Andrew Joseph Pitek
Jan 28, 2011
Andrew Joseph Pitek, 50, of Washington, died Friday, January 28, 2011, in Donnell House. He was born September 7, 1960, in Greene County, a son of John and Anne Wright Pitek. Mr. Pitek was Catholic. He attended Washington-Green ARS Adult Training and loved to sing. Deceased is a brother, Frank Pitek. Burial will be private in Forest Lawn Gardens, McMurray.
Emanuel "Randy" Randazzo
Jan 27, 2011
Emanuel Matteo “Randy” Randazzo, 80, of Washington, died unexpectedly, Thursday, January 27, 2011, in the Washington Hospital. He was born May 7, 1930, in Pittsburgh, a son of Matteo and Agatha Campise Randazzo. Mr. Randazzo attended Pittsburgh schools before moving to Washington and graduating from Washington High School in 1948. He attended DeForest Training Institute in Chicago for two years...
Sammy Osso, Jr.
Jan 27, 2011
Samuel “Sammy” Alfred Osso, Jr., 45, of Washington, died unexpectedly on Thursday, January 27, 2011, at his residence. He was born on August 11, 1965, in Washington, a son of Samuel A., Sr. and Patricia Agnew Osso. Mr. Osso had worked at Osso’s Pizza since his youth, and in more recent years he worked there as the manager. He was...
William Paxton Shriver, Jr.
Jan 24, 2011
William Paxton Shriver, Jr., 57 of Prosperity, died Monday, January 24, 2011, in his residence, following a lengthy illness. He was born June 18, 1953, in Washington, a son of Opal Mae Mayne Shriver of Washington and the late William P. Shriver, Sr. Mr. Shriver attended Triangle Tech for one year and Rick’s College in Idaho for one year. He...
Clara Jakubek
Jan 24, 2011
Clara D. Jakubek, 95, of Meadowlands, died Monday, January 24, 2011, in Presbyterian Senior Care, Washington. She was born February 17, 1915, in Rich Hill, Chartiers Township, a daughter of Thomas and Victoria Krosky Duskey. Mrs. Jakubek worked at J.C. Penney’s for eight years, retiring in 1976. She was Catholic by faith. On May 19, 1946, she married John Jakubek,...
Clara Russell Turk
Jan 23, 2011
Clara Bell Russell Turk, 70, of Washington, formerly of Westland, died Sunday, January 23, 2011, in Canonsburg Hospital. She had been ill since July 2010. She was born May 19, 1940, in Hickory, a daughter of Albert William Russell and Rose Elmira Florence Clemens Russell. Mrs. Turk was a homemaker who had worked at American Hardware Manufacturer for five years....
Joseph F. Goldie
Jan 21, 2011
Joseph F. Goldie, 81, of Washington, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, January 21, 2011, in his residence. He was born May 1, 1929, in Pittsburgh, a son of Joseph and Marie Goldie. On June 14, 1951, he entered the U.S. Army and served as a CIC Agent. He was awarded a Good Conduct Medal and...
Bernard Lee Mace
Jan 21, 2011
Bernard Lee Mace, 76, of Claysville, died Friday, January 21, 2011, in The Washington Hospital. He was born May 3, 1934, in Spencer, WV, a son of Romie and Belle Lattae Mace. Mr. Mace was a machinist at Brockway Glass for thirty years and also worked at Mac Plastic for ten years. He was a member of the First Church...
Helen Day Barlow
Jan 21, 2011
Helen Day Barlow, 89, of Washington, died January 21, 2011, in Southmont of Presbyterian Senior Care. Helen was born December 1, 1921, in Washington, Pa, the daughter of Paul H. and Romaine Keeney Day. She graduated from Trinity High School in 1940. She was employed by Production Credit for several years and then by the law firm of Bloom, Bloom,...
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...
