Virginia Brezinski
Jul 19, 2009
Virginia Viehman Brezinski, 74, of Hickory, died Sunday, July 19, 2009, at home surrounded by her family. She had been ill for six months. She was born October 8, 1934, in Washington, a daughter of Walter Ellsworth and Ester France Cole Viehman . Mrs. Brezinski was a graduate of Washington High School in 1952. She was a homemaker and at...
James Fee
Jul 18, 2009
James Fee, 78, of Taylorstown, died Saturday, July 18, 2009, in his residence. He was born in Chartiers Township, July 12, 1931, a son of Walter Fee and Alice Fee White. On November 20, 1952, he entered the U.S. Army, serving in Korea during the Korean Conflict and received the Good Conduct Medal, National Service Medal, Korean Service Medal and...
Clettus Vaun Naser
Jul 17, 2009
Clettus “Clet” Vaun Naser, 80, of Washington, died Friday, July 17, 2009, in Washington County Health Center, Chartiers Township. He was born June 24, 1929, in Chartiers Township, a son of Frank and Mary Ann Saytor Naser. Mr. Naser was a graduate of Chartiers High School in 1948. On September 16, 1949, Mr. Naser joined the U.S. Marine Corps, where...
Gary Allen
Jul 15, 2009
Gary Allen, 57, of Washington, died unexpectedly Wednesday, July 15, 2009, in his home. He is a son of the late Lloyd and Edith Tenney Allen. Arrangements are incomplete and under the direction of William G. Neal Funeral Homes Ltd., Washington. A complete obituary will be published in a later edition.
Lloyd Wayne Schmidt
Jul 15, 2009
Lloyd Wayne Schmidt, 49, of Washington, died Wednesday, July 15, 2009, in his residence, following a one-year illness. He was born October 9, 1959, in Washington, a son of Duane and Frances Schmidt. Mr. Schmidt was a volunteer for the Salvation Army and faithfully gave his time and efforts to serve Thanksgiving dinners and to “ring the bell” at Christmas....
John Toth, Sr.
Jul 15, 2009
John George "Greenie" Toth, Sr., 81, of Washington, died unexpectedly, Wednesday, July 15, 2009, in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born February 23, 1928, in Canonsburg, a son of Steven and Emma Karpy Toth. Mr. Toth attended Penn Tech in Pittsburgh. For over 50 years, he owned and operated Toth TV Repair. He was a member of Immaculate Conception...
Illa Nellie Chipps
Jul 14, 2009
Illa Nellie Chipps, 92, of Washington, died Tuesday, July 14, 2009, in Donnell House. She was born October 2, 1916, in West Middletown, a daughter of William Jasper and Rena Allen Clemens. Mrs. Chipps was a homemaker and farmer on her own farm. She was Protestant. Surviving are a son, William Oliver (Sheila) Chipps of Moundsville, West Virginia; three daughters,...
Patricia Ann Humbert
Jul 14, 2009
Patricia Ann Humbert, 60, of Washington, died Tuesday, July 14, 2009, in her residence. She was born June 20, 1949, in Washington, a daughter of the late George S. and Mary Bennington Robertson. Mrs. Humbert graduated from Washington High School in 1967 and from Washington Hospital School of Nursing in 1969. In July 1969, she started a forty-year nursing career...
Leru Herron Mccloskey
Jul 11, 2009
Active Fourth Presbyterian Church member Leru Herron McCloskey, 77, of Washington, died Saturday, July 11, 2009, in Donnell House, Washington, following a brief illness. She was born August 7, 1931, in Washington, a daughter of Harry G. and Hazel Hite Herron. Mrs. McCloskey graduated as valedictorian of the Class of 1949 from Chartiers High School. She also attended Penn Commercial...
James C. Waychoff
Jul 11, 2009
James C. Waychoff 74, of Washington, Pa Died at 11:30 PM Saturday, July 11th in the Washington Hospital Emergency Room. He was born August 8, 1934 a son of the late Frank C. and Vera Clemens Waychoff. Mr. Waychoff was a 1953 graduate of Trinity High School. He was a 6 year National Guard Veteran of 1101F Co. 28th Division...
Ruth Evelyn Verno Grandel
Jul 10, 2009
Ruth Evelyn Verno Grandel, 85, of Washington, died Friday, July 10, 2009, at Hawthorne Woods She was born February 13, 1924, in Washington, PA, a daughter of Thomas and Ida M. Marraccinni Verno. Mrs. Grandel worked as a Nurse’s Aid at the Washington Hospital for 25 years, and also had worked part-time as a waitress at the George Washington Hotel....
F. Monty Lyon
Jul 9, 2009
F. Monty Lyon, 66, of Washington, died Thursday, July 9, 2009, in his residence, following a lengthy illness. He was born January 29, 1943, in Pontiac, Michigan, a son of Marjorie W. Collings Lyon of Mancelona, Michigan, and the late Albert Earl Lyon. Mr. Lyon graduated from Michigan Technological University in 1966 with a Bachelor of Science degree in metallurgical...
Charles Merle Watson, Sr.
Jul 7, 2009
Charles Merle Watson, Sr., 70, of Claysville, died unexpectedly, Tuesday, July 7, 2009, in the Washington Hospital. He was born January 20, 1939, in Grafton, West Virginia, a son of the late Charles Morgan and Martha Roseanna Cox Watson. Mr. Watson spent many years employed as a construction worker, working at the Observer-Reporter, and farming. He retired from Jessop Steel...
Charles Thomas Clutter
Jul 7, 2009
Charles Thomas “Tom” Clutter, 81, of Prosperity, died Tuesday, July 7, 2009, in his residence. He was born November 25, 1927, in Washington, a son of Lloyd G. and Velma Higgins Clutter. During World War II, Mr. Clutter served in the Merchant Marines and then in the Army, where he was trained as Medical Technician. After medical training, he served...
Mildred Loraine Cummings
Jul 6, 2009
Mildred Loraine Cummings, 86, of Pittsburgh, died Monday, July 6, 2009, in Mercy Hospital. She had been in declining health. She was born January 5, 1923, in Meadowlands, a daughter of Charles and Anna Bellino Haught. Mrs. Cummings was a homemaker, a member of New Life in Christ Church, Washington, and was devoted to her grandchildren. She enjoyed gardening, bowling...
Charles Barr
Jul 6, 2009
Charles Ralph "Jake" Barr, 77, of Washington, died Monday, July 6, 2009, in Washington Hospital. He was born December 14, 1931, in Wadestown, West Virginia, a son of Floyd Lee Barr, Sr., and Florence Mae Jackson Barr. Mr. Barr served in the United States Army from October 17, 1952, until his honorable discharge on September 27, 1954. He was assigned...
Steven Allen Schillinger
Jul 4, 2009
Steven A. Schillinger, 56, of Washington, died Saturday, July 5th , 2009, in his home after having been in declining health since 2007. He was born in Pittsburgh on August 30, 1952, a son of the late George F. and Harriet J. Sanders Schillinger. Mr. Schillinger had attended Pittsburgh Schools. He had most recently worked nine years for AMROX. Spending...
Audrey C. Quetsch
Jul 3, 2009
Audrey C. Quetsch died Friday, July 3, 2009. She was born in Washington County on February 6, 1926, to A. Birdell and Golda Horn Clemens. She was the widow of the late Dr. Leonard J. Quetsch, a thoracic surgeon. Mrs. Quetsch was a graduate of Claysville High School, Penn Commercial College and the Washington Hospital School of Nursing and also...
Ralph E. Alrutz
Jul 3, 2009
Ralph Eugene Alrutz, 86, of Washington, died Friday, July 3, 2009, in Veterans Administration Medical Center, Aspinwall. He was born April 5, 1923, in Mt. Pleasant Township, a son of Lewis Christopher and Annie Helen Seabright Alrutz. Mr. Alrutz graduated from Hickory High School in 1941. During World War II, he served in the South Pacific with the Navy’s Seventh...
William H. Mulhollen
Jul 3, 2009
William H. Mulhollen, 84, of North Lauderdale, Florida, formerly of Washington, died Friday, July 3, 2009, in the Coral Springs Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Mr. Mulhollen was born in Johnstown on April 16, 1925, a son of Howard and Sara Gertrude Drew Mulhollen. He served in the United States Marine Corps. during World War II, 1st Marine Division...
