Richard Wayne Cumer
Oct 13, 2018
Richard Wayne Cumer, 86, of Canonsburg, died Saturday, October 13, 2018, in his home. He was born November 19, 1931, in Washington, a son of the late Alexander Joseph Cumer and Edith Mae Perrine Cumer. Mr. Cumer was a member of the Houston American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, and was an avid football fan. A highly decorated veteran,...
Marcia Kay Parkman
Oct 12, 2018
Marcia Kay Parkman, 57, of Washington, died Friday, October 12, 2018, at the Donnell House. She was born November 3, 1960, in Washington, the daughter of Milton L. Moye Sr. of Smyrna, Mississippi and the late Patricia Ann Williamson Moye. Marcia was a 1978 graduate of Washington High School and a homemaker. She was Baptist by faith. Marcia enjoyed spending...
Joann Marshall
Oct 12, 2018
JoAnn Marshall, 81, of Washington, died on Friday, October 12, 2018, following a lengthy illness. She was born on July 19, 1937, in Roney’s Point, WV, a daughter of the late Leonard Duncan and Joanna Grimes. Mrs. Marshall devoted much of her life to being an advocate for the intellectually disabled, especially those with Down’s Syndrome. She loved taking care...
Robert Ralph Simpson
Oct 11, 2018
Robert Ralph Simpson, 100, of Washington, died on Thursday, October 11, 2018, in Evergreen Assisted Living in the loving presence of grandson Christopher, and in the arms of daughter Barbara. He was born on April 18, 1918, in Ellsworth, Iowa, son of the late Robert Gilkey Simpson and Ethel Richardson Simpson. Bob attended Shadyside Academy, Oakmont High School, and Iowa...
John W. Lindley
Oct 10, 2018
On October 10, 2018, John W. Lindley died unexpectedly in his home while completing yet another “honey-do” list. He was the son of the late Karen Hays Miller and the late John W. Lindley. He retired from the City of Washington Police Department on September 10, 2018, after 28 years of service. We called September the “month of John” as...
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....
