Albert John Kurowski
Jan 1, 2016
Albert John Kurowski, Jr., 88 of Washington left this world peacefully, January 1, 2016 to spend time with his Lord Savior. He was called “Al” and “Charlie” by his closest friends. He was born September 12, 1927 the son of Albert John Kurowski and Nellie Kurowski, both now deceased of Washington. He was the youngest of three brothers Frank and...
Bernard Alexander Staskiewicz
Dec 30, 2015
Dr. Bernard Alexander Staskiewicz, 91, of Washington, died on Wednesday, December 30, 2015, in the Donnell House. He was born on August 20, 1924, in Monessen, a son of the late Alex and Veronica Wojciechowska Staskiewicz. He was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Dr. Staskiewicz was a graduate of Washington and Jefferson College, class of 1947. He...
Sharon Mcmillan Loughry
Dec 30, 2015
Sharon F. McMillan Loughry, 73, of Washington, died Wednesday, December 30, 2015, in her residence. She was born August 1, 1942, in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada, a daughter of the late Frank and Lena Kalvinchuck McMillan. Mrs. Loughry worked as a waitress at the former Brown Derby. She was a member of Church of Christ. On April 30, 1960, she...
Joseph Fred Schneider
Dec 30, 2015
Joseph Fred Schneider, 59, of Washington, died Wednesday, December 30, 2015, in his home. He was born July 31, 1956, in Washington a son of Rose Munchie Schneider of Washington and the late James Schneider. A graduate of Trinity High School, Mr. Schneider worked as a mechanic at Westland Muffler in Westland. On March 5, 1988, he married Cindy Ann...
James Montecalvo
Dec 29, 2015
James "Uncle Jimmy " Montecalvo, 85 of Washington, died Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at Townview Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was the last member of his immediate family. He was born December 13, 1930 in Washington, the son of the late Vincent J. Montecalvo and Frederica Gizzo Montecalvo. James was a graduate of Washington High School, where he played football...
Violet "Bobba" Pees
Dec 28, 2015
Violet “Bobba” E. Pees, 90 of Washington, died Monday, December 28, 2015 at Presbyterian Senior Care. She was born September 1, 1925 in Washington the daughter of the late Everett Main and Irene Pattison Main. Mrs. Pees worked at Marianna Mine as an equipment operator for 9 1/ 2 years and was the owner and operator of Violet’s Personal Care...
Rose Mary Loker
Dec 27, 2015
Rose Mary Loker, 83, of Washington, formerly of Sebring, FL, died on Sunday, December 27, 2015, in Transitions Healthcare. She was born on July 30, 1932, in Titusville, PA, a daughter of the late Emmett F., and Samantha Smith Kelly. A graduate of Titusville High School, she was a member of St. Hilary Roman Catholic Church. Mrs. Loker was a...
Betty Lucille Closser
Dec 27, 2015
Betty Lucille Closser, 83 of Washington, died Sunday, December 27, 2015 at the Bellmead Apts. She was born October 8, 1932 of Charleroi, the daughter of the late Van Curtis McCracken and Anna Belle Stark McCracken. Betty graduated from Ellsworth High School and worked at various retail stores and was also a homemaker. She was protestant by faith and enjoyed...
Anthony Josiah Holmes
Dec 25, 2015
Anthony Josiah Holmes, 14 months, of Washington, died unexpectedly on Christmas morning. He was born on October 15, 2014, in Washington, a son of Michael Anthony and Rochelle Katherine Flanagan Holmes. Surviving, are two half-brothers, Leroy Flanagan, and Michael A. Holmes, Jr., both of Washington; two half sisters, Nevaeh Lyn Holmes, and Emily Moore, both of Washington; paternal grandparents, Richard...
Sidney Alexander Davis
Dec 25, 2015
Sidney Alexander Davis, 92, of Washington, died peacefully on Friday, December 25, 2015, in the Washington County Health Center. He was born on April 21, 1923, in Sumterville, AL, the beloved son of Herman and Virginia Bayless Davis, raised by his late stepfather, Jacob Barnes. Mr. Davis was a Kent State University graduate, and a U.S. Army veteran of World...
Mary Aileen Fries
Dec 23, 2015
Mary Aileen Fries, 91, of Claysville, died Wednesday, December 23, 2015, in Hixenbaugh Personal Care Home, Claysville. She was born September 22, 1923, in Pittsburgh, a daughter of Joseph O’Hara and Ann Ball O’Hara. Mrs. Fries was a homemaker who enjoyed playing cards and bowling. She was a member of the Moose and was Catholic by faith. Her husband, Martin...
James Robert Haley
Dec 21, 2015
James Robert Haley, 72, of Washington, died Monday December 21, 2015, in the Washington Hospital He was born September 28, 1943, in Plattsburgh, New York, a son of the late James and Naoma Nadeau Haley. Mr. Haley was a construction worker and member of Labor Unions #1058 and #373. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Church. On July 6,...
Julian Ira Fine
Dec 19, 2015
Julian Ira Fine, 79, of Washington, died Saturday, December 19, 2015, in Washington County Health Center. He was born September 26, 1936, in Binghamton, New York, a son of Walter C. Fine and Helen Gutmann Fine. Mr. Fine graduated from Latrobe High School and University of Pittsburgh. He worked as a real estate appraiser and was a member and past...
Hazel Tustin Rea
Dec 18, 2015
Hazel Jane Tustin Rea, 93, of Avella, died Friday, December 18, 2015, in Washington County Health Center. She was born October 15, 1922, in Venice, a daughter of Harry E. Tustin and Verna E. Pettit Tustin. A member of Hickory United Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Mrs. Rea was a former elder at Cross Creek United Presbyterian Church. She was a homemaker...
Eugene E. Watton
Dec 15, 2015
Eugene E. Watton, 59, of Washington, died Tuesday, December 15, 2015, in the Washington Hospital. He was born December 4, 1956, in Washington, a son of the late Clyde and Roseann Warrick Watton. Mr. Watton was a chef at the Union Grill. On May 19, 1998, he married Bonnie Joy Bayts, who died July 19, 2007. Surviving are two brothers,...
Arvella Pauline Prigg
Dec 15, 2015
Arvella Pauline Prigg, 87, of Lakeville, Massachusetts, died December 15, 2015, in Island Terrace Nursing Home, Lakeville. She was born October 12, 1928, in East Liverpool, Ohio, a daughter of the late Freddrick Ankrom and Mary Stephens Ankrom. A graduate of Trinity High School, she worked at Brockway Glass for 30 years. Mrs. Prigg enjoyed reading, bingo, shopping and spending...
William W. "Bill" Conkle
Dec 9, 2015
William W. “Bill” Conkle, 85, of Washington, died Wednesday, December 9, 2015, in Donnell House. He was born October 18, 1930, in Hickory, a son of the late William W. Conkle and Margaret Berlinn Conkle. Bill attended Canonsburg schools, and moved to Washington in 1951. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served during the Korean War in Pusan, Korea,...
Richard Franklin Kearney
Dec 7, 2015
Richard Franklin Kearney, 83, died Monday, December 7, 2015 at Presbyterian Senior Care, Southminster. He was born November 7, 1932 in Clarke County, Iowa, the son of the late Gilbert Ross Kearney and Edna Bernice Williams Kearney. Richard served in the U.S. Army, where he received the National Defense Service Medal. Richard began his Saddlehorse career in his home state...
Eleanor Marie Roth
Dec 6, 2015
Eleanor Marie Devenney Roth, 82, of Washington, died on Sunday, December 6, 2015, in the Washington Hospital. She was born on August 12, 1933, in Washington, a daughter of the late Thomas F. and Hazel Rizor Devenney. She was a homemaker. On July 23, 1955, she married Lawrence Anthony Roth, who died on November 19, 2006. Surviving are a son,...
Steven Bradley Ward
Dec 6, 2015
Steven Bradley Ward, 34, of Washington, died unexpectedly, from complications of a stroke, in Allegheny General Hospital, on Sunday, December 6, 2015, surrounded by immediate family. Steven was born on December 2, 1981, in Washington, to parents George and Linda Ewing Ward, of Washington. A 2000 graduate of Washington High School, Mr. Ward graduated in 2004 from Waynesburg College with...
