Howard "Butch" Rood
Mar 21, 2009
Howard B. “Butch” Rood, 63, of Washington, died Saturday, March 21, 2009, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born November 25, 1945, in Washington, a son of the late Lonnie Lee and Ora E. Caldwell Barney Rood. Mr. Rood worked as a machinist for Rohr Industries for 25 years. He was a member of...
Laura Jean Vaughn
Mar 20, 2009
Laura Jean Vaughn, 89, of Washington, died Friday, March 20, 2009, in Townview Health and Rehabilitation Center, Canonsburg. She was born November 21, 1919, in Washington, a daughter of Andrew R. and Laura V. Dillard Henderson. Mrs. Vaughn was a homemaker and member of St. Paul AME Church. She loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren very much. Mrs. Vaughn enjoyed cooking...
Raymond Dale Kerr
Mar 19, 2009
Raymond Dale Kerr "Dale", 57, of South Park, formerly of Washington, died Thursday, March 19, 2009, in UPMC McKeesport Hospital, McKeesport, PA, following a brief illness. He was born on April 29, 1951, in Waynesburg, a son of Raymond M. and Virginia Burge Kerr. Dale was a 1969 graduate of Trinity High School, and a 1973 graduate of Grove City...
William Hundertmark
Mar 17, 2009
William Hundertmark, 91, of Washington, died Tuesday, March 17, 2009, in the Washington Hospital. He was born September 8, 1917, in Washington, a son of Otto Ernest and Clotilde Sitler Hundertmark. During World War II, Mr. Hundertmark served in the United States Army from December 7, 1942, until his honorable discharge on October 23, 1945, with a rank of Staff...
Edith Ann Tatterson
Mar 17, 2009
Edith Ann Tatterson, 69, of North Strabane Township, died Tuesday, March 17, 2009, in her residence, following a lengthy illness. She was born May 26, 1939, in Atlasburg, a daughter of Frank and Mary Lazar Stroen. Ms. Tatterson worked as a clerical supervisor for the Department of Public Welfare for 35 years. She was a member of St. Hilary Roman...
Wilma Helen Zecker
Mar 16, 2009
Wilma Helen Zecker, 94, of Washington, died Monday, March 16, 2009, in Southmont of Presbyterian Senior Care. She was born August 3, 1914, in Washington, a daughter of Clarence and Jennie White Amon. Mrs. Zecker was a homemaker and Protestant by faith. She was the last of her immediate family. On October 3, 1942, she married Charles Zecker, who died...
Elmer Joseph Greger
Mar 15, 2009
Elmer Joseph Greger, 84, of Washington, died Sunday, March 15, 2009, at 1:10 AM, in the Washington Hospital with his loving wife, nephew, and friends by his side. He had been ill for two years. Mr. Greger was born in Cuddy,on November 14, 1924, a son of the late Andrew and Susan Krafcheck Greger. He was a very faithful Catholic....
Morris Samuels
Mar 14, 2009
Morris Samuels, 82, of Washington, died Saturday, March 14, 2009, in the Washington Hospital after having been ill for 10 months. He was born in Worchester, MA, on March 17, 1926, a son of the late John and Rebecca Muller Samuels. Mr. Samuels was a long time member of the First Christian Church of Washington and attended Sunday School Class...
Shirley Elizabeth Friend
Mar 12, 2009
Shirley Elizabeth Friend, 73, of Washington, died unexpectedly, Thursday, March 13, 2009, in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born March 19, 1935, in Washington, a daughter of Levi Kenneth and Irene Morris Pickens. Mrs. Friend was a selector at Brockway Glass for thirteen years, worked at James Market for two years, and at Metro Glass. On May 8, 1953,...
Zoe Lorraine Knox
Mar 11, 2009
Washington homemaker enjoyed reading. Zoe Lorraine Knox, 73, of Washington, died Wednesday, March 11, 2009, in Humbert Lane Personal Care Home, South Strabane Township. She was born November 30, 1935, in Washington, a daughter of Albert and Wanda Robertson Kern. Mrs. Knox was a 1953 graduate of Washington High School and former member of First Christian Church. She was a...
Marian Mull
Mar 11, 2009
Marian Mull, 80, of Washington, died Wednesday, March 11, 2009, in her residence. She was born October 5, 1928, in Washington, a daughter of Rev. Jacob and Stella Morris Stienstraw. Mrs. Mull worked as a glass packer at Hazel Atlas #1 for more than ten years. She loved to crochet and do yard work and especially enjoyed visiting with her...
Evelyn R. Shanor
Mar 9, 2009
Evelyn R. Shanor, 81, of Hopewell Township, died Monday, March 9, 2009, in her residence. She was born December 25, 1927, in Washington, a daughter of Charles L. and Daisy V. Lindley Ringer. Mrs. Shanor worked as a packer at Hazel Atlas #1 and #2 for 35 years. She was a huge Gene Autry fan and loved her dog, Cotton....
Doris L. Conlon
Mar 7, 2009
Doris L. Conlon, 87, of Washington, died Saturday, March 7, 2009, in Town View Health and Rehabilitation Center, Canonsburg. She was born March 28, 1921, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, a daughter of Arthur David and Elsie Mae Turner Lugate. Mrs. Conlon worked as a nurses’ aid at Shelbyville Memorial Hospital for 15 years and volunteered at St. Clair Hospital and...
Melvin R. Vankirk
Mar 7, 2009
Melvin R. “Sonny” VanKirk, 80, of Brooksville, Florida, passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2009, in Brooksville Regional Hospital. He was born December 1, 1928, in Washington, a son of Melvin and Retta Patterson VanKirk. Mr. VanKirk moved from Washington to Brooksville, Florida, 35 years ago. He was a veteran of the United States Army and was a member of...
Vernon D. Sargent
Mar 6, 2009
Vernon Dwight Sargent, 74, of Washington, died Friday, March 6, 2009, in The Washington Hospital. He was born June 6, 1934, in Washington, a son of the late Howard R. and Marie Crile Sargent. Mr. Sargent graduated from Washington High School in 1952. For 32 years, he worked as a repairman for Bell Telephone Company and for 27 years, was...
Kloe Elizabeth Saffel
Mar 5, 2009
Kloe Elizabeth Saffel died unexpectedly Thursday, March 5, 2009. She was born December 31, 2008, a daughter of Heather Saffel of Washington. Also surviving are grandmothers, Gail Saffel and Tammy Saffel; grandfather, Earl Pirt, Jr.; great-grandfather, Earl Pirt, Sr., great-grandmothers, Patty McDaid and Dottie West, all of Washington; aunts, Lisa Baumgardner, Glenna Janoski and Tammy Rizor, all of Washington, Sherri...
Thomas F. Kelley, Sr.
Mar 5, 2009
Thomas F. Kelley, Sr., 68, of Eighty Four, died Thursday, March 5, 2009, in his home, following a brief illness. He was born September 22, 1940, in Eighty Four, a son of Alvie Earl and Marian Belle Martin Kelley. Mr. Kelley graduated from Bentworth High School in 1958. He served in the Air Force Reserves and attained the rank of...
Viola Leanna Kraeer
Mar 3, 2009
Viola Leanna Kraeer, 89, of Hickory, died Tuesday, March 3, 2009, in Washington County Health Center. She was born February 19, 1920, in Hickory, a daughter of the late Brady Wilford and Annie Schaeffer Ahrns. Mrs. Kraeer was born and lived her entire life on the family farm in Mt. Pleasant Township. She graduated from Hickory High School in 1939....
Leonard J. Sanpietro
Mar 3, 2009
Leonard Joseph Sanpietro, 88, of Washington, died Tuesday, March 3, 2009, in his residence. He was born June 13, 1920, in Berdine, a son of Sam and Mary Luchese Sanpietro. Mr. Sanpietro graduated from Washington High School. He was inducted into the United States Army on October 30, 1941, and served until his honorable discharge on November 23, 1945, with...
Cheryl Lynn Jones
Mar 1, 2009
Cheryl Lynn Merashoff Jones, 54, of Washington, died unexpectedly Sunday, March 1, 2009, in her residence. She was born May 4, 1954, in Washington, a daughter of the late John “Porkey” and Ella Faye Farson Merashoff. Mrs. Jones was a homemaker and Presbyterian by faith. Surviving are her long-time companion, Robert “Jobby” Jones; a son, Damon Bricker of Pittsburgh; a...
