Jennie Rosalie Kopko
Mar 8, 2012
Jennie Rosalie Kopko, 94, of Washington, died Thursday, March 8, 2012, in Presbyterian Senior Care. She was born March 14, 1917, in Washington, a daughter of Mike and Julia Kozdra Kopko. Ms. Kopko was a life-long member of Holy Trinity Church, where she served as financial secretary for more than 30 years. She also served on its building committee and...
James G. Knestrick
Mar 8, 2012
James G. Knestrick, 83, of Washington, died Thursday, March 8, 2012, in his residence. He was born April 1, 1928, in Washington, a son of Gaylord and Alice Zoeller Knestrick. Mr. Knestrick was a graduate of Washington High School and a World War II veteran of the Army Signal Corps. He was involved in the grocery business for over 40...
Joseph Wise
Mar 6, 2012
Joseph Wise, 56, of Washington, died unexpectedly, Tuesday, March 6, 2012, in the Washington Hospital. He was born July 7, 1955, in Washington, a son of the late Barney M. and Ruth Alice Bopp Wise. Mr. Wise was a 1975 graduate of Washington High School. For 15 years, he worked in security for Jessop Steel. He loved tools, especially hammers,...
Alvin Lawrence Shade
Mar 2, 2012
Alvin Lawrence Shade, 87, of South Franklin Township, died Friday, March 2, 2012, in Humbert Lane Health Care Center. He was born August 27, 1924, in Spring Glenn, a son of Lawrence and Lena Morgan Shade. Mr. Shade was a veteran of the Army. Involved with the coal mining industry for 56 years, he was a coal miner before becoming...
George L. Mruk
Mar 2, 2012
George L. Mruk, 83,of Washington, died Friday, March 2, 2012, following a long illness. Mr. Mruk was born on September 8, 1928 in Derry, PA a son of John and Mary Brehun Mruk. He served in Korea as Corporal in the U.S. Army with the 5th RTC. Upon his release from the service, he married Fannie E. Toland on July...
Carolyn Louise Jeffers
Mar 1, 2012
Carolyn Louise Jeffers, 76, of Washington, died Thursday, March 1, 2012, in the Washington Hospital. She had been in declining health the past five weeks. She was born November 18, 1935, in Washington, a daughter of the late Pete and Elizabeth “Betty” Durbin McWhorter. Mrs. Jeffers graduated from Washington High School in 1953. Immediately after graduation, she went to work...
Earl J. Doria
Feb 28, 2012
Earl J. Doria, 99, of Washington, died Tuesday, February 28, 2012, in the Washington County Health Center. He was born February 17, 1913, in Marianna, a son of George and Mary Martinelli Doria. Mr. Doria was a graduate of Washington High School. In the 1930’s he went into the Army’s Civil Conservation Corps, (C.C.C.), which was an army of civilians...
Jack Ashley O'Brien
Feb 26, 2012
Jack Ashley O’Brien, 80, of Washington, Sunday, February 26, 2012, in his residence. He was born July 17, 1931, in Washington, a son of Francis P. and Gladys Wilma Heiney O’Brien. Mr. O’Brien was a 1949 graduate of Washington High School. During the Korean War, he served in the Navy in the Mediterranean Sea. Mr. O’Brien worked as an engineer...
Howard S. " Lovey " Conn
Feb 26, 2012
Howard S. “Lovey” Conn, 95, of Washington, died Sunday, February 26, 2012, in the Washington Hospital, following a brief illness. He was born January 7, 1917, in Washington, a son of Howard and Pearl Edith Sargent Conn. Mr. Conn was a private in the United States Army, 651st Engineers Topography Battalion in Texas. Before entering the Army, he was a...
Bonnie (Betsy) Elizabeth Weaver
Feb 25, 2012
Bonnie (Betsy) Elizabeth Weaver, age 53, died at Northside Cherokee Hospital in Canton Ga., on Saturday, February 25, 2012, following a brief illness. She was born on February, 10th, 1959 in Greene County Pa. to the late Robert K. Weaver and Bernice L. Weaver - Mowell. She graduated from Trinity high School in 1977. She attended W&J College and California...
Joseph W. Bennington
Feb 25, 2012
Joseph W. Bennington – Of Chicago, formerly of Joliet, passed away Saturday, February 25, 2012. Age 81 years. Survived by his wife Mary Ann Bennington (nee Pickens) of Chicago, his brother Glenn Bennington, Jr. of Washington, PA. his sister Helen Rohm of York, PA. and several nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by his parents and a sister Elizabeth Hennen....
Hilda Ashmore Sendro Carter
Feb 23, 2012
Hilda Ashmore Sendro Carter, 87, died on February 23, 2012 in Greensboro NC. She was born August 12, 1924 in Washington PA to Henry Quinn and Mary Aurelia Ashmore. Hilda married Theodore Sendro on 12-7-1942. Ted died in 1950. Surviving are 2 daughters, Theodora Sendro Robards (Jim) of Greensboro NC and Carolyn Marie Sendro Frye (Phil) of Meadowlands PA. She...
Johnnie Lee Miller
Feb 19, 2012
Johnnie Lee Miller, 56, of Avella, died unexpectedly, Sunday, February 19, 2012, in the Washington Hospital. He was born November 20, 1955, a son of Barbara Davis Miller of Washington and the late Edward Miller. Mr. Miller graduated from Trinity High School in 1973 and was the owner/operator of Auto Trim Design for 26 years. A Jehovah’s Witness, he was...
Geraldine June Kehn
Feb 18, 2012
Geraldine June Kehn, 77, of Washington, died Saturday, February 18, 2012, in Washington County Health Center, following a three-year illness. She was born August 18, 1934, in Washington, a daughter of George D. and Mary Sickles Gatten. Mrs. Kehn was a homemaker who enjoyed reading, watching game shows on television, and spending time with children and family. On September 14,...
Eleanor H. Tressler
Feb 18, 2012
Eleanor H. Tressler, 74, died on Saturday, February 18, 2012, in the Donnell House. She was born on August 10, 1937, in Bobtown, PA, a daughter of John and Beulah Scott Hagar. A graduate of Mapletown High School in Greene County, Mrs. Tressler also graduated from Penn Commercial Business/Technical School. She had worked as a secretary for Jessop Steel and...
John Clinton Byers, Jr.
Feb 17, 2012
Active member Taylorstown Presbyterian Church. Korean War Veteran. John C. Byers, Jr., 79, of Taylorstown, died peacefully, Friday, February 17, 2012, in Hixenbaugh Personal Care Home, with his wife by his side, after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was born on September 12, 1932, in Amwell Township, a son of John C., Sr., and Olive Jones Byers. Mr....
Andrew Pasqualla, Jr.
Feb 17, 2012
Andrew Pasqualla, Jr., 88, passed away peacefully in the arms of his family, at the Washington Hospital, on Friday, February 17, 2012. He was born on July 21, 1923, in Bentleyville, a son of Andrew, Sr., and Virginia Biscardi Pasqualla, and resided on Dutch Glory Rd., in Amity, for over 50 years. Mr. Pasqualla was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran...
Thomas James Bell, Jr.
Feb 17, 2012
Thomas James Bell, Jr., 60, of Washington, died on Friday, February 17, 2012, surrounded by his wife and children, in the Washington Hospital, after a brief battle with cancer. He was born on September 25, 1951, in Washington, a son of the late Thomas James Bell, Sr., and Glenora Letbetter Aloia. Mr. Bell had worked for 24 years as a...
Michael Wayne Dunkerly
Feb 14, 2012
Michael Wayne Dunkerly, 50, of Washington, died Tuesday, February 14, 2012. He was born August 25, 1961, in Worcester, Massachusetts, a son of Charles and Carol Dunkerly. Mr. Dunkerly was the owner of a transportation company. Surviving are two sons, Michael and Ryan, both of Washington. Deceased are a brother, Jeffrey Dunkerly, and a sister, Tammy Navaro. Services will be...
Richard "Rick" A. Eakin
Feb 11, 2012
View Video TributeRichard A. “Rick” Eakin, 57, of Washington, died Saturday, February 11, 2012, in the Donnell House, after battling advanced cancer for nearly two years.He was born March 26, 1954, in Chicopee, Massachusetts, a son of the late Glade Ambrose and Leaetta A. “Sis” Huffman Eakin.Mr. Eakin was a 20-year employee of William G. Neal Funeral Homes, Ltd., where...
