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Recent Obituaries in Washington, Pennsylvania
Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Washington, Pennsylvania area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.
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James George Mcgavitt
Feb 29, 2016
James George McGavitt, 77, of Claysville, died Monday, February 29, 2016, in Donnell House, Washington. He was born January 3, 1939, in Stockdale, a son of the late George L. McGavitt and Flora Belle Lynn McGavitt. A veteran of the Army, Mr. McGavitt worked as a laborer and handyman at Route 18 Mobile Homes for 22 years. He was Protestant...
Aylea Dorma Phillips
Feb 29, 2016
Aylea “Dorma” Lilley Phillips, 83 of Shippensburg, formerly of Claysville, passed away Monday, February 29, 2016. She was born December 12, 1932 in Dallas, WV, the daughter of the late Harry and Edith Dunlap Lilley. Dorma took great pride in her livelihood, while employed at Hillsview Rest Home in Claysville. She enjoyed the comradery of her co-workers and helping the...
Caren Marie Mcbane
Feb 28, 2016
Caren Marie McBane, 53 of Pittsburgh, died unexpectedly, Sunday, February 28, 2016 at home. She was born August 25, 1962 in McKees Rocks, the daughter of Carl D. McBane of Prosperity and the late Nancy Wilson McBane. Caren graduated from Stowe Rocks High School and Slippery Rock University. She enjoyed canoeing, hiking and the outdoors. Caren was Catholic by faith....
Lloyd Munce Kelley
Feb 27, 2016
Lloyd Munce Kelley, 91 of Auburn, Washington, formerly of Washington died Saturday, February 27, 2016. He was born May 15, 1924 in Washington, the son of the late Winnett Hughes Kelley and Mary Smith Munce Kelley. Lloyd became a machinist and mold maker at Kelley Industries in Eighty-Four. He was with the company for 20 years, then worked in R.C.A....
Trevor Matthew Kniha
Feb 27, 2016
Trevor Matthew Paul Kniha, 28, of Washington, died Saturday, February 27, 2016. He was born January 27, 1988, in Morgantown, West Virginia, a son of Ronald Paul Kniha and the late Barbara Diane Anderson Kniha. Mr. Kniha graduated from Waynesburg Central High School and worked as a truck driver. He enjoyed fishing, canoeing, bowling, hunting, camping, hiking, swimming and spending...
Sandra Ann Andrews
Feb 26, 2016
Sandra Ann Andrews, 71 of Washington, died Friday, February 26, 2016. She was born September 16, 1944 in Washington, the daughter of the late Russell Freeman Hutson and Thelma Mae Craig Hutson. Sandy was a 1962 graduate of Washington High School. She worked at K-Mart in various positions and was a member of Friendship Community Church. Sandy was married to...
George Howard Hopkins
Feb 26, 2016
George Howard Hopkins, 58, of Washington died unexpectedly on Friday, February 26, 2016, at home. He was born October 13, 1957, in Washington, a son of the late George H. Hopkins, Sr. and Catherine Greer Hopkins. Mr. Hopkins worked as a cashier at the 7-11 Gas Station, in Washington. He was Southern Baptist by faith. An avid NASCAR Racing fan,...
Clarence Alvin Reeves
Feb 24, 2016
Clarence Alvin Reeves Clarence Alvin Reeves, 86, of Washington, died Wednesday, February 24, 2016, in Kindred Hospital, Oakdale. He was born July 4, 1929, in Lagonda, a son of Clarence William Reeves and Ellen Mounts Reeves. Mr. Reeves attended Lagonda Elementary School and graduated from Trinity High School in 1947, where he played football and baseball. In 1950, he married...
Jerry Lee Nelson, Jr
Feb 22, 2016
Jerry Lee Nelson, Jr., 55, of Sarasota, Florida, died Monday, February 22, 2016, in his home. He was born May 26, 1960, in Washington, a son of the late Jerry Lee Nelson, Sr. and Virginia Tarr Nelson. Nr. Nelson graduated from Trinity High School and worked for 30 years as a meatcutter for Publix in Sarasota, Florida. He was an...
James Wilburt Prosser
Feb 22, 2016
James Wilburt Prosser, 75, of Washington, died on Monday, February 22, 2016, in his home. He was born on May 17, 1940, in Washington, a son of the late James Henry and Edith Pearl Hayes Prosser, Mr. Prosser had worked as a welder at Tri-State Machine, for nine years. He was a member of the Polish Club, and the VFW...
Linda Lee Barnhart
Feb 19, 2016
Linda Lee Barnhart, 73, of Washington, died on Friday, February 19, 2016, in the Donnell House. She was born on June 29, 1942, in Washington, a daughter of Della R. Chambers Faber, of Washington, and the late Edward E. Faber. Linda was a 1960 graduate of Trinity High School, and was a fifty-three year member of Fairhill Manor Christian Church....
Dorothy Smalley
Feb 19, 2016
Dorothy Smalley, 93, of Washington, died February 19, 2016, in the Washington Hospital. She was born January 31, 1923, in the Mon Valley. Mrs. Smalley had been a resident of the Washington County Health Center for several years. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, February 24th in Monongahela Cemetery.
Joseph Cardamone
Feb 18, 2016
Joseph Cardamone, 69, of Washington, died unexpectedly Thursday, February 18, 2016, in his home. He was born June 24, 1946, a son of the late Louis and Mary Cherry Cardamone. Mr. Cardamone was a 1965 graduate of Penn Hills High School and was a Vietnam Era veteran of the Army. He worked in the food service department at the VA...
Kathy Louise Pettit
Feb 18, 2016
Kathy Louise Eastham Pettit, 61, of Washington, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 18, 2016. She was born April 18, 1954, in Washington, a daughter of the late John Eastham and Shirley Crawford Eastham. Mrs. Pettit was a 1972 graduate of McGuffey High School. She worked as a laborer at the Pennsylvania Transformer for 10 years. Mrs....
Patricia Jane Porter
Feb 17, 2016
Patricia Jane Porter, 92, of Canonsburg, died Wednesday, February 17, 2016, in Washington County Health Center. She was born September 2, 1923, in Washington, a daughter of the late Daniel Kervin and Anna Barger Kervin. Mrs. Porter graduated from Immaculate Conception High School and was a homemaker. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Church. On November 19, 1949, she...
Melvin Carl, Sr.
Feb 17, 2016
Melvin Arnold Carl, Sr., 83, of Washington, died Wednesday, February 17, 2016, in Southmont of Presbyterian Senior Care. He was born August 14, 1932, in Washington, a son of the late Walter Arnold Carl and Addah L. Bell Carl. Mr. Carl graduated from Chartiers High School and retired from Jessop Steel Company. He enjoyed classic and antique cars, especially Mopar...
Ronald Earl Archer
Feb 15, 2016
Ronald Earl Archer, 59, of Washington, died February 15, 2016, in UPMC Montefiore, Pittsburgh, following complications from a stroke suffered on January 21, 2016. He was born June 17, 1956, in Washington, a son of the late Gerald Thomas Archer and Mary Pearl Davis Archer. Mr. Archer graduated from Washington High School, where he was a chess champion. He was...
Clyde Richard Adams
Feb 15, 2016
Clyde Richard Adams, 84, of Prosperity, died Monday, February 15, 2016, in Donnell House, Washington, following a battle with cancer. He was born May 26, 1931, in Taylorstown, a son of the late Walter L. Adams and Effie Brooks Adams. A veteran of the U. S. Army, Mr. Adams served in Korea, earning a Korean Service Medal with one bronze...
William Hilton Catlin, Sr.
Feb 14, 2016
William Hilton Catlin, Sr., 86, of Pittsburgh, formerly of Washington, died on Sunday, February 14, 2016, in Southwestern Nursing Care, Pittsburgh, following a lengthy illness. He was born in Canonsburg, on March 18, 1929, a son of the late John Thurston Catlin, Sr., and Myrtle Moore Catlin. Mr. Catlin had worked as a mechanic for the Washington County Bridge Department...
Lucille Elizabeth Mendicino
Feb 13, 2016
Lucille Elizabeth Mendicino, 93 of Washington, died Saturday, February 13, 2016 at the Washington County Health Center. She was born March 28, 1922 in Washington the daughter of the late Gaetana Magnetta Pulice. Lucille was a homemaker and a great cook. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Church. In February of 1948 she married Joseph J. Mendicino, who died...
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