Relmond Racleigh Leeland
Mar 12, 2010
Relmond Racleigh “Ray” Leeland, 82, of Canonsburg, died Friday, March 12, 2010, following a five-year illness. He was born October 12, 1927 in Washington, D.C., a son of Mary Virginia Byram. During World War II, Mr. Leeland served in the United States Navy for 3 years. He was honorably discharged on November 3, 1947, as a Storekeeper, third class. Mr....
Elizabeth (Betty) Spence
Mar 12, 2010
Elizabeth “Betty” Smith Spence, 79, a lifelong resident of Washington, died peacefully at The Washington Hospital on Friday, March 12, 2010. She was born Christmas Day, 1930, the second daughter of Clarence and Florence Smith. She was a member of Washington High School class of 1948, and then went on to work for Bell Telephone. In 1954 she married Alvin...
Edward A. Moninger
Mar 11, 2010
Edward A. Moninger, 68, of Houston, Texas, died March 11, 2010, in Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston. He was born November 25, 1941, in Washington, a son of Margaret A. Jordan Moninger Bonner of Washington and the late Orley Delbert “Buck” Moninger. Mr. Moninger graduated from Bridgeport High School in Bridgeport, West Virginia and, in 1966, graduated from West Virginia University...
Rev. Linda Kay Ackley
Mar 10, 2010
Rev. Linda Kay Ackley, 62, of Washington, died Wednesday, March 10, 2010, in the Donnell House, following a ten-year illness. She was born June 18, 1947, in Warren, Ohio, a daughter of Allen and Elsie Beabout Ackley. Rev. Ackley was a member of St. John’s Baptist Church in Lawrence and was a homemaker. She was avidly involved in the Washington...
Joanna Braden Schott
Mar 9, 2010
Joanna Braden Schott, 94, of Washington, died Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in The Washington Hospital. She was born on June 28, 1915, in Washington, a daughter of Charles Edward and Sarah Alice Paul Braden. Mrs. Schott worked as a cashier at the George Washington Hotel, from 1934 until 1936. She was a secretary at the PA Department of Transportation, from...
Adella Bober
Mar 6, 2010
Adella Bober, 83 of Washington, died Saturday, March 6, 2010, in Washington Hosptial. She was born October 22, 1926, in Avella, a daughter of John and Emily Jamerone Cheze. Mrs. Bober attended St. Hilary Roman Catholic Church. She was a member of the Polish Club, and enjoyed her grandchildren, cooking, crocheting, bowling, bingo, and spending time at the Meadows. Mrs....
Wyatt James Miller
Mar 5, 2010
Wyatt James Miller, 2, of Dilliner, died Friday, March 5, 2010, in his home, as a result of a house fire. He was born June 25, 2007, in Washington, a son of Everett Lee Miller III of Dilliner and Jennifer Lynn Proctor. He attended Apostolic Church. Surviving, in addition to his parents, are a brother, Timothy Jacob Proctor, and a...
Donna Darlene Miller
Mar 5, 2010
Donna Darlene Miller, 49, of Dilliner, died Friday, March 5, 2010, in her home, as a result of a house fire. She was born February 7, 1961, in Washington, a daughter of Betty Lou Prosser Anderson of Washington and the late Donald E. Anderson Sr. Mrs. Miller was a homemaker and member of Apostolic Church. She was a member of...
George Robert Riggle
Mar 5, 2010
George Robert “Bob” Riggle, 90, of Washington, died Friday, March 5, 2010, in Canonsburg General Hospital. He was born October 16, 1919, in Claysville, a son of Charles Leslie and Ona Susan Hunt Riggle. On August 14, 1942, Mr. Riggle entered the Army Air Force, where his military specialty was Radio Operator Mechanic. He attained the rank of sergeant and...
Frederick James Schneider
Mar 3, 2010
Frederick James Schneider, 62, of Washington, died Wednesday, March 3, 2010, in the Washington Hospital. He was born September 22, 1947, in Washington, a son of the late Donald and Ann Morris Schneider. Mr. Schneider was a Senior Purchasing Agent at Ferro Corporation, where he worked for 33 years. He was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, Western Pennsylvania Archaeological...
George Allen Johnson
Mar 2, 2010
George Allen Johnson, 75, of Washington, died Tuesday, March 2, 2010, following a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born April 11, 1934, in Amwell Township, a son of the late Marion C. and Nettie Kelsey Johnson. Mr. Johnson attended Vankirk School, a one-room schoolhouse in Vankirk Station and was a 1954 graduate of Trinity High School. On...
Sally Sue Samida
Mar 1, 2010
Sally Sue Samida, 65, of Shadyside, Ohio, formerly of Washington, died Monday, March 1, 2010, in Valley Hospice Care Center South, Liza’s Place, following a lengthy illness. She was born February 22, 1945, in Prosperity, a daughter of John Dewey and Roxie Pearl Longstreath McNay. A graduate of Washington High School, Mrs. Samida had worked at Lang’s, Imperial Cleaners and...
Janice Putran
Mar 1, 2010
Janice Putran, 66, of Meadowlands, died Monday, March 1, 2010, in the Washington Hospital, following a lengthy illness. She was born September 14, 1943, in Washington, a daughter of Edith McCartney Martin of Washington and the late Joseph Martin. Mrs. Putran worked at SNPJ Club for 20 years and most recently at Danny’s Restaurant. She enjoyed being outdoors and spending...
Ethel (Reni) Johnson
Feb 28, 2010
Ethel Loreen “Reni” Johnson, 45, of Washington, died unexpectedly, Sunday, February 28, 2010, in her residence. She was born September 17, 1964, in Washington, a daughter of Roy Johnson of Washington and the late Eleanor Chandler. A 1982 graduate of Trinity High School, Ms. Johnson was a homemaker who enjoyed taking care of kids, talking with friends and family, cooking...
Lois Irene Carl
Feb 28, 2010
Lois Irene Patterson Carl, 79, of Washington, died Sunday, February 28, 2010 at the Washington Hospital, after a lengthy illness. She was born September 19, 1930, in Beallsville, PA, a daughter of Lloyd Taylor and Rheba “R. Pearle” Doty Patterson. Mrs. Carl had worked as an aide at the Mayview State Hospital for 10 years. She was a member of...
Margarete Waltraud Maloy
Feb 25, 2010
Member of Church of the Covenant Margarete Waltraud Maloy, 81, of Washington, died Thursday, February 25, 2010, in Washington Hospital. She was born September 20, 1928, in Stettin, Germany, a daughter of Ernst and Margaret Kopplin Damerow. Mrs. Maloy worked at RCA in Meadow Lands for 28 years and JCPenney for 17 years. She was a member of Church of...
Marie Flora Lindley Bennett
Feb 25, 2010
Marie Flora Lindley Bennett, 90, of Amwell Township, died Thursday, February 25, 2010, in Donnell House. She was born March 15, 1919, in East Finley Township, a daughter of Elias Sanford and Minnie Ritchea Lindley. Mrs. Bennett was a homemaker who enjoyed sewing, canning and reading her Bible. She was a member of Church of the Living God. On May...
Glade A. Eakin
Feb 23, 2010
Glade Ambrose Eakin, 80, of Washington, died Tuesday, February 23, 2010, in Donnell House. He was born May 7, 1929, in Washington, a son of Fred Ward Eakin and Nellie Marie Tennant Eakin. Mr. Eakin was a 1947 graduate of Washington High School, where he participated in football, baseball and basketball. In October 1970, after 22 years of service, Master...
Janet Beckinger Jeffers
Feb 21, 2010
Janet Beckinger Jeffers, 60, of Houston, left to be with the angels on Sunday, February 21, 2010, at the Donnell House, surrounded by her family. She was born November 22 1949, in Washington, a daughter of Evelyn Ruscello Beckinger and the late Bill Beckinger. Mrs. Jeffers graduated from Immaculate Conception High School in 1967, and then attended Penn Commercial until...
Levie Tagtmeyer
Feb 20, 2010
Levie Tagtmeyer, 27, of Washington, died Saturday, February 20, 2010, in the Washington Hospital. He was born March 28, 1982, in Oakella, Nebraska. Mr. Tagtmeyer was a former dog groomer. He was a social member of the VFW. Mr. Tagtmeyer enjoyed being with people and those closest to him said “to know him was to love him.” He enjoyed plants...
