Mildred Elizabeth Kelley
Feb 10, 2012
Mildred Elizabeth Merritt Kelley, 81, of Washington, died on Friday, February 10, 2012, in the Washington Hospital. She had been in declining health. She was born on May 22, 1930, in Girdletree, MD, a daughter of George W. and Viola May Pruitt Merritt. A homemaker, she was Baptist by faith. She was a member of the Washington Senior Citizens Center....
Elva Lois Bell
Feb 10, 2012
Elva Lois Bell, 91, of Mt. Pleasant Township, died Friday, February 10, 2012, in Canonsburg General Hospital. She was born May 25, 1920, in Hickory, a daughter of Elden Norman and Ida Culley Ahrns. Mrs. Bell was a 1938 graduate of Hickory High School. A homemaker and seamstress, she enjoyed needlework, sewing, and home gardening and was an avid Pittsburgh...
Betty Torboli
Feb 9, 2012
Betty Louise Torboli, 70, of Washington, died Wednesday, February 8, 2012, in the Donnell House. She was born September 19, 1941, in Hickory, a daughter of Albert William and Rose Florence Clemens Russell. She was a graduate of Washington High School and attended North Buffalo United Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Torboli was a homemaker and had worked at Rungo’s Market and...
Carole Mae Weiss
Feb 8, 2012
Carole Mae Weiss, 75, of Avella, died Wednesday, February 8, 2012, in Washington Hospital. She was born August 16, 1936, in Pittsburgh, a daughter of the late William E. and Mildred Kneiling Lewis. Mrs. Weiss was a homemaker who enjoyed league bowling, ceramics, bingo, gardening, and playing cards. She was a member of Taylorstown Presbyterian Church, Eastern Star, Taylorstown Fire...
Ralph W. Pinkney
Feb 8, 2012
Ralph Waldo Pinkney Jr., 52, of Meadowlands, died unexpectedly, Wednesday, February 8, 2012, in his residence. He was born October 17, 1959, in Washington, a son of Ralph W. Pinkney Sr. and Janice Gordon Pinkney of Marianna. He was a 1977 graduate of Beth Center High School and attended General Motors Trade School in Pittsburgh for one year. Since 1979,...
Wilma Mae Ward
Feb 8, 2012
Wilma Mae Ward, 88, of Washington, died Wednesday, February 8, 2012, in Washington County Health Center. She was born September 20, 1923, in Washington, a daughter of Russell R. and Daisy M. Ankrom Ward. Ms. Ward was a graduate of Washington High School. She was employed at Wilson’s Awnings for many years and also worked as a self-employed drapery seamstress...
Mary Ann Simpson
Feb 6, 2012
Mary Ann Simpson, 71, of Washington, died Monday, February 6, 2012, in Washington County Health Center, after being in declining health for the past two years. She was born March 14, 1940, in Sewickley, a daughter of Joseph and Mary Ann Wagurak Nesta. A 1957 graduate of Aliquippa High School, Mrs. Simpson was a homemaker and had once worked at...
Nello Mungai
Feb 6, 2012
Nello Mungai, 91, of Hickory, died Monday, February 6, 2012, in his residence. He was born July 19, 1920, in Castle Shannon, the son of Alfonso and Olida Mungai. Mr. Mungai was a 1938 graduate of Cecil High School. Nello devoted his life to farming, and firmly believed that if you took good care of your land, it would take...
William Willhoft, Jr.
Feb 5, 2012
William Willhoft, Jr., 73, of Eighty-Four, died Sunday, February 5, 2012, in Canonsburg General Hospital, following a nine year battle with Cancer. He was born October 24, 1938, in Washington, a son of William Willhoft, Sr. and Wilda Holmes Willhoft. Mr. Willhoft served honorably in the U.S. Marine Corps for nine years and received (2) Good Conduct Medals and the...
Norma J. Cooper
Feb 3, 2012
Norma J. Cooper, 66, of Washington, passed away Friday, February 3, 2012, in Donnell House. She was born August 11, 1945, in Washington, a daughter of Ralph and Viola Gallagher Anderson. Ms. Cooper worked as a nursing assistant at Washington Hospital and at various home health agencies in Washington. She enjoyed playing dart ball, attending Bingo, going to the casino,...
Corinne Madge Humphreys
Feb 2, 2012
Corinne Madge Humphreys, 100, of Washington, died on Thursday, February 2, 2012, in Southminster Place Woodside Unit of Presbyterian Senior Care. She was born on May 4, 1911, in Lone Pine, a daughter of Harry and Ethel D. Sprowls Houston. A 1929 graduate of Washington High School, she had been a 50-year member of Third United Presbyterian Church, and also...
Betty Jane Lesnock
Jan 31, 2012
Betty Jane Lesnock, 84, of Washington, died Tuesday, January 31, 2012, in Donnell House. She was born December 12, 1927, in Claysville, a daughter of Herbert and Mildred Scott Daughtery. She was a homemaker who enjoyed crafts, yarn work and crocheting. On September 17, 1957, she married Edward Eugene Lesnock, who died October 24, 2007. Surviving are a sister, Eva...
Helen B. Morris
Jan 31, 2012
Helen B. Morris, 97, of Washington, died Tuesday, January 31, 2012, in Presbyterian Senior Care. She was born November 29, 1914, in Greene County, a daughter of John L. and Sallee Sprowls Barnhart. Mrs. Morris was a homemaker and member of Laboratory Presbyterian Church and the Rebekah Lodge. On October 29, 1935, she married Kenneth L. Morris, who died May...
Dorothy Louise Hill
Jan 30, 2012
Dorothy Louise Hill, 86, of Hickory, died Monday, January 30, 2012, in Washington County Health Center. She had been in declining health the past eight months. She was born October 12, 1925, in Rea, a daughter of Loreto and Julia Zambon Dagnana. Mrs. Hill was a graduate of Hickory High School and Penn Commercial. For 25 years, she worked as...
Helen E. Yingling Joyce
Jan 29, 2012
Helen Yingling Joyce, 71, of Eighty-Four, passed away Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, after a long illness. Born May 11, 1940, Mrs. Joyce is survived by her beloved husband, James, son David (Debbie) and daughter Amy (Steven Ginsberg) as well as adoring grandchildren Aidan, Ian, Sam and Jonah. She is also survived by her loving brother James Yingling and sister-in-law Mary,...
Charlene Welch
Jan 28, 2012
Charlene Welch, 77, of Washington, died Saturday, January 28, 2012, in Humbert Lane Healthcare Center, after having been in declining health. She was born in Washington on January 27, 1935, a daughter of Lewis and Leota Hollar Welch. After graduation from Washington High School and working for Bell Telephone, she enlisted in the United States Air Force and spent a...
James R. Church
Jan 28, 2012
James R. Church, 75, of Washington, died Saturday January 28, 2012. He was born in Washington on May 5, 1936, a son of Charles W. and Grace Rodocker Church, one of seven children. Mr. Church attended Trinity Schools and served in the U.S. Military. He worked at Tri State Engineering, in Washington. On October 11, 1958, he married Betty M....
Bonnie Eryle Grim
Jan 27, 2012
Bonnie Eryle Grim, 66, of Washington, died on Friday, January 27, 2012, at Kade Nursing Home. She was born on June 30. 1945, in Washington, a daughter of Beatrice M. Phillips Brown, of Washington, and the late Lawrence Russell Brown. She was a graduate of Trinity High School. A homemaker, she was a noted local crafter, and she enjoyed freehand...
Faye Leona Townsend
Jan 27, 2012
Faye Leona Townsend. 83, of Glenn Ellen, CA, died on Friday, January 27, 2012, in the home of her daughter, in Washington. She was born on August 6, 1928, in Merced, CA, a daughter of Thomas and Esther Patchett Gaffney. Mrs. Townsend worked in the customer service department in a dry cleaning business. Surviving are 2 daughters, Debra (Michael) Veltri,...
Lincoln R. Richards
Jan 26, 2012
Lincoln R. Richards, 59, of Washington, died Thursday, January 26, 2012, at Allegheny General Hospital, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born July 25, 1952, a son of the late Lincoln R. Sr. and Flora J. Spatafore Richards. Mr. Richards graduated from Chartiers-Houston High School in 1970 and attended Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics. He was employed by Trans...
