Obituaries

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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Donald Roy Bell

Donald Roy Bell

Nov 17, 2015

Donald Roy Bell, 86, of Hickory, died Tuesday, November 17, 2015, in the Washington County Health Center. He was born October 10, 1929, in New Alexandria, Ohio, a son of Wilbur Bryan Bell and Mable Zende Bell. For 35 years, Mr. Bell worked as a shipper at Weirton Steel, and, for 17 years, was the caretaker at Mt. Prospect Cemetery...

Robert Arthur Bonato, Jr.

Robert Arthur Bonato, Jr.

Nov 17, 2015

Robert Arthur “Bob” Bonato, Jr., 61, of Washington, died Tuesday, November 17, 2015, in Donnell House. At the request of the deceased, there will be no viewing and services will be private.

Kenneth Eugene Loughman

Kenneth Eugene Loughman

Nov 17, 2015

Kenneth Eugene Loughman, 63, of Washington, died November 17, 2015, in the Washington Hospital. He was born December 31, 1951, in Uniontown, a son of the late Merle Loughman and Leona Fosbrink Loughman. Mr. Loughman graduated from McGuffey High School and worked as a service person for Trinity Area School District. He loved to ride Harley Davidson motorcycles. On October...

Dorothy Clements Nesbit

Dorothy Clements Nesbit

Nov 15, 2015

Dedicated Teacher and Administrator Dorothy Elizabeth Clements Nesbit, 100, of Murrysville, died on Sunday, November 15, 2015. She was born on August 15, 1915, in Sardis, PA, a daughter of the late Samuel Addison and Mildred Alice Fitzsimmons Clements. After graduating from Slippery Rock University, Dorothy taught Elementary School for most of forty years in Franklin Regional School District as...

Cathy Cain Razvoza

Cathy Cain Razvoza

Nov 14, 2015

Cathy Cain Razvoza, 55, of South Franklin Township, died Saturday, November 14, 2015, in UPMC – Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born May 6, 1960, in Washington, a daughter of Richard Paul Cain of Washington and the late Mary Sensky Cain. Mrs. Razvoza graduated from Immaculate Conception High School and worked as a dispatcher for Shearer Heating and Cooling. She...

Mary Margaret Hutchins

Mary Margaret Hutchins

Nov 14, 2015

Mary Margaret Hutchins, 73, of Prosperity, died Saturday, November 14, 2015, in the Washington Hospital. She was born June 20, 1942, in DuBois, a daughter of Bernard S. Carter and Margaret Shew Carter. After graduating from high school, Mrs. Hutchins attended DuBois Business College. She worked as a cashier at Jefferson Avenue Foodland for five years, before working at Giant...

H. Maxine Mccombs

H. Maxine Mccombs

Nov 14, 2015

H. Maxine McCombs, 71, of Houston, died Saturday, November 14, 2015, in St. Clair Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born August 29, 1944, in Washington, a daughter of the late Robert Elmont Clark and Helen Dorothy Wood Clark. Mrs. McCombs worked as a customer service representative at Personalized Distribution Systems in Eighty Four for eight years. Previously she was a sales...

Dorothy Lynn Lovat

Dorothy Lynn Lovat

Nov 12, 2015

Dorothy Lynn Lovat, 63, of Scenery Hill, died Thursday, November 12, 2015, in Washington Hospital, following a 10-month illness. She was born February 12, 1952, at Mitchell Air Force Base, Long Island, New York, a daughter of the late Donald McAlister and Beryl Stroud McAlister. A 1970 graduate of Bethlehem Center High School, Mrs. Lovat worked for 37 years as...

Lotus Plants

Lotus Plants

Nov 9, 2015

Lotus Rolene Doman Plants, 70, of Blaine Township, died Monday, November 9, 2015, in her home. She was born May 20, 1945, in Washington, a daughter of the late George Doman and Gertrude Filby Doman. Mrs. Plants graduated from McGuffey High School and worked as a personal caregiver. She was Protestant by faith. In 1964, she married Rudy Plants, who...

Kelly Ann Neal

Kelly Ann Neal

Nov 8, 2015

Kelly Ann Neal, 49 of Washington, died Sunday, November 8, 2015 at the Donnell House, following an 8-year battle with ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. She was born June 28, 1966 in Washington, the daughter of Mary E. Witsberger Neal Scott of Claysville and the late James D. Neal. Kelly graduated from Washington High School in 1984 and...

Ila Frances Narigon

Ila Frances Narigon

Nov 8, 2015

Ila Frances King Narigon, died Sunday, November 8, 2015 at the Washington County Health Center. She was born in Independence Township, Washington County, November 3, 1917 the daughter of Daniel and Matilda Barnhart King. Ila was the last of thirteen siblings. She attended a one room school that housed all eight grades. She graduated from Avella High School. She drove...

Patricia Gray Fisher

Patricia Gray Fisher

Nov 7, 2015

Patricia E. Gray Fisher, 72, of Hickory, died on Saturday, November 7, 2015, in the Washington Hospital. She was born on March 16, 1943, in Washington, a daughter of the late Eugene and Dorothy Barnhart Gray. A graduate of Washington High School, she had worked as a nursing assistant at the Greenery Specialty Care Center of Canonsburg. Her husband, Gene...

Ellen R. Foutz

Ellen R. Foutz

Nov 7, 2015

Ellen R. Foutz, 93, of Washington, died on Saturday, November 7, 2015, in Forbes Regional Hospital, Monroeville. She was born on September 15, 1922, in Washington, a daughter of the late John P. and Philomena Yvonne Cosart Ruschel. A graduate of Washington High School, she was a member of Church of Christ. Mrs. Foutz had worked as a packer/selector for...

Betty Cummins Sprowls

Betty Cummins Sprowls

Nov 6, 2015

Betty L. Cummins Sprowls, 78, of Washington, died on Friday, November 6, 2015, in the Washington Hospital. She was born on February 9, 1937, in Washington, a daughter of the late Arthur and Ethel Carpenter Cummins. A graduate of Claysville High School, she was a homemaker. Betty loved to travel. On September 11, 1953, she married Ralph E. Sprowls, who...

Kenneth "Duke" Clutter Hixenbaugh

Kenneth "Duke" Clutter Hixenbaugh

Nov 6, 2015

Kenneth Clutter “Duke” Hixenbaugh, 78, of Claysville, died on Friday, November 6, 2015, in the Washington Hospital. He was born on July 25, 1937, in Washington, a son of the late Thomas and Blanche Swartzlander Hixenbaugh. Mr. Hixenbaugh was the owner of Hixenbaugh’s Personal Care Home. He was Baptist by faith. Surviving are his wife, Inez Henderson Hixenbaugh; five daughters,...

Kathleen C. Williams

Kathleen C. Williams

Nov 6, 2015

Kathleen Ann Chadwick Williams, 53, of Washington, died Friday, November 6, 2015, in West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born September 5, 1962, in Greene County, a daughter of the late Herbert Chadwick and Patricia Cassidy Chadwick. Ms. Williams was a graduate of West Greene High School and worked in accounting. She enjoyed fishing. Surviving are a son, Richard Gross...

Richard James Hryniewich

Richard James Hryniewich

Nov 4, 2015

Richard James Hryniewich, 67, of Washington, died Wednesday, November 4, 2015, in Townview Health and Rehabilitation, Canonsburg. He was born July 16, 1948, in Pittsburgh, a son of the late James and Helen Hryniewich. Mr. Hryniewich served in the Army in Vietnam and was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, and Combat Infantryman Badge. He retired from...

Howard William Griggs

Howard William Griggs

Nov 4, 2015

Howard William “Uncle Bill” Griggs, 83 of Amity, died Wednesday, November 4, 2015 in the Washington Hospital. He was born April 26, 1932 in Lakewood, NJ, a son of the late Howard and Minnie Ellifritz Griggs. A graduate of Washington High School, he was employed at Washington and Jefferson College as a security guard for 16 years. Howard served in...

Donald James Williford

Donald James Williford

Nov 3, 2015

Donald James Williford, 81 of Houston, died Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at Jefferson Regional Hospital. He was born September 6, 1934 in Lyons, Kansas, the son of the late Clarence Williford and Dorothy Nett Williford. Donald graduated from Ellsworth High School in Ellsworth, KS and attended Ft. Hayes Tech College and graduated from Wichita State. He served in the U.S....

Elizabeth Neilson Foflygen

Elizabeth Neilson Foflygen

Nov 3, 2015

On Tuesday, November 3, 2015, will be recorded as the date that Betty Foflygen began her voyage from Earth to Heaven. At approximately 8:40 p.m. surrounded by loved ones, she gently gave her husband Bill a gentle hand squeeze, signifying “I’ll see you later at home” as she departed through the Valley of the Shadow of Death. She was born...

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