Elsie Johnson
Feb 4, 2013
Elsie Margaret Smiley Newman Johnson, 87, of Washington, died February 4, 2013, in the Washington Hospital. She was born November 2, 1925, in Washington, a daughter of William Addison Smiley and Mary Imhoff Smiley. A graduate of Trinity High School, Mrs. Johnson was a homemaker and farmer, and had once worked at Bobbi Brooks, Presbyterian Home and the PX Supermarket....
Diana Knode
Feb 3, 2013
Diana Knode, 72, of Washington, died February 3, 2013, in Presbyterian Senior Care. She was born August 13, 1940, in Banbury, England. Ms. Knode worked as a press operator for area dry cleaners. She had been involved in training quarter horses since she was young. Ms. Knode enjoyed knitting, crocheting and sewing. Surviving are a son, Vance Knode (Mary) of...
Kandace Renea Darnley
Feb 3, 2013
Kandace Renea Darnley, 26, of Washington, died unexpectedly, February 3, 2013, in Washington Hospital. She was born October 21, 1986, in Norfolk, Virginia, a daughter of Frederick Henry Darnley, Jr., and Jody Lynn Bryner Darnley, of Washington. Ms. Darnley attended Wolfdale and Trinity North Elementary Schools, where she was a cheerleader. In high school, she took EMT training at Vo-Tech,...
Charles W. Hamilton
Feb 2, 2013
Charles William Hamilton, 83, of Washington, died Saturday, February 2, 2013, in Golden Living Center, Canonsburg. He was born September 3, 1929, in Washington, a son of August P. Hamilton and Anna Moore Hamilton. Mr. Hamilton served in the Army. For 28 years, he was owner-operator of Standard Forest Products in Pancake. Mr. Hamilton enjoyed camping in RV’s in the...
Evelyn A. Knestrick
Feb 2, 2013
Evelyn Anna “Bill” Knestrick, 100, of Washington, died Saturday, February 2, 2013, in Humbert Lane Skilled Nursing. She was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia, a daughter of Joseph H. McClelland and Mary Jane Peterson McClelland. Mrs. Knestrick worked as a glasscutter at Duncan Miller for many years. She enjoyed going to garage sales and flea markets. In 1942, she married...
Joanne E. Gorby
Feb 1, 2013
Joanne Ellen Watt Gorby, 79, of Washington, formerly of Greene County, died peacefully in her home, Friday, February 1, 2013, surrounded by her family. She was born in Petersburg, Illinois, on October 15, 1933, a daughter of the late William and Josephine Rush Watt of Phoenix, Arizona. Mrs. Gorby graduated from Phoenix Union High School in 1950. She worked for...
Adam Thomas Molinaro
Feb 1, 2013
Adam Thomas Molinaro, 38, of Washington, died on Friday, February 1, 2013, in UPMC – Presbyterian Hospital, following a month-long illness. He was born on February 9, 1974, in Washington, a son of Thomas William and Nancy Lawrence Molinaro. A 1992 graduate of Trinity High School, he also graduated from Virginia Tech in 1996. Mr. Molinaro worked as a teacher...
Betty Lois Wilson
Feb 1, 2013
Betty Lois Wilson, 88, of Washington, died February 1, 2013, in Presbyterian Senior Care. She was born March 31, 1924, in Washington, the only child of Earl H. Peterson and Vivian McNeely Peterson. Mrs. Wilson attended the former Bellevue Grade School in North Franklin Township and graduated from Trinity High School with the class of 1941. She also graduated from...
Vera Jean Isabel Ferralli Piacenza
Jan 29, 2013
Vera Jean Isabel Ferralli Piacenza, 97, of Washington, died Tuesday, January 29, 2013, in her home. She was born October 26, 1915, in Bruceton, a daughter of John and Mary Chiarelli Ferralli. Mrs. Piacenza was a member of Immaculate Conception Church, in Washington, and a former member of St. Hilary Church. She was a 1934 graduate of Trinity High School...
Helen N. Potts
Jan 29, 2013
Entombment of Helen N. Potts, 93, of Lawton, Oklahoma will be 2:30 p.m., Monday February 4, 2013, in Washington Cemetery, Washington. Mrs. Potts passed away on January 29, 2013 in Lawton, Oklahoma. Helen was born on April 17, 1919, in Washington County, Pennsylvania to Harold B. and Dora (Crouse) Fonner. She graduated from high school. Helen worked Civil Service at...
William Kenneth Mcmasters
Jan 28, 2013
William Kenneth “Pappy” McMasters, 67, of Washington, died Monday, January 28, 2013, in the Washington Hospital. He was born December 4, 1945, in Washington, a son of the late Robert F. McMasters, Sr., and Lucretia V. Bird McMasters. Mr. McMasters owned Bill’s TV Repair at one time, and also Bill’s Auto Repair for 12 years. An avid car enthusiast, he...
John Doyle Stockdale
Jan 28, 2013
John Doyle Stockdale, 89, of Prosperity, died Monday, January 28, 2013, in Presbyterian Senior Care, Washington. He was born November 3, 1923, in Prosperity, a son of the late Hugh Quitman Stockdale and Jessie May Bryner Stockdale. Mr. Stockdale graduated from Morris Township High School in 1942. A World War II veteran of the Army, he served from July 17,...
Marian Mcvay
Jan 27, 2013
Marian L. McVay, 89, of Sebring, Ohio, formerly of Claysville, died Sunday, January 27, 2013. She was born January 13, 1924, in Pittsburgh, a daughter of Walter and Freda Metzer Lang. Mrs. McVay was a member of United Church of Christ. She was a homemaker and seamstress. On June 21, 1946, she married Robert B. McVay, Jr., who died August...
Joanne Porter Douglass
Jan 27, 2013
Joanne Porter Douglass of Hickory died peacefully Sunday, January 27, 2013, in her home. Born February 14, 1940, she was a beloved, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin and friend. She will be deeply missed by all who knew her. Surviving are sons Brett Douglass and Matt Douglass; grandchildren Toni Mirena, Hunter Douglass and Russell Douglass; and brother William J. Porter....
Randall C. Hudgkin
Jan 25, 2013
Randall Charles Hudgkin, 69, of Washington, formerly of Hunker and Canonsburg, died Friday, January 25, 2013, in his residence. He was born December 2, 1943, in Hunker, Westmoreland County, a son of the late John Ellis and Beatrice Leah Hudgkin. Mr. Hudgkin worked as a butcher at the Canonsburg Shop-N-Save for over 35 years. He was a member of Anawanna...
George Harold Reynard
Jan 25, 2013
George Harold Reynard, 78, of Canonsburg, died January 25, 2013, in the Washington Hospital. He was born February 10, 1934, a son of the late George M. and Marjorie Howard Reynard. Mr. Reynard was a veteran of the Army, serving from September 5, 1950, until his honorable discharge on July 16, 1952, with a rank of Private, first class. He...
Mildred Marie Higgins
Jan 24, 2013
Mildred Marie Higgins, 91, of Washington, passed away peacefully in her sleep, following a brief illness, on Thursday, January 24, 2013, in the Donnell House. She was born on May 11, 1921, in Canonsburg, a daughter of Earl and Cora Amos Shrum. A lifetime resident of Washington, she attended Washington High School, until she had to drop out to help...
John "Bud" Poland
Jan 24, 2013
John R. “Bud” Poland, 87, of Monongahela, formerly of South Franklin Township, died Thursday, January 24, 2013, in his residence. He was born February 8, 1925, in Washington, a son of the late Ralph E. and Bessie Leona Sheppard Poland. Mr. Poland served in the Army during World War II. He worked for the water company before working for Coen...
Charles Wayne Keenan
Jan 22, 2013
Charles Wayne Keenan, 57, of Claysville, died Tuesday, January 22, 2013, in the Washington Hospital, following a lengthy illness. He was born October 5, 1955, in Washington, a son of the late Lloyd L. and Harriett Nora Ritter Keenan. Mr. Keenan was a graduate of McGuffey High School and served in the Marines during the Vietnam Era. He was an...
Michael Slobodgen
Jan 22, 2013
Michael Slobodgen, 43, of Washington, died on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, in the Washington Hospital. He was born on September 13, 1969, a son of Joseph and Mary Slobodgen. He had been a resident of the Washington-Greene County ARS, since 1998, where he worked in the day program. A big fan of the actor, John Travolta, he loved the movie...
