Rose A. Jones
Aug 20, 2012
Rose A. Jones, 88, of Washington, died Monday, August 20, 2012, in the Washington Hospital, following a 14-month illness. She was born January 15, 1924, in Washington, a daughter of Anthony Lekwart and Nellie Jastszemski Lekwart. Mrs. Jones graduated from Immaculate Conception High School. A homemaker, she had worked at Tygart Valley Glass as a packer-inspector and was also a...
Frances Theresa Blyth
Aug 19, 2012
Frances Theresa Blyth, 63, of Washington, died Sunday, August 19, 2012, in her residence. She had been courageously battling breast cancer since April 2009. She was born May 12, 1949, in Pittsburgh, the daughter of the late Stephen J. and Frances T. Grebiner Doby. A graduate of St. Augustine High School, Mrs. Blyth worked as a clerk-typist for the PA...
Joan Hazlett Verderber
Aug 19, 2012
Joan Hazlett Verderber Flora Joan Hazlett Verderber, 82, of Washington, died on Sunday, August 19, 2012, in the Washington Hospital. She was born on June 7, 1930, in Washington, a daughter of George Dewey and Pauline Wilson Hazlett. She was a graduate of Trinity High School. In her early married years, she had worked at G.C. Murphy’s, before becoming a...
Burton S. Mounts
Aug 18, 2012
Burton S. Mounts, 63, of Washington, died on Saturday, August 18, 2012, in the Washington Hospital. He was born on August 24, 1948, in Avella, a son of the late Lester W. and Anne Beddar Mounts. Mr. Mounts worked for Pennsylvania Transformer as a machine operator. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, having served during the Vietnam...
Eva Lou Clark
Aug 17, 2012
Eva Lou Clark (Higinbotham), 94, died on Friday, August 17, 2012, at Consulate Retirement Village of North Strabane. She was born on October 11, 1917, in Fayette County, a daughter of the late Nathanial E. and Grace Lynn Higinbotham. Mrs. Clark graduated from Trinity High School, and Uniontown Hospital School of Nursing. Following her nurse’s training, she worked as a...
Helen Yurik
Aug 16, 2012
Helen Yurik, 85, of Washington, died on Thursday, August 16, 2012, in the Washington Hospital, following a brief illness. She was born on August 12, 1927, in Washington, a daughter of Steven and Louise Gersna Sitko. A member of Calvary Temple, she had worked for 25 years at Thorofare Market. Mrs. Yurik enjoyed doing word-find puzzles. On September 6, 1947,...
Elmer Earl Raymer
Aug 16, 2012
Elmer Earl Raymer, 74, of Washington, died Thursday, August 16, 2012, in Donnell House. He was born January 9, 1938, in Richhill Township, Greene County, a son of Harry and Irene Raymer. Mr. Raymer was a 1955 graduate of West Greene High School. He was a veteran of the Marine Corps, serving from December 15, 1955, until his honorable discharge...
Lillian Ealy Moyar
Aug 15, 2012
Lillian Ealy Moyar, 85, of Washington, died Wednesday, August 15, 2012, in The Washington Hospital, following a lengthy illness. She was born July 18, 1927, in Time, Greene County, daughter of the late Thomas Frye Ealy and Bessie Huffman Ealy. Mrs. Moyar lived in North Port, Florida for 19 years, returning to Washington three years ago. She had worked as...
Edna Louise Main
Aug 14, 2012
Edna Louise “Wimp” Main, 79, of Washington, died August 14, 2012, in Donnell House. She was born April 3, 1933, in Washington, daughter of the late Harold Baker Hayden and Ruth Ann Fender Hayden. Mrs. Main was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking and flower gardening. She also enjoyed collecting Elvis memorabilia. Her husband, Everett E. Main, Sr., is deceased. Surviving...
Marsha Ann Martinelli
Aug 12, 2012
Marsha Ann Martinelli, 54, of Pittsburgh, died Sunday, August 12, 2012. She was born November 19, 1957, in Washington, a daughter of Richard Floyd Poland, Sr. and Norma Jean Lang Poland, both of Washington. Mrs. Martinelli was a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh. For 30 years, she worked for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center/Presbyterian Hospital, retiring as supervisor...
Peggy Ann Mason
Aug 11, 2012
Peggy Ann Mason, 84, of Hickory, died Saturday, August 11, 2012, in the Donnell House. She was born on June 24, 1928 and was the daughter of Lewis and Rose A. Price Wilson. On May 27, 1950, she married Ralph A. Mason, who died on November 15, 2001. Mrs. Mason was a home maker. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, bird watching,...
Betty Lou Wright
Aug 10, 2012
Betty Lou Barnhart Rizor Wright, 66, of Washington, died on Friday, August 10, 2012, in her home, following a brief illness. She was born on September 22, 1945, in Spring Hill Township, a daughter of the late William Henry and Dora Lea Miles Barnhart. She was a graduate of Stratford Institute. Mrs. Wright was very active in Beulah Baptist Church,...
Patricia Makowski Twardon
Aug 10, 2012
Patricia Makowski-Twardon, 71, of Washington, died Friday, August 10, 2012, in the Donnell House, Washington. She was born August 28, 1940, in Pittsburgh, a daughter of Leonard and Anastasia Rogala Makowski. Mrs. Makowski-Twardon was a graduate of South Side High School and Bradley University, where she studied art for four years. She last worked at Serv-Pro Cleaning-Restoration, as a supervisor,...
Michael J. Lesko, Jr.
Aug 9, 2012
Michael J. Lesko, Jr, 76, of Washington, passed away on Thursday, August 9, 2012. He was a son of the late Michael and Ann Skowronski Lesko. Mr. Lesko is survived by 2 daughters, Terri (John) Tineri, of Lantana, FL and Michaelene (Brad) Severyn, of Canonsburg; 4 granddaughters, Sydney, Abby and Julia Severyn and Michaelene Tineri and 2 sisters, Patty Bell...
Margaret B. Collis
Aug 9, 2012
Margaret B. Collis, 88, of Washington, died on Thursday, August 9, 2012, in her home. She was born on September 21, 1923, in Washington, a daughter of Nick and Helen White Bell. A 1941 graduate of Washington High School, she was a member of Fairhill Manor Christian Church. Mrs. Collis had worked for 25 years for A&P, at Duncan Miller,...
Tyler James Roy
Aug 8, 2012
View Video TributeTyler James Roy, 19, of Washington, formerly of Woonsocket, RI, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 8, 2012.He was born on July 21, 1993, in Woonsocket, RI, a son of James and Angel Carignan Corbett.A 2011 graduate of Washington High School, he was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.He worked for ROC Service Company.Mr. Roy enjoyed riding quads,...
Danny "Boone" Allan Frazier
Aug 6, 2012
Danny “Boone” Frazier THS Hall of Fame Wrestler Danny “Boone” Frazier, 60, of Washington, died Monday, August 6, 2012, in Washington Hospital, surrounded by his family, following a brief, but courageous fight with cancer. He was born on August 31, 1951, in Washington, a son of Dutch and Diane Frazier, who survive. Mr. Frazier graduated from Trinity High School, class...
Julius S. Skoczylas
Aug 5, 2012
He was born on December 29, 1923, in Washington, a son of Jacenty and Tillie Skoczylas. He had attended Trinity High School. Mr. Skoczylas had worked for Fisher Body Plant, before working for, and retiring from, General Motors in West Mifflin. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served during World War II, with Company A 148th Engineer Combat Battalion...
Margaret Oslund Burns
Aug 4, 2012
Margaret Oslund Burns, 91, of Washington, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 4, 2012, in the Donnell House, following a lengthy illness. She was born on February 3, 1921, a daughter of the late Gust and Edna Johnson Oslund. A graduate of Washington High School, Mrs. Burns had worked for more than 20 years as a secretary at Fairmont Supply....
Mark Thomas Swan, Jr.
Aug 4, 2012
Mark Thomas Swan, Jr., 34, of Glendale, AZ, formerly of Washington, died unexpectedly on Saturday, August 4, 2012, in the home that he shared with his father. He was born on February 25, 1978, in Washington, a son of Mark Thomas Swan, Sr., of Glendale, AZ and Sue Ellen Staggers Swan, of Washington. Mr. Swan had attended Trinity High School,...
