Dennis Edward Polen
Feb 12, 2016
Dennis Edward Polen, 76 of Washington, died Friday, February 12, 2016 at the Donnell House. He was born April 26, 1939 in Washington, the son of the late Harry E. Polen and Lida L. Mattox Polen. Dennis graduated from Washington High School and was a veteran of the U. S. Army, where he served three tours in Vietnam. He worked...
Paul W. Sanders
Feb 11, 2016
Paul Wade Sanders, 84, of Washington, died Thursday, February 11, 2016, in the Washington Hospital. He was born December 27, 1931, in Washington, a son of the late Paul F. and Anna Miller Sanders. Mr. Sanders graduated from Washington High School. He served in the Army during the Korean War, and was discharged as a corporal. Mr. Sanders retired from...
Lily Hendricksen
Feb 11, 2016
Lily Hendricksen, 93, of Hickory, died Thursday, February 11, 2016, in her home. She was born February 28, 1922, in New York City, a daughter of August and Lily Loretta Ross Jenkins. A homemaker, Mrs. Hendricksen enjoyed ceramics and was a member of the Red Hat Society. On February 28, 1946, she married Edwin Hendricksen, who died December 8, 2005....
John G. Sisson
Feb 10, 2016
John G. Sisson, 95 of Washington, died Wednesday, February 16, 2016 at Townview Health and Rehabilitation. He was born October 28, 1920 in Uniontown, PA to David and Amelia (Gabriel) Sisson. John’s four brothers, David, Elias, Jacob, and Harry are deceased. After graduating from Uniontown High School in 1938, John attended Waynesburg College. In 1942, John joined the U.S. Navy,...
Elizabeth Jane Vucic
Feb 9, 2016
Elizabeth Jane Vucic, 78 of Washington, passed away peacefully Tuesday, February 9, 2016, at the Donnell House. She was born December 17, 1937 in Pittsburgh, the daughter of the late William McCracken and Cecelia Hoffman. Elizabeth worked at the Washington Hospital for 25 years, where she started out in housekeeping and then became a nursing assistant and was also a...
Ronald J. Plymire
Feb 7, 2016
Ronald James Plymire, 69, of Washington, died Sunday, February 7, 2016, in Donnell House. He had been ill since January 2015. He was born August 21, 1946, in Los Angeles, California, a son of Ruth Yeager Plymire of Hudson, Florida and the late Robert Plymire. Mr. Plymire graduated from McGuffey High School. He was a self-employed truck driver and handyman,...
Quessie Hickman
Feb 6, 2016
Quessie Hickman, 64, of Washington, died Saturday, February 6, 2016, in Presbyterian Senior Care. She was born December 5, 1951, a daughter of Paul and Mildred Alexander Hickman. Ms. Hickman worked as a bank teller. Surviving are two daughters, Priscilla Hickman and Tia Hickman, both of St. Albans, New York; three brothers, Willie (Gertrude) Hickman, Stanley Hickman and Jamie Hickman;...
Lois Dale Smith
Feb 2, 2016
Lois Dale Smith, 89, of Washington, died Tuesday, February 2, 2016, in Evergreen Assisted Living, Washington. She was born January 4, 1927, in Washington, a daughter of Harry A. and Hazel Riddle Smith. Miss Smith graduated from Trinity High School in 1944. She was first employed by Peoples Bank on South Main Street, Washington. She retired in October 1990 from...
Anna May Yarbor
Feb 1, 2016
Anna May Yarbor, 84 was born February 10, 1931 in Burgettstown and the Lord Dispatched his angel of Mercy to gently close her eyes and grant everlasting peace on February 1, 2016 in Washington, after a lengthy illness and hard fought battle. With fond recollections and memories, she leaves to cherish her memory, four of her children, daughters; Carla Yarbor...
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...
