drafted into the U.S. Army during the Berlin Crisis, and served as an...
Walter John Shankovich
Feb 17, 2019
Walter John Shankovich, 96, of Washington, died on Sunday, February 17, 2019, in the Washington Hospital. He was born on December 13, 1922, in Washington, a son of the late Anthony and Sophie Shankovich. A member of the Bible Chapel, he had formerly attended the Polish National Catholic Church. Mr. Shankovich had worked for twenty-five years as a foreman for...
Larry William Murray
Feb 16, 2019
Larry William Murray, 67, of Sycamore, PA, died on Saturday, February 16, 2019, in his home. He was born on July 11, 1951, in Washington, a son of Betty Knox of Washington, and the late Clyde R. Murray. He was a graduate of Chartiers Houston High School. Mr. Murray worked as a machinist for Star Dynamics for over twenty-five years....
