Amiah Jaylee Hanna
Jan 18, 2012
Amiah Jaylee Hanna died Wednesday, January 18, 2012, in Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC, Pittsburgh. She was born January 17, 2012, in Pittsburgh, daughter of Eric Hanna and Ashley Burk of Washington. Surviving, in addition to her parents, are two sisters, Paytton Burk and Maddison Hanna; maternal grandmother Beth (Don) King of Washington; maternal grandfather Michael Hughes of Washington; paternal grandfather...
Richard Eric Laipple
Jan 17, 2012
Richard Eric Laipple, 46, of South Franklin Township, died unexpectedly, Tuesday, January 17, 2012, in the Washington Hospital. He was born April 17, 1965, in Martins Ferry, Ohio, a son of Ronald Walter and Dorothy Virginia Soles Laipple. Mr. Laipple was a graduate of McGuffey High School and was a long-time truck driver, most recently employed by RSC Equipment Rental....
Philomena Patricelli
Jan 15, 2012
Philomena Patricelli, 74, of Washington, died Sunday, January 15, 2012, in the Washington Hospital. She was born November 20, 1937, in Washington, a daughter of Felice and Maria Domencia Testa Patricelli. Ms. Patricelli graduated from Immaculate Conception High School and later earned an associate’s degree from Penn Commercial. She worked as a utility clerk at Pennsylvania American Water Company for...
Salvatore "Sam" Mancina
Jan 13, 2012
Salvatore “Sam” Mancina, 85, of Washington, passed peacefully on Friday, January 13, 2012, surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 22, 1926, in Washington, a son of John and Rose Pallette Mancina. Mr. Mancina was a World War II veteran of the Army. Assigned to Co. G, 255th Infantry Regiment, he saw action in Central Europe. For his...
Daniel Franklin Phillips
Jan 13, 2012
Carpenter, framer was church member. Daniel Franklin Phillips, 74, of Washington, died Friday, January 13, 2012, in Kade Nursing Home, Canton Township. He was born July 3, 1937, in Washington, son of Frank and Bertha Lightner Phillips. Mr. Phillips worked in the Washington, D.C., and Virginia areas in the construction business as a carpenter/framer. He appreciated the many visits from...
Howard W. Keenan
Jan 12, 2012
Howard W. Keenan, 92, of Pittsburgh, died Thursday, January 12, 2012, in HRC Manor Care-Greentree, following a lengthy illness. He was born April 12, 1919, in Washington, a son of Thomas James Keenan Sr. and Zetta Nebling Keenan. He attended Washington schools. Mr. Keenan started flying planes in 1938 and was a crewmember on the “Spirit of Freedom” for the...
Robert "Salty" Thomas Hartzell
Jan 11, 2012
Robert Thomas “Salty” Hartzell, 81, of Washington, died on Wednesday, January 11, 2012, in his home. He was born on March 11, 1930, in Washington, a son of Robert L. and Ruth Mounts Hartzell. A 1948 graduate of Trinity High School, he was a drummer in the marching band for 4 years and also played on the baseball team. Mr....
Geraldine M. White Phillips
Jan 7, 2012
Loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Geraldine (Gerri) Mae Phillips, 88, of Washington, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2012, surrounded by family. She was born May 19th, 1923, in South Strabane Township, daughter of Newton and Alice White. Gerri was the third of seven children, James, William, Eileen, Beula, Jean and Robert. Gerri graduated from Cecil High School in 1941....
Robert Ronald Burt
Jan 7, 2012
Robert Ronald Burt, 87, of Washington, died on Saturday, January 7, 2012, in the VA Medical Center, Pittsburgh. He had been in declining health. He was born on July 29, 1924, in Washington, a son of John Paul and Florence Matilda Hartzell Burt. He had worked at Metro Glass as an operator and then as a truck driver for Gibbons...
James Anthony George
Jan 5, 2012
James Anthony George, 74, of Washington, died on Thursday, January 5, 2012, in the Washington Hospital. He was born on May 1, 1937, in Washington, a son of Noma and Sarah Saad George. After graduation from Trinity High School, Mr. George served 21 years of active duty in the U.S. Air Force as an aircraft maintenance technician. His awards include...
Daniel Joseph Frank, Sr.
Jan 4, 2012
Daniel Joseph Frank, Sr., 94, of Washington, died Thursday, January 4, 2012, in Washington County Health Center. He was born March 30, 1917, in Washington, a son of Giuseppe and Rose Donetille Franco. A World War II Army Veteran, Mr. Frank worked as a security guard at The Washington Hospital for many years. He enjoyed spending time with family, especially...
Lucy Labella Amon
Dec 27, 2011
Lucy LaBella Amon, 89, of Washington, died Tuesday, December 27, 2011, in the Washington Hospital, following a lengthy illness. She was born April 23, 1922, in Canton Township, a daughter of Daniel and Fondina Oliveto LaBella. Mrs. Amon was a 1943 graduate of Washington High School. She retired from Mike’s Packing Company, where she had worked as a counter clerk...
Mildred Lucille Spalla
Dec 24, 2011
Mildred Lucille Spalla, 92, of Glendale, Arizona, formerly of Washington, died Saturday, December 24, 2011, in Banner Thunderbird Hospital, Glendale, Arizona, following a long illness. She was born July 8, 1919, in Spring Lake Township, Tazewell County, Illinois, a daughter of Clyde Nelson Priddy and Lillian Ethel Talbot. Mrs. Spalla was a graduate of Manito (IL) Community High School and...
Mary Jubas Kania
Dec 24, 2011
Member of Holy Trinity National Catholic Church. Mary Jubas Kania, 92, of Washington, died on Saturday, December 24, 2011, in the Washington County Health Center. She was born in Seward, PA, a daughter of Michael and Jennie Lojek Jubas. Mrs. Kania worked in the dietary department of Washington and Jefferson College, as a cook and baker. She was a member...
Harold Dewayne Christopher
Dec 24, 2011
Harold DeWayne Christopher, 76, of Washington, left this life to go home, December 24, 2011. A very proud member of the Apostolic Gospel Church, he had waged a valiant battle to remain here, but this was not the way it was meant to be. On January 23, 1935, he was born in a farmhouse on Christy Road, to Ross and...
David Russell Wise
Dec 22, 2011
David Russell Wise, 59, of Amwell Township, died unexpectedly, Thursday, December 22, 2011, in Washington Hospital. He was born September 24, 1952, in Washington, a son of Frances A. Prowitt Wise of Washington and the late Russell A. Wise. Mr. Wise was a machinist for Mass Machine and formerly worked for Crile Machine and Jon D. Linn Machine Shop. He...
Charles Martin Shoemaker
Dec 22, 2011
Charles Martin Shoemaker, 93, of Washington, died Thursday, December 22, 2011, in Center for Compassionate Care, Pittsburgh, following a one-year illness. He was born October 5, 1918, in Homestead, a son of Oliver James Shoemaker and Edith Jane Eckert Shoemaker. Mr. Shoemaker served in the Navy during World War II. He was discharged on October 19, 1945, with a rank...
Margaret Therese Greco
Dec 21, 2011
Margaret Therese Greco, 81, of Scott Township, formerly of Washington, died on Wednesday, December 21, 2011, in Kane Regional Center, following a lengthy illness. She was born on June 24, 1930, in Washington, a daughter of Antonio and Michelina Magnetta Greco. A 1947 graduate of Immaculate Conception High School, she was a member of Immaculate Conception Church, and lived a...
Audrey L. Whitley
Dec 20, 2011
Audrey L. Whitley, 78, of Washington, died Tuesday, December 20, 2011, in Breese Rest Home, Claysville, after a one and a half year battle with cancer. She was born January 6, 1933, in Pittsburgh, a daughter of Clifford J. and Marie Elizabeth Sherwin Lake. Audrey was a 1950 graduate of Dormont High School and worked as an assistant manager at...
Scott Andrew Garet
Dec 20, 2011
Scott Andrew Garet, 26, of Washington, passed away peacefully at home on December 20, 2011, surrounded by his family and illuminated by the bright lights of his favorite Christmas decorations. He was born March 12, 1985, in Washington, a son of James and Rebecca Rush Garet. A non-smoker, Scott had fought unflinchingly against squamous cell and small-cell lung cancer diagnoses...
