Dennis Lee Verderber
Dec 13, 2017
Dennis Lee “Denny” Verderber, 64, of Washington, died on Wednesday, December 13, 2017, in the Washington Hospital. He was born on June 22, 1953, a son of the late John Alden, and Joan Hazlett Verderber. A member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Denny worked at ARC, where he was recently recognized for forty-two years of service. He was the world’s...
Erma May Mcconnell
Dec 13, 2017
Erma May McConnell, 77 of Washington, died Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at The Grove of Washington. She was born December 22, 1939 in Cameron, WV, the daughter of the late Thomas Earl Anderson and Verbia Luella Kilgore Anderson. Erma attended Cameron High School and worked the coffee shop at the Washington Hospital. She loved her dogs, playing guitar, reading and...
Betty Jean Drach
Dec 13, 2017
Betty Jean Drach, 87, of Nineveh, died on Wednesday, December 13, 2017, in the Washington Hospital. She was born on July 7, 1930, in Enid, Oklahoma, a daughter of the late Paul J. and Thelma M. Chic Baker Betty graduated from Oklahoma A & M (currently known as Oklahoma State University), with an Associate’s Degree. She traveled the world as...
Raymond Wilson Anderson
Dec 12, 2017
Raymond Wilson Anderson 90, of Prosperity passed away on December 12, 2017 at the Donnell House. He was born June 25, 1927 in Waynesburg a son of the late Louis and Ada Anderson. Raymond served in the United States Army He was a truck driver for I Richmond Company for 20 years Raymond was a member of Upper Ten Mile...
Edward "Wisz" "Juju" Wiszczor Jr.
Dec 12, 2017
Edward ‘Wisz” JuJu” Wiszczor Jr., 61 of Washington, died Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at UPMC – Montefiore Hospital. He was born September 12, 1956 in Washington, the son of Edward H. Wiszczor Sr. of Washington and the late Marjorie Stage Wiszczor. Edward was a graduate of Washington High School and retired from RAS Industries as a laborer. He was a...
Hugh Matthew Kowcheck
Dec 9, 2017
Hugh Matthew Kowcheck, 78, of Avella, died on Saturday, December 9, 2017, in his home. He was born on January 14, 1939, in Avella, a son of the late Peter and Nellie Sankey Kowcheck. Mr. Kowcheck graduated from Avella High School in 1957. He was a member of St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church, in Avella. Hugh worked as an iron...
Janet S. Abernathy
Dec 9, 2017
Janet S. Abernathy, 91, of Washington, died on Saturday, December 9, 2017, in Strabane Woods. She was born on July 7, 1926, in Covington, KY., a daughter of the late Cyril R., and Emma Stahel Schramm. Mrs. Abernathy was a graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Nursing and Health, and subsequently worked as a Registered Nurse in both...
Deborah Sue Milligan
Dec 7, 2017
Deborah Sue Cole “Debbie” Milligan, 65, of Washington, was reunited with her late husband, Kenny, on Thursday, December 7, 2017. Deb was surrounded by her family, whom she loved dearly. She was born November 12, 1952, in Washington, a daughter of Hazel Paul Cole and the late Jack Cole Sr. Mrs. Milligan was employed at Western Center until it closed....
Deborah Lee Steggles-Stansbury
Dec 7, 2017
Deborah Lee Steggles-Stansbury, 57, of Washington, died on Thursday, December 7, 2017. She was born on May 10, 1960, in Washington, a daughter of John H., and Priscilla L. “Penny” Steggles, of Washington. Deborah was Catholic by faith. A graduate of Trinity High School, she graduated from Pittsburgh Nursing School as a registered nurse, with a Bachelor of Science in...
Joseph Michael Unrue
Dec 5, 2017
Joseph Michael Unrue, 47, of Monroe, NC, formerly of Washington, died on Tuesday, December 5, 2017. He was born October 30, 1970, a son of Gerald and Joyce Hay, of Washington. Joseph was a graduate of Washington High School. He served in the United States Army. Joseph was a Chef, and taught cooking all over the country. He enjoyed fishing,...
John A. Yonosik
Dec 5, 2017
John A. Yonosik, 88, of Washington, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his immediate family, Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at the Donnell House. He was born May 9, 1929, in Tower Hill, PA, the son of the late Albert Yonosik and Mary McKita Yonosik. John was a 1948 graduate of West Beth High School and attended Penn Commercial.He played football and...
Larry H. Grimm
Dec 4, 2017
Larry H. Grimm, 73 of Hickory, died Monday, December 4, 2017 at the Washington Hospital, following a six-year illness. He was born November 21, 1944 in Washington, the son of the late James H. Grimm Jr. and Anna Mary Hartsell Grimm. Larry was a 1962 graduate of Washington High School and was an electrician at Universal Cyclops and Consolidated Coal...
Albert Edward Steele, Sr.
Dec 4, 2017
Albert Edward Steele, Sr., 97, of Washington died on December 4, 2017, in the Donnell House. He was born November 13, 1920, in Washington, a son of the late Russell Lee Steele and Frieda Ruetschi Steele. Albert graduated from Cameron High School, WV, class of 1938 He served in the United States Army, in the South Pacific, in Japan from...
David Richard Price
Dec 3, 2017
David Richard Price 93, of Washington passed away on December 3, 2017 at the Grove of Washington. He was born March 3, 1924 in Los Angeles, California a son of the late Thomas Crump Price and Flora May Woodman Price. David graduated from Little Eagle of California High School. David served in The United States Army. He was employed by...
Joseph Patrick Veltre, Jr.
Dec 3, 2017
April 15th, 1947 - December 3rd, 2017 Joseph "Pat" Patrick Veltre, Jr. , 70, passed away suddenly in his home, on Sunday, December 3, 2017. He was born April 15th, 1947, in Washington, eldest son to the late Joseph P. Veltre, Sr and Elizabeth J. Veltre. Joseph was a 1965 graduate of Washington High, where he played football and baseball. ...
Jane Piatt
Dec 2, 2017
Jane Piatt, 94, of Washington, died Saturday, December 2, 2017, in Townview Health and Rehabilitation Center, Canonsburg. She was born November 10, 1923, in Jefferson, a daughter of George E. and Alice A. Lewis Baker. Mrs. Piatt worked on the assembly line at Ford Motor Company in her younger years. Then for 29 years, she worked in the Trinity High...
Christopher Joseph Marion
Dec 1, 2017
Christopher Joseph Marion, 78, of Washington, died Friday, December 1, 2017, in UPMC – Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born December 9, 1938, in Pittsburgh, a son of the late Christopher Joseph and Mary Santelli Marion. Mr. Marion graduated from Aspinwall High School, attended Youngstown State University and Duquesne University, and served in the Army. He was a Pennsylvania State...
Geneva Wilkinson
Nov 30, 2017
Geneva Wilkinson, 92, of Washington, died Thursday, November 30, 2017, in Presbyterian Senior Care. She was born October 19, 1925, in Williamson, West Virginia, a daughter of Merritt M. Cook and Lydia Belle Payne Cook. Mrs. Wilkinson graduated from Trinity High School and the Neurological Technology School of Allegheny General Hospital. During World War II, she worked at the Harbor...
Paul E. Cowden
Nov 30, 2017
Paul E. Cowden, 81 of Houston, died Thursday, November 30, 2017 at Townview Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born April 19, 1936 in Burgettstown, the son of the late Robert Thompson Cowden and Myna Edith Rumbaugh Cowden. Paul was a veteran of the U. S. Airforce and worked as a truck driver for Great Coastal Express. He was a...
Roger Allen Cogar
Nov 29, 2017
Roger Allen Cogar, 55, of Marianna, died on Wednesday, November 29, 2017, in the Washington Hospital, following a brief illness.He was born on February 15, 1962, in Buckhannon, WV., a son of Harry Denver, and Wilda Jean Nitz Cogar, of Marianna.After graduating from Trinity High School, in 1980, he attended Rosedale Technical Institute, where he studied diesel mechanics.Roger worked all...
