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Catherine J. Lawton
Apr 6, 2012
Catherine Jeanne Lawton, 83, of Herndon, Virginia, died April 6, 2012. She was born October 3, 1928, in Washington, daughter of Charles Frederick and Edith May Hagen Moore. Mrs. Lawton worked at First Virginia Bank for 27 years, retiring as vice president of student loans. She was an avid gardener when her health permitted. On March 12, 1946, she married...
Evelyn M. Farabee
Apr 5, 2012
Evelyn Mae Farabee, 92, of Washington, died Thursday, April 5, 2012, in Kade Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born July 20, 1919, in Canonsburg, a daughter of Earl and Cora Amos Shrum. Mrs. Farabee was a 1936 graduate of Washington High School and worked as an inspector-packer at Duncan Miller for 40 years. She enjoyed spending time with her...
James Lawrence Mccarren, Jr.
Apr 5, 2012
View Video TributeJames Lawrence McCarren, Jr., 80, of Washington, died unexpectedly on Thursday, April 5, 2012, in the Washington Hospital. He was born on August 6, 1931, in Pittsburgh, a son of Loretta McCarren. A graduate of Central Catholic High School, he was a member of Miraculous Medal Church. Mr. McCarren served in the U.S. Army, during the Korean War....
Carl Joseph Nicolella
Apr 2, 2012
Carl Joseph Nicolella, 94, of Washington, died Monday, April 2, 2012, in his residence. He was born September 1, 1917, in Washington, a son of Antonio and Rosario D’Alessandro Nicolella. Mr. Nicolella graduated from Washington High School. He had worked for Pennsylvania Department of Highways and as a route salesman for Nichols Bakery. Mr. Nicolella was a member of Immaculate...
Alfred Adam Kavolak
Apr 2, 2012
Alfred Adam Kavolak, 82, of Washington, died Monday, April 2, 2012, in Washington County Health Center, following a brief illness. He was born November 29, 1929, in Washington, a son of Joseph and Angeline Boroski Kavolak. Mr. Kavolak served in the Army with the 82nd Airborne, spending two years in Italy. He was honorably discharged on May 26, 1949. Mr....
Serenity Ann St. Vincent
Apr 1, 2012
Serenity Ann St. Vincent died on the day of her birth, Sunday, April 1, 2012, in the Washington Hospital. Surviving are her parents, Kayla Elaine Clark and John William St. Vincent Jr. of Washington; a brother, Skyler Burch; maternal grandparents, Sandra Allen and Richard Hilliard of Washington; paternal grandparents, Julie and John St. Vincent of Washington; maternal great-grandparents, Jeannette Roble...
Opal Louise Spence Jones
Mar 31, 2012
Opal Louise Spence Jones, 91, of Washington, died Saturday, March 31, 2012, in Town View Nursing Care after having been in declining health. She was born in Washington on May 16, 1920, a daughter of Rea T. and Faye H. Watters Spence and was a graduate of Washington High School. On May 15, 1951, she married Oscar “ Buck “...
William Melvin Bainer
Mar 30, 2012
Retired Navy June 27, 1955 – March 30, 2012 William Melvin Bainer, 56, of Meadowlands, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 30, 2012, after a courageous 2 ½ year battle with heart disease. He was born on June 27, 1955, in Washington, a son of the late Edward and Anna Mae Bainer. Mr. Bainer was a proud Navy Veteran, of...
Mary F. Romano
Mar 30, 2012
Mary Frances Romano, 90, of Washington, died on Friday, March 30, 2012, in the Washington County Health Center, following a 7-year illness. She was born on October 31, 1921, in Shinnston, WV, a daughter of Sam and Rosa Perry Were. A homemaker, she had previously worked for 30 years at Davidson Cable Vulcanizing, as a cable splicer. Her greatest joy...
Elbert Earl Minor
Mar 30, 2012
Caught glory train to Heaven. Elbert Earl Minor, 79, of Prosperity, died on Friday, March 30, 2012, in the Washington Hospital. He was born on September 3, 1932, in Proctor, WV, a son of the late, Charles W. and Violet Allman Minor. Mr. Minor had worked for Brockway Glass, and was a member of Beulah Baptist Church in Graysville, where...
Marie A. Isiminger
Mar 29, 2012
Marie Anna Isiminger Marie Anna Isiminger, 83, of Washington, died Thursday, March 29, 2012, in her residence. She was born May 24, 1928, in Monongahela, a daughter of James M. and Louise Diebold Prall. Mrs. Isiminger was a homemaker who enjoyed flower gardening, fellowship with family and friends, and pets, especially dogs. Mrs. Isiminger was Christian by faith. On February...
William C. Selvaggi
Mar 26, 2012
William Carmello Selvaggi, 76, of Washington, died Monday, March 26, 2012 in UPMC-Presbyterian Hospital, following a brief illness. He was born January 13, 1936, in Washington, a son of Antonio and Anna May Criswell Selvaggi. Mr. Selvaggi worked as an assistant foreman on the labor gang at Jessop Steel. He enjoyed working, finishing concrete and baking bread. Mr. Selvaggi was...
Ruth Ellen Comfort
Mar 26, 2012
Ruth Ellen Comfort, 67, of Washington, died on Monday, March 26, 2012, in the Donnell House, after a long struggle with cancer. She was born On September 28, 1944 in Washington, a daughter of Joseph and Laura Standiford Comfort. A graduate of Washington High School, she also received a degree from Penn Commercial Beauty School. Ruth was a self-employed beautician...
Curtis R. Gregg
Mar 25, 2012
Took another part of mother’s heart Curtis Robert Gregg, Sr., 60, of Washington, died unexpectedly on Sunday, March 25, 2012, in his residence. He had formerly lived for 30 years in Texas and Arizona, after serving in the U.S. Navy. He was born on September 13, 1951, in Washington, a son of Audrey Ruth Chipps Gregg, of Washington, and the...
Eileen K. Block
Mar 23, 2012
Went home to Jesus Eileen K. Block, 75, of Eighty-Four, died on Friday, March 23, 2012, in the Washington County Health Center. She was born on December 5, 1936, in Canonsburg, a daughter of Charles and Dora M. Vaughn Stevens. After graduating from high school, she went on to receive a degree from Penn Commercial Business and Technical School. She...
James Glenn Roney
Mar 22, 2012
James Glenn Roney, 64, of Buffalo Village, died March 22, 2012, in the Washington Hospital, following a three-month illness. He was born July 19, 1947, in Washington, a son of the late Paul Glenn and Marjorie Ellen Hughes Roney. He was a resident of Buffalo Village for the past 34 years. Mr. Roney worked for Coen Oil Company for 36...
Mary Jane Cordy Dinsmore
Mar 21, 2012
Mary Jane (Janie) Dinsmore died Wednesday, March 21, 2012, at Emeritus, an assisted living facility; her health had been declining the last few years. She was born on August 11, 1928, in West Middletown, PA to Clyde and Mae Williams and had a twin sister, Martha. She graduated from East Washington High School in 1946. In 1947 she married Robert...
Ruth Irene Davis
Mar 20, 2012
Ruth Irene Beck Davis, 81, of Washington, died Tuesday, March 20, 2012, in her home. She was born July 26, 1930, in Washington, daughter of the late George Beck and Thelma Tarr. Mrs. Davis graduated from Washington High School in 1948 and went to work at the Hillsview Clinic as a secretary to the director. She remained there until the...
Joseph Edward Luster
Mar 19, 2012
Joseph Edward Luster, 65, of West Finley, formerly of Auburndale, Florida, died Monday, March 19, 2012, in the Washington Hospital, following a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born September 17, 1946, in Washington, a son of the late Frances Claire Luster. After attending Avella schools, he entered the U.S. Marine Corps on January 13, 1965, and for his service...
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