Gail Martha Walther
Oct 28, 2012
Gail Martha Walther, 91, of Washington, died Sunday, October 28, 2012, in her residence. She was born August 29, 1921, Dunn Station, Morris Township, a daughter of Grover Stevenson Conklin and Ethel Clara Simpson Conklin. Mrs. Walther graduated from Morris Township High School. A hard worker throughout her life, she was owner and founder of Hill House Pizza, which she...
Olive Mae Morris
Oct 28, 2012
Olive Mae Morris, 81, of Washington, died Sunday, October 28, 2012, in Country Meadows, Bridgeville. She was born August 30, 1931, in Washington, a daughter of Arthur and Elva McCartney Reedy. Mrs. Morris was a homemaker. She was a 38-year member of the Moose, a member of the Eagles and the Ladies Auxiliary of Edwin Scott Linton Post 175, and...
Melvin H. Arthur, Jr.
Oct 27, 2012
Melvin Harold Arthur, Jr., 54, of Scenery Hill, died on Saturday, October 27, 2012, in his residence. He was born May 8, 1958, in Washington, a son of Henrietta Behanna Powell of Scenery Hill and the late Melvin Harold Arthur, Sr. Mr. Arthur worked in pipeline construction. Surviving, in addition to his mother, are a sister, Danyelle (Rowland) Gravel of...
Helen Gray Phillips
Oct 26, 2012
Helen Gray Phillips, 88, of West Palm Beach, FL, formerly of Washington, where she lived for 75 years, died on Friday, October 26, 2012, in Boynton Health Care Center, Boynton Beach, FL. She was born on November 12, 1923, in Washington, a daughter of Frank R. and Martha Hazlett Gray. A 1943 graduate of Trinity High School, she had been...
James D. Brezinski, Sr.
Oct 25, 2012
James David Brezinski, Sr., 79, of Hickory, died Thursday, October 25, 2012, in Kindred Hospital. He was born August 12, 1933, in Mt. Pleasant Township, a son of Jan and Laura Dombrowski Brezinski. He graduated from Trinity High School and attended West Liberty College. Mr. Brezinski was a self-employed dairy farmer on the Brezinski farm in Hickory, and starting in...
Kimberly Ann Copechal
Oct 23, 2012
Kimberly Ann Copechal, 44, of Washington, died on Tuesday, October 23, 2012, in UPMC, Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born on September 9, 1968, in Washington, a daughter of Robert L. Copechal, Sr., and the late Linda M. Clark Copechal-Matthews. A graduate of Washington High School, she also graduated from Penn Commercial. Ms. Copechal worked in medical billing and coding...
James Reed Chapman, Jr.
Oct 23, 2012
James Reed Chapman, Jr. 90, of Washington, died Tuesday, October 23, 2012, in Humbert Lane Personal Care Home. He was born August 9, 1922, in Buffalo Village, a son of J. Reed Chapman Sr. and Margaret Marquis Chapman, formerly of Prosperity. Mr. Chapman lived in Prosperity for many years and moved to Washington when he married. He was a veteran...
Ruth Ann Morman
Oct 22, 2012
Ruth Ann Morman, 82, of Washington, died Monday, October 22, 2012, in Humbert Lane Personal Care Home. She was born January 16, 1930, in Washington, a daughter of Raymond and Roeine Griffin Gordon. Mrs. Morman was a graduate of Washington High School and worked as a nurses aid for 30 years, retiring from the Washington Hospital. She enjoyed being with...
Charles Reed Comstock
Oct 21, 2012
Charles Reed Comstock, 88, of Washington, died on Sunday, October 21, 2012, in the Donnell House. He was born on February 18, 1924, in Washington, a son of Marlin and Eva Bell Comstock. After graduating from the Engineering Institute of America, he worked as a welder’s helper, at McGraw Edison, until his retirement in 1987. He became a member of...
Robert Paul Staley
Oct 20, 2012
Robert Paul Staley, 89, of Washington, died Saturday, October 20, 2012, in his residence. He was born August 12, 1923, in Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania, near Cameron, West Virginia, a son of George and Ella Isaminger Staley. A World War II veteran of the Army, he served in Europe with the 6th Convalescent Hospital. Mr. Staley was awarded a Meritorious Unit...
Vaughn Albert Simonelli
Oct 18, 2012
Vaughn Albert Simonelli, 55, of Washington, died Thursday, October 18, 2012. He was born December 23, 1956, a son of the late Victor Louis Simonelli Sr. and Betty Loar Simonelli. Mr. Simonelli worked as a truck driver for Teamsters Construction Industry and formerly worked for Hulcher Services and R.J. Corman. He was a member of the Arden Club and enjoyed...
Dona Faye Mounts
Oct 17, 2012
Dona Faye Mounts, 75, of Washington, died Wednesday, October 17, 2012, in the Washington Hospital. She was born July 25, 1937, in Canonsburg, a daughter of the late Ruth Imburgia. Mrs. Mounts was the owner-operator of Puddin’ Heads for 7 years, worked at Crawford Tours as an agent, and at Ambulance and Chair Service as a secretary/accountant. She was an...
Ann Elizabeth Moyer
Oct 15, 2012
Ann Elizabeth Moyer, 90, of Washington, formerly of the Thomas Campbell Apartments, died on Monday, October 15, 2012, in the Donnell House. She had been in declining health for the past 5 years. She was born on November 20, 1921, in Washington, a daughter of the late Joseph H. and Goldie Elizabeth Cox Dunn. Mrs. Moyer had worked at Brockway...
Orville George Walker
Oct 15, 2012
Orville George Walker, 91, of Washington, died Monday, October 15, 2012, in the Washington Hospital. He was born March 26, 1921, in Washington, a son of George LeMoyne Walker and Ruth Young Walker. During World War II, Mr. Walker served in the Army with the 412th Field Artillery Battalion in Central Europe. He was awarded the American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle...
John "Bill" Nichols
Oct 14, 2012
John William “Bill” Nichols was born July 7, 1929, in Scottdale, PA. He passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on October 14, 2012. Bill was the loving and beloved son of Gertrude and Edward Nichols. Bill and his family were given a special gift of love, laughter and memories the night before his passing. He leaves behind his wife...
John R. Thomas
Oct 14, 2012
John R. Thomas, 74, of Washington, died Sunday, October 14, 2012, in HCR Manor Care, McMurray. He was born May 20, 1938, in Washington, a son of the late Harold Yancey Thomas and Odella Fullum Thomas. Mr. Thomas was a veteran of the Army and worked at Washington and Jefferson College for 37 years, retiring as maintenance supervisor. An avid...
Astra Donley
Oct 12, 2012
Astra Donley, 76, of Washington, died Friday, October 12, 2012, in the Donnell House, following a brief illness. She was born December 6, 1935, in Latvia, a daughter of Rudolfs and Martha Vasilevskis. Mrs. Donley was a registered nurse, graduating from Allegheny General Hospital’s School of Nursing, in 1956. At one time she worked at a Allegheny General Hospital, was...
Dorothy Elizabeth Clutter
Oct 12, 2012
Dorothy Elizabeth Clutter, 86, of Washington, died Friday, October 12, 2012, in the Donnell House, following a two-year illness. She was born November 29, 1925, in East Pike Run Township, Washington County, a daughter of Stephen and Cora Rutherford Douglas. Mrs. Clutter graduated from California High School and attended Douglas Business School. She retired from Washington Hospital where she was...
Marie Lazar Novi
Oct 11, 2012
Marie Lazar Novi, of Washington, died October 11, 2012, in her home. She was born in Pittsburgh, a daughter of John and Anna Gercik Lazar. Mrs. Novi was a member of Immaculate Conception Church and the church’s Christian Mothers. She practiced yoga throughout her life, enjoyed music, dancing, and traveling. Mrs. Novi enjoyed good health and loved life, living it...
Edwin "Butch" Craig, Jr.
Oct 10, 2012
Edwin Milton “Butch” Craig, Jr., 53, of Washington, died Wednesday, October 10, 2012, in the Washington Hospital. He was born August 21, 1959, in Washington, a son of Edwin M. Craig, Sr., and the late Lorena Fuller Craig. Mr. Craig was a delivery driver for Krispy Kreme and Dean’s Water and enjoyed camping and being with his grandchildren. On September...
