Carolyn Ann Majors
Aug 23, 2009
Carolyn Ann Majors, 75, of Eighty-Four, died Sunday, August 23, 2009, in Humbert Lane Personal Care Home, South Strabane Township. She had been ill since March 2009. She was born June 9, 1934, in Bentleyville, a daughter of Elmer and Helen Sphar Majors. Mrs. Majors was a retail manager at Newman Children’s Clothing, and at one time worked at Miller’s...
Joseph P. Arlotta
Aug 22, 2009
Joseph P. Arlotta, 44, of Polk, formerly of Washington, died Saturday, August 22, 2009. He was born October 1, 1964, in Washington, a son of the late Philip and Mary Elizabeth Dellarose Arlotta. Mr. Arlotta attended Intermediate Unit One and then the Adult Day Program at United Cerebral Palsy. Surviving are two sisters, Anna (Agusto) Guerrero of Bethel Park and...
Emily Rose Torboli
Aug 21, 2009
Emily Rose Torboli, 62, of Washington, died Friday, August 21, 2009, in her home. She was born June 24, 1947, in Canonsburg, a daughter of the late John Iskey Sr. and Margaret Kaskey Iskey. Mrs. Torboli graduated from Canon-McMillan High School and was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking and spending time with her grandchildren. She was a member of Immaculate...
Delbert Dean White
Aug 20, 2009
Delbert Dean White, 62, of Claysville, died Thursday, August 20, 2009, in his residence, following a two-year illness. He was born March 28, 1947, in Washington, a son of Charles Robert and Ellen Longstreath White. On June 16, 1966, Mr. White was inducted into the United States Army. He served under the Army’s Pacific Command and was awarded the National...
Harold Eugene Laws
Aug 19, 2009
Harold Eugene Laws, 85, of Washington, died Wednesday, August 19, 2009, in Donnell House. He was born September 9, 1923, in Washington, a son of John Robert and Margaret J. Bell Laws. Mr. Laws was inducted into the United States Army on March 5, 1943. After basic training, he attended Jump School and Parachute School at Camp Polk, Louisiana. Eventually,...
John F. Hall
Aug 19, 2009
John F. Hall, 49, of Marianna, died Wednesday, August 19, 2009, in the emergency department of Mon Valley Hospital. He was born December 21, 1959, in Washington, a son of the late Weldon Louis and Mary Ruth Stoner Hall. Mr. Hall worked for Fawn Valley Construction for 30 years. He was a member of the Marianna Lyceum, enjoyed bowling, hunting...
Evelyn Louise Huggins
Aug 18, 2009
Evelyn Louise Huggins, 83, of Washington, formerly of Marianna, died Tuesday, August 18, 2009, in The Washington Hospital, following a brief illness. She was born February 7, 1926, in Marianna, a daughter of the late Eli G. Moore, Sr. and Cora Ames Moore. Mrs. Huggins was a member of Zollarsville Chapel United Methodist Church, Marianna. She was a homemaker and...
Thomas Craig Burchett
Aug 17, 2009
Thomas Craig Burchett, 65, of Washington, died Monday, August 17, 2009, in Donnell House. He was born July 18, 1944, in Portsmouth, Ohio, a son of the late Tom and Garnet Craig Burchett. Mr. Burchett graduated from McGuffey High School. He served in the United States Army from July 9, 1963, until his honorable discharge on July 8, 1966, with...
Josephine E. Bednarski
Aug 17, 2009
Josephine E. Bednarski, 85, of Washington, died Sunday, August 16, 2009, in the Washington Hospital. She had been in declining health. She was born March 10, 1924, in Washington, a daughter of Jacob and Hazel Uniejewski Bredniak. Mrs. Bednarski was a member of Holy Trinity Church, where she was involved with the Ladies Auxiliary and pierogie sales. She played dart...
Ralph "Sonny" Crawford
Aug 16, 2009
Ralph J. “Sonny” Crawford, 72, of Eighty-Four, died Sunday, August 16, 2009, in his home, following a lengthy illness with cancer. He was born in Washington County on March 27, 1937, the son of Ralph J. Crawford, Sr., and Nell Lewis Crawford Irwin. A lifelong resident of Washington County, he was a former member of Central Assembly of God Church....
Frank Joseph Covaleski
Aug 16, 2009
Frank Joseph Covaleski, 80, of Washington, died Monday, August 17, 2009, in the Washington Hospital. He was born August 21, 1928, in Washington, a son of John and Victoria Covaleski. Mr. Covaleski was a 1946 graduate of Washington High School. While in high school, he worked for Jack Hart Clothing Store and G.C. Murphy Company as a stock boy. On...
Edmond Jacob Bredniak
Aug 15, 2009
Member of Holy Trinity National Catholic Church. Edmond Jacob Bredniak, 82, of Hopewell Township, died Saturday, August 15, 2009, in The Donnell House, following a brief illness. He was born on July 30, 1927, in Washington, a son of Jacob and Hazel Unijewski Bredniak. Mr. Bredniak was retired, having worked at Washington Steel for more than twenty-five years in Production....
Tara Lynn Simms
Aug 15, 2009
Tara Lynn Simms, 26, of Washington, died Saturday, August 15, 2009, in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, due to injuries received in an automobile accident on August 2, 2009. She was born November 11, 1982, in Washington, a daughter of Lester Simms, Jr., of Nineveh and Dorothy Marlene Daugherty of Washington. Miss Simms graduated from Washington High School and then Penn...
Clarence Frederick Wolfe
Aug 14, 2009
Clarence Frederick “Spud” Wolfe, 99, of Washington, died Friday, August 14, 2009, in The Washington Hospital. He was born April 9, 1910, in Washington, a son of Clarence Lee and Ola Spence Wolfe. Mr. Wolfe graduated from Washington High School and served in the Pennsylvania Reserves during the 1920’s and 30’s. Mr. Wolfe first worked at Tylerdale Tin Mill and...
Virginia Douglas Larkin
Aug 13, 2009
Virginia D. Larkin, 79, passed away peacefully on August 13, 2009, in Adamstown, Maryland, surrounded by her family. A lifelong resident of Washington, she moved to Maryland in December 2008 to be closer to her family. She was born on February 6, 1930, to the late William E. Douglas, Sr. and Bessie Brice Douglas. She was the beloved wife of...
Carol Muhr Boring
Aug 12, 2009
Carol “Edna” Muhr Boring, 60, of Washington, died Wednesday, August 12, 2009, in Donnell House. She had been ill since May 2009. She was born September 29, 1948, in Pittsburgh, a daughter of the late Raymond and Harriett Custer Muhr. Mrs. Boring was a graduate of Hampton High School, in Pittsburgh, and the University of Pittsburgh. Mrs. Boring was an...
James Robert Buckholt, Jr.
Aug 11, 2009
Canon-McMillan H.S. teacher was Army veteran. James Robert Buckholt Jr., 70, of Houston, died Tuesday, August 11, 2009, in his home following a six-year illness. He was born January 1, 1939, in Charleroi, a son of James R. Buckholt Sr. and Pauline C. Verklereen Buckholt. Mr. Buckholt graduated from Charleroi High School and California Teachers College. On August 14, 1956,...
Sharon Ruth Mcmillen
Aug 11, 2009
Sharon Ruth McMillen, 55, of Washington, died Tuesday, August 11, 2009, in Washington Hospital, following a six-year illness. She was born August 24, 1953, in Washington, a daughter of Dorothy J. McMullen Moore of Washington and the late Paul R. “Dick” Moore. Mrs. McMillen graduated from Trinity High School in 1971. She was a homemaker who enjoyed her family and...
Ola Jane Cottrill
Aug 11, 2009
Ola Jane Cottrill, 70, of Fredericktown, died Tuesday, August 11, 2009, in IHS Greenery of Canonsburg. She was born June 11, 1939, in Washington, a daughter of Grover C. Cottrill and Goldie E. Salsbury. Mrs. Cottrill was a devoted mother who enjoyed reading and spending time with family. Surviving are seven children, David H. (Mary) Kelley, Jr., Diane J. (Arthur)...
Robert G. Dunn
Aug 6, 2009
Robert G. Dunn, 84, of Prosperity, died on Thursday, August 6, 2009, at his residence. He was born October 17, 1924, in West Union, PA, a son of Jessie Cole and John I. Dunn. Mr. Dunn was a graduate of Morris Township High School. He was a member of Upper Ten Mile Presbyterian Church. Mr. Dunn worked at Union Camp...
