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...
Nicholas Zullo
Jul 2, 2009
Nicholas Zullo, 92, of Washington, died Thursday, July 2, 2009, in Donnell House, following a three-year illness. He was born October 10, 1916, in Barnsboro, Cambria County, a son of John and Florence Philomina Rick Zullo. A World War II Army veteran, Mr. Zullo survived the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. He then served on islands in the Central...
Charles Franklin Pettit, Sr.
Jul 1, 2009
Charles Franklin Pettit, Sr., 76, of Avella, died Wednesday, July 1, 2009, in the Washington Hospital. He was born April 6, 1933, in Greene County, a son of Charles R. and Elizabeth Huffman Pettit. Mr. Pettit worked as a mechanic at Tri-State Engineering for 20 years and later at Porter Built. He was a member of SNPJ in Avella and...
Mary Lee Armstrong
Jun 30, 2009
Mary Lee Armstrong, 77, of Washington, died Tuesday, June 30, 2009, in her residence. She was born January 4, 1932, in Palmer, a daughter of John and Ethel Cutlip Leasure. Mrs. Armstrong was a homemaker who enjoyed flower gardening, ceramics and bowling with the Drakenfeld couples league. She was Protestant. On June 16, 1951, she married Ralph E. Armstrong, Sr.,...
Clifford Carroll Chase
Jun 30, 2009
U.S. Army veteran enjoyed deer hunting and football Clifford Carroll Chase, 61, of Washington, died unexpectedly Tuesday, June 30, 2009, in his home. He was born March 5, 1948, in Washington, a son of the late Carroll Wilbur and Goldie Virginia Durbin Chase. Mr. Chase was a U.S. Army veteran and served in Vietnam. He was a cook and delivery...
Linda Lee Huff
Jun 29, 2009
Former beautician and waitress Linda Lee Huff, 65, of Washington, died Monday, June 29, 2009, in Washington Hospital, following a lengthy illness. She was born November 14, 1943, in Washington, a daughter of the late Clarence "Dutch" and Victoria M. Cava Phillips. Mrs. Huff graduated from Trinity High School in 1961 and was a graduate of Irene's Beauty Academy. She...
Xavier Leonidas Malone
Jun 26, 2009
Xavier Leonidas Malone died on the day of his birth, Friday, June 26, 2009, in the Washington Hospital. His parents are Robert David and Rhoda Lynn Schulz Malone of Canonsburg. Also surviving are two brothers, Graham and Logan Malone, both at home; paternal grandparents, Denny and Cindy Malone of Washington; paternal great-grandmother, Laura Wise of Washington; and paternal great-grandfather, Robert...
Janet K. Thomas
Jun 23, 2009
Janet K. Theakston Thomas, 62, of Washington, died Tuesday, June 23, 2009, in her residence. She was born January 8, 1947, in Washington County, a daughter of Willis and Vesta Lane Theakston. Mrs. Thomas was a graduate of Bentworth High School. For 30 years, she worked at Shop-N-Save, most recently as a meat wrapper, and was a member of the...
