Patricia Ann Silvers
May 5, 2010
Patricia Ann Silvers, 56, of Washington, died on Wednesday, May 5, 2010, at the Washington Hospital. She had been ill since 1977. She was born on September 13, 1953, in Clarksburg, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Clyde E. and Nancy Liberati Fenton. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Silvers belonged to Liberty United Methodist Church. On October 20, 1973,...
Harry Wayne Trussell, Sr.
May 1, 2010
Harry Wayne Trussell, Sr., 50, of Washington, died Saturday, May 1, 2010, in the Donnell House. He was born February 24, 1960, in Washington, PA, a son of Harry and Mabel Newman Trussell. Mr. Russell worked for 10 years at AC Dellovade, as an ironworker. He was Protestant. Harry enjoyed working on cars and doing yard work. He loved his...
Merridy Beck Leppert
May 1, 2010
Merridy Beck Leppert 77, of Washington, died Saturday, May 1, 2010, in the Golden Living Center - South Hills. She was born on October 1, 1932, in Washington, a daughter of the late Arlington S. Beck and Margaret Schmidt, of Washington. Mrs. Leppert was a member of the First Lutheran Church in which she had been very active. She had...
Angela Marie Ropele
Apr 29, 2010
Angela Marie Ropele, 40, of Washington, died on Thursday, April 29, 2010, in Humbert Lane Personal Care Home, after an eight-year illness. She was born on October 20, 1969, in Brownsville, PA, a daughter of Aldo Ronald Ropele, of Clarksville and Nora Craggs Ropele, of Washington. Angela was employed for 3 years as a group home manager at United Cerebral...
Mary Evelyn Mcdaid
Apr 27, 2010
Mary Evelyn McDaid, 82, of Butler, formerly of Eighty-Four, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at the Washington County Health Center. She was born on February 21, 1928, in Finleyville, a daughter of John and Mary Milhoan Powell. Mary was a homemaker, who greatly enjoyed time with her children and grandchildren. Activities that...
Edna Mae Lightner
Apr 26, 2010
Edna Mae Lightner, 86, of Washington, died Monday, April 26, 2010, in her residence. She was born on January 7, 1924, in Metz, WV, a daughter of Merlie C. and Sadie Lou Wilson McVicker. Mrs. Lightner was a homemaker and a member of the Broad Street Baptist Church. She had attended Nineveh High School. Mrs. Lightner was a member of...
Martha Lee Johnson
Apr 25, 2010
Martha Lee Johnson, 86, of Washington, died Sunday, April 25, 2010, in her residence. She was born February 16, 1924, in Houston, a daughter of David G. and Lena Mae Shields Klages. Mrs. Johnson was a homemaker and member of Crossroads Presbyterian Church. On April 28, 1944, she married Ernest (Dutch) Johnson, who died June 9, 2004. Surviving are a...
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...
