Estelle Mae Berdine
May 4, 2012
Estelle Mae Berdine, 75, of Washington, died Friday, May 4, 2012, in Humbert Lane Health Care Center. She was born July 6, 1936, in Washington, daughter of the late David R. and Helen McFall Horne. Mrs. Berdine was employed at American Heating for 23 years, retiring as supervisor. She was Protestant by faith and greatly enjoyed her family. On January...
Zachary Ryan Leddy
May 4, 2012
Zachary Ryan Leddy, 23, of Washington, died unexpectedly, Friday, May 4, 2012. He was born June 12, 1988, in Pittsburgh, son of Donald J. Leddy, Jr. and Kathleen Dwinga Leddy of Washington. Mr. Leddy worked as a laborer at Lagonda Machine. He enjoyed motorcycles and playing hockey, and was an avid Pittsburgh Penguins fan. Mr. Leddy was a member of...
William E. Vance, Jr.
May 4, 2012
William E. Vance, Jr., 43, of Washington, died Friday, May 4, 2012, in UPMC – Montefiore, Pittsburgh, following a brief illness. He was born July 4, 1968, in Washington, son of William E. (Jody) Vance, Sr. of Houston and Rose Salamone (Ralph) Murdy of Donegal. Mr. Vance attended Bentworth schools before graduating from Beth Center High School in 1986. He...
Steve "Milk" Mlecsko
May 4, 2012
Steve “Milk” Mlecsko, 82, of Washington, died on Thursday, May 3, 2012, in his residence, after a battle with cancer. He was born on June 30, 1929, in Washington, a son of John and Julia Ziemba Milk. Mr. Mlecsko attended Cook School in Bridgeville and was Catholic by faith. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served during the Korean...
Joseph Louis Gatewood, Jr.
May 4, 2012
Joseph Louis “June” Gatewood, Jr., 49, of Washington, died Friday, May 4, 2012, in his home. He was born May 3, 1963, in Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland County, a son of Catherine Franks Gatewood, of Bentleyville, and the late Joseph Louis Gatewood. Mr. Gatewood worked at Oil States in Canonsburg, as a mechanic. He enjoyed spending time with his family, riding...
Gladys Terry
May 3, 2012
Gladys Terry, 81, of Washington, died Thursday, May 3, 2012, in her residence. She was born on March 18, 1931, in Cambridge, VA, a daughter of Richard and Sally Reese Smith. She had worked for 38 years as a housekeeper at the Washington Hospital. A member and Deaconess at Friendship Baptist Church, she was very involved in her church. In...
Ronald Lee Mckenzie, Sr.
May 1, 2012
Ronald Lee McKenzie, Sr., 71, of Washington, passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2012, in the Donnell House, following a lengthy illness. He was born April 15, 1941, in Washington, son of the late Horace and Violet Mae McKenzie. Mr. McKenzie worked for Metro and Ball Glass for 25 years and later worked for Glenshaw Glass for 11 years. His family...
Harold Wayne Wise
May 1, 2012
Harold Wayne Wise, 78, of Canonsburg, died Tuesday, May 1, 2012, in Canonsburg General Hospital, following a lengthy illness. He was born April 14, 1934, in Enon, Greene County, a son of Harley and Blanche Goodwin Wise. Mr. Wise worked for the Canonsburg Street Department for 31 years and also owned Wise Landscaping. On November 23, 1962, he married Marlene...
Lori Michele Rice Emph
May 1, 2012
Lori Michele Rice Emph, 52, of Washington, died Tuesday, May 1, 2012, in Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born April 24, 1960, in Washington, daughter of Phyllis E. Bianchi Rice Phillips and the late Clarence Rice, Jr. Mrs. Emph was a 1978 graduate of Trinity High School and for the past 11 years worked as a special-needs aid at Trinity...
Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Murdoch
Apr 30, 2012
Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Murdoch, 75, of Washington, died on Monday, April 30, 2012, in UPMC, Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, after a very brief illness. She was born on May 5, 1936, a daughter of Dominic and Theresa Brizzoli Lolli. A graduate of Ambridge High School, she attended Avery United Methodist Church. Mrs. Murdoch had worked as a counter clerk for Mike’s...
Albert L. "Blackie" Dern
Apr 28, 2012
Albert Luther “Blackie” Dern, 85, of Washington, died Saturday, April 28, 2012, in HJ Heinz Veterans Administration Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born September 25, 1927, in Pittsburgh, son of Edgar L. and Catherine McNiven Dern. Mr. Dern graduated from Baxter High School in Pittsburgh. He served in the Army from August 21, 1950, until his honorable discharge on August 20,...
Robert Allen "Bob" Roble
Apr 26, 2012
Robert Allen “Bob” Roble, 78, of Washington, died on Thursday, April 26, 2012, after a brief battle with cancer. He was born on December 17, 1933, in Washington, a son of John Francis and Mable Ellen Keller Roble. He was Catholic by faith. Mr. Roble had worked at Brockway Glass Plant #27, for 35 years. In his younger years, he...
David Wilson Kauffmann, Jr.
Apr 25, 2012
David Wilson Kauffmann, Jr., 49, of Cokeburg, formerly of Bridgeton, NJ, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 25, 2012. He was born on January 11, 1963, in Bridgeton, NJ, a son of Rosemary Hadlock, of Hot Springs, AR, and the late David Wilson Kauffmann, Sr. Catholic by faith, he had worked as a heavy equipment operator in a factory. Mr. Kauffmann...
Robert Charles Mack, Sr.
Apr 24, 2012
Robert Charles Mack, Sr., 55, of Washington, died on Tuesday, April 24, 2012, in the Washington Hospital. He was born on June 4, 1956, in Washington, a son of Mary M. Cramer Kastanias, of Washington, and the late Rev. Andrew Charles Mack, Jr. Mr. Mack was an electrician, and had formerly worked as a lineman for West Penn Power Company....
Peggy Lee Barlow
Apr 23, 2012
Peggy Lee Barlow, 82, of Washington, died Monday, April 23, 2012, in the Washington Hospital. She was born September 30, 1929, in Washington, daughter of John Patrick “Ted” and Elizabeth “Lib” Newman Reilly. Mrs. Barlow was a graduate of Trinity High School and worked as a selector/packer at Brockway Glass for 10 years. She enjoyed being with her family, especially...
Mildred Amelia Uselton
Apr 21, 2012
Mildred A. Uselton, 90, of Washington, died Saturday, April 21, 2012, peacefully in her home. She was born in Richeyville on June 10, 1921, a daughter of George and Mary Anderson Bakos and had attended Centerville Schools. She was Catholic by faith and enjoyed cooking, baking pies, music and dancing. On May 4, 1940, she married Andrew “ Andy “...
Arthur P. Bristor
Apr 21, 2012
Arthur P. Bristor, 67, of Washington, passed away at Noon on April 21, 2012, in his residence, after a lengthy and hard fought battle with Cancer. He was born on March 7, 1945, in Washington, a son of the late Halden and Cecelia Carroll Bristor. Mr. Bristor was a 1963 graduate of Trinity High School. Shortly after graduating, he went...
Victor Hugo Disalvio
Apr 17, 2012
Victor Hugo (Vic) DiSalvio was called home, peacefully, on Tuesday, April 17th, 2012 surrounded by his loving family, following a brief illness. Born on November 20th, 1918 in Washington, PA., and named for his father’s favorite author, Victor was the son of the late Anthony and Marianne (Greco) DiSalvio. He was raised on Pittsburgh’s north side where he was an...
Clara Margaret Mckeag Pettit Barnhart
Apr 17, 2012
Clara Margaret McKeag Pettit Barnhart, 72, of Washington, formerly of the Thomas Campbell Apartments, died on Tuesday, April 17, 2012, in Southmont of Presbyterian Senior Care. She was born on December 16, 1939, in Washington, a daughter of the late Thomas McKeag Sr. and Irene Myers McKeag. A 1957 graduate of Washington High School, she was a homemaker. Mrs. Barnhart...
