Jerry Stenger
Feb 1, 2016
Jerry “Buck” Stenger, 94, of Avella, died February 1, 2016, in Townview Health and Rehabilitation, Canonsburg. He was born December 16, 1921, in Mt. Pleasant Township, a son of John Stenger and Marie Miller Stenger. Mr. Stenger served in the Army during World War II. He worked for Avella School District for many years, was a self-employed farmer, and enjoyed...
Olive Gertrude Toland
Jan 31, 2016
Olive Gertrude Heath Toland, 94, of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, formerly of Claysville, died Sunday, January 31, 2016, in Eastern Star Nursing Home, Mt. Vernon. She was born February 21, 1921, in Moundsville, West Virginia, a daughter of George W. Heath and Pearl Lilley Heath. Mrs. Toland was a homemaker and member of Roadside Chapel, Claysville. On April 29, 1939, she...
Laura Wise
Jan 31, 2016
Laura Wise, 87, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 31, 2016, in The Residence at Hilltop, Monongahela. She was born April 18, 1928, in Washington, a daughter of William T. and Edna Myrtle Barker Fisher. Mrs. Wise was a homemaker. She was a member of Friendship Community Church and formerly a member of Grace Brethren Church. On...
Lila Beatrice Arnal
Jan 28, 2016
Lila Beatrice Pirrung Arnal, 83, of Washington, died Thursday, January 28, 2016, in Transitions Health Care, Washington. She was born January 24, 1933, in Homestead, a daughter of the late George and Alberta Stockmaster Pirrung. A graduate of Trinity High School, Mrs. Arnal worked at Brockway Glass until its closing, then worked in the bakery at Giant Eagle for 10...
Jean A. Amon
Jan 27, 2016
Jean A. Amon, 90, of Washington, died January 27, 2016, in her home. She was born June 30, 1925, in Sharon, a daughter of Wilbert A. Amon and Georgia L. Scott Amon. Ms. Amon graduated from Canonsburg High School. She retired from Jessop Steel, where she had worked as a data processor. Mrs. Amon was a member of Immaculate Conception...
Robert Thomas Coburn, Sr.
Jan 27, 2016
Robert Thomas Coburn, Sr., 88, of Canonsburg, died on Wednesday, January 27, 2016, in Strabane Woods Assisted Living Facility. He was born on April 10, 1927, in Uniontown, a son of the late Harold and Iona Walters Coburn. He was a graduate of Uniontown High School, and was a longtime member of First Christian Church. Mr. Coburn was a veteran...
Roy D. Irey, Sr.
Jan 26, 2016
Roy Dewain Irey, Sr., 93, formerly of Washington, died Tuesday, January 26, 2016, in Woodcliffe Manor, Bethel Park. He was born October 8, 1922, in West Finley, a son of James Lee Irey and Bertha Kenney Irey. A graduate of Claysville High School, Mr. Irey was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army in the European Theater....
Ruth Ann Peters
Jan 26, 2016
Ruth Ann Peters, 90, of Washington, (Pancake), died Tuesday, January 26, 2016, in Strabane Woods Assisted Living, where she had resided for the past year. She was born April 1, 1925, in Washington, a daughter of the late Joseph D. and Essie Wyland Guinn. Mrs. Peters graduated from Washington High School in January 1943. She worked at First National Bank...
Ralph James Kennedy
Jan 26, 2016
Ralph James Kennedy, 65, of Washington, died Tuesday, January 26, 2016, in Presbyterian Senior Care. He was born October 12, 1950, a son of the late Minor Newton Kennedy and Alberta May Cooper Kennedy. Mr. Kennedy worked as a steel worker at Jessop Steel and attended Wolfdale Bible Chapel. He enjoyed boating and skiing and loved to travel. On November...
Michele Cumer Wieser
Jan 25, 2016
Michele Cumer Wieser, 53, of Washington, died Monday, January 25, 2016, in the Washington Hospital. She was born December 12, 1962, in Washington, a daughter of John Cumer of Washington and Edna Kiger Brafchak of Amity. Mrs. Wieser graduated from McGuffey High School and worked as a realtor for Howard Hanna. She was Lutheran by faith. On March 20, 1982,...
Ricky Allan Edgar, Sr.
Jan 21, 2016
Ricky Allan Edgar, Sr., 57, of Amity, died on Thursday, January 21, 2016, in the Donnell House. He was born on October 2, 1958, in Washington, a son of Rose Rogozinski Edgar, and the late Kenneth Edgar. Ricky had worked as a machine operator. Mr. Edgar was a member of the Ellsworth Sportsman’s Club, and Marianna Sportsman’s Club. He enjoyed...
Martha Louise Dille
Jan 21, 2016
Martha Louise Dille, 73 of Prosperity, died unexpectedly, Thursday, January 21, 2016 at home. She was born June 24, 1942 in Washington, the daughter of the late John S. and Edith F. Kelley Craft. Martha graduated from Washington High School in 1961 and retired from Hills-Ames Department Store, working as a cashier and customer service agent for over 20 years....
Jane Balser Boyd
Jan 21, 2016
Jane Balser Boyd, 81, of Lagrange, Ohio, died January 21, 2016, in Metro Health Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio. She was born June 24, 1934, in Rural Butler, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Robert Balser and Alma Chase Balser Dunkle. A homemaker, Mrs. Boyd was a member of Roadside Chapel in Pleasant Grove and Stoney Point Community Sewing Circle....
Twila Mae Ritchey
Jan 20, 2016
Twila Mae Ritchey, 77 of Washington, died Wednesday, January 20, 2016 in her home. She was born May 7, 1938 in Centerville, daughter of Delphia (Ball) Paul and Shirley Paul. She attended Lone Pine Elementary School and graduated from Trinity High School in the class of 1956. On August 31, 1957 in Bethany, West Virginia, she married James Ritchey, who...
Joyce J. Weber
Jan 20, 2016
Joyce J. Weber, 82, of Washington, died on Wednesday, January 20, 2016, in her home. She was born on September 28, 1933, in New Castle, a daughter of the late Allen Thomas and Ruth Irene Ringer Houston. A graduate of Butler High School, Joyce worked as a LPN at Canonsburg General Hospital for fifteen and a half years. Mrs. Weber...
Mary Anne Hickman
Jan 19, 2016
Mary Anne Hickman, 80 of Washington, died Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at her home. She was born January 5, 1936 in Washington, the daughter of the late Elmer Edens and Helen Ice Edens. Mary Anne graduated from Trinity High School and was a homemaker. She enjoyed reading, boating and bowling in the Alpine Leagues. She was a Steeler fan and...
Ronald Robert Cochran
Jan 15, 2016
Ronald “Ron” Robert Cochran, 80, of Washington, died peacefully in his home on Friday, January 15, 2016, following a lengthy battle with Shy-Drager Syndrome. He was born in Canonsburg, on January 20, 1935, a son of the late Georgia Blye Lemley Cochran and Alfred Neil Cochran. Ron was raised by his mother and step-father, Carl W. Hartley. In his early...
Paul Thomas Sikora
Jan 15, 2016
Paul Thomas Sikora, 48, of Washington, died surrounded by family on Friday, January 15, 2016, in UPMC, Pittsburgh. He was born on September 24, 1967, in Washington, a son of Thomas and Katherine Walters Sikora. A 1985 graduate of Trinity High School, he was a member of Holy Trinity National Catholic Church. Paul was a loving husband and father who...
Virginia L. Canan
Jan 15, 2016
Virginia “Ginny” Canan, 89 of Washington passed away on January 15, 2016 in Paramount Senior Living in Peters Township, surrounded by her loving family. She was born November 23, 1926 in Fayette County, and had resided in Fayette and Washington Counties all of her life. She was the daughter of the late Edna Moore Davidson and John Davidson of Fayette...
Agnes Hutter Kisner
Jan 14, 2016
Agnes Louise Hutter Kisner, 85, of Washington, died Thursday, January 14, 2016, in the Washington Hospital. She was born December 10, 1930, in Washington, a daughter of John Harry and Mary Woods Hutter. Mrs. Kisner worked as a caretaker at Hazel Day’s Personal Care Home for 35 years. She enjoyed sitting on her porch working puzzle books and spending time...
