Edward Michael Yankovitch
Oct 6, 2014
Edward Michael Yankovitch, 57, of Washington, died on Monday, October 6, 2014, from a very brief battle with cancer, that he never had a chance to fight. He was born on July 16, 1957, in Washington, the son of the late Henry E. and Patricia Jordan Yankovitch. Ed went to St. Hilary Roman Catholic Church School as a child, and...
Ella Mae Johnson
Oct 5, 2014
Ella Mae Johnson, 89, of Washington, died Sunday, October 5, 2014, in Presbyterian Senior Care. She was born August 10, 1925, in Dover, Delaware, a daughter of Louis E. Faulkner and Alma King Dunnipace Faulkner. Mrs. Johnson was a graduate of Trinity High School. She was a homemaker who enjoyed crafts. Mrs. Johnson was a member of Liberty United Methodist...
William Ervin Baer, Sr.
Oct 4, 2014
William Ervin Baer, Sr., 64, of Houston, died Saturday, October 4, 2014, in Donnell House. He was born October 18, 1949, in Washington, a son of the late Edward Earl Baer and Aylia Johnson Baer. A graduate of Washington High School, Mr. Baer was a veteran of the Army. He served from September 1969, until his honorable discharge in March...
Norma Jean Allen
Sep 30, 2014
Norma Jean Allen, 84, of Washington, died Tuesday, September 30, 2014, in Donnell House. She was born December 2, 1929, in Washington, a daughter of the late Harry and Virginia Hayes Bebout. Mrs. Allen attended Washington High School. She was a homemaker and at one time had worked at Hazel Atlas #2 and the George Washington Hotel. Mrs. Allen was...
Bernadette Marie Dhans
Sep 30, 2014
Bernadette Marie Dhans, 42 of Canonsburg, died unexpectedly Tuesday, September 30, 2014. She was born September 8, 1972 in Washington the daughter of Bernard Dhans Jr. and Leona May Beadling Dhans Dewalt. Bernadette was a graduated of Chartiers Houston High School and employed as a Nurses Aid at Ohio Valley Hospital. She was caregiver for her stepfather, Duane. She enjoyed...
Luke Robert Liggett
Sep 27, 2014
Luke Robert Liggett, 17, of Hickory, died unexpectedly in his home on Saturday, September 27, 2014. He was born June 2, 1997, in Washington, the son of Donald B. Liggett and Kelly Crowley Liggett. Luke was a member of Glenn Street Free Methodist Church, where he was also a member of the Youth Group. He was a senior at Agora...
Mabel Alene Caldwell
Sep 26, 2014
Mabel Alene Caldwell, 90 of Washington, died Friday, September 26, 2014 at Golden Heights Personal Care Home. She was born February 11, 1924 in Bell Flower, CA, the daughter of the late Harry Edward Tustin and Verna Elizabeth Pettit Tustin. Mabel was a homemaker and was also employed at the Murphy’s in Burgettstown for 34 years, K-Mart in Washington for...
Ellen Jane Gray
Sep 23, 2014
Ellen Jane Gray died peacefully, Tuesday, September 23, 2014, in Southmont of Presbyterian Senior Care, Washington. Ellen was born in Washington on March 7, 1938, a daughter of the late H. Leslie and Edith Gray. A graduate of Trinity High School, Ellen was a member of Liberty Methodist Church and was retired from Brockway Glass, Washington. Surviving are four brothers,...
Irma Jean Kraeer
Sep 22, 2014
Irma “Jean” Kraeer, 87, of Washington, died on Monday, September 22, 2014, in the Canonsburg Hospital. She was born on December 8, 1926, in Washington, a daughter of the late Guy and Inez Roberts. Mrs. Kraeer worked as a private duty caregiver, and had previously worked at Atlas Glass and Duncan Miller. She was a member of Friendship Community Church....
Marilyn Elizabeth Riser
Sep 21, 2014
Marilyn Elizabeth Riser, 79, of Canonsburg, died on Sunday, September 21, 2014, in the Greenery Specialty Care Center, of Canonsburg. She was born on January 20, 1935, in Washington, a daughter of the late, William and Alice Mowl Scott. A homemaker, she enjoyed watching television, and listening to country music. Surviving, are four daughters, Alice Riser, of Canonsburg, Lisa Lynn,...
William Edward Fender
Sep 20, 2014
William Edward Fender, 72, of Scenery Hill, died on Saturday, September 20, 2014, in his residence. He was born on August 1, 1941, in Wolfdale, a son of the late Roy E. “Buck” and Wilma Plants McCready Fender. Mr. Fender had worked for 25 years for Washington Steel Corporation A&P Line, and for 15 years as an over-road truck driver....
Bennie Watson, Sr.
Sep 20, 2014
Bennie “Uncle Bennie” Watson, Sr., 93, of Washington, passed away September 20, 2014, in Presbyterian Senior Care. He was born May 28, 1921, in Wilkins, West Virginia, a son of the late James Watson and Louise Watson Johnson. Mr. Watson attended Trinity High School prior to employment at Civilian Conservation Corps in Tennessee. Upon his return to Washington, he became...
Raymond Edward Kennedy
Sep 19, 2014
Raymond Edward Kennedy, 53, of Avella, died unexpectedly, on Friday, September 19, 2014, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born on November 14, 1959, a son of the late Robert C. and Barbara Joyce Pierce Marth. A graduate of Avella High School, he was a self-employed carpenter. Mr. Kennedy loved hunting, fishing, trapping, gardening, and woodworking. On...
Christina Renee Beatty
Sep 18, 2014
Christina Renee Beatty, 35, of Washington, died unexpectedly on Thursday, September 18, 2014, in the Washington Hospital. She was born on March 29, 1979, in Washington, a daughter of James E. and Hope Boardley Beatty, of Washington. Christina had worked for many years as a server at Eat ‘n Park, on Oak Spring Road. More recently, she had been a...
John William Knestrick
Sep 17, 2014
John William Knestrick, 71, of Washington, died Wednesday, September 17, 2014, in the Washington Hospital. He was born January 9, 1943, in Washington, a son of Merle Knestrick and Emma Myers Knestrick. Mr. Knestrick attended Washington High School and worked as a truck driver at Washington Barber and Beauty Supply for 30 years and The Washington City Mission for 17...
John Michael Pevarnik
Sep 17, 2014
John Michael Pevarnik, 33, of Washington, died unexpectedly Wednesday, September 17, 2014. He was born August 28, 1981, in Indiana, a son of Catherine Mountain Anderson and John Anderson of Washington and Andrew Pevarnik of Ohio. A graduate of Trinity High School, Mr. Pevarnik was currently a student at Allstate Truck Driving School. Surviving, in addition to his parents, are...
Wayne Allison Russell
Sep 15, 2014
Wayne Allison Russell, 69 of Wheeling, WV, died Monday, September 15, 2014 at the Greenery. He was born May 1, 1945 in Harrington, Kansas the son of the late Herman Russell and Frances Marth Russell. He was a self employed cement contractor and cooked at the Greater Wheeling Soup Kitchen. Surviving are son Wayne Russell; two daughters, Debra Russell, Lisa...
David R. Pattison
Sep 14, 2014
David R. Pattison, 86, of Washington, died Sunday, September 14, 2014, in Donnell House, following a lengthy illness. He was born April 11, 1928, in Washington, a son of James Maurice Pattison and Cora Wilson Wilkinson Pattison. On November 4, 1948, he married Helen Marie Keefe, who died March 8, 2007. In 1989, he retired as President and Chief Operating...
Leona Day Miller
Sep 13, 2014
Leona Margaret Day Miller, 101, of Washington, died Saturday, September 13, 2014, in the Washington Hospital. She was born August 13, 1913, in Morris Township, Washington County, a daughter of Arthur J. and Goldie Grimm Day. Mrs. Miller was a graduate of Washington High School and Business College in June 1931. She was a member of the Church of the...
Rita Painter
Sep 12, 2014
Rita McVay Miller Painter, 93, of Washington, PA, passed away on September 12, 2014 at Southmont of Presbyterian Seniorcare in Washington. Daughter of Frances and Oliver Floom, Rita was born on October 13, 1920 in Canton, Ohio and educated at Mount Marie Academy for Girls, Canton, as well as Geneva College, Beaver Falls, PA. She served in the WAVES during...
