Tanela Nicole Durbin
Jun 1, 2009
Tanela Nicole Durbin, 18, Burgettstown, PA, died Monday, June 1, 2009, in Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Tanela is survived by her parents, Mark H. & Karen S. Durbin and families, Our Chosen Family & an abundance of friends around the world. Tanela was a great advocate for Organ Donation & spoke @ many events. When she sang with her beloved...
Charles Ellsworth Heath
Jun 1, 2009
Charles E. Heath, 64, of Washington, died unexpectedly, Monday, June 1, 2009, in his residence. He was born February 19, 1945, in Canton, Ohio, a son of Melvin and Anna Mae Furmara Devenney. Mr. Heath attended Trinity Schools and served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He was a North Franklin Road Supervisor for more than 8...
Kathleen R. Grella
Jun 1, 2009
Kathleen R. Grella, 61, of Washington, died Monday, June 1, 2009, in her home. She was born November 19, 1947, in Wheeling, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Donald and Margaret Gray. She received her bachelor’s degree in French and English, and a minor in music, from West Liberty State College She was an active member and past senior...
Margaret R. Pettit
Jun 1, 2009
Margaret R. Pettit, 70, of Washington, died Monday, June 1, 2009, in her residence. She was born September 14, 1938, in Washington, a daughter of Walter and Martha Marchesi Maze. Mrs. Pettit graduated from Washington High School. She worked as a selector/packer at Brockway Glass and later worked at Toys R Us and Town and Country Market. Mrs. Pettit enjoyed...
Robin Marie Beatty
May 31, 2009
Robin Marie “Rosie” Beatty, 50, of Claysville, died Sunday, May 31, 2009, in her residence. She was born April 28, 1959, in Washington, a daughter of the late Ed and Mary Hilpert Brown. Mrs. Beatty was a 1977 graduate of Trinity High School and was employed as a cashier at Home Depot. Mrs. Beatty enjoyed animals, crafts and gardening. She...
Mary Lou Oliverio
May 31, 2009
Mary Lou Oliverio, 70, of Washington, died Sunday, May 31, 2009, in Washington County Health Center. She was born October 2, 1938, in Washington, a daughter of Barney C. and Elma E. Berquist Eckland. Mrs. Oliverio was a 1956 graduate of Washington High School. She worked at J.C. Penney’s for ten years and at Oliverio Insurance Agency for 12 years....
Mark O. Hupp
May 31, 2009
Mark O. Hupp, son of the late Leroy and Irene (Jordan) Hupp passed away Sunday afternoon at the age of 48. By day Mark made a living as a project manager/estimator with Ben Hur Construction; a trade that he took pride in for more than 17 years. In total, Mark spent more than 25 years in the construction field. By...
Norma J. Thompson
May 30, 2009
Norma J. Thompson, 69, of Washington, died Saturday, May 30, 2009, in Canonsburg General Hospital. She was born November 27, 1939, in Tyme (Greene County), a daughter of Clarence, Sr. and Dorcas Hillberry Doman Toland. Mrs. Thompson was employed in the Housekeeping Departments at Holiday Inn Meadowlands and Humbert Lane, for a total of ten years. Mrs. Thompson was a...
Mark Richard Riggle
May 28, 2009
Mark Richard Riggle, 36, of Youngsville, North Carolina, formerly of Washington, died Thursday, May 28, 2009. He was born September 6, 1972, in Washington, a son of Jeanette L. and Harry Ankrom of Washington and the late Richard Frank Riggle. Mr. Riggle was a graduate of McGuffey High School and Western Area Career and Technology Center. While living in the...
Evelyn (Lyn) Chase
May 22, 2009
Born in the Bronx, New York, in 1924, Lyn enjoyed a happy childhood along with her sister, Lillian. Engaged to the love of her life, Herbert Chase, right before he was called into the army to serve in WW II, Lyn waited patiently until March, 1945, to finally marry and begin her 62 year long adventure with Herb. After moving...
Paul V. Ford
May 20, 2009
Paul V. Ford, 85, of Eighty-Four, died Wednesday, May 20, 2009, in Canonsburg Hospital, following a brief illness. He was born September 3, 1923, in Somerset Township, a son of S. Maurice and Laura Estella Smith Ford. Mr. Ford was a graduate of Trinity High School. He worked as a brazier at Hankinson Corporation for 17 years and also worked...
Grace Lucretia Pugliese
May 20, 2009
Grace Lucretia Pugliese, 95, of Washington, formerly of Mt. Lebanon, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2009. She was born March 15, 1914, in Walston, a daughter of Nicholas and Angelina Margiotti. Mrs. Pugliese was a graduate of Mercyhurst Academy in Erie. On August 9, 1933, she married Pittsburgh attorney Sebastian Pugliese. Grace was a devoted mother and homemaker and valued...
Anita Stanko
May 17, 2009
Anita Luise Gerdes Stanko, 80, of Washington, died Sunday, May 17, 2009, in Washington County Health Center. She was born August 21, 1928, in Ostmoorsee, Germany, a daughter of Gustav and Minna Hadeler Gerdes. Mrs. Stanko worked at Hazel Atlas as a selector-packer, at J.C. Penney in security, and at Marianne Shop. On August 21, 1954, she married John J....
Ruth Ann Davidson
May 16, 2009
Ruth Ann Davidson, 69, of Washington, died Saturday, May 16, 2009, in the Washington Hospital. She was born July 12, 1939, in Amwell Township, a daughter of Harry and Nellie Mae Reeves Crile. Mrs. Davidson was a graduate of Trinity High School and worked as a selector/packer at Brockway Glass for 27 years. She enjoyed gardening, playing softball, and bowling....
Ethel S. Bungard
May 15, 2009
Ethel S. Bungard, 95, of Washington, died Friday, May 15, 2009, in the Washington Hospital following a brief illness. She was born November 29, 1913, a daughter of J. Frank and Anna Dora Clark Neebling, and grew up on a farm in the Bower Hill area of Peters Township. Mrs. Bungard was a member of First United Presbyterian Church. She...
Eleanor Maxine Aurouze
May 13, 2009
Caregiver for 30 years enjoyed bingo Eleanor Maxine Aurouze, 84, of Washington, died Wednesday, May 13, 2009, in Washington Hospital. She was born March 25, 1925, in Ohiopyle, a daughter of Ross and Helen Rush Cunningham. Mrs. Aurouze was a private duty caregiver for 30 years. She enjoyed playing bingo throughout the area. Her first husband, Paul G. Keidel, is...
Robert (Zip) G. Ruschel
May 13, 2009
U.S. Army veteran. Robert G. "Zip" Ruschel, 81, of Washington, died Wednesday, May 13, 2009, in Townview Health and Rehabilitation Center, Canonsburg. He was born June 29, 1927, in Washington, a son of William M. and Rose Miller Ruschel. Mr. Ruschel attended Washington High School and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a mould maker at Duncan...
Fern E. Heatley
May 12, 2009
Washington homemaker was avid golfer. Fern E. Heatley, 90, of Washington, died Tuesday, May 12, 2009, in Washington Hospital. She was born October 4, 1918, in Washington, a daughter of William and Pearl Taylor DeVore. Mrs. Heatley was a homemaker who enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren. She was an avid golfer and formerly played dartball with her husband for...
James L. Jeffers
May 11, 2009
James L. Jeffers, Jr., 66, of New Orleans, Louisiana, formerly of Washington, died May 11, 2009. He was born July 31, 1942, a son of the late James Jeffers and Martha Jeffers Glendenning. He was raised by his grandparents, the late James and Mary Jeffers. Mr. Jeffers attended Washington High School and was a veteran of the United States Air...
Sandra L. Domitrovich
May 11, 2009
Country Meadows employee enjoyed gardening, camping. Sandra L. Domitrovich, 57, of Washington Township, Greene County, died Monday, May 11, 2009, in UPMC-Shadyside hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born November 26, 1951, in Aliquippa, a daughter of the late Frank and Vera Lee Wall Lasky. Mrs. Domitrovich had worked in the housekeeping department of Country Meadows, Bridgeville. She enjoyed gardening, camping and...
