Regina Lorraine Bingiel Watkins
Jan 21, 2011
Regina Lorraine Bingiel Watkins, 62, of Eighty Four, died Friday, January 21, 2011, in Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, following a brief illness. She was born August 16, 1948, in Washington, a daughter of Louis A. Bingiel, Jr. and Lorraine Romonoski Bingiel. Mrs. Watkins graduated from Washington High School in 1966 and from Washington Beauty Academy in 1968. A licensed cosmetologist and...
Ralph Frank Guzzo, Sr.
Jan 18, 2011
Ralph Frank Guzzo, Sr., 87, of Amity, died Tuesday, January 18, 2011, in the Washington Hospital. He was born December 4, 1923, in Arnold, a son of Pasquale and Mary Torchia Guzzo. Mr. Guzzo served in the Navy during World War II. He worked as a plumber with Local 27 and was a self-employed homebuilder. Mr. Guzzo was a member...
Elizabeth "Ellen" Fretz
Jan 18, 2011
Elizabeth “Ellen” Fretz, 80, of Canonsburg, formerly of Washington, died Tuesday, January 18, 2011, in Donnell House. She was born February 24, 1930, in Washington. Mrs. Fretz was a homemaker whose favorite holiday was Christmas. She was a member of the Polish Club and enjoyed country-western music and dancing. Mrs. Fretz was Protestant. Surviving are a son, Harley James Lowe...
Albert Folkens
Jan 17, 2011
Albert Folkens, 92, of Washington, died Monday, January 17, 2011, in Townview Health and Rehabilitation, Canonsburg. He was born June 9, 1918,I n Canonsburg, a son of Albert and Catherine McKnight Folkens. An Army veteran of World War II, Mr. Folkens served in the European Theater and was involved in campaigns in Rhineland and Central Europe. He was awarded a...
Elizabeth M. Yerman Pavkovich
Jan 15, 2011
Elizabeth Marie Yerman Pavkovich, 81, of Washington, died Saturday, January 15, 2011, in the Washington Hospital after having been in declining health. She was born in Washington on October 21, 1929, a daughter of Samuel J. and Nancy E. Bowman Yerman. Mrs. Pavkovich was a member of the Fourth Presbyterian Church. She worked for many years as a waitress at...
Barbara Marble Rasel
Jan 14, 2011
Barbara M. Rasel, 82, of Washington, died Friday, January 14, 2011, in Southmont of Presbyterian Senior Care. She was born February 25, 1928, in Washington, a daughter of the late Roy H. Marble and Gaynelle Kinder Marble. Ms. Rasel was a 1946 graduate of Washington High School. She worked as an operator for Bell Telephone for 36 years and was...
Samuel Raymond Kirschner
Jan 12, 2011
Samuel Raymond Kirschner, 84, of Washington, died Wednesday, January 12, 2011, in his residence. He was born April 16, 1926, in Hazelkirk, a son of Samuel J. and Ruth Cowan Kirschner. During World War II, Mr. Kirschner served in the Army, serving from September 27, 1944, until his honorable discharge on July 30, 1946, with a rank of Tech-5. He...
Helen G. Craig
Jan 12, 2011
Helen Gielata Craig, 88 of Washington, formerly of Wolfdale, went to be with the Lord on January 12, 2011. She was born January 16, 1922, in Zollarsville, a daughter of Michael and Anna Podmocka Gielata. Mrs. Craig was a member of Third United Presbyterian Church and attended the Washington Wesleyan Church until its closing. She was a 1940 graduate of...
Joseph "Sonny" Manfredi
Jan 12, 2011
Joseph Patsy “Sonny” Manfredi, 70, of Washington, died Wednesday, January 12, 2011, in the Washington Hospital. He was born January 15, 1940, in Washington, a son of Joseph and Betty Grimm Manfredi. Mr. Manfredi worked for 26 years at Jessop Steel where he was an inventory clerk in the specialties department. He had a green thumb and loved gardening and...
Virginia June Mason
Jan 12, 2011
View Video TributeVirginia June Mason, 84, of Washington, died Wednesday, January 12, 2011, in Donnell House. She was born June 24, 1926, in St. Mary’s, West Virginia, a daughter of William and Jessie Kellar Oldfield. Mrs. Mason was a waitress at the George Washington Hotel and the Holiday Inn. She enjoyed crafts, wood crafting, painting and traveling. Mrs. Mason was...
Lillian Grace Wright
Jan 10, 2011
Lillian Grace Wright, daughter of Eric Lee and Jessica Ann Higgins Wright, of Fredericktown, died on the day of her birth, Monday, January 10, 2011, at the Washington Hospital. Surviving, in addition to her parents, is her paternal grandfather, Donald (Mary Kay) Wright, of Republic and her maternal grandmother, Bonnie (Paul) Lindley, of Scenery Hill. Services will be held on...
Bonnie Lou Hackney
Jan 10, 2011
Bonnie Lou Hackney, 56, of Washington, died Monday, January 10, 2011, in Donnell House, following a lengthy illness. She was born January 27, 1954, in Washington, a daughter of the late Raymond Clark Hackney and Evelyn Lucille Wood Hackney. Ms. Hackney was a graduate of McGuffey High School. She worked at Howard Johnson’s, Day’s Inn, and most recently, Ponderosa. Ms....
Mary "Avon" Fischer
Jan 10, 2011
Mary A. “Avon” Fischer, 90, of Washington, died Monday, January 10, 2010, in Washington County Health Center. She was born April 9, 1920, in Washington, a daughter of George and Bertha Galaher Vernon. Mrs. Fischer was a homemaker and for 45 years an “Avon Lady.” She was a member of Meadowlands United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women. Mrs. Fischer...
Kenneth Roy Sholey
Jan 9, 2011
Kenneth Roy Sholey, 67, of Washington, died Sunday, January 9, 2011, in his residence. He was born April 4, 1943, in Latrobe, a son of George and Loretta Baird Sholey. Mr. Sholey was a veteran of the Army, serving in Germany. He managed restaurants and bars in New Castle and Derry. Mr. Sholey enjoyed playing bingo and the lottery. He...
Florence Marie Irey
Jan 8, 2011
Florence Marie Irey, 79, of Amwell Township, died unexpectedly, Saturday, January 8, 2011, in The Washington Hospital. She was born October 12, 1931, in Washington, a daughter of Paul Nelson and Surrilda Matteson. Mrs. Irey was a homemaker who enjoyed bingo, crafts, stitchery, baking cookies, and all sports, especially Pittsburgh sports. On September 29, 1952, she married Raymond Irey, Sr.,...
Ernest Ruscello, Sr.
Jan 8, 2011
Ernest Ruscello, Sr., 85, of Washington, died Saturday, January 8, 2011, in Allegheny General Hospital. He was born April 2, 1925, in Washington, a son of Vincenzo and Mildred Fragassa Ruscello. Mr. Ruscello owned and operated Ruscello Auto Body Shop for over 40 years. A World War II Veteran, he joined the Army on June 7, 1943, and served until...
Helen Naomi Day
Jan 8, 2011
Helen Naomi Day, 91, of Washington, formerly of Amwell Township, died Saturday, January 8, 2011, in Presbyterian Senior Care. She was born August 4, 1919, in Washington, a daughter of Golie and Myrtle Donley Bedillion. Mrs. Day graduated from East Washington High School in 1937 and attended Penn Commercial. She worked as a cashier and in the office at Sears...
Alice Moses Krol
Jan 7, 2011
Alice Moses Krol, 92, formerly of Washington, died Friday, January 7, 2011, in Consulate Health Care, Canonsburg. She was born September 23, 1918, in Washington, a daughter of Phillip and Sarah Abraham Moses. For 23 years Mrs. Krol worked at Washington-Greene County Tuberculosis Association, retiring as executive director. She was a member of St. Hilary Roman Catholic Church, where she...
Robert Joseph Haye
Jan 7, 2011
Robert Joseph Haye, 76, of Washington, died Friday, January 7, 2011, in Washington County Health Center. He was born July 31, 1934, in East Brady, a son of George and Mary Haye. Mr. Haye was a salesman at Washington Chevrolet and enjoyed golfing, gardening and his family. He was Catholic by faith. Surviving are three sons, Robert G. Haye (Michelle)...
