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...
George Phillip Garrett
Nov 10, 2016
George Phillip Garrett, born December 20, 1951, passed away peacefully, Thursday, November 10, 2016, after a lengthy battle with cancer. George was a truck driver for 43 years and drove for APA in the Meadowlands and Pitt Ohio in the Eighty- Four area. Left behind are a loving wife Bertha “Bunny” C. Devenney Garrett . Also, left behind are a...
Joseph Samuel Work
Nov 10, 2016
Joseph Samuel Work, 55, of Washington, died unexpectedly on Thursday, November 10, 2016, in UPMC, Mercy Hospital. He was born on July 27, 1961, a son of the late Theodore Glenn and Margaret Sauers Work. Joseph attended Trinity Schools. Mr. Work had worked as a construction equipment operator for more than twenty years, at Tarbuck Paving Company. A favorite pastime...
Kenneth C. Hackney
Nov 9, 2016
Kenneth C. Hackney, 90, of Washington, died November 9, 2016 at Transitions Health Care. He was born May 4, 1926 in Amity, the son of the late Donald Charles Hackney and Wilma Dale Canan Hackney. Kenneth was a 1945 graduate of East Washington High School and attended Penn Commercial and Lockhaven College. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army...
Esker "Ecky" Harold Cottrill Jr.
Nov 9, 2016
Esker ‘Ecky” Harold Cottrill Jr., 60 of Washington, died Wednesday, November 9,2016 at Washington Hospital following a lengthy illness. He was born July 6, 1956 in Washington, the son of Esker “Harold” Cottrill Sr. of Bentleyville and the late Glenda Stauffer Cottrill. Ecky grew up in Michigan and returned to Washington at the age of 18. He was a carpenter...
