Loretta M King-Lindsay
Dec 1, 2016
Loretta Mae King-Lindsay, 70, of Washington, died Thursday, December 1, 2016, in Donnell House, after a courageous five-year battle with ovarian cancer. She was born December 17, 1945, in Washington, a daughter of the late Charlie Herold Cummins and Sarah Genevieve Stollar Cummins. A graduate of McGuffey High School, Mrs. King-Lindsay worked as an office manager at a...
Stanley C. Varner Sr.
Nov 30, 2016
Stanley C. Varner Sr. 52, of Washington, died Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at the Donnell House. He was born July 12, 1964 in Washington, the son of the late Stanley C. Varner and Janet Morris Varner. Stanley worked as a cook for many years and in maintenance at Ross Mould Inc. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, cooking and baking, especially putting...
Raymond E. Wallace
Nov 30, 2016
Raymond E. Wallace, 58, of Washington, died November 30, 2016 at the Washington Hospital. He was born April 3, 1958 in Washington, the son of Freda Estelle “Tillie” Roberts Wallace of Washington. Raymond retired from West Penn Wire as a supervisor. He was a member of the Washington County Horseshoe Club in Washington, the Brilliant Horseshoe Club in Brilliant, Ohio,...
Clara "Rosalie" Sim
Nov 30, 2016
Clara “Rosalie” Sim, 81 of Washington, died Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at Presbyterian Senior Care Southmont. She was born December 23, 1934 in Marianna, the daughter of the late Anthony Thomas Kotchar and Martha Elizabeth Rice Kotchar. Rosalie was a graduate of Washington High School, and retired from Sears, where she was an office manager. She was a member of...
Harold Leslie Riggs
Nov 29, 2016
Harold Leslie Riggs, 71, of Washington, died Tuesday, November 29, 2016 in the VA Hospital, Aspinwall. He was born May 13, 1945, in Washington, a son of the late Leslie Clarence Riggs and Mabel Ruby Degarmo Riggs. Harold was a graduate of Washington High School, and graduated Triangle Tech with an Associate's Degree. He was a veteran of the U.S....
Frances F. Brown
Nov 28, 2016
Frances F. Brown, 99 of Washington, died Monday, November 28, 2016 at the Washington Hospital. She was born November 14, 1917 in Washington, the daughter of the late William H. Thomas Sr. and Molly Anderson Thomas. She was born in the house her father built and was delivered by a mid-wife. Frances worked at the George Washington Hotel in housekeeping....
Patricia Lucille Wright
Nov 28, 2016
Patricia Lucille Wright Patricia Lucille Wright, 81, of Washington, died Monday, November 28, 2016, in Washington Hospital. She was born May 8, 1935, in Washington, a daughter of the late Ruben William Wade and Margery Faye McBroom Wade. Mrs. Wright graduated from Trinity High School in 1954, and worked as a nurses’ aid in several local nursing homes, most recent...
Donna Lois Bright
Nov 27, 2016
Donna Lois Bright, 84, of Washington, died Sunday, November 27, 2016, at Transitions Healthcare, following a one year illness. She was born August 16, 1932, in Washington, the daughter of the late Walter Lloyd and Irma Tantlinger Lloyd. Donna was a graduate of Washington High School and was a homemaker. She enjoyed sewing, cooking and spending time with family. On...
William W. Reese, Jr.
Nov 24, 2016
William W. Reese, Jr., 92, of Washington, died on Thursday, November 24, 2016, in his home. He was born on August 24, 1924, in Washington, a son of the late William W. Reese, Sr., and Anna McCaulley. A graduate of Washington High School, he also attended Washington and Jefferson College. In 1989, Mr. Reese retired from Kelly Industries in Eighty-Four,...
Edna Audree Bloch
Nov 24, 2016
Edna Audree Bloch, 84, of Bridgeville, died on Thursday, November 24, 2016, in Bridgeville Rehabilitation and Care Center. She had been in declining health. She was born on November 11, 1932, in Lawrence, PA, a daughter of the late George Henry Block, Jr., and Audra Naomi McConnell Block. Ms. Bloch had worked as a clerical supervisor, at Interform Corporation, in...
Mary E. Yates
Nov 23, 2016
Mary E. Yates, 90, of Eighty-Four, died on Wednesday, November 23, 2016, in the Donnell House. She was born on June 10, 1926, in West Alexander, a daughter of the late, Henry W. and Lena Scott Ferrell. Mary attended Hickory High School. A homemaker, she was a member of Pigeon Creek Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Yates volunteered for twenty years at...
Roy P. Schoffstall
Nov 22, 2016
Roy P. Schoffstall, 59, of Washington, died Tuesday, November 22, 2016, in his home. He was born March 7, 1957, in Pittsburgh, a son of the late Robert M. and Wilma M. Jergel Schoffstall. A graduate of Langley High School, Mr. Schoffstall was currently employed as a technician at H&R Signs. He was a member of...
Elizabeth "Leona" Montgomery
Nov 22, 2016
Elizabeth “Leona” Montgomery, 74 of Washington, died Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at UPMC Magee Hospital. She was born August 19,1942 in Washington the daughter of the late Boyd Baker and Mary Evelyn Watts Baker. Leona attended East Washington High School and was a certified nursing assistant at the City of Hope in Duarte, CA. She was a member of Friendship...
Robert William Hartzog
Nov 22, 2016
Robert William “Sonny” Hartzog, Sr., 76, of Washington, died Tuesday, November 22, 2016, in his home. He was born July 31, 1940, in Washington, a son of the late Robert and Hannah Yeater Hartzog. Mr. Hartzog retired from Canon Pottery and enjoyed doing mechanic work on the side. He enjoyed hunting and fishing, loved joking around and having fun, as...
Joseph Edward Behanna Sr.
Nov 21, 2016
Joseph Edward Behanna Sr., 73 of Washington, died Monday, November 21, 2016 at home. He was born November 5, 1943 in Washington, the son of the late Amos Behanna and Audrey Belcher Behanna. Joseph was a horse owner and groomsman at the Meadows Race Track, retiring in 2002. He was a member of the Meadows Track Chapel. Joseph loved his...
Katherine Mruk
Nov 20, 2016
Katherine Mruk, 91, of Meadowlands, died Sunday, November 20, 2016, in Canonsburg Hospital. She was born April 26, 1925, in Pittsburgh, a daughter of Peter and Mary Sasko Reboich. Mrs. Mruk worked at the Duncan Miller Defense Plant for 10 years and as a cook in the dietary department of Washington County Health Center for 17 years. ...
Phillip Ray Day
Nov 16, 2016
Phillip Ray Day, 63, of Washington, died Wednesday, November 16, 2016, in his home. He had been in declining health the past few months. He was born in Franklin Township, Greene County, on March 28, 1953, the first-born child of the late Homer Robert Day and Naomi Faye Hutchinson Day. He briefly attended Clark School Phillip lived most of his...
John G. Lenco
Nov 15, 2016
John G. Lenco, 96 of Washington, died Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at Canonsburg Hospital. He was born February 22, 1920 in Van Voorhes, the son of the late John C. Lenco and Anna Blasko Lenco. John was a veteran of the U.S. Army, where he served in the Pacific Theater during WWII. He received the Good Conduct Medal and the...
Donald Glenn Emery
Nov 12, 2016
Donald G. Emery, 83 of Washington passed away early Saturday, November 12, 2016. He was born September 25, 1933 in Washington, a son of the late Glenn and Elizabeth Johnson Emery. He graduated from Washington High School, and earned his undergraduate degree in education from California University of Pennsylvania, and his master’s degree from the University of Pittsburgh. Mr. Emery...
Kathryn Taucher Wolfe
Nov 11, 2016
Kathryn Taucher Wolfe, 91 of Johnstown, formerly of Washington, died Thursday, November 10, 2016 at the Villa Personal Care Home in Johnstown. She was born April 8, 1925, in Burgettstown the daughter of the late Frank Taucher and Mary Margaret O’Hara Taucher. Kathryn was a 1943 graduate of Union High School in Burgettstown and worked in the EKG department at...
