Darrell Gene Adams
Apr 25, 2010
Darrell Gene Adams, 55, of Washington, died unexpectedly, Sunday, April 25, 2010, in his residence. He was born June 13, 1954, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a son of Rosemary Speake Templeton of New Mexico and the late Howard E. Adams. Mr. Adams was a member of First Lutheran Church. He was a welder in the construction business and a 13-year...
Andrew James Bombash, Jr.
Apr 24, 2010
Andrew James Bombash, Jr., 84, of Claysville, died Saturday, April 24, 2010, in his home, following a five year illness. He was born January 23, 1926, in Deerborn, Michigan, the son of Andrew J., Sr. and Marion Robinson Bombash. Mr. Bombash entered the U.S. Navy on April 11, 1944, serving during World War II. For his service he was awarded...
Betty Jane Phillips
Apr 21, 2010
Betty Jane Phillips, 63, of Washington, died April 21, 2010, in Donnell House, with her family by her side, following a nine-year battle with cancer. She was born September 8, 1946, in Washington, a daughter of the late George and Agnes Harkeli Hennick. Mrs. Phillips was a 1964 graduate of Trinity High School and was a homemaker who enjoyed her...
Verna Mae Martin Evans
Apr 20, 2010
Verna Mae Martin Evans, 98, of Washington, died on Tuesday, April 20, 2010, at Southmont Presbyterian Senior Care. She was born on May 11, 1911, in Washington, a daughter of William and Bertha Hewitt Ackley. Verna had been a cook at W&J College. She also had been a nurse at Manor Nursing Home on Beau Street. She enjoyed reading and...
William A. Church
Apr 19, 2010
William A. Church, 84, of Washington, died Monday, April 19, 2010, in his residence. He was born December 30, 1925, in Washington, a son of Charles W. and Grace Irene Rodocker Church. Mr. Church attended Washington High School. He was unable to graduate with his class due to joining the Navy at age 17 to serve in World War II....
Karen Denise Adams
Apr 19, 2010
Karen Denise Adams, 53, of Washington, died Monday, April 19, 2010, in Washington Hospital, following a 28-year battle with Multiple Sclerosis. She was born July 5, 1957, in Washington, a daughter of Raymond and Olga Marra Thompson. Mrs. Adams graduated from Washington High School and was a homemaker who enjoyed arts and crafts. She was a member of First Lutheran...
Dolores Marie Talerico
Apr 19, 2010
Dolores (Dolly) Talerico of Washington, died unexpectedly on April 19, 2010, in Washington Hospital. She was born on April 25, 1930, the daughter of the late Anthony and Anna Mae Cresswell Selvaggi. On August 25, 1946, she married Thomas Talerico in St. Hilary's church. They were married for 58 years before he passed away. In addition to being a lifelong...
Margaret Wright
Apr 17, 2010
Margaret "Peggy Sue" Wright, 66, of Washington, formerly of Carmichaels, died Saturday, April 17, 2010, in her residence. She was born March 9, 1944, in Crucible, a daughter of Russell J. and Dorothy Pauline Ruth Booze. Mrs. Wright was a homemaker who enjoyed her family, friends and grandchildren. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Carmichaels. Her husband,...
Justin Daniel Leddy
Apr 17, 2010
Justin Daniel Leddy, 27, of Washington, died unexpectedly, April 17, 2010. He was born April 18, 1982, in Pittsburgh, a son of Donald J. Leddy, Jr. and Kathy Dwinga Leddy of Washington. He was a graduate of McGuffey High School. Mr. Leddy was a member of Heritage Jeep Club and enjoyed working on his jeep and camping. He especially enjoyed...
Melvin Harold Arthur, Sr.
Apr 15, 2010
Melvin Harold Arthur, Sr., 73, of Chartiers Township, died Thursday, April 15, 2010, in the Washington Hospital, following a brief illness. He was born January 20, 1937, in Washington, a son of Glenn N. and Freda Chivers Arthur. Mr. Arthur was a graduate of Chartiers High School and worked as a truck driver for Chartiers Township for 20 years. He...
Donald Broggi
Apr 14, 2010
Donald James Broggi, of Washington, Pa died peacefully at his home with his family, following a protracted struggle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was 80 years old. Born August 6, 1929 in Gallatin, Pa, one of three children, to James and Mabel Sickles Broggi, he was an avid sports enthusiast who loved baseball, football and boxing. He also maintained lifelong passions...
Delbert Wayne Armstrong
Apr 9, 2010
Delbert Wayne Armstrong, 70, of Washington, died Friday, April 9, 2010, in his residence. He was born October 26, 1939, in Washington, a son of Robert Earl and Garnet Edna Noble Armstrong. He was a member of Fourth Presbyterian Church. On August 1, 1958, he married Peggy Joan Beckner, who survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Diana Lynn Armstrong Prowitt...
Marcella Morgan Gantz
Apr 8, 2010
Marcella E. Morgan Gantz, 87, of Wheeling, West Virginia, formerly of Washington, died Thursday, April 8, 2010, in Wheeling Hospital. She was born January 31, 1923, in Horning, Pennsylvania, daughter of Stephen Isaac and Susan Wisneski Morgan. Mrs. Gantz was a member of Immaculate Conception Church, Washington. Retiring from Citizens Library in 1990, she enjoyed volunteering at the library after...
Mary T. Proia
Apr 7, 2010
Our beloved mother, Teresa Maria “Mary” Lombardo Proia, 84, passed away peacefully with her loving family by her side, on Wednesday, April 7, 2010, in the Washington Hospital, following a lengthy illness. Mary resided with her daughter and family in Canonsburg. She was a lifelong member of Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church in Washington. She was born August 15, 1925,...
Victor George Bober
Apr 6, 2010
Victor George Bober, 68, of Washington, died unexpectedly, Tuesday, April 6, 2010. He was born April 19, 1941, in Washington, a son of Walter and Viola Garbinski Bober. Mr. Bober was a graduate of Trinity High School and worked as a utility man for Allegheny Power for 38 years. Mr. Bober was an avid fisherman and enjoyed being outdoors, gardening,...
Eleanor Rose Rossell
Apr 5, 2010
Eleanor Rose Rossell, 79, of Washington, died Monday, April 5, 2010, in Washington County Health Center, Chartiers Township. She was born October 6, 1930, in Duquesne, a daughter of Alexander Sandor and Rose Dudas Marakovszky. Mrs. Rossell was a graduate of Duquesne High School. She was a clerk at Jim's Stop and Shop in Prosperity of 20 years and was...
Abryanna Nicole Ellis
Apr 4, 2010
Abryanna Nicole Ellis died on the day of her birth, Sunday, April 4, 2010, in the Washington Hospital. Surviving are her parents, Ashley N. McKean of Eighty-Four and John E. Ellis of Washington; maternal grandparents, James McKean, Sr. of Bentleyville, Rob and Tracy Silver of Eighty-Four; paternal grandparents, James and Cindy Ellis, Jr. of Washington; maternal great-grandparents, Evelyn Molisee, Patricia...
Angelo J. Rech
Apr 2, 2010
Angelo J. Rech, 85, of Washington, died Friday, April 2, 2010. He was born January 12, 1925, in Arden, a son of Antonio and Angela Bof Rech. Mr. Rech graduated from Trinity High School and was a lifetime member of Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church in Washington. On May 5, 1943, he entered the U.S. Army, and for his service...
Ronald Eugene Houston
Apr 2, 2010
Ronald Eugene Houston, 63, of Washington, died peacefully in his home, Friday, April 2, 2010, with family members at his side, following a lengthy illness. He was born September 16, 1946, in Washington, a son of the late Charles Houston, Sr. and Grace Anderson Houston. Mr. Houston worked at Moly Corp and Robinson Pipe. He was Protestant by faith. Mr....
Lois Jean Cowden
Apr 1, 2010
Lois Jean Cowden, 87, of Hickory, died Thursday, April 1, 2010, in Washington County Health Center, following a brief illness. She was born April 22, 1922, in Canonsburg, a daughter of William Woods Gladden and Mary Peacock Gladden. She was a homemaker who enjoyed gardening, flowers, and being with her grandchildren. On November 1, 1941, she married Joseph A. Cowden,...
