Leonard B. Prusakowski, Sr.
Aug 8, 2023
Leonard B. “Len” Prusakowski, Sr., 82, of Claysville, died August 8, 2023, in UPMC-Passavant Hospital. He was born June 30, 1941, in Wilkes-Barre, the son of the late Benjamin and Anna Prusakowski. Len loved the Lord and going to church. He was a member of Sacred Heart of St. James Parish and attended Fairmont United Methodist Church. He owned PC...
John Hugh Engle
Aug 3, 2023
John Hugh Engle August 24, 1939 ~ August 3, 2023 John Hugh Engle passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family and friends, in Allegheny General Hospital, due to complications following a brief illness. He was born on August 24, 1939, in Washington, a son of the late William Crosbie Engle and Elizabeth Brown Engle. John graduated from Washington High School,...
Evelyn C. Wood
Aug 2, 2023
Evelyn C. Wood, 101, of Washington, died Wednesday, August 2, 2023, in Country Meadows. She was born April 3, 1922, in Washington, the daughter of the late David M. and Mary Margaret Lawrence Canan. She was the last of her immediate family. Evelyn graduated from Washington High School in 1940. Growing up, she worked in her father’s store, the Washington...
Christine L. Grayson
Aug 1, 2023
Christine L. “Chrissy” Grayson, 60, of Canonsburg, died August 1, 2023, in her home. She was born August 29, 1962, in Washington, the daughter of Evelyn Cox Whitfield and the late Charles Whitfield. A graduate of Chartiers-Houston High School, she worked at the Clark School after school program. Chrissy enjoyed bingo and was known for her cooking, especially her potato...
Gunner "Bean" Walker Mcmillan
Jul 31, 2023
Gunner Walker “Bean” McMillan May 25, 2017 ~ July 31, 2023 Forever six To be eternally remembered by all who loved him, from the pure joy and happiness he brought to everyone he encountered. This beautiful, vivacious, sweet, caring, mischievous, ornery, adventurous, spontaneous, angelic-faced old soul, was filled with endless love and happiness, always giving hugs and Eskimo kisses. Gunner...
Robert "Bob" G. Wise
Jul 30, 2023
Robert G. "Bob" Wise, 75, of Washington, died on July 30, 2023, in his home. He was born on April 18, 1948, in Washington, a son of the late Barney M. and Ruth Alice Bopp Wise. Mr. Wise had attended Washington High School, and was a member of the Unite Church. He was a proud veteran of the United States...
Zelma Gene Armstrong
Jul 30, 2023
Zelma Gene Armstrong, 79, of Washington, died July 30, 2023, in Premier Washington Health Center. She was born September 18, 1943, in Dallas, West Virginia, the daughter of Russell and Dessie Curry Elliott. Zelma worked for Brockway Glass in the box shop for thirteen years and was a bartender at Moose Lodge 22 for eighteen years. She was member of...
Sheila Joyce Finley
Jul 30, 2023
Sheila Joyce Andrews Finley, 75, of Washington, passed away July 30, 2023, at St. Clair Hospital, surrounded by loved ones. She was born on September 19, 1947, in Washington, and grew up in West Middletown. She was the daughter of the late Lester and Mary Andrews. Sheila was a people person with Christian values, had a heart of gold and...
James Ray Henderson
Jul 25, 2023
James Ray Henderson, 89, of Washington, died July 25, 2023, in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. He was born August 24, 1933, in Hadley, PA, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Henderson. Mr. Henderson served in the United States Air Force from 1952 until his honorable discharge in 1956, with the rank of Airman First Class. He was awarded the National...
Charles "Chuck" E. Francis
Jul 25, 2023
Charles E. “Chuck” Francis, 76, of Claysville, died on July 25, 2023. He was born on June 25, 1947, in Washington, a son of the late Kenneth (Hildreth “Bunny”) Francis and Ethel Danley Francis. A 1966 graduate of McGuffey High School, he was a member of Claysville Methodist church. Mr. Francis was a proud veteran of the United States Air...
John Riley Mcnatt
Jul 24, 2023
John Riley McNatt, 82, of Washington, died on July 24, 2023, in Washington Hospital. He was born on September 10, 1940, in Greensboro, a son of the late Dan and Agnes Barnhart McNatt. A graduate of Mapletown High School, in Greensboro, John worked as an electrical assembler for General Motors for twenty-eight years, and as a greeter at Walmart for...
Leslie Albert Dolanch
Jul 22, 2023
Leslie Albert “Les” Dolanch, 73, of Eighty-Four, died July 22, 2023, in the Veterans Hospital, Oakland. He was born August 17, 1949, in Washington, the son of the late Albert T. and Hazel Belle Beam Dolanch. A 1968 graduate of Trinity High School, he was a truck driver for Sysco Foods until his retirement. Mr. Dolanch served in the United...
Michael "Mike" Gene Morran
Jul 21, 2023
Michael “Mike” Gene Morran, 65, of Canton Township, passed away unexpectedly, on Friday night, July 21, 2023, in Jefferson Hospital, surrounded by his family. Following heart surgery, Mike had bravely battled complications for a year and a half. He was born on January 24, 1958, in Upper St. Clair, a son of the late Raymond Thomas and Eva Mae Hacker...
Robert Charles Paxton, Sr.
Jul 19, 2023
Robert Charles Paxton, Sr., 84, of Canonsburg, died on July 19, 2023, in Greenery Center for Rehab and Nursing, in Canonsburg. He was born on October 10, 1938, in Washington, a son of the late Orville C. and Marian Dayton Paxton. A 1956 graduate of Washington High School, he was a member of North Buffalo Presbyterian Church, where he sang...
Bessie Louise Mcelhaney
Jul 18, 2023
Bessie Louise McElhaney, 80, of Washington, died July 18, 2023, in her home. She was born October 17, 1942, in Washington, the daughter of the late Lester and Maude Cole McVehil, and stepmom Mae McVehil. A graduate of Chartiers-Houston High School, she worked as a nurse’s aide at Country Meadows, for over ten years. She attended Central Assembly of God...
Larry James Simpson, Sr.
Jul 15, 2023
“Larry” Lawrence James Simpson, Sr., 88, of Washington, died peacefully, in his home, on July 15, 2023. He was born on May 26, 1935, in Canonsburg, a son of the late Russell and Helen Davis Simpson. A graduate of Canonsburg High School, he was a member of First Presbyterian Church. Larry had worked for U.S. Steel, and was the owner/operator...
William P. Jessop, Jr.
Jul 13, 2023
William P. Jessop, Jr., 84, of Scenery Hill, passed away in the Greenery Center in Canonsburg. He was born June 16, 1939, a son of the late William P. Jessop, Sr., and Jean Ballentyne Jessop. William was a 1958 graduate of South Hills High School. He served with the United States Air Force. Following his service, he was a machinist...
Richard Jones Geisler, Jr.
Jul 13, 2023
Richard Jones “Dick” Geisler, Jr., 76, of Washington, died July 13, 2023, in Donnell House. He was born August 28, 1946, in Sewickley, a son of the late Richard Jones Geisler, Sr., and Mary Agnes Smock Geisler. Mr. Geisler graduated from Trinity High School and worked as a maintenance mechanic at Washington and Jefferson College. He enjoyed crafts, woodworking, hunting,...
Larry Ronald Dinch
Jul 13, 2023
Larry Ronald Dinch, 62, of West Alexander, died July 13, 2023, in his home. He was born February 23, 1961, in Washington, a son of the late Edward Dinch and Margaret Bell. Mr. Dinch graduated from McGuffey High School in 1979, and worked as a carpet and tile installer for Pape Flooring. A veteran of the Army, he was honorably...
Martha Brownlee
Jul 11, 2023
Martha Brownlee, 87, of Washington, formerly of Avella, passed away Tuesday, July 11, 2023. She was born in East Liverpool, Ohio, the daughter of the late James E. Thorne and Delores Schultz Thorne Miller. The family later moved to Mason, West Virginia where she graduated in 1954 from Wahama High School. Marty was a homemaker who loved to cook and...
