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...
Clare Weaver Debbis
Jun 4, 2016
Clare Weaver Debbis, 94, of Washington, died Saturday, June 4, 2016, in her home. She was born July 7, 1921, in Washington, a daughter of Arley B. and Effie C. Daugherty Weaver. A 1939 graduate of Washington High School, Mrs. Debbis retired from Star Dynamics, where she had worked as a secretary. She loved to cook and enjoyed spending time...
Kenneth Foutz
Jun 3, 2016
Kenneth Foutz, 68, of Washington, died Friday, June 3, 2016, in his home, following a courageous battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP). He was born January 19, 1948, a son of the late Alfred Kenneth Foutz and Ellen Ruschel Foutz. Mr. Foutz graduated from Washington High School in 1966 and Point Park College in 1996 with a Bachelor of Arts...
Kimberly Sue Calvert
Jun 2, 2016
Kimberly Sue Calvert, 58, of Washington, died Thursday, June 2, 2016, in Presbyterian Senior Care. She was born April 17, 1958, in Washington, a daughter of Dale Calvert of Washington and the late Betty Hagerty Calvert. Ms. Calvert was a 1976 graduate of Trinity High School. For 23 years, she worked as a unit secretary at the Washington Hospital. She...
Betty A. Sowers
Jun 1, 2016
Betty Agnes Horn Sowers, 97, of Washington, died June 1, 2016, in Southmont of Presbyterian Senior Care. She was born January 30, 1919, a daughter of Leslie and Mame Boyd Horn. Mrs. Sowers was a graduate of Trinity High School and was a homemaker. On December 22, 1936, she married Woodrow Wilson Sowers, who survives. Also surviving are a son,...
Polly Longdon
May 31, 2016
Polly Longdon, 86, of Washington, passed away on May 31, 2016, after a brief hospitalization. She was born to the late Estelle and Luther Peacock in Washington on December 26, 1929. On October 10, 1964, in Greensburg, she married Glenn Longdon, who passed away on July 10, 1999. Surviving are her children, Glenn “Skip” (Kim) Longdon Jr. of Washington, Garth...
Pete Stankovich
May 31, 2016
Pete Stankovich, 87, of Washington, died Tuesday, May 31, 2016, in Presbyterian Senior Care, Washington. He was born August 5, 1928, in Bentleyville, a son of the late Pete and Helen Roland Stankovich. Mr. Stankovich graduated from Bentleyville High School and served in the U.S. Army. He worked as a coal miner at Bethlehem Mines, Ellsworth Division. Mr. Stankovich was...
Kathleen Keranko
May 31, 2016
Kathleen Keranko, mother of 3 and grandmother of 6, died Tuesday, May 31, 2016, after two years living with cancer. She was born on August 28, 1947, in Washington and is the daughter of the late Albert Flis and Mary Comito Flis. Kathy was a graduate of Immaculate Conception High School and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Education from California...
John Terry, Sr.
May 30, 2016
John Terry Sr., 69, of Washington, died May 30, 2016, in Greenery Specialty Care, Canonsburg. He was born April 1, 1947, in War, West Virginia, a son of the late Estel and Susan Bolen Terry. Mr. Terry was employed in the masonry field and enjoyed fishing, NASCAR, and old classic cars. On November 28, 1975, he married Brenda Sue Paquet,...
Edward Wigman
May 30, 2016
Edward Wigman, 79, of Prosperity, passed away on Memorial Day, May 30, 2016. He was born December 7, 1936, in Washington, a son of the late Edward and Jane Walker Wigman. Ed was a 1954 graduate of Trinity High School. He was employed by Bell of Pennsylvania for 40 years, retiring in 1995. Ed was a life member of Morris...
Rev. Hugh Lee Wallace Iii
May 28, 2016
Rev. Hugh “Butch” Lee Wallace III, of Washington passed away Saturday, May 28, 2016. He was born May 16, 1953 in Youngstown, OH, the son of Hugh “Jack” and Rose Marie Jemison Wallace . On July 18,1991 he married Rochele Evans, who survives. He was a graduate of the Rayan High School in Youngstown, OH, as well as The Computer...
