John Edward Tarr, Sr.
Oct 9, 2018
John Edward Frederick “Big Daddy” Tarr, Sr., 87, of Washington, died Tuesday, October 9, 2018, in his home. He was born July 20, 1931, in Washington, a son of the late Edward E. and Agnes Rowe Tarr. A graduate of Trinity High School, Mr. Tarr was inducted into the PA Sports Hall of Fame for his participation with Trinity’s 1949...
Robert Owen Chadwick
Oct 7, 2018
Robert Owen Chadwick, 80, of Washington, died on Sunday, October 7, 2018, in his home. He was born on May 3, 1938, in Washington, a son of the late Earl M. and Alice Rush Chadwick. He attended Trinity Area Schools. His family raised him on a horse farm where the Washington Crown Center now stands. Mr. Chadwick proudly served with...
Earl M Reese
Oct 7, 2018
Earl Maxwell Reese, 73, of Washington, died Sunday, October 7, 2018, in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born December 13, 1944, in Washington, a son of the late Earl and Mary Mancini Reese. A graduate of McGuffey High School, Mr. Reese served in the Marine Corps from May 31, 1965, until his honorable discharge on March 7, 1969, with...
Janet E. Spence
Oct 5, 2018
Janet Evelyn Spence, 88, of Washington, died Friday, October 5, 2018, in the Washington Hospital. She was born April 20, 1930, in Washington, a daughter of the late Ivan Mankey, Sr., and Metta Gooden Mankey. Mrs. Spence attended Washington High School and worked as a glass packer for Brockway Glass. On December 11, 1947, she married Charles Lee Spence, who...
Shawn Edward Behanna
Oct 4, 2018
Shawn Edward Behanna, 48, of Washington, died Thursday, October 4, 2018, at UPMC Montefiore Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born September 10, 1970, in Bellflower, CA, the son of Jamie Marie Eisenberg Behanna and the late Clarence Paul Behanna. Jr. Shawn was a graduate of Belle Vernon High School and Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He was last employed at Partners Pharmacy...
Larry C. Deemer
Oct 2, 2018
Larry C. Deemer, 69, was stamped “Return to Sender” on October 2, 2018. He was born in Ellwood City on May 10, 1949, to Clair and Mary Deemer. He attended Seneca Valley High School and graduated from Slippery Rock University. At age six, as his father realized Larry’s potential, his dad promptly had himself neutered. Larry most prided himself in...
James "Jim" Arbuckle
Oct 1, 2018
James C. “Jim” Arbuckle, 53, of Washington, died unexpectedly of a heart attack, Monday, October 1, 2018, in the Washington Hospital. He was born April 27, 1965, in Washington, a son of the late James C. and Marcella V. Vandergrift Arbuckle. A graduate of Trinity High School, Mr. Arbuckle worked in maintenance for Falconi Properties. A huge WVU football fan,...
Joann Byrel Ritchie
Sep 30, 2018
JoAnn Byrel Ritchie, 79, of Monaca, died on Sunday, September 30, 2018, in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born on April 5, 1939, in Washington, a daughter of the late William B. and Anna Walters Ritchie. Episcopalian by faith, JoAnn enjoyed watching television, Yoga, coloring and embroidery. Surviving are two sisters, Louise (Larry) Federoff, of Monaca and Betty Dailey,...
Thomas Eugene Whoolery
Sep 30, 2018
Thomas Eugene Whoolery, 76, of Washington, died Sunday, September 30, 2018, in his home, following a 17-year battle with prostate cancer. He was born July 27, 1942, in Fairchance, a son of the late Kenneth “Tot” Whoolery and Harriett May Stickovitch Whoolery. Mr. Whoolery served in the Air Force during the Vietnam War. For over 30 years, he worked as...
Norma Jean Wright
Sep 29, 2018
Norma Jean Wright, 78, of Avella, died Saturday, September 29, 2018, at Washington Hospital. She was born December 20, 1939, in Pleasant Grove, the daughter of the late John C. Byers and Olive Jones Byers. Norma was a graduate of Claysville High School and was a homemaker. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, camping, and spending time with her family. On September...
Michael A. Sorice
Sep 29, 2018
Michael Angelo Sorice, 89, of Washington, died on Saturday, September 29, 2018, in McMurray Hills Manor, McMurray, following a lengthy illness. He was born on January 2, 1929, in Washington, a son of the late Antonio and Florence Tesauro Sorice. He was a lifetime member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Mr. Sorice graduated from Washington High School in 1948. He...
Dorothy Sarber Weaver
Sep 29, 2018
Dorothy F. Sarber Weaver, 95 of Washington went to her Heavenly home on Saturday, September 29, 2018 at Southmont Presbyterian Senior Care. She was born on April 17, 1923 in Webster, a daughter of the late Harry E. and Katherine M. Stangroom Sarber. At an early age Dorothy and her family moved to the Tylerdale section of Washington where she...
Donna Long Corning
Sep 27, 2018
Donna D. Long Corning, 68, of Washington, died Thursday, September 27, 2018, in the Donnell House, with family by her side. She was born June 13, 1950, in Washington, a daughter of the late Harold Long and Ruth Horner Long. Ms. Corning worked in the lawn and garden department at Walmart for 18 years. At the request of the deceased,...
L. Lewis Moore
Sep 20, 2018
Lewis Moore, 82, of Washington, died Thursday, September 20, 2018, in the Washington Hospital, He was born November 30, 1935, in Washington, a son of the late Carl C. and Elizabeth Cassidy Moore. For 30 years, Mr. Moore worked as a cement truck driver for Judson Wiley and Sons. He was a member of Moose Lodge 22 and bowled on...
Larry W. Roberts
Sep 19, 2018
Larry Wayne Roberts, 64, of Washington, died Wednesday, September 19, 2018, in the Washington Hospital. He was born August 25, 1954, in Washington, a son of the late Edward Roberts and Norma Jean Devenney Roberts. Mr. Roberts retired from Friendship Village where he had worked in the maintenance department. He was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church and enjoyed fishing....
George H. Mcgary, Jr.
Sep 18, 2018
George H. McGary, Jr., 70, of Washington, died on Tuesday, September 18, 2018, in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, in Pittsburgh. He was born on April 15, 1948, in Washington, a son of the late George H. McGary, Sr. and Marian Jeffers McGary. A graduate of Trinity High School, he also attended Clarion University. Mr. McGary served in the U.S. Army from...
Leona "Lee" Edinger
Sep 17, 2018
Leona “Lee” Edinger, 88, of Washington, died Monday, September 17, 2018, in Presbyterian Senior Care. She was born May 30, 1930, in Pittsburgh, a daughter of the late Andrew J. and Catherine Persohn Becker. Mrs. Edinger graduated from West View High School. A homemaker, she was famous for her homemade potato salad. Mrs. Edinger’s greatest joy in life was being...
Blanche G. Sworden
Sep 17, 2018
Blanche Giecek Sworden, 92, formerly of Washington, died Monday, September 17, 2018, where she lived with her daughter Linda Mullis in Silver Creek, Georgia for the last seven years. She was the daughter and last remaining child of John Giecek and Mary Pence Giecek. Mrs. Sworden was a life-long member of Holy Trinity National Catholic Church. Deceased, in addition to...
Carol A. Maloy
Sep 16, 2018
Carol Ann Maloy, 75, of Washington, died Sunday, September 16, 2018, in the Washington Hospital following her courageous year-long battle with cancer. She was born October 12, 1942, in Washington, a daughter of the late George Schriskey and Frances Louise Samida Schriskey. Ms. Maloy was a 1960 graduate of Washington High School. She was a homemaker who also worked at...
Ronald Oakley Allison
Sep 14, 2018
Ronald Oakley Allison, 90, of Prosperity, died Friday, September 14, 2018, in Donnell House. He was born February 21, 1928, in Washington, a son of George and Ressie Day Lemon. Mr. Allison attended Trinity High School. He was a World War II veteran of the Navy, serving from January 16, 1946, until his honorable discharge on November 12, 1947, with...
