Charles W. Dailey, Sr.
Jul 21, 2018
Charles William Dailey, Sr., 79, of Washington, died Saturday, July 21, 2018. He was born September 22, 1938, in Washington, a son of the late Charles Lewis Dailey and Pearl Siebert Dailey. Mr. Dailey worked as a laborer in construction. He enjoyed scratch-off lottery tickets and puzzle books. Surviving are three sons, Charles, Robert and Mark Dailey; two daughters, Tammy...
John Pirillo, Jr.
Jul 20, 2018
John Pirillo, Jr., 92, of Avella, died on Friday, July 20, 2018, in his home. He was born on October 12, 1925, in Avella, a son of the late John Pirillo, Sr., and Susie Pascuzzi Pirillo. Mr. Pirillo was a veteran of the United States Navy. For more than thirty years, he worked as a crane operator for Climax Molybdenum...
Stanley David Waraksa
Jul 20, 2018
Stanley David Waraksa, 70, of Washington, died on Friday, July 20, 2018, in the Washington Hospital. He was born on September 25, 1947, in Shamokin, PA, a son of the late Stanley and Rose Mirack Waraksa. Following high school, he attended Norfolk State University. Mr. Waraksa worked as a commercial driver. He was Roman Catholic by faith. Mr. Waraksa was...
Harry Elmer Murray
Jul 20, 2018
Harry E. "Knute" Murray 7/6/27 - 7/20/18 Harry Elmer "Knute" Murray, 91, passed away on Friday, July 20, 2018, at Wesley Commons Nursing Home in Greenwood, SC. Harry was born in Washington, on July 6, 1927, a son of the late Harry Dean Murray and Margaret Naser Murray. He graduated from Washington High School in 1946, and immediately enlisted in...
Elmer M. Sprowls
Jul 19, 2018
Elmer M. Sprowls, 97 of Washington, died Thursday, July 19, 2018 at McMurray Hills Manor. He was born September 25, 1920, in Claysville, a son of the late William Montgomery Sprowls and Nellie Viola Scott Sprowls. He was one of fifteen children. Elmer retired as a dairy farmer. Mr. Sprowls served in the United States Air Force, as a Corporal,...
Randy L. Wagers
Jul 18, 2018
Randy L. Wagers, 64, of Washington, died on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, in the Concordia Hospice. He was born on October 13, 1953, in Beaufort Naval Hospital, SC., a son of Lee and Audrey Guthrie Wagers, of Washington. He was a 1971 graduate of Trinity High School, attended Penn State Altoona, graduated from Triangle Tech, and achieved his USWA Journeyman...
Richard P. Cain
Jul 17, 2018
Richard P. Cain, 85, of Washington, died on Tuesday, July 17, 2018, in Southmont of Presbyterian Senior Care. He was born on October 20, 1932, in Washington, a son of the late Paul and Lois Weaver Cain. He was a graduate of Washington High School. Mr. Cain was a Captain for the City of Washington Fire Department. He retired in...
Darlene Dicks
Jul 14, 2018
Darlene “Gram” May Dicks, 73, of Claysville, passed away Saturday, July 14, 2018, in her home. She was born May 17, 1945, in Washington, a daughter of the late Albert Ostrander and Martha Charney Ostrander. Mrs. Dicks attended Trinity High School and Washington High School. A homemaker, she loved her family and granddaughters, and loved spending time with them. Her...
Vincent Brunetti
Jul 12, 2018
Vincent Brunetti, 77, of Washington, formerly of Marianna, died Thursday, July 12, 2018. He was born January 15, 1941, in Washington, a son of the late Orlando Brunetti and Sylvia Mills Brunetti. Mr. Brunetti graduated from Bethlehem Center High School and Mason Felix Beauty School. He served in the Army from November 9, 1959, until his honorable discharge on February...
Jonathon D. Winnett
Jul 10, 2018
Jonathon Dague Winnett, 70, of Amity, died Tuesday, July 10, 2018, in his home. He was born January 5, 1948, in Washington, a son of the late Wallace Winnett and Opal Dague Winnett. Mr. Winnett graduated from Trinity High School and worked at Washington Steel and Hapchuck, Inc., as a truck driver. A farmer all his life, he owned a...
Emma B. Smith
Jul 10, 2018
Emma B. Smith, 98, of Washington, died Tuesday, July 10, 2018, in her home. She was born June 11, 1920, in Whiteley Township, Greene County, a daughter of John K. Pyles and Mary Etta Fordyce Pyles. Mrs. Smith was a homemaker who enjoyed taking care of her children, grandchildren and extended family. She enjoyed sewing, crafts, gardening, cooking, baking, and...
Thomas A. Crouse
Jul 9, 2018
Thomas “Alton” Crouse, 92, of Eldersville, Pennsylvania, formerly of Bristol, New Hampshire, and Sparta, North Carolina, died Monday July 9, 2018, at home. He was born June 10, 1926, in Stratford, North Carolina, the son of the late Charlie Franklin and Minnie Leota Estep Crouse. Chief Petty Officer Crouse served for 23 years and retired from the United States Navy,...
Jennie S. Harrold
Jul 8, 2018
Jennie Sophie Harrold, 91, of Longview, Texas, formerly of Washington, died Sunday, July 8, 2018, in Longview Regional Medical Center. She was born March 5, 1927, in Naomi, Fayette County, a daughter of Joseph B. Barnot and Stella Gwizdak Barnot. Mrs. Harrold graduated from Marion High School, where she was the class of 1945’s valedictorian. She was a homemaker and...
Lauron Robert Ratley
Jul 7, 2018
Lauron Robert Ratley, 33, of Washington, died unexpectedly, Saturday, July 7, 2018. He was born October 27, 1984, in Washington, a son of Joseph J. Barnes of Washington and Darla C. Ratley Phillips of Riverdale, Georgia. Mr. Ratley attended Washington High School and was employed as a cook at the Olive Garden. He enjoyed pick-up games of football and basketball,...
Edwin A. Hartzell
Jul 3, 2018
Edwin A. Hartzell joined his beloved wife, Shirley Joan Hartzell in heaven on July 3, 2018. Ed was born March 24, 1935 in Pittsburgh, PA to Mable (Santmyer) Hartzell and Barney Jack Hartzell, both deceased. Ed attended Claysville High School graduating in 1955. Ed worked most of his life for the Air Force Reserve and Civil Service 911th Airlift Wing...
Austin Roman Cooper, Sr.
Jul 3, 2018
Austin R. Cooper, Sr., 97, of Greensburg, formerly of McMurray, died on Tuesday, July 3, 2018, in Westmoreland Hospital. He was born on August 18, 1920, in Washington, a son of the late Roman Cooper and Esther Johnston Cooper. A graduate of East Washington High School, he attended Knoxville College in Tennessee. Mr. Cooper served in the United States Navy....
David L. Day
Jul 3, 2018
David L. Day, 66, of Washington, died on Tuesday, July 3, 2018, at home, with his girls by his side. He was born on June 2, 1952, in Washington, a son of the late James H. and Helen Bedillion Day. A 1970 graduate of Trinity High School, he went on to receive a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from...
Edison Lyons Tressler
Jul 3, 2018
Edison Lyons Tressler, 85 of Claysville, died Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at the Family Hospice and Palliative Care. He was born October 16, 1932 in Mt. Braddock, the son of the late Edison G. Tressler and Katherine Lyons Tressler. Edison graduated from Point Marion High School and served in the U.S. Army from 1955 to 1957. He worked for Jessop...
Ruth Huston Sanders
Jul 1, 2018
Ruth Huston Sanders, 84, passed away on the evening of July 1st, 2018, in the Washington Hospital, following a brief illness. Born on April 28, 1934, Ruth was a daughter of the late John and Priscilla Huston. She was a lifelong resident of the Washington community, and was a loving sister, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great-great grandmother. A 1952...
John J. Robinson
Jun 29, 2018
John J. Robinson, 87, of Washington, died Friday, June 29, 2018, in the Washington Hospital. He was born March 6, 1931, a son of the late Frank P. and Winifred Whipkey Robinson. Mr. Robinson was a graduate of Richhill Township High School in Greene County. He worked as a machinist at Jessop Steel, retiring in 1996. Mr. Robinson was a...
