Ralph Mercante, Jr.
Jun 23, 2016
Ralph Mercante, Jr., 85, of Marianna, died Thursday, June 23, 2016, in the Washington Hospital. He was born November 15, 1930, in Marianna, a son of Ralph and Carmella Marone Mercante. Mr. Mercante was a member of First Christian Church of Marianna. He worked as a coal miner at Marianna Mine 58 for 40 years. An outdoorsman, he enjoyed gardening...
Dane Richard Frick
Jun 22, 2016
Dane Richard Frick, 65, of Washington, died Wednesday, June 22, 2016, in the Washington Hospital, following a brief illness. He was born August 6, 1950, in Kittery, Maine, a son of the late Edward G. Frick Jr. and Rita Sears Frick. Dane was a 1968 graduate of Washington High School. Mr. Frick was formerly employed by Washington School District as...
Doug "Bear" Morris
Jun 22, 2016
Doug “Bear” Morris, 64, of Washington, died unexpectedly, June 22, 2016, in his home. He was born September 10, 1951, in Washington, a son of the late D. Edward and Eleanor Sheldon Morris. Following Eleanor’s death, he was raised by Edward and Mildred Lutes Morris. Mr. Morris graduated from Washington High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from...
James Lee Swart
Jun 21, 2016
James Lee Swart, 92, of Washington, died Tuesday, June 21, 2016, in Monongahela Valley Hospital. He was born February 22, 1924, in Washington, a son of John A. Swart and Marie Langenbacher Swart. A World War II veteran, Mr. Swart enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on November 21, 1941. He served as an aerial gunner and crew chief...
James F. Caton, Sr.
Jun 20, 2016
James Francis Caton, Sr., 87, of West Alexander, died Monday, June 20, 2016, in Washington County Health Center. He was born January 19, 1929, in Washington, a son of the late Charles C. and Lulu Huffman Caton. Mr. Caton served as an airman in the Navy from September 1, 1948, until his honorable discharge on August 21, 1952. When he...
Sharon Lynn Johnston
Jun 20, 2016
Sharon Lynn Johnston, 73, of Washington, died Monday, June 20, 2016, in Washington Hospital. She was born May 9, 1943, in Washington, a daughter of the late Theodore and Martha Paul Paxton. A homemaker, Mrs. Johnston enjoyed cooking, gardening, and going to yard sales and flea markets. She was looked upon as a decorating specialist for her neighbors. Surviving are...
Timothy Mccollough Fehl
Jun 20, 2016
Timothy McCollough Fehl, 67 of Washington, died Monday, June 20, 2016 at UPMC Shadyside Hospital. He was born May 14, 1949 in Pittsburgh, the son of the late Fred and Claire Hornsby Fehl. Timothy graduated from Holy Innocents High School in Pittsburgh and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a self-employed project manager. Timothy was Catholic by...
David Lee Walker
Jun 18, 2016
David Lee Walker, 87 of Washington, died Saturday, June 18, 2016 at Consulate Health Care. He was born January 3, 1929, in Greene County, the son of the late Dolph and Hazel Farabee Walker. Mr. Walker attended Trinity Area Schools and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He worked with his father as a concrete finisher and...
Scott Randal Anthony, Jr.
Jun 18, 2016
Scott Randal Anthony, Jr., 27, of Scenery Hill, died Saturday, June 18, 2016, in UPMC – Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born June 10, 1989, in Washington, a son of Scott Randal Anthony, Sr., (Kelli Coniglio) of Fayette City and Johnna Lee McClain Anthony (James Thompson) of Washington. Mr. Anthony graduated from Trinity High School, attended West Virginia University, and...
Robin "Gil" Roy Gilfedder
Jun 17, 2016
Robin Roy “Gil” Gilfedder, 89 of Washington, died Friday June 17, 2016 at the Washington Hospital after a short illness. He was born May 25, 1927 in Plymouth, MA, the son of the late Patrick Gilfedder and Madeline Scully Gilfedder. In lived in Lowell, MA, during his childhood and graduated from St. Benedict High School. Gil was a veteran of...
E. Joyce Courtwright
Jun 15, 2016
E. Joyce Dunbar Courtwright, 85, of Washington, died peacefully on Wednesday, June 15, 2016, in her home, following a lengthy illness. She was born January 30, 1931, in Washington, daughter of the late Albert and Pearl Kuhn Durbin. Mrs. Courtwright graduated from Washington High School and retired as secretary of the Fourth Presbyterian Church, after 20 years of service, where...
Donald E. Cahill
Jun 15, 2016
Donald E. Cahill, 82, of Washington, died Wednesday, June 15, 2016, in his home. He was born September 24, 1933, in Washington, a son of the late Raymond and Florence Porter Cahill. Mr. Cahill attended Washington High School. He worked as a crane operator and roller at Washington Steel and was a member of SOAR – Steelworkers Organization of Active...
Ruth Louise Miller
Jun 13, 2016
Ruth Louise Miller, 86 of Washington, passed away Monday, June 13, 2016 at the Donnell House, following a brief illness. She was born July 1, 1929 in Steubenville, OH, the daughter of the late Frank and Grace Winters Briscoe of Wintersville, OH. Ruth graduated from high in Follansbee, WV and in her early years, she was employed by Girl Scouts...
Anna Sophia Kurowski
Jun 12, 2016
Anna Sophia Kurowski, 87, of Washington, left this world peacefully, on Sunday, June 12, 2016, to spend time with her Lord and Savior. She was called “Annie” and “Hanusha”, by her closest friends. Born on February 23, 1929, in Krakow, Poland, she was the daughter of the late Francizka Sleziak, and Franek Sleziak. She was one of four children, living...
Mandy Lee Balaban
Jun 12, 2016
Mandy L. Balaban Lagonda Homemaker Mandy L. Balaban, 81, of Washington, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2016, in the Washington County Health Center, following a brief illness. She was born on November 4, 1934, in Waynesburg, the daughter of the late Lula Mae Pickens. On December 27, 1955, she married her beloved husband, Thomas L. Balaban, who survives. Mrs. Balaban...
George Rambeau
Jun 9, 2016
George Rambeau, 75, of Washington, died Thursday, June 9, 2016, in UPMC – Shadyside, Pittsburgh. He was born June 3, 1941, a son of Louis Rambeau and Mary Rykola Rambeau. Mr. Rambeau worked as a coal miner at Eighty Four Mines. George was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose, and American Legion Post 902. He loved to hunt...
Rev. John L. Varner
Jun 8, 2016
Rev. John Lawrence Varner, 81, of Washington, died June 8, 2016, in Transitions HealthCare. He was born March 24, 1935, in Osage, West Virginia, a son of Everette B. and Pearl M. Lytton Varner. Rev. Varner served in the Army during the Korean War. A minister who loved preaching the Gospel, he founded Apostolic Gospel Church in Washington as well...
Emory S. Carter
Jun 6, 2016
Emory S. Carter, 95, of Washington, died on Monday, June 6, 2016, in Kade Nursing Home. He was born on October 24, 1920, in Washington, a son of the late Albert and Chloe McDougal Carter. Mr. Carter was a veteran of the United States Marines, having served in World War II. A retired laborer for Washington Steel Corp, he had...
Betty S. Cook
Jun 5, 2016
Betty Stites Cook, 90, of Washington, died Sunday, June 5, 2016, in her residence. She was born December 11, 1925, in Sayreville, New Jersey, a daughter of John R. and Anna Kutcher Conover. A homemaker, Mrs. Cook loved cooking, playing bingo and spending time with her grandchildren. Surviving are three sons, William (Linda) Stites of Arizona, Willis (Carol) Cook, Jr.,...
Brandon Lee Curry
Jun 5, 2016
Brandon Lee Curry, 16, of Washington, died unexpectedly on Sunday, June 5, 2016. He was born on December 13, 1999, a son of Brenda Lee Curry, of Washington, and Charles Burnsworth, of Washington. Brandon attended Trinity High School. He enjoyed hunting and fishing, and loved spending time with his friends. Surviving, in addition to his mother and father, are a...
