Samuel Clyde Woodburn
Dec 14, 2012
Samuel Clyde Woodburn, 82, of Washington, died Friday, December 14, 2012, in his home, following a one-year illness. He was born July 4, 1930, in Claysville, a son of John Thomas and Irene Lyle Woodburn. Mr. Woodburn was a steelworker at Washington Steel for thirty-four years, retiring in January of 1986. On August 18, 1950, he married Anna Marie Klick,...
Irene L. Wright
Dec 13, 2012
Irene Louise Wright, 82, of Washington, died Thursday, December 13, 2012, in Donnell House. She was born June 20, 1930, in Flushing, Ohio, a daughter of the late Arthur and Carrie Hughes Morten. Ms. Wright worked as a custodian at the Washington County Court House for 15 years and at Washington and Jefferson College for 10 years. She enjoyed reading...
Anthony Cecchine
Dec 13, 2012
Anthony Cecchine, 73, of Washington, formerly of Marianna, died Thursday, December 13, 2012, in his residence. He was born October 27, 1939, a son of the late Fred and Clara Cecchine. Mr. Cecchine served in the National Guard and was a member of VFW Post 927 and American Legion Post 744 in Marianna. He enjoyed playing guitar and singing. Mr....
David "Popeye" Patterson
Dec 11, 2012
David Oscar “Popeye” Patterson, 83, of Washington, died Tuesday, December 11, 2012, in Presbyterian Senior Care. He was born September 7, 1929, in Buffalo Village, a son of the late John T. and Dorothy W. McDonald Patterson. Mr. Patterson worked on the family’s dairy farm. He was Protestant. Surviving are a brother, John Patterson; a sister, Maxine Arbes, both of...
Frances J. Zacour
Dec 11, 2012
Frances J. Zacour, 90, of Washington, died Tuesday, December 11, 2012, in Donnell House. She was born October 6, 1922, in Wyatt, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Felix and Grace Allawatt Romano. Mrs. Zacour was a graduate of Washington High School and worked as a secretary at River Raisin and, for 20 years, worked as a secretary at...
Steven Mark Lusher
Dec 5, 2012
Steven Mark Lusher, 42, of Avella, died Wednesday, December 5, 2012, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born March 14, 1970, in Washington, a son of Jack W. Lusher, Jr. and Joyce Kisner Lusher. Mr. Lusher was a graduate of Trinity High School. He worked at Washington County Health Center for fourteen years, as...
Joseph Allan Brach
Dec 5, 2012
Joseph Allan Brach, 45, of Meadowlands, died Wednesday, December 5, 2012, in his residence, following a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born August 12, 1967, in Washington, a son of Arnold Brach and Pamela Volen Brach of Washington. Mr. Brach was a 1986 graduate of McGuffey High School and worked as a truck driver for Golden Triangle Construction. He...
Wilbur Earl Meeks
Dec 4, 2012
Wilbur Earl Meeks, 83, of Washington, died Tuesday, December 4, 2012, in Donnell House. He was born March 11, 1929, in Washington, a son of the late Earl Wilbert and Dessie Anderson Meeks. Mr. Meeks graduated from Trinity High School in 1947. He worked as a roll processor at U.S. Steel’s Homestead Works and co-owned Pete and Wilbur’s Camper Sales....
Lois Kinnan Kildow
Dec 4, 2012
Lois Kinnan Kildow, 77, of Washington, died Tuesday, December 4, 2012, in Humbert Lane Health Care Centre. She was born December 27, 1935, in Washington County, a daughter of James A. and Almeda Grimm Kinnan. Mrs. Kildow was a 1953 graduate of Washington High School and worked as an Administrative Assistant at Bell Telephone for twenty-five years. She was a...
Alan George Krugh
Dec 4, 2012
Alan George Krugh, 83, of Canonsburg, formerly of Mt. Washington, died Tuesday, December 4, 2012, in his residence. He was born May 20, 1929, in Pittsburgh, a son of the late Robert and Frances Kalc Krugh. Mr. Krugh was an asbestos worker for Local #2 and, since 1959, a member of the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and...
Kathleen Capo
Dec 3, 2012
Kathleen Capo, 60, of Washington, went to be with the Lord Monday, December 3, 2012, in the Washington Hospital, with her children at her bedside. She was born October 21, 1952, in Canonsburg, a daughter of the late Michael Sekura and Elizabeth Tullis Sekura. Mrs. Capo worked at Sheehan’s Photo and then was self-employed at Kathy Capo Photography for 20...
Michael Whitco, Jr.
Dec 2, 2012
Michael Whitco, Jr., 93, of Pompano Beach, Florida, died Sunday, December 2, 2012, at John Knox Hospice By The Sea, Pompano Beach, Fla. He was born on February 20, 1919, in Cresson, PA, son of the late Michael Whitco, Sr. and Barbara Matzko Whitco. Formerly of Washington, he retired in 1972 and relocated to the Pompano Beach, Florida area. While...
Frank Zerla
Nov 30, 2012
Frank Zerla, 72, of Washington, died Friday, November 30, 2012, in his residence, after battling cancer. He was born, March 19, 1940, in Dillonvale, Ohio, a son of the late Amos and Alice Fudale Zerla. Mr. Zerla was a graduate of Dillonvale High School. On August 12, 1963, he was inducted into the Army and served until his honorable discharge...
Robert T. Graham
Nov 29, 2012
Robert T. Graham, 82, of Washington, died Thursday, November 29, 2012, in his residence. He was born January 29, 1930, in Lagonda, a son of John Scott Graham and Helen Holmes Graham. On November 15, 1951, he entered the U.S. Marine Corps, and for his service received the National Defense Service Medal and was Honorably Discharged on November 6, 1953....
Belva Jean Seward Lauda
Nov 25, 2012
Belva Jean Seward Lauda, 86, of East Washington, died Sunday, November 25, 2012, in Presbyterian Senior Care, North Franklin Township. She was born March 28, 1926, in Houston, a daughter of U. Grant Seward and Della McMenemy Seward. Mrs. Lauda grew up in Houston, graduated from Chartiers Houston High School, and attended Penn Commercial College. Mrs. Lauda was a member...
Arthur W. Jones, Jr.
Nov 25, 2012
Arthur W. Jones, Jr. 65, of Washington, died Sunday, November 25, 2012, in Donnell House. He was born June 6, 1947, in Charleroi, a son of Arthur W. and Sara Malie Jones. Mr. Jones was a graduate of Rostraver High School, in 1965, and served in the U.S. Army Reserves. His hobbies were woodworking, fishing, playing the guitar, and camping....
Viola Rea Tarr
Nov 23, 2012
Viola Rea Tarr, 85, of Washington, died on Friday, November 23, 2012, in the Washington County Health Center. She was born on April 19, 1927, in Washington, a daughter of the late Jack and Anna Paul Rea. A 1944 graduate of Trinity High School, she was a member of Avery United Methodist Church. Mrs. Tarr had worked as a telephone...
Norman Dale Fetherlin
Nov 23, 2012
Norman Dale Fetherlin, 78, of Bethel Park, died Friday, November 23, 2012, in the Donnell House, Washington. He was born October 10, 1934, in Washington, a son of Garfield and Mary Myrtle Bryner Fetherlin. Mr. Fetherlin was a 1952 graduate of Washington High School and graduated from Penn Commercial College in 1954. He served in the U.S. Air Force from...
Linda Lou Foflygen
Nov 21, 2012
Linda Lou “Ladybug” Foflygen, 65, of Washington, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, November 21, 2012, in her residence. She was born November 14, 1947, in Braddock, a daughter of the late Clark and Florence Marie Sinnhuber Campbell. Mrs. Foflygen graduated from Canon-McMillan High School and worked as a meat cutter at the Amish Touch. She was a...
Harold O. Byers
Nov 20, 2012
Harold O. Byers, 92, of Washington, died Tuesday, November 20, 2012, in his residence. He was born May 29, 1920, in Washington, a son of Monroe and Essie Pearl Zimmerman Byers. Mr. Byers worked as a machinist at Precision-Marshall for 30 years. As a young man, he was involved with the Civilian Conservation Corps. On August 30, 1940, Mr. Byers...
