Donald "Pap" Laws
Jan 27, 2019
Donald “Pap” Laws, 97, died peacefully at home in Washington, on January 27, 2019. He was born on November 13, 1921, in Washington, a son of the late Robert Laws and Margaret Jane Laws. He attended Washington High School, where he played football, and was on the wrestling and track teams. Mr. Laws was a Christian man, and was a...
David A. Andrews
Jan 26, 2019
David A. Andrews, 51, of Canonsburg, formerly of Bethel Park, where he grew up, died on Saturday, January 26, 2019, in his home. He was born on November 16, 1967, in Indiana, PA, a son of Patricia A. Uncapher (the late Evan L Richmond) Andrews and the late John A. Riddle. A 1985 graduate of Bethel Park High School, he...
Franklin "Frank" Sprock
Jan 25, 2019
Franklin Lewis Sprock, 78 of Washington, died Friday, January 25, 2019 at the Washington Hospital. He was born February 20, 1940 in Cleveland, Ohio. Frank graduated from high school in Somerset County and received his college degree in History. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army and worked as a computer hardware analyst. Frank loved his job and...
Olga "Ange" Latek
Jan 24, 2019
Olga “Ange” Latek, 97, of Washington, died on Thursday, January 24, 2019, in the Donnell House. She was born on July 25, 1921, in Washington, a daughter of the late Joseph and Katherine Sterk Hennick. Mrs. Latek was retired from Tygart Valley Glass Company`, where she had worked as an inspector and packer. She was a member of St. Hilary...
Eva Movina Kelley
Jan 20, 2019
Eva Movina Kelley, 87, of Washington, died on Sunday, January 20, 2019, in Transitions Health Care, Washington. She was born on March 30, 1931, in Washington, a daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret Clemens Bell. A homemaker, she enjoyed watching television, eating sweets and gardening. On September 28, 1963, she married Thomas Earl Kelley, Sr., who died on February...
Anne Podunavac Davis
Jan 19, 2019
Anne Podunavac Davis, 92, of Butler, died on Saturday, January 19, 2019, in Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Butler. She was born on November 18, 1926, in Duquesne, a daughter of the late Samuel and Theresa Bedic Podunavac. She was a graduate of Duquesne High School. Ms. Davis retired in 1998 as a baker at Washington and Jefferson College. She...
Cynthia "Cindy" Loughman
Jan 19, 2019
Cynthia “Cindy” Loughman, 63, of Washington, died Saturday, January 19, 2019, in her home. She was born June 29, 1955, in Waynesburg, a daughter of the late Claud and Bernice Crouse Loughman. Ms. Loughman was a 1973 graduate of McGuffey High School and attended Slippery Rock University. She owned and operated Subs Unlimited since 1989. Ms. Loughman was a Relay...
Diana Marie Jobes
Jan 18, 2019
Diana Marie Jobes, 65 of Washington, died Friday, January 18, 2019 at the Washington Hospital. She was born July 30, 1953 in Washington, the daughter of Josephine A. Grudi Jeffries and the late William Hughes. Diana was a 1971 graduate of Washington High School and attended grade school at St. Hilary. She worked for TRPIL (Transitional Paths to Independent Living)....
Violet Hines Borella
Jan 16, 2019
Violet Hines Borella, 52, of Washington, died on Wednesday, January 16, 2019, in the Donnell House, following a courageous battle with Pancreatic cancer. She was born on November 1, 1966, in Washington, a daughter of Violet T. Pirillo Hines and the late Benjamin Hines, II. A graduate of Avella High School, Violet attended Bradford School of Business, as well as...
Howard Paul Snoke
Jan 13, 2019
Howard Paul Snoke, 63, of Avella, died Sunday, January 13, 2019, in his home. He was born November 30, 1955, in Washington, a son of the late Dr. Paul Calvin Snoke and Romaine Brownlee Snoke. Mr. Snoke was a 1973 graduate of Trinity High School and a 1994 graduate of Washington Institute of Technology, where he earned a 4.0 in...
Robert "Grumpy" Joseph Jeffries
Jan 13, 2019
Robert Joseph “Grumpy” Jeffries, 81, of Washington, died on Sunday, January 13, 2019, in the Washington Hospital. He was born on May 9, 1937, in Washington, a son of the late Clarence Jeffries and Edna Orndoff Jeffries Eckert. A 1955 graduate of Washington High School, he also completed college HVAC courses. Mr. Jeffries was a retired projectionist for several local...
Beatrice Geraldine Brooks
Jan 13, 2019
Beatrice Geraldine Brooks, 87, of Washington, died Sunday, January 13, 2019, in her home. She was born June 15, 1931, in West Finley, a daughter of John Franklin Livingood and Ella Ealy Livingood. Mrs. Brooks attended West Alexander High School and worked at Continental Can. An excellent cook, she loved the outdoors and animals, and enjoyed playing bingo and making...
Paul John Heckman
Jan 12, 2019
Paul John Heckman, 90, of Washington, died Saturday, January 12, 2019, in his home. He was born June 20, 1928, in Pittsburgh, a son of Paul Vincent Heckman and Aliene Walker Heckman. Mr. Heckman served in the Army from May 1946, until his honorable discharge in March 1948. He was awarded the World War II Victory Medal and Army of...
Linda Sue Rideout
Jan 12, 2019
Linda Sue Rideout, 64, of Washington, died Saturday, January 12, 2019, in the emergency department of Washington Hospital. She was born August 23, 1954, in Greene County, a daughter of James Olan Lee Phillips and the late Elva Huggins Phillips. Mrs. Rideout graduated from Jefferson-Morgan High School and was a homemaker. She enjoyed going to flea markets, collecting antiques, making...
Michael "Pop Sweety" Crile
Jan 11, 2019
Michael E. “Pop Sweety” Crile, 63 of Washington, died Friday, January 11, 2019 at Washington Hospital. He was born April 28, 1955 in Washington, the son of Rachel E. Herron and the late Kenneth E. Crile. Mike was a 1973 graduate of Trinity High School and served in the Air Force Reserves for 6 years as a medic and communications...
Janis "Jan" M. Selway
Jan 10, 2019
Janis M. “Jan” Selway, 77, of Washington, died on Thursday, January 10, 2019, in the Washington Hospital. She was born on November 7, 1941, in New Castle, a daughter of the late James A. and Helen L. Harmon Shaffer. A graduate of Baldwin High School, she was a member of Faith United Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Selway was retired from General...
Floyd "Buck" Anderson
Jan 9, 2019
Floyd "Buck" Anderson, 85, of Washington, died Wednesday, January 9, 2019. He was born May 10, 1933, in Holbrook, Greene County, a son of the late Louis and Ada Anderson. For over 30 years, Mr. Anderson worked as a machine operator at Washington Penn Plastics. He enjoyed hunting, especially deer, fishing, helping his friends and neighbors, and spending time with...
Ernest Ralph Donaldson
Jan 9, 2019
Ernest Ralph Donaldson Jr, 73 went to be with the Lord on January 9, 2019 after a long battle with Diabetes. He was born on January 24, 1945 in Washington, a son of the late Ruth and Ernest R. Donaldson, Sr. He retired from the Observer Reporter Publishing Company after 36 years. He loved bowling, golfing and going to the...
Zakkary Scott Wright
Jan 7, 2019
Zakkary Scott “Zakk” Wright, 26, of Butler, died on Monday, January 7, 2019. He was born on September 14, 1992, in Washington, a son of Scott Daniel Wright, of Washington, and Stacy Spence Senay, of Washington. A 2011 graduate of Trinity High School, he also attended college classes. Zakk graduated from the Nursing Assistant program at Western Area Career Technology...
Dorothy Louise Reed
Jan 6, 2019
Dorothy Louise Reed, 94 of Washington, died Sunday, January 6, 2019 at South Hills Rehabilitation and Wellness. She was born August 28, 1924 in Cecil Township, the daughter of the late Robert Ross and Rachel McFall Ross. Dorothy attended Trinity High School and was a member of Chartiers Hill Presbyterian Church. She was a volunteer for Meals on Wheels for...
